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2w ago
Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain – Book Review
Little Bang
Author – Kelly McCaughrain
Publisher – Walker Books
Release Date – 4th January 2024
Pages – 304
ISBN 13 – 978-1406375725
Format – ebook, paperback, audio
Star Rating – 4
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Synopsis
Beneath the New Year’s Eve fireworks, shy science-nerd Mel and slacker songwriter Sid get pregnant on their first date. Any sixteen-year-olds would expect trouble – but this is Northern Ireland 2018, where abortion is still illegal. Mel’s religious parents insist she must keep the ..read more
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1M ago
It All Started With A Lie by Denise Brown – Book Review
It All Started With A Lie
Author – Denise Brown
Publisher – Hashtag Press
Release Date – 29th February 2024
Pages – 279
ISBN 13 – 978-1913835323
Format – ebook, paperback
Star Rating – 4
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Synopsis
When Pearl discovers a newspaper clipping showing a picture of her dad holding the baby he found abandoned outside a hospital, it sets off a chain of events of betrayal, obsession, murder. And it all started with a lie.
Review by Stacey
It All Started With A Lie is a ..read more
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7M ago
Finding Phoebe by Gavin Extence – Book Review
Finding Phoebe
Author – Gavin Extence
Publisher – Andersen Press
Release Date – 3rd August 2023
Pages – 336
ISBN 13 – 978-1839133312
Format – ebook, paperback
Star Rating – 5
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Synopsis
Phoebe is autistic. She prefers to stay in her comfort zone: walking her dog, writing fantasy fiction, surviving school with as few incidents as possible.
When her best (and only) friend rebels and gets a secret boyfriend, Phoebe reluctantly agrees to cover for her. Before long, Phoebe’s ..read more
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7M ago
The Girl Who Was Too Much And Not Enough by Lelina Durrette – Book Review
The Girl Who Was Too Much And Not Enough
Author – Lelina Durrette
Release Date – 27th March 2023
Pages – 221
ISBN 13 – 979-8387815645
Format – ebook, paperback
Star Rating – 4
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Synopsis
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Whispering Stories » Young Adult Book Reviews
8M ago
Where the Light Goes by Sara Barnard – Book Review
Where the Light Goes
Author – Sara Barnard
Publisher – Walker Books
Release Date – 4th May 2023
Pages – 384
ISBN 13 – 978-1529509137
Format – ebook, paperback
Star Rating – 5
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Synopsis
A heart-wrenching exploration of grief from a bestselling YA author, set in a landscape corrupted by fame and the scrutiny that comes from living in the shadow of a star.
To the world, Lizzie Beck is a superstar: famous, talented and beloved. To Emmy, she is simply Beth: her brillian ..read more
Whispering Stories » Young Adult Book Reviews
8M ago
Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright – Book Review
Swimming in a Sea of Stars
Author – Julie Wright
Publisher – Shadow Mountain Publishing
Release Date – 1st August 2023
Pages – 229
ISBN 13 – 978-1639931019
Format – ebook, hardcover, audio
Star Rating – 5
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Synopsis
Journal entry: Heading to school. I know what everyone will say. There goes the girl who tried to kill herself.
Addison is no stranger to feeling stressed, insecure, and sad. Her therapist recommended she keep a journal to help her understand those ..read more
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9M ago
Never Trust a Gemini by Freja Nicole Woolf – Book Review
Never Trust a Gemini
Author – Freja Nicole Woolf
Publisher – Walker Books
Release Date – 1st June 2023
Pages – 320
ISBN 13 – 978-1529509991
Format – ebook, paperback, hardcover, audio
Star Rating – 3.5
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Synopsis
A laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from a stellar debut talent.
Life is fraught for fourteen-year-old, zodiac-obsessed Cat. First there’s a minor bus-meets-girl accident, then there’s a boy-next-door suitor who can’t take a hint, but the most des ..read more
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1y ago
Ways to Improve Bailey by Cori Cooper – Book Review
Ways to Improve Bailey
Author – Cori Cooper
Publisher – Immortal Works
Release Date – 18th April 2023
Pages – 346
ISBN 13 – 978-1953491534
Format – ebook, paperback
Star Rating – 5
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Synopsis
Bailey has just about had it with her brother and his stupid list of ways she needs to improve, especially when that list is the reason she’s stuck going on a date with the weirdest guy at the Froyo shop: Tanner. But the date—and the guy, for that matter—turn out to be very di ..read more
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1y ago
Wearing My Mother’s Heart by Sophia Thakur – Book Review
Wearing My Mother’s Heart
Author – Sophia Thakur
Publisher – Walker Books
Release Date – 3rd November 2022
Pages – 112
ISBN 13 – 978-1406397697
Format – ebook, paperback, audio
Star Rating – 4
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Synopsis
From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a powerful new collection of poems about what it means to be a woman, intergenerational relationships, finding your voice and learning to speak out.
To my children I will say
Let the river break between your ..read more
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1y ago
The Ripper of Whitechapel by Yvette Fielding – Book Review
The Ripper of Whitechapel
Ghost Hunter Chronicles Book Two
Author – Yvette Fielding
Publisher – Andersen Press
Release Date – 29th September 2022
Pages – 256
ISBN 13 – 978-1839132148
Format – ebook, paperback, audio
Star Rating – 4
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Synopsis
When the ghosts of two young children start to haunt a local school, trainee ghost hunters Eve, Clovis and Tom are invited to help investigate the case. But before long they realise there is more to this haunting than t ..read more