Month: November 2020

My favourite book is The Prisoner of Azkaban because I love how it has climax and anti-climax in it. It is full of mystery which is great and adventure which keeps you hooked and you can’t put it down. 

It is full of mystery as you are trying to see what happens next.

I generally like all characters but Ron and I love Hermione as she is a lot like me and she is always doing the right thing and would sacrifice anything for her friends.

I also like Draco as he is in Slytherin but he bullies Harry, Ron and Hermione as is always having arguments.

My favourite scene in this book was when Harry got his firebolt and when Lupin was explaining what really happened.

By Aisha Smith Joseph (8NRD)

This book is an emotional roller coaster with you going on a journey with a boy named Bruno who is nine years old and he must cross a fence, but I can’t say anything else or else it will spoil the book and we don’t want that.

This book changed my perception on the world that not everyone is bad.

By Gursimran Singh (7LIE)

Books help to paint a bigger picture on a canvas even the little short stories that you read as a child.

My favourite book would definitely be The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo. Myself in Year 6, when I first heard the story, was fascinated by a simple idea that possessed the writer which has somehow made me even more interested in reading books.

Revisiting the book even after so many years I have never understood the meaning but liked the complexities of a few simple words shared, which just makes me love it even more.

By Kamaljit Kaur (13SES)

I have recently read a manga book called ‘My Hero Academia’. 

I love the book so much, the story line is amazing. There is a boy who is born in a superhuman society with 80% of the population having super powers the boy is part of the 20% who doesn’t have powers. Yet the boy still wants to become a superhero and save people.

The story is amazing as there are many different characters and each character has their own unique personality. The main protagonist goes to the best school for superheroes in Japan. When I read the book I felt like I was in the book.

Although it seems like a typical superhero book, to me it is much more, it gives a message to be resilient and never give up on your dreams. It also teaches that everyone is unique and even if you can’t do much you can still make a difference. Furthermore it expresses that if you work hard you can reach your goal and most importantly it teaches you should believe in yourself and don’t let negativity hold you back from where you want to be. It also taught me that getting to your goal can be hard and not easy but you have too keep on going and not give up.

It has effected me a lot because it makes me keep going to school and learn even though it is hard, but I know if I work hard I will reach my goal and be the person I want to be when I grow up. So therefore I really recommend this book as it is not only a fun and amusing book, it also has a lot of messages and meaning behind it and I feel I will give somewhat of the same message that I learned to the other people who read it.

By Sonit Anand (9LAH)

This adventure book is based on a girl called Lily, who is left all alone to look after her brothers and sisters. Her mum, who had gone on holiday with her new boyfriend, irresponsibly left them alone.

Personally, I feel that this is wrong because anything could have happened to them as they are only kids.

Lily and her siblings camp out. In the book, it says ‘we have to hide.’ This suggests they do not want to be seen. One day, two of her siblings, Baxter and Bliss, climbed a tree which Bliss fell off and broke her leg. Someone called the ambulance and surprisingly her mum returned.

In the end, her mum got arrested and all of the kids got put in separate care homes. It was a very interesting book.

My favourite part of the book was when the ice-cream man gave them free ice-cream because it was very kind.

My worst part of the book was when they all got separated because it was heart-breaking.

I would recommend this book to Jacqueline Wilson lovers and adventure seekers.

By Aaminah Sidat (7TYK)

One of my favourite books is the Beast of Buckingham palace. This book is written by David Walliams, who is an English comedian, actor, writer and television personality. He published this book last year in 2019. 

The book talks about the life of a prince in Buckingham palace. The genre is science fantasy, the author describes the future as a dark place, fill with poverty and suffering. Disease is everywhere, people are starving to death. The world he has described is dystopian and fictional. The author has used this genre and concept in the book very well. 

The story is based in 2100 in England and London is in ruins, the government has collapsed and the royal family are in charge but not fully. The whole city lives in poverty and plague but not the royal family. There are several characters such as Prince Albert, the king, the queen, the lord protector, the nanny, mite, the Griffin and more.

Albert is a young boy who is ill and he has never come out of Buckingham palace his father. The king’s mental health goes bad and he puts the queen in prison by taking the lord protector’s advice. The lord protector has evil plans to be the ruler of England by bringing the ancient beast, the Griffin. In order to rescue his mother and the world, Prince Albert steps out of Buckingham palace for help. He is successful and reunites England and becomes king Albert. 

Personally I think this was an amazing book when I was reading I was thrilled and it had a lot of suspense. Overall this book is great and I prefer reading this story. 

By Yugji Odedra (10TAI)