Tuesday, 13 January 2015

New Year Reads

Paper Towns by John Green
Paper Towns is about Quentin trying to find the love of his life, Margo, who has disappeared. Margo turns Q's life around when she comes into his life all of a sudden. Q can't concentrate on any school work and he is determined to find his childhood best friend, Margo Roth Spiegelman. By E M

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton
The Outsiders is about a boy called Ponyboy who lives with his two brothers called Darry and Sodapop. The book is based in the 1950s and is about the battles between the groups of the town. The authors use of thrilling description makes the story very interesting. MT

The Escape by Robert Muchamore
The Escape is about an orphan named Marc and how his life changes through the war. Set during the German invasion of Paris, Marc finds an agent named John Henderson and together they go on a mission to save some very valuable blueprints. I loved the description used in the book. CA

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The book 'Little Women' is a girly book that deals with a family of sisters growing up and dealing with life. The March girls are all sisters in their teens who are growing up and learning about love. The bond between the girls becomes as strong as ever when they are dealing with relationships, sickness and war together.RD

Finding a Voice by Kim Hood
The book about a young girl name Jo who struggles every day  in life. At home she must take care of her mother who suffers from a mental illness. Even at school she struggles to fit in. Although she meets a boy, Christopher who is disabled. Even though he has a lot of trouble communicating, he manages to make Jo feel happier and helps her to forget about all the troubles in her life.
I rate this book a 9/10. NBP

Divine Madness by Robert Muchamore
The book 'Divine Madness,' is an exciting and action-packed book from start to finish. James and his sister Lauren are sent to infiltrate the 'Ark,' which is a cult religion stealing peoples money.(James and Lauren are members of Cherub, a secret organisation which trains bx


Holes by
this book is about a young boy called Stanley who is sent to a punishment camp when he is accused of stealing from a homeless shelter. A curse of bad luck is said to run in his family. When Stanley gets to the camp he is finding it really difficult and is getting in to trouble. After awhile he runs away with another kid from the camp and are left for dead in the dessert. Stanley's send out a lawyer to save him from the camp. He is rescued and is proved to be innocent. I really enjoyed this book and would give it 9/10.AA

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