We are trying to read 60 books between all of us this month. We have a chart in the classroom where we fill in the title of the book when we have read it. When we have finished the book, we leave a comment below saying:
1. The title of the book
2. The Author / Illustrator
3. A 7 sentence summary of the book (don't give away the ending!)
4. Who I would recommend this book for and why
5. Marks out of 10 and why
If you are not sure about which book to chose, check out these comments and see if any of them appeal to you. We have a similar one posted during April so you can get ideas from there too. Good Luck!
Book: The bread winner
ReplyDeleteAuthor Deborah Ellis
Illustrator: --------
Summary;
1)This book follows the journey of Parvana, an afghani girl living during the reign of the Taliban.
2)When Parvana's father gets arrested and taken to a taliban prison she is forced to be the "bread winner" for the house.
3)The family struggle through life under taliban rule.
4)With strict rules curfews and fears of soldiers attacking, land mines, bombs and your family members being captured and never seen again .
5)Parvana has to go into a disguise as a boy in order to be able to walk the streets of Kabul ( Afghanistan city) to earn money.
6) Life is horrible, not worth living and when parvana's mother leaves to a taliban free city with her children to attend her daughters wedding Pavara feels alone.
7) When word spreads that the city Mazar-e-Sharif ( town where her mother and family are staying)is invaded by the taliban, Parvana feels lost in what feels like a world where there can never be a happy ending.
Recommend: I would highly recommend this book for many reasons. One for being a book that I found harrowing and true that gave me a real insight on such a complicated chapter of history. Another being that it had a story without being like a chapter in a history Textbook. I would recommend this book for someone who would be interested in reading an unusual captivating book. The age group I would say about 11+
Marks; 8/10- This was a very good book, a great read not to be missed.
Also I found the glossary at the back extremely helpful, because I didn't understand the traditional Afghanistan terms.
Title:Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
ReplyDeleteAuthor: J.K. Rowling
Illustrator:----
Summary:
1. Harry is now in his 6th year at Hogwarts, and there are lots of changes to the staff and school.
2. Professor Dumbledore has requested to have private lessons with Harry this year to discuss what Harry heard in the prophecy last year.
Professor Snape has taken up the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts,while Professor Slughorn ) a previous teacher at Hogwarts has taken post of Potions.
3. Ron and Hermione have been made prefects and Harry has been made Quiddiditch Captain.
4. Malfoy seems to be getting very misterious this year too and is disappearing off school grounds and harry wants find out what he is doing.
5. In Harrys lessons with Dumbledore he wants to show him some memorys of him and Tom Riddle in the penisieve.
6. Dumbledore wants Harry to do a job for him. It is to recieve the real memory from Professor Slughorn, not the one that has been tampered with.
7.He doesn't know how to do this and has many failed attemts but when he uses Felix Felicis he retreves it!
8. It shows Voldemort asking Slughorn about Horcruxes, and we know in futer books that he in fact makes 7!
9.Harry and Dumbledore set off to find one and when the reacg it they find that it is a fake! Dumbledore had to take something to recieve the Horcrux that weakens the drinker. When Harry rushes off to find help he hears people coming and hides.
10.it is Draco Malfoy and Death Eaters! Harry doesn't know what thay are doing, but when he find out that Draco Malfoy is doing a dreaded deed.
11. Harry must continue to find Horcruxes along with Hermione and Ron.
I would recommend this book to people who like comedy, heart-ache and adventure. It is for about ages 11 and up.
I give this book 10/10.
Title:Justin Beiber
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Justin Beiber
Photos : Robert Caplin
This is a book about the life of Justin Beiber some people think he is a Big star but in real life all he wants to do is settle down and make money now so in the future He can mind his mam and the rest of his family. In the book I found out he is Jewish. And that his father left him at a very young age. He was discovered by YouTube uploading videos and usher and Justin timberlake found him and ever since he has been famous.He lived with his grand parents because him and his mam couldn't afford a home and food for them selfs, It was very hard for him 2 leave them to travel the world after living there since he was a young boy.He has thousands of fans all over the world. When he became famous he found his dad but his dad only came so Justin could get him a record label with was just using him. But Justin didnt mind all he wanted was to have his dad back.
I would give this book a 10/10 It is really enjoable.
It would be for ages 11 and up.
Book: Parvana's Journey
ReplyDeleteAuthor ; Deborah Ellis
Second installment of the Bread winner Trilogy
Summary;
Parvana and her dad are trying to escape from the taliban ruled area of the home and are in search for the rest of their family.
When her father dies Parvanas left to fend for herself.
She wanders aimlessly through wasteland, hoping shell stubble across her mother.
One day she encounters a run down village.
She finds an orphan baby and decides to adopt for him.
She meets two more children on her travels all hoping for some nice food, shelter and a place to call home again.
While they search for a better life (Parvanas searching for her mother) they come across horrific things like landmines, bombs and ruthless malicious soldiers.
But will there journey ever find them what they want?
Recommendation; In my opinion the previous book was a good bit better. Someone who has read the first should read this book because it really gives you a proper ending.
11+ age group.
Rating: 7/10 ~ This story line is very similar to a book I read and disliked. Theres a bit to much walking, walking trying to find food and shelter; slightly repetetive.
Additional Note: I once again found the glossary and the background information to the war very helpful.
Book:First term at Malory Towers
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Enid Blyton
Illustrator:Nicola Slater
1.Darrell is a girl who leaves primary school and is going to a boarding school.
2.Darrell is excited and nervous at the same time.
3.She has to get a train to malory towers and shes nervous about making new friends.
4.When she gets there she really likes the school and likes the people in her form.
5.Darrell has had a temper since she was young and she finds it hard to control it.
6.Her temper gets out of hand and she ends up shaking a girl in the pool.
7.Darrell meets a strande girl called Sally who denys she has a sister and Darrell has to find the truth.
I would recomend this book because you don't know whats going to happen next and theres a nother 5 books from Malory Towers.
I would give this book 7/10 because it was really enyoyable to read.
It would be for the ages 9+
Title: Harry Potter and the Philosaphers Stone
ReplyDeleteAuthor: J.K Rowling
Summary:
Harry Potter thinks he is a normal boy, but little does he know he's a wizard!
Taunted at home by his Aunt, Uncle and Cousin at home.Harry wishes he could get away.
One strange thing keeps on happening after another, and when a half-giant called Hagrid comes and tell him he's a wizard things are far from normal!
After buting all his school things, Harry is wondering how he can possible be a wizard and why arent uncle Vernon and aunt Petunia one too?And Hagriod tells him how his parents were killed by and evil dark wizard called Voldemort!
When Harry reaches Hogwarts he becomes best friends with a rather unwealthey boy called Ron- but Harry thinks hes brilliant!
This year the third floor is out-of-bounds for unknown reasons. When Harry Ron, and Hermione stumble accross the third floor they see why its out-of-bounds!Theres a threee headed dog in there.
When Harry, Ron and Hermione become suspicious they ask Hagrid what its doing up there. He tells them it his but then he lets slip on what its gaurding.The Philosaphers Stone!
Professer Snape is extremly unusual and Harry want to know why!
When Dumbledore leaves the school for buisness The trio think Snape will try to steal it!So they are going down there to get it before he does!
There are enchantments gaurding it and when Harry reaches where its hidden-its not professor Snape but Professor Quirell !
And when he takes off his turban not only his head but the face od Lord Voldemort too! In a fight for the Stone Harry finishes with the better outcome! Harry Ron and Hermione are giving special pionts to add to the Hose-Cup and Gryffindor wins for the first time in 6 years!
I recomend this book to anyone who wants a good cliff-hanger and a captivating story-line! It shows true friendship and outstanding courage! And its also good for anyone who wants to read a collection! for 11 and up.
I give this book 10/10
1.Title:Diary Of A Whimpy Kid 3:)
ReplyDelete2.Author:Jeff Kinney
3.This book is like all the other Diary Of A Whimpy Kid Books. Its about Greg Heffley and his daily doings. In this Book Greg Is turning too girly for his dads liking. His dad is upsets with his boss's family and wats his boys to be like his boss's sons. Greg is so Whimpy that he didnt even get onto the no cut football team. His Dad is now threating to send him off to a Military Academy if he doesnt change his whimpy ways.
I Recomend This Book To Anyone Who Just Likes A Simple Book :)
I Give This Book A 10/10
Book: My worst best friend
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Dyan Sheldon
1) Best friends in the whole wide world Gracie and Savanna have practically the complete opposite personalities;
2) Gracie loves the world and would do anything to save it, she also has a strong liking for lizards whereas Savanna couldn't live without a little (for beauty reasons) pollution here and there and she would rather die than so much as touch any type of lizard. But they are "soul sisters" either way.
3) Savanna is flamboyant and talkative though her punctuality skills don't deserve a medal and Gracie admires her as she finds herself almost interesting when she was with Savanna (which was always).
4) The two girls in school hang out with a little group of people including an eccentric almost bitter boy named Cooper.
5) One day when Gracie was waiting for Savanna in a cafe for over 2 hours on a Saturday, Cooper sees her and asks her if she wanted to go to a "Neighbours" session which was a club for young people who taught other younger people and Gracie absolutely loved it.
6) From no fault of Gracie's, after that particular day, Savanna and Gracie's friendship sort of started to unravel.
7) In this book there are old friends very very slowly drifting apart and new friends forming. Gracie let Savanna pretty much walk all over her, making her keep Savanna's secretive secrets by lying to their friends time after time and Gracie's least favourite verb by far is lie and she hates making herself look a fool in front of her friends, but the thing Gracie really despises is lying to her father and when Savanna makes her do just that, she's crossed the line..
I wouldn't recommend this book to many people, it is a bit too long for such a predictable story line and there is a tedious amount of dialogue in every page.
I give this book 6/10 because there isn't enough narration but it isn't the most boring book I've ever read but it does take a considerable amount of chapters to start being a 'page turner'.
Book; Mud City
ReplyDeleteAuthor Deborah Ellis
Third book from the Breadwinner franchise
Summary;
This story focuses on Parvana's friend from the first book. Since we last heard of her she was moving to Pakistan away from Taliban rule.
She had succefully done that and was staying in a refuge camp. Life is hard in those camps with thousands hungry and dying and not enough supplies. The beautiful scenery and hospitality of France is something Shauzia (Parvana's friend) would love to experience. When she escapes from the camp and decides to look after her self she realizes life on the street is hard. Begging for money and doing odd jobs doesnt produce a steady income. When a family decide to adopt her as their own she thinks she's set, shes surrived the streets. But when her kindness gets the better of her she invites beggers into their house and tries to take care of them. After this stunt Shauzia is homeless once more. Her "family" bring her back to the camp much to the dislike of Shauzia. But soon her eyes open and she discovers what is really happening and she knows the fields of france will wait for her while duty calls.
Recommendation; This book is good but not as good as the others, because it focuses on Parvana's friend not Parvana. I would recommend this to someone who has readthe two previous books to complete the trilogy.
Rating; A good book, not great becaus eit didnt live up to my expectations from the first one. 7/10.
Note; The maps proved very helpful because sometimes I didnt know where they actually were!
Narnia book review
ReplyDeleteAuthor:c.s lewis. Four children are evacuated from London and sent to an old professors house in the countryside. One day when they are playing in the house the youngest child Lucy finds another land inside a wardrobe. She meets a faun and becomes friends with it. The faun tells lucy about the queen of the land of narnia and it is turns out that she makes it winter all the time in narnia.
I give it 9 out of ten because in some parts it's exciting but in others it's not.
By Hannah
Book: The worry website
ReplyDeleteAuthor Jacqueline Wilson
Summary:
Mr. Speed's class of thirty all have their worries and some are too embarrassing to consider confiding in the whole class and get humiliated in front of their classmates so Mr. Speed sets up what he calls the 'worry website' that only his class can access and anonymously type in their worries and other children can comment constructive ideas to help the worry go by.
Holly's worry is first in the book and she says that she hates her dad's new girlfriend but she is actually one of the kindest women in the world and Holly wishes this new girlfriend is wicked so she won't feel bad about being a complete and utter brat around her.
Claire is having a reaccuring nightmare after watching a horror film with one of her elder siblings. She doesn't know how to overcome this frightening monster and needs help is she wants to ever sleep again.
William is afraid that he cannot perform well in anything whatsoever and feels quite low and needs something to ever so slightly boost his self confidence.
Samantha's worry is that her family is slowly falling apart as her dad has left her mother for another woman and Samantha is worried and depressed and even angry.
A competition was held around the time the worry website was being written for a child to have a chapter to themselves and thousands entered but one girl won with a very talented worry.
The worries I've mentioned are only a few and the rest of them are justas good, from the start of this book till the end, Mr. Speed solves these worries in creative ways for all the children and in the end, all the worries have vanished.
Recommendatin: I recommend this book to a person who isn't mad on reading and would liked to be eased into it by starting with shorter, simpler books.
I personally loved this book, even though it's quite easy and short but I have to say reading those books all my life would drive me crazy.9/10
nine plus years.
The wide window:
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Lemony Snicket.
This very sad story is about three children whos parents died in a sudden fire.
Thir parents have left behind a massive fortune and one of their relations Count Olaf is trying to get it. He tries every type of disguise to succeed. But as the children are very wise he fails at every shot.
I give this book 10/10 because it was intersting.
Book; Lily Alone
ReplyDeleteAuthor; Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator; Nick Sharrat
Summary; Lily is an ordinary 11 year old girl. But always has to look after her brothers and sisters while her mother goes out every night. When Lily's mother announces she's going to Spain for a week, Lily isn't too happy. Her mother calls in the twins Dad to look after them, but Lily dispises him and decides she can look after the kids her self. But when her teacher gets worried about her absence from school, he calls to the house, forcing Lily to leave with the kids and hide out in the park in fear that social workers will call. They struggle for food and result to stealing due to the moans of the little ones. They find shelter in a hollowed out tree which is a blessing and a curse because one early morning her younger sister Bliss climbs up to the top branch and falls off. With more chaos of making Bliss better Lily really wishes she could just be a kid again. No brothers or sisters. Just Lily Alone.
Recommendation; I really enjoyed this book and found myself not able to put it down. It has the flow of all Jacqueline Wilson books but as you read more of them they get slightly repetitive. This book would be suitable for Jacqueline Wilson fans and for people who just want a good read!
Rating;I'd give this book 9/10 because I felt it was a great read and very enjoyable.
Title:The Twits
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Roald Dahl
Summary:
1.Mr.Twit and Mrs.Twit keep on pulling pranks p each-other.
2.Everyday Mr.Twit would pull a prank and then the next day Mrs.Twit would pull one too.
3. They had moneys and they made them stand up on one-another and do tricks.
4. Mr.Twit used to be a trainer in the circus and he trained monkeys.
5.Mr. and Mrs Twit went out to the shop one day and they bought rifles.
6. A Raven, a black bird and a magpie flew by with brushes with glue on them and put it on there heads.
7. Also when they were out they glued the furniture to the ceiling and Mr. and Mrs. Twit stodd on their heads and they got stuck to the floor. When a man called Franb came to the house to check the gas all he found was a pile of clothes becauswe they had melted. Everyone cheered and was happy!
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to children who are 11-13, and people who like funny books.
Rate out of ten: I give this book ten out of ten because I thought it was a really good book and it was really funny.
title of book: diary of a wimpy kid
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jeff Kenny
Summary: Its about a boy called greg, he has a journal not a diary. it was his mams idea to have a journal. He just wrights about what is happening in school. greg was just starting middle school, he was a bit scared because he didnt want to get bullied. He wishes he was the most popular boy in school but Bryce Anderson was. Bryce Anderson use to call all the girls names but know all he does is be near girls. When they were out in yard there was on place they wouldnt go near, THE CHEESE TOUCH!, the cheese touch is a piece of cheese that was in the school yard for ages and no one picked it up, if you touched it no body would go near you. Gregs brother Rodrick always played tricks on him, one night he got up and set Gregs clock to 8 o clock and then greg got up and ran down stairs to have his breakfast and dad came shouting down the stairs telling him to go back to bed. His dad gets up around 6 o clock on the weekends. Mam loved manny if manny did something she would blame it on Greg. Greg wanted to be a secretary but it didnt work out very well. Greg and Rowley were waiting for the night of halloween night, it finally came and they got into a bad situation with a few teenagers. His mam put him into a play that he didnt want to do at all. christmas came and greg didnt think it was the best christmas, he didnt want what he wanted. Rowley and Greg won a cartoon comic competition and they got jobs but they ended up getting fired in the end, after that Rowley and Greg werent friends for months. One day in school all the kids ran out to the yard because they saw alot of teenagers, the teenagers Rowley and Greg got into trouble with. they went over to Rowley and Greg and made Rowley eat the cheese.
Suitable for: people who like mystery's because it is a crazy funny book.
rating's: 9/10 because it was a book you would look forward to read again.
Book The big game
ReplyDeleteIllustrated Tim Marwood
Summary The story is about a group of boys that try to get onto there school team and they all wanted to be a goalkeper. But only one can be picked and that boy was Andrew Weston.And with the help of him they got into the final. Today was the big day for Andrew Weston it was the final but andrew new he couldent let his nerves get to him so he did just that he saved all the goals and they won the final.
Title:Tiger Boots
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Joe O'Brien
Summary:My book is about a boy named Danny and he plays G.A.A with Littlestown Crokes. Danny's dad is the manager and his best friend is the assistant manager. One day he gets an e-mail from one of his old classmates living in Boston telling him about his ill daughter Clara. Mick is really interested and him and his team go bag packing in Tesco one night to raise funds for Clara to get better. The next week Mick and Danny go to Boston for the big fun day at Boston Blues G.A.A Club and they both have a really great time. They raise enough money to get Clara her operation and everyone one is happy.Danny's team come runners up in his league but all the team are still happy with that result.
Suitable for:anyone who really likes G.A.A.
Ratings:10/10 because there was so many different things going on in the story.
Name;Horrid Henry Tricks the tooth fairy
ReplyDeleteAuthor;Francesca Simon
Illustrated by;Tony Ross
1.Horrid Henry does'nt think it's fair that everyone lost A tooth but him.
2.He tried pulling and tweaking his teeth but they woudl'nt budge.
3.Henry's brother Peter called Henry and he held out A tooth.
4.Henry sat in he's fort thinking of way's to make his tooth fall out.
5.Henry sat at the table eating all the sweets in the sweet jar.
6.Henry's teeth still weren't lose.
7.So Henry couloured in two of his teeth and put fake teeth under he's pillow.
8.The next morning looked under he's pillow and found a note that said nice try.
I dont recomend this book beacause it's A easy read.
Mark's out of ten;7/10.
Title: Diary of a wimpy kid 2
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jeff Kinney
Summary: Greg had a lousy summer, his dad signed him up for swimming again but greg didnt like swimming because first of all he was the lowest swimmer in his class and second of all Rodrick had to bring him home and greg didnt like sitting in the back. Greg and Rodrick were always fighting and Mam saw Rodrick push greg one day so they had to draw pictures about why they are not going to do things like that again! Dad was always doing Rodricks papers but he would never do Gregs for him. One of gregs old friends moved back to the school and Greg and his class mates had a little joke to pretend he wasnt there. Thanks giving wasnt the best day fir Rodrick. Rodrick had a party when Mam and Dad went away for a night and Dad finds out Months later after he had a party. There was a Talent contest in the school and loads of people entered even Rodrick.
Suitable for: People who like cheeky but funny people.
marks: 10
Title: The Longest Whale Song
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Summary: This book is about a young girl called Ella who's mother is pregnant. When Sue(Ella's mother) goes into have her baby, she becomes ill and is in a very stable condition in a coma. Ella's stuck with her step-dad Jack until her mother hopefully recovers. Ella becomes interested in whales and decided to do a project of her own on whales, while she stayed off school. When Ella goes back to school she notices her best friend Sally has gone off and made a new best friend and Ella is very upset. Luckily there is a lovely boy called Joesph who sits behind her and they become good friends. Ella reads about a whale who sang for twenty-two hours straight, and becomes very interested. When she goes over to Joesph's house one day after school, his mother has a tape of the whale singing and gives it to Ella. Sue's friend Liz bought Sue an iPod if she hopefully recovers, and Ella wants to put the whale song on the iPod so her mother can listen to it. Do you think Ella can make her mother better by letting her mother listen to the whale song? Read this book and find out!
Recommended: I would recommend this book for girls 9-13 years
Marks: I would mark this book 10/10 because I really liked it and i thought it was interesting
Title : the diary of a wimpy kid
ReplyDeleteAuthor: jeff kinney
Illustrator: Jeff Kinney
This book is about a young boy called Greg whos mam bought him a diary to write all his thoughts and feelings about what happens in school and at home. At first he doesn't really like the idea of having a diary, He thinks only girls have diary's so he called it his journal. But later on through the story he really like use it. His best friend is Rowley, he is Greg's naighbour they meet a good few years ago. Greg and Rowley are the school nerds but they seem to think they are cool and have loads of friends bout really the only friends they have is each other. He has 2 brothers that he hates because they get everything they want and Greg gets nothing. At Christmas His little brother gets around 15 presents and Greg only gets 1 and its a smelly old red jumper. He tries out for the wrestling team n school cause everyone seamed to be joining it so he wanted to too. But little did he know he wasn't very good, He needed to get fitter so he asked his mam and dad for gym equipment And of coarse they said no. So that was the end of that dream for him. He really loves video games and hardly ever goes outside to play he just sits in and plays them and when his kicks him out of the house for spending too much time playing video games he goes down to Rowley's house and plays there even though Rowley is only aloud play non violent games. Him and Rowley get in a big fight and everyone expects for them to fit but they just mad up and are friends again.
I would recommend this book to ages 9 and up.
Marks: I would give this book 10/10
It was a quick read though i would of liked it to be longer .....
Title: diary of a wimpy kid 3
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jeff Kinny
Summary: This is all about dad trying to make Greg more manly. Dad signed greg up for loads of sports but they never went well. He joined boy scouts and one morning he woke up sick and couldnt go on the trip. Dad taught greg was a bit girly. And he wasnt strong enough. Dad wasnt that happy with greg.
I would recomend this book to 8 and up
Rateings: 10
Title:Strictly Friends??
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Jo Cotterill
Summary: When Megan isnt looking forward to moving to a diffrent town. She soon realises that it isnt all that bad after all. But she has to leave her dance school and her dance parterner Jake. But Megan joins a new dance school and makes a new friend caled Mari. But one day on the way home from dance classes Megan meets a new gang of friends. But there is one boy called Danny who megan really likes but is there more about Danny that Megan doesnt know??
Suitable for: Anybody who likes a love story.
Rating: 9 out of 10.
Book:Cliffhanger
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Summary:1.Tim is a nine year old boy who lives with his mum and dad.
2.His dad makes him go on an activity camp but he doesn't want to go.
3.Tim has a teddy bear called Walter bear and he likes to snuggle him.
4.When he reaches the camp he is asigned to a group called the Tigers.
5.There are three other groups called the Cheetas,Lions and Panthers.
6.In the boys room Tim meets two other boys Giles and Biscuits , he likes Biscuits a lot but he doesn't like Giles because he's mean to him.
7.Tim doesn't like sports and doesn't like doing the camp activitys but he starts to enjoy himself after a while.
I would recommend this book to ages 9+
Marks:I would give this book 7/10
I liked the book but it was a bit short.
A winter of spies:
ReplyDeleteBy Gerard Wheelan.
This story is all about a girl called Sarah who is afraid of nothing but all of the other kids are afraid of the war of 1920.
Everywhere i garded by soilders with guns.
It is all very scary.
Bombs are being dropped and bullets are being shot from guns all to get independence for ireland.
I would recomend this to someone who like war books. and i would give it 10/10 becaue it gives a really good description of the war.
Book: Knife
ReplyDeleteAuthor: R.J Anderson
After an event called by the 'Oakenfolk' the Sundering, all the faeries living in the big old oak tree in the garden of the human house have lost a very large fraction of their magic, all they have left is their small wings and the ability to fly.
Bryony is one of the youngest faeries in the small population of the oakenfolk and is fed up with having to be kept inside the oak tree all her life, the only faeries allowed outside were the queen Amaryllis' hunters and gatherers which were very special jobs and when one day Bryony was handed one of these jobs, she falls in love with being outside and getting food and fighting faery eating monsters but her curiousity only just grows and she gets bold enough to one day steel a weapon from the human's house, she gets so proud of this fabolous weapon she changes her name to Knife.
When one scary escapade occurs and she finds herself in a frighful place, her long faery life changes forever.
Throughout the book there are confusing plots everywhere which all get you wondering and everything comes out in the end.
Challenges for Knife are never ending and she gets more and more curious as the story goes on, she makes an extraordinary friend and an even more extraordinary discovery.
Find out what they are by reading Knife, a true page turner.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book to a girl who likes mysteries and thrillers and love stories and can store a lot of information in their head at the same time!
12-13 Plus.
10/10 because it's a fabulous thriller and a page turner.
Title; The Adoration of Jenna Fox
ReplyDeleteAuthor; Mary E Pearson
Summary; This book is set in the year 2022. Medicine and technology are extremely advanced, with new discoveries saving peoples lives everyday. Jenna Fox wakes up from a car accident after 18 months. She remembers nothing. Life is a blur with no recollection of her friends or past but weird pointless information like history dates and poetry. When she makes a startling discovery, she realizes how severe her accident was and what lengths her parents would go to save her. Betrayed by her own flesh and blood Jenna is so confused and does'nt know what do to . When information creeps back into her mind, it nearly drives her insane. Thinking about what could have been, what would have happened if she didnt get in the car accident? What would happen if she didnt live? At the end of the book, Jenna realizes the Jenna Fox she wants to be and what she will do to get it.
Recommendation; This books is ingeniously clever very dramatic and mysterious, once the secret are discovered it becomes very exciting. I would recommend this book to people who love to read a great exciting book!
Rating; This book started of a bit slow but quickly progressed into a page turner. I give this book 10/10 the reason being it was un-put down able.
Wishing chair is a great book because it has lots of adventures in it and lots of characters aswell.
ReplyDeleteJack and Jessica are excited to go to the land of creatures with there friend wishler the pixie.
But all the animals on the land are very very ill.
will they get there in time.If you want to find out read the book Wishing chair.I would give it 8/10.
Title:Justin Beiber
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Justin Beiber
Photos : Robert Caplin
This is a book about the life of Justin Beiber. Justin Bieber is a big star but still has conections to home. He made his bid debute in his home town telent show called The Stradford Star. His 2 Best friends are Ryne Buttler And Chaz Summeres. This Book tells you all of the ups and downs Justin had on his journey from being a hocky player in Stradfort, to a big Superstar in L.A. Although he is still a big artest he also is just a kid who likes to prank his friends family and teachers. He is a good proformer and always thinks that the show must go on no matter what happens for instance, he was doing a concert with Taylor Swift and as he ran down the ramp onto the stage, he broke his ancke but kept on going (although his dancing was a bit off).
I Would Recomend This Book To Any One Who Is Intrested In Getting To Know Justin Bieber A Little Bit Better.
10/10 As It Is A Very Detaled Bioghraphy
Title; The unfinished angel
ReplyDeleteAuthor; Sharon Creech
Summary; This book is a bit of a nonsense story about an angel who feels she is unfinished. The Angel doe not know what her purpose is or why she's been sent to a remote village in Sweden. When an American man and his daughter move into the village, the little girl helps her discover what an angel should do. So while she is doing her daily duties she discovers a shed that is filled with orphaned children. She makes it her mission to look after them. As she gets to know the children she also gets to know the people in the village and their past. All works out fine in the end and the angel discovers what it means to be an angel and wether she is unfinished or not.
Recommendation; This book wasn't too good because it did'nt really have a story to begin with. I would'nt recommend this to anyone reallly because I didnt really enjoy it. It's suitable for ages 10-12.
Rating; I would give this book 5/10 because it didnt really have a story but moved well through out the book.
Diary Of A Whimpy Kid 2
ReplyDeleteJeff Kinny
Greg was having the worst summer ever his dad signed him up for swim club again but Greg didnt want to do it because he was the worst swimmer in his group and his brother Rodrick had to collect him from swim club everyday but the worst thing what that Rodrick never let Greg sit in the front of his truck he made him sit in the back of the van and all his band equipment was in the back of his van so everytime Rodrcik stopped his truck Greg alwars crashed into Rodricks band equipment. Greg and Rodrick are always fighting so one day thier mam made them draw pictures about what they felt about eachother but that didnt go so well. Rodrick and Greg always want money so there mam made up this thing called Mom Bucks and everytime they did a chore they got 10 Mom Bucks but 10 Mom Bucks were only $1. One Weekend Mom and Dad went away for the weekend and left Greg and Rodrick in the house alone Rodrick was sick so they knew he wasnt going to plan any house partys but as soon as Mom and Dad walked out the door Rodrick texted everybody saying party in mine tonight. Mom and Dad never found out about the party but then one day when dad was going to get some photos devolped from his camera he found a picture of Rodrcks house party. Dad grounded Rodrick for a month and he wasnt aloud leave the house at all. At school there was a talent show Rodricks band entered thinking that they were going to win but guess what they didnt win.
Recomend: People who like funny books and people who dont like to read big books with big wors
Out of 10: 10 out of 10
Title=Mr Gum and the Goblins
ReplyDeleteAuthor=Andy Stanto
Illustrateded=David Tazzyman
summury
:poly and friday both go up to goblin mountin to capture goblins after they atached friday`s wife
:They arive with surprise when two theves named Mr Gum and Billy William
:The two theves and there army go down to lamnic biber
:Polly and friday exscep and go to lamnic biber and arive just in time
:Just as they arive the goblins wer just there
:Polly puts all the goblins in a big washing mashen an turnes out that they were all the children that had ran away that week
I would give this book a 7/10
I`d reconmend this book to people how are starting to get into books
Diary Of A Whimpy Kid 4
ReplyDeleteJeff Kinley
The way Greg likes to spend his summer is in front of the tv playing games in the dark. But Gregs mam has other things planned.Gregs mam wants the family to spend time with eachother but greg doesnt want that.All he wants to do is to impress the life gaurd, Hollly Hills and play video games with his bestfriend Rowley.
I recomend this book to any one who likes a good book.
10/10
Title- Sovay
ReplyDeleteAuthor- Celia Reese
Summery-
1) Sovay is living in a time when the French Revolution has started and the most dangerous place for anyone to be is Paris.
2) When she discovers that her brother and father are missing she fears the worst. When she hears that a family friend is trying to put her family in jail she takes up life as a highway man to get the files and warrents for the arests.
3) She begins to get more and more information and she is getting closer to the truth when she finds out that her brother and father are in Paris. She makes new friends along the way as well as new enemies.
4) Sovay and her friends try to stop the cause of this.....Dysart, who has loads of spies around the place getting all the information that he needs for his plans.
5) Finally, she gets a call from her maid to tell her that her brother was in her fathers office....but her father wasn't there. He was still in Paris but he was very sick.
6) She and her brother were invited to Thursly by Dysart so they went to try and ruin his plans. When they found out what he was up to they had to go to Paris, to try and get him in jail. On their way they find out that their father was in jail in Paris.
7) In Paris if you are in jail in Paris you are hung....no questions asked. Hugh, Sovay's sister,Virgil, their close friend and Léon, a soldier in Paris that Sovay has grown very fond of try to help Sovay and her father. Will they save them on time?
Age- This book would be good for 12+.
Reccomendation- I would reccomend this book who like adventures and are able to understan little bits of old English.
I would give this book a 10/10
Book: The Borrowers
ReplyDeleteMary Norton
Homily, Arrietty and Pod are a little family living under a human beans floor in a house.
Everything they own is all borrowed off the humans.
Pod is the only person left to borrow because only men out of the house are able to do it because it is to dangerous for anybody else.
They can not be SEEN by the humans because they will try to kill them.
Pod is 13 and has never put a foot across the gate to the outside.
But one day Homily decides that Arrietty would be the first girl borrower to go borrowing.
But when she has gone to the outside she wonders of from her father and a boy walked over to her and stared...... She had been Seen !
I would recomend this book to a person into a good adventure books.
I give this book 10/10 because i thought it was amazing!!!
Title Of Book:Bad Girls
ReplyDeleteAuthorJaqueline Wilson
Illustrator:Nick Sharratt
Summary:
Mandy has been bullied at school for as long as she remembered. But one day that is all about to change as there is a new girl who has moved in across the road. Her name is Tanya. Mandy's mam ia not to sure about Tanya because she thinks she is a very bad girl. But Mandy thinks the complete opposite. If Tanya could become Mandy's friend then Mandy is sure that Tanya would be able to get Mandy out of trouble.
I would reccommend this book to people who like a very curious ending.
I rate this 9/10.
Book: Dork Diarys
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Rachael Renée Russel
Summary: Nikki Maxwell Is A Teenager Who Just Joined A New School. In Her New School She Doesnt Have Any Friends, And Gets Bullied, Untill She Makes Two New Best Friends:D Along The Way Theres Loads Of Trouble And Fun. Nikki Also Enters An Art Competion Against The Bullie!The Book Is Mainly About Nikkis Life In School With Friends, And At Home With Family.
I Would Recomend This Book To, Sarah, Amy Saoirse And Danielle O, Mainly Because They All Like Diary Books Like this One(:
I Rate This 9/10.
Title; Millions
ReplyDeleteAuthor; Frank Cottrell Boyce
Summary; This story is about two brothers named Anthony and Damian, Damian being the main character. One day, after the two boys have moved into their new house Damian is exploring their lot. He comes across an old railway track. At the time Ireland is changing its currency to euro. Then a big steam train rolls beside Damian and a big bag full of pounds, (going off to the factory to be burnt) falls on to Damian's lap. He excitedly brings it in to his brother Anthony where they can fantazize with their millions. Neither boy realizes but things get very complicated with everyone having a thirst for money, plus the possiblity that maybe the bag of money wasn't a gift from God but a more sinister thing. Very clever with a hint of mystery.
Recommendation; I thouroughly enjoyed this book and found myself flying through each page. It's very realistic but with a great twist, plus everyone loves to fantazise about what it would be like to have a million euro! I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to someone who just wants a good read, and to be excited with such a marvellous book!!
Rating; I give this book 10/10, I'd rarely give a book ten out of ten unless it was really good and I honestly believed it was. It was never a chore reading, no boring chapters or anything of the sort!
Book = A seris of unfortunate events.(book 1)
ReplyDeleteAuthor = Lemondy Snicket.
The begining is about 3 children called Violet, Klaus and Sunny whom are very wealthy.
A banker called Mr.Poe tells the children that their house has been destroyed in a fire.
Sadly their parents had died in the fire.
Mr.Poe arranges them to stay with a relative called Count Oalf.
Count Oalf is eager to get the childrens fortune.
He has arranged a play where Violet heas to marry Count Oalf.
It turns out to be a scam to get the money as it turns out to be a real wedding.
But the 3 children find a way to stop evil Count Oalf but it doesn't end there.
8/10
Horrid Henry tricks the tooth fairy
ReplyDeleteBy Francessica Simon
To describe Henry could only be used with one word...horrid
He picks on little brother Perfect Peter all times if something doesnt go his way which sadly for Peter is all the time
Henry is a very foolish boy but quite entertaining in his adventures in this book:
He tries to trick the tooth fairy
He has to cope with suffering pain of his Moody neighbour staying over for two weeks while her parents go on holidays
He ruins his pageboy suit for his cousins wedding and interupts her guests
Also he tries to get rid of his new teacher Mr.Nerdoy
This book was definatly not my first choice and not a very good story so I would recommend this to the younger readers of age seven or younger
1/10
Isabella
the longest whale song:
ReplyDeleteAuthor: jacqueline wilson.
this book is all about a girl caled ella who is very close to her mum.
Ella finds aout that her mum is having a baby and is realy excited. ellas mum has a boyfriend called jack and ella does not like him at all. but when ellas mum goes into hospital ella becomes realy close to jack and ella does not like this at all.
I give this book 10/10 because it was a page turner and if you like sad books you would have to read this brilliant book.
Book=goosebumps
ReplyDeleteAuthor=R.l.Stine
1.Main characters are Greg and Shari.
2.Greg tells his class about an evil camera.
3.His class doesnt belive him.
4.Greg goes to the haunted house to get it.
5.By acceident Greg takes a picture of his friend and it came out with a nail in his foot then it came through.
6.The next day Greg brought camera to school Greg and his friend both got A picture of them taken but they didnt look different.
7.But Greg started to get fatter and his friend started getting tinner the camera was really evil.Cian M
Clean Break
ReplyDeleteBy Jacqueline Wilson
Em loves her dad very much, even if he isn't her real dad. She also loves her little half brother, Maxie and half sister, Vita and definetly her mam but her dad had the biggest space in her heart filled. When Dad, one Christmas day leaves them all for another woman, Em, Vita, Maxie and Mum don't know what to do. On that dreaded Christmas day, Dad gave the kids wonferful presents. They get awfully attached to them after he leaves when they very very rarely see him-and if so, briefly- and Maxie finds it so hard to think of his beloved father, he pretends he has forgotten him all together. They all need and want their dad very badly throughout the book, even if he isn't the best person in the world. Em wishes and wishes and wishes but will her wish ever come true?
I'd recommend this book to a true Jacqueline Wilson fan who likes a quick enough read.
11 plus
8/10 because it's an exciting enough book but with a two point deduction as the storyline is repetative.
Book=Private Peaceful
ReplyDeleteAuthor=Michael Morpurgo
1.This book is based in WW1.
2.Tommo is fighting in WW1.
3.Chairlie's wife is having a baby.
4.They named him tommo.
5.He keeps looking back at his childhood.
6.but everytime he looks back is is closer to death.
7.Tommo is scaired when he is at war.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes WW1 or WW2 because it is all about it.
6/10
Fight For Survival
ReplyDeletethere are three people whos jobs are to watch the cameras in the bowling alley.They heard that there was a stealing spree from that bowling alley and they didn't know who it was so they keep on watching the cameras suddenly one off the lights turned off.So on of them had to go there so the person did as he turned on the flashlight streaming around the place to see if anyone was around there as he keept on walking he fell over something.
I recommend this book for people who are looking for an adventure
i give the book 7/10
Arminas
Title; The curious Incident of the dog in the night-time
ReplyDeleteAuthor Mark Haddon
This book is told from the point of view of a boy living with asbergers syndrome. He is extremely smart, excells at maths and science but fails on social skills. He has a very weird view of things, like he hates the colour yellow and brown and wont have anything that colour. He hates when he has too much information at the one time. When a dog on his road, (Wellington) is mysteriously murdered he tries to track down is killer. He writes accounts of his findings and his hunches on who killed wellington in his "novel". Secrets from his past come out and he soon discovers his mystery is a very strange one, at that!
Recommendation; I enjoyed this book,, but sometimes the narrator got a bit carried away and went of the point completely, but then again it made it authentic. I enjoyed this book but its not one you would read again, and again. I would recommend this book for someone who would enjoy a murder mystery with a twist. Ages 12+
Rating; I would give this book 6.5/10, because it is a very good read.
Title:Small Steps
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Louis Sachar
Summary:This book is about a boy named Armpit who meets up with his old friend X-Ray. They have a chat and X-Ray tells him about this young singer named Kaira. She is only sixteen and they both really like her singing and see if they can get tickets to one of her concerts. X-Ray gets really good tickets and back-stage passes. When they are watching the concert one of the security guards tells them to"come with him" and they are caught for having fake tickets and Kaira finds out but she is glad fans would through all that trouble just to see her. The next week Kaira tragically dies in a car accident. Armpit and X-Ray go to the funeral and everyone is really sad.
Suitable for:Anyone who likes sad stories.
Marks out of 10:I give this book seven out of ten because there was too much describing words.
sean carrigg name of story fantastic mr fox author roald dal.the story is about a fox who lives beside 3 farmers are called boggis ,buncb and bean. the fox alwayes robs food from the farmers like chicken turkey apples geese and a lot more.the farmers get sow mad they end up choping his tail of but he does not die.
ReplyDeletediary of a wimpy kid 1:
ReplyDeletethis story is all about a boy called greg
who writes a journal that gives helpfull tips for how to stay cool in middle school.
Greg is stuck in middle school and luckily for him he has his diary to help him with his life.
Book: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid ( Dog Days )
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jeff Kinney
This Book Is About A Dork Called Greg, This Certain Book Dog Days Is About His Summer, and His Plans For Summer, His Plan For the Perfect summer Is Buying Some New Video Games And Sitting In His Room In The Dark Playing All His Video Games!But His Mam Doesnt Agree, She Has Other Plans... But As The Heffelly Family Have A New Addition To There Family, A Dog:D The Dog Changes Some Family Members Quite A Bit, find Out How Greg Spends His Summer By Reading The Book(:
I Would Recomend The Book To People Who Like Reading Diary Books.
10/10 Because Its A Page Turner
Title: Justin Beiber
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Justin Bieber
Illustrator: Robert Caplin
The book is about the life of Justin Bieber. He is a very famous teen star but he still thinks of his family and friends and always puts them first. He became famous after his Mam put videos of him singing in a talent show, up on YouTube. Usher and Justin Timberlake were interested in him, but he choose Usher to manage him because he always looked up to Usher. Justin and his Mam were very poor so they used to live with his grandparents because Justin's Mam didnt have the money to buy a home for themselves. Justin's Dad left him at a very young age so it has been just him and his Mam since he was only a baby.
Read the book if you are interested in Justin Bieber and want to find out more about him(:
10/10 it was really enjoyable!(:
Title: Scarlet
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Cassy Cassidy
Summary:
Scarlet has been trouble ever since her Dad left her. Dying her hair, piercing her tongue is too much for her Mum and decides to send her off to live with her Dad in Ireland. Scarlet does not want this to happen and makes life for her Dad a nightmare. When she tries to escape from school she stumbles across a boy on a horse named Cian.
He tells her half the county are looking for her and shows her the way home. Scarlets Dad is married with a child and another one on the way. He decides that school is not right for her and starts to home school her. While out in the woods she finds herself with Cain again and they regularly meet up. When Holly(her sister) finds this out she tries to blackmail her into piercing her nose and when she says yes things go badly wrong. The pin slips onto her lip and she is rushed to hospital. So Clair and her are left alone. When the power goes out and they go to the attic to get a torch, Clair falls and slips and is unconscious. So Scarlet searches for Cian but cannot find him so she runs to the road to stop a passing car. They drive her to the hospital and the baby is coming! Dad rushes back from the hospital and even Scarlets Mum comes back. It turns out the baby is fine and its a girl! When everyone is home Scarlet sees Cian and he tells her he is going home to find his Dad. Although Scarlet wants him to stay, she knows she must return home too. So Scarlet is often seeing her Dad and Mum now and her extended family too.
Recommendation: I really enjoyed this book throughly and I would read it again! It is for anyone who likes Drama, Family, and true life experiences. 11+
I give this book 10/10 as I thought it was really really good!
The Magicians Elephant
ReplyDeleteAuthor; Kate DiCamillo
This story is set in the town of Baltese its a very cold town with nothing happening in it. The story follows a boy named Peter who lives with an old retired soldier after his parents died. Peter is told his sister died, but he never believed it. One day he questions the statement the soldier made about his sister and decided to ask a fortune teller. She then tells him that she lives and an elephant will lead him to her. Peter isn't too hopeful that an elephant will come down from the sky and bring him to his sister. But one night a magician is performing in the opera house and an elephant comes down from the sky. Peter knows it was meant to happen and that somewhere along the way his sister will return to him.
Recommendation; I would not rcommend this book, because nothing ever happened in it, it was slightly boring and it didnt have an interesting plot. Ages 10+.
Rating; This book deserves 3/10 because it was definetly not a page turner and not very interesting!
Book:The Sniper
ReplyDeleteAuthur:.....
1.Stalengard snipers are in a class of their own.
2. Stalengard snipers helped to win the battle of Stalengard.
3.Stalengard snipers call Germans sticks.
4.They call them that because they have no forgive for the Germans.
5.Children in the schools in Russia have to join the army.
6.The are used as heavy gunners.
7.The also use them as runners.
10/10
Title; Life on the refridgerator door
ReplyDeleteAuthor; Alice Kuiper
This story is a very interesting novel, the reason being, it's a novel written in notes. Clarie and her mother communicate by writing notes to each other on the fridge door. Claire's Mam is very busy, she's a doctor and is always on call. Claire is very busy between school and babysitting and going out with friends. Things take a dramatic turn when Claires mother starts going to tons of doctors appointments. They write about certain things, like apoligizing for fights that happened the night before or shopping lists or dates of doctors appointments. Claire soon realizes note taking is not the best way to communictae when things get serious and time begins to run out. With a dramatic turn of events with a heart breaking conclusion this book is extremely memorable.
Recommendation; I thouroghly enjoyed this book, it was very memorable even thought it was written in an unusual format it was still very good. It had a very tragic ending and was very interesting through out. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a good read. Ages 11+.
Rating; I really liked this book even though it was very sad, I would give this book 9/10, because I really thought it was a good book.
alice to the rescue
ReplyDeleteauthor: Judi Curtin.
this story is all about 2 girls that enter an essay competition but are not aware of the prize.
But when they find out that it is a trip to france they are worried that if one of them wins they would barely see each other.
this book is a page turner.
Diary of a whimpy kid 4
ReplyDeleteAuther: Jeff Kinney
This book is about a boy named Greg, Gregs mam thinks that they need a maid to help clean around the house since Mom was staring class's in the library. Greg finds out that the maid isnt doing any cleaing around the house she just sits on the sofa, eats crisps and watchs the television. In school there is a guy who has the best house partys with a hot tub, great music and food, if you got invited to his house partys you were one of the popular kids in school. When Greg got home and showed Mom the invation to the party Mom said No! but it wasnt because there was no adults at the party of because there was girls at the party it was because there was a family wedding happening on the same day. When he told Rowley that he couldnt go to the Party Of The Year Rowley didnt care but since Greg wasnt going to the party Greg thought that Rowley would have second thoughts about going to the party. Greg didnt acctully mind that he couldnt go to the party because Greg was going to be one of the Grooms Best Man. Greg was dreading going back to school after the wedding because he knew that everybody in the school would be talking about the party but when Greg got to school he found out that all the Juniors that went to the party were acctully the servants for all the seniors that went to the party, And for once Greg acctully was glad that he didnt go to the Party that was Supposed to be The Best Party Of The Year!
I would give this book 10/10 it is definatly a page turner
Name:Horrid Henry
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Francesa Simon
Henry is a boy who always gets in trouble.
He has a brother called peter.
But poor peter is always gettng hurt and when he gets hurt he tells but then henry whats to hurt him more because he always gets told to go to his room.Like one chapter Henry puts Peter up in a tree but he dosnt like hights. 8/10
alice to the rescue.
ReplyDeleteauthor: judi curtin.
this book is all about two best freinds called alice and megan who are in first year. All of the first years are entering an essay competition
and the prize is a trip to france.
Megan does not whant alice to enter as she will not be able to hang out with her for a month if one of them won.
I give this book ten out of ten because it is a very exciting book.
Title Diary of a wimpy kid.
ReplyDeleteauthor Jeff kennedy
The story is about a boy that is always being bullyed by his brother rodrick and one summer rodricks brother was sent to do swiming lessons and every day after swimming rodrick colected him in his band van.Iwould recomend this book to my brother.I would give this book 8/10 itought this book was good.
Name;The Haunted Surfboard
ReplyDeleteAuthor;Anthony Masters
1.Main character is Jack Morton
2.Jack is always getting in trouble in school.
3Jack lives on A beach with his Mam.
4Jack see A gost trying to surf crab rock and he tries to save him and nearly drownes.
5A boy comes over and tells him that gost is his brother and he wants to surf crab rock so his gost would be laid to rest.
6The boy set out and started surfing crab rock and he maid it and his brother was laid to rest.
Title; Indigo Blue
ReplyDeleteAuthor; Cathy Cassidy
This book is about a girl named Indigo. Indigo is an eleven year old girl who loves to daydream, and hates schoolwork like boring maths tests with her teacher Ms. McDougall. Indigo's Mother lives with her boyfriend, Max. Max is nice, so Indigo thinks. He gets very upset sometimes and takes it out on her Mother, this behaviour is nothing to worry about, sure it's just Max, so Indigo thinks. One day when Indigo is walking into school Max scares her as she walks out the door, pleading with her saying that her mother has to stay with him. Indigo thinks nothing more about it and continues to go to school. When mum arrives with big bruises Indigo gets scared. When they drive away from school Mum takes a different route. They end up dingy flat in the basement of an old lady's father house. The flat has mould on the walls and is very drab. Things arent too good at school either with Indigo's best friend, Jo, between her excluding her and acting very strange. When her teacher Ms McDougall arranges for her class to perform Oliver! Indigo gets the main part alongside a new girl in her class Aisha. Jo and Indigo's friendship is on the rocks with Indigo realizing that the joking and laughing Jo she once knew is gone. Indigo befriends Aisha and they become great friends. Life is great at home with mum's new job and their nice new neighbour, Ian. When things take a turn for the worst and Max shows up unexpectantly Indigo gets very frightened. After a trip to the hospital and numerous social workers and emergency foster carers, life for Mum, Indigo and Misti looks good once again with Max out of the picture.
The Bad beginning
ReplyDeleteAuthor: lemony snicket.
This book is all about three-misfortunate orphans.
When their parents die in a huge fire a friend called Mr. Poe comes to look after them until a distant relative is available to take care of them.
They are very wise children and when it comes to meeting their fortune grabbing guardian named count Olaf they must do all that they can to protect each other. And also their parents left a huge fortune.
I think this book is very misfortunate and I give it ten out of ten.
The boy in the striped pajamas:
ReplyDeleteAuthor: John Boyne.
1. This book is all about a boy called Bruno whose father is in the German army fighting in World War 2.
2. Bruno has to move house and leave all of his friends to go to a strange place because his father has to work there.
3. He discovers that there are Jews in a concentration camp near his house.
4. Bruno does not no what it is and explores it.
5. When he does this he makes a friend called shmuel but has to make this a secret because at this time Hitler did not like the Jews and neither did Bruno’s father.
This book is 10+ and it is a very sad but good book.
Title-CRINGE!
ReplyDeleteThis book is about a girl called Amaryliss whos family are all weird, but Amaryliss is the only normal one. Her friend Xanthe is so pretty and rich and Amaryliss wished she was her, but the Xanthe's parents get a divorce and she is very uspet. Amaryliss' father is an artist and he got a call and he was asked to come to America and paint the president. Amaryliss was so embarrassed when she saw him on tv with his ripped cords and beret, as usual. Find out what happens on Amaryliss' birthday when you read the book!(:
10/10-very good book!
I would recommend this too people who like a good book but only girls!:P
Book: Millions
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Frank Cottrell Boyce
Damian, his brother Anthony and their dad live in the time of the currency change in Ireland living in their new house. One day, Damian is outside getting away from everything on his own when he prays to God for a miracle when suddenly a huge bag of old pounds falls from the sky and Damian brings it back to his older brother and they realise that the money had actually fallen from a train loaded with pounds on its way to burn them all. The brothers only have about two weeks to spend it before the euro is introduced to Irish life, the brothers are thrilled with their new fortune, buying valueable items from acquaintances at school hardly ever realising that this money could be dangerous, hardly ever realising people will get suspicious...
Recommendations: to someone who likes a bit of a mystery with a few twists.
8/10 as it was a good read though it was a little strange that the main character was crazy about saints.
Title: Wildflower Girl.
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Martia Conlon-McKenna.
Summery:
1. This book is a follow-up of Under the Hawthorn Tree which is about a family who manage to live through the Great Famine in Ireland.
2. Everything is going fine while she and her brother, Michael, and sister,Eily were living with Nano but when they are told that they must close their shop where they lived disaster struck.
3. Eily, Michael and Nano were sorted as Eily was getting married so she would have somewhere to live and Michael got a job where he could live too and Nano was allowed to stay with Eily but there was no place for Peggy.
4. Peggy wanted to move to America by herself to start a new life for herself where many other people from Ireland have gone. Eily didn't want her to go but she knew that it would be best for her.
5. After a long and horrible journey to America Peggy arrives and finds a place to stay that will give her a job as a servant. She didn't like her the people who she worked for so she wanted to find a better place to work and stay.
6. She finds a better place, working in the Rushton household as a servant but it was much better than the last as she had a friend who worked with her.
7. She makes an enemy from the Rowan family who she works for. The daughter, Roxanne. Peggy manages to get along with her job but she always longs to be back in Ireland, runnung in the fields with her family. Will she ever see or hear from them again?
Aged 10+
it is a good book but it takes a while to get into it.
7/10
Book: ME
ReplyDeleteAuthor(s): Rebecca Stevens and Steve Jeanes.
This is a quirky book about a quirky girl with a name likely to be an aspect of imagination, Carmen Amaretto del Fuego Delafonte Passionflower Poisson or Janet for "short". Janet is pretty much the main character writing about a short period of her twelve year old life but Charlie also has an opinion of this slighty obnoxious girl. The book is about Janet and Charlie and how they become friends slowly but surly learning to hate the same enemies and love the same music throughout the story. Find out how insane Charlies sister is and what happened the day Janet had to be minded by Charlie's mam by reading this book.
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to someone who like easy an enough read with not a big mysterious plot.
7/10 because it was quirky and different and slightly crazy.
Ages 10 plus
Title: Lucky
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Cassie Cassidy
Summary:
Mouse has just been suspended. Again. He didn’t mean to, he just wanted to give the school hall some ‘colour’. When he’s walking down the street, he sees a stray dog and he gives him some chips, just to see him run over by a girl! The girls name is Cat the same age as Mouse and when they bring the dog to the vet they find out that they need to find some money to pay for the care, but Cat says she has it. Mouse lives in the rundown estate of Phoenix and Cat lives in a posh estate. They get the dog back and call it Lucky. Mouse’s Mum works at the Phoenix, a rehab and when a mad man called Frank Scully is trying to sell drugs to recovering drug-addicts the police is called, but all the drug-addicts don’t like this. One night when Mouse and Cat are coming back to Mouse’s house, they see the phoenix in flames and Mouse’s apartment turned upside down. They believe that this has been done by drug dealers on the estate. Mouse and Cat have to plan to get back at the dealers and they plan to tag the doors and houses of the dealers, saying things like Dealers Out and Phoenix Will Rise Again. However when they are caught they are taken to the police station. When their parents are called it’s a big shock to Mouse. He finds out that Dave, Mouse’s counsellor is Cat’s Dad, and she is 12 not 14 and her brother Josh is dead and not still sick. Mouse is outraged by this and storms out. He realises that actions speak louder than words.
Recommendations: This book is extremely enjoyable and I recommend it to anyone who likes to read, as it has something for everybody! 12+
I give this book 10/10 as it is my favourite book out of all the Cassie Cassidy series.
Book:Born to run
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Michael Morpurgo
1.The book is about a dog who has three owners throughout his life.
2.His first owner Patrick calls him Best mate but one day Best mate gets stolen.
3.Best mate is taken to a man who races greyhounds.
4.Becky (the greyhound racers girlfriends daughter )renames Best mate Bright eyes.
5.Becky ends up in hospital and can't keep Bright eyes any more.
6.A man called Joe takes Bright eyes and calls him Paddy whack .
7.Paddy whack is sad about losing Patrick and Becky but hes glad he has Joe.
I would reccomend this book for the ages 10 and up
8/10 it was a good book but there was a bit that was sad.
Book:Bad girls
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Jacqueline Wilson
1.Mandy is a 10 year old who lives with her mum and dad who are very protective.
2.Mandy wears baby clothes and she gets bullied.
3.One day she slaps the bullies and runs out in front of a bus.
4.She went to the hospital and the doctor said she spraint her wrist.
5.Then she meets the new girl on her road Tanya and she wants to be her friend.
6.She does become friends with Tanya but her mum doesn't like her because she's a lot older.
7.Mandy gets into trouble because of Tanya and she can't see her any more.
I would reccomand this book to the ages 9 and up
8/10 because it was enjoyable to read and it's about friendship.
Title: The silk Sisters-Pink Chameleon.
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Fiona Dunbar.
Summary:
When Rorie and Elsie's parents dissapear they are dreading to stay with their Aunt Irmine and Uncle Harris. They are forced to stay in their Uncle Harris' boarding school. But they are eager to get out of their Uncle's hand's. they soon discover the truth about their parents disapearence.
Likes: I likes this story because it is a very questionative story.
Recommend: I would recommend this book to people who like a very questionative story.
Marks out of 10: 8/10