Along For The Ride - Sarah Dessen review

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Along For The Ride - Sarah Dessen review

What’s it about?
Auden is the kind of girl who keeps herself to herself and studies hard for school. With no friends, or social life, two parents who are constantly vying for the bright lights of academic recognition and a brother who is off travelling the world, changing girlfriends every five minutes and constantly sponging off his parents, she easily disappears into the background.

That is until one summer when she decides to go visit her dad, his new wife and baby down by the sea. She expects a quiet break where she can plough ahead with her first year university texts and get a head start on the curriculum but instead finds herself making more waves than she ever imagined she could.

First she finds herself in the middle of her dad and Heidi’s rocky relationship, then she makes out with a local guy called Jake, whose girlfriend she ends up working with over the summer. Then she catches the eye of the local golden boy, Eli, who has isolated himself and given up biking, ever since his best friend died in a car accident. 

As the summer draws on Auden learns how to make friends, keep friends and most of all learn that it is never too late to try again. 

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Catherine Forde - Sugarcoated review

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Catherine Forde - Sugarcoated review

Although it’s been out for over a year, Sugarcoated by Catherine Forde was one of our favourite books of last year. After the jump, teentoday.co.uk, and a loyal visitor, review Sugarcoated. We’ve also got an interview with the book’s author Catherine Forde. We do spoil you! Hit “see more”.

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Exposure by Mal Peet book review

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Exposure by Mal Peet book review

If you live for Heat, Closer, Now, Look or similar magazines, beware before you read on!  This is a tale that will turn the mad bad world of celebrity trash mag on it’s head and crucify gossip fans. Click “see more” to see the full review. 

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A love affair with heroin: Caroline Sams reviews Junk by Melvin Burgess

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A love affair with heroin: Caroline Sams reviews Junk by Melvin Burgess

teentoday.co.uk’s Caroline Sams has a read of the latest Melvin Burgess book - Junk - here’s her thoughts…

“Junk”. Bit of an ambiguous title. At first glance, I thought I would be reading a tale about household garbage or things people had thrown out to waste. Yes, in spite of the bright picture of the red syringe on the front cover, I embarked upon the first few pages wondering why my mum had bought me a book about refuse. Of course, she must have neglected the blurb on the back describing the novel as a ‘love affair’ with heroin.

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