JHB West - Feb 22

Teen reads
Looking for the best young adult books for the
teens in your life? We’ve got you covered.
Complied by: RIALIEN FURSTENBERG
Evie is disillusioned about love ever since her dad left her mum for another
woman. When she’s given a copy of a book called Instructions for Dancing and
follows a note inside to a dilapidated dance studio, she discovers she has a
strange and unwelcome gift. When a couple kisses in front of her, she can see
their whole relationship play out - from the moment they first catch each other’s
eye to the last bitter moments of their break-up. At the dance studio, she meets
X - tall, dreadlocked, fascinating - and they start to learn to dance, together. Can
X help break the spell that Evie is under? Can he change Evie’s mind about love?
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon. R190. • Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be
close - best friends back in middle school. So, when Cal pulls into campus late
for class and runs into Ivy and Mateo, they decide to ditch school. Just like old
times. But they’re not the only ones skipping school that day. When the trio spots
classmate Brian Mahoney acting suspiciously downtown they follow him into an
empty building and walk into a murder scene. Brian’s not the only one keeping
secrets, and when their day of freedom turns deadly it’s only a matter of time
before the truth comes out. You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen McManus R190.
For Hawk, being a hero weighs heavily on her wings. In the City of the
Dead, life happens in the shadows. That’s why war is brewing against an
enemy no one can see. Hawk and Maximum Ride never back down from
a conflict, or from each other, and they argue more than they agree. But
as the dead begin to outnumber the living, a mother’s experience and a
daughter’s instinct can make one powerful arsenal. Hawk 02: City of the
Dead - A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson. R240.
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Pete de Lange must survive as a
teenager in a small Natal town during
the 1980s, together with his newfound
friends, Sarita and Petrus. In a country
marked by turmoil and racial conflict,
this is not as easy as it seems. Pete and
his friends witnessed a horrendous
crime, and the perpetrator is on their
case. Will justice prevail? In between
all of this, Pete must try to make the
first rugby team and win the heart of
his crush, Renate. This is an excellent
coming of age story, full of emotion
and nostalgia, set in a troubled country
where doing the right thing was not
always easy. Halley’s Comet by Hannes
Barnard. R230.
26 Get It Magazine February 2022