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  • The Places I've Cried in Public

    The Places I've Cried in Public

    Name: Linda Brown
    09 October 2019;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    Holly Bourne has once again produced a story regarding young adult issues that is at times hard to read, but is emotive and totally honest... The story follows 16 year old Amelie (who is also the narrator of this emotive read) who has recently moved away from all that she knows due to her pare...

  • The Stone of Destiny: A Four Treasures Novel (Book 1)

    Name: Stephen Leitch
    01 October 2019;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    Selkies, kelpies, changelings, ceasgs, an evil faerie queen and a magic stone all feature in this mythical and magical adventure novel The Stone of Destiny by Caroline Logan.Alisa, an outcast from society because of her birthmark on her face and an alleged changeli...

  • All Fall Down

    Name: Joanne Hewish
    30 September 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    I love a good historical fiction novel and this one did not disappoint. All Fall Down is a gripping narrative that will have you hooked right from the offset; the moment I read the blurb for this novel, I could already think of at least 10 of my students who will be queuing up...

  • All Fall Down

    Name: Lynsey Southern
    29 September 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    All Fall Down opens in the Yorkshire village of Ingleforn with the prophetic account of how that year it rained every day, the sheep died and the crops failed and how as the year progresses, the stories that the travellers to Ingleforn share with the news-hungry villagers chan...

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

    Name: Jacob Age 11
    28 September 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Because it is fantastical and yet shocking about what had happened at the time of King Edward and how many were not immune to the illness.

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

    Name: Erena Age 14
    20 September 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Personally I did not particularly enjoy this book as I found it very sad and depressing, it is not the sort of book that I would typically enjoy. However it was a well written book with well developed characters that you become attached to throughout, meaning that when misfortune happens you feel...

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

    Name: jo Age 13
    20 September 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    It was gripping until the end

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

    Name: Callum Age 13
    13 September 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    I would recommend this book as it's a thrilling novel for most teenagers about tragedies as it has it shows many emotions on how they try and fight the black death.

  • STAGS 2: DOGS

    DOGS

    Name: Lorraine Ansell
    08 August 2019;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    Greer MacDonald is back at S.T.A.G.S for her final year and trying to accept that the events of the previous year really happened. With a new temporary Abbot in charge of the school and a play to direct to ensure her place at Oxford, she is floundering to find a suitable script until the first...

  • Carry On

    Carry On

    Name: Linda Brown
    11 July 2019;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Carry On is the first book in the Simon Snow series. Simon is a magician; not just any magician, he's the Chosen One! However, things are not that simple as Simon is not a confident magician and he's not very good with words, which is a bit of a problem when c...