Eragon by Christopher Paolini
I like this because it is a great fantasy adventure about a dragon
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Hazie and Portia's 2012 recommendations...
1. Cold Hands, Warm Heart. By Jill Wolfson
2. Hunger Games. By Susan Collins
3. Catching Fire. By Susan Collins
4. Mockingjay. By Susan Collins
5. The Secert Garden. By Frances Hodgson Burnett
6. Jiggy McCue series By Michael Lawrence
2. Hunger Games. By Susan Collins
3. Catching Fire. By Susan Collins
4. Mockingjay. By Susan Collins
5. The Secert Garden. By Frances Hodgson Burnett
6. Jiggy McCue series By Michael Lawrence
Horse books
If you love horses then here are some horse books that you might enjoy:
- My friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
- Jinny at Finmory series by Patricia Leitch.The first one is For love of a horse.
- Pony club secrets series by Stacy Gregg.
- For horse crazy girls only by Christina Wilsdon
- The Thoroughbred created by Joanna Campbell
- Ripple and the wild horses of white cloud station by Trudy Nicholson.
- Kaimanawa princess by Dianne Haworth.
Monday, 2 April 2012
the yellow star
the yellow star by Jennifer Roy is a great book.it is set in the holocaust and is about agirl named Sylvia Perlmutter. it's about by the end of the second world war only 12
children survivors.
by rosie
Goodnight Mister Tom
Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside as the second world war breaks out.A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom oakley.
But then his mother summons him back to war-torn London.... Will he ever see mister tom again?
This is the blurb from the book 'Goodnight Mister Tom' It is relly well written & I highly recomend it.
Review By: Felix The Penguin
Review By: Felix The Penguin
Monday, 26 March 2012
Recommendations for 2012 by Hayzie
Recommendations for 2012 by..... HAYZIE!!!!!
1. Trash by Andy Mulligan
2. Once by Morris Gleitzman
3. Then by Morris Gleitzman
4. Now by Morris Gleitzman
5. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop: Chips, Beans and Limousines by Leila Rasheed
6. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop: Socks, Shocks and Secrets by Leila Rasheed
7. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop: Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens by Leila Rasheed
8. Peak by Roland Smith
9. Theodore Boone by John Grisham
10. Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson
WHY???
1. Trash is a great book that has been one of my favorites of this year. I truly loved it because of the format of the story. It was written from different people's perspectives. The adventures that Raphael, Gardo and Rat went on was just gripping and I couldn't put the book down.
2, 3, 4. Once, Then and Now is a great series that I couldn't put down because it was full of thrilling adventure and excitement. The cover on the books doesn't give the book away. Once has a picture of books burning. But from the actual story it is not the main idea. These books are great reads and I would recommend it to others any day.
5, 6, 7. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop is a great series of book that made me laugh so hard I nearly cried. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop goes through a whole lot of drama and she thinks she is a heroine and she also thinks she saved the president.
1. Trash by Andy Mulligan
2. Once by Morris Gleitzman
3. Then by Morris Gleitzman
4. Now by Morris Gleitzman
5. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop: Chips, Beans and Limousines by Leila Rasheed
6. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop: Socks, Shocks and Secrets by Leila Rasheed
7. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop: Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens by Leila Rasheed
8. Peak by Roland Smith
9. Theodore Boone by John Grisham
10. Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson
WHY???
1. Trash is a great book that has been one of my favorites of this year. I truly loved it because of the format of the story. It was written from different people's perspectives. The adventures that Raphael, Gardo and Rat went on was just gripping and I couldn't put the book down.
2, 3, 4. Once, Then and Now is a great series that I couldn't put down because it was full of thrilling adventure and excitement. The cover on the books doesn't give the book away. Once has a picture of books burning. But from the actual story it is not the main idea. These books are great reads and I would recommend it to others any day.
5, 6, 7. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop is a great series of book that made me laugh so hard I nearly cried. Bathsheba Clarice de Trop goes through a whole lot of drama and she thinks she is a heroine and she also thinks she saved the president.
Tomorrow When The War Began Series By John Marsden
http://www.johnmarsden.com.au/home.html
Review By: Felix The Penguin
TheGiver
the giver by LoisLowry is a very good book. it is about a boy called Jonas when Jonas turns 12 he is assigned the job of the giver.the keeper of memories.and here are some more books
* Max remy super spy series by DeborahAbela
*Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
* and any thing by Tamora Pierce.
by rosie room 4
Review-Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Review By: Felix The Penguin
Monday, 19 September 2011
Don't judge a book by it's cover...
This is a pursuasive sppech I wrote on 'Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover'
Have you ever heard the saying: ‘Don’t Judge a book by its cover’? I definitely have and I am positive most of you have heard it as well.
Today I am going to persuade you that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
I’ll start nice and easy with the literal meaning. So basically the saying tells us just because the cover of the book is boring it doesn’t mean that the book itself is boring, for all you know it could be quite exciting. On the other hand the cover might be all sparkly, bright and eye catching, but the content of the book could be dull, lifeless and boring.
Personally this has happened to me a lot of times and I am sure that it has happened to you quite a few times right?
If we dig deep into the core of this saying we could find it also means other things…
Do you realise that people just pick up stuff off shelves in supermarkets based on the packaging without seeing the content.
A good example of this is when people don’t buy homebrand products and go for the flashier packaging instead when the content is the same and homebrand costs less.
I don’t know about you, but I have noticed that we judge people by their looks, how wrong is that? I think that it is extremely wrong and wish that it didn’t happen, because just because people look good doesn’t mean that they are the nicest person in the world, which is the same theory as don’t judge a book by its cover.
Think of your favourite singers, generally speaking their appearance and style is nice or it stands out and their voice, well it isn’t too bad but lets face it there are probably better singers out there but no one even knows that they exist, why does no one know they exist? Well maybe they aren’t very well off but it is more likely that they don’t have the looks to be famous and live in the world of glitz.
Take for example Susan Boyle, she has a great powerful voice but her appearance and style, it’s not too great, she only really became famous because of UK Idol.
So my point is, people who have a better appearance often get better advantages than others, this happens in all aspects of life not just music.
I want you just to think about what we are missing out on by not giving these people a chance.
Unfortunately this is not all we do, but we also judge whole groups of people by their appearance, this is called stereotyping.
Some common things we stereotype are that all blondes are dumb. Actually some are smart, just like everyone else.
Worse than that is racial stereotyping, just think back, how many blacks were used as slaves around 150 years ago and why? Well the reason was plainly that their skin was black.
By Valeria
Elsewhere
Elsewhere
by Gabrielle Zevin
When Liz is killed in a car accident at aged 15 she knows she'll never have the life she'd always dreamed of and to experience life as an adult.
Then she lands in Elsewhere where she finds old relatives, famous stars and new friends.
She learns to let go of what she's lost and experience life (or death) to the full!
This is a very convincing book that will leave you wondering what if this world the author created was real.
On the back of this book is says:
Full of the most ingenious detail and woven around touching and charming relationships, this is a novel of hope, of redemption and (literally) re-birth.
It is a novel that tells of sadness with heart-breaking honesty and of love and happiness with uplifting brilliance.
I agree with everything it says.
If you are looking for an uplifting book I recommend this book to you!
Recommended for: ages 12 + (Senior Fiction)
By Hannah Rm 4
by Gabrielle Zevin
When Liz is killed in a car accident at aged 15 she knows she'll never have the life she'd always dreamed of and to experience life as an adult.
Then she lands in Elsewhere where she finds old relatives, famous stars and new friends.
She learns to let go of what she's lost and experience life (or death) to the full!
This is a very convincing book that will leave you wondering what if this world the author created was real.
On the back of this book is says:
Full of the most ingenious detail and woven around touching and charming relationships, this is a novel of hope, of redemption and (literally) re-birth.
It is a novel that tells of sadness with heart-breaking honesty and of love and happiness with uplifting brilliance.
I agree with everything it says.
If you are looking for an uplifting book I recommend this book to you!
Recommended for: ages 12 + (Senior Fiction)
By Hannah Rm 4
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
Ten-year old Jamie hasn't cried since it happened. He knows he should have - Jasmine cried , Mum cried, Dad still cries. Roger didn't, but he is just a cat and didn't know Rose that well, really.
Everyone kept saying it would get better with time, but that'sjust one of those lies that grown-ups tell in awkward situations. Five years on, it's worse than ever: Dad drinks, Mum's gone and Jamie's left with questions that he ust answer for him self.
This is a heart-felt story that everyone must read!!!
Valeria
Ten-year old Jamie hasn't cried since it happened. He knows he should have - Jasmine cried , Mum cried, Dad still cries. Roger didn't, but he is just a cat and didn't know Rose that well, really.
Everyone kept saying it would get better with time, but that'sjust one of those lies that grown-ups tell in awkward situations. Five years on, it's worse than ever: Dad drinks, Mum's gone and Jamie's left with questions that he ust answer for him self.
This is a heart-felt story that everyone must read!!!
Valeria
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Book club recommends . . .
The sea-wreck stranger by Anna Mackenzie
Ebony Hill by Anna Mackenzie
Juno of Taris by Fleur Beale
Fierce September by Fleur Beale
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne Lafleur
The Pearl of Tiger Bay by Gabrielle Wang
Fearless by Tim Lott
Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
Message in a bottle by Valerie Zenatti
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Hitler’s canary by Sandi Toksvig
Stop the train by Geraldine McCaughrean
The diary of Ann Frank by Ann Frank
The boy in striped pyjamas by John Boyne
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Cherub series by Robert Muchamore
Kiss my book by Jamie Michaels
The Rosie Black chronicles by Lara Morgan
Boy overboard by Morris Gleitzman
Girl underground by Morris Gleitzman
Doubting Thomas by Morris Gleitzman
Toad rage by Morris Gleitzman
The phantom series by Terri Farley
The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon
Pearl verses by Sally Murphy
Monday, 8 August 2011
0.4 by Mike Lancaster
My name is kyle Straker
And I don't exist any more.
So begins the story of Kyle Straker,
recorded on old audio tapes
You might think these tapes are a hoax.
But perhaps they continue the history of a past world.....
-Maimoonah
And I don't exist any more.
So begins the story of Kyle Straker,
recorded on old audio tapes
You might think these tapes are a hoax.
But perhaps they continue the history of a past world.....
-Maimoonah
The Whisperer by Fiona McIntosh
This book is set in a fantasy medieval times where two different lives collide to uncover a secret that will change their fate and those aroud them! It is not your typical story and is too hard to explain. Even if you dont like fantasy you will adore this novel.
ENJOY!
Emily
PS. I also wrote the below post!!!
ENJOY!
Emily
PS. I also wrote the below post!!!
The Tomorrow Code, The Project & Brainjack
These three books are not a series but are all science-fiction. The Tomorrow Code is about two teenagers who have to save Auckland and the rest of the world from a mysterious white mist that will destroy human kind.....but they have to de-code the cryptic code first! Through the whole book you are not sure which way the story will go. The Project is just as exciting and involves history. Two boys are tryng to find out what the secret of the world's most boring book. They come face to face with time travel and Nazis from an underground cavern....a history and spy adventure combined! Brainjack is about a boy who is a master hacker. He is recruited for a master hacking protection company. He has to face dangerous cyber forces and battle it out for the safety of America!!!
These are so exciting and are must reads!!!!
These are so exciting and are must reads!!!!
Angel
Author-Cliff McNish
when an angel visited her when she was 8 yrs old,Freya Harrison had soon been confirmed crazy from all the angel talk.but her case had slowly subsided when she reached high school.she thought everything will be fine from now on.turned out she was wrong big time.when a dark angel begins to stalk her everywhere,Freya was forced to befriend a freak,and make a devastating choice that will change her life forever.
AN AMAZING TALE OF TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL LIFE.
Lily
when an angel visited her when she was 8 yrs old,Freya Harrison had soon been confirmed crazy from all the angel talk.but her case had slowly subsided when she reached high school.she thought everything will be fine from now on.turned out she was wrong big time.when a dark angel begins to stalk her everywhere,Freya was forced to befriend a freak,and make a devastating choice that will change her life forever.
AN AMAZING TALE OF TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL LIFE.
Lily
the Goose Girl
the Goose Girl
by Shannon Hale
Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tounge. She spent the early years of her life listening to her aunt's stories and learning the language of swans. Then, a colt was born with a word on his tongue-his name Falada- and when Ani spoke it, she found the key to his language, too. But as Ani's gift grew, so did others' mistrust of it, and soon her mother felt the need send her away to be queen of a foreign land...
You HAVE to read this
Valeria
by Shannon Hale
Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tounge. She spent the early years of her life listening to her aunt's stories and learning the language of swans. Then, a colt was born with a word on his tongue-his name Falada- and when Ani spoke it, she found the key to his language, too. But as Ani's gift grew, so did others' mistrust of it, and soon her mother felt the need send her away to be queen of a foreign land...
You HAVE to read this
Valeria
The Project
Author-Brian Falkner
Luke and Tommy are 2 teenage boys who got in trouble for what they thought is 'the most boring book in the world'.but when luke did search up the most boring book in the world he got something completely different.the book was Leonardos River,and only 1 copy was printed.they soon found out that a book collector billionaire offered 2 million to anyone who found the book,the 2 boys are beginning to get suspicious.they followed the billionaire from hotels to deserted basements,but when they found out his terrible plan,they are determined to stop him.even if it meant to travel back in time.
A MUST READ.
Lily
Luke and Tommy are 2 teenage boys who got in trouble for what they thought is 'the most boring book in the world'.but when luke did search up the most boring book in the world he got something completely different.the book was Leonardos River,and only 1 copy was printed.they soon found out that a book collector billionaire offered 2 million to anyone who found the book,the 2 boys are beginning to get suspicious.they followed the billionaire from hotels to deserted basements,but when they found out his terrible plan,they are determined to stop him.even if it meant to travel back in time.
A MUST READ.
Lily
A Rose For The ANZAC Boys
This book by great historical author Jackie French is a real good read!!!
It shows world war one from the point of view of three young teenagers, and provides fantastic insight into the harsh reality of war. It is an addictive, page turning book, that tells the storys of the three girls, who start a canteen for soldiers. Eventually, the main character is recruted by the ambulence service. This is a great story with twists in the plot where you least expect it!!!
You have to read this!!!:)
It shows world war one from the point of view of three young teenagers, and provides fantastic insight into the harsh reality of war. It is an addictive, page turning book, that tells the storys of the three girls, who start a canteen for soldiers. Eventually, the main character is recruted by the ambulence service. This is a great story with twists in the plot where you least expect it!!!
You have to read this!!!:)
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