Holiday Reading Review (6-8 Sentences)
On the Literacy page of our blog I would like you to post about a book you have read, or have started to read, over the holidays. Your post must include:
- Title and author
- A brief plot summary (what you know so far)
- One thing you really like about it and why (e.g the main character, the amount of suspense, how realistic you think it is)
- Would you recommend it to others in our class? Why?
Book Review - Mr Eames
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Recruit (Book 1 of the Cherub Series)
Author: Michael Muchamore
This is a fictional story about James, a boy from a troubled background living in England who finds himself part of a secret intelligence organisation called Cherub. Whilst at Cherub he undergoes intense secret agent training. En-trusted with government missions, the book follows James and his friends as they delve into the world of the secret agent.
I really like how the main character James makes lots of mistakes and sometimes looses his cool. This makes him a very realisitc character and is a good example of how your mistakes don't have to define who you are.
Book Review - Finn
ReplyDeleteTitle: Shadow Wave (Book 12 of the Cherub Series)
Author: Robert Muchamore
This book is about James Adams who Mr Eames has described perfectly
James has been at CHERUB for at least 6 years and has a chance to go on a final mission but weirdly doesn't take it but he does have a chance to do something very risky that puts his CHERUB courier at risk.
It's a very thrilling story were the unexpected can happen a tanytime
Book Review - Livvy
ReplyDeleteTitle: I am Malala
Author: Malala Yousafazi
This is a non fiction book about a sixteen year old girl who lives in Pakistan. In Pakistan boys a put above girls and she was stopped from going to school, she was very determined to go to school never the less as her mother couldn't read. Malala is known as "The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban" One day on the bus ride to school a masked gunman shouted "Which one of you is Malala? Every turned to look at Malala causing her to get shot.
Luckily she was sent to America and made a miraculous recovery.
I really like how it shows simple daily things like going to school can be so hard in other countries. In the end Malala made a full recovery in america and now lives in England and promises to continue her job of campaigning for young girls to go to school for years to come.
Book Review - Finn Mit
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Divide
Author: Elizabeth Kay
This is a fictional book about a boy called Felix, and he has a fatal heart disease. His parents take him on the holiday of a lifetime to Costa Rica, where they visit the continental divide, the place where the waters from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans separate. However, when Felix faints over the top of the divide, he gets transported into another dimension where mythical beasts are real and humans imaginary. The book is about his adventures in this crazy world.
I like how the main character, Felix, is not your normal main character in the way that he has a heart problem. This shows that anybody can be a hero and you can still do good things if there is something wrong with you.
Book Review - Oskar
ReplyDeleteTitle: Mockingjay
Author: Suzzane Collins
This a fiction book set in the future of north america in the country of panem . This book is about a sixteen year old girl called katniss Everdeen . Her country is run by the evil president snow who lives in the crazy capitol . All of panem I counting on Katniss to be there leader into the war . Katniss must make a desision but what she doesn't know is president snow is watching here every move .
I really love how there is such a realistic feel to this story that we can see in our own lives there is action sadness death and a happy ending for someone but I can't tell you who .
Title: The Mortal Instruments; City Of Bones
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Cassandra Clare
Warning: SPOILER ALERT
The first book in the amazing, fictional book series 'The Mortal Instruments' is jam-packed with action and romance. The main character Clary finds herself thrown into a world of Shadowhunters, demons and downworlders. She falls in love with her brother* Jace while her best friend Simon gets kidnapped by drunk vampires and is rescued by Isabelle, Alec, Clary and Jace. The plot has well-developed ideas and is realistic and really suspenseful.
What I like about the book is that the plot has many different ideas but but they all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. I also really like the originality of the characters.
Overall, the story is memorable, the characters are original, and I would definetly reccomend this book to people who like fantasy, action or romance.
Title: Divergent
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Veronica Roth
Divergent is a dystopian book and is the beginning of a thrilling 3 book series which is one of my favourite series of books! Divergent is about a time when humans live in factions. There are 5 factions Dauntless, Erudite, Abnegation, Candor and Amity. Tris is a 16 year old girl and about to choose her faction. To help the 16 year olds to choose there factions there is a test, the test is a simulation where they go experience a scene and how they react helps determine what faction to choose. But there are some the simulation doesn't work on, they call it divergent. When Tris chooses Dauntless it is a huge shock for her family! In Dauntless they are known for bravery and doing such things as jumping off trains and zip-lining off 100 story high building! Tris meets lots of new friends in Dauntless but will they make it into the top ten after initiation.
This is my favourite quote in the book. ''Fear doesn't shut you down, it wakes you up, and thats what makes you dangerous!''
I definitely recommend this book and if you enjoy the book you should watch the movie as well!!
DeleteTitle:The Knife of Never Letting Go ( First book in the chaos walking series.)
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Patrick Ness.
The knife of never letting go is a tale of a young boy called Todd Hewitt who is just one month from manhood, yet the small town of prentisstown is a far from normal place for every one can hear each others thoughts called noise and there are no women, everyones noise is acting very strange, when one day in the swamp collecting apples Todd finds arip in the noise which leads him into running from the town to find safety with the mysterious girl who was the cause of it can Tod and this mysterious girl outrun the town and if they can where is safety?
I enjoy this book because it has suspense, twists and overall action. This is a great book and I think most people in the class will enjoy this book.
There is also the second book The Ask and The Answer. and the third book Monsters of Men.
Title: Artemis Fowl (The entire series!)
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Eoin Colfer
The Artemis Fowl series are some of my favorite books. They have a rather unusual topic; fairies + criminal master minds. They are targeted at boys, however, i have really enjoyed them. It is about a 12 year old boy, artemis fowl the second ( a criminal mastermind), who decides to get back the family riches. his method in doing so: Fairies.
For hundreds of years the fairy population has lived under the ground to escape the probing eyes of "mud men" (humans). Artemis fowl (the second) manages to track down a fairy, get hold of "the book" (where the fairy rules/ coat of conduct is written). Using this information, he manages to capture LEP recon fairy captain Holly Short. The LEP (Lower Elements Police) must race the clock in order to rescue Captain Holly Short, and deal with the danger surrounding Artemis Fowl and his fairy knowledge.
This is a great series, and everyone should read it, even if they find it a bit weird at first.
oops, sorry, forgot to add.
ReplyDeleteThe reasons i like it: it is very funny, and the characters have great personalities.
Title: Hunger (the 2nd book in the GONE series)
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Michael Grant
The GONE series are some of my favorite books. After all the people over 15 disappear, animals grow mutations and normal humans grow powers in an event called the FAYZ.
After all the adults simply vanished in the book Gone and normal people grew powers in the FAYZ the food supply starts to dwindle. People go to extreme measures like eating their pets for food with also Caine to take into considoration. But in the mine hides something even more dangerous, a monster that can get into peoples minds.
I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I also recommend reading this series.
Title :Clockwork Angel (book 1 of the infernal devices series)
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Cassandra Clare
The Clockwork Angel is part of the infernal devices series witch is very similar to the mortal instruments series.
The Clockwork Angel starts off when a girl Tessa Gray gets captured by warlocks and pulled into the fantasy shadow world. When Tessa escapes with a power to shape shift that she never learned of. She finds the shadow hunters and joins up with them they have little time before the Magister can overpower them with an army born neither from heaven or hell. Tessa must learn to control of her power not only shape shift but to see pieces of the persons mind that shes shape shifting into.
I wold highly recommend the Clockwork Angel, it is an action packed exiting book with lots of suspense.
Title: Alex Rider: Scorpia Rising.
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Anthony Horowitz
Scorpia Rising is the final book in the long nine book series. The terrorist organization Scorpia is back and planning revenge on Alex Rider for what he did to them {read Scorpia}. Alex is back in school and wants a normal lifestyle. But he gets sent on a mission for the last time.
The organization tricks MI6 and sends Alex to uncover their plan in Cairo. But what Alex doesn't know is that Scorpia has a nasty surprise waiting for him at the other end.
This book has great characters and detail. It is quite dark and violent and has good suspense. It has a good interesting plot and storyline.
I recommend it to all who have read the rest of the Alex Rider series.
Title: Allegiant
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Veronica Roth
The third book out of the thrilling trilogy Divergent.
Tris, a sixteen year old girl, is faced with the biggest decision of her whole life. As she ventures outside of the city beyond the border, she finds herself beggining to realise that her whole life was a lie. So she and her friends venture out on a journey that may stop the city plummeting towards hell, or bringing the city closer to its deadly fate. She comes to the point were she must make a choice; save her family and friends, or save the city. Tris, ends up making a sacrifice she never expected.
This book has very descriptive language, and has a very intriguing storyline. I recommend this book (and the series), to anyone who likes fiction books, and has read Divergent.
I also recommend the movie Divergent, if you haven't watched it!
Title: Mandela's Way - Lessons on Life
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Richard Stengel - preface by Nelson Mandela.
I think that this book is very well written and has a lot of hidden messages in the text about Mandela's life. The author in the back of the book writes that he has spent 2 years with Nelson as has grown very attached to him. This book is about the life of Mandela and the struggles he went through to gain race equality. It also represents the way Mandela lives his life and states the different lessons he has to offer. It is not just a book full of lessons though, as it is about his life in prison and how he became elected as president. I would recommend this book to everyone as it is a very good read and is about "one of the most influential people of all time"
Title: The Hobbit
ReplyDeleteAuthor: J.R.R Tolkien
Bilbo is just normal hobbit who likes a comfortable and calm life, hobbits don't like adventures especially Bilbo.But all of that changes when 13 dwarves and 1 wizard (Gandalf)come to take him away on journey "There and back again". Bilbo has to make a decision, to stay home and live his normal life or go on a never ending journey. At the start of the journey all Bilbo could think about was his home but he couldn't go back, he promised Gandalf and the Dwarves that he would help them get rid of the Magnificent Smaug (Dragon) and take back what they once had.
Bilbo fights wolves (Orks), spiders, goblins and plays riddles with Gollum and etc, he never though that such things would exist and he never ever thought he would be doing such things.
I would recommend it to everyone because it has lots of detail, great characters lots of action, has a good story line.
it's a really good movie as well
DeleteTitle: Fearless
ReplyDeleteAuthor: T.E. Berry Hart
Fearless is a great adventurous story set in a creepy chilling future scenario.
The book is very gripping and is a great page turner and wants to make you keep reading. I recommend it if you are into adventure books or future worlds.
Very enjoyable, amazing suspense!
Title: Extinction
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Lizzie Wilcock
This is the 1st out of 2 books in this series, it is about two average twins named Annie and Mac living a normal life until they see a flash of light while they were swimming at the beach. They quickly run home only to find their parents dead, as well as the rest of the city. They find a mysterious website that shows they may not be alone, and that they have the power to undo this mass-extinction.
Annie and Mac then travel back in time to figure out a way to stop this from happening again, they then met new friends that have experienced the same death-toll as Annie and Mac and work together to save humanity. But there is someone that will do anything to stop them...
Extinction is exciting and thrilling story, it explains the book in great describing vocabulary. An awesome read and I recommend it to all the readers looking for a suspensive story.
Title: Anne of Green Gables
ReplyDeleteAuthor: L.M.Montgomery
This is a story about a girl called Anne and her life with her family in Green Gables. She's from orphanage and she has a amazing imagination.
I like this story because Anne's personality is funny and interesting. She makes mistakes and it's always something happening in Green Gables.
This is a world famous story, if you didn't read it, you MUST read it!!
Title: Flambards (The first book in the Flambards trilogy)
ReplyDeleteAuthor: K. M. Peyton
Set around the time of world war one, Flambards is about a 12 year old orphan, Christina Parsons, who has spent her life being shunted around multiple relatives, and is sent to live with her widowed Uncle and his two sons Mark and William, in his old and run down country house Flambards. Her Uncle loves hunting, but was crippled by an accident and is violent and has let the Flambards crumble after the death of his wife, only putting money in the horses for hunting. William has also been injured in a hunting accident and is now secretly pursuing his interest aviation and flying of which his father disapproves.
Despite her tyrannical Uncle and arrogant cousin Mark, Christina soon makes friends with her cousin William, finds a great love for hunting and makes a mark on Flambards and the people who live there.
I really liked Flambards because it had believable and diverse characters, and Christina encountered some interesting moral problems for the early 1900s which really made me think.
I really enjoyed and would recommend this book, although at times it can lack the element of anticipation.
Book Review - Brianna
ReplyDeleteTitle: Hunter Brown and the Consuming Fire (Book 2 of The Codebearers Series)
Author: The Miller Brothers
Hunter has just returned from his trip to Solandria, a place only accessible through the Author. There, he found out that he is a Codebearer, a member of the Resistance. But when he goes back to school, he suspects that a member of the Shadow is following him, and finds out that the new kid at school is also a Codebearer. He travels back to Solandria, only to find that the Resistance has weakened, and that he must save it...
This book may sound a bit weird, but it's an interesting twist on Christianity, and I could barely put the book down! I think it's a great book, and I really want to read the rest of the series. I definitely recommend it.
Book Review: Livvy
DeleteTitle: I, coriander
Author: Sally gardner
I was born in the year of Our Lord 1643, the only child of Thomas and Eleanor Hobie, in our great house on the River Thames in London. Of my early years I remember only happiness. That was before I knew the world had such evil in it, and that my fate was to be locked up in a chest and left to die. This is my story. This is my life.
I loved reading about Coriander. Rich vocabulary and amazing language. I was enthralled from the first page and would definitely recommend it to others.
I, Coriander is a book which twists fantasy into reality. It took me by surprise having such an unexpected change of genre, but it was very effective.
Coriander Hobie lives in peacefully in London, know nothing of her parents pasts but
unsuspecting. Then her life changes dramatically after the reigning king of London is executed, starting with a pair of mysterious silver shoes to her mother passing away with no explained reason and a warrant for her father's arrest as he has been smuggling supporters of the king out of England. Her father has to flee the country leaving Coriander with her stepmother and an enraged preacher who hates coriander right from the start and treats her terribly, ending with her being locked in a chest and left to die.
I won’t say what happens next but the tale goes on in a fantastic adventure, where she discovers pieces of her mother's past and tries to work out who she is, coping with magic, evil, darkness and light, while trying to save the people she loves. Beautifully written.
I loved this book. :)
Title: Close to Famous
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Joan Bauer
Foster and her mum have been chased out of Memphis by an Elvis impersonator and they end up in the tiny town of Culpepper, where nothing much really seems to happen. Foster has a big dream and hopes to make it a reality. She wants to own a TV baking show, like her idol, Sunny Kroll. She soon makes friends with Macon, who dreams of making documentary films. Then she starts working for Miss Charleena who is a retired Hollywood actress. Foster's mother hopes to be a headliner singer instead of back-up for Huck(Elvis impersonator). Culpepper seems safe enough, but Foster and her mum can't hide forever.
I love this book, it's really exciting and intense. I couldn't put the book down and ended up reading it untill past 11pm and then eventually I fell asleep on top of it:) I definitely recommend it.
Title: Gold in the water
ReplyDeleteAuthor: P.H Mullen
The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Dream of Olympic Glory.
This book Is surprisingly good (for a biography) But It kept me interested throughout the book. This is a book about the American swim team and their struggles and triumphs.The author has chosen what must be the best characters possible, Reading it I thought "WOW, this story could almost be fiction." And it could At the top of their game something goes wrong. Will they succeed? Will they meet the high standards? And will the suspense ever stop? Find out for yourself.
Title: The Battle of the Labyrinth
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Rick Riordan
Percey Jackson is dyslexic, which might interest some students, as he found it harder to read things for example, the word blur off the page. Percey tries to stop Luke from getting the string which would help him get through the Labyrinth. But they got it and a battle between camp and Luke’s army. I like listening to this story on an audio book because I can just imagine what is happening kind of like a movie. I found that the story was exciting which made me want to keep going to find out what would happen next.
The story made me think a bit about achievement because they had to solve each problem that they came to and I started thinking how I could get around problems I might find in my normal day life.
by Angus
Book Review- Rose S
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Fourth Apprentice ( 1st book of the warrior cat series Omen Of The Stars)
Author: Erin Hunter
Four warrior clans have shared the land around the lake as equal for many moons. But a prophecy foretells that three ThunderClan cats will hold the power of the stars in their paws. Lionblaze and Jayfeather know that they are two of the three cats in the prophecy. Now the brothers must wait for a sign form starclan to discover the third cat.
Meanwhile, Dovekit and Ivykit kin of the great leader Firestar are poised to become ThunderClan apprentices. Soon one sister will have a threatening vision and will begin to realise that she possesses mystical skills that no other cat has.
These books, the warriors are amazeballs!!! I totally recommend them.
DeleteOops forgot to put why I like this book.
ReplyDeleteI really like this book because it is adventurous, it keeps the reader entertained and it is really intresting.
Book review
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Morris gleitzman
Tittle: Then
This is a book About two Jews called felix and zelda, they spend ages hiding and running away from the natzies. Until one morning when they see a dog, not a natzie dog but a friendly one. They decide to follow it, it leads to a nice woman who decides to look after them. She changes their Jewish names from felix and zelda to whillem and violetta, gives them clean clothes, food and a place to stay.
I am really enjoying this book at the moment, I have already got the book after this ready to read. In silent reading time having this book actually makes me want to read. I also like the book because Felix always finds himself in trouble and it has a really good story line because it is based on a true story and most of the events that are happing in the book did happen back when the natzies were killing all the Jews.
Title: Skulduggery pleasant, Dying of The Light
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Derek Landy (The best writer in the world!)
Warning!!! SPOILER ALERT
This was the last book in the series, where Skulduggery and Valkyrie are trapped in battle with Darquesse. Valkyrie gets wrenched out of Darquesse body, then Darquesse is wrenched out of Valkyries body, a few people get killed, and, of course, there's the interdimensional adventure. What Fun!!
Book review: Lily Marshall
ReplyDeleteTitle: Divergent (1st of the series)
Author: Veronica Roth
This is a story about a teenager named Tris, who lives in a world quite different to ours. In her world there are factions, to pretty much represent where you belong. However when it comes to making the decision, her mind tells her she wants to move factions from Abnegation, to dauntless. Along her journey full of excitement and adventures she finds out she is not like the others, she is very different, but learns to hold it a secret.That she is DIVERGENT!
I really enjoy how Tris, the main character is not afraid to take risks, or to be different but be unique. Tris is very good at showing don’t be someone else but yourself!
I would definitely recommend this book for others as the book is filled with suspense and it is really hard to put the book down when you start!
Book Review - Annika Munro
ReplyDeleteTitle - Hetty Feather
Author - Jacqueline Wilson
This is a fictional story about a girl called Hetty Feather, who has been put into care in a place called the Foundling Hospital. The Foundling Hospital is a place where parents take their children when they can’t look after them. This book is set in the past, when rich people had servants and the men had to go to war. Hetty has a foster brother called Jem, whom she loves to bits. It is a story of her childhood life and the early stages of her stay at the Foundling Hospital.
I love this book; it’s description of her life, Hetty’s character and the descriptions of what it is like to be her in those times. This book is luckily the first one of a series of three, so when I finish it I still have more to enjoy!
Book Review - Anuraag
ReplyDeleteTitle - Tom Hassler And The Giant Razor-Clawed Granioptrix of Ice Mountain
Author- Doug Wilson
This book is a fictional story about a boy called (Tom Hassler) and he does a lot of adventures. But this adventure is about fighting a giant razor clawed Granioptrix in a unone ice mountain, you must be thinking what is the Granioptrix , it is a massive giant with razor clawed and its teeth is big as a human looks like a humungous bear. Tom Hassler does these adventures to help people, but in this one he is going to save a village. It took him hours to get to the mountain, but when he got there he had to fly upwards to find a friend to fight the Granioptrix.
I like this book because it gives you a picture of whats going to happen and it is really Interesting. And It describes his life and how he does thats why I like this book.
Book Review
ReplyDeleteTitle: Small Steps
Author: Louis Sachar
This story is a follow up of the book Holes.
When Armpit comes back from Camp Greenlake everybody except his neighbour Ginny expect the worse from him. While Armpit and Ginny learn to take small steps in their lives. Armpit's friend X Ray comes calling.Asking if Armpit if he wants to make some big money. Does Armpit make the right choice. Read the book to find out.
I really like this book because it is interesting, entertaining and it it explored the scene of people having to make tough decisions in life.
Book review - Hal Wilkes
ReplyDeleteTitle - The son of Neptune
Author - Rick Riordan
WARNING - THIS HAS ***MASSIVE SPOILERS*** SO IF YOU WANT TO READ THE BOOK DON’T READ THIS.
The Son of Neptune is the second book of the second series of the Percy Jackson universe (Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, Heroes of Olympus). The book starts off with a great start with Percy being chased by gorgons with his memory lost, apart from a memory of Annabeth, his girlfriend. He then finds Camp Jupiter, a camp for young demigods. He immediately makes friends of Hazel and Frank, and an enemy of Octavian, the camp Augur . Through the entire book Percy get a feeling of wrongness from the Roman side of the Greek gods. He is then sent on a quest with Frank, Son of Mars, and Hazel, Son of Pluto, to find and destroy Alcyoneus and free Thanatos (Death). On the way he find out that Polybotes army is marching towards Camp Jupiter to destroy it. Even though he hasn’t been at Camp Jupiter very long, he still loves it like Camp Half-Blood Eventually he tricks the seer Phineas into drinks gorgon's blood (the poisonous type), while he drinks the healing type of gorgon’s blood. He then proceeds with Hazel and Frank the glacier where Alcyoneus has made his base and chained death. The trio then proceeds to free death and kill Alcyoneus, then return to Camp Jupiter with a load of imperial gold and the Legion's eagle, which is Fulminata, ‘Armed with Lightning’. They then proceed to defeat Polybotes army, and Percy is made Praetor along with Reyna. The next morning Camp Jupiter gets a Holoscroll from Leo at Camp Half-Blood. The story finishes with the Argo II flying down towards New Rome.
I really liked the story because it switched between three points of view, Percy’s, Hazel’s, and Frank’s, and because it had a lot of humor in it. It was also especially good if you had read the Percy Jackson and the olympians series because you recognized Percy.
Sorry Hazel DAUGHTER of Pluto
DeleteTitle- Wonder
ReplyDeleteAuthor- R.J Palacio
"You can't blend in when your born to stand out"
Wonder is a fictional book about the life of August a 13 year old boy. August has severe face disfiguration and struggles to fit the public image of "normal". He has been homeschool all his life and finally has started middle school. How ever not everyone accepts August how is is and middle school seems very huge and daunting. Until he meets Summer a girl who befriends him. They get up to all sorts of adventures but I won't tell you what happens.
I loved this book as it is a very real story. It shows how normal is overrated and that friends are the best things you can have. I would recommend it for ages 10-14 however man adults love this book to.
Book review
ReplyDeleteBook:harry potter and the philosopher's stone
By:J.K. Rowling
This book is about a boy with a lightning bolt scar named Harry. Harry was living with his Aunt and Uncle, until a man named Hagrid changes his life with 4 words "you're a wizard Harry". Harry then goes to Hogwarts, a school for wizards, where he will go on adventures with his friends, Ron and Hermione.
I like, no, love this book! It has plenty of action and is pretty funny to read. I recommend this magical book to anyone who likes a good book to read.
Book: The Scorch Trials
ReplyDeleteBy Lucy Dunshea
The story starts off with Thomas- The main character- in a dormitory room with all the other gladers in it. Suddenly the glass smashes and there are hands reaching through the bars. he hears cranks screaming ‘Kill me! Kill me!’. they try to get out of the room and the door bursts open. the enter the large room they ate dinner last night. now the room is dark and they is a very strong stench lingering. Thomas flicks the light switch and the room floods with light and the smells is clear. The bodies of the men who rescued them are hanging from the roof…
I think that this book is very gripping and it is a very good read for our age group. To understand this book you MUST read the series in order. The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure and The Kill Order if you enjoy the series. I like this book because it is very gripping, different, it has a lot of cliffhangers and has a bit of comedy.
Undead Pets
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Sam Hay
Main character: Joe Edmunds
Join Joe on an undead adventure with zombie pets and the amulet of Anubis.
When the story began Joe's uncle (who works in Egypt) gave him an amulet which granted the owner one wish. And Joe's wish was that he had a pet, but he got a zombie hamster!
Now he helps undead pets pass on to the after life.
I really enjoy this book series because it has comedy and good story lines.
- Title and author - Minecraft Construction Handbook by Egmont Publishing/Mojang
ReplyDelete- A brief plot summary - This book is about people who dont know how to build stuff amazingly in mindcraft. It shows you step by step how to do specific things and how hard they will be.
- One thing you really like about it and why - I really like that the book is easy to read and sometimes they have very popular characters from youtube star in the books with information.
- Would you recommend it to others in our class? Why? - Yes for those people who dont really know how to make certain stuff in mindcraft or who are at least having trouble. Those who have the game will find it useful too.
Book Review: TC
ReplyDeleteBook: The Lord of the rings
Author : J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings is a fictional story about a Hobbit called Frodo Baggins Who holds a ring that can the dark lord Sauron power over the world The book is all about the adventures Frodo goes on to destroy the ring in a volcano in Mordor which is the enemies strong hold
I really like how the book just draws you in and you just want to read more and even though there are about 1000 pages and lots of words on each page. I would recommend this book to others if you are an avid reader because it is quite a good book if you understand it and the ideas but if you don't I suggest wait until you're a better reader.
Book Review - Nicola Ross
ReplyDeleteTitle: Big game
Author: Dan Smith
Armed with only bow and arrow thirteen year old Oskari set out into the cold Finland wilderness, of his homeland on an ancient trial of manhood. But instead of hunting animals he finds an escape pod shot down from an Air force plane by a group of terrorists, who have shot down the president of the United states of America and are on there way to capture him. Even if Oskari and the president can escape them how will they be able to survive in the wild by themselves.
I like this book because of the way the writer has set out the story line, it reels you in at the beginning of the book, because you want to find out what happens at the end of the book. I would recommend this for people who like adventure stories.
Book review -Emily Bendall
ReplyDeleteTitle -Brilliant
Author -Roddy Doyle
Gloria and Raymond's uncle is homeless and unemployed and he's been at their house for the past month. And when they sneek out to the kitchen late at night, they hear their gran talking about the 'black dog of depression'. Eager to help out there uncle; the kids set out to find the dog, stopping at every house they knew that had a black dog. At one house they meet up with an old friend, Ernie, who 'believes' he is a vampire. With his help the kids start to run towards the park and find the black dog. While cutting through the park more kids come running and together they face off the black dog of depression.
I liked this book because of the story line and how the title links into the book at the end. I would recommend this book for all ages.
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Title-Then
Author-Morris Gleitzman
2nd book in “Once” series
Zelda and Felix are Jews in the war against the Nazis. They have travelled a long way and in the first book,Once, Felix was in an orphanage. He found a carrot in his soup, which prompted him to set off to find his parents. He finds Zelda on the way and helps her to understand why her parents were Nazis and why they died to save her.
Then, is about how they are still running, trying to find a new home as well as a new family. They find Genia who gives them food and a home and a family. A best friend and pet dies, their new dad is missing, and their life is falling apart. But Felix does not give up. I really like these books because they give off to never give up and how new family and friends can change a life completely.
haven't got round to reading then but I read once and it was brilliant I would highly recommend this book
DeleteClass A
ReplyDeleteBy Richard Muchamore
‘Class A’ is an exciting story about a spy organisation called cherub. Instead of using adults, they use children. The book is mainly focused on James Adams, a twelve year old boy from a troubled background.
James and three other kid spies along with two adult agents are sent on a secret mission to help gain knowledge on the drug scene in England. They do this by becoming friends with the man at the top of it, but they never have known the fights, guns and car chases that they would encounter along the way. Robert Muchamore makes this book a lot more interesting and thrilling by using descriptive words, sentences and phrases.
I think this book is suitable for kids aged over 10 and older, and i would rate this book 8/10 stars.
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ReplyDeleteTitle: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
In this book Stanley Yelnats had been taken to Camp Green Lake for being accused for stealing Clyde Livingston (famous baseball player) shoes that had been donated to Homeless Home Care.
Camp Green Lake’s quote is “When you’re a bad boy, you become a good boy”, do you think that’s right. At Camp Green Lake you dig one hole every day, if you found something the warden would like you would get a day off.
Ever since Stanley Yelnats been there he had made friends.
X-Ray, Squid, Armpit, Zero & Magnet were the friends of Stanley.
More comes to this story within Stanley's ancestor's history.
Find out more in the book. Go ahead and read, it's what you can do.
Gangsta granny by David Williams
ReplyDeleteAn 11 year old boy named Ben is forced to go to his granny's every friday night because his parents go out watch ballroom dancing and if not that they did many other things were done it was their “date night”.Ben had a love for plumbing and thought all his granny did was make many things to do with cabbage and read books about crime. All Ben’s parents ever did was watch ballroom dancing. However there may be more to his granny than meets the eye including sucking on to Murray mints for incredibly long periods of time, being very creative with cabbage and being the world's most wanted jewel thief.