Category Archives: Teen
10 Futures by Michael Pryor
$18.95 PB Michael Pryor has departed a bit from his recent magic and fantasy series for yound adults/teens. This book introduces Sam and Tara, close friends, who are living, surviving, enduring, coping with and enjoying ten different futures of our … Continue reading
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D4RK INSIDE
$18 PB Jeyn Roberts was born in Canada and this is her first novel. It’s an engaging and thrilling post-apocalyptic story. It’s released as ‘young adult’ but it’s very good reading for all ages from young teens up. The … Continue reading
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Five Parts Dead by Tim Pegler
Five parts dead starts with Dan recovering from a road crash in which three of his best mates were killed. A too common situation of youth, drink and recklessness. Dan is wracked with guilt over the incident, even though he … Continue reading
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Same great writing, all new mythology!!!
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (PB $19.95) Rick Riordan is back with whole new stories to tell; The Kane Chronicles! After bringing us the sensational Percy Jackson series that revolved around Greek mythology, his new book centres around Egypt. … Continue reading
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Good Oil, GREAT book!
Good Oil by Laura Buzo, PB $19.00 Although the cover may present as a stereotypical coming over age novel, Good Oil is so much more than that. It is the story of friendship between 15 year old Amelia and 21 … Continue reading
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Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
I really, really enjoyed this book. Dan is 15 and his world has been turned upside down. The family business has gone to pot, his dad has decided he’s gay, and so Dan and his mum suddenly have to face … Continue reading
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Stop, in the name of tights!!
Withering Tights: the misadventures of Tallulah Casey! by Louise Rennison rrp $20 The queen of teen writing, Louise Rennison, is back with another hilarious romp through the trials and tribulations of our formative years. Following on from the mega-successful Confessions … Continue reading
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