HIGHLAND LITERACY READING BLOG

 This is a fantastic book. I would recommend this book for ages seven to nine. Old Sticky is about a tree that is the last tree in Market Square. The Mayor,Mr Pinkerton wants the tree cut down but Tully is totally against it. Michael Morpurgo is a fabulous author you should read this book, you [...]

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 This book is about a boy called Jamie who tried to sing for his supper. He was thrown out of the inn. There the adventure began.
It was not the most exciting book but it got better at the end.

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 When my reading group started reading this book we thought it would be all about school work BUT we thought wrong! The story is based around four main characters; Kitty, Jude, Gerald and Rosie. The story is mainly about Kitty’s Mum who gets a new boyfriend and Kitty’s little sister,Jude really likes him but Kitty hates [...]

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 The village by the sea is a book about a poor family in India. Lila – the eldest daughter of the family – has to look after her mother and two younger sisters, while her brother, Hari, earns money for food.
Their mother is very ill and can not look after the family. While their father [...]

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The Lightning Theif is the first of 4 published (more to come i hope) Percy Jackson novels. It is to be a film in 2010 but no cast is chosen yet. It has recently been published in a new cover which i don’t like as much. Rick Riordan captures your imagination and brings back some [...]

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 Twilight is DEFINTELY THE BEST BOOK EVER. There is a group of his called the Twilight GROUP! We call it our black and white bible hehe.It is a film which is popular in many countries but mainly the UK and the USA. Twilight is probably a young academy pupil upwards due to violence and relationships [...]

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I love this book a lot for a lot of reasons, one is that the cover is very attractive and two is the story is great!!!!! I would recommend it to p3 and up just because the end is sad.  Another thing that I like is that it is set in lots of countries, Africa, England and France.  Michael Morpurgo uses [...]

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 Stormbreaker is the first novel of the action packed series about Alex Rider.In this one his Uncle dies mysteriously and Alex’s life is turned up sides down. In a few days he goes from ordinary school boy to MI6 super spy. I really liked this book because it was action packed and full of surprises! [...]

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 This is a really good, enjoyable book, about witches. we would strongly recommened it as it tells you about their monthly gathering to talk about getting rid of children.
One of Roald Dahl’s best classics!!!

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 Hacker is a fantastic book by Malorie Blackman. It is about an adopted girl Victoria. When someone sets up a plan that involves over a million pounds, their Dad is sent to jail. Gib and Vicky will try anything to get him out of trouble. They soon find out more than they should have…
 
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