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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
My review of The Borrowers By Mary Norton.
A great read for all of the family, young or old.I loved it!
I really enjoyed reading this book with my family.
Although it is an old book.I am glad Puffin books are releasing some older stories again.
It is about a tiny family called the Clocks .They live under the floorboards behind the kitchen clock in an old house.
Everything they need they get from the house above them .The story tells of their adventures as they struggle to survive.
My favourite character is Arrietty who is 12(like me)because even though she is small she has a big impact in the story and was funny too.
When she meets the boy, next to the cherry blossom tree ,she acts as if she is ten times bigger than him but he is the giant!
This was for http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
Friday, 4 July 2014
My review for The Dangerous Discoveries of Gully Potchard. By Julia Lee.
An exciting adventure set in Victorian times.There are lots of twists and turns in the plots and many interesting characters,even ones with "psychic powers !"
A great story,I enjoyed every word!
Gulliver Potchard lives with his Aunt,Uncle and cousins in a small terraced house in the south of England. His mother travels the world working , taking children to and from boarding schools and so he is left in the care of his Aunty Hetty.
Gully gets mixed up with a rough gang of boys who he knew at school.It is because of them that he gets sacked from his job as errand boy at Janners' Printers. Dogs go missing and are held captive by the gang , who plan to ransom them. Gully helps to return one dog to its rightful owner and he enlists the help of his cousin Whitby to help reunite another dog with its famous owner too.But this is only the beginning !
He tries to escape the gang before they discover what he has done.So he travels to the Isle of Wight to visit his Uncle ABC . On his last delivery job he meets Agnes Glass , who spends her time in an attic schoolroom in her rich families house.Her cat has gone missing and he helps her to design flyers,to be printed at Janners' Printers.He touches some of Oscar the cats fur,left on his bed ,and has strange visions of how the cat is feeling and its surroundings.
Agnes has poor health and wears a built up shoe.Her mother sends her to The Isle of Wight to stay with her older sister Charlotte and her family.Her mother tells her it's because she looks paler than usual and that it will do her good to have a break from her studies.
Her older brother Randolf is in trouble with depts and Agnes thinks that that is the reason she is sent away.Will Gully and Agnes meet again on the island?
I really enjoyed reading it and could not predict the ending.
Both boys and girls would enjoy this book. Suitable for age 9+
This is my review for lovereading4kids.co.uk
My review for The baking life of Amelie Day. By Vanessa Curtis.
A story about a young girl with cystic fibrosis , who loves to bake. She is thrilled to get invited to take part in the " best teen baker" competition in London , but is she too ill to travel ?
When Amelie is invited to London to take part in the " best teen baker " competition her mum says no , because Amelie has cystic fibrosis.Some days she is fine and some days she struggles to breathe.This worries her mum. It's difficult for Amelie because she needs daily physio and has a lot of pills and medicines to take.
She sneaks to London on the train without her mum knowing!!! My favourite character is Amelie because she is very determined and nothing will stop her getting where she wants. I like the story because it is easy to read and very descriptive while dealing with a range of emotions.It has also given me an idea of what it is like to live with cystic fibrosis. I liked the recipes throughout the book. I agree that this will appeal to readers of 9+
This is my review for lovereading4kids.co.uk
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