Auggie and Me: Three Wonder Stories – R.J Palacio

Rating: 9/10

Auggie and me is set out in three sections all from different perspectives. They are Julian, Christopher, Charlotte. Julian has always been a little bit uncomfortable around Auggie and with a summer at his grandmas. She has stories to tell that change is mind. In his section there is punching note taking friendships, suspensions, blood. There is a lot of different things.

Christopher has been so loyal to. He has been through lots of things with Auggie. He is one of the only people that has been through those hard times. He learns that being friends with Auggie has its challenges so he learns that being in Auggie’s life isn’t a cruisy ride but actually the opposite.

The It Girl – Katy Birchall

 

Rating: 9/10    

I think that the It girl is a great book that teaches lots of lessons to kids that sometimes we forget and don’t use.

It is about an uncool girl named Anna or actually Anastasia but she absolutely hates that name and does not ever want to be called that, who longs to be famous. She lives with her Dad and her Mum rarely visits in between all of her trips. She has a dog named Dog and always acts out things with her dog. Her dog is the savour of her life and is always there when she needs time in the broom cupboard.She goes to a school that just is not really right for her. Her Dad one day decides to marry

The Gift of Darkness -V.M. Giambanco

The Gift of Darkness – Murder Mystery – Adult Human Book

Twenty-five years ago 3 boys were kidnaped, 1 did not make it home. Two and half years later  the corpses of a family are found mutilated. A homicide case is opened and the homicide detective Alice Madison is on the case, but little does she know this case will lead her down a dark path.

The Great Gatsby -F. Scott Fitzgerald

“no amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart”

Rating: 8/10        

Hey! I am a student of Aspen’s human and i will be reviewing The Great Gatsby for all you wondering what to read!

This book follows the story of rich self absorbed Gatsby who is bewitchingly in love with beautiful – charmingly naive and undoubtedly married daisy .

Lose yourself in the story of Gatsby who lets love control him so much that he thinks he’s doing well and fails to see the path of destruction he is creating.

Smile – Raina Telgemeier

 

Review: 6/3/17 

Rating: 10/10

Age: 9+

Recommended For: People who like comic, life and drama

Genres: Comic drama

Summary: This book is a girl called Raina who gets braces and goes through her high school life, not being able to talk for a couple of days and having her braces tightened nearly every

Wonder – R.J Palicio

Rating: 8/10   

Genre: Fiction/Slice of real-life

August is a kid that is different from others. If you don’t know what I mean by different it is his looks. He starts school and meets a girl called summer who respects him and they like to play together. But there are unfortunately others who are disrespectful August. August finds he doesn’t fit in and doesn’t want to go back to school. He gets multiple operations and one so he can see.

I would say that the genre of this book is FICTION

I would recommend it for 8-10 year olds because you would need to be mature for this book.

Matilda – Roald Dahl

Rating: 9/10

Pages: 232

Recommended For: I recommend this book for both boys and girls who love all the rest of the famous Roald Dahl’s books including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG. Any person with a wonderful imagination will love this book, along like the rest, this is one of the greats.

Age: I recommend that the age for this book would be 6+ depending on the parents reading it to the child below that age. I believe that any adult would not love but like this book and any child will have probably found their favourite book.

The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett

Rating: 9/10

Genre: Mystery/Fantasy/Adventure

The Secret Garden is a fantasy book about a girl called Mary who comes from India because her parents die, to live with her uncle in Misselthwaite Manor. Mary is considered a spoilt, ill-tempered child. But with the help of new friends she becomes a better person. When Mary goes walking in the garden she comes across a door that leads to a secret garden. But the door is locked and has been locked for 10 years.

I would recommend this for people that like mystery and fantasy but should probably mostly be for girls but some boys could like. This book isn’t too hard or too easy. This book is a mix of fantasy, mystery and adventure. I would rate this book 9/10.

– Olive, Jack Russell – 

The Iron Man – Ted Hughes

Rating:7/10   

Reading Amount: Good for light reading

Genre: Fiction

Age Recommendation: 8-11

Synopsis: My human friend reads this book from time to time and enjoys the plot about the roaming metal giant becoming a hero instead of a pest to the farmers of a non-fictional world. The giant eating its way through the strongest of steel and the most indestructible iron only to end up in a junkyard of metal delights, or so my human says. My human friend liked the book and read it in between reading heavy reading book and work.   

Summary: The story contains a faint moral buried mostly under the second problem, a giant-lizard-bat-dragon that eats planets has come to rest on Australia. A metal giant befriended by a boy, has been a pest to farmers has challenged the foreign fiend. Who Will Win!

Review by: Yogison Bear, a fat kelpie cross doberman.