Name: Maddi Alve
Book Number: 19/20
Title: Nonsense Verse
Author: Lewis Carroll
Genre: Poetry

This book is lots of different poems written by Lewis Carroll. This book doesn't just have poems it also has songs. One of his poems is similar to twinkle twinkle little star except its not a star its a bat. All of these poems have a story to it.

I would recommend this book if you like poetry and songs. I would rate this book a 7/10

This book was alright it had a lot of jumbled words that I never knew existed.

Cruiz Tangen-Wainohu
Tittle:Hullabazoo
Author:??
Book number:8/20

This book is about a boy who wants to go to the zoo.That afternoon his dad told him they can go to the zoo.When he got to the zoo they were feeding the bulls and donkeys hey. When the boy was feeding the donkey the zoo keeper came up to him with an apple and said "He would like this more". So the boy feed the apple to the donkey. Then his dad told him they need to go see the crocodile show. They went to the zoo croc pen,the boy couldn't see so he climes on the rail and his hat feel off.Then the crocs got lose and let all the animals out and one of the tigers were chasing the dad all around the zoo. Dad came up to a tree so he climes it. he got lucky just as someone called out LUNCHTIME The tiger just got a piece of dad's pants and not his hole bottom. Then the dad and son walked back to the car laughing and talking about their great day.

I would rate this book a 9 out of 10.

Reggae Wallace
Tittle:Unmentionable
Author:Paul Jennings
Book Number:3/20
Genre:Fanasty

This book is about a boy who hates red heads and a shop owner had a niece .
Then the shop owner made a statchu and then the boy fall in love with the statchu
Then the stachu broke and the stachu was suppose to be the girl.

Will Hastie
10/20
Title/author: Boys Only. How to survive (almost) anything by Martin Oliver
Genre: Graphic novel

This book was about nearly any situation that could happen. It taught me a bit about survival in the bush, woods, desert, sea and really cold places. I found this book interesting because there were lots of facts and cool situations that were solved easily. I read this book over and over again to gain as much enjoyment as I could.
   

Name: Maddi Alve
Book Number: 18/20
Title: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Author: John Boyne


This book is about a 9 year old boy called Bruno. Bruno and his family find out they have to move for his fathers job. Bruno doesn't like this idea because he has to leave his 3 best friends behind. But that all changes when he moves he goes on an adventure and then he finds a boy in striped Pyjamas called Shmuel they then become friends. Bruno goes and vist Shmuel everyday. But there is fence that is blocking there way. Why can't they play with each other.?

I would recommend this book if you like really interesting stories. I would rate this book a 9/10.

I really enjoyed reading this book because it was so interesting and those are the kinda books I like.

Name: Lisa
Tittle: One
Author: Sarah Crossan
Genre: Poetry Anthologies
book 8/20
this book is about twin girls(Grace and Tippi) who are conjoined in the hips. they have to face the pain of going to school. some camera people come to video them so people will know what it is like to be conjoined. grace gets sick and the only way to save her is to separate them. I like this book because it shows that we should be nice to people no matter what is wrong with them. I rate this book a 9/10.   

Name: Lisa
Title: Mr Skip
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Book 7/20

Genre: fantasy




My book is about a girl who lives with her mum. She is poor so she looks in the skip bin every night to find new things for her mum. She finds a gnome and decides to give it to her mum for her birthday coming up. She paints it and fixes it for her mum. One night she is in bed and she talks to the gnome and ... it talks back. I like this book because it has a good background. I rate this book a 8/10.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 28/40
Title: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
Genre: Realistic Fiction

This book is about a boy, Stanley Yelnats who was sent to Camp Green Lake for a juvenile detention. There is no lake in Camp Green Lake and only boys. The boys have to dig a hole 5 feet deep and 5 feet wide. They spend their time digging to find the lost and hidden treasure beneath the rocky, and dried up ground.

I would recommend this book for people who like mysterious and interesting books with many twists. I would rate this book 9/10

I really enjoyed this book because it was interesting and had many twists.

Book Review

Name: Brodie Mathieson
Amount I have read: 23/40
Genre: Realistic fiction
Title/author: Flash flood Chris Ryan

This book is about a young boy who goes to London to visit his Mum and dad but it goes horribly wrong when a storm hits and flash floods start happening. 

I would recommend this book to others because it's realistic because there has been a lot of storms and flash floods around the world recently.

I really enjoyed this book because it was interesting and believable I also enjoyed it because Chris Ryan is one of my favorite authors I would give this book a 9/10.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 27/40
Title: Danny the Champion of the World
Author: Roald Dahl
Genre: Classic Literature

This book is about a boy, Danny who's life is fine. He lives in a gypsy caravan fixing cars with his dad and his dad is also his best friend. He is full of imaginative stories. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. He had taken part in poaching pheasants from the estate of local magnate, Victor Hazell. Soon Danny finds himself behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell.

I would recommend this book for someone who likes interesting and fun books by Roald Dahl. I would rate this book 8/10

I enjoyed this book because it was fun and interesting.

Will Hastie
9/20
Title/author: War Stories true stories form the first and second world wars by Paul Dowswell
Genre: Collection Of Stories

This book had some interesting and some not so interesting stories. I didn't really like this book because some of the stories were really boring.
I rate this book 3/10

Chloe/ mrs tiggy-winkle

Name: Chloe
Title: The tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle
Author: Beatrix Potter

This book was about a girl meeting a hedgehog. The hedgehog's name is Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and the girls name is Lucie. Lucie lives in a little town called Little-town. Mrs Tiggy-Winkle cleans all of the animals cloths. When Lucie lost all of her pocket handkinsshe asked all of the animals if they had seen them but they all didn't listen to her. So she went for a walk to see if she could find her handkins. She came upon a little door in the side of a hill. I give this book a 9/10.

Vencent Gray
Defying Death In The Desert
This book is about one man Captain Riley
and his crew who was captured be Egyptians But
they escaped.
I rate this 8-10.This book is my
6-20
Graphic novel book 

Book Review

Name: Brodie Mathieson
Amount I have read: 23/40
Genre: Realistic fiction
Title/author: Alpha force blood money by Chris Ryan

This book is about 5 alpha force members Li,Alex,Hex,Paulo and Amber and they are helping build a school in the poor area of Nayla in Africa.But when a local girl gets kidnapped for her kidney for a sick or ill person it goes downhill fast.

I would recommend this book to others because it is hooking and it is hard to put down I would recommend it for keen readers because it is quite a long book.

I enjoyed reading this book because it was hard to put down as i said before and I really enjoy reading books about army soldiers I would give this book a 9/10.

Name: Ruma Miah
Book Number: 27/40
Title: Double act & Bad girls
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Genre: Free choice

Double Act
This book is about 2 girls, Ruby and Garnet. They are identical twins. Their mother died when they were young and they live with their grandma and dad. One night dad bought in his girlfriend, Rose. Gran. Ruby and Garnet did not like Rose at all. After a week some news came in that their Gran had to move to a retirement house and they were not happy. So when their gran went to the retirement house their dad decided to buy a bookshop in the middle of nowhere. The twins did not want to leave their school. Ruby and Garnet went to a different school near their shop. One day they saw an advertisement for St. Clair's movie. They did not make the cut. Then Ruby saw a prospectus for a famous boarding school, Marnock Heights. They both took the interview and the tests. Ruby done well and Garnet didn't. Surprisingly Garnet got the scholarship. Ruby was jealous but in the end they both were best friends again.

Bad Girls
This book is about a girl called Mandy. There are 3 girls that always bully her at school. Kim, Sarah and Melanie (Mandy's old friend). They always bullied Mandy. One day when she was walking home from school she saw the group of girls talking. She decided to face her fear and talk to them. They teased her about her mother and father because of their age and how fat her mother was. The group of girls chased her away and she got hit by a bus. After the girls got punished for chasing her. Mandy made a new friend called Tanya. One day Tanya went to a dairy shop to buy the paper for another lady and she stole a hair tie. She stole 2 or 3 more things and then the police caught her and she got a new foster mum. Tanya and Mandy were still friends.

I recommend this book to people who like books with more than 1 story. I rate this book a 9/10

I really enjoyed this book because Jacqueline Wilson is one of my favourite author and he books are very interesting to read.

Cruiz Tangen Wainohu
Fuzzy Mud
I think people should read this if you like reading a mysterious but cool book. This book is about a girl and her mother who moved from earth too Venus. She started at a high school and she already knew one of the boys. The boy and her walk home every day after school. All of a sudden he started using a shortcut she followed him.
I would rate this book a 10 out of 10