Review by Daniel: This book is about a girl called Moll, a mysterious person called Skull and Moll’s wild cat Gruff. Moll woke up one night in her camp as she heard drums and rattles and calling. The dream snatch had started… Moll was the most important person in the Ancientwood even though she didn’t know it! One night she was caught by Skull’s henchmen and was locked in a cage because she couldn’t give them dark magic. She tried to es...

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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read this book review until you have read all the other Alex Riders Books! Alex Rider has moved to San Francisco following the death of his guardian Jack Starbright. But is she really dead? When one day he received a three word long email, he realises that Jack is alive. The email is: ‘Alexx I’m Al’ Alex is due to go on holiday soon but he tells his new guardians (his best friend’s parents) that he is going to stay a...

This book is about a girl called Meg. Even though the title of the books makes it sound like a non-fiction book, it is a wonderfully written, emotional story. Meg has a big problem in this book! Her mum disappears on a ten day holiday to Mayanmar and Meg is left with her Granddad, to look after her baby sister Elsa and her smelly dog Pongo. However, it’s more like she has to look after Granddad, rather than him looking after her! Her mum’s di...

  This book is about a boy called Spike who gets sacked from his favourite job, a radio presenter at his local hospital’s radio station, which is also the place where his mum works! Spike is 11 years old and he is really dejected about losing his job, so he goes to see his best friends, Artie and Holly, who make him feel better with some old skool music and out of date buns from Artie’s dad’s bakery. When Spike gets home, he tells his ...

This book is about a boy called William and his dad, Bob Trundle and a very special Christmas dinosaur. William LOVES dinosaurs – he has dinosaur pyjamas, dinosaur socks, a dinosaur toothbrush, dinosaur wallpaper, two dinosaur posters, a dinosaur lampshade and lots and lots of dinosaur toys. However, all William wants for Christmas is a REAL dinosaur, even though he knows that it is impossible! Meanwhile in the North Pole, something magical is ...

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Bubble boy is an emotional debut novel about a boy called Joe. He is 11 years old and lives in an isolated room on the 12th floor of a hospital. This is because he has a disease called SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) which means he can’t fight off diseases as well as other people. This is because he doesn’t have enough white blood cells or a strong immune system. This makes his life miserable until someone new enters it… I really li...

This book is about a boy called Jatinder, who likes football. At the beginning, he is on a camp and is playing a match. He gets a penalty but misses and is really angry with himself. On his way home he sees a man who is a Sikh like him and then he disappears. He tells Esther, one of the owners of the house he is in, about him and she shows him a book about the first Sikh pilot. That night, whilst reading the book, he sees the man in his room. The...

Albert Chaudhury is 12 and has received a letter from his dad; his dead dad. He has to break into his old house to get a second letter. This letter tells him how to time travel back to 1984 to prevent his father’s tragic death in a go-kart accident. He has to do all of this whilst trying not to lose his precious hamster Alan Shearer and keeping it a secret from his granddad Byron, his mum, step-dad Steve and step-sister Carly. Can he time trave...

This book is about a boy called Joe, his mum and his best friend Ajay. Joe’s mum was the park warden and one day when Ajay came round for breakfast, some post came through the door saying…  THE PARK WAS CLOSING DOWN! So when the Prime Minister came to Joe’s town, Joe gave him a piece of his mind as his mum was going to lose her job. However, the press recorded his whole argument and put it on TV and Joe became very famous; sooooooooooo...

This is the abridged version of my book review! 🙂 In the far future there is an alien called Humphree and his best friend Cosmoe the Earth-Boy. Humphree and Cosmoe are making a mega weiner which is the size of a jeep. They have made it for the Intragalactic Food Truck Cook-OFF which is a festival where everyone makes something to eat the QUEEN will judge it. It is a large competition but Cosmoe thinks he will still win it with his wiener…...

Maybe a Fox
Uncategorised / 29th October 2016

Title: Maybe a Fox Author: Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee This book is about Sylvie and Jules. They are sisters but they love to argue! Their dad has given them many rules because most of the time, he is at work. There are many unsafe places in the woods by their house, such as The Slip, also known as the Whipoorwill. There are also bears and a large cat called the catamount. Despite knowing the rules, they still break them especially b...

There May Be a Castle
Uncategorised / 24th October 2016

Title: There May Be a Castle Author: Piers Torday This book is about a boy called Mouse, his toy horse, his sisters and his mum. At the beginning of the story, Mouse’s family were packing to go to see their Grandad and Grandma. So, they started their long journey. Halfway through the journey, they went off road. Suddenly, the car started to skid and spin and Mouse flew through the windscreen but landed safely – apart from a pain in ...

The Christmasaurus
Alexander's Top 10 , Daniel's Top 10 / 17th October 2016

Title: The Christmasaurus Author: Tom Fletcher This book is about a boy called William and his dad, Bob Trundle and a very special Christmas dinosaur. William LOVES dinosaurs – he has dinosaur pyjamas, dinosaur socks, a dinosaur toothbrush, dinosaur wallpaper, two dinosaur posters, a dinosaur lampshade and lots and lots of dinosaur toys. However, all William wants for Christmas is a REAL dinosaur, even though he knows that it is impos...

Timmy Failure: The Book you are not supposed to have
Uncategorised / 6th October 2016

Title: Timmy Failure: The Book you are not supposed to have Author: Stephan Pastis Timmy is banned from detective work. AND worse still his weird cousins are over: Scary Larry, the homicidal maniac and the not very merry, Merry (she was called this because she was born on the night before Christmas!). Timmy is banned until the end of the school term but now there is a teachers’ strike which means school will last longer. But school is...

Ottoline and the Purple Fox
Uncategorised / 29th September 2016

Title: Ottoline and the Purple Fox Author: Chris Riddell This book is about a girl called Ottoline and her friend Mr Munroe. One day, Ottoline was emptying the house and met a Purple Fox who lived in the bins. Later that day, Ottoline decided to have a party. So, she invited all her friends including the Purple Fox and his assistant the Crimson Vixen. On the night everyone came and had a good time. At the end of the party, the Purple Fo...

The Secret of Nightingale Wood
Uncategorised / 29th September 2016

Title: The Secret of Nightingale Wood Author: Lucy Strange This book is about a girl called Henry (short from Henrietta) who has just moved to a new house called Hope House. She has moved with her family because her brother died and they wanted to start a new life. Mysterious things start to happen at Hope House – mama gets sick; dad is abroad; Nanny Jane is looking after Henry’s younger sister Piglet; the doctor insists on mum’s ...

Mango & Bambang – Tiny Tapir Trouble
Uncategorised / 15th September 2016

Title: Mango & Bambang – Tiny Tapir Trouble Author: Polly Faber This is the third book in the series which is about a girl called Mango and her tapir Bambang. This book has 4 stories that are related to each other. My favourite story is about chess. One day a year, the town have a chess tournament. In the tournament, Mango won all her matches – all the way up until she reached the final! In the final she had to play FITZROY KIPN...