Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are a series of books about a boy called Greg Heffly and his mum, dad, his brother Roderick and Manny. Greg's friend is called Rowley and Rowley is his friend until Rowley breaks his arm and is punished for an offence that wasn't him but that was Greg. The story goes on from there and goes down the exact same road of humour. The books are very funny and the funniest so far was the Dog Days book. This book was extremely funny and I enjoyed every second. I recommend this to every reader out there.

Nicol Robertson

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome

This is a book by Arthur Ransome and it is about 4 children called John, Susan, Titty and Roger who all go on holiday.

While they are on holiday in a farm house on the side of a lake, they see an island that looks interesting. They decide that they want to sail over to it in a small boat that they have borrowed. Once they have got permission from their parents, they sail to they small island and camp on it for a few days. They are soon under attack from the "amazon pirates", Nancy and Peggy. The two girls come onto the island and they become friends with the other children. There is also a man from a houseboat that is angry with the children from the farmhouse, although it's the pirates he should really be angry with. They have been on his boat and done things he didn't like. The six children then decide to declare war on him and call him Captain Flint. In the night, however, his houseboat gets burgled and one of the children hears the robbers hiding the stolen items on an island.

You'll need to read the book to find out what happens next!

I enjoyed this book because you didn't really know what was going to happen next and what you expected to happen, didn't end up happening.

Christopher Scholes

The Beak Speaks By Jeremy Strong

The Beak Speaks starts with Dad who is a Vet. There is no mum and the two children, Mark and Tammy live with their dad and of course Dinah the Mynah. Dinah is a mynah bird and thinks that all humans are stupid and is trying to save Dad from the evil woman, Divine. She was determined to win Dad after Mark thought that it would be a good idea to put a lonely hearts column in for Dad. But she has competition when a Spanish woman is determined to win over "Mr Vet Man". But Dad falls in love with the evil Divine and is caged in a house while she plots her evil plan. But Suddenly a chimpanzee comes down the chimney, and his name was Arnold Teebag and he might just save the day!

Nicol Robertson

'Frozen in Time' by Ali Sparkes.

Ever wondered what it would be like in 50 years? Ever wanted to be frozen in time? Meet Rachel and Ben. Their uncle is a scientist and he is looking after them when they’re on holiday and their parents are out of town. It has been raining the whole time until one day and they rush out in to the garden which is like a forrest. They go to their treehouse and Ben spots something: a wheel. They try to turn it : they clean it, oil it, and everything they could think of. Then suddenly it starts to turn and it opens a door. They go in and there is a hall with doors all the way down. They walk to the end and open it but a old but loud voice says, "Do not enter". They jump back and Ben opens the door more and he figures out that it is a tape so he turns it off. It was in a 1950's style with and old sofa, old carpet, old everything. The see another door that is plain white and nothing special. Ben opens it and there is another hall with doors and a bunk bed on the right hand side and they walk down. The first door was into a kitchen and it had lots and lots of cans of spam and other things. The second door was into a bathroom but there was a door in the bathroom and they opened that and it was a science room with lots of notebooks with science stuff in them and computers were very old. Ben starts looking through the notebooks and Rachel is sitting looking at the computers and she sees a switchboard and she sees a red button flickering and she presses it! The switch opens two big tubes which have two children, a boy and a girl, frozen in them! The door locks and they can't get out. What will happen? Will they die? Who is frozen in the tubes? Why are they in there? Who put them there? And will they get out?

Mellisa McNeal

Horrible Histories: Bloody Scotland

This is a great book for history lovers and Horrible History fans. It ranges from ancient to modern times. It has lots of facts, pictures, stories, battles, horrible bits, happy bits and face red funny bits. I

would recommend this book to any one who can read. My rating is four out of five stars. Hope you enjoy it!

Finlay Brown

'The Card Turner' by Louis Sachar

The Card Turner by Louis Sachar is an interesting book about a boy named Alton and his 'favourite' uncle. Ever since Alton could remember, his mother always made him speak to his uncle on the phone and tell him he loved him and he was his favorite uncle, although he only ever met him once. Alton's uncle's health was getting worse leading to him going blind. Alton was asked by his uncle if he could be his card turner at his local bridge club. Alton agreed and the story carries on from there. Also in between the story the writer tries to explain the basic rules of the game bridge.

I really liked this book and would highly recommend it, although it is a book for the older readers other than the younger.

Daria Sassarini

'The Outsiders' by S.E Hinton

The Outsiders is a great and exciting novel. It's all about the gangs in America and their troubles. The main characters are Ponyboy and Johnny. One night they get jumped and someone gets killed so they both run away. They get help from Darrel( Ponyboy hates him) and he helps them.

One day there is a fire and they all get sent to hospital.

I recommend this for around 11+.

James Mole