Tag Archives: YA fiction
Holiday Reads for Students
Holidays are the perfect time to catch up on your reading. We recommend that you put any of this term’s Book of the Week recommendations on your reading list to borrow in whatever format you prefer – book, ebook or
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Book of the Week
Deep Water by Sarah Epstein is a thrilling YA mystery that will hook teen readers from the very first sentence. It’s a page-turner with clues, twists and red herrings that will keep readers on the edge of their seat and
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Episode 2 of The Book Chatters Podcast Has Dropped!
One of the promises we make to students is that we can always recommend a great book to read. The staff in the iCentre have made a podcast to add to our suite of book recommendation platforms. It’s short and
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Book of the Week
Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by ‘own voices’ author Anna Whateley is a powerful novel for older readers. It explores a character who is neurodivergent as she goes through a difficult year of change. It is a moving story that encourages
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One of the promises we make to students is that we can always recommend a great book to read. The staff in the iCentre have made a podcast to add to our suite of book recommendation platforms. It’s short and
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Book of the Week
Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is a futuristic space adventure and page-turning thriller that explores the themes of courage, teamwork, and perseverance. This is the first book in a sci-fi trilogy by the
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Book of the Week
Vikki Wakefield’s This is How We Change the Ending is a gritty, raw, coming of age story for YA readers which explores confronting topics about the lives of disadvantaged contemporary teens in a realistic and uplifting way. By walking a
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Holiday Reads for Students
Holidays are the perfect time to catch up on your reading. We recommend that you put any of this term’s Book of the Week recommendations on your reading list to borrow in whatever format you prefer – book, ebook or
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Book Launch and Book of the Week
Our latest Read Like a Girl event, where Riverbend Books in conjunction with Mt Alvernia College launched Lynette Noni’s new novel Weapon, was a huge success! Photos from the night can be accessed via the Photo Gallery on our website.
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Not long now to our next Read Like a Girl event! Riverbend Books in conjunction with Mt Alvernia College will be launching Lynette Noni’s new novel Weapon in the San Damiano Centre on Monday 11th November at 5.30pm. This is
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