Name: Maddi Alve
Book Number: 22/30
Title: A grave catastrophe
Author: Nette Hilton
Genre: Children Literature

This book is about a dog called Oliver which gets accused for the murder of a cat called Thomas A. Everyone thinks it was him but it wasn't. He goes on a mission to try find out who actually killed him. If he doesn't find out who the murder is sooner or later he will be sent away for good.

I would recommend this book if you like murder mysteries. I rate this book a 7/10

waimea 20 book challenge

waimea 20 book challenge

book: smiling jack author: ken catran

This book is about a young man named Robert who's father and uncle was mysteriously  murdered. At the crime scene Robert found a jack card that had a maniac smile drawn on it and he thinks it has to do something with the murderer. His father had taken gold from people who trusted him. The gold was worth millions and he hid it from everyone. Now the people of the small town think Robert has the gold. Suddenly his neighbour showed up to his house demanding him to leave town with no reason why. Where the next day she was found dead with a jack card at the scene! Something suspicious is happening to rob and the small town. who will be the next victim?

I really liked this book because of the suspense and the mystery.

I would rate this book a 10/10

genre: mystery

Book Review

Name: Brodie Mathieson
Amount I have read: 27/40
Genre: Fiction
Title/Author: Conspiracy ( June ) Gabrielle Lord

This book is about a boy named Cal and he is caught up in a burning wreck and his uncle dies but he has no time to grieve because he has to find the Ormond jewel to uncover some mysteries.

I enjoyed reading this book because it was tense and there was a lot of action and twists and turns.

I would recommend this book to others of you like action/adventure books I would give this book 7/10.

Name: Maddi Alve
Book Number: 21/30
Title: Salt river
Author: Elizabeth Hegarty
Genre: Fiction


This book is about when a boy called Tom has to take on the job of looking after his seven younger brother and sisters. But it doesn't go as planned. His younger sister has gone missing somewhere and they don't know where she's gone. They have to find him before his parents get back.

I recommend this book if you like adventurous books. I rate this book a 7/10.

 Book Review

Name: Brodie M.
Amount I have read: 26/40
Genre: Fantasy
Title/author: Adam Blade beast quest sting

This book is about Tom and Elenna ( heroes of Advantia) fighting their most hated enemy Seth but the evil wizard Marvel turned him into a scorpion man and he is stronger than ever.

I enjoyed reading this book because I like reading Adam Blades books because they hook you from the start and they aren't boring like some books.

I would recommend this book to others because it is a pretty well known series but I would mostly recommend it to boys I give it 8/10.

Book Review

 Name: Brodie Mathieson
Amount I have read: 26/40
Title/Author: Tusk beast quest Adam Blade
Genre: Fantasy 

this book is a about two heroes Elena and Tom fighting a enormous mammoth called tusk but can he do without some more help?

I enjoyed this book because of the intensity and I have always enjoyed reading the beast quest series Adam lade is one of my favorite authors.

I would recommend this book to others if you enjoy adventure/fantasy books because it is tense and it has a lot of twists and turns i give it 9/10.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 32/40
Title: Uncle Trev's Teeth
Author: Jack Lasenby
Genre: New Zealand Literature

This book is about Uncle Trev and his funny stories. This book is a collection of short stories and also a New Zealand literature book. There are 48 short stories in this book. Some stories are humorous with twists and turns, some are adventurous and some are informational. 

I would recommend this book for people who like NZ literature books and fun and interesting books. I would rate this book 8/10

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

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 31/40
Title: Nancy Drew the Stolen Bones
Author: Carolyn Keene
Genre: Mystery

This book is about Nancy Drew who finds mysteries and clues but for a change she finds for dinosaur bones and fossils worth millions. Bess, George and Nancy travel to the desert to find the bones and join a paleontology dig. The other volunteers all have fun until an important find goes missing. The bones have been stolen and Nancy finds the thief.

I would recommend this book for someone who likes mystery books and the Nancy Drew series. 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 25/40
Title/Author: Adam Blade Mortaxe beast quest
genre: fantasy 

This book is about two heroes who need to save Advantia from beast named mortaxe but when the table turns and the good beasts become bad could it be the end for Advantia?

I enjoyed reading this book because I love beast quest books and it is interesting to read and there is lots of twists and turns.

I would recommend this book to others because it is hooking from the start and it isn't boring like some books I would give it 9/10.

Name:Manish Bhandari
Title:Nerds
Genre:
Book Number:9/10
Author:Micheal Buckley

This book is about a group of eleven year old friends.They are called the nerds because most of them have glasses and bracsets.They have nicknames like glue stick,puffer fish,choppers flinch,whizzed,brace face.Some of there powers are able to fly,sticking to walls,super speed.They go on random missions and all that.
I rate this book a 7/10

Name:Manish Bhandari
Tittle:Kakariki the thaniwha and the kai
Genre :Poetry
Book Number:10/20
This poetry book is a rhyming book it has Maori words is well.It is about a boy and its pets thaniwha it's name is Kakariki.The boys were  going to school the boy told him to wait for him outside.The thaniwha creeped into the school and when into the canteen and got into trouble.Then sat in a class then started eating .The teacher came and found out then got freeked out.

Radiance book 11/20 author:Alyson Noel

Radiance
author: Alyson Noel
book:11/20

This book is about a girl who died in a car crash about 1 year ago.She explains how it feels in the other world and how it is not really that different.She says it make you feel more
alive then you have ever have been she describes what happened to her. She said that it started off in the back set of her dads  car she says that she was in the back with her dog buttercup and suddenly her dad went off the road she said how she ended up in this beautiful glowing paddock.She says how her family split at that moment her sister went one way and her mum and dad went another so she was deciding who to go with and quite a while after she decides to go with her sister but she can not find her.So now she is stuck between two worlds.She says that when she asks people around her what the time is they say now and she says how that if she can imagine something it will come to life.

I rate this book about a 7/10 because it has a really good story line to it and i think it is a good book

The Raven - Manaaki Munro

Name: Manaaki Munro
Book Title: The Raven
Book Number: 8/20
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Genre: Poetry Anthologies

This book is about a raven that keeps on tapping at a person's chamber door. The scene is described beautifully and you can easily paint a picture in your head of the chamber and the raven. The language used was a bit hard to understand but the book is from 1845.

I would give it a 6.9/10 because it was kind of hard to understand 1845 language.

Off to War: Voice of Soldiers' Children - Manaaki Munro

Name: Manaaki Munro
Book Title: Off to War: Voice of Soldiers' Children
Book Number: 7/20
Author: Deborah Ellis
Genre: Collection of Short Stories

This book is a whole collection of short stories about children with parents that are Soldiers. This book has stories about how each kid feels and reacts when they realise their parents are missing a majority of their childhood while in the Army. I chose this book because it dropped on my head when I was grabbing a book of the shelf in the school library.

I would rate it a 10/10 because of how many opinions each child has.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 30/40
Title: Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang
Author: Emma Thompson
Genre: Free Choice: Fantasy

This book is about Isabel and Rory Green who gets married happily ever after until the war breaks out and Isabel's beloved Rory goes off to fight. A wicked uncle of their's wants to own the Green family's fortune but Rory is away fighting. Then their horrible cousins arrive and life is not easy. But everything becomes fine because of Nanny McPhee.

I would recommend this book for people who like hilarious, fun and interesting books. I would rate this book 9/10

I really enjoyed this book because it also had the movie diary and the story was fun, hilarious and interesting.

Name: Hirushi Perera
Book Number: 29/40
Title: Mr Stink
Author: David Walliams
Genre: Classic Literature

This book is about a lonely girl, Chloe who makes Friends with the local tramp, Mr Stink.He was the only person in the world who has been nice to her but he was also the stinkiest person in the world. When Chloe finds out that Mr Stink is homeless, she decides to hide him in the garden shed. Chloe tries to keep it a secret but it leads it to a disaster. But there is a bigger secret of Mr Stink no one knew.

I would recommend this book for someone who likes hilarious, interesting, fun and David Walliams' s books. I would rate this book 9/10

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

Name: Maddi Alve
Book Number: 20/20
Title: City Night
Author: Steve Dickinson
Genre: Older Fiction

This book is about a group of kids that go out together on a Friday night. They do all sorts of things like go to the movies and have dance offs. One of the kids in the group called Marlow steals an old lady's purse. Will he get caught.

I would recommend this book if you like adventures. I would rate this book a 6/10.

This book was alright it got quite boring.  

Nikita Powell

Nikita book 11/20
Poetry Anthologies
The Hypnotiser And Other Skyfoogling Poems By Michael Rosen

This book has a collection of poems.This book has a mixture of  humour and every day life.I really enjoyed this book because it really made me laugh and the poem's rhymed.One of my favourite poems is fast food because its about a hamburger trying to out run its destiny to be eaten so it runs away and it gets chased by a hamburger cook,a lollipop lady,a lemonade boy and a security guard while the hamburger keeps chanting "Eating me is cruel eating me is murder you cant catch me I'm the speedy hamburger" in the end he hops onto a plane to Jamaica and all the passengers kept hearing "Eating me is cruel eating me is murder you cant catch me I'm the speedy hamburger.I give this book a 7/10.I recommend this book to anyone who likes humour and rhymes.