'The Return Journey' by Maeve Binchy

The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy is one of travel. The book is composed of many short stories about people and couples traveling and making new friends on their journeys. Whether it is traveling for a business meeting or going abroad for a holiday with some friends this book is a book that contains many great adventures, with ones that end in happiness and joy and ones that unfortunately end in sadness. This book really brings alive the characters and their emotions and the relationships that they are in.

The Return Journey is a book for people who like fulfilled stories that really capture the best moment as well as being fun and humorous. I thought this book was one that was very enjoyable and relaxing to read. I thought the short stories were very interesting and were not too long. I also thought this book was one that I had to keep reading as there was always something around the next corner that was very unexpected. This is what makes this book one that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

This book is an easy read and is for anyone of any age: young or old. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in traveling and who likes romance in their reads.

Ailie MacDougall

'Leviathan' by Scott Westerfeld

Two massive empires are preparing for war. The "mechanikal" might of the Austro Hungarian Empire against the amazing power of the British Empire. The Clankers, who put their faith into machines against the Darwinists, who use genetically modified animals as tools.

This is World War One with a twist. It is set in an alternate reality where in 1914 Franz Ferdinand is murdered by the Germans causing the biggest conflict the world has ever known, leaving his son Aleksander to flee across the country in a heavily armoured walker, a tank on legs. But in the other half of the world, Dyren Sharp - a girl posing as a boy to join the airforce - boards a living airship destined to fall out of the sky in enemy territory. Dyren and Aleksander's lives are about to collide.

I greatly enjoyed "Leviathon". It was incredibly fascinating to look at World War One from a different angle and amazingly illustrated. With close shaves with the enemy around one corner and falling out of the sky round the other, this is a truly brilliant read. Forget what you learned in history- you are about to relearn World War One. 20/10

Iain Parker

'Sleepovers' by Jacqueline Wilson

It is about 5 girls called Amy, Bella, Chloe, Daisy and Emily who form a club called "The Alphabet Club." Daisy is the main character in the book and she is the newest member to the Alphabet Club. All the girls have a sleepover and it goes well but now it is her turn she has a disabled sister and she doesn't know what to do. Will her friends think she is weird or normal? What will happen???

Melissa McNeal

'The Secret Countess' by Eva Ibbotson

The Secret Countess by Eva Ibotson is an interesting book.This book is about a young Russian girl called Anna. Anna's family become not so rich and Anna wants to go to England to be hired as a maid to help, but her mother isn't so happy about the move. When she gets there she gets a job in a place called Mersham. When she settles in everyone loves her and she wants to have the best for the people living there. Until they find out her secret.

This book is a good read for girls more than boys, but is a harder read for those who are young.

Daria Sassarinni

'The Works'

The Works is a book fill with poems for different situations. It has millions of poems and some are quite funny while others are serious. From the variety of poetry in this book, everybody can find one they will enjoy. I thought this book was hilarious and I recommend that people take this book out of the library. I read poems that I hadn't even heard of before. Excellent book for people who like poetry.

Nathan Bonner

'The Wanderer' by Sharon Creech

The book is about a girl called Sophie and she goes sailing across the sea with her three uncles and her two cousins. Sophie has no fear about it but her mum is not too keen on the idea and she would prefer that Sophie stayed at home but her mother did teach her how to sail. Anyway things are going well and they are stopping in places but sometimes the journey Is not so smooth, but they still have to get on and fix things that break.

While they are sailing in the last couple of months and while they are out there is a lot of stopping of the boat going on so Sophie is a bit suspicious as to what is going on- she thinks that there is something wrong with their boat and her uncle knows it but is not saying.

In the end they all get back safely and they find it nice to be home again and Sophie's parents are glad that she is back in one piece.

I recommend this book to people who like to sail or travel about and they can hear about how good it is but at the same time be prepared if anything goes wrong.

Amy McLean

'Scorpia' by Anthony Horowitz

Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz is an amazing book because in all the other Alex Rider books, Alex is the goodie but in Scorpia he joins the baddies.

This is one of my favourite Alex Rider books, because he finds out his dad worked for Scorpia so he follows in his foot steps by leaving MI6 and joining Scorpia but does he stay, I wonder?

James Mole