Student Book Reviews

Here are some Christmas reading recommendations from the children in Olivia's book group:

The Owl Service
By Alan Garner
It all started when Alison heard the scratching in the roof, but when Gwyn finds the dinner service something seems wrong.
something is happening in a Welsh valley, but only Huw knows what it is and how to stop it. Alison, Roger, and Gwyn don't understand, except one day Gwyn finds out what they are facing.
I highly recommend it.
Joe.R 3/4k

Cleopatra by Adele Geras It is about a girl who wants to be a maid servant for Cleopatra and work in the royal palace.But along the way she has difficulties where she has to leave her hometown.But she has a good friend called Rami who helps her speak Egyptian and live up to her dreams. I would rate this book 9/10 By Safije in 3/4k


The Extraordinary Adventures Of Ordinary Basil
By Wiley Miller

This book is about a rather ordinary boy called Basil who was a good whistler. But once his whistling attracted an unpredictable professor....He also meets a girl called Louise who lives in a mysterious world called Helios floating in the clouds.
This is a good book for children and is very exciting. This book is split into chapters. By Sebastian T-C

The Emperor of Nihon-ja
It is a very good book set in the medieval era and the countries are called: Araluen (Britain) and Nihon-ja (Japan). Will and Halt are looking for their friend Horace who is lost in Nihon-ja somewhere because he is protecting the emperor from a rebellion of Senshi warriors and must seek help from a mysterious group of mountain dwellers called the Kikor then find a castle from a fable. Will Will find his friend and Horace find a castle from an old fable and will the rebellion of Senshi triumph? All these questions will be answered in book eleven of the THE EMPEROR OF NIHON-JA!
Nick S 3/4K

Eyes nose by Paul Jennings
It is about a boy that can't make up his mind. Then he gets a robot. When he pulls his nose the eyes spin. When they stop they're either red or green. For example, if they were green he would buy two hamburgers but if they were red he would not. Then he got into trouble with it. Luckily his friend breaks it!
Recommended by Nic R 3/4T

A Review on a Dragon's Journey
By Duy Long Nguyen and James Knight
The Dragon's Journey is about a boy called Duy Long who is in Vietnam and is 7 years old. His dad is an Inspector General Hien Duy Nguyen and is one of the highest-ranking officers in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam know as the ARVN.
Later on in the story Duy Long eventually arrives in Australia and found work as a bodyguard.
I would rate this book so far 4/5.
By Katrina 3/4K

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
By J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter is on a mission to destroy Voldermort's Horcraces but he must stop going to Hogwarts. He isn't safe because once he is 17 he loses his mother's protective power which makes him weaker. Now the only way to stop Voldermort is to find and destroy his horcrucses but to do so he must undertake a perilous journey with his two friends Ron and Hermonie risking his life as well as theirs.
Jasmine in 3/4K