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|summary=An intense and affecting exploration of Haiti through the eyes of a boy in the present, caught in the rubble of the great quake, and a 19th century revolutionary leader. Gritty and real, full of cultural detail, this is a book not to miss.
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An intense and affecting exploration of Haiti through the eyes of a boy in the present, caught in the rubble of the great quake, and a 19th century revolutionary leader. Gritty and real, full of cultural detail, this is a book not to miss.
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|title=The Brides of Rollrock Island
 
|title=The Brides of Rollrock Island
 
|author=Margo Lanagan
 
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|summary=A haunting, vivid, earthy story of sea-wives from one of the most exciting young adult authors around. If you like your magic wild and dangerous and abandoned, don't miss it.
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A haunting, vivid, earthy story of sea-wives from one of the most exciting young adult authors around. If you like your magic wild and dangerous and abandoned, don't miss it.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857560336</amazonuk>
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|title=This Is Not Forgiveness
 
|title=This Is Not Forgiveness
 
|author=Celia Rees
 
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|summary=A dark and unsettling novel featuring three characters interconnected by more than just a love triangle, although it's that too. Tense and frightening, but beautiful at times, this thriller is something we didn't expect from Celia Rees. But we loved it.
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A dark and unsettling novel featuring three characters interconnected by more than just a love triangle, although it's that too. Tense and frightening, but beautiful at times, this thriller is something we didn't expect from Celia Rees. But we loved it.
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|title=Dying To Know You
 
 
|author=Aidan Chambers
 
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|summary=A wonderful book about friendship, words, and our deepest, most hidden selves. Elegant, precise prose and wonderful dialogue in which space has as much to say as words. This is a book to return to. Discerning readers will love it.
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A wonderful book about friendship, words, and our deepest, most hidden selves. Elegant, precise prose and wonderful dialogue in which space has as much to say as words. This is a book to return to. Discerning readers will love it.
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|title=This Dark Endeavour
 
|title=This Dark Endeavour
 
|author=Kenneth Oppel
 
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|summary=Superb prequel of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein, this is a fantastic read for everyone, not just fans of Gothic horror. Highly recommended.
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Superb prequel of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein, this is a fantastic read for everyone, not just fans of Gothic horror. Highly recommended.
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|title=The Seeing
 
|title=The Seeing
 
|author=Diana Hendry
 
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|summary=Menacing and atmospheric story with a little bit of the supernatural mixed in with a lot of real life tragedy. Set in post-war Britain, this story is short but beautifully formed. Highly recommended.
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Menacing and atmospheric story with a little bit of the supernatural mixed in with a lot of real life tragedy. Set in post-war Britain, this story is short but beautifully formed. Highly recommended.
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|title=Next
 
|title=Next
 
|author=Keith Gray
 
|author=Keith Gray
 
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|summary=After the success of Losing It, Keith Gray gets together with more leading writers for teens to create a volume of short stories about life after death. This slim volume offers romanticism, dark humour, religion, grief, nostalgia and comfort.
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After the success of Losing It, Keith Gray gets together with more leading writers for teens to create a volume of short stories about life after death. This slim volume offers romanticism, dark humour, religion, grief, nostalgia and comfort.
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|title=Bringing the Summer
 
|title=Bringing the Summer
 
|author=Julia Green
 
|author=Julia Green
 
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|summary=Tender and absorbing and truthful, this story will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially the thoughtful, sensitive ones. Some will recognise Freya from an earlier book, Breathing Underwater.
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Tender and absorbing and truthful, this story will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially the thoughtful, sensitive ones. Some will recognise Freya from an earlier book, Breathing Underwater.
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|title=The Ingo Chronicles: Stormswept
 
|title=The Ingo Chronicles: Stormswept
 
|author=Helen Dunmore
 
|author=Helen Dunmore
 
|rating=5
 
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|summary=Hooray! Ingo returns! New characters and a brand new introduction to Helen Dunmore's undersea world in a beautiful, magical story about history, music, and the special relationship between twins.
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Hooray! Ingo returns! New characters and a brand new introduction to Helen Dunmore's undersea world in a beautiful, magical story about history, music, and the special relationship between twins.
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Latest revision as of 10:19, 1 February 2024

2012 was a great year for YA fiction. Here are Jill's favourites. Why not tell us about yours?


Lake Darkness.jpg

Review of

In Darkness by Nick Lake

5star.jpg Teens

An intense and affecting exploration of Haiti through the eyes of a boy in the present, caught in the rubble of the great quake, and a 19th century revolutionary leader. Gritty and real, full of cultural detail, this is a book not to miss. Full Review

Lanagan Brides.jpg

Review of

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

5star.jpg Teens

A haunting, vivid, earthy story of sea-wives from one of the most exciting young adult authors around. If you like your magic wild and dangerous and abandoned, don't miss it. Full Review

1408817691.jpg

Review of

This Is Not Forgiveness by Celia Rees

5star.jpg Teens

A dark and unsettling novel featuring three characters interconnected by more than just a love triangle, although it's that too. Tense and frightening, but beautiful at times, this thriller is something we didn't expect from Celia Rees. But we loved it. Full Review

0370332369.jpg

Review of

Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers

5star.jpg Teens

A wonderful book about friendship, words, and our deepest, most hidden selves. Elegant, precise prose and wonderful dialogue in which space has as much to say as words. This is a book to return to. Discerning readers will love it. Full Review

0857560123.jpg

Review of

This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel

5star.jpg Teens

Superb prequel of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein, this is a fantastic read for everyone, not just fans of Gothic horror. Highly recommended. Full Review

037033213X.jpg

Review of

The Seeing by Diana Hendry

5star.jpg Teens

Menacing and atmospheric story with a little bit of the supernatural mixed in with a lot of real life tragedy. Set in post-war Britain, this story is short but beautifully formed. Highly recommended. Full Review

1849393001.jpg

Review of

Next by Keith Gray

5star.jpg Teens

After the success of Losing It, Keith Gray gets together with more leading writers for teens to create a volume of short stories about life after death. This slim volume offers romanticism, dark humour, religion, grief, nostalgia and comfort. Full Review

1408819589.jpg

Review of

Bringing the Summer by Julia Green

5star.jpg Teens

Tender and absorbing and truthful, this story will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially the thoughtful, sensitive ones. Some will recognise Freya from an earlier book, Breathing Underwater. Full Review

0007424922.jpg

Review of

The Ingo Chronicles: Stormswept by Helen Dunmore

5star.jpg Teens

Hooray! Ingo returns! New characters and a brand new introduction to Helen Dunmore's undersea world in a beautiful, magical story about history, music, and the special relationship between twins. Full Review

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