H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden

H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden is the first book of the high-praised H.I.V.E. series. As usual, the start of something, in this case the first book, is always about the beginning. So imagine living in an orphanage, you have the IQ that would probably impress Bill Gates. You probably realise you're not the average child that you're supposed to be. Oh, and just for the book, your name is Otto Malpense and you're 13 years old. If you are now scared to read on in case something else is changed about you, fear not! I'm not going to change anything else about you and the effects should be temporary.... Should be. Not making any promises. So, yeah, you've just woken up in a helicopter even though you were just in an orphanage. Confusing, right? Beside is your new friend. Please say hello to them. Now, so I don't end up making a longer and probably less interesting introduction, I'll speed things up. The helicopter lands in a secret place, you and a bunch of other kids meet the rather dark and mysterious and rather mean man who owns the large facility you are in. H.I.V.E. You are then told you have been picked for a training program for all things bad. Yeah, probably better than an orphanage. However, you are then told the course lasts six years. And you can't leave until it's over. Now, you're already pretty awesome at this whole "evil" thing (sorry, forgot to mention that, probably won't happen again), and you really can't be bothered with it all. Well.... Read on then. By Nathan Bonner - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz

The book, 'Scorpia' by Anthony Horowitz is about a fourteen year old boy named Alex Rider who was previously recruited as a spy earlier in the series. His father was killed before he even turned one and in this one, he is lied to about his father's past in an attempt to recruit him to a group called Scorpia, a large criminal organisation. The book was very descriptive and I got very absorbed in it. The story was well thought out and the general idea for the story is very unique. Overall, I rate this book 8/10. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Jeremy Clarkson I know You Got Soul

I Know You Got Soul is written by Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear. This book is mainly about machines in general: it can go from cars like Rolls Royce to Millennium Falcons out of Star Wars. What he is writing about is what his favourite machines are and then saying what he likes about them. He has also explained them in a funny way so it makes it a good book. What is also good about it is if you don't always have a long time to read the chapters are only about ten pages long. What might make younger people enjoy it a bit better is that there are two sections in the book that are dedicated to pictures of what he has written about. Just to add in some comedy to it he has said where the safest place to be in the event of a nuclear war and who would win if James Bond , Superman and the Terminator had a fight. The book is probably best for people over the age of 13+ because of the language. Euan Clague - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy by Douglas Adams

This is a book about a book which reveals some very strange ideas about the planet Earth and everyone who inhabits it. The Guide has information about everything which exists in the Galaxy and is a must read for anyone who wants to hitch-hike round the Galaxy. We learn about the Guide from the adventures of an earth man called Arthur Dent, whose house is to be demolished so that a bypass can be built. Little does Arthur know that his friend, Ford Prefect, is not from Earth but from a planet called Betelgeuse and that the entire Earth is to be demolished for a hyperspace bypass. Nothing is as it seems in this great book. We meet the mice who run the Earth and the man who built the Earth as a huge computer experiment. We meet the President of the Galaxy, two headed Zaphod Beeblebrox and the spaceship he stole, the Heart of Gold with its improbability drive. This is the first of five books in the series. It is a classic science fiction book and a must read not only for hitch-hikers. As the Guide says on it's cover DON'T PANIC! By Ian Keir - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Break by Gennifer Chokendo

In this story you see the lives of two different 12 year olds. Kirsten is an overweight kid who goes to a private school and Walker is a coloured boy who has just moved there from a public school. They are both going through difficult stages in their life. Kirsten constantly eats without others knowing and her best friend has abandoned her for the popular group. For Walker the challenge is to stay away from his friend and cousin who is a bad influence.

When Kirsten decides to make up with her friend Rory she is forced to hang out with the popular group. After an incident with them at lunch, Kirsten decides to look the other way and not talk to them, even when her mum tries to persuade her to have some kind of party or sleepover with them. As Kirsten is sneaking into the garage to get junk food (her mother doesn't want her to eat it but she doesn't find out), she overhead her mother and father's argument. They were arguing about a serious occurrence: the facts from this argument could change Kirsten and Walker's relationship forever.

Daria Sassarini

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

The book is filled with emotions and two of them are anger and joy. From the start of the book it's basically a flashback on Thomas Peaceful's life when he was young and in his childhood until he was a lot older and in the war fighting.

Thomas has two other brothers: one called Joe but is nicknamed big Joe and the other called Charlie. But when they were all young there was a very sad death which wasn't really Thomas's fault but he could be easily blamed. But after that there are a lot of unfortunate things that happen in their lives.

Then when Charlie and Thomas get older they are both forced to join the army but if you want to find out what happens when they are in the army you will need to read the book to find out and once you start reading you won't want to stop to find out what happens next.

Nico Medinelli


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Carrie's War by Nina Bawden

'Carrie's War' by Nina Bawden
Are you a fan of stories that give you an insight into what it was like as a wartime evacuee? If so, then 'Carrie's War' by Nina Bawden is the book for you.

The book follows two children, Carrie and Nick Willow, during their time as evacuees. They are billeted in Wales with the unlikeable Mr. Evans and his kind, comforting sister, Auntie Lou.

The children have a hunch that Mr. Evans has been up to mischief and old tricks. However, Carrie is the one who discovers the truth (or does she?) Her discovery results in the most terrible thing she has ever done. This thing still sticks vividly in Carrie's mind, many years after the incident, when she is grown up and brings her own children to Wales, back to what she believes to be the scene of her crime.

By Ian Keir
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