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Author: David Walliams Genre: Humorous + a little bit of horror Recommended: 8+ children Main Characters: Gabz – a little girl, Alfie – a boy with very rotten teeth, Mrs. Root – a dentist, Winnie – a social worker, Raj – a newsagent, Fang the cat, Mr. Snood – a drama teacher, PC Plank – a policeman and Dad – Alfie’s dad Rating: 5/5   Summary:   Alfie is a boy with rotten teeth. This is because he had a terrible incident with the dentist. After that, Alfie would NEVER go to the dentist again. Dad is wheelchair bound. Then, a new dentist comes. She gives everyone in Alfie’s school sweets! She also gave them toothpaste which burnt through concrete! So when the children came back, they all had toothaches! But Alfie was clever enough to check that the toothpaste was ok or not.   The next day, Gabz, his friend, said that children were putting a tooth under their pillows for the tooth fairy, and find something unspeakably gruesome under their pillow in the mo...

Author: Enid Blyton Genre: Adventure + Crime + Mystery Recommended: 8+ Children Main Characters: Aunt Fanny, Joanna the Cook, Uncle Quentin, Berta, Elbur, Julian, Dick, Anne, George her real name is Georgina, but she will not answer you if you call her Georgina) Sally the dog and Timmy the dog. Rating: 5/5   Summary:   Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog make the Famous Five. In this book, they spend their holidays at Kirrin Bay. Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny live there, with George. Uncle Quentin is a scientist, and now he is working on a very important experiment. Unfortunately, a scientist who is working with Uncle Quentin, Elbur Wright, has been warned by the police that his daughter, Berta, may be kidnapped. He has promised the kidnappers that he will give them all the secrets of their experiment to get Berta back. Uncle Quentin is very angry now. Elbur thinks Berta needs to be protected, so she comes to Aunt Fanny’s house. She is American and has ...

Famous Five   Author: Enid Blyton Genre: Adventure + mystery + crime Recommended: 8+ children Main characters: Julian, Dick, Anne, George (her real name is Georgina, but she will not answer you if you call her Georgina), Sniffer, Liz the dog, Timmy the dog, Captain Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, William and Henry (Henry thinks the same as George. Her real name is Henrietta, but she will not answer you if you call her Henrietta. Only her very best friends can call her Harry.)  Rating: 5/5   Summary: George and Anne are in the stables, alone, at Captain Johnson’s riding school. They get a letter saying that the boys – Julian and Dick – Were coming too! But then, Mrs. Johnson has the boys coming and some other children too. Mrs. Johnson says that there will be too many children. So, Dick has an idea. Why won’t the five – Julian, him, Anne, George and Timmy the dog – go camping on the moor called “Mystery Moor”? So, the five go camping on the moor. Then their advent...

Author: Enid Blyton Genre: Adventure + Mystery + Crime Main characters: Julian, Dick, Anne, George, Timmy Recommended: 8+ children to adults Rating: 5/5 Summary: Dick, Julian, Anne, George and Timmy the dog make the Famous Five. In this book, they are going on holiday on a caravan. A circus comes to the same field the five are in. The circus hated children, so they shooed the five away. But Jo, their friend saves the day!! She was a nephew of one of the circus performers. She tells them how kind the five had been to her (but that’s another story) and the circus let’s the five in. After that, their adventure begins! They see the face of the recently vanished scientist Terry Kane in a window in a tower nearby. They go to investigate and find a secret passage that leads up to where the Terry is. With the help of the circus, they save the scientist and call the police. Why I liked this book: I like this book as it has adventure in it. Adventure books are my favourite. Also, Enid Blyton cre...

Author: Enid Blyton Genre: Mystery + Adventure + Crime Recommended: 8+ children Rating: 5/5 Summary: Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George (Georgina is her real name, but she will not answer you if you don’t call her George – she’s always wanted to be a boy) and Timmy. Together they make “The Famous Five”! In this great book, they go on a hike. On the first day, Timmy breaks his leg! Poor Timmy! Julian and George go to the vet, while Dick and Anne tried to get to the right farmhouse as planned, only to lose their way! Dick and Anne sleep at a horrible inn, while the others sleep in comfy beds at the right farm! Dick accidentally gets a piece of paper, telling the five where the recently stolen Fallonia jewels! They work out where the jewels are and give them to the police. Why I liked this book: I liked this book as it is mostly adventure mixed with crime and sprinkled with mystery. This type of book is great. I like books that are spiced up with adventure and sweetened with mystery. Enid Bl...

Author: M.G. Leonard Genre: mystery Main Characters: Lucretia Cutter, Uncle Max, Humphrey Gamble, Pickering Risk, Virginia, Bertolt, Darkus, Dad (Darkus’s dad) and the beetles. Recommended :Kids who love beetles will also love this book (kids who don’t may find it a bit bad at first, until they read the chapter “Battle of the beetles” ; it’ll really make them laugh.) Rating: 5/5 Summary: Darkus’s dad has disappeared in a vault and his mother has died. On top of the door that leads to that vault says, “The Cutter Coleoptera Collection”. He is going to his Uncle Max’s place for now. One ordinary day, he is walking back from his new school, when a huge beetle falls out of one of his neighbour’s (Humphrey Gamble and Pickering Risk) trouser.                                                                        ...

Author: R.J Palacio Genre: Kids to adults Main characters: Auggie (August Pullman), Jack, Summer, Via, Mr. Tushman Recommended: Children to adults   Auggie is a boy who is fighting for a normal life. This book describes the ups and downs of his life. He has been homeschooled by his protective parents. They say that now is the time for Auggie to go to school. Auggie says no, but his parents say to at least have a tour and meet the headmaster at least. Auggie says yes. He finds out that school isn’t too bad.   When Auggie first goes to school, Mr. Tushman greets him in normally, unlike others. After the tour, he thinks that school isn’t so bad. On his firs day, he has no friends, but eventually, he makes friends and becomes the most popular and celebrated boy in his grade.   Why I liked this book: I liked this book extremely emotional. Also, the way R.J Palacio writes the book is very clear.This book has a purpose too. It is: never judge a pe...

Author: J.K Rowling Genre: kids & teens Main characters: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore                       Recommended: children & teenagers   Harry Potter is no ordinary boy, he is a wizard like lots of others. Not just that, he also has faced the most             powerful dark (mean) wizard in the world a lot of times. That dark wizard’s name is Lord Voldemort. There are other books in the series that talk about Harry and Voldemort fighting. Harry has two friends, Ron Weasley (wizard) and Hermione Granger (witch). The three friends stick together and have lots of adventures.   On Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts (school of witchcraft and wizardry), Harry is having private lessons with the headmaster (only for some days though) called Dumbledore. Unfortunately, Dumbledore dies in this book. Wha...

Author: S.L. Ager Genre: Fantasy Recommended to: 8-9-year-old children Rating:5/5   Summary: Claire is an ordinary schoolchild – until one day. Claire finds a letter asking her to travel to a strange place in Wales. She has to take Jack the dog, and she can tell nobody at all . Not even her mum.   Climbing steep mountains and facing her greatest fears, Claire must discover her hidden talents to protect a dangerous artefact, which, if in the wrong hands, could cause devastation. In this world of spies, lies and magic, who can Claire truly trust.   Why I liked this book: I liked this book because there are a lot of word definitions in it. I learnt a whole heap of words. This is useful for people who are preparing for 11+ exams. Also, I liked the wording of the book. S.L. Ager reveals everything bit by bit. This makes the book much more interesting. I like the idea of making a gem be able to manipulate time too.   Other books in this series: ...