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It’s not all horror in the Teen Space, there’s romance too as well fantasy,  science fiction, and plenty of books on relationships and lifestyle issues. Teen magazines, graphic novels as well as DVD’s and the best in Pop and Rock CD’s are all available for loan, free of charge for under 18’s.

Why not join the Teen Focus group, have your say on the Library service and keep up to date with all the news and views. A great way to meet other teens in your area.

• Fight to Write Group-creative writing group
• Teen Music Group/Band Slams/trips to buy stock with Librarian
• Group study room available for homework.
• Pc’s for internet use. Parents consent for under 16’s.

Top 5: Teen Fiction

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I am David by Anne Holm

This is a story about a young boy's epic journey across Europe. David is a 12-year-old boy. He has lived all his life in a concentration camp. One day without explanation a guard arranged for him to escape. He is told to head south to Salonica, stow away on a ship sailing to Italy and then keep going north to a county called Denmark. Of all the people he meets on this long journey he is unable to trust anyone. David's story is a reflection of all the terrible persecution that happened during the Second World War.

Sabriel by Gareth Nix

Sabriel is packed with adventure and contains all the ingredients for an exciting thriller: magic, evil sorcerers, humour, deceit and betrayal. Sabriel is the daughter of the Mage Abhorsen and has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom all her life. However when her father goes missing, Sabriel is hurled into the supernatural world. Evil manifests itself in the form of corrupted sorcerer's and magical flying machines. This tale follows the enthralling and compelling journey of a young girl desperate to find her father.

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

The first book in the Alex Rider series opens with Alex, who lives in London with his Uncle Ian. Late one night, the Police knock on his front door to inform Alex that Uncle Ian has been killed whilst not wearing his seat belt. Alex knows that his uncle would never NOT wear a seatbelt. Alex sets out to find the real reason for the death and eventually finds out about his uncle's "real" job. What has M16 got to do with him? Soon Alex finds himself working for them and it quickly starts to look like his first mission might well be his last.

To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

Lee's classic tale recalls events in a small town in Alabama, set in the 1930's, centres around the trial of a black man, Tom Robinson accused of raping a white woman. Atticus Finch an attorney decides on principal to defend him, but the bigoted townsfolk would rather lynch the accused than try him. This emotive tale highlights the injustice of the American legal system at the time, which centres on the theme of racial discrimination.

The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti

For the first time in her life, Jordan Mackenzie feels she is living a normal life. Her father is no longer with her hippie mother and things seem to be looking on track for Jordan. That is until her father unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful married woman Gayle D'Angleo and the things start to spiral out of control. This book is full of engaging characters with their own unique story.