Matilda by Roald Dahl - reviewed by Mikhalia
This is about a little girl whose mum and dad are so fat
they can’t fit through the door. All they want to do is watch TV. She taught
herself to read and borrows about 10 books a day from the library. Her bedroom
shelves, under her bed and all her drawers are full of books. On the first
day of school she meets Miss Honey, her teacher, and makes friends with the
other students.
Rated: 5 reallys
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling - reviewed by Netta
Harry stays at the Dursleys and he’s walking home with Dudley, his fat
cousin. They meet dementors where he conjures a patronus and almost gets expelled
from Hogwarts.
"This was my least favourite Harry Potter book. The problem didn’t seem as
interesting as in the others."
Rated: 4.2 reallys
Take your last breath : bk. 1, Ruby Redfort - reviewed by Ruth
It's about this girl called Ruby Redfort who gets a butler
called Hitch, who is actually a secret agent for Spectrum. Ruby is a
good code cracker and Spectrum wants her to help them in their work. To get
into Spectrum they have all these random codes which they change all the time. Ruby
solves codes and mysteries. Her parents are attacked by pirates and tossed into
the sea. They survive by holding onto a suitcase and float towards an island.
"Really
interesting. The reader has to do code breaking along the way. You go to the Ruby Redfort website and find the code."
Rated: 4.7 reallys
Little Fur by Isobelle Carmody - reviewed by Olivia
It's about an elf troll called Little Fur. She can see what
the trees are thinking. She has a friend, a horse called Brownie. She has to go
and find an owl in a tree. To get there she can’t walk on asphalt and metal,
she can only walk on natural things, like grass, leaves and dirt. She lives in
a grove of trees called ‘the old ones’ and she stops humans destroying the
forest.
"The characters are really good!"
Rated: 4.5 reallys
Ivy + Bean take care of the babysitter by Annie Barrows - reviewed by Rosa & Tess
Ivy is fancy, Bean isn’t. Bean has a mean sister called Nancy. When Bean gets yelled at she is called Bernice. When she is baby-sat by
her sister Nancy she doesn’t like it. She goes to her room and throws a stick
with an SOS sign to Ivy to be saved. They go to the attic, but when they can’t
open the door they call for Nancy who gets angry with them for being up there.
Rated: 4.5 reallys
Brisingr : bk. 3, Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini - reviewed by Jack & Jackson
It’s about a gold dragon called Glaedr – the series is about 3
dragons, all very rare. The blue dragon is called Saphira, and the red dragon is Thorn.
Eragon and Saphira have just finished war against Galbatorix, who is an evil dude, and his new rider of dragons, Murtagh, also an
evil dude. Eragon is a good dude, and Oromis is a good dude.You have to be chosen by a dragon to ride one.
They have just finished a war and they have killed 4 monsters.
Now they are back at Varden’s camp and Galbatorix. has declared war on them once
again.
"This is even better than the other 2 because we know more!"
Jack says it’s "awesome and exciting"
Rated: 5 reallys – "it’s the third
favourite book I’ve ever read. My first favourite is Heroes of Olympus and my second favourite is The Brotherband trilogy."
Jackson also gave it 5 reallys – "but advice to anyone planning
to read this – Eragon (the first book in the series) is off to a slow start, but be
patient and read past page 100!"
Museum of thieves : bk 1, The Keepers series by Lian
Tanner - reviewed by Lola
This is about a girl called Goldie Roth who lives in the City of Jewel and she’s not allowed to be independent or bold, so she runs away to this
mysterious Museum of Dance where she meets a boy called Toadspit. When walking
around the museum they see the bristlehound who stalks around so no one can
steal anything. The rooms of the museum move around and change place at night. Goldie and Toadspit are good at stealing so they find their
way around. There is a man trying to take over the museum and the plans
he is making threaten their families so they want to try and stop him.
Rated: 4.5 reallys
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