Young Adult Book Reviews
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Name: Janet Fisher
06 October 2016;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Secret of Nightingale Wood is a story about grief at the loss of sons, and its effect upon the mothers principally but also upon a girl left to fend for herself with the aftermath. Henrietta and her family, mother, father, baby Piglet and Nanny Jane have moved to a...
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Orangeboy
Name: Stef A
04 June 2016;Genre: Personal Growth
16-year-old Marlon is flattered when Sonya invites him on a date to the fair. However, when the evening ends in tragedy, he is dragged reluctantly into the gang world that his brother inhabited before he had a devastating car accident. Faced with almost impossible choices, Marlon has to grow u...
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Orangeboy
Name: Clair Bossons
02 June 2016;Genre: Personal Growth
Marlon is determined to make a success of his life and make his mother proud. He could see the impact that gang life had on his family following his brother's involvement as a gang leader on the estate and is determined not to go down the same path. That all changes when he gets a knock on his...
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The Bombs That Brought Us Together
Name: Victoria Dilly
21 May 2016;Genre: Friends and family
Charlie Law lives with his Mum and Dad in Little Town, a place run by the Regime, through gangs of Rascals who patrol the town making the residents' lives a misery. There's no freedom of speech and pretty much no 'normal' life, the result being it's a boring but scary existence. Charlie lives...
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Lies We Tell Ourselves
Name: Camila
06 May 2016;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I do recommend this book and enjoyed reading it. The story explores many issues and is able to present the realistic characters in a way that truly gets you to understand their thoughts and feelings.
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Name: Kimea
06 May 2016;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
It is a great book at teaching about how white people first acted towards segregation. It is well written and has me entertained for the whole story. It can be a bit hard to read in sections because of the way some racist slurs are used.
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The Boy and the Globe
Name: Sue Wilsher
24 March 2016;Genre: Books set in the past
Young Toby is down on his luck. His parents have died and he has been trying to survive on the streets of Tudor London. A resourceful youth, he seeks out Moll Cut-Purse in a bid to become a member of her gang of nippers, dippers and cut-purses. It's a dangerous life, but better than being alone!...
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More Of Me
Name: Caroline Downie
02 March 2016;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
'More of Me' is a gripping thriller. It opens with the description of a new being bursting out of another person and becoming her. But this is not some fantasy set in outer space; this is happening her in Britain and now. Teva is the new being and she is the latest in a long line of Tev...
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Say Her Name
Name: Mia
09 February 2016;Genre: Supernatural
'bloody Mary, bloody Mary, bloody Mary!' Would you dare say this three times in a mirror? Find out what happens when you do. This book is a ghost thrilling adventure through the mysteryies of the past, it will make you shiver and shriek. This is my favourite book as it twists and turns in unexpec...
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Here Be Dragons: The Snowdonia Chronicles
Name: Karen Poolton
20 October 2015;Genre: Fantasy
Ellie Morgan lives with her mother in a remote farmhouse on Mount Snowdon. We meet Ellie on Christmas Day with Snowdon in the grip of a severe snowstorm. There is no power and Ellie and her Mum are called out by the Mountain Rescue team to help rescue a girl who has gone missing on the mountai...
