Hello! This week's #SixForSunday is a bit later than normal... I do apologise! This week's theme is: Badass characters in YA books (I am totally not prepared for how hard this is going to be...) Twylla - The Sin Eater's Daughter trilogy Jin - Rebel of the Sands/Traitor to the Throne Moonbeam - After The … Continue reading S4S – YA characters
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BOOKBLOG: Alice Oseman
Radio Silence: honest, emotive and necessary "What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.But when Frances meets Aled, … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Alice Oseman
Favourite childhood books
There's so many incredible MG books out there today. So many. Looking at my bookshelves there's a brilliant mix of old and new books. Books from my childhood, books that shaped me as a reader, as the reader I am today. I've always loved reading. I can't remember a time when I didn't love reading. … Continue reading Favourite childhood books
5 YA Everyone Should Read
Welcome to another wonderful guest post from my wonderful friend Kelly - who is here to talk about YA books that everyone should read. Enjoy! Go follow Kelly, she's wonderful! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 YA Books Everyone Should Read Hi everyone! I’m Kelly from Kelly’s Rambles and I’m here to take over my dear friend Steph’s blog with … Continue reading 5 YA Everyone Should Read
BOOKBLOG: Stewart Ross
The Salvation Project: dystopian destinies reached! "A mutation in human DNA means no one lives beyond nineteen. Scientists working to reverse the disease died before their Salvation Project was complete, and they left the results of their research – the Soterion – in a sealed vault. 122 years have passed. The civilisation of the Long … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Stewart Ross
BOOKBLOG: Peadar Ó Guilín
The Call: dark, gritty, brutal. Dystopian done proper. "Imagine a world where you might disappear any minute, only to find yourself alone in a grey sickly land, with more horrors in it than you would ever wish to know about. And then you hear a horn and you know that whoever lives in this hell … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Peadar Ó Guilín
BOOKBLOG: Catherine Barter
Troublemakers: politically minded, sibling focused deliciousness (I took this at 7am, whilst on a residential with my class. Even when we're away, I'll read!) "Fifteen-year-old Alena never really knew her political activist mother, who died when she was a baby. She has grown up with her older half-brother Danny and his boyfriend Nick in the … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Catherine Barter
BOOKBLOG: Sylvia Bishop
The Bookshop Girl: Magical, mysterious and delightful "This story is about a little girl named Property Jones, so-called because she was left in the lost property cupboard of a bookshop when she was five years old. Property loves living in the bookshop, but she has a whopper of a secret... she can't actually read! So … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Sylvia Bishop
S4S – Tropes I HATE
Hello Sunday, my old friend! A few weeks ago I talked about things that I loved about books, this week I'm going for the opposite... things that really grind on me. "Tropes" or themes in books which really irritate me, that I hate reading. Six tropes I hate - or at least that annoy me! … Continue reading S4S – Tropes I HATE
BOOKBLOG: Kristina Ohlsson
The Silver Boy: brilliant mystery, perfect for KS2 children! "But when Aladdin’s parents discover food is being stolen from their restaurant, he and his friends decide to investigate. Soon, Aladdin notices a strange boy – dressed in short trousers, despite the freezing cold. But as hard as he tries to catch him, the boy always … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Kristina Ohlsson
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