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Billionare Boy
This book is about a boy named Joe Spud, and is the richest boy in the whole world. He became this rich at the age of 8, when his Dad made the company ‘Bumfresh’. Bumfresh was a brand of toilet paper, which was moist on one side and dry on the other. The brand of toilet paper was a giant hit, and the Spud family became rich. When Joe became rich, he got everything, but all he really wanted was a friend, so his Dad, who now thought that the solution for everything was money, paid some people to be his friend, and hurt Joe a lot. But at the start of the story, Joe made a friend called Bob on a local comp. They became friends when Joe paid Bob $50 in a cross-country race for Bob to be last and him to be second-last. At the end of the story, a girl named Lauren came to the local comp, and became friends with Joe. But Joe didn’t know that Lauren actually was an actor, paid to be his friend by his Dad. When he found out, Lauren had already left, and he yelled at his Dad that the solution for everything wasn’t money. Then, he ran away, and during his escape, Bumfresh was losing money because it was making people’s behinds purple. After all their money was gone, Joe and his Dad learnt the true meaning of friendship, family and love (last one was for Joe’s Dad, and that part isn’t really important). The Postscript told the future lives of the characters. Joe’s Dad got married to Bob’s Mom (Bob’s Dad died of cancer) and Joe and Bob became stepbrothers. Lauren’s acting career was going badly, Sapphire, Joe’s Dad’s old wife, which was the fake one I wrote above, Joe’s Dad and Raj made new chocolates and snacks that they hoped would make them zillionaires and others that don’t really apply to the story.

My favorite part of the story was the cross-country race, because there was a lot of dialogue and emotions (e.g. hesitation) and I liked that.

I like this book because it relates to a rich kid’s real life, and explains all the details of being a rich kid in the modern days.

I recommend this book for people who like exciting and realistic-fiction stories or for people who like stories about rich people’s lives.

I rate this book four and a half.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
This book is about a girl named Alice. One day, Alice saw a rabbit with a waistcoat and a watch go down a rabbit hole. She followed after the rabbit because she never saw a rabbit with a waistcoat and watch before, and thought it was very strange. When she got to the bottom of the rabbit hole, she ate cakes and drank things to shrink and grow, and she did that because she wanted to get into the tiny door at the bottom of the rabbit hole. During this process, she met a mouse, that she called Mouse and they chatted for a while about Dogs and Cats (that conversation really offended Mouse) and why Mouse hated Dogs and Cats so much. Later, Alice got through the door and she got into Wonderland, a world where everyone is crazy and nothing makes sense. At the middle of the book, Alice met the queen of Wonderland; the Queen of Hearts, a really bad tempered queen that chopped off people’s heads when she felt liked it. When I read those parts, I felt scared because of the bad-tempered queen. The queen could also relate to other people in real life, except not as intense as the queen (they don’t chop heads). At the end, her sister woke Alice, and realized Wonderland was just a dream/nightmare.

The main characters in this book are: Alice, the Queen of Hearts, the King of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit and Gryphon. All of them are crazy except for Alice.

I liked this story because I found out that the book is very linked with the game of chess, for example the Queen of Hearts and the Queen in chess: the Queen of Hearts is the queen and can go anywhere, same for the Queen in chess, she can go anywhere on the board. The Queen of Hearts is the most powerful character in the story, and the Queen is the strongest piece in chess. The King of Hearts and the King: The King of Hearts isn’t as powerful as the Queen of Hearts, but is also kind of strong. Although he isn’t the strongest, he is the most important out of them all, same for the King in Chess and so on.

I liked all the parts of this book except the end, because I don’t like when I read a whole book and realize all the adventures and excitements are all fake, and just a dream. I think it makes the book more boring, knowing everything that happened isn’t real and therefore never actually happened.

I recommend this book to people whom like crazy worlds and talking animals.

I rate this book four out of five.

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Calvin and Hobbes: The Days are Just Packed

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Calvin and Hobbes: The Days are Just Packed

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By Bill Watterson
Calvin and Hobbes is a comic book, but this comic is actually a really good book because it refers a lot to some kids. This book is basically a collection of Calvin, who's the main characters' "adventures". Some stories in this book include: using mushy apples to attack Susie, a girl in Calvin's class. Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin's toy tiger (but to Calvin, it's a real, living thing(I'm guessing that Hobbes turns back into a toy when someone else comes then changes back when they leave)), trying to ignore the monsters under his bed and much more. My favorite story was when Calvin had to write a story for his assignment, and travelled two hours forward in time to ask 8:30 Calvin for the homework he wrote. But then he realized that 8:30 Calvin didn’t do their homework because it was too late and he had to go to bed. So then 6:30 and 8:30 Calvin go to 7:30 to retrieve their homework, but 7:30 Calvin also didn’t do it. They got into a fight, but then 7:30 Calvin explained that if they hurted him, only the 8:30 one would get hurt. Meanwhile, 6:30 and 8:30 Hobbes wrote a story for Calvin. The next day, when Calvin brought the assignment to school he realized the story was criticising him, so he went home and fought (again) with Hobbes, even though he got a A+. I like this book because it’s funny towards children and some adults too. Another reason I like it is that it refers a lot to a child’s life, and makes a connection between the child reader and Calvin. I recommend this book to anyone, and therefore rate this book five out of five.

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Mister orange by Tuus Matti
This sounds like a very sad book with the brother going way and Mr Orange dying. I'm wondering where and when it was set. Which war did the brother go off to?
This book is about a boy called Linus and how he meets a man who orders a lot of oranges. Linus called him Mr.Orange.

But sadly Albert , Linus's brother, goes off to war,

But one day Linus went to Mr.Orange and knocked on the door. Some thing terrible had happened. Mr.Orange was very ill but he passed away!

My favourite part is when Linus remembers it is his little sister's birthday so he gets her a present.

My advice for the author would be to talk more about the mom and dad.

I would recommend this book to people who are 9-13.

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The Dark Prophecy
Just checking did this come from the blurb at the back of the book?
Zeus has punished his son Apollo–god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more–by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can Apollo/Lester do anything about them without his powers? After experiencing a series of dangerous–and frankly, humiliating–trials at Camp Half-Blood, Lester must now leave the relative safety of the demigod training ground and embark on a hair-raising journey across North America. Fortunately, what he lacks in godly graces he’s gaining in new friendships–with heroes who will be very familiar to fans of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus series. Come along for what promises to be a harrowing, hilarious, and haiku-filled ride.

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The Serpent's Shadow
This is a good summary, but it doesn't tell me which part you enjoyed the most and what advice you would give the author.
It's the end of the world yet again, but this time Apophis, god of chaos, means business. He's building up strength, dividing the Egyptian gods and the magicians so they can't fight against him. He's even sucking souls of the dead into his vortex. Can he be stopped? Carter and Sadie Kane, teen leaders of the Brooklyn house of magicians, are doing their best. They've got a crazy plan and only two days to enact it. And they need the help of everyone they can recruit, from an evil magician's ghost who knows Apophis' weakness to a senile sun god prone to randomly shouting "Cookies!" to a small pack of kindergartner magician initiates who wield crayons dangerously.

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The Throne of Fire
You are such an avid reader - you are flying through this series. I like the way your writer's voice and humour comes out in your reviews.
It's almost the end of the world. Again. But in this installment of the Kane Chronicles series, it's a battle between the force of chaos -- the giant snake Apophis, who's about to break out of his prison -- and the Ma'at, or order. Brother-sister team Carter and Sadie are convinced that the best way to fight Apophis is by waking the sun god, Ra. But first they have to find three torn parts of a scroll to work the spell, recover Ra's boat in the Duat, and, of course, find Ra himself, who retired eons ago. All this by the spring equinox, just days away. But the House of Life isn't convinced that Ra is the one who will save the day and is threatening to come after Carter, Sadie, and all their new magic students training in Brooklyn. Some of the gods aren't gung-ho about Ra's return either -- and of course it's always the scary ones with big teeth and claws who are ready to pick a fight.
I love this story, because of Carter and Sadie's ambition. Of course, who wouldn't want to stop the end of the world?
I would recommend this to any people who are gung-ho about Egypt

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Awful Auntie by David Williams
David Walliam's books are usually funny. Was this book funny? Why do you think Maya and Miranda would enjoy this book?
This book is about a girl called Stella.
Her parents had died in accident but Stella aunt came to stay.
Oh poor little Stella was forced to live down in the cellar. But soon enough she meets a ghost and tyres to find her way out. Will she make it?

My favourite part is when Stella meets the ghost.I really like that the author described the ghost.

My advice for the author is to talk more about the parents.

I would recommend this book to Miranda and Maya.

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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Reading your review I thought of exactly the same person to recommend it to! I really like the message in this book - very positive mindset!
This book is about a girl called Shirley and how she moved from China to the U.S (Brooklyn).She struggles in school because she has no friends. But soon Shirley gets new friends. She then becomes a dodgers fan (Baseball team). But when she meets Jackie Robinson  she feels more confident because Jackie Robinson is an African American. and he got very far so she thought that she can do the same.

My favourite part was when Shirley thought of what her grandfather said
"A bad thing can be turned  into a good thing".

My advice for the author would be to talk more about Shirley's family.

I would recommend this book to Ms.F and Jason because Ms.F will like it and Jason likes baseball.

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Justin week 5
Note: Although I already read book 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this series, I decided to write this one instead.
This book is about two teenaged twins; Conner and Alex Bailey. They went to a normal school, had a normal Mom (their Dad died in a accident) and therefore, lived a regular life. But one fateful day, Alex found out that a book her grandmother wrote was stranger than any other regular book. The book was about every popular fairy tale character living their lives and having adventures. Alex found that the book was acting like a portal; pencils went into the book like a black hole. After a few days, Alex decided to tell her brother, Conner. Conner and Alex went into the book, but they couldn’t find their way out. Later, they encountered a friendly frogman, which Conner nicknamed Froggy, but (SPOILER ALERT!) his real name was Prince Charlie, (SPOILER ALERT!) the lost brother and prince of the Charming family. Froggy told the twins that they needed a spell called the wishing spell to wish them back home. From that part onwards, Conner and Alex have multiple adventures along the way and make more new friends. The book Conner and Alex had travelled to was basically the future of all the fairy tale characters; Little Red Riding Hood becomes a Queen, Goldilocks becomes a wanted fugitive and much more. But as the twins collect the items for the potion, the Evil Queen whose real name is (SPOILER ALERT!) Evly also looks for the items for the potion. Her wish is to (SPOILER ALERT!) free the man in the mirror, because he is the Evil Queen’s love. At the end, Conner, Alex, Froggy, Red, Goldilocks, the Huntsman, the Huntswoman and the Big Bad Wolf Pack all engage in a big fight in the Evil Queen’s castle. At the end, the man in the mirror escapes the mirror but dies, the Evil Queen gets stuck in the mirror, the Hunters die, the Big Bad Wolf Pack dies and Goldilocks gets injured, but other then those, everyone else is ok. At the end, Conner and Alex find out that the Fairy Godmother (SPOILER ALERT!)  Who is basically the president of the place is their grandmother. The FG (Fairy Godmother) brings Conner and Alex back home.

My favourite part of the book is when Jack, Goldilocks, the Huntsman and the Huntswoman are all fighting in the Evil Queens castle. I like that part because it puts everything so interesting and detailed it seems almost real.

I like this book because of the realistic-fantasy, which is like a fantasy, but if you look deeper it has some realistic elements, for example in the part Alex had to climb Rapunzel’s tower. It means that Alex is accomplishing something she never did before. I also like it because it’s funny and I like the characters.

The advice I give to the author is to give more description about the non-main characters.

I recommend this book to people who like fantasy or fairy tales.

I rate this book five out of five.

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14th Goldfish

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shredder man book 2
A very detailed review here Yoshi - well done! I really loved the way you connected it to the lesson with Miss Z. Great job!
it was one fine morning when Nolan reached school and there was a big commotion so Nolan asked a near by person  and asked what happened and people said some body spray painted Mr. greens van with bright red spray paint with a big dummy's face that said du -uh on it.
Mr. green was so angry Nolan couldn't believe it was Mr.green because he has never seen Mr.green so angry, and to Mr. green this van is very precious to him because he says he has some kind of connection to it.
As again Nolan is shredder man so for the next few days he searched and tried to find clues, on the first day when Mr.green asked people to volunteer to help him find clues about his van Nolan when to the bathroom where Bubba always has his meeting with his friends so he waited to find any clues when he heard Max say to Bubba tell us we won't tell anybody else and Nolan knew that Bubba was some way involved in the incident. the next day another picture was spray painted on the bridge next to the shopping mall so he raced there and he spotted boys from his school and he knew some of them they were  the principals son and bubba bixy he saw them do high fives and they all said du-uh and Nolan suspected the five school boys from his school. One night when the Bryant family were eating dinner dad got a call from sergeant Kubb to help them find the suspect ( since his dad is the editor of the news paper in this town ) so during the car ride nolan explains what he has found about the suspects so far and dad says he will keep them a secret. During the next few days he takes his secretly converted backpack  to school and tries to find more clues about the incident  as nolan keeps up with his website shredderman.com
he manages to find a sneaky way of getting the principal's child to  spray paint his mothers on car.

I thought there was a connection between this book and what we learnt from Ms.z today in class look at images deeply and when Nolan looked carefully noticing all the details in the image that the principal's child was getting all the high fives from his 4 other mates so he suspected the principal's son was spray painting around the town.

My favorite part was when Nolan sneakily sent an email to Bubba Bixy saying that what if the spray painter sprayed his own mother's car which he knew Bubba was going to tell the principal's son and the principal's son was going to do it early before anybody comes in to school  so Nolan hid inside a rubbish bag and videoed the pricipal's son spray painting the car.

an advice to the author will be show not tell because he always tells what's happening rather than showing.

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy's realistic fiction and about a ongoing problem

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Ghosts
I'm intrigued as to what happens with the ghosts. Who are they? Does the girl become friends with them?
This book is about a girl who moves into town and doesn't really like it their but as she gets older she finds the stuff in town even more interesting.

My favorite part of this book was when, at midnight they all go up to the mountains and see lot's of ghost, I wish I could too.

I would like the author to make a lot more of the ghosts to speech the them. I don't quite understand this sentence.

I would recommend this book to people who think ghosts are really interesting.

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London Eye Mystery
We talked about this book. If it is the book I think it is, then please reread and check the setting and your main character. Then we can talk about it again, ok?

This book is about a curious boy you wants to do everything in the world, when he was on the Ferris wheel in California,  he stared at the big black building. If you want to know how the story goes, you have to read to the end of this book.

My favorite part of this book is when the two boys dress up weirdly, so their mums and dads don't spot them, walking around places by them selves.

I would like the author to wright more in this book because, I think it is really interesting how the boy likes to go around the world.

I would recommend this book on people who love mystery books.

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The Fortune Wookie
Book 3 of Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda series,
I've read the first two books of this series but not this one. Is it as funny as the others?
THE SECRET OF THE FORTUNE WOOKIEE picks up where Darth Paper Strikes Back left off. Origami Yoda's creator and voice, Dwight, has begun attending a private school (Tippett Academy), where students are taught to "understand our differences." However, constantly being told he's "special" seems to have deflated Dwight's whole personality. Back at McQuarrie Middle School, narrator Tommy's girlfriend, Sara, has a "Fortune Wookiee," a folded paper "cootie catcher" that fills in for Dwight's Origami Yoda when kids need advice. The kids wonder: Is the Force also in the Fortune Wookiee? Can they trust it? Why doesn't Dwight seem like Dwight anymore? Meanwhile, as the kids deal with the day-to-day perils of middle school, there's a serious situation brewing that will affect education at McQuarrie as they know it.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read one of the previous books. No advice, since the book is really good itself

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The Red Pyramid
How do you think this series compares with Riordan's Percy Jackson series? Which do you prefer Greek or Egyptian mythology?
Everything goes wrong when 14-year-old Carter, his Egyptologist father, and 12-year-old sister Sadie go to the British Museum for a private viewing of the Rosetta Stone. Carter and Sadie watch as their dad mysteriously blows the stone apart and gets trapped in a sarcophagus that disappears into the floor. That's when long-lost Uncle Amos helps them escape on a magic boat that whisks them to a Brooklyn mansion in seconds. And that's just the start of magical occurrences that involve ancient Egyptian gods unleashed, magicians from the House of Life who are trying to keep them in check, and Carter and Sadie caught in the middle, desperately trying to channel powers they never knew they had. They have only a few days to figure it all out before the god Set builds a gigantic pyramid in Phoenix and tries to destroy the whole of North America.
My favorite part of this book is when Sadie and Carter learn to be one with the gods inside their head.
I would recommend this book to Osian, because of the humor and action.

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The House of Hades
Another classic Rick Riordan, full of adventures, monsters and mythology. This one is a bit scary though. Did you enjoy it as much as the others?
Seven demigods on an ultimate quest to keep the Earth goddess Gaea from rising again hit the most dangerous leg of their journey so far. At least, Annabeth and Percy do when they fall straight into the underworld of Tartarus. They must cross the most miserable place imaginable, which is teeming with scary monsters, and somehow get to the Doors of Death on the other side without being noticed by all those scary monsters. Their guide: Bob the janitor, a now-jovial giant whose mind was erased of all demigod-related ill will in the Lethe River. He can wield a broom against evil enemies like nobody's business. Still flying along in the Argo II, Leo's fabulous ship, are the rest of the demigods who have promised to meet them on the outside of the Doors of Death. They only have a couple of weeks to get to the town of Epirus at the House of Hades, where the living try to connect with the dead. Standing in their way: mountain giants hurling rocks, giant hungry turtles, jilted wind gods, flying twin dwarves who love shiny things, cow-like monsters that spew poisonous gas...the list goes on. Everyone must use his or her talents to get to the Doors of Death on time, or the monsters will keep coming into the mortal world, and Percy and Annabeth could be stranded on the other side forever.
My favorite part is when Hazel and Leo go through the Labyrinth, and Hazel uses The Mist to outmaneuver Phasiphae, the evil sorcerer.
I would recommend this book to Aryav, because he is reading the current series.

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Title: Out of my Mind
Author: Sharon M. Draper
Well done, Nishtha! A good summary of the story and I now understand about the connection with Wonder. I loved your recommendation part!
About the book: An 11 year old girl Melody has a disease called Cerebral Palsy. It basically means that you have certain disabilities from your brain and physical movement. She has never gone to a REAL elementary school so she was super nervous to start grade 5. At the beginning people thought she was absolutely strange but then Melody made a Best Friend called Rose. She also started to make some "Frenemies" who is Claire and Molly. After a few months of being in that school she found a way to communicate; Through a computer!! I was really happy to find that out and people could finally hear how she really felt. Then something the Whizz team comes on. It is a team of kids who answer difficult questions about different types of subjects. So she decided to work with her BabySitter (Ms V) to help out with these questions. She studies really hard and SPOILER ALERT!! Ends up going onto the whizz team! I was super happy for her and her family. If you didn't know her family includes her Dad, Mom, Herself, Penny the little sister, & Butterscotch the dog.

My Favourite Part & Emotional Part: Was when Melody's sister Penny got hit by a car and she ended up being ok! Penny only had a few surgeries and has survived the accident. I really got touched to that part because I couldn't imagine if MY sibling would get  into a situation like that. I felt slightly annoyed that the mum wasn't understanding how to warn Melody.

Advise to the author: I would make it less tragic because I feel like younger readers will be confused about what is happening through the book.

Recommendation: People who might have disabilities and feel like giving up. This would be super inspiring to them and I would give a 8/10 through this book. I also read it with my book club members! Maya, Miranda, & Me!

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I wasn't expecting her to miss the plane! What happened with her talent when she got home? Who would you recommend this book to?
This is a book about a girl called Melody who is disabled. She has a hidden talent that no one else knows about. Melody is smart, not just above average but well over anybody in her grade. Mrs Valencia lives next door to Melody, Mrs Valencia is meant to look after Melody after school as Melody's parent's work schedule overlap. Later in the book Melody gets a machine that lets her communicate with others, the reason why it took so long to get one was because they cost a lot and some of the machines did not have buttons that were big enough for melody. this allows melody to take part in a test that will show how smart she is. In this test a few people will participate, once they have finished the test the top few people will go into a competition that has a few different schools competing. Since the competition is in Washington DC  the competitors have to go on a plane. A few days later she gets to the airport then realising that the flight has been moved to an earlier time and that the plane has already taken off! The family goes home and then the next day she tells her class what happened...

My favourite part is when we meet Mrs Valencia because I think it was so funny how she just had these gigantic hands. Mrs Valencia even made a joke when Melody's mum said that she was a massive handful.

My least favourite part is when the other kids leave Melody at the airport, i just thought that this was so mean. This part made me so angry and so sad at the same time.

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Holes
You are right Stanley does get treated really badly in this book and that should not happen. I like your advice to the author!
Holes is about a boy called Stanley Yelnats and one day, he was walking back from school after he got bullied when suddenly a pair of sneakers fell on him. He didn't know where it had come from.

Later that evening Stanley was in court because everyone thinks he stole the shoes and later found out they were at least a few hundred dollars. Stanley had a choice of going to camp green lake or jail. He chose camp green lake. But it was the wrong decision. This story is about Stanley having to dig holes everyday until his hands were bleeding and him coping with it and what he does to maybe stop the child abuse they are trying to cope with.

My favourite part was (Spoiler Alert!) When Stanley and Zero ran away from the camp.

If I met the author I would say to him 'Is there going to be another book coming out? Please say yes.'

I would recommend this book to Yoshi. I think he might enjoy it. But not for kids under eight because there is quite a lot of child abuse in it and a few gory parts.

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Groovy Greeks
This book is a non-fiction book. This book explains the almost entire history of the Greeks, Trojans and others. My favorite parts were: how to make a flamethrower, the horse of Troy and lastly the story of the gods (also called bringing up the baby).

The first part explains how to make a flamethrower. To make it, the materials needed are: a pair of bellows, rope, a stick, a small container, a bamboo stick and very, very hot coal. To make, it, you first hollow out the insides of the bamboo stick and attach it with rope onto the pair of bellows, the wind-blowing bit of the bellow in the middle hollow part of the bamboo. Then, tie the regular stick onto the bamboo stick with rope and make sure that the regular stick is longer than the bamboo. Then, tie more rope to the far end of the regular stick, and tie the container onto more rope. Now, the container should be close up front to the bamboo. The last step is to put the very, very hot coal in the container. The container has to be open for the flamethrower to work. When you’ve done all that, pump the bellows. The air will go to the very, very hot coal and fire will come out!

The second part tells the story about the horse of Troy. In the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, the Greeks were making a plan to ambush Troy. They couldn’t think of anything until Odysseus thought of an idea. They built a massive wooden horse and loaded the inside with soldiers. They pushed the horse (which had wheels, of course) to the outside of the Greek walls. The Greeks thought it was a present, so they brought it into the city. When inside, the soldiers poured out of the wooden horse at night and attacked the Greeks.

The last part is the story about Cronos, the head god and his babies. At the start, Mrs. Cronos had a baby. Cronos was afraid that the baby would overthrow him, so he ate the baby. After that he ate baby after baby until the last one, Zeus. Mrs. Cronos wrapped a rock in Zeus’ cot. When Cronos ate the rock, he puked out all the babies he’d eaten (including the rock) and the babies overthrew him. The three main babies (now adults) were Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Zeus ruled the sky, shooting lightning and flying on clouds. Poseidon ruled the oceans, whipping up massive waves and causing tsunamis. Hades ruled the underworld, casting zombies from the dead and poking live humans with his two-pronged fork (like a demon’s weapon, but with two horns, not three).

A suggestions I would give to the author is to add more information about the other states, like the Romans and Trojans and Athenians. I recommend this book to people who liked history from a long time ago. I rate this book four and a quarter out of five.

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Dog Man
This character sounds weird! Can he talk? What does the Dog Man do? Is he still in the Police? I think I might have to read this book!
Dog Man is half dog, half human. The creation of dog man is a bit silly though. There was once never a dog man, it was only a dog and a police officer. But then, a evil cat set a bomb off and shouted "Help! A bomb!" And then ran off while the police officer and the dog ran to it And before they knew it they were blown up. They got taken to hospital, but the thing was,  the dogs head was fine but his body wasn't. And the police officer's body was fine but his head wasn't. So they had a big operation and they doctor cut the police officers head off and sewed the dogs head on the cops body. Ta Da!

My favourite part was the creation of dog man. The advice I would give to the author is "When will the next dog man come out?"  I recommend this book to anyone who likes a lot of laughs and comics.

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Book title: My life as a book
I'm intrigued does he find out what happened to the girl? Which was your favourite part?
The book has a lovable main character and a really well thought out story line
and the main message of the story is don't be too curious. and it always gets you exited to read the next page.
The story goes like this. the main character gets curious about an old news article he found in the attic about a dead girl found on a bench so he tries his best to find out more about it. I think the author should of spent a tiny bit more time specifying the characters interests. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes... well reading about someone else's life

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Title of book: Slake's Limbo: 121 Days
This books sounds really interesting. Did it tell you anything about Slake's family? Weren't they worried about him being missing for 121 days?
This book is about a boy named Slake who is constantly bullied. When he is bullied he goes to the subway to get away. One day while going there he runs on to the tracks. He is afraid and he tries to find a place to hide. He finds a cave in the wall and starts to live there. He stays there for 121 days. Over the days he learns to sell newspapers and get free food. When it's Christmas he gets a job of sweeping the floors in exchange for whatever food he wants. SPOILER ALERT, at the end a train crashes and his cave is going to be closed off. He writes a sign on his cave that says stop and goes onto the tracks. I'm not completely sure what happens there but he fainted and a train conductor finds him on the edge of the tracks. He gets brought to the hospital and he enjoys it there because he can get food whenever he wants it.
My favourite parts are when he is making business by cleaning up and selling newspapers. My least favourite part is when Slake is being bullied.
I would tell the author that he should make the book longer as it is very short.
I would recommend this book to people who like books about people surviving without much money and people living through bullying.

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Please could you try to put more detail into your reviews. For example, why was that part your favourite? Why do you think I would like it?
In the Secret Seven series 7 people witch consist of Peter, Janet, George, Colin Barbra, Jake, Pam, these people join together to discuss robberies and illegal horse painting and stuff like that. my favourite part was when the inspector was telling them wat was going to happen to the crooks. I would give the author some advice to make the robbery more detailed. I would recommend this Miss F.

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Great review Paige! You have really connected with this book and thought deeply about it.
This book is about a girl called Piper. She has a dream to be like the other kids but she has a secret talent that is revealed in a baseball game. Piper can fly, ever since she was born she would hover 1 or 2 feet above the ground but then she figured out that she can actually fly! People start finding out all over the world and then a women called Leitita Hellion comes and takes her to a school for people with powers like hers. She then meets Myrtle, Conrad, Bella and many other people. Piper finds out a secret that only Conrad knows. They tell the other kids and they plan an escape. This is when Doctor Hellion reveals something to Piper that no one else knows about.

My favourite character in this book is Piper, she may not live a normal life but she is certainly one special child. Piper is someone I can relate to. I of course can not fly but I can remember when I was smaller I was considered different because of my talents.

My second favourite part in the story is when Dr Hellion reveals her secret that when she was little her powers were what caused her little sister to pass away. I thought that this was so crucial to the book as it touched my heart, it was so sad to read but at the same time so exciting to read.

My second least favourite parts is when Dr Hellion tries to completely drain the life out of Piper because this makes me really realise how terrible Dr Hellion really is.

My least favourite character is Dr Hellion, she is a bad person, first she tries to separate children from the parents, then she is trying to drain all the energy out of them! Although Dr Hellion is a bad person she gives the book some funny and sad scenes.

My favourite part is when Piper is in the sky with Dr Hellion. This made me really excited for what was to come, in the end it was really sad to hear Dr Hellion's reason for why she takes away the powers as she has powers her self.

My advice to the author is to keep on making these exciting stories like this one. I think that your style of writing will catch your reader's eye. I think that Piper is such a relatable character.

I would recommend this to someone who loves evil characters with sad backgrounds, and to someone who likes fun quirky relatable characters.

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The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan definitely writes good action adventure stories. Lucky for you he has written lots so if you like this one so much you should love his others.

This is probably my favorite book that I have ever read because it is a very exciting and action packed book! I also like it because it has a lot of humor and the plot is incredible! it starts of with Jason not knowing who he is and is on a bus ride with his so called "best friend" and his so called "girl friend"  but Jason knows nothing about them and who they are. my favorite character is probably Leo because he is extremely funny and sarcastic, his powers are also really cool. The stories about these three characters trying to save Hera and defeat the earth goddess GAIA. But piper has her own secret mission to save her dad but to save him she has to give her friends in return.

(SPOILER ALERT!)
My favorite part of the book is probably when they are fighting the least powerful giant who is actually extremely strong! The part is really intense especially when Jason is going against him with no weapons and is able to summon a huge lightning bolt.

Maybe the author could work on his grammar and punctuation because I found around 4-5 mistakes but otherwise it is amazing!

I would recommend this book to kids 8-15 because it is not only a kiddy story it has a lot of action and adventure in it.

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Lucky for you, that you have all the books in the series!
The Mark of Athena
Leo's amazing flying/sailing ship the Argo II arrives in New Rome (California) to greet Roman demigods in peace and friendship and reunite with Percy Jackson. Unfortunately, the peace and friendship part doesn't go so well. Leo gets possessed by some vengeful spirits and starts shooting fireballs everywhere, necessitating a pretty hasty exit with Percy and Romans Hazel and Frank. Now they have all seven demigods on board for the prophesied quest (plus the crazy satyr chaperone Coach Hedge), but they're also being chased by Romans across the country -- and they know where the Greek Camp Half-Blood is. There's no time for demigod infighting, though. The seven must follow the prophecy to Rome to save the world from certain destruction by garishly dressed twin giants. Luckily for Camp Half-Blood, Annabeth has another quest as well -- searching for a symbol powerful enough to restore the rift between Greeks and Romans; a symbol only a child of Athena, like Annabeth, can find.
The advice i would tell to this author would be to make these books longer, and stop leaving me on these dreadful cliffhangers. Luckily, I have the whole series with me, so I can read right up 'till the end.
I would recommend this book to Aryav, Osian, or anyone who has read the first two books.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes Rick Riordan books.

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Title: Thea Stilton and the secrets of the old castle
Author: Elisabetta  Dami
I would be interested to hear what you learnt about Scotland in this book.
This book was from the series of Thea Stilton, when the Thea Sisters' friend, Bridget, runs back to her home country, Scotland, for a family emergency,  a few days later, Bridget texted the Thea Sisters' that she needed their help. The Thea Sisters flew all the way to Scotland and figured out that Bridget never had a chance to reach her house and has disappeared!!! With the help of the Thea Sisters and another former mouse, Ewan, that has been royal to her family for years, she was found! Along the way, the Thea Sisters' discovers the history and treasures of Scotland.

My favorite part was when Bridget  and Ewan hugged each other and afterwards, blushed.... I think they had a crush on each other for years too. And I thought that was funny.

I wouldn't recommend anything to the author because it was perfect the way it was.

I might recommend this for Miranda because I think it would suit her.

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Willowood-Book club book
This sounds like it could be a good mentor text for your realistic fiction story.
This book is about a girl called Lily and how she struggles through her journey. First she has to move then a new school then she gets bullied could this get any worse well that is for you to find out.

My favourite part was when she got baby iguanas.

My advice for the author would be to add some pictures so we can imagine what it would be like.

I would recommend this book to people who love reading.Although it would be best to read on your own because it is such a good book!

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I'm glad you enjoyed this book so much. It is very emotional and tragic in parts. Please remember your punctuation when writing your reviews! Remember to proofread looking for where you have missed out fullstops, ok?
The book that i have read is called holes it is about a boy called Stanley with a nickname called caveman and friends called zero but his adventure is full of unbelievable surprises there journey is endless it's just caveman and zero on an adventure

1. This story is about 2 kids Zero and Stanley/caveman who are being forced to dig because of what they have done or what people think they have done and they try to escape but fail there trail ends up right back where they started at camp green lake the place where you dig all day long
but when they get back they have a wonderful surprise because they are greeted with treasure and lots of poisons yellow spotted lizards but also a get out of jail free card or a women with her reasons to get you out either one you always get out.
2. my favourite part is when Stanley is in the yellow spotted lizard nest and he has to stand really still wile everyone else walked around. and my least favourite was when everyone else had to stay at camp i wanted everyone to leave.
3. There could be some more main part's because there were some boring parts in the story but the story was still good
4. I would recommend this to people who are very emotional because it is a very emotional book

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Kaden please proofread this review and make some changes so I can understand it better. There isn't one full stop in number 1!

My book is 26 storey tree house the is the 2nd book in the series and the book after 13 storey tree house

1. this book is about 3 kids Andy,Terry and Jill and the stores of how they all met then they come to a conclusion that if Captain Woodenhead didn't catch them and make them slaves they happen to have a storm but no ordinary one a big one and the treehouse was destroyed
so they went down to a beach and found a ship reck and see tones of body's and then encounter Captain Woodenhead and his new crew and they attempt to take the tree house.

2.My favourite part was on page 209 Captain Wooden head says "i must be delirious because I thought you said flying cats" then Jill says " yeah I did there my flying cat's.

3.next time you could maybe make it a bit more unpredictable for example on page 305 it was predictable that Captain Woodenhead would escape the maze of doom a maze that Terry and Andy made together.

4.I would recommend this book to people that like pirates because in this story there are lots of pirates and them sailing around catching people to make them there slaves

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
I didn't know that about his pen name! This is your best book review so far Justin - well done! You obviously really enjoyed this book but also learnt a lot from it too. Great job!
Recently, I read a book called ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’. The author of the book is Mark Twain, but that isn’t his real name, it’s just his pen name. His pen name means the mark 2, which is a missisipi river term signifing the safe depth of the water the boat is sailing in.

The story is set in America in the middle 1900’s, and the main character is a adventureous, mischevious and smart boy called Tom Sawyer. He is around ten or eleven, I’m guessing judging by his behaviour.

The story opens by Tom’s aunt, Aunt Polly, asking Tom about some missing jam. Other than that, Tom Sawyer’s adventures include tricking his friends to trade things with him so that he let them do his whitewashing, which is basically putting a layer of paint on a fence.

The main part of the story is about Tom and his friends witnessing a murder that Injun Joe commited to Dr Robinson, then blamed it on Huff Potter. At that point, Tom and his friend, Huckleberry Finn, whose nickname is Huck, were horrified. They then made a blood oath to tell nobody then decided to go ‘pirating’ with another one of Tom’s friends, Joe Harper. When they finally decide to come back, they’re just in time for their own funeral! Soon after, they decide to tell everybody about who actually commited the murder.

Not to spoil the story, the outline of all the other stories are going into a cave with Tom’s girlfriend, Becky Thatcher and going for a tresuare hunt, and the tresuare is in the hands on Injun Joe.

I like this book because it feels like to me that I have travelled to a totally, completely different time and place, and then I can find out what people are like and what they do at that place and time.

I recommend this book to naughty teenagers, because Tom does lots of thing that I think they will like, because it’s so ‘cool’, ‘rad’, and ‘bad’ (those are words I hear A LOT from teenagers). I also think it’s okay for adults, because it might give a memory of their own childhood.

My favourite part of the book is where they go “pirating” because there is lots of action and description on that part, and it’s very exciting.

I rate this book four out of five.

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TOBY ALONE
What an amazing review! I love the way you have included text to world connections and your speedboat metaphor was fantastic! I was little confused with your 'vs reality list', please could you put more detail into this part.
Toby Alone is about a boy who lives in a tree named Toby who was banished to a public fate for no reason through his parents, Sim and Maya Lolness. The reason they were isolated and Ignored, and on a death sentence, was because Sim Lolness, A very grand professor, took Toby's wooden toy and made it move, somehow. He was caught and it was declared an " Insult to the residents of the Lower Branches " that the invention was not handed in. He went for a speech at the Grand Council, in which  he told the president in his face, " I choose today not to reveal the secrets of Balina. As you know, Balina was and is my son's birthday present, so now it is up to him to say if he wants you to touch it, you. President or not, we can both agree that if I reveal my secret, my grandson will never get to see this tree alive, let alone a flower. Goodbye! My duty here is now done."

I'm really spoiling what happens in the book now. Lets just say he is chased up down and all around but this thirteen year old has the grit and perseverance that is necessary.  He battles love issues, red ants ( Which are HUGE in his world, he is only one millemetre tall ), Crazy men and betrayal.

VS REALITY LIST

Joe Mitch- Donald Trump
JMA Workers- Donald Trump's supporters
Grass People- Mexican factory workers/ Native Americans
Maple Sap Nonexistence-
" Hey, I'm the president, and If I say global warming is a fairy tale, then it is. "
Grass People should be worked- Mexican people should be worked
Toby- Scientists

MY ADVICE TO READERS

To read this book you need to have a lot of brain space and calmness. 99% of the time, Toby is jumping off a cliff and yelling his last words but at the same time fighting a battle with his girlfriend in a weevil's intestine. This book definitely leaves the reader on a cliffhanger, so make sure you read this book right outside Kinokunaya because I think it's the only bookstore that holds the second book too.

RATINGS
Me- 6/10
Goodreads- 8/10
Common Sense Media- 8.4/10

HOW LONG IT TAKES
Fast reader- 3-4 hours
Slow reader- 2-3 days
Medium reader- 1 1/2 days
( when I say days, it means popping in and out of the book continually. )

ADVICE TO THE AUTHOR

Timothee de Fombelle is an extremely good writer. With his infinite imagination, I mean, He turns a normal old tree into mysteries of a shared dad and adoption secrets, about Butterfly men who have two wives and lie about each wife to the other wife. here's a conversation that the threesome is likely to have

BUTTERFLY MAN
" Come, my dear Isha, let us be married and together we will have children of our own, even if I have to be away every other day."

ISHA
" But I simply can't bear it.  You by my side one day, then with that rowdy group of men cutting wood. Me, sitting at home by myself awaiting your return. You could chop yourselves with those axes if you're not careful!"

BUTTERFLY MAN
" Dear Isha, I will be fine. I know the woods well and I have been chopping wood since I was six. Now have some rest. You must be up early to bade me goodbye, no?"

ISHA
" Yes, Butterfly"

BUTTERFLY MAN
" Good, well that's settled.
I bet none of my wifes- I mean, Colleagues,  have a better wife then I do. "

Isha is becoming suspicious. Meanwhile, Butterfly man sets off in the opposite direction to the wood.

BUTTERFLY MAN
" At last, my dear wife.
I managed to get away from that old hag who makes me sweep her floors, for only 10pence. My job is so hard."

MEGAN
" Oh, it's quite all right, Butty-Fly. Curse that madwoman! Think of making your life so hard. Humph! "

Megan wants out, obviously.

VS TOBY AND THE   SECRETS OF THE TREE

Toby and the secrets of the tree actually is the second book in the series, but does not act like it. The story starts all over again, which makes the book unreasonably thick, but this time the story is on fast mode. To me, it feels like I am on a speedboat. We zip across the hundreds of acres of land that I have already seen, and slow to a halt to survey the new land around us. Suddenly we're bobbing on still waters. This time I am exploring. Not recapping.

I read this story in about 5 hours. I enjoyed it tremendously:)

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Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Here is the link to the google doc with the reflection: Spoiler alert!
I agree this is a wonderful book. Thank you for not spoiling it for others.
This is one of my favorite books now.

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Interesting story - why 121 days? What happened then? It's not based on a true story, is it?
Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, Slake decides to go underground—into the sheltering depths of the New York City Subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twenty-one days. This is the story about survival, and about a 13-year-old misfit's attempts to find footing in a hostile and threatening world.
My favourite part was when he figured he could make a semi-living by selling newspapers.
My advice to the author would be to make the story longer and more descriptive

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My life as a book by Janet Tashjian and Jake Tashjian (illustrations)
Very intriguing! I wonder what the real story was and why the mother was lying!
This book  is about a boy called Derek Fallon.

Summer’s finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to relaxing and having fun. But when his parents decide to send him to Learning Camp, Derek’s dreams of fun come to an end.

He finds an old newspaper article in the attic about a girl called Susan James drowning at a place at Martha's Vineyard. When Derek finds it he keeps on asking his mom until his mom tells him and it was about a girl called Susan James who was babysitting Derek at the age of 2, and she brought Derek to the sea. But Derek walked towards the sea, and Susan James died saving Derek. But that was what mom was told. The actual reason comes up later in the story and I won't write it because it will spoil the book. He goes to Martha's vineyard later on in the story.

My favorite part was when Derek and his parents go to a restaurant and the chef is cooking and there is fire and Derek yells "FIRE!"

I don't have a least favourite part.

I also don't have any advice to the author seeing that this is a pretty book.

I recommend this book to everybody/nobody specific

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My Life as a Book
Janet Tashjian
Why would his mother lie to him? It sounds very intriguing this book!
This book is about a ten year old boy that does not like reading at all. The summer has just started and he has been given a list of books to read during the summer. He finds a newspaper article about a girl that had drowned in Martha's Vineyard. This boy is very curious so he keeps asking his mom about it and when his mom finally answers he regrets that he had ever asked. This book is about him trying to find out about the mystery.

(SPOILER ALERT!)
my favorite part is when he is at Lauren's shop and Lauren tells him the true story because it was completely different to the one his mother had told him.

I think that the author had done an amazing job because the layout of the book was very cool with the photos on the side and the author also had a lot of photos.

I would recommend this book to kids 8-11 because it is a really good book with humor and also it has a few hard words

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Fly Away by Patricia Maclachlan
I like the way Lucy helps her brother and finds her voice. Can Lucy talk? Or is it just singing she can't do?
This book is about a girl called Lucy. Lucy cannot sing. Every time she opens her mouth nothing comes out.
One day she visits her Aunt. But soon a flood appears and they must be safe.
After a while Lucy's brother gets lost. Every one in the family was looking for him. Lucy sing a song for him and he comes back.

My favourite par t  is when Lucy sang a song for the very first time.

My advice to the would be to tell me about Lucy and to give a reason to why she cannot sing.

I recommend this book to people who like nice secrets and wonderful stories.'

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Again - action packed! I liked the way you added in the author's message in this review.
Pursued by gorgons and with no memory of who he is or how he got to California -- or why, after killing the gorgons more than once, they won't just stay dead -- Percy finds his way to the entrance of a secret camp. Camp Jupiter is a special place for Roman demigods, organized neatly like an ancient Roman army. Percy arrives just in time for some serious warnings from the gods: Gaea the earth goddess is waking and has a force of monsters on the way to attack the camp in just four days. And even worse than that, Thanatos -- who usually guards the gates of death -- is chained in Alaska, where an ancient giant is also awakening. With no one to control death, no monsters will ever die. Can Percy and two new Roman friends, Hazel and Frank, make it to Alaska, free death, and get back in four days? Even for Percy, that's a tall order.
I think the message in the story is about friendship, loyalty and trust. Believing in yourself and facing your biggest fears.

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Title: Thea Stilton & The Madagascar Madness!
Author: Elisabetta Dami
Madagascar does have some amazing animals. This sounds like a good book to learn about them.
About the book: The Thea Sisters get an invitation to go to Madagascar for a wilderness survival competition called "ADVENTURE CAMP." The friends love exploring the wildlife and animals but they discovered that there are people capturing endangered animals for money! Thea Sisters have to work with another team (who are not too fond of them) to save the animals!

My Favourite Part: Was when the Thea Sisters went into the ocean to see all the amazing sea creatures! The picture looked really nice and detailed. Also, I enjoyed seeing how both teams were being collaborative and worked together to find a solution to rescue the endangered animals.

Rating: 9.5/10 because there were bits of the book which weren't too interesting

What Advice would I give to the author: Try and make the characters more realistic and I would like to see more animals in the wildlife pictures.

Who would I recommend it to: People who enjoy reading Geronimo Stilton & People who like Mystery with Realistic Fiction mixed in together.

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a seven letter word
How were the books you mentioned all connected? If you enjoyed this book about scrabble you might also like the book 'Word Nerd' which is about scrabble too.
It is about a boy named Finlay, and he has a stammer, he is a champion at scrabble and his Mum left hime when he was just turning 12.
But his Mum was not divorced she had to leave because someone had a threat on her!

my favourite part was when she was talking to Alex on the computer and said they would meet in the coffee shop!

My advice to the author is to make the chapters a bit longer!

I made a connection to
out of my mind
wonder
A SEVEN LETTER WORD
all together.

I recommend this book to
Shivon, Mrs. F and Maya!

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The 14th goldfish
How was her grandfather like the 14th goldfish when there were only 13? Please explain some more.
A girl called Elliot had 13 goldfish and they've all died then she meets a mad scientist, her grandfather who turned himself into a teenager with one of his experiments, after staying with her grandfather for a bit she grows to love science, then she realises something, her grandfather was a bit like the 14th goldfish.

My favourite part of the story is when she met her grandfather, my least favourite part was when he left.
My advice to the author is to make the story focused on one idea I was a bit confused hor the grandfather was the 14th goldfish, I recommend this book to people who like science, like Jason.

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Being Binah
I like the message in this book.
Binah is always the nice one of her group of friends but then she meets this boy called Ben and they start spending time together but things change when Ben pays attention to another girl, or at leat it seems like that. Then Binah tries to change herself but Ben actually liked her just the way she was before.

My favourite part is when Binah realises that she does not need to change herself, my least favourite part is when she changed herself. My advice to the author is that she should write a bit more about Binah's friends also. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to change themselves.

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Big sister blues
Why do you feel the book should be longer? Please add some more detail to your next review.
Amy is surprised, sad and scared when her mom gets a new baby, after seeing her friend's brother misbehaving really badly she gets scared that her sister will be like that. It also means missing a fashion show in Italy! Will Amy be able to cope with having another child?
My favourite part of this book is when the baby gets born and Amy ends up liking her, my least favourite is when her Mom has to stay in bed because she is sick.
I recommend this book to the eldest child of a family.
My advice to the author is to make the story a bit longer.

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Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl
Another classic Roald Dahl! Which book did you like best, GMM or C and CF? Again great detail!
I've read the Roald Dahl book a few times already, but it is fun to read the Roald Dahl books again.

This book is about Charlie Bucket, a boy that lives in a small house, with his 4 grandparents and his mom and dad. The family could only afford 1 bed, and it was occupied by the old folks, so Charlie and his parents had to sleep on the floor on a mattress. Only dad had a job, and he worked at a toothpaste factory, screwing caps onto the toothpaste all day long. But he doesn't earn enough money, much less half of the food 7 people needed.

Charlie's house was right next to a GIANT chocolate factory. The factory was Mr Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, the best chocolate maker in the world.

Every evening, when Charlie Bucket came home, his grandparents would tell him a story. One time, Grandpa Joe told Charlie about the chocolate factory. He told Charlie about how he asked all the workers to leave, because there were spies that acted like normal workers and would report the recipe to other chocolate makers. So Willy Wonka closed the factory and Willy Wonka hasn't been seen for months and months. And then one morning, the factory started working! The furnace was lit, and smoke was coming out of the chimney! The townspeople expected Wonka to welcome his workers back, but he didn't. So it was a mystery.

After Grandpa Joe finished, dad came running into the bedroom with a newspaper that said Willy Wonka was putting 5 golden tickets into chocolate bars. 5 children, including Charlie, found the tickets. They had a tour, but all the children except Charlie got into mischief and Charlie lasted till the end.

Willy Wonka explained that he did the Golden Ticket thing to pick the favorite child to take over the factory. So they went back to Charlie's house, picked up the bed with the grandparents and his parents onto the flying glass elevator (that they used to go to Charlie's house) and they went to the chocolate factory.

My favorite part was when Charlie found the ticket and told his grandparents, and Grandpa Joe stood up (none of the 4 grandparents has gotten up in 20 years), threw his cabbage soup into Grandma Josephine's face, and danced. I had no least favorite part, and no advice to Roald Dahl.

I would recommend to people who like Roald Dahl books, and like short reads.

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Shredderman Enemy spy
Where does he go to? Were his parents worried? Why did he chose to reveal his identity in the end?
This book is about a boy that has a secret identity but his actual name is Nolan. The book is about him fighting bad guys and criminals to restore truth and justice.

Shredderman's parent's try to convince him to lie low and to not do to much because they are afraid that people will unmask his secret identity. Shredderman doesn't want to stop and gets angry at his parents and goes away for a long time. On his way he finds an enemy spy hiding money under a bridge and shredderman tries to solve the case of why he hid it their.

(SPOILER ALERT!)
My favorite part is when he reveals his true identity at the end and everybody goes extremely silent and it's also really funny how his enemy becomes his sidekick.

I think it would be The author had done very well in this book because he has added suspense and tension and it was well punctuated and it had a really good plot.

I would recommend this book for kids aged 8-10 and kids who like a lot of action and tense books

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The Underneath (rated 4.5*)

Kathi Appelt

Brilliant review because it really makes me want to read this book. I bet I would cry if I read it!

The story starts with a lonely calico cat left abandoned on the side of a road, with no food or water. This calico cat had wandered through trees, her swollen belly full of unborn kittens. At this point, I was already feeling rather sad. So if you’re like me, I would strongly suggest that you find a tissue, or a box, before you continue reading. Yes, this is a sad book that will definitely tug on your emotions. It will also make you think about love, courage and hard choices. Rather like the Harry Potter series but sadder.

As the cat came to a clearing, she saw a house with a narrow gap underneath, and this is how she met Ranger the hound dog. Most cats hate dogs but the two most unlikely pair became very good friends. His owner chained Ranger to the house. The calico cat would bring food for Ranger every day. Though it wasn't quite enough, Ranger was very grateful.

Ranger’s owner, Gar Face, was a cruel man. When he was young, he laced his mother’s birdbath with rat poison. For this his father out of rage slapped him of the cheek and then forth he could never again open and shut his mouth properly for his left cheek was misshaped and horrifying. People were wary of him. That’s why he was known as Gar Face. I find it nice how the author provided explanation of how Gar Face grew up to be so mean. His backstory made me slightly more sympathetic towards him.

The calico cat gave birth to two kittens that they named Puck and Sabine. They live ‘underneath’ the house. Their mother and ‘father’, Ranger, always warned them - “Don’t go out of the underneath. You will be safe in the underneath.” But Puck is a very curious cat andhe leapt out of the underneath and pranced around.

At this point, I predicted that Puck would be caught and sure enough as he turned to go back in Gar Face snatched him up. With a furious screech, the calico cat threw herself at Gar Face and she and Puck was thrown in to a bag and then thrown in to the river. I think this is one of the most tragic part in this book. Puck survived but his mother died while trying to save her son. This is when your box of tissue will come in handy.

The author has a sidetrack story running where Gar Face found a super massive, vast, humongous alligator, never been seen but known as the King Alligator. He was very determined to capture the infamous King Alligator and used Ranger as a bait. Puck and Sabine tracked Ranger down to save him. This is the most exciting scene. In short, this scene involved all of the above as well as a mystical Grandmother Moccasin who has lived for over a thousand years. This is a major turning point in the story where the path of Grandmother Moccasin crossed our three remaining heroes.

The story ended well because Grandmother Moccasin made a decision after her internal struggle and chose love over survival. She could see the strong love so clearly between the Ranger and the kittens. Grandmother Moccasin bit off the chain with her jaws and sacrificed herself to a worthy cause with the help of King Alligator. The three heroes survived but the story still ended on a sad note. Gar Face ironically, ended being lunch for the King Alligator instead of Ranger in the lake.

My favorite part was when Grandmother Moccasin chose to save Ranger because I think it was really good of her. And I like Sabine the most because she is really determined cat. It’s a really sad story but extremely well written. I enjoyed reading the book immensely, and I think Kathi Appelt was great at the heart-wrenching bits. She made you feel strongly for each of the character.  The lesson learnt was that love is more powerful than hunger, anger, and resentment.

When I finished this book, I felt a mixture of strong emotions. I wondered whether Gar Face deserved his death. I have varying opinions on his death. On one hand I think that many animals and people would have benefitted from his death. On the other hand, however I think no one deserves that terrible death.

Love is an important theme in this book. It made most of the characters in ‘The Underneath’ do the brave things they did, and risk everything they had for it.

A must read for all. I would especially recommend this book to people who like unique and moving stories. I would rate the book 4.5 out of 5.

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I like how you have used text evidence in this review and actually used page numbers. Next time please be more careful with your punctuation and spelling!
1.My book is called diary of a wimpy kid double down and it is about Gregory and what he does everyday

2.my favourite part is when on page 95 he tried to leave there house with the balloon but Maddox the other child sour a piece of lego that he had tones of on his elbow and he had to be searched so it was funny and thats why I liked it

3. Next time I think you  could put a bit more action in the story to make it at some parts more extreme for example on page 215 he is sitting up in a tree waiting  but maybe he could slip and fall of and the goes's who were chasing him could start pecking him or bitting him.

4. I would recommend this to people who like biography's because this is a very good one.

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Paws and Whiskers by Jauquilin Wilson

Please finish this.
This is a book which have lot's of different stories in it. My favourite one is about a girl who really wants to get a puppy, but her parents won't let her have one. When she goes to school she finds out that their is a pet club

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Title of the book: Allie Finkle's  rules for Girls - The New Girl
Author: Meg Cabot
I like the way you are going to use the lessons from this book in the future. That's a good example of transforming.
This book is about a girl name Allie Finkle, she has two little brothers: one is in kindergarten, Kelvin and the other was in second grade, Mark. And she was going to a new school so she wrote down tips for if you were the new girl.

I picked this book because my family always move so I had to keep on changing schools all the time and I figure that the next time that I change school, I would use one of these tips.

My favorite part was when Allie first arrived at the school gate and Kelvin went strait to the playground where the mean - looking fifth graders were and they went up to her, she thought that they would say something like: "Why don't you and your family go back to where they came from or something like that but, they asked "Is that your brother there?: and she answered yes, and they said back " He's adorable!" and that part was very funny it reminds me of sometimes, not all bad things happen.

The advice I would give to the author is-- maybe next time, she should draw a picture of Kelvin so I could really see how cute he is.

I would recommend this book to kids that are
8 -12 years old.

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shredderman book 1
Yoshi, I get the feeling that this book review was a bit rushed, as there are a few unnecessary errors here.
1. Nolan the main character gets assigned a project where he don't need to hand write anything and he chooses to do his project on Alvin (Bubba Bixy) the bully, this bully steals things pushes, cut Qs and many other horrible things
Nolan decides to make a website on him taking pictures of him videos.

2. My favorite part of the book is when Nolan called the( nerd )succeeds in making the website about Bubba Bixy  and everybody in the school knows about the website that he created the shredderman (even the teachers)

3. An advice I would give to the author will be make books that will continue with him making website.

4. I would recommend this to somebody who is trying to find a quick read.

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Shredderman Attack of The Tagger
This book sounds like fun story, but I am sure you are able to read more challenging books, Aryav.

This book is about a boy called Nolan who has a secret identity called Shredderman who saves the world from injustice. In this book there is someone that has been spraying dumb baby faces all over the city with red, purple, and blue spray paint. Shredderman and his sidekick, bouncer have to try to stop stop this person. He tries to keep his identity hidden. This book is about Shredderman trying to find out who the tagger is, and trying tp stop him with his massive trap.

My favorite part is when He has to try to escape from the gardeners truck because it is really cool and funny at the same time.

Try to put more tension because it wasn't as tense as I thought it would be but it was still an OK amount of tenseness.

I would recommend this book for kids 8-10 years old and also people that like a lot of action.

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George's marvellous medicine by Roald Dahl
I love this book. It is really funny! Great detail in this review. Well done!
This is a book about George, a 8-year old boy who lives at a farm. He lives with his dad, mom, grandma and the animals. His grandma was really mean, by the way.

One Saturday afternoon, his parents went out to do some shopping so he was home with his grandma. His grandma had to take medicine at 11, but before that grandma kept on commanding George to make her tea with 1 spoon with no milk but when she tasted the tea she told George to put more sugar, and basically acted like a nuisance. Then grandma told George to eat insects and cabbage, and acted creepy so George slammed the door to the living room (which was where grandma was at, on a chair). He decided to make a magic medicine, and he combined many ingredients together to make the magic medicine. He gave it to grandma, and she became thinner and longer and taller. But grandma though she was magical and when George said he made the medicine, grandma was like "It's my MAGIC!" To prove that it was George's medicine that did it, not grandma, he gave the medicine to a hen. The hen didn't get thinner and taller-it got fatter and bigger. Then George's parents came back home and George's dad was like "Wow, George! Feed it to the other animals!" But once he ran out of medicine, his dad insisted him to make more. But when George made it and tested it on another hen the legs grew longer. This was because he forgot some ingredients. After many trials and errors, they accidentally make a medicine that makes things grow smaller. They test it on a hen and the hen became the size of a ant. Grandma thought the cup of medicine they were giving to the hen was here tea, and she drank it ALL. She became so small and disappeared, and the story ended.

My favorite part was when George was making the medicine.

My least favourite part was the end because I expected more to be there, and the book ended on a cliff hanger.

So my advice to Roald Dahl: Don't end your books with a cliff hanger if you don't have a second bit or else your readers will be bummed.

After reading the book, I felt sorry for George when she was commanding him to make tea.

I would recommend this book to anyone who just wants to read a 30 minutes long short and fun book.

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The BFG
What I really enjoyed about this book was the way the BFG muddled up his words. That was really funny. Did you like that too?
One night, Sophie (the main character) gets kidnapped from her bed by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) and to the giant country. There, Sophie learns more about the BFG and his country. After, they make a plan to vanquish the other nine evil giants forever.
My favourite part of the book was when they went to capture the giants, because there was a lot of action and detail in that part of the book.
I like this book because there is a lot of action, and also lots of description when the action happens.
I don't advise anything, except for The BFG p2!
I rate this book four and a half out of five
I recommend this book for anyone with humour or anyone who likes Roald Dahl

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Holes
Good self to text connection here Justin. Next time try to think hard about some advice you would give to the author.
For stealing a famous person's shoe (he didn't steal it on purpose though, so it wasn't really his fault), Stanley Yelnats has to go to a place called 'Camp Green Lake', where the it isn't green and has no lake. The people there say that he is here to 'change from his ways'. Every day, him and the other boys, X-Ray, Squid, Armpit, Zero,  have to dig a hole that is exactly five feet deep and five feet wide. They say this is to 'change from his ways', but they are actually digging for special things that the Warden of Camp Green Lake wants.

My favourite part of the book was when Stanley dug his first hole, because it was full of detail on how he looked like and what actions he was doing.

I felt sad when Zero passed out on the way to the big mountain because once, I felt like that as well. I felt like that after my Saturday math tuition, because I didn't eat in a long, long time.

I rate this book four and three-quarters out of five.

I don't advise anything for the author, except to make Holes, book 2!

I recommend this book for adventurous people who like adventures.

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The enchanted wood
I think you could have described the story in a bit more detail Miranda. Please don't rush your reviews.
this book is about these three kids that move from the middle of the city, to the country. And they find out that they live next to an enchanted wood!

My favourite characters are Beth, Moonface, Silky the fairy and mr. Whatshisname! (a character not made up)

My favourite part was when they find mr. saucepanman and they ask if he is deaf and he gets everything messed up!

My advice to the author is to writ a little more because she ends a paragraph on another page   but the end is like three sentences, and she has a whole empty page!

I would recommend this book for anybody who like somebody who likes a lot of fantasy, like Imogen!

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I believe in unicorns
How is the library part of the story linked to the war part? I agree Michael Morpurgo is a great author!
The book is about a boy who lives in a small town, that nobody has heard of.
And he HATES books, and one day his Mum needs to do some work things and leaves her son in the library, where he finds a lady that tells REALLY good stories!
So he finds himself in the library listening to the lady everyday after school. A few days later the story telling lady shares the story of her childhood,
and she said that her dad loved books so much and he passed it on to her! She also has a special book that her Dad gave her when she was six right before he died, And she won't let anything happen to the book. And about a month later a war strikes upon their town and the boys Dad is forced to fight!

One of my favourite parts in this book is after the war is over, the boy was looking for his Dad in the crowd of people meeting their family after fighting, And he can't see him and he waits there for  along time, until his Dad appears and he gives him a hug and starts crying because he thought his Dad died, but he didn't!

Just by saying the name of the author, You'd know I have no tips for the author except keep writing.....
Micheal Murporgo!

I would recommend this book to ANYONE in the whole entire world!
(that can read english)

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Percy Jackson and the Titans Curse
Isabelle please look at my box with the 4 parts needed for the book review. It looks like you have only answered number 1.
This is the third book in a series of five books about a boy named Percy Jackson who is a demigod, half human half god. In this book he loses his friend; Annabeth and is not allowed to go on the quest that he thinks will lead to her. Percy decides to drop in on the quest and he is accepted to come with the quest group. Eventually, after one has died,

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Another action packed book! I liked the way you used evidence of the humour in the book in this review.
The Lost Hero
Jason is pretty confused when he wakes upon a school bus on a trip to the Grand Canyon with no idea who he is or how he got there. Earnest Piper acts like Jason's girlfriend, and goofy Leo thinks he's Jason's best friend, but Jason can't remember either of them. Before he can ask many questions, all three are attacked by storm spirits and rescued by a Camp Half-Blood chariot. The newly revealed heroes have barely broken in their cabin bunks when they're called on a quest to rescue Hera (who knows who Jason really is) from dark forces stirring in the Earth -- giants and much more. Riding off in a metal dragon expertly fixed by Leo (Hephaestus' son, of course), the three seek out the nearly-as-dangerous wind gods to help find Hera. But Piper has another secret quest: Her father has been kidnapped by another giant who wants to trade her friends' lives for her father's freedom -- a horrible choice to make.
My favorite character is Leo, because of his wisecracking humor. This book will have you laugh of Leo's jokes. Like (SPOILER ALERT!) when he makes Coach Hedge's megaphone say stuff like
THE COW GOES MOO!
I recommend this book to Osian, because he likes Rick Riordan books.

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What a long first sentence! I think it would have read better if you had broken it down. I agree there is a lot of gore, but it is a great story.
Brisingr
Eragon and Saphira struggle to fulfill the promises they have made: to help Roran rescue Katrina from the Ra'zac, to keep the Varden united and obey Nasuada, to complete their training with the elves, to repair the Dwarves' star sapphire, to undo their spell on Elva, to support Orik, and to avenge Hrothgar, Garrow, and Kvistor.
If you were wondering, there is lots of violence. There are lots of bloody battles, with large numbers of deaths. There is disembowelment, beheading, snapping of necks and spines, and I think there was a part that said "Skin split like an overripe berry." It is very gruesome.
My advice would be to lower the gore, so that more people can read this amazing book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dragon riders.

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Guinness world records 2016. BLOCK BUSTERS!
I totally agree that some of these records are crazy!
This book is about records that have been held at the year of 2016. Some records are weird, some are cool, some are CRAZY.

My favourite part is on page 15, where it shows the world record as the fastest man dressed as a snowman marathon runner. & I also liked the most followed celebrities (e.g actors, tv personality, person, male pop star, athletes, politician.)

I would advise to the author to try and add some more appropriate (maybe funnier) pages to the book.

I would recommend this book to people who likes non fiction world record books which I know are hard to find in the library.

Sorry for the bad quality of the photo

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PLEASE INCLUDE:
1. Short description of book - what is it about?
2. Your favourite/least part
3. What advice would you give to author?
4. Who would you recommend this to?

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Geronimo Stilton And The Golden Book
Osian, I really like the way you write book reviews. You give enough information to encourage someone to read the book, but not too much to spoil it. You also use a friendly tone. Well done! Miss F
I read Geronimo Stilton and the golden book, by Geronimo Stilton! Geronimo Stilton's (who is a mouse in the story) 10th anniversary is in 2 days time with Geronimo's grandfather William coming in and telling him it (and shouting at him). Grandfather William says that he needs to thank him in the book and tell everyone that he is the key to Geronimo's story so that him and Lola Von Muenster can fall in love. Geronimo finished the story! In the morning he woke up to find that his computer was gone! He has to try and find it, somehow.
My favourite part was when He has to jump out of a aeroplane (I would tell you why but that would be a spoiler). If I met Geronimo Stilton (as the author, not the mouse) I would say 'Carry on making Geronimo Stilton books!' If you like an adventure this would be a good book for you

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The last Olympian (Percy Jackson #5) by Rick Riordan  (rated 4*)

(Spoiler Alert)

Wow, another great review Elisabeth! I love the way you retell the story and your advice to the author is spot on!

This is the last book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. The last Olympian is tragic but very captivating and intriguing. It is chock full of dramatic scenes like a roller coaster ride. All the battles rounded up to the Great War where the Titian Lord Kronos is attacking New York with the aid of a former friend Luke and a sea of mosters, in order to destroy Olympus. This is to avenge the Gods for having chopped him up and thrown him into the tartans pit of internal agony in the underworld.

Early on, Luke had reluctantly gone on a repeated quest to steal a golden apple and ended with a scar thanks to the dragon in the garden. He felt resentful and angry towards all the Gods especially his father Hermes who was the one who assigned him his pitiful quest. Kronos then started appearing in his dreams and convinced Luke that the Gods where only using the half bloods to do their biddings. Luke was persuaded to help Kronos come back to life. Kronos took over Luke body and lead a sea of monsters to attack New York. Kronos then bathed Luke in the River Styx to make him immortal (except for his hand that remained mortal).

Percy and Annabeth fought Kronos (who controlled Luke’s body) and were close to losing. Annabeth, who used to be Luke’s good friend, was able to convince Luke that Kronos was bad. It was too late for them. Luke knew the only way he could defeat Kronos was to kill himself by stabbing his hand and killing himself. It is so sad but Kronos was forced back in his pit of eternal agony and defeated (for the moment, monsters can’t die). However more than half the people were killed and most of the Empire State Building were destroyed. I felt really sorry for Luke because he made the wrong decision and he had to give his own life to the right thing.

My favorite part was when Percy was fighting Kronos in the building because the scenes were very creative and the author was able to make them most exciting. Rick Riordan writes in an interesting and exciting manner though he tends to over dramatize. I would recommend this series to people who like funny and adventurous stories. Someone who likes The Hobbit or Harry Potter should read this series if she wants a faster pace and lighter fun read.

( I read it on the kindle)

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Which book is this one? The second or the third? Which part was your favourite?
Miss F
Eldest
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by King Galbatorix, ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon has to travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for more training in magic and swordsmanship.
I would like the author to make another series like this, because I am really enjoying this series.
I will recommend this to anyone who likes action

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This books sounds like it is very cleverly written with characters from all over the place. Is it difficult to follow? Miss F
The fairy-tale world is under attack. Alex and Conner Bailey have to use a potion to travel into Conner's short stories from middle school to help recruit a literary army. The war is being lead by other literary villains from places such as The wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. My favourite part is when the Tinman sees a picture of himself with Dorothy, the Lion and the Scarecrow, then he becomes confused by who he is as he has never met the others before.
My advice to the author is to explain more about Alex and Conner's background. I would recommend this book to people who like exciting fantasy adventures.

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The boy in the dress by David Williams
Sounds like there is a good life lesson in this book. Your advice is good, as we often want to know more about the character's background. Miss F
This book is about a boy whose name is Dennis. Dennis meets this girl called Lisa. Lisa inspires Dennis to wear a dress. But Lisa did not mean to make trouble.Dennis fools people that he is a girl. But soon after that Dennis gets expelled from school because people found out that Dennis was disguised as a girl.

My favourite part was when Dennis wears a dress for the first time and he is not even shy.

My advice for the author would be to tell the reason Dennis wanted to wear the dress in the first place. I think it is linked to the reason his mom left.

I recommend this book to people who do not care about what other people think about you and what you are wearing. Also people who like David Williams.

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This sounds like an interesting book, but I'm a bit confused about the vegetable kidnappers. Miss F
My book is 52 storey tree house there are 3 main characters there is Jill,Terry and the last person is the main character but he does not say his name. This Is a very funny book where the the two boys living a tree house and the girl named Jill lives in a forest house. This is a very adventures book so I would recommend it to people who like those types of books. What they do in the book is they make books and there publisher is mr big nose and he was kidnapped by vegetables the vegetables kidnapped mr big nose because he published a book about ways to kill vegetables so the 2 boys are set on a mysterious adventure to find him and save him.

My favourite part was when the caterpillar eats all the thing in his path for example the was 2 steam rollers, 3 rhinos ,1 big crow and 4 giant mutated spiders.
What I would recommend to the author is put more description about all the floors in the tree house or talk more about the tree house

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Why was her father disgraced? I really liked the way you used text evidence when explaining foreshadowing. Well done!
Faith discovers her disgraced father's journals, filled with scribbled notes and theories of a man driven close to madness. Tales of a strange tree which, when told a lie, will uncover the truth. The lie tree.

I really enjoyed this book. There is a lot of emotion and good details to help me understand the book.
This book has quite a lot of for shadowing. It is a very mysterious and interesting beginning which really dragged me in.
"The boat moves with a nauseous, relentless rhythm, like someone chewing on a rotten tooth. The islands just visible through the mist also looked like teeth , Faith decided."

This book has also won the Costa book of the year 2016.

My favorite part was when Faith was been embarrassed by her mom, on page 409.
I thought that was funny because it reminded me of when my mom use to dance in public I would plead her to stop.

I don't think the author has anything to fix except for the names of the characters. "Myrtle" Was a kind of hard for me to pronounce at first. But after reading the book for a while I started to get use to it.

I would recommend this book to people who like mysterious stories and ages from 10-15

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This is a great series and I like the reason you gave for your favourite part. It sounds like a pivotal moment. Next time please remember to proofread and check your capitals.
Miss
My book is Percy Jackson 5
The titan lord Kronos is attacking New York so that he can destroy the empire state building and also olympus so that he can gain ass much strength as the gods, Percy Jackson has to stop the titan lord from doing that and he has to save the world.
my favorite part was at the end where he trusted Luke with the knife because it was really tense. It was tense because Luke could have done anything but he decided to do the right thing.
The advice I would give to Rick Riordan is that he should work on his Grammar because sometimes I had found some typos and also in some parts I found words that didn't make sense in the sentence.
I would recommend this book to kids around 9-12 years old and also the people who like all those adventurous but also funny stories.

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I like the way they gave their prize to a children's hospital. That is a good message.
Miss F
Geronimo Stilton is not a very sporty type of character, but when his sporty friend Bruce, signed him up for a cycling across America competition without him knowing, he has no choice but to do it. Can they win? I recommend this book for people who love funny stories. My favourite part of the book is when they give their prize to a hospital for children with a deasise. My least favourite part is when Geronimo gets dehydrated and Bruce has to cycle for 8 hours. I think the author should put in more details to make the story longer

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I don't know this book, who is the author? What happens at the end, does Bradley get caught out with his lies?
Miss F
Their is a boy in the girls bathroom

In this book, their is a boy called Bradley Chalkers. He is a boy that lies a lot and that is why he has no friends at all.

My favorite part of the story is when Bradley's mom wanted to go to the student led conference because Bradley said he has gold stars on the board, in his classroom.  His mom doesn't believe in him so she wanted to go see his teacher.  Bradley had to think what he could do because Bradley was obviously lying to his mom. So he said that his mom had promised, she would take him to the zoo because he wanted to see the lions getting fed.( That was a
lie. )

If I could talk to the author, I would like him to write a lot more of the book.

I would recommend this book to people who like funny stories and enjoy people getting bullied

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Hana's Suitcase
This is lovely book and I am glad you enjoyed it.  it would have made your book review better if you had explained the significance of the suitcase.
Miss F
This book is about a girl called hana and how she was brought to a concentration camp and killed in a gas chamber at the age of 13. Hana had a brother.This book is also about a Japanese lady whose name is Fumiko. Fumiko wanted to no more about Hana. This is a true story.

My favourite part was when Fumkio found out that Hana had died and her brother George was still alive.

My advice for the author would be to add a little bit more detail about the concentration camp and the things people got killed in.

I recommend this book to people who want to know about the holocaust.

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Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor
'The world's greatest book' - very high praise indeed! This is a much more exciting review. Well done. Miss F
This is a sequel to Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer, which is what Osian wrote about. In the sequel, Thor has lost his hammer. Well, he claims it's unnoficial, but we all know his secret. Anyway, Magnus has to find the hammer before Loki, or the world could end.
Just like The Trials of Apollo, my advice would be to make these books quicker. I mean, who can wait a whole year for the sequel to the world's greatest book?
I would recommend this book to Osian, because he has read the first book, and he liked it alot.

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (rated 4.5*)

An amazing book review Elisabeth! You obviously love this book (and the movie). Definitely worth a Percy!
Miss F

The Hobbit is about a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins that is forced to leave on an adventure with 13 dwarves to reclaim their treasure and their homeland Erebor. Gandalf the Grey (he’s a wizard) chose Bilbo to go with the 13 dwarves because 13 is an unlucky number. The mere 14 of them were supposed to remove the vast and scary dragon, Smaug from under the mountain in order to get the Arkenstone (jewel of the dwarf king).

At this point I felt sorry for Bilbo to be forced to go with them because Bilbo is a home-loving Baggins who doesn’t like adventures at all! It takes Bilbo a long time to get use to the dwarves (Thorin, Dwalin, Balin, Gloin, Oin, Filli, Killi, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bomfur, Bofur), the scary monsters (goblins, orcs, worgs, and trolls) and the elves. At the start all Bilbo did was getting them all nearly killed, but towards the end he began to be the one who saved all of them.

The journey was difficult and dangerous but somehow or other, the dwarves and Bilbo always seemed to wriggle out of all the dire situations. Bilbo is rather quick thinking, for instance, he told everyone to squeeze into barrels and float out of the elves’ dungeon. Through the adventures, Bilbo obtained two precious items – a special gold ring and a brilliant elven sword named Sting. The ring turns the wearer invisible while Sting turns blue when orgs and goblins are near.

The near-death adventures, including the death of Smaug, led them to the final battle. The terrible Battle of the Five Armies, where five armies (orgs and goblins on one side while elves, dwarves and men are on the other) fought for three days. A most treacherous battle between the good and evil.

My favorite part was the Battle of the Five Armies because it was very descriptive. My favorite character from the book is Gandalf because he’s really funny. I would rate the book 4 and a half out of five. I would recommend this book highly to people who have good imagination or people who enjoys Percy Jackson’s series.

(The movie)

The movie is different in some ways to the book but all in all I think that the movie is much better. It is also a lot longer because there are three three-hour movies. I rate all three equally awesome. There are super amazing characters like Legolas and Galadriel in the movie (although they did not appear in the book). It is also interesting how Bilbo in the movie is not ‘rotund’ (fat, round in the stomach).

The movie is funnier because the way the director (Peter Jackson) did the movie, it made the dangerous situations quite funny but not overly funny like when the orgs threatened to rip Bilbo’s arms off. Another reason I like the movie better was that the Elves in Mirkwood was really cool at fighting and made the elf characters really clear just enough to make you wonder about them and suspect things.

My favorite elf and character by far is Legolas Greenleaf (my sister and I had a big argument about his last name) because he is sooooo awesome like he can take out an entire row of orcs by hanging on to a hawk and running his double knives through them (a bit disgusting) and sacrificing his own sword for a dwarf. The Battle of the five Armies scene is also a lot bigger and makes you more on edge. My favourite part was from the part they (the dwarves) met the elves. I would rate the three movies 5 out of 5. Something else I would recommend is to read the book before watching the movies. Enjoy!

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The Someday Birds by Sally J Pla
It sounds like Charlie has OCD so being pushed out of his comfort zone would be really difficult for him. Sounds like an interesting book. Miss F
This book evolves around the world of a child who's relative or parent might have been injured by the Afghani war. The main character is a boy named Charlie. Having problems with his brain, he washes himself once every five minutes and lies in his bed all day when he can in full blast AC.  He and his dad are bird lovers, though Charlie tries not to leave the house.  When his father is shot in war Charlie gets pushed out of his comfort zone into a world of Mario, crazy brothers, sassy sisters and Worst of all Ludmila, a pink-haired, tatooed, innapropriate clothes wearing babysitter. Davis, his sister  takes along Charlie and his brothers to Virginia to find their father. Along the way they get in car accidents, and other crazy things. It has such a sweet ending.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys realistic fiction.
A note to the author is that maybe she should speed up the story a little.

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Greek gods by Rick Riordan
Is this a non-fiction book? Sounds like it. Would you recommend reading before or after reading Rick Riordan's fictional books? Miss F
This is a book talks about the Olympians, Hades, Hestia, Persephone and the Titans. It explains a lot about them such as how they were born, their parents, what they are god of and many more.
My favorite part was when it talked about the titans. But the advice to Rick Riordan is to look back because Hermes, god of travel was just born, he saw a turtle but much later on, Hermes creates the first turtle when punishing a nymph (a spirit of nature).
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in gods, greek mythology, read the other Rick Riordan books and when you're bored. But this book doesn't include every single god, only the important ones.

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Seven Wonders The Colossus Rises
I really enjoyed reading this series and I thought Peter Lerangis was a very good speaker. Miss F

Description: It is about a boy called Jack McKliney who has a problem, He is going to die in a few months. Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, will have the power to cure him. The loculi's are hidden in the seven wonder's of the ancient world.

My favorite part: Was when he said
"I couldn't look at her, my blood was running cold." Because it really got me interested into what was going to happen next and putting me on a hook

I would tell the author to keep a better description to the characters.

Recommend: I would recommend this book to people who enjoy fantasy and mysterious books. Also to people who are fans of the author (Peter Lerangis)

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Magicalimtiy
What an interesting idea that fairies are actually living amongst us like human beings. I hope the dad didn't get killed! Miss F
Every one misunderstands faries, they think they are just creatures with wings and pink dresses, but they are actually more powerful and tougher, they could get electrocuted and it would only hurt them a tiny bit. Tom harding is startled to find that his dad had been keeping a huge secret from him, he was a fairy! That means he is a demisprite, a half human and half fairy. He found out when his dad had committed 2 crimes, marrying a mortal and killing Milly, his old school friend the first one was true but the second wasn't. He came to hide in the mortal world, but the faries have found him. If you break the law, you must be killed. With his three fairy godmothers 2 are criminals and one is really bad at magic, but they have to save his dad.

My favourite part of this book is quite funny it is when the faries do something called nude dancing. My least favourite part was when his father was accused of killing Milly.
I think the author should add a little more real stuff in because most of it is fantasy.
I recommend this book for fantasy lovers.

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shadow
Michael Morpurgo is a great author and I agree it is a very emotional book. Definitely a crier! Miss F

1. This book's setting is in Afghanistan and it is about this sniffer dog a (Springer Spaniel) who appeared in front of the caves mouth. IT IS VERY EMOTIONAL

2. (I don't want to spoil it for new readers) but if I have to when shadow meets his old friends from the army.

3. If I would say something to the author (Michael Morpurgo)it  is such a wonderful book and keep writing more

4. I would recomend every body to read it but one thing be prepared to cry!

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The Amazing Story of Lionel Messi
I know you are a Messi fan, but your review sounds more like a retell than a review. Next time try to not use the word 'then' all the time. Miss F.
The Flea is about Messi's life growing up. It's pretty much a biography on him. Messi goes to school, then he joins the worst team in Rosario, Argentina, his hometown, and then gets transferred to the best team in town. He then goes to Barcelona to train for FC Barcelona, then he makes it to the A team.
My advice would be to make more biographies on soccer famous soccer players.
I recommend this book to everyone who likes soccer.

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The Trials of Apollo
From your review it sounds like this book is quite humorous as well has having lots of action. I might try it. Miss F
The Trials of Apollo is about Apollo doing something bad, and Zeus punishes him by sending him to earth as a human. He basically lives life as a human and cannot believe how we live our lives. He makes comments like, "how do you live with this teacup of a brain? You cannot remember anything! etc.
I think my advice would be to make these book faster because I cannot bear to wait one whole year to read the next book.
I would recommend this book to Aryav because he read The Kane Chronicles, and that was by the same author.

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Magnus Chase And The Sword Of Summer
This sounds like a really exciting book and as I read your review I thought of exactly the same person to recommend it to. Miss F

Magnus Chase is a homeless boy who is sixteen years old and it is about after he dies (through a fight) he goes to Valhalla which is a place where heroes go when they die. Magnus Chase finds out that his father ( who he never knew) is a god. Magnus Chase's dad gave his sword away and Magnus Chase has to find it. Meanwhile there is a fire god (a bad guy) called Surt who is trying to kill Magnus Chase and get the sword to free Fenris wolf (another bad guy) who has been locked away in a one of a kind really really really strong rope.
My Favourite part was when Magnus Chase and fenris wolf had the big fight, it was really nerve-raking!
The advice I would give to the author
(Rick Riordan) would be 'keep on writing books because I'll be waiting to read them!'
If I would recommend this book to anyone  it would be Odin, but he's already read it, and loved it!

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This sounds like a really interesting book and  it fits perfectly with our current reading and writing units. Miss F.

In this book Penny (main character)starts a blog that she can let loose and reveal her true feelings about things, this is where she can say anything she wants , under the alias Girl Online.  Then she meets a boy called Noah and suddenly Penny thinks she has made a new friend, but Noah has secret he's not sharing. My favourite part is when we get to meet Elliot which is Penny's best friend, he just seems so fun and quirky. If I could talk to the author (Zoe Sugg)I would say keep on writing you are bringing joy to the world! I would recommend this book to girls how like realistic fiction books.