Teen Blog

Welcome to the Teen Blog! This is a unique platform where your voice can be heard! Do let us know about any of the following, and there will be a £25 book voucher for every Blog published.

A review or insight into one or more books you are reading / have read.
An introduction to a number of books in a particular subject area you are interested in.
Your experience of using your library’s digital resources (eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines etc)
Tell us how libraries have influenced you, & what you value most about your local library.

The word count for the Blog should be 300-600 words, and can be written in Welsh or English. Please return the completed Blogs to teen.blog@llgc.org.uk

Good luck! 🙂

January 16, 2024

Review of ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ by Holly Jackson

In our latest Teen Blog, Catrin Edwards reviews Holly Jackson’s debut YA crime thriller, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020, and Winner of the British Book Awards Children’s Fiction Book of the Year 2020. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is a […]

September 7, 2022

September Young Adult Fiction Review

Hi, my name is Catrin. I really enjoy reading adventure, suspense and mystery young adult books. I enjoy reading when I am at home, in my garden or sometimes in a café. Here is a short introduction and review of a few books I have read recently… We Were Liars is a beautifully […]

July 7, 2021

Fantasy Reads for Young Adults

My name is Esme Wilde, and I enjoy reading romantic, adventure and fantasy young adult books! In this Blog, I am sharing my thoughts on three great books I have read recently – Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas, Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard and Becoming by Michelle Obama, along with a few old […]

June 17, 2021

Celebrating Young Adult Books for Pride Month

The LGBTQ+ community comes together across the world every June to celebrate Pride Month. While events actually take place throughout the summer, June was chosen to remember the Stonewall Riots that broke out in Greenwich Village, New York City on 28 June 1969. This month, as a special tribute to LGBTQ+ Young Adult fiction, Hâf Davies, librarian at […]

February 25, 2021

Play Your Part in ‘Rewilding the World’

We are living through an era of dynamic globalisation. Social, political and economic change due to coronavirus is to the detriment of our environment. It is becoming easy to overlook global issues that may not be central to our personal lives. Yet they have not disappeared. In fact, our planet requires help now, more than […]

January 12, 2021

Book Blogging 101: @CwtchBookClub

Hello lovely readers! My name is Brontë and I run a blog where I chat about the books that I read. I began blogging in April because I wanted to be able to share my book recommendations and reviews with other readers. Since then, my blog and instagram have grown to a community of […]

December 14, 2020

Magical Worlds and Self-Discovery in Young Adult Fiction

I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I can remember! At the beginning of each Summer holiday I would take a trip to my local library and stock up on novels to read. I remember taking eleven books to the desk when I knew the limit was ten, only to discover the limit […]

November 27, 2020

Young Adult Tales of Exploration & Survival

My name is Esme Wilde, I am 13, and I enjoy romantic and adventure books. My favourite book series this year was ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy by Suzanne Collins. In this Blog, I am sharing my thoughts about two other great books I have read recently – The Polar Bear Explorers Club by Alex Ball and The […]

November 16, 2020

Digital Havens of the Imagination – Online Libraries during Lockdown

My name is Lila Nunn, I’m 14 years old and live by the sea in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan with my family and my cat. I’m an avid reader always on the hunt for new authors and literary adventures to indulge in! My favourite genre is adventure, and I especially enjoy survival themes. ‘The Explorer’ […]

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