Name: Ruma Miah
Book Number: 23/40
Title: A Monster Calls
Author: Patrick Ness
Genre: Realistic Fiction

This book is about a boy called Conor. Every night since his mum first got diagnosed with cancer, he has been getting really bad nightmares. In his nightmares there is darkness wind and screaming. There is a monster who is part part scary giant and part wild yew tree. The monster tells Conor 3 stories that make him scared but the 1 thing that gets him most terrified is the thought of having his mum die.

I recommend this book for people who like scary stories. I rate this book a 9/10

This book was very interesting. I hope this is another book in the series coming out.

Name: Lakiya
book tittle: Charlie and the chocolate factory Roald Dahl
Genre: classic
book number: 7/20

This book is about a boy named Charlie Bucket and his family and of course Willy Wonka. Willy Wonka has put 5 golden tickets in 5 regular chocolate bars. Charlie really wants on but his family can only afford to buy him on chocolate bar a year which is for his birthday. Will Charlie be one of the 5 lucky kids to find a golden ticket or not?.

This was an very interesting book very similar to the movie. I would over all rate this book a 8/10

Book Review

Name: Brodie Mathieson
Amount I have read:19/20
Genre:Biography memoir
Title/Author:Going Solo Roahld Dahl

This book is about Roahld Dahl and what he did before he became the worlds number 1 best book seller.It talks about how he went to war and all his memories before he became famous.

I would recommend this book to others because it is interesting to see what Roahld Dahl did before he became a famous author.

I really enjoyed this book because it is interesting as I said before and Roahld Dahl is my favorite author I would give this book a 9/10.

Name: Maddi Alve
Book Number: 14/20
Title: Roald Dahl and his Chocolate Factory
Author: Roald Dahl
Genre: Classic Literature


This book is about the life of Roald Dahl. Did you know that Roald Dahl didn't have good grades when he was a child but he turned out to be a writer! Before Roald Dahl started writing books he was a fighter pilot and a spy in the second world war. Also the story Roald Dahl published weren't actually what he first wrote he made a lot of changes to them. For example Charlie and the chocolate factory the story that was published had 5 golden tickets but in the one he first wrote there were 7 golden tickets he also took one whole chapter out of that book. Roald Dahl had rough life. Read this book to find out more!

I would recommend this book if you enjoy reading books by Roald Dahl. I would rate this book a 7/10.

I found this book pretty interesting because you got to know what happened in Roald Dahl's Life and there was a lot of stuff that happened.

Book Review

Name: Brodie Mathieson
Amount I have read: 17/20
Genre:Free Choice
Title:Bootleg
Author: Alex Shearer

This book is about chocolate becoming illegal at 5 pm but a couple a boys are not happy and they start secretly making their own chocolate will they get caught by the chocolate troopers?

I would recommend this book to others because it makes you think could the government really make chocolate illegal I mean they want to keep the obesity rates down so why not?

I did enjoy this book becuase it was hard to put down and it was really interesting to think if it could actually happend I would give it a 7/10.

Manish Bhandari
Tittle:Bloodlines Fighting Phantoms
Number:6/20
Genre:Historical Fiction

This book is about a war in late 1970.The war was the Viteanm war .One of The sides  fighter jet weighed 60,000 pounds.As they reached the battle zone there were 82 bombs dropped.There aircraft carrier was 1,088 feet long.The aircraft carried up to 72 people.
I recommend this this to someone who likes war stories.
I rate this book a 6/10.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 23/40
Title: Gangsta Granny
Author: David Walliams
Genre: Realistic Fiction

This book is about a boy, Ben who has a granny. She looks like an ordinary granny with white hair, false teeth and tissues tucked up her sleeve but she is an international jewel thief. Ben thought granny was really boring  and she smelled like cabbage and always gave him cabbage soup because she had a fondness of cabbage but when he finds out granny's secret, they go on marvelous adventures. Ben and granny go stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London.

I would recommend this book for someone who likes hilarious and interesting books. I would rate this book 8/10

I really enjoyed this book because it was fun and interesting.

Book Review

Name: Brodie Mathieson
Amount I have read:16/20
Genre: Poetry
Title:Jelly Belly
Author:Dennis Lee


This book is just a whole collection of funny humorous poems they had good rhythm and they were nice and short and simple.

I would recommend this book it's humorous short and enjoyable to read.

I did enjoy reading this book as I said before it is funny and it's not long and boring like some books I would rate it 8/10.

Name: Lakiya
Book: Violeta Vincent reporting
Genre: NZ
6/20

This book is about a girl who is trying to find out what was the real cause of her mother accident that ahs put her mother in a wheel chair. She teams up with a reporter and a boy called Liam to find out what really happened on that fatal day.

This was a really interesting book but I could not find a picture of the book. Overall  I would rate this book a 7/20 I would recommend this book for people that like mystery story.

Jorjah Harvey - Dead Dans Dee

Name: Jorjah
Tittle: Dead Dans Dee
Author: Phyllis Johnston
Genre: Historical

This book is about a girl called dee and her father fought in war but never made it through people say he ran away from the war cause he hated him and all he did was sit there in the trenches doing nothing. So all the children at her school call her "Dead Dans Dee" and she hates walking into school being mocked because of her dad, so she wants to find out the truth about her dad so she goes about asking people questions about him.

i quite liked this book cause it tells a girls life but as a story and its interesting.

I rate this book 7/10
                        

The report of Holes

The report of holes 
By hamish hemopo 
By Louis sachar

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed years and years. Now Stanley has been wrongly sent to a boys’ detention center Camp Green Lake where the boys build character by spending all day every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.

The report of wonder

This is a report of a book called wonder.
By R. J. Palacio
By hamish hemopo

I rate this book a 8 because is is telling  us about
don't judge a book by its cover.

Wonder by R. J. Palacio tells the story of ten-year-old August. The boy was born with a face that horrifies most who look upon it. Over the years, he had countless surgeries so he was home-schooled. Now he's about to enter the fifth grade in a regular school. This story is told from his side as well as from his sister's her boyfriend's and friends sides.

THE REPORT OF MATARIKI

My name is hamish hemopo I am
doing a report of matariki book

 It is for the 20 book challenge.

I rate this book a 6 because i like the truth
of the Maori new year and how to celebrate
it.

A family celebrate the Maori New Year and talk 
about what Matariki means to different people.

Here is some history about matariki.

The rising of the star constellation known as Matariki is an important time in the Maori calendar. It heralds in the Maori New Year, which is a time to connect with, and give thanks to the land, sea and sky.

It is also a time for the community to come together and acknowledge the year gone by, as well as, to celebrate and prepare for the year ahead. This involves the sharing of kai (food), rituals, entertainment, hospitality and knowledge.

The report of the BFG

My name is hamish hemopo i will be doing a

 report of the [BFG]

I rate this book an 8 because it teaches us 

a lesson about not to judge people by the

way they look. 

waimea craig 20 book challenge

book: sleeping beauty

author: Charles Geronimo

waimea craig

This short fairy-tale is about a young princess girl who was cursed when she was a baby by a jealous fairy named maleficent. When she turns sixteen the curse comes real where she pricks her finger on a spinning wheel which makes her whole kingdom fall into a deep sleep but then a prince comes and finds her then kisses her which made the kingdom wake up again.

7/20

4 stars

genre: short story 

Name: Ruma Miah

Book Number: 22/40

Title: On Track

Author: Kathryn Apel

Genre: Poetry Anthology

This book is about 2 brothers. Their names are Toby and Shaun. Toby and Shaun are very different, so different that people think they are complete strangers. Toby struggles at school and Shaun is excellent at all subjects. He hates sports day and it's his worst day of the year. No matter how hard Toby tries he's not good at anything. Shaun can't wait for sports day and his favourite is discus. But when Toby is around nobody notices the things Shaun can do.

I recommend this book for people who like books with ups and downs. I rate this book a 9/10

I loved this book because each poem was about Toby and Shaun's point of view.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 22/40
Title: Horrible Science Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens
Author: Nick Arnold
Genre: Science Fiction

This book is about space and stars. This book has many things such as how the sun was created, what the moon smelled like, what is a neutron star and much more. This book also has a story about adventurous aliens touring in our solar system. This book contains a lot of interesting facts about space, stars and our solar system.

I would recommend this book for people who like to know interesting and fun facts about stars and space. I would rate this book 8/10

I enjoyed reading this book because it was humorous and interesting.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 21/40
Title: Horribly Famous Roald Dahl and his Chocolate Factory
Author: Andrew Donkin
Genre: Informational

This book is all about secret things about Roald Dahl. Everybody knows Roald Dahl wrote great children's books but he was also a fighter pilot and a spy in the Second World War. No one knows where he got great ideas for every book he wrote such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, The BFG and many more. This book contains heaps of interesting things about his life you would want to know.

I would recommend this book for someone who likes to know interesting things about Roald Dahl. I would rate this book 9/10

I really enjoyed this book because it was fun and interesting and it had many things I didn't know about Roald Dahl.