When You Reach Me – Rebecca Stead

Rating: 5/5

 

Age: 10+

Genre: Mystery

Recommend For: I would recommend this book for people who likes mystery kind of book.

Summary:

Miranda the main characters world is turning upside down. Her best friend Sal hardly speaks to her, after being punched in the face by a stranger on the street. Why did the stranger do it? There was absolutely no reason why! Miranda’s key for her apartment had gone missing and the door was unlocked. A pair of shoes also go missing and it is freaking Miranda out, to know someone has been in her apartment.

Twilight: The Twilight Series – Stephanie Meyer

Rating: 9/10

Age: This is definitely a young adult book so I would recommend it for people over 11.

Recommended For: I would recommend this for people who like fantasy because that is mainly the genre of the book.

Genres: Fantasy/Teenage Fiction/Romance

Summary: When 17 year old Bella Swan moved to Forks, Washington to live with her father little did she know what thing would happen to her. When she starts school

Northern lights – Philip Pullman

“Rarely, if ever, have readers been offered such a rich casket of wonders”

Rating: 9/10

Genre: Fiction, Fantasy/Adventure

Ages: 10 to 13

Summary: My Human enjoyed this book more than any thing he has ever read. This is the kind of book you enjoy so much that once you’ve read it you must read it again.

Skullduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer -Derek Landy

Rating:  9/10

Age: 9+

Recommended For: I would recommend this book to people that are age 9+. Mostly because of the language and some of the violence that is going on. This book is good for both genders, and people that love action books.

Genres: This book is more of a magical and adventure book. Mostly because of all the magical fights and the sorcery used in it. Plus all of the myths that are in it, like vampires.

Summary: This sixth book in the series is one of the best in my opinion. There is a lot of action and a big secret of Skulduggeries is told to Valkyrie.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne

Rating: 10/10 

Age: early to late teens

Recommended For: I would recommend this book for all readers who enjoy the topic of history and enjoy learning about the curiosity and mindset of a young boy suffering in difficult times and is being pushed away from the truth in a difficult time for Adults where they don’t explain.

Genres: Death and Morbid with some historic scenes/Historical Fiction

Summary: If you do read this book it will take you back in time to the age of the Holocaust. Where a 9 year old boy is

Mr K’s first reviews!

Attention readers! A very exciting thing happened this weekend while we were all busy celebrating the Queen’s birthday, I received a woof-alert in my Dooglemail account from the very special Mr K.

He has completed his first two reviews for us:

Pax – Sara Pennypacker

The Bear and the Piano – David Litchfield

Click on the links to see the reviews!

~ Aspen ~ 

Pax – Sara Pennypacker

Pax

Author: Sara Pennypacker

Illustrator: Jon Klassen

Rating: 10/10

Summary: I could not put this novel down. Peter had rescued Pax, a fox, as a kit, and reared it as a pet. They had become extremely close. When Peter’s father enlists to fight in the war, he must abandon Pax and go and live with his grandfather. Peter is determined to reunite with his friend; however, on his perilous journey he falls and breaks his foot. His rescuer is Vola, a female war veteran.

The Bear and the Piano – David Litchfield

Age: A stunning picture book for all ages.

Genre: Picture story book

Rating: 10/10

Summary: Bear comes across a strange object in a clearing in the forest.

“PLONK!” The strange thing made an awful sound.

         So, the bear left.

         But the next day he came back, and the day after that too. And for days and weeks and months and years, until eventually …

The bear becomes a famous pianist in New York, but he misses something …

This is David Litchfield’s first picture book – what a debut!

Grade 2 read this book and retold the story from the bear’s point of view.

 

~ Mr K. The Border Collie ~ 

The Mysterious Benedict Society-Trenton Lee Stewart

 

Full of adventure, humour & friendship

 

Rating: 9/10

Ages: 10+

Genre: Adventure, humour, mystery

Summary: When an ad in the paper brings children from near and far to sit a mysterious test, only the top 4 will make it through. When the test asks questions like “do you watch television?” or “in chess who goes first?” all children are thrown off. That is, except for the special four. Sticky (George), super smart and can remember absolutely everything, has run away from home. Reynold, smart and can figure out complex things and has great ideas, orphan. Kate, adventures and clever using her little red bucket containing everything she needs, dead mum, and a dad that abandoned her. Constance, a crabby little 2-year-old that lives in the local library. Together these four go on cracking, exciting and mysterious adventures.