Cat Clarke(Quercus Children’s Books) When we first meet Grace, the main protagonist and narrator of this tale, she is sitting in a fairly sterile environment, having been “abducted” by gorgeous boy Ethan. We don’t know why. She doesn’t know why either. All she remembers is she met him at the swings, as she was about …
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That Summer
Sarah Dessen(Puffin) For Haven, it is all change that summer. Her dad, a sports newsreader, is marrying the –much younger – weather girl. Her mother is still trying to deal with the aftermath of her divorce and her newfound freedom. Ashley, her sister, is also getting married, to an extremely insipid and boring boy, much …
Girl, 16: Five-Star Fiasco
Sue Limb(Bloomsbury Children’s Books)Jess Jordan is back! And yes, there is more drama, more boyfriend-induced angst and more embarrassing-parent moments. But what a laugh, and what a joy to welcome back this feisty and clever heroine. This time Jess and boyfriend Fred are in the throws of organising a charity Valentine’s Day Ball in aid …
Paper Towns
John Green(Bloomsbury) Quentin has always had a thing for Margo. As children they were inseparable but as time went on they grew apart, Margo joining the in-crowd, whereas Quentin joined the band geeks, despite not playing a musical instrument. These days Margo barely looks at him, despite living next door and Quentin admires her, and …
Splendour
Anna Godbersen(Penguin) I shamelessly admit that I have loved the Luxe series, which follows a group of young upper-class people in New York at the turn of the twentieth-century. It’s all there: the kind, beautiful heroine who is in love with someone she should not; her hateful so-called best friend who stops at nothing to get …
An Urgent Message of Wowness
Karen McCombie (Scholastic) This title is Booked Up 2009’s “girly” offering. Last year we had Cathy Cassidy’s “Scarlett” and the year before the fantastic “Saffy’s Angel” by Hilary McKay.The story follows Heather, the middle child in a family. She feels out a place in her family where, according to her, everybody is fabulous in their …
The Sand Chronicles, vol 4
Hinako Ashihara (Viz Media) When I first read manga, I thought that it would be fun, but would never stir inside me the feelings that books can. But a blogger friend of mine recommended the Sand Chronicles and this series alone has shattered all the misconceptions I might have had about this format. This is …