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  • Super Duck

    Super Duck

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Humour

    We thought this was a very entertaining book with great verse. The children loved it as it was so slapstick.

  • When Lulu Went to the Zoo

    When Lulu went to the zoo

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Animals

    The illustrations and font are great. The tenet of animals being free is also a good one but I can't help feeling it's a bit lost on a 3-5 year old. Enjoyable none the less.

  • Why the Whales Came

    Why the Whales Came

    Name: Georgia Age 8
    07 March 2010;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    I loved in this book and how, at the end, fabulous Michael Morpurgo only then explains about the whales. That's when you finally find out about the dying whales. This book is my best book yet and it gets five stars from me. Gracie was just like my character in real life. Always waiting for anoth...

  • Twilight

    Twilight

    Name: Meggan Age 13
    03 March 2010;

    Genre: Supernatural

    It is very interesting and I didn't want to put it down once I started reading it.

  • A Gathering Light

    A Gathering Light

    Name: James Age 13
    23 October 2009;

    Genre: Books set in the past

    I wouldn't really recomend this book as the events are static and all the events move along too slowly.

  • A Gathering Light

    A Gathering Light

    Name: Ellie Age 14
    23 October 2009;

    Genre: Books set in the past

    I thought the book was really interesting and I liked the way the author linked Grace Brown's murder with Mattie's life.

  • Twilight

    Twilight

    Name: Ava Age 10
    20 July 2009;

    Genre: Supernatural

    This book is really good because it is very adventurous and it makes you want to just keep reading. It is a really good start to the fantastic series of books.

  • To Kill A Mockingbird: 60th Anniversary Edition

    To Kill A Mocking Bird

    Name: Neelam
    24 April 2009;

    Genre: Books set in the past

    To kill a mocking bird is a fantastic novel filled with emotions such as affection, anger sympathy and hatred. The themes which are explored in the novel are inequality, love, racism, identity and empathy and they convey many strong meanings which are portrayed in symbolism e.g. one of the charac...

  • The Declaration

    The Declaration

    Name: Eileen Age 14
    25 July 2008;

    Genre: Dystopian

    It is a well written book that is difficult to understand at the start but explains things as it goes along. For anyone aged 12 or above!