Young Adult Book Reviews

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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Name: Tanja Jennings
02 February 2020;

Genre: Fantasy

From the elegant cover featuring a 3D model of a specially designed throne and a lone feather to its pages filled with Machiavellian machinations, teen angst, secrets, love, betrayal, sacrifice and intricate world building involving avian transformation, 'A Throne of Swans' delivers a rich YA tre...

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Name: Linda Brown
01 February 2020;

Genre: Fantasy

This wonderful story takes place in the fantasy kingdom of Solanum, ( beautifully illustrated map and family tree at the beginning, always a plus!) where the nobles can transform into birds and the lower class are defined as 'flightless'. Aderyn, the main protagonist of this story lives in Atraty...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
11 January 2020;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Evey and her little sister have just witnessed the horrific murder of their mother, a suspected witch, by a band of men. Fleeing for their lives and hunted, they take refuge in the forest and search for the coven, their mother's last instruction ringing in Evey's ears. Once safe, Evey strikes...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
19 December 2019;

Genre: Fantasy

Harper has freed Prince Rhen from the curse that almost destroyed his kingdom. But all is not well, rumours are rife that there is a rival heir with a stronger claim to the throne and that 'Princess' Harper of Disi is nothing but a fraud. Grey has fled the castle carrying a terrible secret. Wh...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
14 October 2019;

Genre: Adventure

The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after . . . So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best f...

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