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Helen
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
Apollinia Apostolopoulou (or Apple, as we the readers know her), has one major wish: she wants her mum to come back from America and be a...
Margaret
Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls
Everyone who works in The Alligator's Mouth is a feminist (non-feminists are not allowed cake), but if we weren't already committed to...
Margaret
Troublemakers by Catherine Barter
Political activism is an unusual and refreshing subject for teen fiction, and Catherine Barter approaches it with great skill. This is a...
Mark
Encounters by Jason Wallace
Have you ever known what it feels like not to be believed? The six children who share the narration of Encounters all have a different...
Helen
Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
Parker Grant has a set of rules to get her through life. These rules go from number 1 (Don't deceive me. Ever) to number infinity (There...
Ella
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
A guest review by Ella, on work experience at the Alligator's Mouth. This is a young adult book narrated by a boy named Jacob. Growing...
Margaret
Super Awkward by Beth Garrod
Beth Garrod will be in the shop for a teen author event on Sat 15th Oct at 4pm! See our Events page for details. When Bella's mother...
Margaret
Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman
Skye's sister Luisa was killed in an accident last summer and Skye can't forgive herself for not saving her. In an attempt to help her...
Margaret
Girl Out Of Water by Nat Luurtsema
Lou's a swimmer. It's been her life since she was a little girl, so she's never had time to worry about school, boys or a social life....
Mark & Tony
Riverkeep by Martin Stewart
Tony and I have been swept along in the dark, treacly undercurrents of Riverkeep, a remarkable first novel by Martin Stewart that will...