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his job, so he goes to see his best friends, Artie and Holly, who make him feel better with some old skool music and out of date buns from Artie’s dad’s bakery.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…...

Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog
Daniel's Top 10 / 12th July 2015

Title: Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog Author: Claire Barker This story is about a dog called Knitbone Pepper the Ghost Dog. His owners are Winnie, Lord Pepper and Lady Pepper. They live at Starcross Hall. One day, Knitbone receives a letter from S.O.S. (Spirits of Starcross) inviting him to join them but also telling him to bring ginger biscuits to help them concentrate! Krispin, the baddie wants to catch all the ghosts so they star in his T...

Mel Foster and the Demon Butler
Uncategorised / 7th July 2015

Title: Mel Foster and the Demon Butler Author: Julia Golding I didn’t really enjoy this book because I didn’t understand it and found it difficult to follow, as it kept flicking from one place to another.  Maybe it’s for an older audience of 11+. However, don’t let my review stop you reading the book as you may enjoy it more than me. I think I’ll come back to it in a year or so as I like to re-read my books!  ...

The World of Warriors: A new Hero
Uncategorised / 5th July 2015

Title: The World of Warriors: A new Hero Author: Curtis Jobling This book is about a boy who goes on an adventure to a different land and this is how his adventure begins! One day, Trick was in his grandfather’s second hand book shop; like he was every morning and they discussed Trick’s pendant that his mum had bought for him. Later that day Trick, was in a comic shop as he liked comics. As he left he bumped into three bullies. They...

Ted Rules the World
Uncategorised / 16th June 2015

Title: Ted Rules the World Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce On Ted’s birthday he thought his parents were wrapping presents but instead they were asleep! Later he goes into Neighbourhood to buy tasty Hula Hoops for his birthday. While Ted is in the shop he becomes Prime Minister but doesn’t find out straight away and he doesn’t know why!!!! Also, every time he tells the shopkeeper something, the next day it’s law. A new law is footb...

Puppy Academy
Uncategorised / 1st June 2015

Title: Puppy Academy Author: Gill Lewis This book is about a lot of puppies in an academy called Puppy Academy. The main character is Scout (she is a German Shepherd) and she is training to be a police dog. Scout’s dream is to catch the notorious Frank Furter before he steals all the juicy sausages like venison and redcurrant, chipolatas and chorizo. That day, the puppies are trying to get their Care in the Community badge. On the way...

The Usbourne Mini Astronaut’s Handbook
Uncategorised / 27th April 2015

Title: The Usbourne Mini Astronaut’s Handbook Author: Louie Stowell It was a good information book. It taught me all about how to be an astronaut for example, how life is on the ISS (International Space Station). Did you know that to be an astronaut you need to be: a generally healthy person; bright and hardworking; friendly and fine in small spaces? I won’t be a good astronaut because I need to be comfy and can’t live in small sp...

Jonny Jakes Investigates The Hamburgers of Doom
Uncategorised / 20th April 2015

Title: Jonny Jakes Investigates The Hamburgers of Doom Author: Malcolm Judge Jonny Jakes is a newspaper writer for The Woodford Word who spies on people to get exclusive stories. He has “3 spy cameras, 15 disguises and more wigs than is normally considered healthy for a boy of his age”.  His name is not really Jonny Jakes; that is just one of his identities as well as Fiona Friend, the editor of the paper. Nothing will stop him fin...

The Accidental Prime Minister
Alexander's Top 10 , Uncategorised / 10th April 2015

Title: The Accidental Prime Minister Author: Tom Mclaughlin 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 wh...

Sedric and the Great Pig Rescue
Daniel's Top 10 , Uncategorised / 8th April 2015

Title: Sedric and the Great Pig Rescue Author: Angie Morgan Sedric lives in Soggy-in-the-mud in the DARK AGE! His friends are Eg, Veruca, Robin and Urk. This is the story: Sedric’s Pig Denzel gets locked up in the DUNGEON by the new Baron Dennis because he jumped on Prunehilda who is the Baron’s wife. Then the Baron came to Soggy-in-the-mud and took everybody’s turnips as tax to buy Roman things for his castle. When Sedric and his...

Julius Zebra Rumble with the Romans
Daniel's Top 10 , Uncategorised / 1st April 2015

Title: Julius Zebra Rumble with the Romans Author: Gary Northfield Julius the Zebra lives in Africa with his mum and brother Brutus. Everyday Julius and Brutus have to go to the lake for a drink but Julius HATES the lake and he thinks all the animals there stink! Also, Julius HATES his show off brother Brutus! Julius smells the sapphire, brown water at the lake and says Pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Then he sec...