Reading+Log-Grifyn

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 * Title:** Fart Powder
 * Pages:** 425
 * Plot:** Nilly and Lisa get an invitation to go in a crazy time travelling bath. They go to see Napoleon and go to the first ever Tour de France meanwhile an evil stinky sock smelling lady called Raspa is chasing them! But what for?
 * Genre:** Comedy, Adventure, Action, Romance, fiction.
 * Author:** Jo Nesbo
 * Recommendation:** People 7-12
 * Text to self:** If I was the gambling hooligan, I would have thought about the next generation that would live in the castle and what could happen.
 * Response:** Funny with heaps of jokes e.g.: In space no one can hear you fart & Think about those soooooooft lips. It has descriptive language e.g.: Joan has dark brown beautiful hair and lots of make-up. The story also has a lot of French history and has you on the edge of whatever you are sitting on for another joke. It’s all caused because of an ancestor that had major gambling problem. The morale of the story is that some people that are mean to you can really have a soft side for you.


 * Title:** Treasure Fever
 * Series:** Schooling around
 * Pages:** 217
 * Plot:** Henry gets sent to the principal’s office and the principal turns a growling into a quest about finding a hidden chest. It was the principal’s chest from when he and his friends used to be pirates when they were young and used to scare away the girl pirates. One day the chest was gone and now the principal wants Henry to find the treasure. But when a wacko teacher comes and makes things harder for Henry’s learning Henry finds himself in a bit of a pickle.
 * Genre:** Comedy, Adventure, Mystery, Fiction
 * Author:** Andy Griffiths
 * Recommendation:** People 7-12
 * Pages:** 217
 * Text to self:** It makes you laugh but I think most comedy books are supposed to be like that and not be that descriptive.
 * Response:** Not very descriptive, it’s almost a year 3-4 book. It has a good story line and good jokes but not enough descriptive language e.g.: Newton has glasses and freckles and brown scruffy hair Whereas it could be: Newton has square tinted black glasses with freckles that make him look like he has chicken pox with hair that looks like what a dog did to a rag doll. It is a medium sized book. The morale of the story is: Girls can almost be and/or do anything that a Boy can do.


 * Title:** Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Cabin Fever.
 * Pages:** 217
 * Plot:** Greg Heffley is in big trouble for vandalizing school property but he's innocent (mostly innocent). The crime involves the cops. And to make it worse for him, his family are snowed in with no power and little food. He is having a hard time with his father who is on a business trip and can’t get home because of the weather. With heaps of time left Gregg must avoid the cops and keep them away from his father!
 * Genre:** Comedy, Auto-biography, Fiction
 * Author:** Jeff Kinney
 * Recommendation:** Ages 8-12
 * Text to self:** I laughed on pretty much every page. This has to be the best picture book ever.
 * Response:** Has 6/10 descriptive writing. It has funny pictures and good illustration. The story line is good but there is a bit too many back tracking and it is really hard to keep your head in the picture. This is a lot of personality about Gregg that the author put in: Gregg’s character has lots of charisma, gets into trouble a lot, is a bit of a couch potato, Hates his family a bit and has a great sense of humour. The morale of the story is: It’s better to tell the truth than lie to make things accidentally worse.


 * Title:** Diary of a Wimpy Kid -the Ugly Truth
 * Plot:** Gregg lost his B.F and looks to find a new one. Gregg continuously bumps into his ex B.F all the time. Gregg starts getting jealous that everyone is so tall and he is shorter than most people and starts to get worried that he won’t grow up to be big and strong like everyone else in the school.
 * Genre:** Comedy, Auto-biography, Fiction
 * Author:** Jeff Kinney
 * Recommendation:** 8-12
 * Text to self:** The pictures are really good.
 * Response:** It’s about a sad part in life. When you are turning into an adult and friends start to get sick of you. It’s descriptive (8-10) funny jokes and pictures .Shouldn’t have so much back tracking and sometimes you get lost. The pictures are semi stick people (like all the others) but ads in extra detail which puts more pictures in your head when you read. When I had to stop reading I couldn’t wait till I got another chance to continue reading.

Title:The Hunger Games Plot: Panem has been ruled for hundreds of years by the Capitol. They divide Panem into 13 districts and one city. They were put in very harsh conditions sparking a rebelion. The Capitol defeat the rebels and invent The Hunger Games. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Author: Suzanne Collins Recommendation: 13-14+ Text To Self: This book has alot of Gore. Response: This book is very, very, very descriptive ( 10 out of 10 ). It gives lots of suspence and a really addicting book to read. Famous writers all around America have given it good comments such as New York Times. There was a few words I don't know how to read or pronounce. I really enjoyed reading this book and i'm going to ask my parents to get me the next two books.

Title:The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Plot: Katniss has survived the Hunger Games and the Capitol if furious with her latest trick in the games... Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-fi Author: Suzanne Collins Recommendation: 13-14+ Text To Self: This book is very, very descriptive Response: This book is descriptive and is part of a very addicting series. An upgrade for the series would be to have a litte picture on top of the new chapter and give the chapter a name (e.g they discover a ghost town and the chapter is called 'A Rare Discovery') for a clue to what might happen for a reason to keep you reading longer. This book is the 2nd book of the series.