Reviews
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
1910. A cabin north of the Arctic Circle. Fifteen-year-old Sig Andersson is alone. Alone, except for the corpse of his father, who died earlier that day after falling through a weak spot on the ice-covered lake. His sister, Anna, and step-mother, Nadya, have gone to the local town for help. Then comes a knock at the door. It's a man, the flash of a revolver's butt at his hip, and a mean glare in his eyes. Sig has never seen him before but Wolff claims to have unfinished business with his father. As Sig gradually learns the awful truth about Wolff's connection to his father, Sig finds his thoughts drawn to a certain box hidden on a shelf in the storeroom, in which lies his father's prized possession - a revolver. When Anna returns alone, and Wolff begins to close in, Sigs choice is pulled into sharp focus. Should he use the gun, or not?
The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
Nick and his brother Alan are on the run with their mother, who was once the lover of a powerful magician. When she left him, she stole an important charm - and he will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Now Alan has been marked with the sign of death by the magician's demon, and only Nick can save him. But to do so he must face those he has fled from all his life - the magicians - and kill them. So the hunted becomes the hunter...but in saving his brother, Nick discovers something that will unravel his whole past...
Chalkline by Jane Mitchell
Rafiq is taken from his family and recruited as a boy soldier to fight for the freedom of Kashmir. This is the story of Rafiq's transformation from child to boy soldier, as he is indoctrinated into the cause of fanatical belief. But his family have not forgotten him; when he can no longer recognize himself, they remember the boy he was, and reach out a hand of redemption as he spirals towards a final act of atrocity. Mitchell deals sensitively with difficult issues in this heartbreaking and uplifting book.
Recommended Titles for Teenage Boys
1. Titles in the Young Bond Series by Charlie Higson:
Blood Fever
Double or Die
Hurricane Gold
Silverfin
By Royal Command
2. Titles by Oisin McGann
Strangled Silence
The Evil Eye
Daylight Runner
Small Minded Giants
The Wisdom of Dead Men
3. Titles by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl Series
Airman
The Supernaturalist
Half Moon Investigations,
4. Titles by William Nicholson
Wind on Fire Series
Noble Warriors Series
5. Titles by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book
Coraline
The Dream Hunters
6. Titles by Cliff McNish
Doomspell Series
Silver Series
Savannah Grey
Breathe
Angel
7. Titles by Philip Reeve
Here Lies Arthur
Fever Crumb
Infernal Devices
Mortal Engines
Predators Gold
8. Titles by Marcus Sedgwick
The Raven Mysteries Series
9. Titles by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson Series
The Maze of Bones Series
The Kane Chronicles Series
10. Titles by Andy McNab
Zero Hour
Drop Zone
War Torn
Payback
Avenger
11. Titles by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider Series
12. Titles by Robert Muchamore
Cherub Series, Hendersen's Boys Series
13. Titles by Tim Bowler
River Boy
Frozen Fire
14. Titles by Adam Blade
Beast Quest Series, The Chronicles of Avantia Series
15. Titles by Alex Scarrow
Time Riders Series,
16. Titles by Darren Shan
Demonata Series,
17. Titles by Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials Trilogy
18. Titles by Joseph Delaney
Wardstone Chronicles Series
19. Titles by Andy Mulligan
Trash
20. Garth Nix
The Seventh Tower Series, The Keys to the Kingdom Series
21. Jonathan Stroud
Bartimaeuis Trilogy
22. Mark Walden
H.I.V.E. Series
23. Joe Craig
Jimmy Coates Series
24. Andrew Lane
Young Sherlock Holmes
