Girls Under Pressure

Title:        Girls Under Pressure
Author:        Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher:        Corgi
Number of pages:    205 pages
Target Audience:    12 - 15 Years  Girls
Reviewer: Aoife O'Flynn

WHAT IS IT ABOUT:
This story is about an average thirteen year old girl. After one nasty comment about her weight the girl stops eating and goes on an extreme diet. The girl starts becoming bulimic

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Jane Eyre

Title:        Jane Eyre
Author:        Charlotte Bronte
Publisher:        Penguin
Number of pages:    447 pages
Target Audience:    11+ - adult
Reviewer: Isobel Pilkington

WHAT IS IT ABOUT:

It starts out when Jane is ten. She is an orphan. She lives with her aunt, Mrs.Reed,and her cousins John, Eliza and Georgiana Reed. She tells us how horrible it was staying

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Murder on the Orient Express

Title:        Murder on the Orient Express
Author:        Agatha Christie
Publisher:        HarperCollins
Number of pages:    347 pages
Target Audience:    11+ - adult
Reviewer: Anne O'Connor


WHAT IS IT ABOUT:
The book I have read is ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ by Agatha Christie. It was published by Harper and Collins and has 347 pages. This book is a murder mystery.

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P S, I Love You

Title:        P S, I Love You
Author:        Cecilia Ahern
Publisher:        HarperCollins
Number of pages:    352 pages
Target Audience:    12+ - adult
Reviewer: Isobel Pilkington

WHAT IS IT ABOUT:
Holly’s husband, Gerry, dies of a brain tumour. Holly is devastated. When she finally gets the courage to go and collect a mysterious package from her parents, it turns out it’s

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