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Books We Have Reviewed

Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake

  Mister Magnolia has only one boot. He has looked for the other one but can't find it anywhere. So one day a little girl gave him one book as a present. It was blue with a red star on it - by Nathan

Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake

  Mrs Armitage is the average dotty old woman. She feels her bike is an old piece of metal, and funks it up so much it falls to pieces - by Nathan

The Mansion and the Mill by Jennifer Burnap

  This book was good. I would definitely tell my friends to read it. Polly is in most of the scenes. I liked her because she is really kind - by Caitlin, age 10

The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl

  This book was about a sweet shop that was turned into a window cleaners and then closed and turned into a sweet shop again. It was a great book. I would give it 10/10.

By Nathan aged 11

The Flight of the Silver Turtle by John Fardell

  The Flight of the Silver Turtle is about seven kids in a plane who have lots of adventures and a Turtle called Solomon who crashed in a plane crash. I would give it 9/10.

By Martin age 8

Return of the Killer Cat by Anne Fine

  Ellie's family goes on holiday so Tuffy thinks he can invite his cat friends round but he gets a nasty surprise. This book was good. I would tell my friends to read it - by Lisa

Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine

  This book is brilliant. I would give it 8½ out of 10. Ellie and her family think that Tuffy the cat has killed the next door neighbour's rabbit - by Lisa

Jennifer's Diary by Anne Fine

  This book was OK. I would not recommend it to my friends and I don't really have a favourite part because it wasn't that good - by Caitlin

The Killer Cat Strikes Back by Anne Fine

  Ellie's mum goes to an art class and starts bringing ugly art home. She brings a vase home and they put a lottery ticket in it then they can't find it. Can the cat get the family to look in the vase …? - by Lisa

The Haunting of Pip Parker by Anne Fine

  This book is about a girl called Pip. It is Christmas Eve and she can not get to sleep because there is a strange figure on her bedroom wall but then she finally discovers what it actually is - by Lisa

The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge

  The Little White Horse is about a girl called Maria whose parents died and she lived in London. She had to move to Moonacre with her governess, Miss Heliotrope and her dog Wiggins.

Her cousin Sir Benjamin Merryweather lives in the castle. Maria is enchanted when she hears the story of the moon princess and the little white horse and about Sir Wrolf. She is determined to stop the men from the pine woods from being thieves and return peace to Moonacre. With the help of Wiggins, her pony Perriwinkle, Wrolf (a tame lion), Serena (a hare she rescued) and Robin her best friend, they try to return peace and happiness to the village of Moonacre.

By Caitlin age 10

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

  This book was brilliant! My favourite character was Wolf because he helped Alex destroy the Stormbreaker - by Martin, age 8

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

  This was a brilliant book. I would recommend it to my friends. Alex Rider is exciting and often unhappy. One night I was up till 10 pm to get it finished I was so into it - by Nathan, age 11

The Alex Rider Books by Anthony Horowitz

  The Alex Rider series is an exciting series of books by Anthony Horowitz. The first one has been made into a movie (Stormbreaker). There are seven books in the series. I think the new one, Snakehead, is the best but Stormbreaker was good too. I like the way that he makes them interesting from the start. I think they are all round good books.

Bye Alex Rider - you're never too young to die!

By Gregor age 10

The Comprehensive Animal Atlas for Children by Maren von Klitzing

  The book is about animals around the world including the Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly, the Narwhale, the Kookaburra and lots, lots more!

I liked it because you get to learn about lots of animals and find out about new ones. It is very interesting.

By Caitlin age 10

Jane Blonde by Jill Marshall

  This book is brilliant. I would definitely recommend it to people. I like the main character, Jane Blonde / Janey Brown because she is a super-spy - by Caitlin

Cool by Michael Morpurgo

  I liked this book because it had a great story line. It was about a boy who had been run over by a van and he was in a coma. Robbie (the boy that got run over) was telling the story. Robbie's parents try everything to wake him up but even Zola didn't work. I liked the newspaper cuttings because it made it more realistic - by Martin

Red Eyes at Night by Michael Morpurgo

  Red eyes at Night is about a girl and her cousin. She does not like her cousin so she tells her that there is a ghost in the shed. In the end she gets a scary surprise of her own - by Lisa

Red Eyes at Night by Michael Morpurgo

  Red Eyes at Night was a really good book about a girl who hated her cousin. She played a trick on her cousin but it went horribly wrong - by Beth

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo

  This is a really good book about a cat and a girl in World War II. They have to be evacuated but Adolphus Tips goes missing. I don't want to give too much of it away, but I really liked it. I think you should read it if you haven't already - by Caitlin.

Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy by Dav Pilkey

  I thought it was brilliant, I would so tell my friends about this book. I think it was a good book because the author wrote as if he was a child - by Rachel.

Fantastically Funny Stories by Michael Rosen

  This was an OK book. Some stories were good but others were not that good. My favourite story was Water, Water, Water when a man needs water and he passes lots of tie stalls and when he gets to the nearest town, he can't get in because he needs a tie - by Lisa

The My Story Books by The My Story Books

  I have read lots of the My Story books.

My favourite one was The Great Plague. It was about a girl who had an aunt who died during the plague. It tells all about her family, her life, the Great Fire of London and how she tried to get into Woolwich to get away from the Plague but was turned away at the gate. My other favourites are Mill Girl, Slave Girl and Mayflower. I think that it is the best series of books.

By Caitlin age 10

Three for Tea by Jacqueline Wilson, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo

  There are three stories in this book

'My Brother Bernadette' by Jacqueline Wilson
I liked this story because it was funny and I liked Big Day the Bully.

'Countdown' by Anne Fine
I also liked this story because it was about someone who tried to prove he could get a gerbil. It was really funny.

'Snakes and Ladders' by Michael Morpurgo
I also like this story because it was about snakes. I like snakes - by Beth, age 10

Jacky Daydream by Jacqueline Wilson

  I thought this book was good. Jacqueline Wilson worked in D.C. Thomson and Jackie Magazine was named after her. She always wanted to be an author - by Beth

Totally Jacqueline Wilson by Jacqueline Wilson

  This book was brilliant. It was just a really good book - by Beth

Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson

  This is a good book. My favourite character is Tim. I enjoyed his funny postcards to his mum and dad - by Martin