Young Adult Fiction

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”

Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner

For some reason I thought this would be an amusing read to cheer me up after the dark intensity of Then by Julie Myerson – whoops, I got that wrong! But I don’t regret it. It’s a novel that takes familiar concepts and succeeds in creating something very fresh and involving, with a brave andContinue reading “Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner”