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Dracula - Bram Stoker       Joshua G (not finished yet!)

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Dracula - Bram Stoker       Joshua G (not finished yet!)

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On the weekend, I started to read Dracula, a novel that was the definition of classic in the start of the 19th century. From all I've read, I'm pretty sure this entire book is in the format of a journal.

It starts off with a man named Jonathan Harker

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Carina H- Demon Dentist by David Walliams

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Carina H- Demon Dentist by David Walliams

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On the holidays I read a book called Demon Dentist. I decided to read this book because I had never read it before and also because it is a very thick book and I wanted a challenge.

This book is about Alfie, a boy who lived in a bungalow and was very poor. His dad who was a coal miner is very very ill because when he breathes in the coal dust it is infecting his lungs, one more second in that mine shaft could kill him.

But much more problems awaited, at Alfie's school the new dentist in town came to visit, by her look Alfie could tell that something wasn't right about her. Everything about her was just to perfect, her hair, her make up everything. The 'dentist' gave Alfie her ' Mummy's Special Toothpaste' and 'sugar free candy', Alfie also thought that this was to good to be true.

After school Alfie decided to squirt out his tooth paste that the dentist had given him onto a rock and was in shock to see that the tooth paste had burnt through stone! The next day Alfie and his friend Gabz realized that all of the children who had the dentist's candy had tooth aches. Alfie and Gabz knew that something was definitely wrong. The next day Alfie and his friend found out what had been put under people's pillow once they had lost a tooth instead of a gold coin, disgusting things like eyballs, spiders, and old man's toe nail and many other gross things were put under the pillows

But that wasn't all, Winnie a social worker had booked a dental appointment with the new dentist for Alfie!!! That day Alfie tried many things to try and escape the appointment but none of them worked even though he got the whole town chasing after him! After that crazy chase, Alfie ended up in the to dental surgery room. Alfie felt a lot of pain and didn't realize what was going onn until he got to look in the mirror, the dentist had removed all of his teeth! Alfie was devastated to find out what the dentist had done to him.

After the appointment Alfie decided to go and visit the newsagent Raj who gave him and his family free food. Alfie told Raj everything that the dentist had done to him, Raj was very disappointed and furious. Raj had spare dentures and gave them to Alfie, he was very happy to know that someone else cares about him. Alfie didn't want to tell his dad because he was worried that his dad well die even faster from stress.

Alfie told Gabz what had happened to him at the dentist. After school he decided to go and see the newsagent and suggested that he should try and catch who or what is putting the awful things under children's pillows. Raj loved the idea. so Alfie pulled out one of Raj's teeth and put it under his pillow that night and found a figure sitting on a clinder of laughing gas. He obviously assumed it was the dentist.

He went back to school and told Gabz about it and found out that she had an appointment with the dentist but didn't have the time to warn her. He tried to save her  with winnie's help but thing's didn't turn out right.

I know that this book report was long but the book was really thick but any way I definetly recommend this book to people ages 9 to 13 I give this book a 9 out of 10.

WELL DONE ON CHALLENGING YOURSELF WITH THIS BOOK CARINA. IT IS HARD TO SUMMARISE SUCH A LONG STORY.  YOU COULD HAVE LEFT OUT SOME OF THE PLOT AND REPLACED IT WITH WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE BOOK.

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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne  by Joshua.G

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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne  by Joshua.G

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Over the boring holidays, all the entertainment I could get is to read a book. So I read this book, and it drew me in very early. This book is about the Nautilus, a submarine, that everyone thought was some type of large sea creature, because of the way they designed it, it was meant to look like a narwhale. The government put up a huge amount of money if this "monstrous sea creature" was caught. This led a man and his companion, Conseil to find and attack the submarine. Their friend Ned, finds that the "creature" is not actually a whale, but in fact it is an iron beast.

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea leads these three people on an adventure to the deepest parts of the sea, where no man has ever gone before, and has all types of trouble on the road. This book was very descriptive, and the emotional words worked with the plot to give it an overall effective emotion changer.

This book is very well written, with a creative plot and a final question, leaving the reader sort of hanging.

I suggest this for readers whom like drama, but also have the time to read a medium length book. I'll suggest this book to readers from 12-17 years old. I don't really know. I'm not a professional book reviewer.

Overall, since this was maybe only the fifth book that I have read that had emotive language as good as this, I will give it a rating of 8/10.

GREAT WRITING JOSH. YOU REVIEWED THE PLOT AND TONE OF THE BOOK VERY WELL.

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diary of a wimpy kid the long haul - Jeff Kinney  by Jun G

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diary of a wimpy kid the long haul - Jeff Kinney  by Jun G

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over the holidays Joshua G`s mom gave me diary of a wimpy kid the long haul as a gift for Christmas. So I read it as soon as I got it, it hocked me in and I could not escape.
my mum kept on telling me to do work and other things so I wasn`t able to continue reading it for quite some time which was quite stressful, but it wasn`t enough to keep me away from it for long. I couldn`t stop reading it until I was done.

Diary of a wimpy kid the long haul takes you on a some what unexpected road trip with the Heffles. You know how road trips are supposed to be fun well thats not the case for Gregs family, So get ready because it`s going to be a heck of a journey.

I would recommend this book for avid readers of any age as it is not to long but extremely enticing.

I think that I would rate this book 9/10.

VERY GOOD JUN, I CAN SENSE YOUR EXCITEMENT IN YOUR REVIEW. YOU COULD HAVE EXPLAINED BETTER WHY YOU ENJOYED THE BOOK SO MUCH.

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Over the week, I read Diary Of A Wimpy kid the 7th book of the series.

the book is a about a kid named Greg Heffley and and he was remembering how nice it was to be in her mothers tummy how he could do anything he likes and sleep whenever he wants to. Until his mother bought this microphone thing so she could speak to her baby.

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Over the holidays, I read a book called The Hit. This book is written by A. Zadolf. It is placed in the current century somewhere in America.

It is part of the Boy Nobody series that currently has two books the other one being The mission.

The main character in the book doesn'y really have a name but you find out later that it is Zach.

Zach is an assassin whose job is to get really close to someone who is related to the target. The person is often of a similar age to Zach. He then must assassinate the target.

His task in this mission is to get close to the mayors daughter and then, when he gets the chance he is meant to kill the mayor. However, he gets attached to the mayors daughter and fails to kill the mayor on several attempts.

But then a massive twist occurs and he is asked to kill the daughter.

I found this book very action packed and interesting since it had constant conflict but had a good and interesting storyline and a good plot.

Over the book, you get to see glimpses of Zach's past and why he is the way he is.

I would recommend this book to people of ages 12 plus since it has quite a bit of violence and "Adult Themes".

Overall I rate this book nine out of ten since it is one of my favorite reads in the summer break.

GOOD JOSH. TRY REREAD OVER YOUR WORK TO MAKE SURE IT SOUNDS AND FLOWS BETTER.

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Zoe Jones- Picnic at hanging rock by Joan Linsdy

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Zoe Jones- Picnic at hanging rock by Joan Linsdy

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Over the holidays I read a novel called Picnic at hanging Rock. It's a classic and was published in 1967.

This book is set in the 1900's at a respectable young ladies college in Australia. The story mainly revolves around three girls who attend this college ; Miranda, Irma and Marion.

On the 14th of February (valentines day) The girls of Apple Yard College set off for a picnic to Hanging Rock.

Miranda and her friends decide to break apart from the group and explore the rocks. 'We'll be only gone a very little while' They say.

Hours later the girls have still not returned hense the investigation begins.

The police work together with Albert and Mike, two men at Hanging Rock to find the missing girls.

I would recomend  this book for girls 10 and above because It's quite a girly book and can get quite creepy. It's a great book and I would give it a 7 out of 10.

WELL WRITTEN ZOE. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR A BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE BOOK.

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On the holiday's i got a new book series and the first and best one was called the Recruit.

it was about a boy called James who has a really bad life with bullying and his parents died so he has to go to a foster home. But when he thinks his life can't possibly get worse, things started to look up for him. His room mate, Kyle was a secret agent working for CHERUB and his mission was to recruit James. When he did he was put to sleep and he woke up in a strange room with a door at the end. He entered the door and it was the CHERUB building! he was guided to the chairman which gave him a choice to be an agent because they were spying on him. He obviously said yes and he had to go through some tests to make sure he was classified for the job. when he finished, he was accepted to be an agent! but before he could do a mission, he had to train. he trained hard for months until he was finally classified to go on missions. he searched through the files of who he was going to meet during the mission. when he went on the mission he... BUY THE RECRUIT AT DYMOCKS  FOR $10 AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!!

The theme of this book is that you never know what could happen in life!

I liked it when in the mission, he had to beat up people to stop them from getting to the supplies before he did.

I recommend this book for ages from 10-15 because this book IS quite violent.

i rate this book an outstanding 10/10! :)

WELL DONE ANGUS. SOUNDS LIKE AN INTERESTING READ. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REREAD YOUR WORK FOR CORRECTIONS I.E. CAPITAL LETTERS...

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Over the holidays, I read the book title which is on the top because the books as really interesting and inclusive (sorta...)

The book was about a family of four from a state of living in a broken down "Grand Hotel" to a place where dreams and unicorns were real (not really.)         The main character Jamie had a personality that was inviting, humorous and just great.

I haven't really read any book like this either than Tom Gates, Diary Of the Wimpy Kid and The Storey Treehouse series, these book has a connection which the stories were about one main person (saying those few books proves "I haven't really read any books like this" WRONG!

I don't see a clear message of what the author is trying to get across but i think it is "Be happy with what you've got?" although this is definitely not the answer its still something you should do. overall this book is great and i would recommend it to age groups of around 10-11 years.

Rating: 10/10 partly because i loved it!!!!!

(Click text to see book cover (If doesn't work sorry (i know theres normally not two brackets in one :D)

GOOD NICHOLAS. YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS PRETTY WELL. THE TONE OF YOUR WRITING IS SOMETIMES TOO CASUAL. AND YES THE LINK WORKS!

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Aryan Nagpal- I Am Number Four by Pitticus Lore

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Aryan Nagpal- I Am Number Four by Pitticus Lore

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Over the holidays, I read a novel called ‘I Am Number Four’ because I was interested to read the book after watching the movie.

This book is the first out of the seven in the Lorien legacies series.

The book mainly revolves around a guy called John Smith. He looks human but he is actually a superhuman/alien (he doesn’t look like a green, one-eyed monster) from a planet called Lorien. His planet was attacked by a race of aliens called Mongadorians. Lorien was attacked by the Mongadorians. Only nine Loric children and their guardians escaped alive who fled to Earth…

John lives with his guardian    called Henri (who is also Loric). He goes to high school where he surprisingly develops an ability called Lumen. This gives him the power to light up his hands and be resistant to fire/heat. He then later develops telekinesis, which he then uses to fight the Mongadorians. This goes on until he and number six fight off a huge number of mogs (short for Mongadorian) together.This battle also consists Henri's death.

The reason I picked up this book from the shelf in the library was the blurb-        “They caught number one in Malaysia,
Number two in England,
And number three in Kenya.

I am number four. I am next…”

Pretty catchy huh.

I enjoyed reading this book as it was action packed and you kept on wondering what would happen next with every turn of the page. The message that this book displays is never give up hope.

I would recommend this book to ages 12+ as it has a very complex and detailed storyline/plot.

I give this book 9.5/10 stars

WELL DONE ARYAN!

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Yvonne Sun-Warriors The Darkest Hour By Erin Hunter

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Yvonne Sun-Warriors The Darkest Hour By Erin Hunter

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On the holidays I read a book called warriors the darkest hour by Erin Hunter which is the last book of the first series of warriors.

This book is mainly about feral cats who live in the forest the cats are separated into four clans who are Thunderclan, Windclan, Riverclan and Shadowclan which are named according to the conditions of their territory. Each clan has a leader and a deputy who is in charge are their clan. Although, when a cat dies their spirits will go up to Starclan and will watch over their clan so they can send messages and warnings to the medicine cat or leader of the clan.

In this book Fireheart is the new leader of Thunderclan after their previous leader named Bluestar died in a battle, but there is now a new threat to all the four clans of the forest as a new clan called Bloodclan who is originally from another territory has threatened to take over the forest, Although all the clans have agreed to battle with Bloodclan in order to keep their territory there is a huge risk of losing the battle because even though all the clans have decided to fight the battle together they are still outnumbered by the Bloodclan warriors and Fireheart must be prepared to lead the four clans into the battle .In the end, even though Bloodclan had a really powerful leader and deputy the four clans still managed to defeat Bloodclan and could continue to live in peace in the forest.

I think the message that the author is trying to tell the reader is that no matter how stressful a situation is and even if you think that you are not going to overcome it, you should still be determined and you never know you might just be lucky enough to overcome the situation that you thought would be impossible to overcome.

I would recommend this book to children who are 10 to 12 years old and who enjoy reading adventure stories. I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 stars because I enjoyed the suspenseful climax during the battle between the cats and the unique problem that the cats are faced with as well as how it still urges readers to continue reading even at the end of the book, but I would have enjoyed it more if the author revealed more events that happened after the battle and how the Bloodclan warriors felt after losing the battle and if they are planning to launch another attack to attempt to take over the forest again.

WELL DONE YVONNE! TRY TO MAKE SURE YOUR SENTENCES DON'T GET TOO LONG.

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Olivia Hu : Into The Wild By Erin Hunter

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Olivia Hu : Into The Wild By Erin Hunter

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Over the holidays, I read Into the Wild, it is the first book in the Warrior Cats series.

The four Clans have shared the forest for generations but ThunderClan’s territory is in danger as the sinister and mysterious ShadowClan grows stronger each day. Rusty, a domestic house cat who may turn out to be the greatest warrior of them all.

Into the Wild is a pleasant, easy read containing a strong central character surrounded by strong elder figures and good friends. The book contains an excellent list of characters and maps that make it easy to get up to speed with the world in which the cats live. Rusty forms a firm friendship with an apprentice (warrior in training, more than six months old) called Graypaw, a long haired solid grey tom. Graypaw adds the laughter to what is, when you really think about it, a rather gritty story. Cats such as Bluestar and Yellowfang form the older authority figures.

The pace of Into the Wild is very quick, always moving and never getting bogged down. Erin Hunter does not spare the reader from the grim realities of living in the wild, the eating habits are grisly and death is a prospect that the cats face every single day of their existence. I liked the way the book was able to give you that stomach-churning feeling when somebody is doing something that they really shouldn’t be doing and are going to be caught at any moment. I think this is a really important element to have in book and this is a feeling that all can relate too.

The author also touches upon the effect that humans, or Twolegs as they are called by the cats, are having upon the environment in which wild animals live. I liked the way in which this was done, facts were stated but there was never a sense of the preaching that some authors are guilty of, Erin Hunter never speaks down to the reader. A great deal of research has obviously gone into making the cats and their environment as realistic as possible and this really shows in Into the Wild.

Hunter outlines a complex system of governance among the cats. Each warrior cat has an apprentice. Each clan has a leader and a deputy. In addition, there are cat queens and elders who dispense wisdom. The story opens with a wild cat fight between ThunderClan members and an encroaching tribe of cats called the RiverClan warriors. Knowing their turf, the ThunderClan cats dive through some rocks and disappeared into the forest without a trace.

In another scene, Hunter describes the death of Redtail from a stealth attack by the RiverClan. The ThunderClan ceremony began with each member looking up to the Silverpelt thick band of stars. In the cat folklore, each dead cat in the clan is said to represent one of the StarClan warriors in the Silverpelt constellation. In an unusual post funeral event, Bluestar names Lionheart as a new deputy of the ThunderClan to replace Redtail.

I rate this 10/10.

VERY WELL WRITTEN, OLIVIA. TRY NOT TO INCLUDE TOO MUCH OF THE PLOT.

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Esther Park- Secret garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Esther Park- Secret garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Over the holidays I read secret garden because I really enjoyed it the first time I read it.

This book tells a story about a girl called Mary Lennox, a spoiled, contrary, sour child raised in India but was sent to   to her uncle's lonely manor at the end of the moor in Yorkshire.  When she arrives at the place she has a bad and sour attitude and relies that she is left alone with Mr. Archibald, her uncle. The only person she could talk to was Martha her chambermaid. Mary learnt a lot of things from Martha like wearing her own clothe, putting her shoes on, brushing her hair and even about the the secret garden which has been locked for 10 years. Mary becomes intrigued by the prospect of the forgotten garden and wants to go in it. On the way of her adventure she makes  new friendships and becomes sweet and caring. Maybe it is the magic that the secret garden has.

I think the message in this book is that anyone can turn from bad to good if they try and that is exactly what Mary did. You have to always try something new.

My favourite character was Martha's mother because she is so wise and clever and she knows exactly how Mary feels because she has 13 of her own children. She is really nice and caring too.

I recommend this book to 11+ because the story line is a bit difficult to understand. I really loved this book was really written.

Finally I rate this book 9/10. Frances could have made it a bit more exciting at the start of the book

FANTASTIC ESTHER, WELL DONE!

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This week I read a book called Robinson Crusoe,it's wrote by Daniel Defoe HY LI.                                   This book is about a young man he went to voyage but when a thunther storm was come all people were dead, except Robison. Then he found a small island,so he start to make the things to eat and find home. After many days, he done all the work and began to plant the grapes   and wheat.
One day he saw some canibals want to kill their capture so he saved him. Robinson called him Friday. Friday is a good man, he help Robinson do lot of things.

After many yeas ,there was a ship pass by the island ,they brought Robinson back to the UK.
I recomend this book because it interesting and it can tell you lot of imformation about how to seek to live on a island.

GOOD RETELL OF THE STORY RUNXIN. NEXT TIME INCLUDE MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE BOOK; LIKE WHAT PARTS YOU ENJOYED AND WHO WAS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER.

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Yenuli Sophie's Misfortunes by Stephanie Smee

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Yenuli Sophie's Misfortunes by Stephanie Smee

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Over the holidays I read a awesome book called Sophie's Misfortunes.

Sophie's Misfortunes is about a naughty girl who gets in trouble with her unfortunate actions. She gets in to trouble with her Nanny, Mum, Dad and even Paul(her cousin). Sophie has many misfortunes like her cutting up her Mums favouratie gold fish for lunch and even got her Nanny fired because her Nanny could not control how much Sophie ate even though her Nanny told her not to eat a lot of cream and warm bread.  She even scratched Paul on the face even after he saved her life in a fox attack.

This book has a lot about Sophie's mischief and childhood. It is a very good way to think about your actions, because it gives you a thought if you have done something like that before.

I would recommend this for ages 7-10 because that is the age were you do some naughty things like scratching someone on the face.

I rate this 7/10

WELL DONE YENULI. YOU NEEDED A LITTLE MORE EXPLANATION ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE BOOK

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Lachlan Lim - The Dead Dog in the Still of the Night by Archimede Fusillo

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Lachlan Lim - The Dead Dog in the Still of the Night by Archimede Fusillo

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Over the holidays I read a novel I did not enjoy  called "The Dead Dog in the Still of the Night.

This book was based in modern day Melbourne and was about a teenager named "Primo" and and his dad's Fiat 500 Classic, and his dad finds out that his mother has been cheating on him and gets mad.

Primo dents his dad's Fiat and and tries to get money to fix the car. So he starts drug dealing and take money from his mum. His mum finds out and tells Primo that he could of just ask for the money.

After this he kills his neighbors dog and they get angry at Primo when they find out.

The theme of the book is about modern day Melbourne of a bad person.

I did not have a favorite character because they all were stupid and not nice to each other.

I recommend this book to 12 yrs+ because it has a lot of adult themes.

GOOD JOB LACHLAN. SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A TRICKY BOOK TO REVIEW.

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Animal Farm

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a book based on historical events retold with the main characters as animals. Old Major (A wise and honourable mare) has a vision to plot a rebellion against the callous Farmer Jones who has neglected the animals for too long. And when the opportunities arises the animals stage a coup against the farmers in hopes for freedom and equality, as the book unfolds the Old Majors vision is corrupted.

Snowball was initially a leader of the farm. Snowball abides to The 7 Commandments established by Old Major to allow for a fair society and he seems to genuinely want to improve the welfare of animals. His innovation is demonstrated in his plans for the construction of the windmill but Napoleon is envious of Snowball’s position and so he evicts Snowball from the farm.

Napoleon’s leadership of the farm is very different from Snowball’s, full of corruption and self-centred actions. He goes against The 7 Commandments and to protect himself and the other pigs by adjusting them. Napoleon’s behaviour progressively becomes more humanlike and by the end of the novel, he and his fellow pigs ironically turn into to humans themselves.

Animal Farm is a thought provoking novel the triggers strong emotions towards the immoral behaviour of the pigs. Animal Farm expresses the political story of Stalin in a read that most people can comprehend. I enjoyed Animal Farm and would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about historical events or those who enjoy imagining their own ending as it has been left to the reader to choose what will happen next.

8/10  ��

BRILLIANT WRITING FIONA!

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Rohit Prabaharan - The 65 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

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Rohit Prabaharan - The 65 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

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Over the school holidays, I read an interesting book called the 65 Storey Treehouse in the sequel of the Treehouse Series.

The protagonists in the story, Andy and Terry, (which are the author and illustrator's actual name) start off by introducing themselves to the audience. This goes on for quite a while.

In this latest book, much has been said about the Treehouse. New additions include a pet-grooming salon, a birthday room (where a perennial celebration can be had), a cloning machine, a lollipop shop, a balloon orchestra, an invisible level, ant farm and quicksand pit. Also they have a Tree-NN (Treehouse News Network) at the bottom of each page that alerts us to serious things that has happened. I think this installment has improved the sequel more and they should keep adding new features to the next book in the series, The 78 Storey Treehouse which will be released soon.

Now to the plot of the story. Andy and Terry go back in time to retrieve their permit to build an additional 13 Storeys to their Treehouse. The reason why is because Terry, being so careless sold to a man who had magic beans. Their inspector, Inspector Bubblewrap, decides to go with them. The rest of the story talks about the adventure they go on just to get a piece of paper.

I recommend this book to ages 7+ because I believe they are mature enough to understand the book. This book is guaranteed to get a chuckle out of students that have a good sense of humor.

Rating: 8.5/10

WELL DONE ROHIT. ADDING SOME THEMES TO THE REVIEW WOULD HAVE MADE IT EVEN BETTER.

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Edmond Ly : Treasure Hunters Secret Of the forbidden city by James Patterson

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Edmond Ly : Treasure Hunters Secret Of the forbidden city by James Patterson

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Over the holidays I read Middle School Treasure Hunters Secret of the forbidden City because I liked The Blurb/What the book was about And How Long it was. (420 pages)

The book was about the Kidds Family(Bick,Beck,Storm,Tommy) Trying to find there Mother that;s Been Kidnapped by Evil pirates that are threatening to kill her if the Kidds Don't give find  priceless paintings stolen by Nazis for them. At the start of the story they found them selves in the hands of  Streckting (The Worst criminal of all) They Manage to escape The Prison And continue there quest. After That They End up in china and Meet the government,

The Theme Of this book is that you should never give up on your quest And Nothing can stop you.

I really enjoyed The part where They go into the attic and there's like 100 Pigeons and they poop on the Kidds.

I recommend this book for 9+ as It is very long. (Not saying younger people can't read long books)

I Rate this book 9/10.

WELL DONE EDMOND. GREAT SETTING OUT. PLEASE RE-READ IN FUTURE FOR GRAMMAR/SPELLING.

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Jessica Keecha-Milsom-  The Twins at St Clare's by Enid Blyton

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Jessica Keecha-Milsom-  The Twins at St Clare's by Enid Blyton

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Over the holidays, I read a amazing book called Twins at St Clare's. This book is a fantastic collection of 7.

The book starts off with twins Patricia and Isabel O'Sullivan achieving there dream of getting in the St Clare's boarding school for girls.

As normal they have a rocky start at the new school, but it turns out to go differently then what they expected. They meet new friends and have a amazing adventure.

This book has different twist and turns, and has a great storyline. I really enjoyed reading this book because the story had a amazing ending and when it started it had a great sizzling start.

My favourite character was Isabel because she had a kind of fun and excited personality even thore she can get very annoyed at her sister sometimes.

I recommend this book to 10-15 years olds because I think only older people will understand the consept of this book.

I also rate this book a 8 out of 10 for its fantastic storyline.

FANTASTIC JESS. YOUR REVIEW MAKES ME WANT TO PICK UP THAT BOOK.

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The 13-Storey Treehouse
By Andy Griffins

I got this book on christmas day and I read this book during my holiday in Sydney.

There are these two people who called Andy and Terry. They live together and create for big nose books.

Terry ordered a Sea monkey and Jill the postman came and delivered the package to Terry. Terry was excited.

He put the seed of Sea Monkeys inside a Jar and the Sea monkey kept on growing so They transferred the sea monkey into a bath tub.

Soon the Sea monkey grew and soon They saw a mermaid in the tub. The mermaid started to talk and Terry was in love with the mermaid.

The mermaid said that Terry was handsome enough to became a Merman. The Mermaid said that Terry can live with her but Terry can't breath underwater. So the Mermaid said that if she is going to kiss Terry, Terry would be able to breath underwater.

So the Mermaid kissed Terry and Terry went underwater to try it out.

Terry went to the kitchen and ate marshmallows. Andy Sneaked peaked in the bathroom and saw the mermaid transform into a ugly looking creature. Andy took a picture and took it to Terry.

Terry disbelieved that the mermaid was a monster.
Soon a ugly monster came out."Sweety pie come here"
Andy took out a Gun that shrinked things smaller and the Mermaid got shoot and shrink and put her in the toilet.

I recommend this book for all ages because the book will make the people laugh out loud.

Rating: 8/10

GOOD RECAP JAYDEN. KEEP IN MIND THAT A BOOK REVIEW HAS MORE TO IT THAN JUST A SUMMARY OF EVENTS.

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Shalana Powell- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K.Rowling

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Shalana Powell- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K.Rowling

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Over the holidays, I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince because I really enjoyed the movies.

The book follows the story of Harry Potter the boy who lived. He receives an unexpected visit from Professor Dumbledore which leaves him with many questions. Why is the Professor coming to visit him now? What is it that cannot wait until Harry returns to Hogwarts in 6 weeks time? As Harry returns to Hogwarts it gets off to an unusual start. What will happen as the worlds of muggle and magic starts to intertwine.

The theme of the book is about a fantasy universe and is about what would happen if magic existed. Its also about good vs evil.

My favourite character is Professor Dumbledore because of his amazing abilities.

I recommend this book to 8+ only if you have read the other books in the series.

Score: 6/10

WELL DONE SHALANA.  COULD HAVE INCLUDED A BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE NOVEL.

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Kerry Rossouw - Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

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Kerry Rossouw - Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

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Over the holidays I read Shadow because I have never read a book where each paragraph is from a different persons point of view.

The book is mostly about a boy named Aman who is an asylum seeker from Afghanistan and is locked in a prison like place until he will be sent back to Afghanistan. In prison, Aman tells Matt's grandpa about his life before. Matt and his grandpa want to help, but what can they do?

The theme of this book is life as an asylum seeker. I would recommend this book to ages 10+

My favourite character was Aman because I think he was pretty brave even though his grandmother died and his was being sent back to Afghanistan.

Score: 7/10

SOUNDS INTERESTING KERRY, WELL DONE. A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN EACH SECTION WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR REVIEW EVEN BETTER.

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SAMUEL LING- DAIRY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney

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SAMUEL LING- DAIRY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney

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Over the holidays, I read Diary of a Wimpy Kid Old School because I got it for a Christmas present from my sister and I really like the Diary of a Wimpy kid books.

The book was about a kid called Greg Heffley whose mum got their town to stop using technology for the weekend and be like the old times where people didn’t have any technology. At the same time Greg’s grandpa is staying at their house because he can’t afford to pay the rent back at his apartment. Greg ends up wanting to make money because he doesn’t have anything else to do. He asks his best friend Rowley Jefferson to come over and help him make a lemonade stand. A kid makes a lemonade stand right next to Greg’s and the kids is much better than Greg’s so the pack up and go down into the park were people are helping clean the park up and this time Greg sells water but Greg ends up helping clean the park for free because of his mum. One day Greg gets in trouble and he doesn’t want his dad to know what happened so he heads off to school camp. What surprising events will happen at camp?

The theme of this book is that it is pretty boring without technology.

I liked how Greg went with the no technology thing because Greg loves technology and it is hard to give up something that you are addicted to.

I recommend this book to children of all ages because it is a really funny book that anyone can enjoy.

Score 9/10.

WELL DONE SAMUEL. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD TO SEE MORE OF WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE BOOK

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Over the holidays, I read a fantastic fairy tale (because I love fairy tales) called Cinderella.

The book was about a girl called Cinderella who worked for her evil sisters. The evil sisters got invited to a ball. She also had an evil step mother probably. Cinderella wasn't allowed to go to the ball, but with the help of her Godmother things turned out a little bit different than expected.

The theme of this book is that anything can happen if you believe in yourself and your fairy Godmother...if you have one.

I really enjoyed the character, Prince Charming because he's charming.

I recommend this book for little kids like 3-5 years old.

Score: 5/10

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Over the holidays I read a few novels, but this is one that I really enjoyed.

The Storyteller follows the story of Minka, a baker who befriends an elderly man named Josef. The two become close friends, until Josef asks Minka to carry out an unthinkable act. He has asked her to help him die for the horrible sins he has committed in his past. Minka finds out about his past and struggles with the decision she will make.

The theme of this book surrounds World War II, as do most the the novels I read. I have a real fascination for this time period and have enjoyed reading stories such as Once and Then by Morris Gleitzman.

I believe Jodi Picoult has tried to unpack the message of redemption in this story and whether or not it is achievable for any sins that may have been carried out. She also highlights the importance of learning from past mistakes to ensure they are not repeated in the future.

Finally, I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys reading stories that are based on World War II but also those who enjoy suspense that is carried out right to the end.

Rating: 9/10