THE MARGARET CURRY LIBRARY
Book Reviews
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| Do Not Read This Book | Pat Moon | Ellen Dunlop, aged 11 (8D) |
‘Do Not Read This Book’ is the first of three books in the series. It is about Finch, a girl in P.7 who will soon be moving school. Cassie (Finch’s best friend) will supposedly be moving to Fletchy High with her. Will she keep her promise? Finch’s dislike for her mother’s new boyfriend becomes one of the main plots in the book.
This is an easy read. The book is quite cleverly written, as if it was a diary. It has cliff-hangers at the end of the chapters, which make you want to read on and leave you waiting desperately, as if you are a small, thin string ready to snap.
I would highly recommend this book. It would be a very good book for a 10/11 year old girl.
Rating : 5 stars
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| Chestnut Hill (series) | Lauren Brooke | Amy Greer, aged 12 (8D) |
I like these books because they include horses, human problems and exciting adventures. There are four main characters – Dylan, Honey, Lynsey and Malory, who are all pupils at a boarding school in Virginia USA.
These girls are led into all sorts of funny, sweet and interesting adventures.
I found this book quite an easy read and like the others in the series, it ends happily. Whenever I read it I feel as if I am there beside everyone! I liked it as the story contained horses. It is mostly a book for girls.
Rating : 5 stars
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| Inkheart | Cornelia Funke | Erin Bill, aged 11 (8D) |
Meggie’s father, Mo, never reads aloud to her. He rebinds books, he buys books, he reads to himself from books but he never reads aloud to her. Later on she discovers he can bring the characters from books into real life. Sooner or later she finds herself held hostage with her father by one of the mean people, Capricorn, whom her father accidentally brought out of a book called ‘Inkheart’. Will she escape and at what cost? And will she find out about her lost mother?
An excellent book - and a gripping one. The first book of the ‘Inkheart’ trilogy, this is of medium difficulty to read and suited to the 10/11 age group. Great detail and excellent description make you feel as if you are in the book. A really unique book with fabulous ideas and an excellent plot suited to boys and girls 10 -12+
Rating : 5 stars - fandabbydocious!
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| The Spook’s Apprentice | Joseph Delaney | Reuben Black, aged 12 (8D) |
Tom is the youngest son of seven working on his dad’s farm. His time has come to find a job, but the only one he can get is to be a spook’s apprentice. So Tom goes with the spook to learn the trade. He meets a girl called Alice after she rescues him from a group of bullies, and she tricks him into freeing one of her relatives, the most powerful witch of all time called Mother Malkin. But before this happens, the spook gets called away on business so Tom has to deal with Mother Malkin and another witch, Bony Lizzie alone!
I like this book because it is thrilling and exciting. It is aimed at boys aged 11-13 years.
Rating : 4 stars
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| Unmentionable | Paul Jennings | Ben Ford, aged 13 (9L) |
These short stories are a joy to read. It really doesn’t matter what age or gender you are, you will find these hilarious - Paul Jennings’ best work. This book reveals a comedian at work and he describes the situations with great humour. The unmentionable refers to some things you just can’t talk about:-
- Locked in the loo
- Kissing a cold, cold kid
- Being a little squirt
- Burning your behind
All this in just 140 pages! You’d be silly not to read this offering from the one and only Paul Jennings.
Rating : 5 stars
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| Ballet Shoes | Noel Streatfeild | Helen Smyth, aged 13 (9L) |
This book is about three girls Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil who were adopted by their Uncle Matthew, an old man. The girls are very different but there is one thing they have in common: they all love to dance. The Fossil Girls have big ambitions but they are running out of money. Will they have their dream?
I really loved this book. It’s a girls’ book for ages 9 and over.
Rating : 5 stars
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| Snakehead | Anthony Horowitz | Paddy Shepherd, aged 14 (10R) |
Snakehead is the seventh book in the Alex Rider series. Alex Rider is a 14 year old British spy, who lives with his uncle. When his uncle mysteriously dies, Alex is brought into MI6. He undertakes many missions while with them and in the seventh book he goes undercover as a Middle Eastern boy. In disguise he tries to infiltrate and spy on a criminal organisation called Snakehead. During the book you find out a lot about Alex’s past and meet characters from the previous six books.
The book isn’t too hard to read so I would recommend it to all teenagers. It would be mainly for boys but is a good read for girls as well.
I like it because of its sudden changes in events and good cliff-hangers which make you come back for more.
Rating : 5 stars
