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Monday 23 April 2018

Review: Teen Reads Around The World - Part 2

Happy World Book Day! In Part Two of our Teen Reads Around the World showcase...

Here's a snapshot of current and classic best sellers from Germany, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, China, Japan, the UK and the Philippines.

It's wonderful to research YA fiction around the world and identify trends, mass appeal and cultural influences.

Featured in today's post is a variety of smart YA, life-affirming stories, contemporary realism, as well as a touch of horror and teen thrillers. Great to know what's happening around the globe.











Germany
Ruby Red by Kerstin Geir
Ink heart by Cornelia Funke
Norway
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaardner
Austria 
Erebos by Ursula Poznanski
Switzerland
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
Conspiracy of Calaspia by Suresh and Jyoti Guitar
UK
Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt
I am Thunder by Muhammad Khan
China
Charlie Ix by Lei Ou Huan Xiang
You're My Sister by Peng Xuejen
Japan
Book Girl and the Famished Spirit by Mizuki Nomura
Philippines
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco