Reading+Log-Thomas

media type="custom" key="13808754" =Thank you for a comprehensive reading log, Thomas. I think you are developing your responses well. = =I appreciate the effort you have put into this log. LS = **(Achieved) **  The Enemy By Charlie Higson Genre: Adventure Narrative The main plot of this book is that everyone over the age of 15 gets sick and turns into a zombie and starts eating the younger children. The kids under the age of 15 have to fend for themselves with no adults to look after them. Response: 'Arron stood up and said, "We can't stay here any longer, it's not safe." The little kids started to cry.' If I were Arron I wouldn't have scared the little kids too much. Recommendation: I would recommend this book to kids 13 and up due to the high volume of blood and gore.  Read an extract at []

 Necropolis By Anthony Horowitz Genre: Adventure Narrative Plot: This is the fourth book in this series. In this book four of the five gatekeepers find the location of the fifth gatekeeper, Scarlett. They travel from Peru battling the forces of the Old Ones.  Response: This book has some interesting vocabulary like: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">'Out of the elevator came this huge, __hideous__ three eyed monster, the man standing outside the elevator immediately spun up his mini-gun, but he was __snatched__ up before he could do much damage' <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">If I were the guy with the mini-gun I would've run away instead of staying and shooting. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Recommendation: I would recommend this book to kids 12 and up. It is a very exciting and fast paced book. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Read an extract at []

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">By Rick Riordan <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Genre: Fantasy Adventure <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Plot: This is the first book of the Percy Jackson series. In this book a boy called Percy Jackson has to find Zeus's master lightning bolt, an adventure that takes him all the way to the underworld and back. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Response: This book has some interesting vocabulary like: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">'Percy felt the __razor sharp__ blade go right through his stomach. He fell into the water and felt a __strange, mangled voice__ singing to him' <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Recommendation: I would recommend this book to kids 8+. It is a very in-depth book that you just can't put down. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Read an extract here: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;"> The Fear <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">By Charlie Higson <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Genre : Adventure Narrative <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Plot: The Fear is the third book in this series. In this book a war party, lead by Dognut (from the second book) go off in search of friends they lost in the first book. They suffer heavy losses on the way. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Response: This book had some excellent language content like: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">'Alisha was __frantically__ trying to maintain a grip on her friend in the slippery, slimy water of the Thames' <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">I felt empathy with Alisha because I have tried to lift up something heavy and it had slipped away. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Recommendation: I would recommend this book to ages 12+ due to the high blood and gore content. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Read an extract here: