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Entries from June 2009

P.S I love you by Cecilia Ahern (reviewed anonymously)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 I personally loved this book. i thought it was extremely powerful and it showed that the author obviously had great enthusiasm and passion for writing. P.S I Love You is  good read , about young widow who’s receiving love letters from her late husband, Jerry. Obviously the letters had been planned previously by Jerry, but the letters [...]

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Tags: Fiction

Tunnels (reviewed by Anonymous)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 This book is absolutely fantastic! I found it was immensely thrilling and a supense right through to the end. It is a real page-turner and keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through. I think it is a bit dark though so only for people who don’t mind violence and gore. Even so, [...]

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Tags: Fiction

Very Best Friend by Robina Beckles Willson

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 Ted discovers he can talk to animals.  With his friend Mouse, two cats and some pigeons he decides to rescue a Bearded Collie dog who is being badly treated by its owner.  They rescue Beardie and take him to the police station, from where he is put into a dog’s home.  His owner, a criminal, [...]

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Tags: Fiction

ASTROSOURS THE HATCHING HORROR BY STEVE COLE (Reviewed by Lauren p5 Strathpeffer Primary School).

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 Astrosaurs The Hatching Horror was a brilliant book!It was really interesting to read,and i loved it!My favourite character is Sog he is a twittery old  compsognathus,and he is 120 years old!The astrosaurs have to get Sog back to Odo Prime for his mysteriouse Plateosaurus eggs  back before they hatch!The eggs were very special to Sog, [...]

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Stardust Shadows of magic by Linda Chapman(reviewed by Chloe Macphee P5 Strathpeffer Primary)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 Lucy’s Stardust powers are geting stronger and stronger! Her stardust friends love seeing what she can do. But, on holiday with her best friend Allegra,things aren’t quite as they seem. Lucy needs to be carefull.Her friends aren’t the only stardust sprits who have noticed her magical powers…..
I LIKE THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS FUNNY AND [...]

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Tags: Fiction

Star stuck by Debbie White(reviewed by Beth p5 Strathpeffer primary)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

I think star struck isa really good book.i like it because it is a musical book .I think it is funny too!.So when Harrisons mum wants him to play the violin he thinks it is sooooooo uncool , and when he plays it sounds like two cats fighting. Then Harrison gets his great great granmas [...]

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Tags: Fiction

Think me back by Archie (11)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 Think me back is written by Catherine Forde and illustrated by Tom Mckendrick. Think me back is about a kid called Pete who lives in London and his Dad gets a Job in Scotland so they have to move to Clydebank. He asks if he can get the biggest room and his mum says yes. [...]

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Long Way Home by Michael Morpurgo (reviewed by Alison P5 Strathpeffer Primary)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Long Way Home is about a boy called George who lives in a children’s home.  George is always going to try out new homes which a lady called Mrs Thomas takes him to.  There is a problem though ,George never finds a home he likes so he always ends up coming back to the childrens’ [...]

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Willow by Tina Nolan (Reviewed by Rachel, P5 Strathpeffer Primary)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 This book was about a kitten called Willow. He is at an adoption centre called Animal Magic. He does get adopted with the wrong people – the Shannons. They keep throwing Willow out the house. The lady across the road saw Willow getting kicked out – she tells animal magic. Two girls go to the house like [...]

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“Timmy in Trouble” By Holly Webb (Reviewed by Chloe Macphee Strathpeffer Primary)

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 It is about a girl called katie who really wants a puppy, and finally gets a puppy called Timmy, but her sister Jess is not very happy when she finds out she is geting a puppy because her sister has a cat called Misty and she is very old and needs peace and quite. Timmy the puppy [...]

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