Recommendation: 'Shadow and bone' by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and bone by Leigh Bardugo. Alina has clung to fellow orphan Mal all her life. Now he is slipping away from her. So, when it is d... Read more »

Gritty Teen Reads

Without meaning to, I seem to have selected some disturbingly gritty teen fiction lately, the sort of thing that when you try to give som... Read more »

Recommendation: 'My Brother Simple' by Marie-Aude Murail

My brother Simple . Imagine being in high school and having to live as an independent, surviving on very little income,  managing shared li... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Pushing the limits' by Katie McGarry

Pushing the limits by Katie McGarry Echo is the popular girl who has fallen; she vanished at the end of her sophomore year and returned ... Read more »

Retro read: 'The tricksters' by Margaret Mahy

The tricksters by Margaret Mahy A retro-read, perfect for mid-year, dreaming of summer... Margaret Mahy has written many a fascinating r... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Being friends with boys' by Terra Elan McVoy

Being Friends with boys by Terra Elan Mcvoy I haven’t read an awesome teen book in ages (really only a couple of weeks, but it feels like... Read more »

5 reasons I want to read 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of ... Read more »