T1U Bookclub by https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub Suggestions for spring / summer reads! en-us 2017-03-23 07:40:59 UTC 2023-04-23 04:57:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Eragon - Christopher Paolini c_gertsen https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162034234 Genre: Fantasy
Story: 15 year old Eragon finds a dragon's egg. Initially he doesn't realise the significance of the find, after all, there are no dragon riders anymore, right?? But soon Eragon discovers that sometimes legends hold truth, and that one person can define the fate of a country. 
Opinion: A thrilling story about finding your strength, loyalty, friendship, filled with excitement and tension. Written in a way that you really live the story. 
STAR RATING (out of 5): 4]]> 2017-03-23 07:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162034234 The BFG - Roald Dahl c_gertsen https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162035296 Genre: 'Fairy Tale'
Story: Sophie lives in an ophanage. One day she is taken by a giant. Luckily for her, it is the only friendly, not human flesh eating giant. Together they go and try and save the world  from the Fleshlumpeater, the Childchewer, the Gizzardgulper and other dangerous giants. With a little help from the Queen as well. 
Opinion: Hilarious and exciting. Both due to the story as well as the language. 
STAR RATING (out of 5): 3]]> 2017-03-23 07:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162035296 Throne of Glass c_gertsen https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162036393 Genre: Fantasy
Story: Meet Celaena Sardothien. 18 years old. Assassin,  maximum security prisoner, forced to work in the mines, utterly alone. Survival rate 0. But up till now she has survived and killed a few guards along the way. And now she is taken out of the hardship to fight in a championship for the man who is responsible for all her misery. 
Opinion: A different type of hero, difficult choices, fashion and luxury, mazes, magic and exciting scenes keep you reading. It is hard to know who to trust, for Celaena, but also for the reader. 
STAR RATING (out of 5): 5


]]> 2017-03-23 07:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162036393 National Velvet - Enid Bagnold c_gertsen https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162069917 Genre: Children's classic
Story:  A butcher's daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with "Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!" The answer to 14-year-old Velvet Brown's plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences — exactly the sort of horse that could win the world's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National. 
Opinion: If you love animals, and stories about how unlikely candidates sometimes turn out to be winners.

]]> 2017-03-23 10:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162069917 Ghost Stadium - Tom Palmer c_gertsen https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162071289 Genre: Young people
Story:  Thrilling ghost story from the author of the popular Football Academy series. Lucas, Irfan and Jack want to mark the beginning of their summer holidays in style! Tricking their parents with a camping cover story, the boys sneak into the old abandoned football stadium to spend the night. Are the rumours about it being haunted true? They're about to find out - Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant readers.
Opinion: Haven't read this yet; be my guest!

]]> 2017-03-23 10:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162071289 Part 1 The curse workers - White Cat - Holly black kaykaypepper https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162603018 Genre: Fantasy and mystery 
Story: A boy named Cassel lives in A curse workers family. Curse workers are people with powers but not like super powers they have curses. There are different kinds of curse workers, a luck worker ( they give luck or take luck), emotion workers ( they mess with your emotions but it isn't permanently), dream workers ( they can give you dreams and messages in dreams or nightmares), memorie workers (they can take and give memories), black- finger death worker, ( one singel touch and your death) & transformation workers the most powerful curse ( one singel touch and you can become a cat or any other thing or just a heart of stone).Cassel is a murderer but that is what he thinks he is the family is one big secret and Cassel has to find out what there is happening. 
STAR RATING: (OUT of 5) 5. 
A 5 because it is really exciting. 
Kaylee Pont]]> 2017-03-26 07:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/162603018 eponinemacaulay24601 https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/174983540 2017-06-02 14:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/174983540 The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien snuitjekonijn https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175060493 Genre: Fantasy
Story: Once there was a hobbit, called Bilbo Baggins. He lived a quite live without adventures because hobbits don't want adventures. But then, on a nice day, a wizard came and asked him to join an adventure with a company made out of 13 dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield. Their mission is to get back the Lonely Mountain which was the palace of the father of Thorin. In the Mountain lays an incredible amount of gold and the mysterious Arkenstone, but also an enormous dragon called Smaug... Bilbo needs to play the role of a burglar and has to steal the Arkenstone...

My opinion:
+ It is a very good book with beautiful details in it.
- Some difficult words

STAR RATING: (OUT of 5) 5 3/4
Mila Besse
]]> 2017-06-03 12:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175060493 Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone - J.K. Rowling john_herold_joe https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175104949 Genre: Fantasy
Story: Harry Potter is an eleven year old boy who is for his first year at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. He has discovered that the philosopher stone is in Hogwarts. You-Know-Who, a dark wizard who lost all his powers and wants them back, is after this stone. With the stone he will be able to regain his powers. It is a race against the clock at the night that Perkamentus, the headmaster, had gone to the ministery of magic and You-Know-Who has got a free chance. Who will be first and find the philosopher’s stone: Harry or You-Know-Who? Read the story and find out yourself.

It is really exciting and  this book is excellent for starters in English.
STAR RATING: 5 out of 5 :D

Marijn Favier 
]]> 2017-06-04 11:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175104949 https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175111107 2017-06-04 14:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175111107 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.k. Rowling https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175988057 Genre: fantasy
Harry Potter is a boy from a wizarding family, but his parents died. He goes for his second year to Hogwarts (a school for wizards) although a little house-elf warned him. At Hogwarts strange things are happening and people got attacked by the mysterious monster, who is in the chamber of secrets. The chamber of secrets can only be opened by the heir of Slytherin. Harry Potter and his friends try to find out what is happening and stop it before the school will be closed. Will Harry Potter be able to find out or will the school be closed and can the attacked people be healed?


I really like this book, because it is exciting till the end and you want to keep reading. I really recommend this book, because it is one of the best books I have ever read.

Reinout van Dijk
STAR RATING (out of 5): 5

]]> 2017-06-11 11:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/175988057 Red queen https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/177765262 2017-06-29 18:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/177765262 Witches - Roald Dahl https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/180370634 Genre: fantasy
Boy is a seven year old boy whose parents died, because of that he has to live together white his grand-mother from norway who has to move to England. She tells Boy a lot about whiches: how to recognise them for example.boy once meets a strange woman, and he is sure it was a witch. Then Boy his Grandma becomes ill so they can't go on a holiday to England so they go to a hotel close to Bournmouth in England. In this hotel Boy plays with his mice, once he goes to a hall and later there are coming in some strange women. ]]> 2017-08-08 14:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/c_gertsen/t1ubookclub/wish/180370634