Bog child is a great book. I think that it conveys a great message of dealing with things and strength in human character and how everyone can get through anything if they keep their head high and carry on. Fergus (the main character) finds a dead body in the bog and it turns out that the body dates back to AD 80. Fergus keeps having dreams about this 'bog child' and the mystery of her death slowly unfolds to him. Her life corresponded very much with his in the hard time he has endured. This reminds me very much of 'Kit's Wilderness' in which Kit keeps having dreams ad illusions about a historic Ice Age character named 'Lak'.
This book is written with amazing skill and I could not re-write it if I tried. In my eyes, Bog Child is the best example of the saying 'Don't judge a book by it's cover'. When I first picked up bog child, I was quite
dis-hearted due to the boring, David Almond style of cover. ( A writer who I am not particulary fond of but can understand how one might enjoy his books). I would recommend this book to Charlie Henderson of all the people in year 8 but think that it is a classic and everyone, however old, should read it. I really enjoyed this book and hope you will too!
By Joe Ingram
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the galaxy
one day the earth is blown up to make way for a new hyperspace bypass and arthur dent survives he gets taken away by a man called ford they hitch hike on a space ship and they get discovered. They get thrown out the ship into space and just before they die another ship picks them up they visit a planet called Margarethean which has supposadley been dead for 5 million years, on this planet the make other planets and they made the original earth but they are not dead they are just sleeping and that they are planning to build a second earth.
i liked this book because there are scenes of suspenseand some scenes of action.
H.S
this book is written by Douglas Adams.
i liked this book because there are scenes of suspenseand some scenes of action.
H.S
this book is written by Douglas Adams.
BLADE Playing Dead by Tim bowler
BLADE Playing Dead is about a 14 year old kid and as far as you know has no family.He speaks of how he has a dark past and wss known as blade.Blade has tried to escape his past by moving to the city where he lives in peoples houses when there away and stays in the shadows to stay out of trouble.At the beginning of the book he is aware of being followed and ends being beat up by a group of 16 year old girls.After this event he ends up being taken in by a simpathetic old woman. Blade notices things wrong about the house and eventualy the house is raided by a group of thugs.He runs of after hearing gunshots and hides in a house who's owners where o holiday.the next day he goes back to the hows fearful of discovering the worst buts finds something else. After this he is on the run from the thugs who where chasing him from his past with the girl who along with him had been accused of killing the dead girl found at the house.Blade decides to come out of hiding from his past (playing Dead) and to fight.The book is a sort of story set up and ends on a cliff hangar to leave the plots of the next books open.
The day of the triffids by john wyndham
This book is about a meteor strike that happens and turns triffids evil and man eaters. also if that wasnty bad enough the meteor strike turned everyone who saw the meteors blind. the story is about two people who were either sleeping (josella) or has his eyes wrapped in bandages due to a triffid sting (bill).
I thought that this book was quite good but i thought that it was quite slow.
jh
I thought that this book was quite good but i thought that it was quite slow.
jh
The Road of Bones
Anne Fine
This is a book for ages 11 up, boys and girls.
The book takes place during the Russian Revolution, a misarable time in their history.
The book is about a 12 year old boy named Yuri. Yuri lives with his Mum, Dad and Grandmother in a city.
It describes the unfairness and the brutality of Dictatorship. People are sat at home fearing that anything they say against the leaders will be heard by a neighbour and they will DISAPPEAR.
Yuri's school closes and he is forced to work at a building site, supllying bricks to a worker, it is a dangerous job and one day his best friend is killed by bricks falling on his head. Later when he is on a break they are joking about their leaders but Yuri took it too far he is fored to run away from the City and catches a train away. He stops at a cottage after stumbling across a man and pretends he was sent by the Commisar to fix the roof. He finds out there that people are treated just as badly in their province than he was in his. The old pairs grandson's village had been evcuated but he was left their whilst having a fit.
Yuri works on a farm afterwards, where there is lots of food but is caught by the police and is sentenced too 10 years hard labour. Yuri gets out of working in the mines (which are deadly) by telling a guard that he is a woodcutter. Yuri works as a woodsman for about two years, in which he longs to escape and taste freedom, however the prison is in the middle of knowhere and the watchtowers can see for miles.
This is a book for ages 11 up, boys and girls.
The book takes place during the Russian Revolution, a misarable time in their history.
The book is about a 12 year old boy named Yuri. Yuri lives with his Mum, Dad and Grandmother in a city.
It describes the unfairness and the brutality of Dictatorship. People are sat at home fearing that anything they say against the leaders will be heard by a neighbour and they will DISAPPEAR.
Yuri's school closes and he is forced to work at a building site, supllying bricks to a worker, it is a dangerous job and one day his best friend is killed by bricks falling on his head. Later when he is on a break they are joking about their leaders but Yuri took it too far he is fored to run away from the City and catches a train away. He stops at a cottage after stumbling across a man and pretends he was sent by the Commisar to fix the roof. He finds out there that people are treated just as badly in their province than he was in his. The old pairs grandson's village had been evcuated but he was left their whilst having a fit.
Yuri works on a farm afterwards, where there is lots of food but is caught by the police and is sentenced too 10 years hard labour. Yuri gets out of working in the mines (which are deadly) by telling a guard that he is a woodcutter. Yuri works as a woodsman for about two years, in which he longs to escape and taste freedom, however the prison is in the middle of knowhere and the watchtowers can see for miles.
Turbulence By Jan Mark
Turbulence is about a life of a typical teenage girl, but the said cannot be said for her family and friends. Clare, the main character is telling the story from her own view. She has watched a lot of Western with her Dad and a lot of Zombie Films with her Gran. her brother is just getting to the age where he just doesn't want to be around, taking drugs, and partying. Her little sister Rosie has had a reputation for stirring things up, and now she's really getting into it. When a new couple move in down the road, Mum invites them to diner and then very Lady on the block is charmed by this new man - Sandor. Then things get twisted, everybody is involved with the inevitable divorce of the new couple. Clare life is turned around, and Dad, her favourite person ever, gets cranky, well, it's like going the movies!!!
I would rate this book about 5/10 because the plot and story line doesn't really have any twists in it. at times it got a bit boring, but at times it was still a bit funny! I wouldn't recommend this as a casual book because it didn't really get me wanting to turn the page!
I would rate this book about 5/10 because the plot and story line doesn't really have any twists in it. at times it got a bit boring, but at times it was still a bit funny! I wouldn't recommend this as a casual book because it didn't really get me wanting to turn the page!
Monday, 17 January 2011
WOLF CRY
Wolf Cry by Julia Golding is a book about different tribes.
It is a book about The Vikings who live on Bjarkoy island and The Vikings who are planning to rebel against Harald. Sulke, the leader of the viking rebels has planned to attack Bjarkoy island while Othere, the leader of The Vikings of Bjarkoy island is away and has left his son Toki in command. The book is all about this fight between then which lasts a very long time and includes a few mishaps along the way.
It is a book about The Vikings who live on Bjarkoy island and The Vikings who are planning to rebel against Harald. Sulke, the leader of the viking rebels has planned to attack Bjarkoy island while Othere, the leader of The Vikings of Bjarkoy island is away and has left his son Toki in command. The book is all about this fight between then which lasts a very long time and includes a few mishaps along the way.I would definitely reccomend this book to everyone within the ages of 10-14.
Sam Crossman
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