Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Clair Bossons
25 March 2020;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Flora has distanced herself from her school friends and effectively left her old life behind following an incident that led to her being diagnosed with bipolar II. Even own mother moved away, leaving Flora in the care of her older brother Charlie and his partner Felix. They live in a cottage i...

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Name: HJM
24 March 2020;

Genre: Adventure

I got the book last Christmas and had finished it in just under two months, I know that's a long time, but not for me as with other books I have read it has taken me 6-12 months to read. I loved it, could hardly ever put it down. I would take it to school and read it in the library or in class wh...

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Name: Linda Brown
24 March 2020;

Genre: Fantasy

Wow, what a great read, couldn't put it down as it's full of drama and the twists and turns of a great fantasy world.Princess Alyrra is betrothed to Prince Kestrin, but believes that he will be cruel and uncaring as her brother. Alyrra longs to escape her life as a princess as it c...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
05 March 2020;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

I read the prologue of this beautifully written verse novel, Run, Rebel, and was instantly hooked. Amber Rai wants to be an athlete, she feels truly at home on the track, completely free and totally at peace with everything around her when she's running.Running is...

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Name: Linda Brown
27 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

Violet is taught by her father from an early age that Burleigh House, her ancestral home, is always to come first, it is everything. He tells her that she will be its next caretaker and she must devote herself to keep it happy and then the countryside will thrive and prosper. This is no problem f...

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Name: Tanja Jennings
26 February 2020;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Serenity rises / through adversity to break / free of secret griefs./The reader journeys / through trials and tribulations / with Serenity,Confiding her thoughts / to her journal lets her tell / her story in versePoetry ignites / the soul as Serenity / disco...

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Name: Linda Brown
20 February 2020;

Genre: Fantasy

Finale picks up two months after the end of book 2, Legendary. The Fates have been roaming the streets of the city causing distress and disorder. Legend has claimed the throne of the city as his own and is awaiting his coronation. Tella is conflicted; who does she trust, who d...

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Name: Susan Wilsher
20 February 2020;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

This beautiful picture book is an emotional tribute to the history and experiences of African Americans, both past and present. Kwame Alexander's poetry takes the reader on a journey through the little known - the left-out history of those who are unforgettable, unflappable, undeniable and una...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
16 February 2020;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

This Book is Anti-Racist is an inspirational book with a striking message. In today's modern world it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist. Through 20 chapters, this book highlights the importance of learning who we are, where our identity comes from and how...

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Name: Linda Brown
06 February 2020;

Genre: Fantasy

Here Be Wizards is the final part to the Snowdonia Chronicles trilogy. Four months have passed since the adventure of the first book, Here be Dragons. It is now Midsummer's Eve, the time w...

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