Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Roald Dahl

Rating: 8 out of 10

Age: I think this book is recommended for 8+

Recommended For: Readers that like adventure books and fantasy

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction

Summary: Charlie Bucket has won Mr Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory experience. He was given a great glass elevator. Then he finds out there are weird sounds in the elevator,  like fearful whooshing sounds. Charlie and his family find themselves in an orbit around the world. The adventure has begun with the leader Mr Willy Wonka.  

Extras: https://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids

~ Sas ~

Vampire Academy – Richelle Mead

Rating: 9 out of 10    

Age: I think this book is recommended for years 12 and up because it swears a bit.

Recommended For: Readers who like mystery, love, adventure, vampires and fantasy will probably like this book.

Genres: This book is a Fantasy, Adventure and Mystery type of book.

Summary: A girl named Lissa is a Moroi princess; a mortal vampire, and needs to keep away from the Strigoi; the immortal vampires who can never die, how feed on the Moroi.

A new year = New book titles

Hello & welcome back to the 2017 school year!

Aspen enjoyed a much deserved break over the school holidays and has come back ready to get stuck into more books.

He’s already been for his first visit to The Younger Sun bookshop in Yarraville and picked up some brand new reads for the new class:

And made an order online for a few others – details to come!

The class has begun their first class novel: The Boy Who Swam With Pirañas, by David Almond.  So far everyone is loving the adventure and can’t wait to see where the story takes us next.

I’m sure there will be a book review to follow!

So,welcome back and let’s get back into our reading for 2017.

~ Aspen, the Wonder Beagle ~

The 78-Storey Treehouse – Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton

4/2/17     

Rating: 9/10

Age: 8+

Recommended For:  I recommend this book for dreamers and most of all fantasy lovers.

Genres: Fiction and Fantasy.

Summary: This book is one of many books by Andy Griffiths, but one of the best broken friendships of all time. In my opinion, the best of all time. Andy gets angry with Terry, so he starts to annoy and upset him. But soon he will understand his ways and forgive Terry. And then the real fun starts!

Skulduggery Pleasant -Derek Landy

4/2/17

Rate: 10/10  

Age: 10+

Recommended For: People who like adventurous books with action and thrills

Genres: Fighting, adventure

Summary: A young girl named Stephanie has a dead uncle. At the funeral, Stephanie inherits all the money, and a strange figure named Skulduggery Pleasant ,whom’s face is covered with a hat, shades, and a scarf, tells her to come to her uncle’s house. At the house a fight happens, were skulduggery reveals a rather  strange secret…

~L.A~

The Midnight Gang – David Walliams

29/1/17

Rating: 9/10   

Age: 8+

Genre: Humour, adventure

Recommended for: I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the David Walliams’ books and enjoys a great storyline.

Summary: This book is the latest of David Walliams’ fantastic series of books. This book is one of his best ones in my opinion.  The story is set in London and is about a boy called Tom who gets hit in the head by a cricket ball at his school and has to go to the hospital!

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend – Dan Santat

1/11/16

Rating: 9/10

Age: I think this book would be suitable for the kids age of 7-11

Recommended For: I think this book would be suitable for younger kids who want a short story with a nice moral. Perfect for a bedtime story or a  calming story for a Sunday.

Genres: Picture story book.

Summary:

Wings Of Fire book 4: The Dark Secret – Tui T. Sutherland

1/11/16

Rating: 10/10

Age: 12+

Recommended For: People who liked the last three books

Genres: Adventure, action, a bit of drama and romance

Summary:

*contains spoilers for Book 3*

Starflight has been taken away to the Hidden Kingdom of Night.

The Memory Tree – Britta Teckentrup

1/11/16

Rating:  10/10

Age: All ages

Recommended For:  People who like symbolism, animals, slightly more ‘mature’ themes in picture books

Genres: Fantasy, animals, picture book