Category Archives: Teenage Fiction

  Clever Meg Rossof has done it again with There is No Dog, an absolutely riveting tale of a world where God is a petulant, tempestuous teenage boy called Bob. He falls in love with a human girl but, when … Continue reading →

  The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder is the first in a new series of science fiction versions of fairytales.  It tells the story of a cyborg mechanic, Linh Cinder, who is hated by her stepmother and despised by her step sisters.  … Continue reading →

In Pure Julianna Baggott has written a complex dystopian tale of a post apocalyptic world. Pressia Belze has lived outside the Dome since the detonations that destroyed her world, her grandfather tells her of a past that she cannot remember … Continue reading →

Life is difficult for fifteen-year-old Laurence Roach, he lives with his alcoholic mother and his six-year-old brother Jay, who is obsessed with Scooby Doo and often acts as though he is Scooby Doo.  Things go from bad to worse when … Continue reading →

You really should read ‘Words in the Dust’ by Trent Reedy.  He is an ex US soldier who served in Afghanistan and who has written an incredibly moving story about Zulaikha, her sister Zeynab and the rest of their family in Afghanistan.  … Continue reading →

Phil Earle has written another superb book; Saving Daisy is the moving story of a girl in turmoil. She blames herself for the death of her mother and when she is at her lowest, circumstances lead to further disaster.  In … Continue reading →

I spent yesterday evening at Andersen Press in London to see Wendy Cooling (Children’s books guru) interview three authors about their recently published books for teenagers; Sharon Dogar ‘Annexed’, Ali Smith ‘Everybody Jam’ and Jason Wallace ‘Out of the Shadows’ … Continue reading →