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Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson

I found this to be a very moving novel of adolescent angst, that really captured the confusion of growing up in an era that is both hedonistic and fraught with the fear of the consequences of having fun. New Year’s Eve 1987, and two teenage boys are hanging out and getting high, looking with enthusiasmContinue reading “Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson”

Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

Another lovely creepy tale! This genuinely scary story for teenagers is set in 1958. Cora and her little sister Mimi are packed off to stay with Auntie Ida in the country by their feckless father, who doesn’t want to look after them. Ida doesn’t want the children either but for very different reasons – there’sContinue reading “Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough”