Review by Daniel: This book is about a girl called Moll, a mysterious person called Skull and Moll’s wild cat Gruff. Moll woke up one night in her camp as she heard drums and rattles and calling. The dream snatch had started… Moll was the most important person in the Ancientwood even though she didn’t know it! One night she was caught by Skull’s henchmen and was locked in a cage because she couldn’t give them dark magic. She tried to es...

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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read this book review until you have read all the other Alex Riders Books! Alex Rider has moved to San Francisco following the death of his guardian Jack Starbright. But is she really dead? When one day he received a three word long email, he realises that Jack is alive. The email is: ‘Alexx I’m Al’ Alex is due to go on holiday soon but he tells his new guardians (his best friend’s parents) that he is going to stay a...

This book is about a girl called Meg. Even though the title of the books makes it sound like a non-fiction book, it is a wonderfully written, emotional story. Meg has a big problem in this book! Her mum disappears on a ten day holiday to Mayanmar and Meg is left with her Granddad, to look after her baby sister Elsa and her smelly dog Pongo. However, it’s more like she has to look after Granddad, rather than him looking after her! Her mum’s di...

  This book is about a boy called Spike who gets sacked from his favourite job, a radio presenter at his local hospital’s radio station, which is also the place where his mum works! Spike is 11 years old and he is really dejected about losing his job, so he goes to see his best friends, Artie and Holly, who make him feel better with some old skool music and out of date buns from Artie’s dad’s bakery. When Spike gets home, he tells his ...

This book is about a boy called William and his dad, Bob Trundle and a very special Christmas dinosaur. William LOVES dinosaurs – he has dinosaur pyjamas, dinosaur socks, a dinosaur toothbrush, dinosaur wallpaper, two dinosaur posters, a dinosaur lampshade and lots and lots of dinosaur toys. However, all William wants for Christmas is a REAL dinosaur, even though he knows that it is impossible! Meanwhile in the North Pole, something magical is ...

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Bubble boy is an emotional debut novel about a boy called Joe. He is 11 years old and lives in an isolated room on the 12th floor of a hospital. This is because he has a disease called SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) which means he can’t fight off diseases as well as other people. This is because he doesn’t have enough white blood cells or a strong immune system. This makes his life miserable until someone new enters it… I really li...

This book is about a boy called Jatinder, who likes football. At the beginning, he is on a camp and is playing a match. He gets a penalty but misses and is really angry with himself. On his way home he sees a man who is a Sikh like him and then he disappears. He tells Esther, one of the owners of the house he is in, about him and she shows him a book about the first Sikh pilot. That night, whilst reading the book, he sees the man in his room. The...

Albert Chaudhury is 12 and has received a letter from his dad; his dead dad. He has to break into his old house to get a second letter. This letter tells him how to time travel back to 1984 to prevent his father’s tragic death in a go-kart accident. He has to do all of this whilst trying not to lose his precious hamster Alan Shearer and keeping it a secret from his granddad Byron, his mum, step-dad Steve and step-sister Carly. Can he time trave...

This book is about a boy called Joe, his mum and his best friend Ajay. Joe’s mum was the park warden and one day when Ajay came round for breakfast, some post came through the door saying…  THE PARK WAS CLOSING DOWN! So when the Prime Minister came to Joe’s town, Joe gave him a piece of his mind as his mum was going to lose her job. However, the press recorded his whole argument and put it on TV and Joe became very famous; sooooooooooo...

This is the abridged version of my book review! 🙂 In the far future there is an alien called Humphree and his best friend Cosmoe the Earth-Boy. Humphree and Cosmoe are making a mega weiner which is the size of a jeep. They have made it for the Intragalactic Food Truck Cook-OFF which is a festival where everyone makes something to eat the QUEEN will judge it. It is a large competition but Cosmoe thinks he will still win it with his wiener…...

Hamish and the Neverpeople
Uncategorised / 1st January 2016

Title: Hamish and the Neverpeople Author: Danny Wallace The main character, Hamish, lives in Starkley, the fourth most boring place in England. He lives with his mum, not his dad because he’s always working. Hamish and his friends try to stop Axel Scarmarsh and his helpers, The Terribles and Hyponobots , from zapping people. Scarmarsh’s evil plan is to zap and control the King using his special satellites. To stop him, Hamish and hi...

Little Legends: The Spell Thief
Uncategorised / 9th December 2015

Title: Little Legends: The Spell Thief Author: Tom Percival The story is about Jack and his friends Red, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel. They are best friends. BUT when a new boy, Anasi, arrives in town, things go wrong; terribly wrong! Jack is convinced that Anansi is a troll spy and falls out with his friends while he is trying to convince them. Does he get his friends back? How does Jack prove it? Why is there a mermaid? I like this boo...

Time Travelling with a Hamster
Alexander's Top 10 / 9th December 2015

Title: Time Travelling with a Hamster Author: Ross Welford Albert Chaudhury is 12 and has received a letter from his dad; his dead dad. He has to break into his old house to get a second letter. This letter tells him how to time travel back to 1984 to prevent his father’s tragic death in a go-kart accident. He has to do all of this whilst trying not to lose his precious hamster Alan Shearer and keeping it a secret from his granddad By...

Colour, Snap App!
Uncategorised / 26th October 2015

Title: Colour, Snap App! Author: Claire Faÿ It’s a colouring book but not an ordinary colouring book; it’s an animation colouring book! First you need to colour the pictures in and download the App You need to take a photo of your pictures with the App It’s like magic; it makes your pictures into a film with sound! I think it’s an extremely good idea and it’s easy to use the App but it sometimes gets confused and crops the pi...

Eagle in the Snow
Uncategorised / 26th October 2015

Title: Eagle in the Snow Author: Michael Morpurgo Barney is on the 11.50 train to London with his mum. It is 1940 and his house has been bombed. He only has a suitcase and some clothes left. A smart man comes onto the train just before it leaves and they are the only ones in the carriage. After a while, a plane flies down towards the train. Barney thinks it’s a Spitfire but it is a German Messerschmitt 109. They get away from the wind...

School Ship Tobermory
Uncategorised / 12th October 2015

Title: School Ship Tobermory Author: Alexander McCall Smith   4 Stars on the starboard! IT’S LIKE A BIRD; IT STARTS OFF SLOWLY THEN SPEEDS UP! FRIENDS AHOY! ALL SET SAIL ON THE TOBERMORY! Ben and Fee are brother and sister and they start a new school, it’s not an ordinary school though; it’s a nautical boarding school! On their first day, they meet new friends but also some enemies. During their nautical adventure, they even ...

The Person Controller
Uncategorised / 28th September 2015

Title: The Person Controller Author: David Baddiel Who could know a replacement controller could change your life! It’s videogame-tastic! This book is about a set of fraternal twins called Fred and Ellie who love videogames. One day, Eric, their fat dad sat on Ellie’s controller and it got stuck in his bum. The next day, the twins go to the school computer room with one laptop in it, to search the Internet for a new controller and t...

All About Theatre
Uncategorised / 7th September 2015

Title: All About Theatre Author: National Theatre This book is about The National Theatre. It tells you about how they make shows like War Horse, One man, two guvnors, Hamlet, Treasure Island and Emil and the Detectives. I enjoyed this book because it taught me a lot about different aspects of theatre and now I want to go and see some of the shows mentioned in the book. I really recommend the book. The lighting section is my favourite b...

Timmy Failure – Sanitized for your protection no.4
Uncategorised / 9th August 2015

Title: Timmy Failure – Sanitized for your protection no.4 Series: Timmy Failure Author: Stephan Pastis This is the 4th book in an amazing series. The books are about a boy called Timmy Failure who is a detective but he isn’t a very good one! The series is funny and I recommend this book to 7+readers who like funny stories. If you like Tom Gates or Wimpy Kid, the Timmy Failure books are for you! 🙂 In this book, Timmy is trying to ...

The Bolds
Daniel's Top 10 / 23rd July 2015

Title: The Bolds Author: Julian Clary The Daniel Mail – A fantastically funny new book by Julian Clary. The Alexander Times – A hilarious book – even the book laughs with you!  The book is about 2 ordinary hyenas called Spot and Sue, that live with their pack in Africa. One day Amelia and Fred Bold arrive in Africa and change the 2 hyenas’ lives forever by giving the hyenas a new identity and making them the new Mr and Mrs Bold...