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I Am Not a Loser
Name: Ameenah Age 9
30 April 2014;Genre: Humour
I like this book because it's humorous but different.
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Double Act
Name: Aishah Age 10
30 April 2014;Genre: Friends and family
I liked the bit about when Ruby said Garnet wet herself in their play and she was a laughing stock!
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Charlie Merricks Misfits in Fouls, friends and My World Cup
Name: Melanie Chadwick
30 April 2014;Genre: Real life
Full of action, both on and off the pitch, this book is bang on target. Charlie Merrick's bunch of misfit friends love football, but they're just not very good at it. Their team, North Star Galaxy, are desperately fighting the battle against relegation in the under 12s league. Their chances do...
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A Room Full of Chocolate
Name: Mikeala Morgans
12 March 2014;Genre: Adventure
Grace's dad has moved out and her mum needs to go to hospital. Try as she might to convince her mum to let her stay, she is sent to live on a farm in Yorkshire with her temperamental estranged Grandfather. She quickly meets and forms a strong bond with the free spirited Megan, her pig - Claude...
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My Name is Parvana
Name: Tracy Hart
23 February 2014;Genre: Adventure
Through the experiences of a young girl, 15-year-old Parvana (Deborah Ellis has introduced her previously in The Breadwinner, Pavana's Journey and Mud City), the reader learns what life is like for the people, particularly women, of Afghanistan. Suspicion surrounds a land that has been divided...
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Pig heart boy
Name: maaria Age 10
08 January 2014;Genre: Personal Growth
I liked the whole of this book. The storyline is just so powerful. It really leaves you in suspense. Like Marlon betrayed him!! To be honset the ending was like a cliffhanger because you don't know what will happen when alex is born but i think malorie blackman did that for a reason. I really wa...
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Tins
Name: Dylan Age 11
18 July 2013;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I thought that the beginning wasn't as good as the end. If it hadn't of been the class reader and I had just picked it up and read it on my own after about 10 pages I would of put it back down. If it hadn't of been for the ending it wouldn't have got the 2 stars I gave it. At the end, surprise...
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Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
Name: sam Age 11
18 July 2013;Genre: Humour
This guy called Gary boon loves to tell jokes. But every one at his school finds it annoying, except this girl called Angeline who is one year younger than Gary. And at his school there's a big talent show coming up and guess what Gary's talent is going to be......... telling jokes. He wins! Lots...
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The Indian in the Cupboard
Name: Macey Age 11
18 July 2013;Genre: Friends and family
I like this book because when omri gets the cupboard and puts the Indian figure inside he has no idea that it is magic and soon develops feelings for little bull (The Indian).
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Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
Name: Jessica Age 11
18 July 2013;Genre: Humour
I liked it when at the beginning Gary Boon talks as if everything is a joke. When the talent show is 2 weeks away, he is told by his parents that if he can go through 2 weeks without telling a single joke then he will get another $100 and so he gets the 1st prize and goes without telling a joke...
