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Title: James and the giant peach Author: Roald Dahl Genre: Fiction/Adventure Plot: James's parents were eaten by a rhinoceros and now has to live with his wicked old aunty's who mistreat him. One day a man comes into his garden while he is crying and has a bag green glowing things which he tells him if he eats them, he would live a better life but he mustn't drop them otherwise they will go under ground and never be seen again. When the man leaves, James rushes up to his house but falls over a tree root and loses all his good life. Then, a peach starts growing and that's when the adventure begins. Response: If I were James when I got the green bugs, I would have eaten them straight away so my luck would change very quickly. The language in the text includes: I felt empathy with James when his aunts were forcing him to do work and when he ran into the garden crying because his aunts had told him off. Recommendation: I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars



Title: Ripley's RBI Fact or Fiction A Scaly Tale Author: Kay Wilkins Genre: Fiction/Adventure Plot: A team of kids who are at a high school off the coast of the united states are off on another of there exciting adventures. This time Kobe, Zia and Jack are out on a mission to find a creature that walks like a normal human-being. Kobe has the ability to track animals, has tribal knowledge and has telepathic abilities. Zia has magnetic and electrical powers and can predict weather. Jack is completely different. He can 'talk' to animals and has expert survival skills. Response: This story has very basic language which includes sentences like ' Kobes fallen in! she yelled. You have to go back!' and throughout the book little messages on a iphone tell you facts about what Mr Ripley discovered. If I were a member of DUL {The Department of Unbelievable Lies} I would have waited till they slept and then taken them back to base so they could figure out where the Ripley database was so they could infiltrate it. Recommendation: This book should be read by kids aged 7-10. It has adventure throughout and is full of surprises. This book has a chain of books about all the other members of Ripley and their adventures. I would give this book a rating of 3 out of 5 stars.

Title: Matilda Author:Roald Dahl Genre: Fiction/Fantasy Plot: A young girl named Matilda has parents who think she's a disgrace and thinks better of their boy. Matilda is a very intelligent girl and she learned how to read by herself because all her parents wanted her to do was to sit in front of the telly all day. Her mum goes to bingo for most of the day and Matilda's father works all day so she walks herself down to the village library and reads books for adults. Response:The language has words that are at essential level for spelling so the words are fairly easy. This includes sentences like ' The Trunchbull wheeled round and yelled silence!' If I were Matilda, I would have used my afternoons to stay with the teacher, Miss Honey so I could get away from the grumpy parents for a little while. I felt empathy when Matilda was misjudged by her parents and when they treated her poorly. Recommendation: This book is a suitable for children from 8-12. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars.



Title: The naming of Tishkin Silk Author: Glenda Millard Genre: Fiction Plot: Griffin Silk is an uncommon boy who was born on the 29 of February. He has 5 big sisters { The Rainbow girls,} grandmother and a loving dad. His Mum left him when he was young and she went away with his baby sister. Once he goes to school, griffin meets Princess Layla and tells her about his life and about his mum. this helps him find why. Response: This book displays language content including sentences like ' Your Majesty may dispose of his boots whenever he wishes answered the Fairy Godmother. And that she filled two tumblers with ice that sparkled like diamonds and liquid the colour of honey from a glass pitcher on the table.' If I were Griffin, I would have asked my dad why mum had left and why and if she would ever come back before telling someone else. I felt empathy with Griffin when he would always look at dad's truck to see if he could see his mum and his baby sister but didn't. Recommendation: I think that this book is suitable for kids aged 9-12 as younger kids may not get the storylines.



Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzzane Collins Genre: Fantasy/Fiction Plot: This book is based on the poor and the rich. The Capital are the rich ones who get their bodies modified and make their skin a different colour or something. The others are split up into disticts who speacialize in different things. There were once 13 districts but then district 13 fought the Capital and were defeated. As punishment for the other disticts because of this, the hunger games was created. The hunger games is when 1 male and 1 female from each district fight to the death. Katniss Everdean, the main character, gets chosen for the 74th hunger games. Response: