tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87762205460221669932024-02-07T17:32:10.734+11:00Lightning ReadersPort Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-24983368600613186112020-10-07T11:49:00.009+11:002020-10-07T11:50:53.275+11:00September '20 Online Reviews<p><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=506613"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"></b></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVl4WZPMvr1TdQ-Drre_0PfEq_MGLuxQ23v7hc1ShSsJwGUbIzx0Sp_gXFlT4fvwDRDe3III3khBuhMC0tZZnojYQLTZB4p603AOydSnBseiezbW4dF_8HKIq3FDwXv5NBXLCrMpxr9Yl/s200/index+%252812%2529.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVl4WZPMvr1TdQ-Drre_0PfEq_MGLuxQ23v7hc1ShSsJwGUbIzx0Sp_gXFlT4fvwDRDe3III3khBuhMC0tZZnojYQLTZB4p603AOydSnBseiezbW4dF_8HKIq3FDwXv5NBXLCrMpxr9Yl/s0/index+%252812%2529.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Pho</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>enix </b><b>Colossal</b><b> </b></span><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Comic Collections, Review by Aarev</b><p></p><p>It's basically a bunch of comics about Phoenix and Phoenix studio, where people have made lots of little comics and drawings and collected them all in one book. It's really cool, there are lots of different themes like animals, Space and the 1990's. You never know what to expect. It's really fun, there's this slug detective, he's so weird and so funny! </p><p>Rated:<b> 5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"so many different comics and I liked all of them"</i></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRulQ2SPn8cZfNsD8O0zgGhBGgnu27Z13PTnIF6Ao47mfgcpFVHSmAT4N_GaIC-Pn2z1pgijCKkz1UgrI9oTg3oyH-YSl9g2rH9jsPmsaBbrzz21zyFcsOM4g4IIMi0ACBthBtsr8ti5x/s451/the-thief-lord.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="300" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRulQ2SPn8cZfNsD8O0zgGhBGgnu27Z13PTnIF6Ao47mfgcpFVHSmAT4N_GaIC-Pn2z1pgijCKkz1UgrI9oTg3oyH-YSl9g2rH9jsPmsaBbrzz21zyFcsOM4g4IIMi0ACBthBtsr8ti5x/w146-h219/the-thief-lord.webp" width="146" /></a></span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, Review by Noah</span></b></p><p>Really interesting, sometimes it gets a bit boring, but then it always gets exciting again. Two boys, their parents die in a car crash recently. One gets sent to an orphanage and the other one goes to stay with their aunt -she's not nice, she says really hurtful things. Beau is really kind and he always wants to be with his brother, but they're only allowed to see each other once a month. So they run away to Venice, since their mother used to tell them stories about it. Now there are people on their trail, and they know they are in Venice. They're hiding out with street kids in an abandoned old theatre. Their street friend steals stuff from houses and they sell it for him, no one knows where he lives though...</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"There's a lot of different themes and lots of stuff happens. It's a stand alone story. It's amazing!"</i></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=288380"></a></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsnxFOEZGXB38BvnWovVD09FXAQmvIPwKJ3ptVhQCoMJfe8fZaWt4p2DgR7btw61PfF39hms5YFSCbVBq-yN6R_Wxxo18gCmr24xQZhb-4NliKDASF_GgGrmBoVKmtr8b0xqArHLjBKJe/s200/index+%252813%2529.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsnxFOEZGXB38BvnWovVD09FXAQmvIPwKJ3ptVhQCoMJfe8fZaWt4p2DgR7btw61PfF39hms5YFSCbVBq-yN6R_Wxxo18gCmr24xQZhb-4NliKDASF_GgGrmBoVKmtr8b0xqArHLjBKJe/s0/index+%252813%2529.jpeg" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney, Review by Zara</b></span><p></p><p>About this power outage and there's a blizzard. The basement gets flooded which makes Greg's mum really sad. They need food so they get cans and Greg has this gobstopper.</p><p>Rated: <b>2</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I got this series from my cousin, I had already read it once, so maybe I found it boring because of that." </i></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduyqDCvZkQukK55yOBWY5UbYXG5hIk9pU5KfPu-Iw7Mwf9vNitraHVnLc3dyMmyNtGhUiKCPAF_muPMVWi_xTcx6f2q3FjjmEFKoQj6g_qWEIbdwgWqDt5MZoilcYjrPtVcjgAgdNIe5r/s475/3501882.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="290" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduyqDCvZkQukK55yOBWY5UbYXG5hIk9pU5KfPu-Iw7Mwf9vNitraHVnLc3dyMmyNtGhUiKCPAF_muPMVWi_xTcx6f2q3FjjmEFKoQj6g_qWEIbdwgWqDt5MZoilcYjrPtVcjgAgdNIe5r/w133-h217/3501882.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Wicked!: The Slobberers by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman, Review by Atticus</b></span><p></p><p>There are four books in this series. Two kids, Dawn and Rory get attacked by really creepy worms that follow them. They escape from their hometown with their grandpa, and are driving down this creepy road when a snail jumps out at their car and leads them to a tree....</p><p>It's them against the slobberers!</p><p>Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Very creepy, so good so far"</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=524367"></a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiLRRizS-AvT5FqG___EZseMj569TcCtbjiGuc9RoXzSy48tS_K7JDdyjQBQs7AJqcw5T41Kdu72MnvsMn3NHhZCM8dJqNWIpcsyig_6FHUVJBgfP6GlG2Npnni6mWga-fg5eFMRzVDh2/s200/index+%252814%2529.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiLRRizS-AvT5FqG___EZseMj569TcCtbjiGuc9RoXzSy48tS_K7JDdyjQBQs7AJqcw5T41Kdu72MnvsMn3NHhZCM8dJqNWIpcsyig_6FHUVJBgfP6GlG2Npnni6mWga-fg5eFMRzVDh2/s0/index+%252814%2529.jpeg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Firstlife by Gena Showalter, Review by Jaxon</span></b><p></p><p>In this book your first life is just the beginning. After you die, you go on to a new life either as a member of Troika, where freedom and feelings are valued over materialism, or Myriad which values wealth, appearance and power. The main character is Ten, who is currently in her first life and who is in love with numbers. Her parents send her to a what is effectively a prison, in order to force her to choose their chosen afterlife destination: Myriad.</p><p> Rated: <b>5</b>/5 <i>"very funny and very epic"</i></p>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-34990974410010310482020-09-14T15:58:00.001+10:002020-09-14T15:58:05.731+10:00Latest September Feature Review<p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=501741"></a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9wiBtBGNX0faz5sfXJ01BwzHPIzr7wQnd_qsa8YUpJx4bNkMMYUUL-xywr_6McymTgcCQFQdjOgKfuP3KiGPUB56E8FCFNLkzMHi_bFinFoGqi_23e4fAThkrxO1jjY26pXyYkKqqE7w/s200/index+%25287%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9wiBtBGNX0faz5sfXJ01BwzHPIzr7wQnd_qsa8YUpJx4bNkMMYUUL-xywr_6McymTgcCQFQdjOgKfuP3KiGPUB56E8FCFNLkzMHi_bFinFoGqi_23e4fAThkrxO1jjY26pXyYkKqqE7w/s0/index+%25287%2529.jpeg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">The Jane Doe Chronicles by Jeremy Lachlan, Review by Phil</span></b><p></p><p></p><p>The Jane Doe Series are exciting. If you like fantasy / adventure then the Jane Doe books are perfect for you. I would recommend them to eleven years old plus as they can be a little violent and sad at times. The author is Australian. Book one is called Jane Doe and the Cradle of all Worlds. Book two is called Jane Doe and the Key of all Souls.</p><p>The books are in parts; book one includes parts 1 to 3, book two includes parts 4 to 6.</p><p>Jane goes into the manor which was built by gods to save her father. On the adventure, she finds her mum. She has to defeat Roth to save the manor and save the world.</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys</p>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-13396244206797898082020-09-14T15:56:00.000+10:002020-09-14T15:56:11.952+10:00August Reviews from our Online Book Club<p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=538873"></a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EnJ-Ny9f7aBP9QDE3Vaq9Nt3vHZj9xUynSsVqdOX4WGUsZeze4S2jiAYJD16_xK9yAQ-4G9zObkC1k2TnSbjY77a99Wme02HVPwqmcfvrC9rXiaVjR52KcBUFO13TjHtCz7VjZd2CPIC/s200/index+%25288%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EnJ-Ny9f7aBP9QDE3Vaq9Nt3vHZj9xUynSsVqdOX4WGUsZeze4S2jiAYJD16_xK9yAQ-4G9zObkC1k2TnSbjY77a99Wme02HVPwqmcfvrC9rXiaVjR52KcBUFO13TjHtCz7VjZd2CPIC/s0/index+%25288%2529.jpeg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Dogman: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey, Review by Safiya</span></b><p></p><p>I got this for my birthday. It's about a dog and fairy who is called the fair fairy, but she isn't fair at all. She gets fired from her job and walks through a lake where she meets these tadpoles that have super powers. I also liked how there is a mini story at the start.</p><p>Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys "I didn't like the start because there was no action but it got better"</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=200960"></a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd2ep8Osx3ZQRVgaXF1NzNxhl9LSlum-d8XgwpwwWP-HEbhY-RKasiqn5mKrpSYSYeljefWYupS9litpsaFDAxK6Y8U0C0VeBgc85x7hRX2nnTDN-IXQha9sEdEtThyphenhyphenxiuE6J6LReLwPF/s200/index+%252810%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="127" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd2ep8Osx3ZQRVgaXF1NzNxhl9LSlum-d8XgwpwwWP-HEbhY-RKasiqn5mKrpSYSYeljefWYupS9litpsaFDAxK6Y8U0C0VeBgc85x7hRX2nnTDN-IXQha9sEdEtThyphenhyphenxiuE6J6LReLwPF/w128-h200/index+%252810%2529.jpeg" width="128" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Review by Noah</span></b><p></p><p>There was a massive war between the districts and the Capitol. In order to punish the districts the Capitol created The Hunger Games. There are 12 districts and one girl and one boy are chosen from each to fight to the death. There can only be one victor. Katniss' little sister Primrose is selected to fight and so Katniss volunteers so she can replace her. During the games Peter admits his undying lover for her and Katniss has to keep up the illusion that she feels the same so they can keep getting gifts from sponsors in the Capitol.</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys "I love the action and gory, intense events"</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6CSxmO1p1Vy3pO2hIVV9JJXga-_HG8jE-eUmzqQE6O_JAzyvJd-KONzodT__LSVTufdUpWmGr619gpMXtTO6bqbNLp5J4M4LkHDBcVQ1SCX4yxhQ61Uv97XITRrOvwwzWmqfIqzuttEZ/s284/download+%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="177" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6CSxmO1p1Vy3pO2hIVV9JJXga-_HG8jE-eUmzqQE6O_JAzyvJd-KONzodT__LSVTufdUpWmGr619gpMXtTO6bqbNLp5J4M4LkHDBcVQ1SCX4yxhQ61Uv97XITRrOvwwzWmqfIqzuttEZ/w143-h228/download+%25282%2529.jpeg" width="143" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br />Eleven by Tom Rogers, Review by Zara</span></b><p></p><p>It's about this girl who really wants a dog but they are too much responsibility. She daydreams a lot! I'm still reading it.</p><p>Rated 2.5/5 Reallys so far "I don't like the writing style very much. The author uses too many descriptive words like cheetos and sweat" </p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kufrH2Ql5foeBXZrgNLQS3B2cSioNB0XaSEoGM1PpQQymXbZBhtc5al0CsP-xN5UtZbCRL5Z-dfsjQhinAlmhgnNLlu5sRjuQBPIKlGULqHqkseaTF5UjehLXvI4QOSegrRmEUVJw6Tf/s488/51OjPGSAmzL.SX316.SY316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="316" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kufrH2Ql5foeBXZrgNLQS3B2cSioNB0XaSEoGM1PpQQymXbZBhtc5al0CsP-xN5UtZbCRL5Z-dfsjQhinAlmhgnNLlu5sRjuQBPIKlGULqHqkseaTF5UjehLXvI4QOSegrRmEUVJw6Tf/w133-h205/51OjPGSAmzL.SX316.SY316.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br />Maximum Ride: The angel experiment by James Patterson, Review by Jaxon</span></b><p></p><p>It's about these kids whose parents gave them away for money. They end up being experimented on and given angel DNA. They live in this dog box. until one day when they escape, but they have to deal with The Institute...</p><p>Every chapter is about 2-3 pages, which is a bit ridiculous.</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Funny and emotional"</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=366397"></a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbsx1rbF1OMsCwn2JPu8t-BeBcYFal_DlWThht5Z0D3liKc4NxXSy7RYSLxrCTrAHjexcoJAl8NmloJWdfzk1dtF-pJFHaQwFEFi6F5Yr1QscHt7r5MCu5oaG_YMG9Wb74J7Ft9ppgRNX/s200/index+%252811%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbsx1rbF1OMsCwn2JPu8t-BeBcYFal_DlWThht5Z0D3liKc4NxXSy7RYSLxrCTrAHjexcoJAl8NmloJWdfzk1dtF-pJFHaQwFEFi6F5Yr1QscHt7r5MCu5oaG_YMG9Wb74J7Ft9ppgRNX/s0/index+%252811%2529.jpeg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Bunny vs. Monkey series by Jamie Smart, Review by Aarev</span></b><p></p><p>These scientists have a capsule that lands on the roof, but it gets stopped by Buddy. Garret is good at cooking. Meta steep. Skunky is working for Monkey but secretly want to take him down and be king of the woods. </p><p>Rated: <b>4.5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I like how there were lots of subplots -lots of really funny moments"</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvgIZy1gfj8Uns5IcpBRWu5jyxuYa2IbixFyQJavLlKyuEpzm52ySDsVP4YKV-02yD6n3T4SRtCb0Un6q7Ga_cyyOPQ2cTVOExvBWYxl4Q5LUWv88uBWq2eGekpDFJXYvR48tIWZJDrVc/s200/index+%25289%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvgIZy1gfj8Uns5IcpBRWu5jyxuYa2IbixFyQJavLlKyuEpzm52ySDsVP4YKV-02yD6n3T4SRtCb0Un6q7Ga_cyyOPQ2cTVOExvBWYxl4Q5LUWv88uBWq2eGekpDFJXYvR48tIWZJDrVc/s0/index+%25289%2529.jpeg" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=533563">Dogman: For whom the ball rolls by Dav Pilkey, Review by Atti</a></span></b><p></p><p>I really like this whole series, it's good to read multiple times. In this book, Dogman has read an article in the newspaper which has made him terrified of balls...</p><p>Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-66912305841059328922020-08-18T12:27:00.000+10:002020-08-18T12:27:08.220+10:00June Reviews From Our Online Bookclub <p><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=504639"></a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WI7atyyA5v_fOjNOhI4Z-hQL0FYB9tl1Q-nXrS8j7EHpRF6gcd2K_HTbZJ60dPsO-x2YJIo_MUeBYTHRofb5aLp6rl7BdLUsNRC8tqtVppz40SYA5R6DXlonATdFA0uHFF6YvecbXKMF/s200/index+%25284%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WI7atyyA5v_fOjNOhI4Z-hQL0FYB9tl1Q-nXrS8j7EHpRF6gcd2K_HTbZJ60dPsO-x2YJIo_MUeBYTHRofb5aLp6rl7BdLUsNRC8tqtVppz40SYA5R6DXlonATdFA0uHFF6YvecbXKMF/s0/index+%25284%2529.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b>Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeves, Review by Jaxon</b><p></p><p>This is the first book in the series. In the future, -I've been reading books about the future recently, all depressing- cities have turned into great, big mechanised creatures. All of the current technology has been lost, which is really interesting. They find out that the Lord Mayor has found a quantum energy weapon called the Medusa, and the story revolves around stopping him...</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"explores lots of interesting concepts"</i></p><p><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=515347"></a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNxqIoftHOXRIIYPw_Co_D87LRDbWSwU_HAnFVydPRyiCBnWV_-Z8UCYX_GJLJNNJIXQZ4QdPqAnsnybrIzrr_en5iZeFKtrolf4GucdESzjuCs9N5MTsshXbiregvGK3PmNHgMcPmbPw/s200/index+%25283%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNxqIoftHOXRIIYPw_Co_D87LRDbWSwU_HAnFVydPRyiCBnWV_-Z8UCYX_GJLJNNJIXQZ4QdPqAnsnybrIzrr_en5iZeFKtrolf4GucdESzjuCs9N5MTsshXbiregvGK3PmNHgMcPmbPw/s0/index+%25283%2529.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b>Alex Rider: Secret Weapon by Anthony Horowitz, Review by Atti</b><p></p><p>This book is made up of seven short stories, which are all different and exciting. I especially enjoyed the first story and Tea with Smithers. It's maybe not one of his best books, the stories in the middle felt a bit rushed, but definitely read the first and second stories -and the last!</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=32976"></a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hFFSwFk72f9GtfLHAnAK95YXi0zKEN0BovOrXokipQc1Mhf0AgSEOWXn39dYz_jpIadSKbQK8BwcrKqWECozDZyut5mE4lpa4XMcdv5qqE2RjwKMU4OrWS9CO8pKcPC3Hny4XrNyQa5F/s200/index+%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hFFSwFk72f9GtfLHAnAK95YXi0zKEN0BovOrXokipQc1Mhf0AgSEOWXn39dYz_jpIadSKbQK8BwcrKqWECozDZyut5mE4lpa4XMcdv5qqE2RjwKMU4OrWS9CO8pKcPC3Hny4XrNyQa5F/s0/index+%25282%2529.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b>Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by JK Rowling, Review by Phil</b><p></p><p>This is the first book in the series were Harry -SPOILER- finds out he is a wizard! I'm still giving it 5/5 but it's the second worst one in the series, there's too much of a focus on the Dursleys.</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys</p><p><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=373932"></a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdPcYK0j6mImcy4_5KQqti3lGu5hFxR5OVC9b_4cQv89hJKTAK_q3dnXw54vC5K4adSxfKEPMLO1Lh98g3w2NmhW4t0IK_Y7qWz8kPPEUqsBG16mAgOdnRkjM00L5Ab7AlWCdu1aAoITi/s200/index+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdPcYK0j6mImcy4_5KQqti3lGu5hFxR5OVC9b_4cQv89hJKTAK_q3dnXw54vC5K4adSxfKEPMLO1Lh98g3w2NmhW4t0IK_Y7qWz8kPPEUqsBG16mAgOdnRkjM00L5Ab7AlWCdu1aAoITi/s0/index+%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b>World's Worst Children by David Walliams & illustrated by Tony Ross, Review by Safiya</b><p></p><p>One of the world's worst children is Sofia Sofa. She always lies on the sofa and eats junk food. She lies on the couch so much that she actually becomes half human, half couch. Her parents get fed up and sell the sofa, but she's stuck in it and has to go to hospital- with a TV in the ambulance!</p><p>There are five stories about boys and five about girls.</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's very funny, I really recommend it"</i></p><p><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?"><b></b></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E8RyE0Ps9ut0XMniXkq7owB4-hm02OGQcc45MEczX-g8yvtInZSOOa1npLwnPnKVrp6HShnDBbv8EqZEvJL-JNtk3wLOUW8RVu0W21VFJ5EArPx2AWjq_DJjSJEX7q9oumN-6YvFVryy/s200/index.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="128" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E8RyE0Ps9ut0XMniXkq7owB4-hm02OGQcc45MEczX-g8yvtInZSOOa1npLwnPnKVrp6HShnDBbv8EqZEvJL-JNtk3wLOUW8RVu0W21VFJ5EArPx2AWjq_DJjSJEX7q9oumN-6YvFVryy/w128-h200/index.jpeg" width="128" /></a></b></div><b>Ella Eden: New Girl by Laure Sieveking, Review by Zara</b><p></p><p>Ella is new at Eden College. On her first day she accidentally insults Saskia's grandmother -the headmistress of the school! On the next day they are having an activities showcase and she signs up for the school newsletter, only to find out the editor is the sister of the headmistress. Precious things have been disappearing around the school. Ella thinks they should report it in the newsletter to guilt the person into returning them. Saskia says there was a story about one of their teachers who was in love and Ella thinks there might be a ghost...</p><p>Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZmlUNkEUPay_Kxd4-MZcDvvsXkgHOJpjoBWNavQf_PCp3hsf8ru6CkB2GH0Z7pq6eyR60alSlAoPCguiPnyGQsRUcpJRVelPNeugUkRCJOHijlX6Bwhtv5RBGaaUO_ng3he-kdNpUT45/s275/download1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZmlUNkEUPay_Kxd4-MZcDvvsXkgHOJpjoBWNavQf_PCp3hsf8ru6CkB2GH0Z7pq6eyR60alSlAoPCguiPnyGQsRUcpJRVelPNeugUkRCJOHijlX6Bwhtv5RBGaaUO_ng3he-kdNpUT45/w133-h200/download1.jpeg" width="133" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Stone Raiders' Return by Michael Chatfield, Review by Aarav</span></b> <p></p><p>The main character is a half dwarf called Dave. This book is full of wolves, elves, a massive fight and giant monster who rises up. There are grand workings that may turn everyone into barbarians...</p><p>Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"This is my favourite book in this series, it's EPIC!"</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-5526663317118177112020-06-26T17:00:00.002+10:002020-06-26T17:02:20.488+10:00May reviews from our online book club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE0kOZabs4yB2kqb2blYJl62wYdhwFH-yKUbMQhEySwryrLx2M1pQbnTFeW2kbLriQou7Bgew8_M0xaEO2SquO9p-chAjz5rvy3WqtQ2TBDhyphenhyphen2w7-3UEUuyNJXR5jkAjeavOHMSDdtrxe/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE0kOZabs4yB2kqb2blYJl62wYdhwFH-yKUbMQhEySwryrLx2M1pQbnTFeW2kbLriQou7Bgew8_M0xaEO2SquO9p-chAjz5rvy3WqtQ2TBDhyphenhyphen2w7-3UEUuyNJXR5jkAjeavOHMSDdtrxe/s200/download.jpg" width="133" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;">Shadow Sun Survival by Dave Willmarth, Review by Aarav</span></b><br />
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In this book the world turns into a game, where the players get one year before the aliens invade. There are dungeons, weapons and bosses to fight. The main character is 13 and he has a pet bear called Fuzzy. It ends on a cliff hanger..the dragon eggs are hatching!<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's really good. It catches and keeps your attention right to the end"</i><br />
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The main character is Katniss Everdeen. She lives in District twelve of Panam, once North America. There used to be 13 districts until 13 was destroyed because of civil unrest. The Capitol hold a game to remember the bloodshed during the rebellion. Each district is represented by two contestants, who must all fight each other to the death until one victor remains. This was the first book in the series, but now there is a prequel as well. My favourite chapter is the last one. Definitely see the films too!<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys "It's a really good book, very suspenseful"<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=429667">Never Say Die by Anthony Horowitz, Review by Atti</a></span></b><br />
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This kid named Alex goes on a mission to find his carer and good friend Jack. He ends up in Egypt and gets captured by the Grimaldi brothers.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys. "The whole series is really good"<br />
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It's about this boy who has to stay at his granny's while his parents go ballroom dancing. She always wants to play Scrabble and read books. One day he finds jewels in his granny's biscuit tin.That's when he realizes she is a gangster, and they go on a secret mission together.<br />
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Rated <b>4</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I didn't love it, it was a bit boring."</i><br />
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The main character is James Bond except he is still a student at Eton. One of his teachers says let's go to this really hot place, when they arrive he sees some mysterious people who are talking in Latin. Then his teacher gives him a pill and he wakes to find himself tied up in a swamp, surrounded by malaria infested mosquitoes...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's a little out of touch, so much body armor"</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRK34qPZa8d0oMSgdA3cJAyH14ybhF6x-BAVbL0k2N2Hedg29kDqRW0HHV-c7rHbLWCpOBhZvIPF-xLq9Pdnm8_isP0R7AIZS-0Ns8CFJfU5j6NyXzJMtpJSYn7lYLixIMBE6f9s8RRw4/s1600/slime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRK34qPZa8d0oMSgdA3cJAyH14ybhF6x-BAVbL0k2N2Hedg29kDqRW0HHV-c7rHbLWCpOBhZvIPF-xLq9Pdnm8_isP0R7AIZS-0Ns8CFJfU5j6NyXzJMtpJSYn7lYLixIMBE6f9s8RRw4/s200/slime.jpg" width="124" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;">Slime by David Walliams, Review by Jasmine</span></b><br />
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Ned has a horrible sister Jemima who likes to collects slimy things like boogers. She prepares a Bath of Doom for Ned, which looks like a bubbly bath but is actually filled with gross, slimy things. When Ned tries to get back at her, he ends up creating Slime -and it's alive! My favourite character is the world's most lazy piano teacher.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Such a good book!"</i><br />
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Peter finds an old skull in his bedroom and calls a Secret Seven meeting to investigate. There is also a kidnapped hotel owner, and the new owners are booked out but nobody is staying there and there's a big hole....<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys<br />
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<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-49498871816103621612020-05-22T12:02:00.001+10:002020-05-22T12:06:17.325+10:00Announcing our Autumn Writing Competition Winners!<div style="font-size: 14px;">
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The wait is over! It's time to announce our Autumn writing competition winners!</h2>
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Before we do our judges on the staff and teen book club panels want to say how deeply impressed we were with the quality of the entries we received. This decision was not easy, we had our work cut out for us! A big thank you to everyone who participated. It truly was a joy to read your stories, poems and essays.</div>
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Staff picks</h3>
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7-8 Ellie C. <em>The Underneath</em></div>
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9-10 Ignatius P. <em>The Sucking House</em></div>
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11-12 Willem R. <em>Above</em><br />
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Teen picks</h3>
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7-8 Tess H. <em>My Home is Like an Island</em></div>
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9-10 Oliver O. <em>The Grumps</em></div>
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11-12 Piper A. <em>The Frozen Islands</em><br />
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Congratulations to our winners, who will each receive a $60 Readings eVoucher. Check out our Lightning Reader's Book Club blog here to read their entries.</div>
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Thanks again to everyone who entered and to all of the teachers and parents who encouraged participation.<br />We will be sending certificates to all participants shortly.</h4>
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Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-85289516546376674982020-05-22T12:01:00.003+10:002020-05-22T12:01:46.722+10:00Oliver, The Grumps 9-10 Autumn Writing Competition Winner<h2>
The Grumps</h2>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Park Street is a perfectly normal street, apart from the fact that it
has a floating house with a piece of earth attached underneath. You see, number
64 Park Street has been owned by the same family through generations. That
family was known as THE GRUMPS.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">It was a bright and sunny day on Park Street, like any other normal day,
and the Grumps were arguing through their morning routine. “Where’s my
toothbrush?” exclaimed John Grump. John was a small plump boy with red rosy
cheeks and light brown hair. He was 11 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John wore ripped denim jeans and a yellow
t-shirt with so many stains there wasn’t one bit of yellow left (apart from mustard
of course). “I don’t know, but where’s my hairbrush?” shouted Sarah Grump. Sarah
was a ragged girl not much older than her brother; several teeth were yellow
and a few had even fallen out. She had dyed blue hair and wore dark green
tracksuit pants which (if you ask me) did not go well with her light blue
t-shirt, which was also covered in stains. Sarah and her brother looked like
they had matching t-shirts even though one was blue and the other yellow. Of course,
you couldn’t see this because of all the stains. “Oh, would you stop screaming!”,
yelled Mrs and Mr Grump in unison. Mr and Mrs Grump are grumpy old lads, in
fact their name describes them perfectly. They both wore old scrappy clothes
and had dark messy hair that was so SCRUFFY and disorganised you could mistake
it for an octopus' tentacles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The Grumps were very well known on Park Street for the continuous screaming
and racket that came from their house. Everyone on Park Street was SO fed up
with the Grumps, even the trees had headaches and regularly the tree leaves
would rustle from their blaring arguments. The Grumps lived on a levitating
piece of earth about 20 metres above the ground and they could STILL be heard
throughout the whole neighbourhood. Centuries earlier, so the story goes, the Grumps
levitated their house out of the ground because people hated them so much (but
who knows if that is actually true). Theirs was a peach yellow and red house
with bay windows and long grass growing around it (not well maintained as far
as one could see). The house had been out of the ground for so long that numerous
cracks started to form in the piece of earth attached below it. The only person
who ever went up the spiral staircase leading to their house was the postman.
In fact, most people didn’t even know about the staircase because it was hidden
behind the house, and those that do know about it just don’t EVER want to go up
there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sorry, let's get back to the story. After their morning routine the
Grumps settled into their tiger skin fur couch and began their daily 8-hour T.V
routine. The Grumps’ house was surprisingly pleasant to look at from the
outside and the inside (once seen many years ago by the mailman) was well
maintained with a beautiful marble floor throughout and 2 tiger skin fur couches
in the main living area; where the Grumps spent most of their time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Definitely not the type of house you would
expect given the appearance of its inhabitants. Every day, half-way through
their T.V routine, the mailman came. The mailman went by the name of Gary Snud.
Gary wore a light blue uniform and travelled from house to house, delivering
the mail by bike. Gary came from a long line of mailmen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, Gary’s father, grandfather, great
grandfather and great great grandfather had delivered the mail to the Grumps
over the centuries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Gary hated delivering the mail to the Grumps, he was so afraid of them <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(from all the stories he had heard over the
years) he usually dropped the mail before he even got to the mailbox, then he would
rush back down the stairs as fast as he could to get to his bike and ESCAPE.
The truth is that the Grumps had never seen him, spoke to him nor even waved at
him; never mind hurt him, but he was still petrified of them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">On the day of our story the mailman slowly stepped up to the mailbox
(like every other day) trying to conquer one of his fears, which include the
Grumps, chips, people wearing hats and the one and only 64 Park Street mailbox.
He slowly slid the plain white envelope into the mail slot. “YES!” he shouted
in triumph, then he rushed over to the staircase to make his escape. Suddenly, Gary
slipped and the worst thing possible happened...</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The Goody-Two Shoes, a neighbouring family who lived directly across the
road at 65 Park Street, were watching in horror as the frightened mailman clung
onto the edge of the levitating lawn with his fingernails. The Goody-Two Shoes
family had been the Grumps nemesis throughout generations, but the fact was this
generation of both families had NEVER actually met. The Goody-Two Shoes were
also a family of four who went by the names of Craig, Dom, James and Cindy.
Craig and Dom were around the same age as John and Sarah Grump. They wore matching
dungarees with white and blue checkers and a dark blue t-shirt with neatly
polished black shoes. Their parents James and Cindy wore different clothes
(thankfully). James wore a neat black suit with a striped tie and polished
black shoes and Cindy wore a thin red skirt and a red long-sleeved t-shirt. All
of Cindy’s clothes were red, it was her favourite colour. The Goody-Two Shoes
watched in horror as the panicked mailman clung onto the edge of the floating
piece of earth. “Oh no” they screaming pointing to the mailman’s dangling body
as he yelped for HELP.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Back up at 64 Park Street the Grumps heard a panicked scream coming from
outside. For the first time in years the Grumps departed their levitating home
to see what was going on. To their horror, Gary the mailman was hanging on the
edge of their land. The only way the Grumps recognised the mailman was because
of his uniform, as they had NEVER actually seen him before. The Grumps didn’t
know what to do… Should they save him? Should they leave him? What should they
do? Without thinking, instinctively, all four of them rushed over and pulled
the mailman up to safety. By this time the whole of Park Street was watching
with bated breath. “What a kind act!” the whole street said in harmony. EVERYONE
clapped and screamed with joy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">As they clapped and screamed with happiness and relief something very
peculiar occurred, the floating piece of earth with the Grumps’ house on top de-levitated
to where it used to sit. The mailman was so grateful he could literally jump
for joy, he was back on solid ground SAFELY. The whole street cheered for the
Grumps and they were welcomed, with open arms (after they all washed), back
into the community. The next day the Goody-Two Shoes paid the Grumps a visit
and both families sat down for tea and became great friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole of Park Street learnt a great
lesson that day that it is important not to judge a book by its cover. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">A new generation of Grumps and Goody-Two Shoes now live beside each
other in harmony and tell anyone who cares to ask the tale of the day that
changed the landscape forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Grumps even have a new mailman called Michael Snub, the son of the famous Gary
Snub, who delivers mail daily to all houses in Park Street; although he does
have a new fear when he approaches number 64, the 3-foot Labrador who greets
him every day with a slobbery tongue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, if you ever drive down Park Street be sure to take time to visit the
statue that has been erected of the Grumps saving the mailman, reminding
everyone of the day the levitating house finally came back to EARTH.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-2480760519882016022020-05-22T12:00:00.001+10:002020-05-22T12:00:14.967+10:00Piper, The Frozen Islands 11-12 Autumn Writing Competition Winner<br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif;">The Frozen
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Terror flashed across Amina’s face as the tornado
rampaged toward her. She could not move, her legs were jelly, her arms would
not respond, even though every fibre in her being wanted her to turn and run. A
stream of lava plagued the sky again. The ground trembled ominously underfoot.
And a girl cursed her ancestors’ foolishness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Castle
floated in his dreams again, impenetrable and menacing. But it wasn't the
Castle he watched; it was the figure on the edge. A Knight stepped out of the Castle.
The figure stepped back and slipped slightly, then tumbled over the edge,
screaming.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Helios
woke up, heart pounding, drenched in sweat. His golden hair was plastered to
his forehead and his blue eyes darted around wildly. He sat up gingerly
checking the bed beside him. A figure. Lumos. She was safe. ‘Of course,’ he
thought ‘why wouldn't she be?’ but the uneasy feeling the dream had given him
still lingered.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Lumo
hated the new world. All the floating islands and the big cities suspended by
an invisible force and everything they could not do. Of course, she would not
remember the old world, that was more than 200 years ago, but she still had
badmouthed it (that was the sort of person Lumo was). At present she was doing
just that, loudly saying how she never believed in the school and wished their
mother would let them take a Conet. Helios was more concerned why their school had
not turned up. So, he distracted himself with their home island. The yellow
walls of the house. The faded roof. The crumbling dirt below and the patches of
dead grass. He was so distracted, he did not see the shadow, or the Knight, or
anything until Lumo screamed.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Lumo
watched in horror as the mega island floated towards them at breakneck speed.
it slammed into the island, now dwarfed by comparison. A knight stepped on to
their home, silver armour glinting in the sun. The island rocked, and twisted,
crumbling to pieces. Adrenaline kicked in, and Lumo shoved Helios off the edge,
jumping down with him. </span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Falling
through the air, he only heard one thing Lumo said. “GRAVITY”! Helios panicked.
Gravity? Gravity? A burst of understanding fire through his brain, and he
ripped off his gravity watch. </span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Now
suspended in mid-air, he wondered how he would get up to Lumo, some three
metres above him. The downside of no gravity was that without something to pull
yourself up by, you are virtually stuck. Lumo flipped upside down (the one
thing you could do) and call to Helios. “My hair!” He grabbed the end of her
long, dark, braid and hauled himself up it till he reached her. “Good thing I
never cut it” she grinned, violet eyes twinkling.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Lumo now
noticed the increasing drop in temperature, and the dwindling patches of
sunlight. Shivering, she looked East, but the Sun had disappeared and was now
replaced with a huge rock wall. The last rays of sunlight glinted off silver,
alerting her of another presence. “The Knight”, she gasped softly. He was
standing at the top of what must be his Castle, carrying a remote that looked
like it was holding the wall up. People flocked out of their houses onto their
islands dressed in warm clothes, fighting against the cold. Snowflakes began to
fall, and soon snow was piled up everywhere. “He-e-e-e-lio-s-s” Lumo chattered,
“W-w-we have to h-e-e-lp the-m-m-m”. Helios nodded slowly. They began to try
and pull themselves through the air. “This is ridiculous”, Lumo muttered and
she brought her fingers to her mouth, a shrill whistle escaping her lips. </span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A Conet
was a tiny island (about the size of a queen-sized bed) and it was super-fast
flying through the air, because the bigger the island, the slower it moved and
vice versa. One was zooming toward them right now. Helios floated over, pulling
himself up onto it and yelled “To the Castle!”. The Conet sped off, Helios and
Lumo holding on for dear life. It then deposited them right in front of the
Knight. “Stupid Conet”, Lumo cursed. </span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Knight grinned wickedly. His whole body was encased in metal, apart from his
eyes, which were an empty, soulless, black. “Hello” his voice slithered, “It’s
so…nice to meet you”. Lumo crouched and launched herself at the Knight. He
threw her off himself like she was no more than a sack of flour, and she fell
through a trap door tumbling inside the castle. The Knight raced after her.
Helios gripped the wall of the tower, looking over the edge, praying for Lumo’s
safety. She ran out of the front door, all the way to the edge of the mega
island. The Knight stepped out of the front door. Lumo stepped back. And she
toppled over the edge.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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before…</span></span></h3>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Lumo shook
her head at the Knight’s foolishness. He had just yelled his whole master plan
to her because he was just as stupid as every other villain. “Listen to me
BRAT! The wall will freeze the whole world over, leaving everyone weak and at
my mercy. I will reign forever; I will be the ultimate ruler!”. Bursting out
the front door, Lumo ran to the edge of the island, as the Knight stepped out.
She stepped back and fell over the edge screaming. </span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ripped off his watch and jumped down from the tower. Floating down behind the
Knight, he punched him in the back of the head. Naturally, the Knight punched
back. Removing a sword from his sheath, the Knight raised it, about to strike
Helios. Suddenly a shockwave knocked them both over. The wall dropped slowly
towards the ground. Lumo floated up from below the island, her hair out and
rippling behind her, storm clouds crossing her face, a smashed remote in her
hands. Her watch was abandoned on the ground and she was now fully weightless.
Rain began to fall softly crumbling the wall to dust. Lumo winked. Helios
grinned and punched the Knight once more in the face.</span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Centaur",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-18749103291663419362020-05-22T11:56:00.001+10:002020-05-22T11:56:52.824+10:00Iggy, The Sucking House 9-10 Autumn Writing Competition WinnerThe SUCKING HOUSE!!!!!!<br />
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Once there was a street with 50 houses, 49 0f them were normal one was not.It had a secret that people have been searching for an answer for over 5 years.<br />
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The owners of this house are called Mrs and Mr Wokkle. Both at age 857, they DETEST KIDS!!!<br />
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The dreaded secret of this house is it had been sucking kids in 1 by 1 for five years.<br />
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Mrs and Mr Wokkle are the kind of people who don’t throw your ball back when it goes over the fence... wanting you to come get it instead … that’s when they strike. The first person to get sucked in was a thick blonde haired kid called Chad.<br />
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Why are the owners so old you ask?... you see they’re aliens. No one knows… they have been collecting kids for their hair to fuel their spaceship. So the people with less hair are less likely to get sucked in.<br />
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But surprisingly no kid has died; they have survived by eating worms, in the mud underneath the house.<br />
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Suddenly, everything starts to shake. Then all the trees fall down CRACKLE BANG. The space ship begins to rise!!!<br />
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Earth tries to catch it in a bubblegun that was invented many years ago to stop child stealing spaceships… but that’s another story.<br />
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The spaceship shook aggressively breaking free. All the shaking dropped the missing kids from the mud like raindrops falling onto the neighbor's lawn. But it's too late. The spaceship has got away and Mrs and Mr Wokkle were never to be seen again.<br />
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YOU MAY CLOSE THE CURTAINSPort Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-10559144227759483262020-05-22T11:54:00.002+10:002020-05-22T11:56:41.388+10:00Tess, My Home is Like an Island 7-8 Autumn Writing Competition Winner<br />
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<u><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My home is like an island<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My home is like an island.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s lonely but it’s okay,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I have so much time to spend<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But here we have to stay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My home is like an island,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘ </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">til the virus goes away<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am missing all my friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I think of them
all day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My home is like
an island<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I get bored with having to play,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With my brother and sister</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But it’s the only way,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My home is like an island<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One day I will fly free,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Doctors will be so tired,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But we will all feel so lucky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-35089940751448645282020-05-22T11:51:00.001+10:002020-05-22T11:53:15.201+10:00The Underneath by Ellie, 7-8 Autumn Writing Competition Winner<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">The Underneath by Ellie, 8</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Jade woke her twin brother Michael.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Come
with me,” she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“No!”
Michael replied. He knew right away where his sister wanted to go. “You know we
are not allowed to go down to the underneath.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Paste family lived in a floating house hundreds of meters above the surface of
the Earth. Twenty-five years ago, the children’s mother, a scientist, and their
father, a doctor, decided to leave the surface of the earth and move to their
house in the sky. They left because they were tired of living in the pollution,
and illness, and greed that nobody wanted to fix. Their parents always told
them the underneath was a horrible, dangerous place where people could never
smile. But Jade was curious. She wanted to see for herself what was actually
down there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m
going with or without you,” Jade said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Michael
knew she meant it so he followed her. Jade had a secret. She was very good with
animals. She tamed an eaglet three years before and she was finally ready.
She’d been waiting for this day for years, and now that she was eight she felt
like she could finally take her backpack and go. She packed her bag with water
bottles, blankets, and a bag of potato chips to share with Michael, maybe…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Michael,
let me introduce you to </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "impact" , sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; line-height: 200%;">STRIKA!”</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 21.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Jade said proudly. She whistled for the
giant bald eagle with flashing eyes. The eagle looked ready for the ride down.
Michael did not. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
kids climbed on the magnificent eagle. Michael’s face was a purplish green. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“This
might be a bit bumpy,” Jade said, “but it should be perfectly safe…for me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Michael
wished he was still in bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
bird swooped down. The wind in Jade’s ears sounded glorious. Strika caw cawed.
Jade caw cawed. Michael screamed, “Watch out!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It
was dark. He saw giant clouds of toxic fumes and he thought Strika would fall
dead to the ground taking them with her. The bird swooped around tall smoke
stacks. They saw ugly shopping malls. In the distance, the sky was turning a
light orangey pink. Then they heard a moaning sound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“ZOMBIES!”
the children yelled. They had heard stories from their parents about the people
who turned into zombies after getting horrible diseases like the X plague.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Strika
was getting tired. She landed by a big building. The kids got off of her. The
moaning was getting louder. Jade went inside curiously. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We
are going to go see the zombie,” Jade said. “Get your weapons ready.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What
weapons?” Michael said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
kids walked inside toward the moaning and met an old man with white hair and
white beard, tan skin, and fresh, glittery blue eyes. He was singing a song
called Ladidahdidah. He didn’t sing very well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You’re
not a zombie,” Michael said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Zombie!
Of course, I’m not. I’m just old Mayor George Palycarry.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jade
was hungry. She took out her bag of potato chips. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Where
did you guys get that?” George said. “Plastic bags are extinct now. They’ve
gone the way of the Tasmanian Tiger. I haven’t seen one since I was twenty five
years old. We only use nudie zips to hold food now. We can reuse those.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We’re
very sorry,” said Jade. “We have never been to the underneath.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What
do you mean the underneath?” asked George.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We
were born in the sky,” Michael said. “Our parents gave up on the world. We’ve
never been here before.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Oh
kids are so funny these days,” George said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“No,
we’re actually saying the truth,” Michael said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Well,
let me show how the world is now,” George said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>First,
George took them towards his window. The toxic clouds were actually big, clean
fluffy clouds. They looked over the city at the giant smokestacks. In the
daylight, the smokestacks were scary looking. They hid behind George.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What
is the matter?” George asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Sm…sm…smoke
stacks!” said Jade. “So many toxic fumes!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>George
laughed. “We’ve converted the smoke stacks into beautiful vertical gardens. The
only thing that comes out of them are seeds and oxygen. Let’s take a walk.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>George
and the children walked outside. They saw lots of really, really, really old
people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“How
are these people still living?” Michael asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We
have regenerated our medicine into super medicine and now everybody is very
healthy and they never get sick.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>They
walked towards the giant shopping mall. Michael and Jade thought they would see
people fighting over tea pots and stuffed animals inside the shopping mall.
When they walked inside, it was a giant library filled with beautiful
illustrated books. Jade ran to get a book about baby octopuses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Michael
asked, “What happened to all the stores?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>George
said, “People don’t want to buy things they don’t need anymore. We don’t even
have money or banks anymore. We treat everybody fairly now, and people work
just to help each other.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>They
walked through the library to a beautiful botanical garden. It was filled with
people hugging trees and smelling flowers. Michael couldn’t resist the flowers.
Jade whistled. Strika flew to her. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jade
said, “Let’s hop on and tell mom and dad they are wrong about the underneath.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You
can stop calling it the underneath,” George said. “You can call it fantasy
land.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Michael
wasn’t ready to leave. Jade pulled Michael’s hand. They got on to the eagle and
flew home to their very worried mom and dad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“The
underneath is wonderful,” Jade said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It
can’t be,” the parents said. “It was so awful when we left.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“People
worked to change things. They concentrated on making out world better. We can
finally have friends and be around other people,” Michael said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It
can be a new step in our life,” Jade said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It’s
not safe down there,” their parents said. “We have a beautiful home up here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We’re
going down to live there, with or without you,” Michael said. “It’s time for us
to all be brave.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
children left on Strika again. Two days later, their parents finally joined
them. The kids showed their parents around and introduced them to George. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Hi,
my name is Amber, and this is my husband, Clark,” said their mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Can
we stay here forever?” asked Michael and Jade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We
have a lot to think about,” said their father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-1488281979276248922020-05-22T11:48:00.003+10:002020-05-22T11:52:47.529+10:00Above by Willem, 11-12 Autumn Writing Competition Winner<h2>
Above by Willem</h2>
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I’ve been awake all night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A sweet smell fills the room. I hear my sister groan.
“Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say “Olive How can you sleep?”
She emerges from the covers and pushes her dark hair from her face. “I love
storms.and better still I smell breakfast” “Max, Olive. Time to get up,”Our
mum’s voice rings out over the pounding rain. I shove my feet out of bed and
land on the wooden floor. Suddenly the house tilts sharply. “Woah”I say “it’s
going to be a rough day”. I steady myself on the bed. Olive grabs her bed head
and we look at each other. “Ready?” She says. “You first”. I take a deep breath
and launch myself off the bed and slide into the closest wall. The foam
cushions my landing. Olive laughs. “Nice one” “See if you can do better”. I
say. Olive slides on to the floor and wraps one arm round the bed leg.“Wait for
it” I say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A burst of hail drowns out my
voice. The house suddenly tilts back horizontal and we both make a break for the
bedroom door past all our furniture that has been clamped to the floor. <o:p></o:p></div>
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At the top of the stairs is a chair attached to a conveyor
belt with a padded harness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Olive straps herself in and presses an orange button. The
chair descends with a jolt, mum’s voice calls out. “ Everything ok? These pancakes
are getting cold.” Olive lands at the bottom and says. Better hurry up! She
sends the chair back up. The house starts to sway wildly. I steady myself and
make a leap for the chair. I pull the harness on and grip the soft arms as I
descend. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The pancakes smell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so
good. The house rights itself once more and I make it the kitchen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I glide into the kitchen on my socks .Mom stands in front of
our eating pod with a steaming plate of pancakes Olive is already zipped up
inside the transparent sphere. Inside the pod is a leather booth with harnesses
and plate and drink holders. I take the plate from mum and unzip the door.
Olive is on her second serving!, I sit down and fill my mouth with blueberries
and maple syrup. “Yum”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say. “
Shhhh”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says mum outside the pod.
“Listen,”she says. Her finger pointing to the ceiling. Everything was suddenly
quiet and still. “It’s stopped raining,”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>said Olive. Mum smiled. That was quite a storm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A door flings open and a bearded man with a raincoat and a
cable with a hook staggers in from the outside. “Dad!” We yell, I hurriedly
unzip the pod and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>run over to him. You
almost missed breakfast!” Olive says. “Did you save me some?” He says wiping
his brow. “Always” I say as I help him off with his jacket and hang the cable up
by the door. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad stands in the kitchen scoffing a plate of pancakes and
gives us the lowdown.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s been some damage but the forecast is looking
clearer. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I think we can still do the supply run together.” He says.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mum peers out of the kitchen window.” I can see some blue
sky, she says.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad finishes his last mouthful. “Ok you kids ready? Let’s
call in the scouts. “<o:p></o:p></div>
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We grab out coats and go outside.<o:p></o:p></div>
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White clouds drift past us. You can now see the edge of the
garden. Dad looks up and cups his hands around his mouth and lets out a high
pitched “KRIIIIIIII!!!!”. A dark winged shape overshadows us. Then another and
another. Then through the clouds three huge albatross glide in for a landing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“ Here's our ride” dad says. The birds ruffle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>feathers and sit obediently As we carefully climb onto their backs. Warm
feathers enclose our legs and we wrap our arms around their necks. I smile and
look at dad. He winks. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My albatross starts to run towards the edge. I bury my face
into feathers afraid to look. Then with a surge I am lifted into the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I look across at Olive and dad as they soar
up beside me. The wings of my scout stretch out and the wind rushes past. Down
below I can now see a big fishing vessel emerge from the blue blanket of the
ocean. The albatross pitch and slowly glide down towards the boat. A scruffy
bearded man with a yellow raincoat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>waves
and walks out from the bridge with a basket of fish,lobsters,kelp and even a
stingray! “<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our scouts shake their heads and tap their beaks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in unison. Dad dismounts and greets the
fisherman.” Hello Sven” says dad. “Quite a storm we had” “Aye a feisty one”
says Sven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How did you fair up there in
the clouds”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he says “not too bad” says
dad. We’ve made some improvements to the house”KRII!!, ! ” The albatross shove
their heads in the basket and start fighting over the fish. “Hey get out of
it!” dad says and takes out three fish and throws them to the birds. Sven puts
a cane lid on the basket and clicks the straps to a large saddle which he
attaches to dad’s scouts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>back while it
gobbles up the fish. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“ Now my friend”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says
dad “ For your troubles” . He takes out a greenish blue crystal that glints in
the sun and hands it to the man. Svens eyes light up. “Umbreon Lumonium”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he says. “What a beautiful specimen” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Next time I will get you three lobster.” Wonderful “<o:p></o:p></div>
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says dad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“We should get back home to mum, Dad.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Olive says climbing onto her scout. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our birds stretch their wings and stamp on the bridge.
“Goodbye my friends” says Sven. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The albatross takes a few clumsy steps and lifts off . Then
using the wind currents they deliver us safely home. Mum is standing in the
garden with the mower and waves. My scout glides in, extends its feet and
slowly lands on the grass. There is a bit of a jolt when we land but other than
that it is quite smooth. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“ How was your trip?” Mum asks “it’s beautiful down there,''
I say. Dad lifts the basket lid.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“A treat from Sven. I’ll cook. How about Mulligatawny?<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Let’s go check the clouds” says Olive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The house is steady so we don't need the
chairlift this time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We reach the attic above the stairs and climb a ladder. I
push up the trap door and we step out onto a beautiful green platform of
flowers and plants. Next to the edge there is a picnic blanket and some
cushions we flop down and stretch back and look up at the drifting clouds. The
air is cool on our faces. We close our eyes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Dinner.” Dad bellows from below. We sit up. I look upon the
horizon, below the sea glistens, above the pinkish,reddish sky and in the
middle a shining orb slowly sinks and beams of light radiate upwards towards
them. I smile “You know…”I say “this is the best part about living on a
floating island…”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The End<o:p></o:p></div>
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It starts at the end of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, when they are going up in the elevator. Willy Wonka wanted to make a hole in the factory roof so they could go up really high, but Charlie and his Grandfather go up so high they are in Space!</div>
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Rated: <b>4</b>/5 <i>"It's really good but the chapters are really long"</i></div>
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It's filled with so many funny things. I love the whole series. In this one John and Garfield are having a snowball fight, and Jon is talking to himself for two scenes, making lots of snowballs, and then he turns and sees Garfield on the roof with one giant snowball! It's so funny.<br />
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Rated <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I would rate them all 5/5, because even though the comics are short they are hilarious"</i><br />
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This is the comic book version of the third book. It tells the story of how Sol betrays the clan. Leafstar has three kits. She's deciding whether she will make one of them a warrior, because he can't keep the warrior code. Then three cats come and say they are going back to their kittypet lives. Then she finds Sol has kidnapped her kits, only to pretend to be the one who found them...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's a really good comic"</i><br />
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Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-29988092614522188792020-04-21T17:37:00.002+10:002020-04-21T17:37:48.380+10:00February Reviews From St Kilda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmni2SfkVZl6hUmoowdCMrP_VQkMZ06l9NfkeFGVYcAfrlzvptRGF5DBgKcyDjLY1J4rYnlq9101fvCOHVJu5r-5fabozz8LWJAH9Aemlbszl2ccPR4GMxAt_M2KU2p0JYR-2I69MP23Z/s1600/index+%25286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="134" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmni2SfkVZl6hUmoowdCMrP_VQkMZ06l9NfkeFGVYcAfrlzvptRGF5DBgKcyDjLY1J4rYnlq9101fvCOHVJu5r-5fabozz8LWJAH9Aemlbszl2ccPR4GMxAt_M2KU2p0JYR-2I69MP23Z/s200/index+%25286%2529.jpg" width="134" /></a><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=343939">Tallstar's Revenge by Erin Hunter, Review by Aarev</a></b><br />
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<i>Sometimes to seek revenge you have to take a journey</i><br />
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It's about a guy who starts as a kit and then becomes an apprentice. Some people come into the clan and then Tallstar's father dies, because Sparrow wanted to go into a tunnel which was unstable and he goes in first. Tallstar blames Sparrow for his death. He gets the name Tallclaw and sets off on a journey to kill Sparrow...<br />
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Rated: <b>4.5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Great for anyone who likes stories full of adventure and revenge"</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN7CvNF0ytCZoP2_B5u83pZa3Pgep0UrcOujK_EEmhInbtWtj3lYm9Zb5A-4tgFPcMGlMpGN4nNzLchYFZh0zDUEiBBFvrO0agQrpvIJOze_zirpBQAdVre9DM_FyO2ewYzJiWnI_H_Fg/s1600/index+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="140" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN7CvNF0ytCZoP2_B5u83pZa3Pgep0UrcOujK_EEmhInbtWtj3lYm9Zb5A-4tgFPcMGlMpGN4nNzLchYFZh0zDUEiBBFvrO0agQrpvIJOze_zirpBQAdVre9DM_FyO2ewYzJiWnI_H_Fg/s200/index+%25285%2529.jpg" width="140" /></a><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=501741"><b>Jane Doe and the Cradle of the World by Jeremy Lachlan, Review by Atticus</b></a><br />
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This book is very complicated. Jane is apparently a cursed child (*cough cough Nevermoor).<br />
There's a strange quake on the island and Jane gets given a key from mysterious Winifred, who leads her down a tunnel and then blows it up behind her. She goes through a door and ends up in a snowy forest.<br />
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Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys<i> "It lost half a point for originality as the first chapters are basically Nevermoor, but it's a good book. The second one is out now."</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWraJchsagLW1qpYduK4T3WSOTh3DCzTPi-Rjneh1FC7mjg8JxyvsbBjnpsnI78jDVxqocLt27uOWTM08jVTQYOm2mbZp4q6u0VmHvKVps768U_VH4aPxUIjAZc59FSyEODPt2HUGxJFe/s1600/index+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="134" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWraJchsagLW1qpYduK4T3WSOTh3DCzTPi-Rjneh1FC7mjg8JxyvsbBjnpsnI78jDVxqocLt27uOWTM08jVTQYOm2mbZp4q6u0VmHvKVps768U_VH4aPxUIjAZc59FSyEODPt2HUGxJFe/s200/index+%25284%2529.jpg" width="134" /></a><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=4159">Tintin and the Land of Black Gold by Herge, Review by Zara</a></b><br />
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This is about a kid with really cool hair and his dog Snowy. He has this friend Abdulla who is really annoying. He gets kidnapped byt this guy called Joe Smith. They try to kill Tintin and Tintin thinks they tried to kill Snowy. Also this guy gets shot. Tintin finds this guy who punches him down the stairs and into a ship.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwwp7IaztzAQeEpE3ydBmHpAY_TVsjf9jcwYORAbgE_-IZqcn37mXIhZtvvM7Aq9cmAnx2fHpmUl8tliM5eN4SpNQqS761m6StuNP4KEEMWM4IhBdwgntb2djuYRwqe1tSjHrw4qmqP1w/s1600/index+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="137" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwwp7IaztzAQeEpE3ydBmHpAY_TVsjf9jcwYORAbgE_-IZqcn37mXIhZtvvM7Aq9cmAnx2fHpmUl8tliM5eN4SpNQqS761m6StuNP4KEEMWM4IhBdwgntb2djuYRwqe1tSjHrw4qmqP1w/s200/index+%25283%2529.jpg" width="137" /></a><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=58668">Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling, Review by Phil</a></b><br />
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It's mostly about Harry Potter in the Tri-Wizard Tournament. There are three schools but four contestants make it in. The person who wins gets a trophy and 10,000 galleons. My favourite part is when Voldemort and Harry go head to head. Also when Crabbe and Goyle get hexed! There is a big twist near the end...<br />
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Rated: <b>4.5</b>/5 Reallys<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbREzrpB4pcxi3p0qf1B0L2RYYFW74tiYg5y2r8XvVc9vg2X2DXnYDhDwgb7T9UvAwQJj37IZIg_Y3jqHDLRNgoYBNcHcl_6zeCW7BkhV_ybUrhE6iAFyf4Qk2JGC9C9YODCPBkPqH_nC8/s1600/index+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="159" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbREzrpB4pcxi3p0qf1B0L2RYYFW74tiYg5y2r8XvVc9vg2X2DXnYDhDwgb7T9UvAwQJj37IZIg_Y3jqHDLRNgoYBNcHcl_6zeCW7BkhV_ybUrhE6iAFyf4Qk2JGC9C9YODCPBkPqH_nC8/s200/index+%25282%2529.jpg" width="159" /></a><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=287644">The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton, Review by Sonia</a></b><br />
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It's about a by Jo and two girls, Bessie and Fanny. They live near a wood and one day they find a magical tree. When they climb it they meet some strange people. When they get to the very top there are magical lands that appear for a short amount of time. They are curious to explore them.<br />
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Rated:<b> 5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"An interesting fantasy read"</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RvRjOjwTslYDNa7b-QrYrPZ1WgZQhyuEC49tv1wtzjlY743X02SVk8-ZIhhqlNFQMnvhiZbMeXy7ZHtVtu0DAoBJFoEadLVyQNIaLrUgoKR2FLMqqtnUoba4yLHj_fikFmGnzGYNTOd-/s1600/index+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="148" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RvRjOjwTslYDNa7b-QrYrPZ1WgZQhyuEC49tv1wtzjlY743X02SVk8-ZIhhqlNFQMnvhiZbMeXy7ZHtVtu0DAoBJFoEadLVyQNIaLrUgoKR2FLMqqtnUoba4yLHj_fikFmGnzGYNTOd-/s200/index+%25281%2529.jpg" width="148" /></a><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=375886"><b>George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl, Review by Safiya</b></a><br />
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One day George's grandma asks him to make her a cup of tea. After that she says he is getting too tall and needs to stop growing. He asks how and she says he has to eat disgusting things. He slams the door and begins making his marvelous medicines...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I really like the animal part"</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj2ZL_X7mzNAa8JTBSZX0EbgmCdF1BhmRzQhMuvovFmY3laZMEYpt9sqAUmT-z6m0h746tg2CX5dIloo3I9qVYbBfGlwqc9pSDW7Va-lO5cKyVdxUSKRtOoDTFhF97Q7HUPzjPl2Zc3zf/s1600/index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj2ZL_X7mzNAa8JTBSZX0EbgmCdF1BhmRzQhMuvovFmY3laZMEYpt9sqAUmT-z6m0h746tg2CX5dIloo3I9qVYbBfGlwqc9pSDW7Va-lO5cKyVdxUSKRtOoDTFhF97Q7HUPzjPl2Zc3zf/s1600/index.jpg" /></a><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=516717"><b><span id="goog_1974772857"></span>Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day by Dominique Valente, Review by Jasmine</b><span id="goog_1974772858"></span></a><br />
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It's about a witch called Willow Moss. She's the youngest and least powerful in a family of witches, but she has the magical ability to find lost things. Her powers are needed when the whole day, Tuesday - is lost! Every Tuesday in history! Somebody took it...Now the most powerful witch in Starfell, Morag Bane has come to get Willow's help. There is also a missing monster lost in a kettle.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I've read the whole series it's really good!"</i><br />
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<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-4992647880711763992020-02-03T19:16:00.002+11:002020-02-03T19:16:58.921+11:00December Quick Round Reviews 2019<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tul1eJoA2QewSn0pQOx4c9zZHFYcxoz7bIemWaj73khJCIJkkdJJMf95tZuqbY7pDhYWjbCeEFaeLt7TK-2xAG0VJFc3bZR3KTe9uowg94AnswkBRCH9zmVV-nWFW9dZ0phV8bgrBO41/s1600/index+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="130" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tul1eJoA2QewSn0pQOx4c9zZHFYcxoz7bIemWaj73khJCIJkkdJJMf95tZuqbY7pDhYWjbCeEFaeLt7TK-2xAG0VJFc3bZR3KTe9uowg94AnswkBRCH9zmVV-nWFW9dZ0phV8bgrBO41/s200/index+%25281%2529.jpg" width="130" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=536548">Angel Mage by Garth Nix, Review by Aarev</a></b></span><br />
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Aliens have taken over Earth - it's 2080. Aliens have taken over Australia and the only country not taken over is America. These kids wear alien masks in order to infiltrate the alien military base and attempt to destroy everything in it...<br />
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Rated: <b>4.9</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It wasn't a full five because there was only one big twist at the end and I like them throughout"</i><br />
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Rafe wants to start a dog walking business<i> </i>but he has competition...<br />
Also his little sister Georgia has been moved up into his class!<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's a good book and like the story"</i><br />
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There's this girl Violet, she's the main character. Her best friend Catie looks like a model. Violet is really into cosplay but Catie is the opposite, she isn't interested in fashion or anything. They go to Comic Con together all dressed up but end up falling into the fictional world they are dressed for...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Really good. Engaging. It was a lot of fun to read, I read it in a day"</i><br />
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I'm still reading this at the moment. After George's mum has two kids they're Dad says there is no more room and they can't have a pet pig. They try phoning him but Cosmo messes up terribly...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I like it because it has lots of space facts"</i><br />
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<b><u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=377472">Apocalypse meow = Attack of the zittens by Aaron Blabey, Review by Zoe</a></span></u></b><br />
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It's pretty funny. They're trying to stop this guinea pig who is trying to take over the world...<br />
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Rated: <b>5/</b>5 Reallys <i>"It's probably my favourite of the series. Lots of adventure"</i><br />
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An eleven year old boy Felix escapes an orphanage to find his parents. He goes to his parent's bookshop but they aren't there. Then he goes to his house but other people are inside and they call him a Jew and tell him to go away.<br />
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Rated: <b>4.5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's really good"</i><br />
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Bramblestar gets a sign from Star Clan that a storm is coming. They have to leave their camp because it will flood.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Full of twists and turns, adventurous and interesting"</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcNu4lwZ_8iGpGYZ2arfz6JVjcdaV-NDdyj2NCzFdvAcx2s5TerBsbu1_-shLvKH3vnQZuCQVOH21nuUTWK-2QyCu73Wuffmyo2_dWOX3J6uEoiVXmKYMyF0uwszoVOeAINWKpAT28asI/s1600/index+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="145" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcNu4lwZ_8iGpGYZ2arfz6JVjcdaV-NDdyj2NCzFdvAcx2s5TerBsbu1_-shLvKH3vnQZuCQVOH21nuUTWK-2QyCu73Wuffmyo2_dWOX3J6uEoiVXmKYMyF0uwszoVOeAINWKpAT28asI/s200/index+%25288%2529.jpg" width="145" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=148528">Tintin in Tibet by Herge, Review by Atticus</a></span></b><br />
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It's about a young teen Tintin and his dog Snowy. One day when Tintin comes back from hiking the captain reads out an article about air disaster in Nepal. Then Tintin getsa letter from his friend who is flying over Kathmandu... Tintin thinks that surely that must be the flight that crashed, so Tintin and Snowy set off on a rescue mission.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Really good"</i><br />
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Olivia is a girl and she has a sister called Eel. Olivia is going to the Fringe Festival but this girl keeps showing up...<br />
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Rated: <b>3</b>/5 Reallys<br />
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<i><br /></i>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-78248218374224496472019-11-25T18:07:00.002+11:002019-11-25T18:07:34.929+11:00November Reviews from St Kilda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquuIv1IkSWmBwIFY-HlnDfwMxvALc7rTZCvmyCzkeAgT6skWxVvappwjVphxAkr2tYm5oIFLkYhNOpQDs9Ppn5xYi4YJpBLDGVtigqWSII983qNWUpW8y8eVCo2I_E5j0JGr156UFx7eB/s1600/index+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquuIv1IkSWmBwIFY-HlnDfwMxvALc7rTZCvmyCzkeAgT6skWxVvappwjVphxAkr2tYm5oIFLkYhNOpQDs9Ppn5xYi4YJpBLDGVtigqWSII983qNWUpW8y8eVCo2I_E5j0JGr156UFx7eB/s1600/index+%25283%2529.jpg" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=508646">Genius: the game by Leopoldo Gout, Review<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by Aarev</a></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Its about three kids in a club called lodge and they are all geniuses. Tunde is an engineer from a little village in Nigeria, Painted Wolf can log criminal activity to give evidence to the police from anywhere and Rex is a hacker. They get invited to a game which is set up by India’s youngest CEO. They have to find out about a butterfly that keeps appearing on the screen…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Loki is the god of mischief in Norse mythology. Loki and his brother Thor are competing to be king of Asgard when Odin has died. It’s most likely going to be Thor who wins because he’s the warrior and Loki is the sorcerer. Loki is a sorcerer and everyone fears him because they fear magic. He’s super powerful because he’s a god. </span>He’s on Earth at the part I’m up to – there are nine realms in Norse mythology. He’s on Earth as a god, with regular humans in Victorian times. He has to find a secret company called Sharp which is devoted to finding gods…</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=517286">Black Emu: A truer history by BrucePascoe, review by Atticus</a></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">About Aboriginal culture and what they did for a living before other people came. It’s about their agriculture like how the use fire, find food and what they ate and how they survived. There were lots of these comments from diary entries of a settler about them that were not true. It also talks about how they were abused during settlement. There’s another book that’s more for adults that doesn’t have the pictures and is more of a chapter book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 reallys <i>"I like learning about past times”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCHPl_psGBzKBt2DWNLYYIpNmLChcZ9cxO1hw9RwkAwfWwqRdhyqkSYUReTK3NpDTF0i07Z-OxgVCma7o4mfSeqcQ45as594wuy1FQeHBAd8eakZzflYdGN7fuErZTaRYfs-5lbEHJd-P/s1600/index+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="130" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCHPl_psGBzKBt2DWNLYYIpNmLChcZ9cxO1hw9RwkAwfWwqRdhyqkSYUReTK3NpDTF0i07Z-OxgVCma7o4mfSeqcQ45as594wuy1FQeHBAd8eakZzflYdGN7fuErZTaRYfs-5lbEHJd-P/s200/index+%25285%2529.jpg" width="130" /></a><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=498814">George's secret key to the universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking, Review by Jasmine</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a boy called George. He lives next to his friend Annie and her dad and they have this weird magical computer called the Cosmos. It upgrades from a baby to a teenager. The computer opens up and shows them a door into the universe, and they go back in time to the Big Bang. They have a book on the Big Bang. They send a rover to Mars, but the rover just starts going in circles. So Annie and George and their annoying friend who Annie hates because he bit her Emmet, sneak off into space without telling Annie’s dad to fix the rover. Annie gets a weird message from an alien planet saying if you don’t come here we’ll destroy earth…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>“super cool, it has lots of facts about space”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It's about Geronimo, who travels to a land in his dream. The leader of silver dragons had to keep guard over a dragon egg and it was lost, if that egg is destroyed the balance of the Kingdom of Fantasy would be broken, so Geronimo must find it…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 <i>“it’s really good”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about these five teenagers who go into detention. All of them were framed to get detention. There’s this teacher Mr Avery, and if you go into his class with a phone you are doomed because you will automatically get detention. Because he checks bags. Someone frames them by putting phones into all of their bags. There’s the prom queen princess Abby, a jock Cooper, a geek Brian, a criminal Nate and a reporter, Simon. Simon is a reporter who writes about the big secrets of the people at school. They all go into detention and try to convince Avery that their phones are actually in their bags and not the ones he caught them carrying earlier. When Avery leaves the room, one of the five gets murdered. The remaining four are now suspects and must convince the police and each other that they are innocent…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a boy called Rafe and he has a sister called Georgia. He thinks that she’s really smart. They go to Summer camp, and the girls and boys are separated. On the girls side there’s this hill called Snake Hill and on the boy’s side There’s Anthill. There’s a whole bunch of bullies on the boys side. The cafeteria is just picnic in a circle with no roof. Rafe makes a lot of friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi313EdRlDtwg5ud6GWT2mjFcnVIOLsXnYAeDnlgEg7CYzrLajgXgyrKb44xQLdyLkXw3jEnsGBiY48G1OmNhKzD1GYxRGwNQF0Uu403xcpmB7t8Hl_N8zYQ1Tel3WUipCZpgjDtLWHXCf_/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="713" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi313EdRlDtwg5ud6GWT2mjFcnVIOLsXnYAeDnlgEg7CYzrLajgXgyrKb44xQLdyLkXw3jEnsGBiY48G1OmNhKzD1GYxRGwNQF0Uu403xcpmB7t8Hl_N8zYQ1Tel3WUipCZpgjDtLWHXCf_/s200/images.jpeg" width="131" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;">Stardust and the daredevil ponies by Stacy Gregg, Review by Zara </span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a girl called Izzy, she has gotten her dream job handling horses on a TV show. The horses are palominos. It’s about more than horses though…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There’s three farmers and a fox that has children. Every day the dad fox gets chickens from each of their farms. Soon the farmers get sick of this and try to trap him. He runs back home but they set another trap. They’re underground. Foxes don’t have to eat for a long time, they set a trap right outside their home. They dig a hole in but the foxes are really fast diggers…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-74454524582298229852019-11-25T18:04:00.002+11:002019-11-25T18:04:57.684+11:00September Reviews from St Kilda<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about this girls she’s got high intelligence, she thinks of everything really logically it’s some kind of disorder. So at the moment I’m only up to the part where she is telling you what she’s interested in and her life up until then and then her parents die just when she’s starting at high school. She gets stressed when people use expressions that doesn’t understand, and she uses counting by seven as a way to manage it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5/</b>5 Reallys <i>"I’m giving it 5 out of five because I find how she views the world and the problems she is going to face quite interesting"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about these five sisters and they go to India. These monkeys steal everything that’s shiny. They go to this market.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>4.5</b>/5 Reallys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It’s interesting but when he goes through the door but nothing much happens"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">About a dragon of course, an ice dragon called Winter. He finds his brother Hailstorm has been magically turned into a sky dragon and when you put on the necklace, you instantly turn and have all of these thoughts of being really loyal to Queen Scarlet and of being a Skyling, when you take the necklace off, the dragon scales melt off and turn into hail stones. Winter and his friends Moon and Kinkajou find out it's actually Hailstorm, Winter and Hailstorm fly back to the Snow Palace. Hailstorm had been missing for three years so now Winter is on the top so they undergo the dragon trials- Hailstorm versus Winter. They go into the cave and fight with these diamond ice spears, but the don’t fight, they stab Fury, a very old animus dragon and a Foe Slayer. Hailstorm is about to kill Winter when…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Really good. I like how it’s a series."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about Ella and Olivia who love to watch Spelling Superstar on TV. When their teacher gets a note that he can choose anyone in his class to go on the show,…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">This is a really amazing book. It looks pretty childish but it’s really not. Basically this guy is on Earth, and a 200 hundred year old alien that knows Earth is about to get vaporized. So they get a hitchhike from a ship because the cooks are really nice. But then the alien race trying to destroy Earth, the vogens try to destroy them. They try to flush them out through an air lock but then because of the improbability drive this stolen spaceship comes out of nowhere and saves them in a nothingness of a second. Basically it can go everywhere in a nothingness of a second so they get on there. But then really improbable things start happening, like the guy from earth, his limbs start twisting and he begins to lose them. His partner from Earth, the alien Ford Prefect? Starts turning into a penguin. Arthur says ‘Ford, you’re turning into a penguin, stop it’ and since it’s still in the improbable zone, tries to go an shut the door, becuas these furry little hands trying to get through. He says ‘Ford, there’s an infinite number of monkeys trying to show the script they worked out for Hamlet’ basically the improbability guide transports them to the most improbable places. It’s basically a myth, a legend, to a planet that creates planet. You also find out the answer to the ultimate question, the meaning of life….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There’s a girl called Stella she’s the heir to Saxby Hall. Her evil aunt Alberta stole a rare owl from a nest and smokes from a pipe. Alberta wraps her all around ina necessary bandage, because she kills her parents by poisonous plant seeds. Stella has to try and escape but her aunt finds her, when she reaches the gates, the owl catches her in her beak and takes her back, she gets locked into the cellar. She cried and the hears a voice from inside the wall…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-66360991660637627812019-11-25T18:03:00.003+11:002019-11-25T18:03:14.988+11:00August Reviews from St Kilda<br />
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<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-67980359811124619682019-11-25T18:01:00.001+11:002019-11-25T18:01:30.915+11:00June Reviews from St Kilda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2egHIqZYbuTIexlDWxfCrNHJqzWi8Owk_ayPn_1yQKngA2X3q2LzvHUt_xTBz0m625LV0bdHGN-GAJTbx42MryQCyxuJpMZLC8HR-lnCxVDDInw_E6icyACd_LFCJPwcQwuHBgy89bLiN/s1600/index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="130" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2egHIqZYbuTIexlDWxfCrNHJqzWi8Owk_ayPn_1yQKngA2X3q2LzvHUt_xTBz0m625LV0bdHGN-GAJTbx42MryQCyxuJpMZLC8HR-lnCxVDDInw_E6icyACd_LFCJPwcQwuHBgy89bLiN/s200/index.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/Carnivorous%20Carnival:%20a%20series%20of%20unfortunate%20events,%20book%209%20by%20Lemony%20Snicket,%20Review%20by%20Jaxon./"><b>Carnivorous carnival: a series of unfortunate events, book 9 by Lemony Snicket, Review by Jaxon.</b></a><br />
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It's about three siblings called Klaus, Sunny and Violet Baudelaire. They end up sneaking into the back of Count Olaf's car. He's trying to steal their fortune. So far they've gone through about seven guardians by this book. They put themselves in disguises and join a carnival show. Sunny is too little for the outfits so she dresses up as a wolf baby, because she has very sharp teeth. Violet and Klaus dress as conjoined twins. They get to know the carnival folk including a strongman and a contortionist. Then Count Olaf shows up with some very hungry lions...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Q6ImXwbzvc2wNn-rzvLdVDliKAeurHKlZ6XKQiyNBW-2UPs0v11l8aFZC3ehpdtgzR6AXoqoqsQw3jY9ny4N9B4q6K-Myjy2omwiS2_oOJCENZJa9vMef9S4H7yKDazmfBcw7et01Sq/s1600/index+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="137" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Q6ImXwbzvc2wNn-rzvLdVDliKAeurHKlZ6XKQiyNBW-2UPs0v11l8aFZC3ehpdtgzR6AXoqoqsQw3jY9ny4N9B4q6K-Myjy2omwiS2_oOJCENZJa9vMef9S4H7yKDazmfBcw7et01Sq/s200/index+%25281%2529.jpg" width="137" /></a><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=360849"><b>Drama by Raina Telgemeir, Review by Aarev</b></a><br />
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There's this girl in seventh grade. There's a school play on and she wants to sing in it, but her voice is sooo bad. She gets to be a set designer instead. The budget is really small because they over spent the year before. She plans to make working cannons, but all they can afford are confetti ones. She used to have two friends but she breaks up with them at the start.<br />
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It was kinda good because I'm not into action-packed super hero graphic novels. It's more for a person who likes drama!<br />
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Rated: 4/5 It's really good but not my taste.<br />
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This is a story in the collection. It's about a girl called Emma who sees an empty cafe, filled with dusty tables as she walks home from school. She sees a 'Staff Wanted' sign on the door and she keeps on going there to ask for a job but nobody is there. Finally one day a guy walks up to her and asks her if she wants the job.He hires her, saying she has to do all the cleaning. The place is riddled with rats. When she cleans it up, the people start coming.<br />
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Rated: 5/5 Reallys It talks about how to get a new job and stuff. It helps me to understand how that works.<br />
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It's about these three people, Nathan and Emil. Their mum and dad died recently, so they move to their grandfather's house. It's a been a bit of a wreck since he died. They go to their grandfather's room and there is an open book with a picture of a hand print on it and it appears to be glowing. She puts her hand on it and it reveals a necklace. Nathan thinks that's all it is but later that night they wake up to a tentacled creature...<br />
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Rated <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I just really liked it it's a graphic novel"</i><br />
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<a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=43571"><b>Hans in Luck: Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jakob Grimm, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham</b></a><br />
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It's about this guy called Hans who travels to work in the city and he doesn't know if the city people will be friendly. He trades for a horse, but it rears and he falls to the ground. When he wakes up there is a farmer with a pig and so he trades the horse for it, but it runs off, then there is a cow...<br />
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Rated: <b>3</b>/5 Reallys <i>"This story is a bit repetitive. I like the whole book overall though, my favourite so far is twelve dancing princesses"</i><br />
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It's about a boy called Ben. His parents are obsessed with Strictly Come Dancing and so he has to go to his grandma's house on Fridays. She plays Scrabble and he gets really bored. She also cooks him cabbage soup, but he pours it in the plants. He sneaks out the cookie jar and finds that it's full of gems and jewels. He gets suspicious and so he spies on her from the bushes. He sees her dressed up like a ninja...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It keeps you going and is really silly"</i><br />
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This book is about kids who dare to change the world but no one knows about them. The first story is about a girl who lives in a place that floods all the time, so she starts a mangrove planting program. Then there is a boy who didn't like the idea of ice skating but his mother made him try, and the minute he began he fell in love with it. Now he is training for the Olympics. He gets injured, but he doesn't give up.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys<br />
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There's this boy. He explains that when he was little he found baby foxes in a shed and only one was alive. He rescues it and it live with him. When his family moves his dad tells him he has to leave Pax in the forest. He sneaks into find him but then he breaks his ankle.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys<br />
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Agatha has to look after 13 purple chickens and then one goes missing and they are all like 'oh my god!'<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Really fun" </i><br />
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It's about this girl Stephanie, her uncle dies and she's taken to this house where she stays over night and there's this guy who wants the key. Skulduggery is a skeleton detective who wants to find out who killed him. There's a sorcerer and Stephanie opens the chest and finds a scepter. They want to bring back the faceless ones but the scepter gets destroyed.<br />
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Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys <i>"The start is a bit boring but it gets better"</i><br />
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Nick is a class clown and this guy Max tries to take his stuff. Then they have a fight. It's a draw and so they go fishing together.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I really connected to all of it"</i>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-82330718756000992992019-11-25T17:19:00.000+11:002019-11-25T17:19:23.592+11:00November Reviews from St Kilda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_-TMSIq_4kngMcvTbObGt43h0YfPOkAEYKUdDUvBEOhSnznsxjoE99eHtO8Gs0aBRk7VQpaw_sMaTuR6FEi9nEnf8SiKVw_z71yejfclBDJjpMYGJfq3K2Xtkak43yaslpuHnfr-5LKy/s1600/index+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="132" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_-TMSIq_4kngMcvTbObGt43h0YfPOkAEYKUdDUvBEOhSnznsxjoE99eHtO8Gs0aBRk7VQpaw_sMaTuR6FEi9nEnf8SiKVw_z71yejfclBDJjpMYGJfq3K2Xtkak43yaslpuHnfr-5LKy/s200/index+%25283%2529.jpg" width="132" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=508646">Genius: the game by Leopoldo Gout, Review<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by Aarev</a></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Its about three kids in a club called lodge and they are all geniuses. Tunde is an engineer from a little village in Nigeria, Painted Wolf can log criminal activity to give evidence to the police from anywhere and Rex is a hacker. They get invited to a game which is set up by India’s youngest CEO. They have to find out about a butterfly that keeps appearing on the screen…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Loki is the god of mischief in Norse mythology. Loki and his brother Thor are competing to be king of Asgard when Odin has died. It’s most likely going to be Thor who wins because he’s the warrior and Loki is the sorcerer. Loki is a sorcerer and everyone fears him because they fear magic. He’s super powerful because he’s a god. </span>He’s on Earth at the part I’m up to – there are nine realms in Norse mythology. He’s on Earth as a god, with regular humans in Victorian times. He has to find a secret company called Sharp which is devoted to finding gods…</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=517286">Black Emu: A truer history by BrucePascoe, review by Atticus</a></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">About Aboriginal culture and what they did for a living before other people came. It’s about their agriculture like how the use fire, find food and what they ate and how they survived. There were lots of these comments from diary entries of a settler about them that were not true. It also talks about how they were abused during settlement. There’s another book that’s more for adults that doesn’t have the pictures and is more of a chapter book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 reallys <i>"I like learning about past times”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a boy called George. He lives next to his friend Annie and her dad and they have this weird magical computer called the Cosmos. It upgrades from a baby to a teenager. The computer opens up and shows them a door into the universe, and they go back in time to the Big Bang. They have a book on the Big Bang. They send a rover to Mars, but the rover just starts going in circles. So Annie and George and their annoying friend who Annie hates because he bit her Emmet, sneak off into space without telling Annie’s dad to fix the rover. Annie gets a weird message from an alien planet saying if you don’t come here we’ll destroy earth…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>“super cool, it has lots of facts about space”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It's about Geronimo, who travels to a land in his dream. The leader of silver dragons had to keep guard over a dragon egg and it was lost, if that egg is destroyed the balance of the Kingdom of Fantasy would be broken, so Geronimo must find it…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about these five teenagers who go into detention. All of them were framed to get detention. There’s this teacher Mr Avery, and if you go into his class with a phone you are doomed because you will automatically get detention. Because he checks bags. Someone frames them by putting phones into all of their bags. There’s the prom queen princess Abby, a jock Cooper, a geek Brian, a criminal Nate and a reporter, Simon. Simon is a reporter who writes about the big secrets of the people at school. They all go into detention and try to convince Avery that their phones are actually in their bags and not the ones he caught them carrying earlier. When Avery leaves the room, one of the five gets murdered. The remaining four are now suspects and must convince the police and each other that they are innocent…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a boy called Rafe and he has a sister called Georgia. He thinks that she’s really smart. They go to Summer camp, and the girls and boys are separated. On the girls side there’s this hill called Snake Hill and on the boy’s side There’s Anthill. There’s a whole bunch of bullies on the boys side. The cafeteria is just picnic in a circle with no roof. Rafe makes a lot of friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a girl called Izzy, she has gotten her dream job handling horses on a TV show. The horses are palominos. It’s about more than horses though…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys <i>“It was good but it could have had more action”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There’s three farmers and a fox that has children. Every day the dad fox gets chickens from each of their farms. Soon the farmers get sick of this and try to trap him. He runs back home but they set another trap. They’re underground. Foxes don’t have to eat for a long time, they set a trap right outside their home. They dig a hole in but the foxes are really fast diggers…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-67181716161009156912019-11-25T17:16:00.001+11:002019-11-25T17:16:55.793+11:00August Reviews from St Kilda<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">The way the author describes the white walls, bleached colours and one rug that she has is a little creepy and makes you feel scared for her and wonder why she is there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about this family called the Dim Witties. One day they are watching this question show called the Piccadilies and their cat gets to go on the show and he does really well until the dog shows up…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>“Super funny, he eats waffles and whipped cream for breakfast”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66tIBWZQgjpxWwlyh-T2z9mUNJu4EadbUwTnILspnq6YJ2HFKZBJYIJJO0cxZjXAq2iEfMCBLQXez1R4YTyPPzBPN4phcnF9D0xkGJf5_TehWE82XBEnUpoY7JjjnhqC0JJMosQCC8rX3/s1600/index.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="129" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66tIBWZQgjpxWwlyh-T2z9mUNJu4EadbUwTnILspnq6YJ2HFKZBJYIJJO0cxZjXAq2iEfMCBLQXez1R4YTyPPzBPN4phcnF9D0xkGJf5_TehWE82XBEnUpoY7JjjnhqC0JJMosQCC8rX3/s200/index.jpeg" width="129" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;"><b>Last 13 by James Phelan, Review by Aarev<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a guy called Sam, he’s this guy who dreams in class. His favourite teacher, Tobias, travels with him from his first school to his second school. He has nightmares of a man who shoots flames out of his arms and threatens to burn down the whole city. He doesn’t know about the secret school and the other dreamers…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>“I like action and adventure”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5/</b>5 Reallys<i> “I really like adventure and Anh Do is one of my favourites.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s about a dog called Bob. He always eats the trash. One day he gets out of the house on his own, jumping a wall and crawling through a hole in the fence.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>“It’s really funny”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There’s a plane crash. All of the kids who survived meet together and try to build a raft to go home. The youngest one Max picks his nose. Fred finds signs that there is someone else on the island…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>“Not scary just interesting”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There is a girl called Becky who plays an enchanted flute that will only play certain notes. She meets Dr. Faunus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> a</span>nd has to play for him. Becky gets lost in the enchanted forest…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 <i>“An interesting adventure”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">They take Emily to this floating island in the sky where the sky council and stone keeper are. She finds more stone keepers and when she is with the council the stone monster tries to take over her mind...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=336324">Great expectations by Charles Dickens,Review by Lachlan</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-34173916958988820802019-05-19T12:34:00.002+10:002019-05-19T12:39:35.183+10:00May Reviews from St Kilda <div class="MsoNormal">
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me" </i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This series is told from the dragons perspective and is
about dragons that need to fulfill prophecies to stop a war</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rated: <b>5/</b>5 Reallys <i>"I
really like this series they are just really good. They are really
adventurous" </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><u><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=327838">The Notebook of Doom</a></u></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><u><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=327838">Series by Troy Cummings, Review by Jasmine</a></u></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rated: <b>5/</b>5 Reallys <i>"I like is because there are
SO many monsters!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=241702"><b><u>Feathers for Phoebe by Rod Clement, Review by Zara</u></b><o:p></o:p></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It's about a bird who is small and grey, so she goes to
Zelda. who is FABUUUULLLOOOOUUUUSS to help her show off her looks. She get a
feather over (instead of a make-over). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rated: <b>3</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I like the expressiveness and
the way Zelda says FABULOUS!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This family move into their grandfathers old house.
Their mum vanishes into thin air when she is lured into the basement by a
strange creature. The girl and boy find a magical hand thing which has a
magical stone, but the king is seeking the power of the stone. There are 10
books in this series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's very interesting and its good"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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need to do tasks in order to fulfill a prophecies.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I
sometimes get bored because it's not always engaging but I really like when
there is suspense!"</i></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><u><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=363622">'I am a robot' from LaughYour Head Off: funny stories for all kind of kids by. Andy Griffiths, Review by Sonia</a></u></b></span></div>
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a robot - called the Andy 2000 - and he is programmed to watch TV or just lie
still.</span></span><br />
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Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-23541631594759824642019-05-19T10:15:00.000+10:002019-05-19T10:15:16.333+10:00April Reviews from St Kilda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLldbRRNM7eO9Sikzqg4zPOd54SkUwgaT8cl8Is0n1Aua5iBWIMi8PX5D5suSo4l1PXa2aeDfnXksTHAEo0Lf68z0pu5dFcEstRgiMiWxGaMGpmAEmjl6MoekjwGGwpd2AcKI_GSgUNVDJ/s1600/index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="132" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLldbRRNM7eO9Sikzqg4zPOd54SkUwgaT8cl8Is0n1Aua5iBWIMi8PX5D5suSo4l1PXa2aeDfnXksTHAEo0Lf68z0pu5dFcEstRgiMiWxGaMGpmAEmjl6MoekjwGGwpd2AcKI_GSgUNVDJ/s200/index.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=180386"><b>City of Bones: The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, review by Jaxon</b></a><br />
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It has a little bit of romance in it but not much. It's about a 'mundane,' a human girl called Clary. One day a demon is waiting for her in her house. It's a huge ravener demon, it looks a bit like a caterpillar with poisonous jaws. It attacks her and she manages to kill it and it turns into black acid, but not before it bites her. Because she has been poisoned, she is taken to the Institute's infirmary. There she meets Isobel and Jace, the want to be loved by everybody and then break their hearts guy. There's a mortal cup which can turn people into shadowhunters, -if they survive it. The cup was supposed to be destroyed by Valentine's wife, but was it...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys "<i>Action packed, knives, I loved it."</i><br />
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<a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=508912"><b>The Disappearance: Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon, Review by Arianna</b></a><br />
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Frank finally gets a girlfriend. Joe gets left out because they used to do all their stealth stuff together and now he is doing it with his girlfriend instead. Jo is supposed to sit a test, but instead he goes to a comic convention with Frank and his girlfriend, even though he hates reading. Jo meets Harper who is a friend of Franks' girlfriend. She has a really weird boyfriend that she's scared of. He needs to call her every five minutes. When Harper disappears, he is their number one suspect...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys "I really like detective books. I always end up solving them in the middle. It's a really good book"<br />
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It's about this girl named Myrtle. She's crazy. Instead of her parents telling her what to do, she tells her parents what to do. When it's her birthday, she wants a Fing. But her parents couldn't find out about Fings, so they go to the library and find a dark cell where there is a book about them. Myrtle and her father go to the forest and find a Fing in a cave...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys "It's a good book, I want to know how the Fing will go in their house!"<br />
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It's a really boring book. It's about a girl called Rachael, who is sick. Her favourite person draws a picture for her and she is transported to a magical world where pigs can fly. She rides a unicorn to a house. In the house, there is a woman who keeps on thinking she is one of her daughters. She can't go outside because of the bad weather -all the pigs are out flying. She's homesick but she doesn't know how to get back...<br />
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Rated: <b>2</b>/5 Reallys "It's really simple and boring"<br />
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It's about these people who are on a school trip and end up in the Amazon when their plane crashes. The pilot died in the crash and Connie, Lily, Max, Fred and the children have to find shelter, food and warmth. They find a clearing where roots have been chopped away and some flint. They follow ants to water but when they go swimming they find there are piranhas in the water. Fred remembers a book about an explorer who said you can eat grubs that eat coco beans. They turn them into chocolate pancakes.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys "It's exciting. I'm reading it for the second time"<br />
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It's about a witch called Polly who is really bad at spells and a montser named Buster. They are secret best friends. Monsters and withes aren't supposed to be friends. They see each other at a school excursion. Polly sees Buster getting bullied by other monsters. She does a big spell and faints. She did it for Buster but her witch friend, who is really an enemy, thinks she cast the spell for her. Then her friends go to visit her at the same time as Buster and she has to stand up for herself and for Buster.<br />
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Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys "It's not that interesting but it's funny and exciting in parts"<br />
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It's about a guy called Cole. He visits a haunted house and gets transported to The Outskirts. There are six junctions and each has a grand shaper. Grand shapers can manipulate objects and create illusions.<br />
He ends up getting a slave mark but manages to escape.<br />
Cole has a shaping ability but he doesn't know how to use it. Cole helps to protect Minx, little doe she know she is a princess...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys "I like it because it's got magic, lots of action and dramatic bits. There's a little bit of romance." <br />
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<br />Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-61777760082103090472019-04-02T11:52:00.000+11:002019-04-02T11:53:41.178+11:00March Reviews from St Kilda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_UHjHD7nf3qLRGy3lPUqIV8m6le9GEASHU2yhYIfCcgicMgQy9sECURMB3AnaiAemTqNZTt4b8-W93Y259BGs0wWRpHBSo9udk68llX93K6CV6BUFCcrIYW17lCRZder5ZrfBI6uxw3x/s1600/index.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="129" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_UHjHD7nf3qLRGy3lPUqIV8m6le9GEASHU2yhYIfCcgicMgQy9sECURMB3AnaiAemTqNZTt4b8-W93Y259BGs0wWRpHBSo9udk68llX93K6CV6BUFCcrIYW17lCRZder5ZrfBI6uxw3x/s200/index.jpeg" width="129" /></a><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=490255"><b>Keys to the Kingdom Series by Garth Nix, Review by Aarev</b></a><br />
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There is this 12 year-old boy called Arthur Penhaligon and he has to collect all of the keys of the kingdom and gather all the pieces of the Will, otherwise Nothing will engulf the entire kingdom and every thing and one will die, including him...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/4 Reallys <i>"I just skimmed this series but it was really exciting"</i><br />
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This series is by the same author of <a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=98730">Artemis Fowl</a>. There are three main characters. First there is Riley a Victorian boy, who finds himself in the 21st century, and his evil master Albert Garrick who is on the run from the FBI's youngest agent. The FBI has a time machine, and they are planning to go back in time to kill a terrorist while he is still in high school. He is the world's most masterful assassin ever.He took out ten people armed to the teeth in 2 minutes. Albert goes through the time wormhole with Riley and there is aberration because he fuses with the scientist who opened the wormhole, and now he is running loose in the 21st century.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys<i> "I like this book because it explains a lot and is very detailed, but not too much. I always know what's going on and the characters are well explained. It does have murder and assassinations in it An amazing book, really captured my attention." </i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhEoaY0nQjqNyBSnXFFPXSePPg8R3M7Z2g5nk_3J6pVS8eGqsW81N2EqzMtzRr4w9Ufvzel9bPyIll0lz3PFGkg9VQvCwnarcf9tRX0ZkCDzQ4cpf9Ifi9fp-F70E07e4chuGAjnGlSPS/s1600/index.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="137" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhEoaY0nQjqNyBSnXFFPXSePPg8R3M7Z2g5nk_3J6pVS8eGqsW81N2EqzMtzRr4w9Ufvzel9bPyIll0lz3PFGkg9VQvCwnarcf9tRX0ZkCDzQ4cpf9Ifi9fp-F70E07e4chuGAjnGlSPS/s200/index.jpeg" width="137" /></a><b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=303116">Eagle Strike: The graphic novel, by Anthony Horwitz & Antony Johnston Illustrated by Kanako Damerum and Yuzuru Takasaki, Review by Atticus</a></b><br />
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It begins when Alex's enemy Yassin Gregorovitch turns up in the town where he is having a beach holiday with his girlfriend Sabina Pleasure. My favourite part is when they steal Air Force 1 and when a bad guy gets sucked into the plane engine.<br />
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Rated:<b> 5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's violent and interesting"</i><br />
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It's about a girl called Margaret Rose. She was in London during the war during the first of the bombings. One day she realizes she forgot her book so she runs out to get it, and that's when the bomb hits, killing her parents. She has to move to her relative's house, but the girlfriend of her relative was really mean so she had tp move to Australia. Lizzie, her cousin doesn't make her feel welcome because she doesn't want her to live with them. She is worried she will be sent away...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"It's a really good book. It's really sad what happend to her in her life. I'm really fascinated by World War II."</i><br />
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<b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=495641">Hunt for the Colosseum Ghost by Geronimo Stilton, Review by Sonia</a></b><br />
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Geronimo takes his little nephew Benjamin to Rome. At the airport he meets one of his best friends. Everyone says there is a ghost in the Colosseum. Geronimo tries to kill the ghost, then realizes, well - he's just a ghost!<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"I love fantasy. I find this series interesting and engaging"</i><br />
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It was a really cold day so Geronimo got sick. Lots of people called to sure he was okay and to tell him to rest, except his grandfather Will, who says he should go to work even if he has to be taken in on a stretcher! He turns all of his internet connections off and sleeps for three days. When he wakes up he has 30 calls from friends and relatives, 15 from grandfather Will and 3 from a professor...<br />
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Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Adventurous'</i><br />
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<b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=300004">Kylie the Carnival Fairy by Daisy Meadows, Review by Safiya</a></b><br />
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<b> </b>Kylie is the fairy. A goblin steals the carnival master's hat and the rides stop working. Rachael speaks to one of the clowns and realizes he is actually the leader of the goblins! He runs away with the hat. Then there is a burst of glitter...<br />
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Rated: <b>3</b>/5 Reallys "I liked it but some bits were boring"<br />
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Orphan Stella live with her two mean aunts at the Hotel Majestic. They make her take French and sewing lessons, and lessons about "how to be a lady." One day she sneaks out (she's good at picking locks). There's a shiny, green man called Mr. Philbert who works there. He is a magic person, an ancient tree who can turn into a person. He's a tree spirit. He makes her take a package. She sneaks out, but because she forgot her book and turns back she hears the robbers...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys<i> "Really interesting" </i><br />
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<b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=492674">Trash by Andy Mulligan, Review by Cailey</a></b><br />
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It's about these three boys who are really poor. Their family has always searched through trash in order to find things to sell at the market. One day Raphael who is 13 find a bag with an identity card in it and 1,100 pesos. He is questioned but denies having it and gets take to the police station to be questioned...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"Really interesting"</i><br />
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It's about two witches who live on Cauldron Islands, Tiga and Fluffanora. Tiga really wants to go back to Ritzy City. They get a message from a fairy that their friend Peggy is missing. So they turn a cauldron into a boat and chase after the baddies who have captured her...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys <i>"A really adventurous story"</i>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776220546022166993.post-9021465894733826072019-03-03T16:17:00.001+11:002019-03-03T16:17:04.618+11:00February Reviews from St Kilda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHPyK6JkLGj1fWttoWs0I_lNFH_6IhCUW0IVj5TeL7UxRrUlbdZsdZ0KZIX4hXhQmEZmGvek9235RuBgNlvAtan5-FqjTzvmTsRdS6H5eEGKu_hW6r1sTs88fQgmMgWLSPLJE5jZzdxhF/s1600/index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="138" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHPyK6JkLGj1fWttoWs0I_lNFH_6IhCUW0IVj5TeL7UxRrUlbdZsdZ0KZIX4hXhQmEZmGvek9235RuBgNlvAtan5-FqjTzvmTsRdS6H5eEGKu_hW6r1sTs88fQgmMgWLSPLJE5jZzdxhF/s200/index.jpg" width="138" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><b><u><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=300670">The Enchantress by Michael Scott, Review by Jaxon</a></u></b></span><br />
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This is the last book in the series. This is the story of the gold and the silver, the orange and vanilla, the twins of legend. There is a prophecy that one will save and the other will destroy. There is a big plot twist, -which I won't spoil-, but one of the twins ends up being an earlier character in the series. Remember the plot? Twist it around and then throw it out the window!<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys. <i>"It's an amazing book, I love magic."</i><br />
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When Isla gets back to the den everyone she knows has disappeared and been replaced with strange foxes with blood shot eyes who want to kill her. She escapes and goes in search of her brother and nearly dies multiple times. Over her journey she meets a fox who teaches her foxcraft. She finds her brother eventually but isn't prepared for his betrayal...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys.<i>"I really like magic and this book has a lot of attention to detail. It's a bit like <a href="http://endling./">Endling.</a></i><br />
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It's about a girl, Ella and her favourite singer Cassie Valentine. There is this competition where you have to make a video and the best one gets to produce the play. There are two assistant teachers from this year and last year and Ella thinks they will choose her because of how creative she is...<br />
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Rated: <b>3.2</b>/5 Reallys. <i>"It's really good"</i><br />
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There's a girl called Sophia. She has six miniwings, which are magical, tiny horses with wings. They think they are just regular horses though. Their names are Oceania, Firestorm, Glitter Wings, Comet, Moonlight and Whizz. They are actually real and the kids get into lots of trouble because of them...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys. <i>"It's a series. I'm going to read them all"</i><br />
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It's set in kingdoms and empires. There is the Whispering Kingdom, where the Whisperers have powers of mind control. A super charged power will cause a a complete loss of free will on the victim. They whisper in your head, make you think something and push it along. They steal children to work in the mines. They're not mining diamonds, but a substance that stops them from fading away. Not all Whisperers are bad, though many are by choice. There are also Dark Mages and Good Mages and Spellbinders. You can tell you're a Spellbinder if your toenails turn blue at midnight! Bronte, who is the main character, had parents but they were killed by pirates when she was young. She wasn't that upset because she never got to know them well. There are Faeries too. Anyway Bronte's parents have left her a will which requires her to visit all her aunts across the kingdoms. If she doesn't her home and the whole town are doomed to crumble...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys.<br />
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So it's just this normal kid who gets kicked out of school because of weird things that have happened (for example, he killed a snake with his bare hands as a toddler.) In year 6, on an excursion at a museum, one of his teachers turns into a demon with leathery wings and a man in a wheelchair gives Percy a knife. When he stabs the demon, she turns to dust. Later on he hears people in the school office talking about how it isn't safe for him to be in school. He has a mysterious friend that gives him his business card and a Mum and a stinky stepdad. One day his dad never came back. He is going on a holiday with his mum when something happens to the road, and a Minotaur appears....<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys. <i>"Lots of interesting parts, lots of fantasy and magic"</i><br />
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I'm still reading this at the moment. It starts with them being surrounded by aliens, who were in the last two books. They're having a cold fight because they have super powers now. Snake has telekinesis, Mr. Wolf has super strength, Piranha has super speed and Shark can shape-shift. They're about to lose when Mr. Wolf's friend Agent Fox flies down with a group of friends and rescues them before they are obliterated. Then they have to get back to their secret lair for training.<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys. <i>"Really funny"</i><br />
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It's about a boy who is deformed called Auggie. He doesn't go to school, but then one day his mum and dad decide he should. He meets the principle and students Jack, Will and Charlotte who give him a tour. At Halloween he wears a costume and his disfigured face is hidden. He really likes Halloween because he doesn't have to deal with being seen as different. Then he thinks he hears his friend Will, who is wearing a mummy outfit. Will doesn't seem to know it is Auggie behind the mask and his is talking about him...<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys.<br />
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It's about this girl who is the boss but isn't really the boss. After some threatening emails she is sent to investigate a cruise ship. She pretends she won a prize to get on board. Immediately her luggage is misplaced and when it is found it looks slightly different. She goes with her friend Georgie. They keep their bellboys occupied with drink orders and pillow requests while they investigate. Then they hear a scream: "there's a body in the pool!"<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys. <i>"Pretty freaky, pretty cool"</i><br />
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I really like this series and lots of people in my class do too. Full of funny and cool stories. Lots of adventure and fantasy. I really recommend it for anyone my age (9).<br />
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Rated: <b>5</b>/5 Reallys.<br />
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<b><a href="https://catalogue.portphillip.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=485596">Explorers of Australia 1778 to the Present by Linsie Tan, Review by Lachlan</a></b><br />
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I have been learning a lot about the history of Australia including how and when Europeans discovered it, settlement and some politics.<br />
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Rated: <b>4</b>/5 Reallys. <i>"Pretty interesting"</i>Port Phillip Library Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15807914175379734896noreply@blogger.com0