‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, ‘ and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ And so, please do enter the […]
Young Adult
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Aaron Smith has written a brutally honest expose of Australian social and political behaviours toward Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal people. With great insight he […]
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Being a teenager in the twenty-first century is difficult enough, without being faced with the dilemma of having to balance your life in two diagonally […]
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Magic and its wondrous powers are the drivers in this Fantasy fiction All the Stars and Teeth from Adalyn Grace, a storyline beloved of fantasy […]
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Marvelous Mermaids
Jane Devonport is a professional artist of many years standing who enjoys nothing better than to share her artwork and reach out to budding artist […]
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The Great Godden
Summer love, precious, all-encompassing and often, come the end of summer, devastating. That’s what a happened one summer family holiday at the beach over the […]
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Ashley “Dotty” Charles poses a theory which absolutely resonates during these troubled times. The more you read into this book, the more deeply you relate […]
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Lil’ O’Brien’s story is an authentic look at her life, without sparing the uncertainties, the drama and the knowledge that she was different to most […]
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The Vanishing Half
Sixteen year old physically identical twin sisters Stella and Desiree Vignes flee the small town Mallard, Louisiana, USA to start a new and better life […]
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Again Again
Again Again has been created around the storyline of a young girl falling in love and the aspects of her life which influence her thoughts over […]
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Havenfall
Havenfall, the latest release from Teen fantasy fiction author Sara Holland, is a somewhat interesting crossover between fantasy and romantic fiction, set between two worlds, […]
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Such a Fun Age
Late one night, Emira Tucker, the 25-year-old black baby sitter for Alix Chamberlain, a wealthy white blogger and minor social media celebrity is stopped by […]
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The Gravity of Us
The Gravity of Us is quite a compelling story for young adults. It is set, firstly in New York, and secondly in Texas. The main […]
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The Space We’re In
‘I am ten and Max is five.’ You wonder why a book opens with these words, but as as you read further it become apparent […]
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Butterfly Yellow
A story about refugees who escaped Vietnam by boat after the war, is always going to contain some confronting scenes, Butterfly Yellow is no exception. […]
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The Flower Girls
Georgie, a 5 years old girl disappeared on New Year’s Eve 2016 from a motel on the Devon Cliffs, England. Around this event the author […]
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“I hope reading this book will turn its readers into inquisitive explorers ready to open doors and windows to the world of writing other than […]
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The Man in the Water
What would a young rural teenager do if he found a body floating in a lake? David Burton spins this scenario into a captivating, page […]
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Everywhere Everything Everyone from Katy Warner will keep you reading and turning pages until solutions have been found. She has written a fast-paced tale with […]
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Reading through Make It Happen from Jordanna Levin is like taking a walk through the park, feeling refreshed, having left all the angst, problems, so […]
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Beyond bonkers but hopelessly seductive, this absolutely insane and dark ‘thriller’, will either win numerous awards or sink into the mire of ‘way too far […]
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In October 2017 The British Library opened the exhibition Harry Potter: A History Of Magic, making this the first major exhibition to explore the many […]
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It would be easy to assume from the beginning of this story that it was a simple teenage romance. The reader meets Virginia, age 16, […]
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek
When the American Civil war raged between the North and the South many slaves took the opportunity to leave their places of cruel bondage and […]