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Friday, 11 April 2014

Terrible Tudors Ella H

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Terrible Tudors
Horrible Histories
By Terry Deary & Neil Tonge 

Summary of the Book
This book is about the Tudors which were a royal family in around the 1600's to 1700's. They were cruel and were known for beheading for the simplest of reasons. The cruel people include Henry the 8th and Elizabeth the first. The Tudors treated people like servants, Henry forced kids to be jockeys. Elizabeth looked very ugly.     



Rating
My Opinion

95/100

I like this book because it's educational and funny. It is very gross but it's mean't to be. The book has good illistrations and tells the history of England. 



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Favourite Quote/Line
Girls & Boys
Ages
9- 40
"Just a little off the top!"

Holiday Heartbreak by Haylee

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Holiday Heartbreak 
by
Rachel Renee Russell
Summary of the Book

Hi my name is Nikki.My book is about me falling in love with some one in my school. His name is Brandon.  I am madly in love with him but some thing goes wrong before Prom.When I go to give him his present that I made for him, the teacher thinks that I am giving notes to people. The teacher takes it away from me so I sneak and get it back. When I get it back, I see Brandon talking to the worst person in the school. She loves Brandon too but she only does it to make me upset.I go in to the bathroom and rip up the gift crying for a long time. Suddenly all my hope goes back up. 

Rating
My Opinion

94/100

I think this book is a really good book because it's like a diary but also you can imagine what her life is like. I really like the little pictures. Every thing is simple and it makes it easy to read. 

Recommended For
Favourite Quote/Line
Girls & Boys
Ages
9- 100
"Actually, I found this little girl throwing a  tantrum in the mall"


Boys Rule: Skateboard Dudes By Connor W

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Boys Rule Skateboard Dudes
by
David Cox
Summary of the Book
This book is about two boys who love to go skate on their skate boards.One of them had an idea to build a ramp so they did and then they got some dolls and put them at the end of the ramp.They jumped over them and landed.They got a dog and put him at the end so they could jump over him.  



Rating
My Opinion

90/100

I think this book is great because I Iike the front cover. I also like the way they did the pictures.



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Favourite Quote/Line

''Yeah,it might look easy but it takes a lot of practice it's called an Ollie. 
Girls & Boys
Ages
4 - 13

Refugee by Blake


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Title

Refugee
by Alan Sunderland

Ali  Ismail is a refugee from Afghanistan. His uncle spent 10,000 dollar on Ali to be free in Australia and have a safe  trip. On his travels he meets some  boys called Mohammed and Safir, these boys become his  friends and lead to a very touching story a touching story. 


My Opinion

This is so sad, he has lost his father so he flees the county get a better life.  The Taliban want kill him every day.  It goes  to show how lucky we are to live in Australia.




99/100


Favourite Line/Quote
What is the the value of a life;a real life.
A life of freedom.

Recommended For

Girls & Boys both 
Ages
8- 99



Thursday, 10 April 2014

A Very Merry Christmas by Ashlee



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A Very Merry Christmas
by
Geronimo Stilton
Summary of the Book

Geronimo Stilton has some very exciting news hes going to New York for Christmas but as he got out of the plane he went to pick up his bag. Unfortunately things change on him he picked out the wrong bag that looked exactly like his  cheesebiscuts but it had a name on it and when he opened the bag he found nothing but girl stuff luckily she had her diary with her.  He ran all over the city of New York to find the lady the bag belonged to it was hectic but when it was Christmas eve he saw his family friends and wait he found his .....................

Rating
My Opinion

82/100

I thought this book was a fun loving experience for all ages it is also a PRC which  makes the book even better also it gives us  world wide information on New York.




Recommended For
Favourite Quote/Line
Girls &Boys  
Ages
5 - 65
Oh I almost forgot my name is Stilton Geronimo Stilton

The Big Split by Ella Wythe

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Title

The Big Split
by
Rowan McAuley
Summary of the Book

This book is about a girl named Holly whose parents have just split up. Holly and her sister Faith are upset and confused because they don't know if they are still are family. Holly is embarrassed to tell her friends that her parents have split up. She hides but they find her and she tells them her secret. Her mum and dad talk to the sister and they eventually sort things out and they are still a family, just different. In the end Holly and Faith get a good surprise from their mum.

Rating
My Opinion

95/100

This book showed how the sisters never gave up on they family and stuck together as a team. I think this is a good book for years 3-5 ages. I think this book can be a real story of this 

Recommended For
Favourite Quote/Line
Girls & Boys
Ages
8 - 100
Are we still a family?