Monday 22 June 2009

Girls in love by Jacqueline Wilson



It is about three girls who can't stay out till late. One day they meet a boy that is constantly looking at Ellie, not at fabulous Magda or incredible Nadine. Let's see the romance between these two, and stay out late! (9V)
As you can see there are another three titles in the series. Would you like to read them?

Sleepovers by Jacqueline Wilson

A book full of surprises and embarrassments. You will love it, why don't you try it? (7Y)
It is about some girls who do sleep overs in their birthdays, the new girl wants to do one, but she have a sister with a problem and she is scared about what the friends can say. (7X)

Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson


If you like relationships between two friends beyond death & sad stories this is your book! Vicky is the cool girl and her best friend Jade, Vicky rules until something gets in her path...

Pink knicker aren't cool by Jean Ure


An exciting story of a gang of teenager girls who live far away from each other but try to stay together.
There are four books in the series.

Tall, thin and blonde by Dyan Sheldon


It joins humour with a true story.

Finding Cassie Crazy by Jaclyn Moriarty,

This book is really good! It shows the real significance of friendship.By the same author: "Feeling sorry for Celia" and "Becoming Bindy MacKenzie"

My sister the vampire by Sienna Mercer



It is a very interesting book and also... is a bit scary for some people.(7T) There are another two titles in the series.

The merchant fo death by MacHale

A fantasy series about a boy who has an uncle who shows him a gate to another world. It is very entertaining and with a challenging vocabulary. (9T)
I recommend the series of Pendragon, which grab you and don't let you go until you finish. Exciting, full of humour and dramatic moments, it makes the book so good. (8Z)
Graphic novel as well available.

Diary of a wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

It is written like a diary and it is very funny and happy. (7X)
This book is about a boy whose mother forces him to write a diary and he tells you what happens every day. (7X)
There are four titles in this series and the film has come out. Have a look at the website to watch the trailer or find out about the other titles.

Exodus by Julie Bertagna

This is a story of love and loss, you will be very interested in the adventure of Mara. You will be very impressed by the way the author describes the future. I really enjoy it!
Tha second part has been published it is called Zenith

The power of five series by Anthony Horowitz

A series about four boys and a girl who have been chosen to fight some evil beings, the Old Ones. Each of them has a special power. They defeated the Old Ones 10,000 years ago and now they have to do it again.

Horowitz Horror by Anthony Horowitz

Phone goes dead
It is about a guy called David. He buys an old phone that belonged to a dead person. It lets him contact the dead! (7T)
A scary Horowitz's story with a phone, but a normal one. People he doesn't know are calling him, dead people. Read it if you dare! (8W)
The Phone Goes Dead is another very good book because is very easy to read and it contains a very good story of mystery. (8w)
This book is very scary! This phone is not a normal one, it is a killer phone! You will get called by people that aren't alive! (8W)
Killer camera
Jamie finds a camera in a car-boot sale but, it is not a normal camera, it is a killer camera! It kills everyone that is taken a photograph with it!

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

It is about a group of boys whose plane crashes on an island. They find that it is deserted and have to survive on their own. It is a very interesting reflexion about humans delicate sense of civilisation.

The Declaration by Gemma Malley

It is year 2140 old age and mortality have been erradicated, but at what cost?This book is an adventure story with some bits of love. It's full of intrigue and you won't stop reading it from the first chapter! (9Z)
This book is really good, the best of all is that is really catchy and you can't stop reading it. You will really enjoy it, there is death, love, friendship...! (9Z)
Year 2140 old age and mortality have been erradicated, but at what cost?

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman


This magnificent book is about a boy (Nobody) who lives with ghosts but someone wants to kill him. This is my favorite book because in some parts of the book, you don't know what is going to happen.

Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer


What goes on inside a genius teenager's head? Find out in Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer 's most popular series. As Artemis battles his way out through unimaginable problems which range from rescuing his dad from the Russian Mafia to fighting ogres in the underground city of Faries! (9Z)
Graphic novels available as well

Bindi babes

It's about three spoiled girls who get everything they want and they are the most popular in the school, but one day their strict Indian aunt arrives and no more takeaway, new clothes and no more fun!

The spook apprentice by Joshep Delaney



Interesting book which involves magic, fiction, adventure... (9V)
It is excellent. A very entertaining adventure story full of fantasy. (9V)
Become a spook apprentice, test your spook knowledge at www.spooksbooks.com/
There are 5 books in the series.

Going Solo by Roald Dahl


Among the most memorable events described in this book, we can be sure that the reader will love Roald Dah'ls incidents during his life as a RAF fighter in the British Army. ()T)
This is the second part of Roald Dhal biography . The first one " Boy " Is aloso worth reading.

Jane Eyre


I found the book interesting right from the start. The story has a lot of mystery (especially with Mr. Rochester's wife issue) and it is great how Jane finds out all about it. (9Z)

The sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

It is a very interesting book which tell the story of four friends and their summer.

The Princess and the Captain by Anne-Laure Bondoux


It is full of adventure, fantasy and romance. It is a very fun book to read! (9V)Malva escapes on the eve of her arrange marriage. Lots of adventures, love and surprises.

The Naughtiest Girl in the School by Enid Blyton


This book is about a girl who doesn't want to go to school so she behaves very badly because she wants to be expelled. (7T)

From the series of the Naughtiest Girl, written by Enid Blyton. There are eight books. (7T)

Friday 19 June 2009

The Winter Knights by Paul Stewart & Chris Ridell

Have you ever wanted to fly? Join Quint and his friends (the winter knights) into a voyage on the sky galleon "Cloudslayer" to save the floating city.
If you wantto find out more about this fantastic series come to The Edge Chronicles

The invention of Hugo Cabret

This is a book that really surprised me as it's the first book that I've read which is told half in writing and half in pictures. (7T)
This book is about a boy who is orphan and lives behind the walls of a busy Paris train station. This is a book that was really suprising because of the images that it shows. . (7T)
Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. It is written by Brian Selznick. It is a very good story I really recommend it. (7T)

The boy who lost his face by Louis Sachar

David just wants to be popular when he helps his "friends" steal an cane to an old woman. But, after the plan, his life starts being a complete disaster and he tries lots of funny solutions and at the end he discovers the embarrassing truth. This book is very enjoyable and it helps you understood that doing bad things is always bad. (7T)
This book is a smashing reading that entertains you and makes you have a good time. It is a wildly and funny reading but at the same time thought-provoking. (8Z)

Yankee girl by MAry Ann Rodman.



An amazing book with a touch of friendship, love and thrill.

In the nick of time by Robert Swindells

I would like to recommend this book because it is very interesting and I enjoyed it a lot.
This book is about a girl who travels to the past by walking by some stepping stones. (8Z)
Nightmare stairs
This book is about a girl called Kirsty who sees and remembers things from the past, like when she was born or when her grandmother was in the Civil War. (8Z)

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini


The third and best book of the Eragon series. Eragon has to fight for the sights of the rebels by destroying the king Galbatorix.

Find all about this action-filled series in Alagaesia

The recruit by Robert Muchamore

This book is about this boy who is called James. His mother dies, he gets expelled from school, his step father takes his sister away and James reaches Cherub. There he will have different adventures to get his sister back...(8T)

Cherub is a spying agency that uses children for their missions. James, a 12 years old boy, wants to get in, but before that, he has to do a training to see if he has the level to enter the agency. (8w)

I praise this excellent series of 14 (up to now) books of fast-paced, thrilling, action-packed adventures. Based on tough military training, spy missions, love lives and fun pranks, all rolled into one. Unforgettable! (9V)

The butterfly lion by Michael Morpurgo



It is about a small boy who runs away from his boarding school. An old woman finds him and tells him a story. This story is about a boy who finds a white lion. and the y become friends for ever. It is an spectacular book.

Thursday 18 June 2009

Cool by Michael Morpurgo

I recommend this book, because it is very easy to read and it is very sad, although it has a good and happy ending. (8W)
It is about a boy who by saving his dog, he ends up in the hospital when a car runs over him. He stays in comma but can hear everything people say... (8W)

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick RIORDAN

This book is really good, a young hero and his adventures. (8W)
There are three more books in this series all of them packed with action and adventures.
Find out more about in Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The movie was out this spring . Watch a trailer here

North child by Edith Pattou

A magic and adventure book. Breathless filled with action from the start! (9V)

... Rose was born into the world facing north, and as a north child, superstition says that she will be a wanderer, travelling far from home. ...

Two realistic books by Catherine McPhail

TRIBES
This book is very good, has a lot of action and immediately grabs your attention. I really recommend it. (8W)
This is one of those books which one can hardly bear to close. Kevin has joined a gang but he realizes that it is more difficult to get out... (8W)
This book is very realistic, but it is all over, very sad and horrible. (8W)
I recommend this book because it is very realistic, and although it is very sad, once you start reading you can't stop! (8W)
DARK WATERS
A mystery beyond the water.
Meet the author at Catherine MacPhail

The secrets of Vesuvius & The assassins of Rome by Caroline Lawrence

This two books belong to the Roman Mysteries series. Click to you to the webpage
The secrets of Vesuvius
This book is part of a series (The Roman mysteries) that it is about four friends who are trapped in a serious adventure. This is my favorite book because the tension in it makes you want to read and read, more and more.
The assassins of Rome
In Ostia, near Rome, Flavia Gemina the sea captain's daughter, Nubia the African girls and Lupus the mute boy are celebrating their friend Jonathan's birthday ... but he dissappears. (7T)

Deadly skies & Tank attack by Jim Eldridge

Your city is being bombed, your house have been destroyed, and your brother has disappeared, that's all. You suddenly begin to feel dizzy while your cockpit fills with smoke. What would you do?


You have been in hospital because you're been injured while rescuing another lad. You're been trapped in a special mission and your mission is to rescue your own tank. What would you do?


First term at Mallory Towers by Enid Blyton

I like this book because it is interesting to read. It is part of series called Mallory Towers. It is set in a boarding school where a girl has to achive some challenges. (8W)

Noughts and crosses by Malorie Blackman




A thrilling story about impossible love and racism that will hook you. (9T)

The trilogy takes place in a utopic world where blacks are the dominant race and whites are considered as inferior. (9T)

The first novel narrates the romantic and passionate love story between Sephy, a wealthy black girl whose father is the Prime Minister and Callum, a white boy. (9Z)

Both boys and girls will enjoy these books as they are very complete and imaginative. (9T)

This book has become my favourite book, it is really amazing how the plot has been created. In each page something unpredictable happens, and characters change a lot their way of being. (9Z)



Find out more at Malorie Blackman's site and also you can read her interview on her new book "Double Cross" at Librotecary




Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black

It is just a breath - taking book series! Very funny and mysterious. You could enjoy it at any age. (7T)

http://www.spiderwickchronicles.com/