Young Adult Book Reviews
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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...
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One
Name: Dawn Woods
10 August 2015;Genre: Friends and family
Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins, something most people would dread. Living in America, they have been home educated by tutors and with that and hospital fees, finances are stretched. When their Father loses his job because of health issues, their Mother refuses to stop the counselling, so...
