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

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

Book club recommends . . .

Sample these great reads

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

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

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!!!

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!!!!