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With all the technology available, many people are not interested in reading a book anymore and actually dislike reading. I am one of those people. Why read a book, when you can watch the movie (if there is one, of course), or better soon watch videos on YouTube or play Dark Souls on the X-Box. At times, I find it hard to focus on reading probably because I have the attention span of a goldfish, in addition to that I also can’t remember half the time what I just read or recount. I seem to get easily distracted.

However, one book I was interested in reading was the Hobbit, written by J.R.R Tolkien. The book is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Hobbit is a medium sized book, 250 pages long. It follows the adventures of Bilbo and others as they travel around middle earth to win a share of the treasure guarded by a dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from his light-hearted, rural surroundings of Hobbiton and his house in Bag End into more sinister territory. We are introduced to Gandalf the Grey, the dwarves, Gollum and Smaug the dragon. I have just finished reading how Bilbo tricks Gollum in a game of riddles and steals his ring. Bilbo has no idea of the power of this ring. This is set before The Lord Of The Rings. I have watched the movie, so I know what is coming up, but I am still enjoying the book. It is a good story and narrative with great characters. I enjoy reading fantasy books. There is plenty of action with elves, wizards, dwarves, dragons, trolls, goblins and a sword called ‘sting’ that glows in the dark. I highly recommend the Hobbit that really interested in reading. It is very simple and easy to follow.

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How Dairy of a Wimpy Kid has changed (Re-upload because was anonymous) 281 words

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How Dairy of a Wimpy Kid has changed (Re-upload because was anonymous) 281 words

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I have read a lot of books this year but the main series I have been reading is Diary of a Wimpy Kid. This is an older series but it still holds up to this day. Ever since it came out, I have read it. So today, I have decided to see how much it has changed since it first was released.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1

The original. It was released a long time ago on the 1st of April, 2007 but it was first released online in 2004 (18 years ago!). It got lots of recognition online so Jeff Kinney (the author) knew people would want more. The printed book was the same as the online version. So onto the review: The book centres around a middle schooler named Greg Heffely. He gets a diary from his mum and writes about his life. This feels fairly real with the motives and problems. This book is a solid 7.3 out of 10.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #14

This is the fourteenth installation in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. By now, the problems and the things happening are very specific and just entertaining for the sake of money. BUT it is still entertaining if you have nothing to do. This diary focuses on Greg and his family trying to do home renovations. There are other shenanigans but they feel a bit rushed. I rate this book a 6.8 out of 10.

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is a good series but it is starting to feel like the same book with a different cover. This concludes my ted talk and thanks for reading.

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Morris Gleitzman Soon Series (248 words)

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Morris Gleitzman Soon Series (248 words)

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In the past year, I have read two must read books from an amazing author, Morris Gleitzman. These two books were called Soon, and Maybe. Both books had extremely interesting story lines, both about the world war that happened between the Germans and the invasion of Poland. In soon, the protagonist of the story, Felix, is struggling to survive after his parents are taken by the Nazi’s and his best friend is killed while they were attempting to escape. Towards the end of the story a pilot is shot who is in a truck with Felix. Felix then uses his knowledge to save the pilot. His fame now arises. In the story maybe, Felix is finally out of the war and is safe in a hospital where the pilot is being treated. A man comes up to him and asks him to fly to Australia with him and have a new life where everyone wants to interview him. Out of these two books, the most interesting book was Soon. Soon has a much more interesting story line and is packed with engaging language which really hooked me into the book. Maybe is the last book in the series which there isnt many interesting chapters of the story compared to the book Soon. In the series of books there are 6 books which are soon, maybe, once, after, now, and then. All books have amazing stories and which all show different perspectives between the characters during the war.

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There I was gazing at all the different titles and colors of books on the shelf, nothing catching my eye, nothing seeming interesting or my type of genre. I was looking for a eye catching fictional adventure novel, until i saw it, with its distinguished colours and bulging title looking straight at me, I instantly picked it up Percy Jackson and the battle of the labrinyth.The Percy Jackson book series perfectly displays action and a mix of thrilling adventure, Rick Riordan was the author of this series which perfectly connects with the movie series with just as much detail. I enjoyed the first two books and I'm excited to keep reading the series as it is the perfect multitude of different genres, and I believe anyone would enjoy

Richard Russell Riordan Jr, born June 5, 1964 is a well-known American novelist.        He is most known for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians trilogy, which follows a boy called Percy Jackson who finds he is the son of the Greek deity Poseidon. Riordan's books have been translated into 42 languages and have sold over thirty million copies in the United States. The first two books in his Percy Jackson trilogy were turned into films by 20th Century Fox. His works have generated a variety of linked media, including graphic novels and short story collections.This series. During the book the way the author betrays the scenes and intense moments fulfills my curiosity, while following the story you dive into the book not waiting to leave the imagination of this story.

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In the past year, I have read two must read books from an amazing author, Morris Gleitzman. These two books were called Soon, and Maybe. Both books had extremely interesting story lines, both about the world war that happened between the Germans and the invasion of Poland. In soon, the protagonist of the story, Felix, is struggling to survive after his parents are taken by the Nazi’s and his best friend is killed while they were attempting to escape. Towards the end of the story a pilot is shot who is in a truck with Felix. Felix then uses his knowledge to save the pilot. His fame now arises. In the story maybe, Felix is finally out of the war and is safe in a hospital where the pilot is being treated. A man comes up to him and asks him to fly to Australia with him and have a new life where everyone wants to interview him. Out of these two books, the most interesting book was Soon. Soon has a much more interesting story line and is packed with engaging language which really hooked me into the book. Maybe is the last book in the series which there isnt many interesting chapters of the story compared to the book Soon. In the series of books there are 6 books which are soon, maybe, once, after, now, and then. All books have amazing stories and which all show different perspectives between the characters during the war.

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Some say ignorance is bliss, truely those words can be brought to life with the interpretation on that  idea that is Steven King’s IT series. The truth behind the blurred lies of the past, as a group of rag tag ruffians, now experiencing adulthood, exapriratedly remember who they truely were. All with their own little ‘quirk’ if you will - the losers club. Brought back to their true reality by one message, one idea, one word that still instill fear into them today, enough to drive one of them mad. IT… A creature of unending time, of horror, and of disgust. The mysteries of the world still yet to truely be discovered this is the story, this is Steven King’s masterpiece IT. A turbulent, mind boggling, story of time switches and mysteries. With descriptive language on a whole other plane of existence, thought up by one of the undisputed kings of literature Stephen King.

It follows the story of a group of society rejects, who have to face their greatest fears and fight the supernatural, a being beyond comprehension. It is a story based around what is commonly known as the Stephen King Universe. Which is an interconnected universe made up of many other Stephen King books such as “The Shining” and “The Stand”. It’s a brutal and horrid, yet entertaining and constantly engaging story. With enough description and details given for every seen, to bring you into the story. In the combined IT series there are over 1000 pages, and multiple layers of story to be discovered. IT is a masterpiece amoung masterpieces and I would recommend to anyone of the ages 15 and above, as there are some inappropriate and hard to understand parts in the story. This book has inspired me to read even more of the Stephen King universe, and it shows that with enough time, effort dedication any story can become something to be marvelled at.

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Robin Hood

I read a book called Robin Hood. I was walking through BigW when my dad was looking at a book. I started to wander around when this book caught my eye. It was Robin Hood. The cover was bright and had a photo of robin on a jet ski riding away from a boat.

The book was about busting out hundreds of refugees who were working illegally in a business which makes fake designer shoes. Throughout the story people joined him to help him achieve and conquer this challenge of shutting down the factory which immigrants were forced to work and produce fake shoes in. People believed he was saving the world whilst others believed he was destroying it. These refugees were taken from home and forced to work in a secret factory. They were forced to work all day and night in poor living conditions.

I began reading it and couldn’t stop. I loved the book because it was action packed with characters coming in and out of the story.  At the beginning they didn’t know who he was but by the end he had a massive following. He was assisted by a group of men on motorcycles. The leader of his group was a girl's father who was friends with Robin Hood. There were around 20 men with one being a teenager who was bullied by all the seniors of the gang.

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i must betray you by Rut Sepetys (95,979 words)

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i must betray you by Rut Sepetys (95,979 words)

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This year I have read multiple books, both big and small. However, currently I am reading a book called ‘I must betray you’ by Ruta Sepetys. The book has around 350 pages and is very interesting and detailed. Each page has around 50-70 words. The book is about communist Romania, set in around the 1960s -1970s during the soviet union and other ongoing world crises and events. It is about a 15 year old boy called Christian, who is pressured by the secret police, which are in charge of reporting and arresting any people who break some of the very stupid and silly rules, however they are taken very seriously and can lead to people being prosecuted or having a death sentence just by thinking or saying something negative about the state.

When he is ratted on and betrayed by his own friend for having foreign currency, he is threatened that if he doesn't become an informant and rat on his family, friends, and even girlfriend, then he and his family will be prosecuted. He is faced with the challenging decision of deciding whether he will betray almost everyone he knows, or betray his own country.

So far i am enjoying the book and it is very informative and realistic, although it is not non fictional it is still very realistic and has informed me of many historical events and facts about Romania during the time period. At the moment I am up to page 69 and if I had to rate the book out of 10 it would be a solid 9.

The author of the book is Ruta Sepetys, she is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a “crossover” novel author  as her books are read by both students and adults worldwide.

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Hustle Harder Hustle Smarter by Curtis Jackson (214 words)

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Hustle Harder Hustle Smarter by Curtis Jackson (214 words)

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As I sit in my gaming chair bored out of my mind in covid isolation, im sitting and coughing my lungs out and drinking coke and im scrolling on amazon trying to find something to buy and keep me entertained, as I'm scrolling through and I see a book that was written by my favorite musical artist 50 cent and i click on the listing and read the heading of the book “hustle harder hustle smarter” and I was hooked and I immediately purchased it and it came the next day. I jumped out of bed and there it was sitting at my front door, I grab it and rip it open and immediately start reading it, it talks about the come up of curtis jackson aka 50 cent talking about how he was shot 9 times at 15, showed the world his secrets to how he made millions of dollars at such a young age, self motivation and growing up in queens new york. The book taught me self motivation, tips and tricks of how to make money which I have applied and worked on. If you want to know how to motivate yourself, make thousands of dollars or just learn a few new things about growing up in Queens, New york.

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Rick and Morty Volume 1 written by Zac Gorman and illustrated by C.J Cannon (226 words)

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Rick and Morty Volume 1 written by Zac Gorman and illustrated by C.J Cannon (226 words)

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The book I would like to tell you about is Rick and Morty volume one. It is a very superior book that is made by the authors  Zac Gorman and C.J Cannon. They made this book from the tv show and they aimed it  towards season 4 episode 6 because in season four is when Jerry has a fight with Morty. Rick wants Morty to get richer than Jerry since Jerry wants him to start to pay for the food he eats and puts money towards the bills to get jobs. Rick takes a step further and goes to a different dimension to get a certificate to build a work site behind the family house. This book is a fictional because there is no other dimension in this world and time travel

Has not been developed yet but it might be later in history. This book is for the age of 13 to 40 years of age. The whole group of creators and designers are called Adult Swim. Some fun facts about Rick and Morty Rick and Morty were featured in The Simpsons couch gag for the last episode of the season. Rick and Morty also have disabilities Rick has adhd and drinking problems And morty has adhd and autism.

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I don't really enjoy reading very much because I don't like how your eyes just move along a page side to side then down the side to side and go on for ages.

When I read I barely process any of the words, I just read the words in my head and don't remember hardly any of the book at the end.

I understand how people can read them but I have barely ever been able to get hooked on a book, and when I do it's a book that is not the right genre for class.

One book I am reading at the moment is an autobiography of an NRL player Darius Boyd. I'm not completely finished and still have around 100-150 pages left. In it he talks about his life growing up and his journey to becoming an NRL player. So far he has talked about how he grew up with a single mother and had never seen his father until he was around 14-15 years old. He told his story of how hard it was and how he looked up to one of his mum's friends as a father figure.

He also talked about when he grew up his mates were getting signed by nrl clubs and he didn't get signed for a while. When he was 15-16 he was signed by the broncos who at the time was one of the best teams in the comp. He then goes and tells us about his time in his first Broncos preseason and how he got to train with the people he grew up watching on TV.

From what I have read so far I think it is a good book if you like NRL or if you are starting to watch it. I recommend this book if you like autobiographies or people's life stories.

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'Harry Potter and the philosophers stone' By J.K Rowling. ( 260 words)

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'Harry Potter and the philosophers stone' By J.K Rowling. ( 260 words)

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I went to get a book from the library to get an action book because I really love that kind of stuff. In the corner of my eye I spotted a book with a train with a young boy at the start and the book's name was, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The title made me interested in the book.

I didn’t quite know if this was the book for me but then I remembered that I should always try new things, so I went out of my way to borrow it, and now I am going to tell you about it.

The book is basically about a young boy called’ Harry Potter’, he was adopted by Mr and Mrs Dursley. They treat Harry very poorly with a weak effort to make him feel welcome. Mrs Dursley doesn’t like Harry because of Her sister ( Harry’s Mother). She never liked her sister because she was a witch, and Mrs Dursley despises wizards and witches. Overtime he grows up to be a person that everyone knows their name because he was the one who survived ( YOU KNOW WHO) But the book is mostly about a fantasy magic section with different mythical creatures and odd people with odd personalities. It is also about 3 kids who get bullied by 3 other kids. There are 4 houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and slytherin. I really like this book because I really like fantasy and magic but most of all seeing magic objects. The books keep on getting better when you read every single book.

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The Happiest Man on Earth                           by Eddie Jaku   (235 words)                         

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The Happiest Man on Earth is a thrilling story of the life of Eddie Jaku. You might think “I don't want to read this, it's just another Holocaust story.”

But no, it is a heartbreaking, powerful story of Eddie's suffering and overcoming his struggles when his life was turned upside down. Eddie is a very admirable man and he strived to make a difference in teaching youth about his trauma. Each chapter is a story and you learn so many lessons throughout reading this book. This book is a true recount of the horrors of the Nazi army and their evil acts throughout the years they were active torturing the Jewish and Polish community from 1939-1945. It makes you feel what they felt, it puts you in Eddie's feet when he was getting beaten and running away from Auschwitz.

The struggles of Eddie were hard but he always found a way to overcome the problems with happiness and kindness to all who came past him.
Eddie brought out the best in people, even changing the way people feel and interact with others. We should all strive to act and be like Eddie and not waste our lives hating each other. We should enjoy everything and take everything one step at a time. We should explore, we should go out and not get stuck inside our homes.

Eddie Jaku OAM 14th april 1920 - 12th april 2021.

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'Warlight' by Michael Ondaatje. (187 words)

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'Warlight' by Michael Ondaatje. (187 words)

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There I was, staring blankly at the book shelf. Book spines swam like logs in a murky sea, with nothing at all beckoning to me. A strong desire to be consumed by a book again had brought me here. I had been reading parts of books. Picking them up, reading pages, leaving them to gather dust. Nothing finishing, nothing gained. Was this Covid related? Others had shared similar stories with me, about the brain fog caused by our two years of this strange dark Covidy cloud.

Then I saw it. The name as familiar to me as my own children. The name as warm and comforting as the hot chocolate's from the Leura chocolate shop. ONDATAATJE. Warlight. I searched through my brain fog...how had I missed this? Had I actually read it? Was this brand new? I asked the shop boy, walking past at that exact moment. Sorry...Warlight? Ondaatje? When was this released, I can't believe it.
He grabbed the book and held it as if holding his lovers hand. I think this is his best one yet. It's incredible, better that Coming Through Slaughter.