Esio Trot - Hannah

Tittle; Esio Trot
Author; Roald Dahl
Book: 5/20
Genre: Classic Literature

Esio Trot is a story about Mr Hoppy and his love for his neighbour, Mrs Silver. Mrs Silver owns a pet trotise, named Alfie. Alfie would never grow. One day Mr Hoppy overheard Mrs Silver talking to herself saying that "Aflie never grew not even one little bit". Mr Hoppy then went off to every pet shop in town and brought all the tortises that weigh more than Alfie's weight. Then he gave Mrs Silver a special phrase to say and then said that every day Alfie will grow bigger and bigger after you say the phrase. So everytime Mrs Silver left for work Mr Hoppy would lean over his balcony and exchange the tortise that weighs slightly more than Alfie. Mr Hoppy then countine his tortise exchanging. At the end he grew a total of 14 ounces. Mrs Silver soon became Mrs Hoppy. Mr Hoppy and Mrs Hoppy lived happily ever after.

I liked this book it was a nice, quick book. Over all I would recommend it. I rate this book a 8/10

A wrinkle in time ~ Lillian

This is one of my favorite graphic novel. Featuring Meg, Charles, and Calvin as they go on a wild adventure to find there dad. Sadly a evil monster called IT steels both there dad and Charles and brainwash them. luckily they get them back and go home safely.

Book type: graphic novel

Thomas garbes

The last battle
C.S Lewis
fantasy

The last battle is about a old monkey named shift and a donkey named puzzle one day they were down by the river when they saw a lion skin and shift made it into a lion jacket for puzzle and then shift use puzzle in his lion jacket and tricked all the talking beasts in the woods that this was aslan and then he said that he was the speaker for aslan and he said that all the people had to bring him nuts and bananas.
Three weeks later Tirian the king of Narnia is sitting outside of his hunting lodge to escape the hustle of Cair Paravel. His trusted friend, Jewel the unicorn, sits with him as they discuss rumors that Aslan has come to Narnia. They are full of joy at hearing the news, though it is hard to believe that He has finally come. A centaur,Roonwit, approaches and bows to the king. Tirian asks if there is more news of Aslan. Roonwit declares that what he sees in the skies (for centaurs are gifted stargazers) is more terrible than he has ever seen. The coming of Aslan is a lie. This news outrages Tirian.
Tirian immediately sets off with Jewel towards the woods. He discharges Roonwit to gather soldiers and for him to hasten towards battle. As they travel along the river, they sight a rat, riding a raft on the river. He confirms that the logs are being taken to the Calormenes and that "Aslan Himself" ordered the felling of the trees. When Tirian arrives at the scene, he comes into the presence of two Calormenes who are driving a Narnian horse which is dragging a log. When the log became jammed in the mud, the Calormenes began smaking the horse, which spoke in its own defense. Outraged at the abuse of a Narnian talking horse, Tirian draws his sword and kills one of the Calormenes while Jewel the unicorn runs to the other with his horn.
Other Calormenes shortly discovered the slayings of their countrymen and pursue Tirian into the forest. Tirian runs a short distance but stops, feeling guilty of some treachery for killing the two soldiers. He returns to the Calormene camp and gives himself up. He requests an audience with Aslan but was taken before the ape. The ape, Shift, is completely adorned with all sorts of riches and clothing that server to give him a fairly ridiculous air. He commands the squirrels to deliver more nuts (Aslan wants them) and they must do it immediately. The squirrels ask to see Aslan and have Him tell them but the ape rejects them. Aslan may come out this evening, he tells them

Aslan wakes Father Time, who rises into the sky like a giant among giants. Father Time raises a great horn to his mouth and sounds the call. The sky immediately fills with shooting stars and a great starless patch forms as the stars fall to the ground around them. The stars in Narnia are people and they land, falling behind Aslan and the humans. Their light shines into the darkness, enabling the onlookers to see all of what was happening. As the children watch, all the vegetations are eaten by the lizards, dragons, and salamanders Then all the people and animals gather outside the door, either to join Aslan or not join him . The ones who do not join fade into Aslan's shadow, never to be seen again, to fate unknown even to C.S. Lewis Then the great dragons, salamanders and giant lizards grow old, die and rot into skeleton structures. Then the whole world  is consumed by a great flood from the Utter East, to the Utter West. Then the mountains in every location, crumble and fall into the new body of water. The water then reaches and hits the stable door, but does not pass. The sun rises, and it has become a dying red giant like the sun in the World of Charn. The moon rises and is consumed by the sun. Aslan orders Father Time to crush the sun like an orange, and almost immediately, the great body of water starts to become solid ice. Peter closes the freezing door and locks it, thus bringing an end to the World of Narnia.

However, Aslan leads them away from their dead world and into his own country. As Aslan leads the humans into the Garden within the Western Wild of the true Narnia, he explains to them the jolt they felt upon entering Narnia. He tells them that there was a railway accident and that they died in the accident. Susan Pevensie, however, did not die because she did not go on the train with the others. Her final fate remains a mystery.

I rate this book 7/10

Catching Fire- Paige F (redo)

Catching Fire

Name: Catching fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre(s): Fantasy, Mystery, Science fiction.

When you win the Hunger games, that's supposed to be it, no more hunger games for you. But, since its the 75th annual hunger games,- or what they call the 'quarter quarrel', the Capitol has decided to mix it up a bit, make it just that little bit more exciting for the people of Panem, and make 2 champions who have won the hunger games before, one girl, one boy, from each district compete- again- in the hunger games.

Catching fire is an amazing second book in the trilogy- the hunger games, and I really enjoyed it, I give it a 10/10 and definitely recommend it to anyone who liked the first book, or thinks that they would be interesting, and would like to give it a go.

The Hunger Games review (redo) Paige

Name: Hunger games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Science fiction, fantasy, mystery

When 16 yr old Katniss Everdeen's little sister Prim gets picked for the deadly hunger games, Katniss volunteers herself instead. With 16 yr old Peeta Melark by her side, they enter into the horrible world of the hunger games. In the country Panem, there are 12 districts, each with 2 competitors for the hunger games, one boy, and one girl.
24 people, all fighting to the death.
Everyone wants to live, but only one will survive, and go back to their district, as a champion.

The Hunger games series is my favourite series of books, and I really enjoyed them. I rate this book a 10/10, and definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested.

Smile -Amie

When Raina was 11-years old she was racing home with her friends after Girl Scouts and knocks out her front two teeth. This begins the long journey Raina to fix her mouth and many other challenges along the way. 

This a autobiography. It is a pretty good book I can kind of relate to it so I rate this a 8/10.

The hound of the baskervilles ~ Lillian

The Hound Of The Baskervilles

The hound of the baskervilles is one of my favorite Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books along with A Study In Scarlet. The hound of the baskervilles is about a detective called Sherlock Holmes and his friend/assistant called John Watson. Sherlock sets John the job to go a long Henry and try to find this murder or the hound but what they don't know is that the man the trusted holds the key to unleash the hound.

Book type: classic literature 

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Hannah

Tittle: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Author: Author Conan Doyle
Book: 4/20
Genre: Mystery

Sherlock Holmes had a very big case to solve, The death of Sir Charles Baskerville. It all started with the cane that had been left behind at Sherlock Holmes house. Sherlock soon found out it belonged to Doctor James Mortimor. Near Sir Charles death there were mysterious things happening to the Baskerville family. Eventually the case was solved.

Personally I didn't like the book and I found it hard to understand. At first its really boring it slowly gets better. But altogether I thought it was a all-right book. I rate it and 6/10

The Wolf in the Wardrobe - Ethin

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The Wolf in the Wardrobe is about a boy named Finn, and his pet wolf, Luna. Luna ran away from a local circus and ran into Finns bike. The rest is history. Aswell as Finns Nana beliving that Luna is her old dog, Molly. Cackles the clown (from the circus) tries to do numerous things to Finn, Luna and the rest of Finns family.

I really enjoyed this book, and would give it a 8/10. The detail on what happened and where the characters are is really good, but the ending could be a bit better.

Genre: New Zealand Literature.




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Zombie Blondes ~ Greta

Title: Zombie Blondes

Author: Brian James

Genre: Free choice 

Book: 6/20

Zombie Blondes is based on a girl called Hannah. She and her father move towns constantly as they can't afford their rent and are in so much debt that they try and run away from their problems. However, it always finds them wherever they go. 

Hannah has started new schools so many times she's lost count. She's guessing this town will be the same. Boring and dull. Her dad won't be able to get a decent job. They'll move within 3 weeks. Like usual. As she walks into Maplecrest High though, everyone stares. Not just the typical new girl stares though, something different. At lunchtime a stunning girl struts in. Everyone immediately stops conversation and makes a pathway for her. She's beautiful and so obviously popular. Electric blue eyes, bleached white blonde hair, deathly pale, skinny and fragile. She takes a seat. Not a stride behind her, identically gorgeous girls walk in. All blue eyed, bleached hair and snow white skin. Hannah thought that was odd as no one can look like that. They were clones of each other. Little did Hannah know that was only the start of weird things happening in Maplecrest. Jocks, Lukas, the letter 'M', cheer leading and stories and rumours from Lukas keep Hannah wondering about the 'perfect girls'. Will she fit in and become one of them? Or will she discover the sick past and present?

I loved this book! I read it in one day and wished it never had to end. I rate it a 10/10. 

Cattra's Legacy - Emma

Cattra's Legacy by Anna Mackenzie

Genre:  NZ Literature

After Rishas father dies she leaves Torfell to find out more about him but instead finds out more about herself. Risha meets some new friends and foes on her journey to find out more about her father and herself but does she want to know all of it?

6/10 It was a good book but I found it hard to read at times.

In Darkling wood - Emma

In Darkling wood by Emma Carroll

Genre: Historical Fiction

In Darkling wood follows to girls and there brother. One waits for her brother to return from war and the other waits for her brother to get better from surgery.

When both girls meet in the woods one warns them of the fairies that live there and how they need to save the woods from being cut down.

8/10 a pretty good book

The terrible thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket - Emma

The terrible thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket

       By John Boyne
Genre: Science Fiction

Barnaby Brockets family are completely normal until Barnaby comes along that is because he floats.

Barnaby's parents are not happy with this so they let him outside and float away. Barnaby is rescued by a hot air balloon and is now on a mission to get home.

I loved this book 9/10

Animal Farm ~ Greta

Title: Animal Farm

Author: George Orwell

Genre: Classic Literature

Book: 5/20

Animal Farm is a powerful story. It starts off with Mr Jones running the farm, just like normal. Human employees, the human way of life. It's not just your average farm story though. From the animals perspective Mr Jones was using them as slaves. The animals can speak and so amongst themselves they decided on this statement, "Man is the only creature that consumes without producing." ~ George Orwell ~ The animals felt they were being treated harshly, their bellies always empty and the work load was great. They had had enough and so they rebelled against Mr Jones's orders. The animals, with all their mighty, chased Mr Jones and all his workers off the farm. Cheering in victory, the animals now realised they had the whole entire farm to themselves. Two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, rised up the animal ranks to become leader. Commandments were painted on the barn doors and the new farm run by animals begun. More food, freedom, less work was the case at first. But the humans were back, stronger than ever. Napoleon became leader, with Squealer alongside him. Napoleon kicked Snowball off the farm. Over the years the commandments were broken by Napoleon. Killing his fellow companions, lies and rumours spread. A dark secret was uncovered. A very bad pig he was. Very bad indeed.

Even though this was an older book I actually enjoyed it. It was quite daunting how true some of it was though. I liked the storyline and the main idea. I give it a 8/10

The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer ~ Blake

Book 4/20
Genre - Classical Literature
Author - Mark Twain

This book is an old book about Tom running away and his adventures he has with his 2 friends Joe and Finn. But the secret of a real life murder haunts him and he is in more danger than he ever imagined...

I liked this book because I like most adventure books. It keeps you hooked in the whole way. It were some confusing words in it like solitary and lynch but it was still a great book. I would recommend this book to people who like adventurous books. I rate it a 5/10.

The Hunger Games ~ Cameron ~

Author: Suzanne Collins

Characters: Katniss Everdeen

Rating: 9 / 10

The Hunger Games is about 12 districts that every year have the Hunger Games, the Hunger games is where two people from each district enter a arena and fight to the death.  There is a  girl named Katniss Everdeen, her sister (Prim) gets picked to go to the hunger games, but Katniss volunteers as tribute so her sister doesn’t have to go. Katniss gets to the hunger games and get ranked 11 out of 12 having the best score, they change the the rules half way through. The new rule is the two people from the same district can win instead on 1 person. She battles hard and wins the hunger games.

Cattra's Legacy - Maia.

Cattra's Legacy

After the passing of her father Risha embarks on a journey to find out more about him, but soon discovers more about herself than she planned on. Alongside the whispering voice of Nonno inside her head she comes across many allies and enemies, which she has a hard time telling the difference between. On her journey Risha must learn the importance of trust and how/when to defend for herself. I give this book a 9/10, I loved how they gave hints throughout the book and the expansive range of language they used. 

An Abundance of Katherine's - Maia.



Genre: Realistic Fiction.

Colin Singleton, a math prodigy - but not yet a genius, from Chicago, quickly finds himself in Gut-shot, Tennessee, after his best friend, Hassan, convinces him to go on a road trip. After recently being dumped by the 19th Katherine they meet Lindsey Lee Wells who lands them a job in Gut-shot which they accept. They encounter many adventures during their time in Gut-shot as Colin tries to finish his theorem about the predictability of Katherine's. I rate this book a 8/10 due to lack of interest towards the start, but the story started to get more intriguing during the middle and end.

Faking Delinquency - Tiana Holloway

Faking Delinquency

Author:Ashley Winters
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Falice Winters was the goody-two shoes and her twin sister Arabelle, well people would rather call her the devil child. Their father has had enough of Arabelle's antics and sends her to a camp for delinquents, ironically it's called Camp Sunshine Brooks.

Arabelle and her boyfriend had plans to stay in London so obviously she doesn't want to go to a delinquent camp, so she forms a plan. Falice is going to pretend to be Arabelle, she's going to fake delinquency. Along the way she finds friends, pranks enemies and even finds love.

Faking Delinquency is really funny and the point of view of a teenager is written really well, probably has to do with the fact it was written by a teenager. It wasn't cliché like most love stories even though I personally think friendship and self discovery is a major part of the plot. It has some cusses throughout the book but that's the only really negative thing I can say. I give it a 9/10.

The Amnesiac - Tiana Holloway

The Amnesiac

Author: Maddy ( daniel-gillies on Wattpad )

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Hannah wakes up in a hospital bed not remembering anything. When a certain someone visits the memories come rushing back.

Hannah's first day back at school after being diagnosed with amnesia is the worst. Her mum tells her that this is a second chance to make things right, to correct her wrongs. With that Hannah drops her friends she thinks she doesn't need and keeps the ones she does.

I think The Amnesiac is more about friendship even if there is a love interest it's definitely not as cliché as most stories with love interests in them. It tells you that some people are toxic, and that it doesn't make you a bad person if you no longer want to be friends with them. I give it a 10/10