Deconstructing / Analysing the Text

1. Identify the Purpose and audience of this piece of travel writing. Select one key quotation that helped you to determine what the purpose of the piece is.

2. Using your notes from last lesson, highlight and identify (by annotating) 3-4 key features that are common to this type of travel writing.

3. Which features can you identify from your list that would not be appropriate or effective to include in this type of travel writing?

4. In paragraph 2 look at the sentence beginning ‘I couldn’t run….’ Which phrase is repeated? What effect does this have?

5. Find a simile in paragraph 3 and explain why it is effective.

6. In paragraph 4 she defuses the situation by growling and scattering the children like impala. Why is this effective?

7. Find a quotation that suggests the writer feels trapped by the noise of the children.

8. Select 3-4 words from different places in the article that show that Campbell felt vulnerable

9. EXTENSION: Using the examples selected above, write a PEEDL paragraph explaining how Campbell uses language to convey her feelings of vulnerability to the reader.

The Saga Of Darren Shan Book 2 The Vampire's Assistant

This book is the best of the Darren Shan series so far to me. Darren was too lonely with Mr.Crepsley so they both went back to join the cirque again.

Here Darren could be real friends with anyone here and don't have to afraid that his strength are too strong for them. He made alot of friends but Sam was the only human boy. they see each other everyday but after when the cirque moved, Darren would never want to see Sam face again...

Alex Rider:Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz

This book is another adevnturies action-pack chapter fuffils the potential of how great the Alex Rider series which is one of my favorite series that i enjoyed reading. Alex is recruited one last time to MI6 and its very end! He visited Cairo but Scorpia waited for him all along where this was officially pre-planned. They planned to inflict him alot of pain and this is where the action goes thorughout the book in boling point. Of course this would lead to deaths and one of the main character died battling Scropia!! At the very end of the book it would seem pretty complex that Alex finially get to use a gun for the first time for protecting himself in the near future! This book is a very succesful book. I like it and no dobt it brings more humour to the Alex Rider series. I cant wait to read Ark Angel to see what happens next to Alex... as the series continues!!

The Saga Of Darren Shan Book 3 Tunnels Of Blood

THE GUT-WRENCHING SEQUEL TO THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT.

Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, get a taste of the city life when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak qith Evra and Mr. Crepsley. At night the vampire goes about secrets business, while by day Darren enjoys his own freedom.

But then bodies were being discovered...

Corpses draines of blood...

The hunt for the killer is on and Darren's loyalties are tested to limit as he fears the worst. One mistake and they are all doomed to perish in the tunnels of blood...

A COMBINATION OF ROMANCE, FRIENDSHIP, ACTION AND TONS OF HORROR THROUGH OUT EVERY PAGES.

The Saga Of Darren Shan Book 4 The Vampire Mountain

The next gruesome encounter for the vampire's assistant

Darren Shan and Mr.Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on vampire mountain-the vampaneze have been there before them...

Will a meet with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further towards the darkness? Only one thing is vertain-Darren's initation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he could imagine.

GooseBumps: Say Cheese and Die again! by R.L Stine

This is another freeky, spooky and scary chapter in the goosebump modern day series. Each GooseBump book that i have come across with freaks me ot espicially when i read it at night and this book produce non less intense storyline!! Mr. Saur, Greg's "Sourball" teacher didn't believe Greg's terrifying story about the evil camera he found last summer. In order for Greg to get an "A", he needs to prove his story is true. This book is very spooky but i liked the mysterious plot of how a camera can kill many people just with on flash each. In some part the storyline is hard to understand in a few chapters but averagely its a good ghost story book!

Stormbreaker

Alex Rider is a fourteen year old boy, he has a normal life but when his guardian dies his world turns upside down. for being a normal school boy he turns into a super spy, as he is recruited by force to join the MI6, he is trained in the SAS and is given spy gear to protect himself, so far i have gotten to how his guardian had died and how he was forced to become a secret agent the story is like a different version of James Bond.

This is a really good book i suggest some people should give it a try.

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

This book by Susanna Clarke is written about the early 1800's, where there is a magician called Mr. Gilbert Norrell, who is supposed to be the last strong magician for 100 years. He uses this magic agains Napoleon's French forces in the war to bring back the dead and terrify the French army. However, another magician emerges, a novice, Jonathan Strange. He is the complete opposite of Norrell, and on the French side of the army, and the two magicians break into a fight.
This book has a nice storyline to it, although I wouldn't recommend anyone our age read it because it is very long and I found myself getting distracted easily. On the other hand, it has good writing structure and style, and I think for older audiences it might be very good.

Rangers Apprentice: The Burning Bridge

This is the secong book in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan, which starts follows Will, Gilan and Horace who are going to a Celtic group of town, just outside King Duncan's land, but when they get there, the land is completely barren, apart from a few bandits. Gilan decides to inform King Duncan on this as soon as possible, so leaves them to follow him with the packhorse, and their new friend, Evanlyn.

I think this book is another brilliant work by John Flanagan, and I love how he uses different techniques to make the story come alive, more so than many books I've read. I was told about the series by a friend, but I was sceptical until I read it, and now I definitely recommend you read this, if you're in for a quick adventurous book.

Unique

when Dominic discovers he had an older brother who died before he was born he realizes the reason why he is such a disappointment to his father. his brother was brilliant, clever, funny and a promising scientist; but Dominic prefers to spend his time painting. Dominic heads to Cambridge to find more about his brother and discovers much more things that he didn't know. he found out that after his brother's death, his father had him cloned and the result was Dominic. if the truth is revealed it could put people's lives in danger, including his own.

Read the book to find out what happens next.

This book was very good and i really enjoyed reading it.

Magic or Madness

this book is about a girl called Reason. she has lived fifteen years in Australia with her mother, Sarafina. they have been on the run from Reason's grandmother Esmaralda who believes in magic and practices horrifying dark rituals.
But when Reason's mother suffers a mental breakdown Season is sent to the one place she fears the most, her grandmoher's house in Sydney.
Nothing about Esmaralda or her house is what Reason expected. then, when she walks through Esmaralda's back door in Sydney, she finds herself on a New York street, she finds out that magic is real.

i enjoyed reading this book and i think other people should read it too.

The Host

Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders - their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and they continue their lives as though nothing has changed. Most of humanity has fallen.

Wanderer, the invading 'soul' that has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories.But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: Melanie refusing to surrender possession of her mind.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man she loves - Jared, a human who is in hiding. Unable to separate herself from Melanie's feelings, Wanderer yearns for a man she has never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off in search for the man they both love.

The Book Of Marvels by David Calcutt

All had started when Connor had drew the strange looking map for his homework. In fact, he didn't even make it, he copied it out from this old book in his dads shelves. This is when he gets involved in one of his sister's-Alice- stories... Well he kind of gets "in" the story itself. Connor will meet two pirates - at least they think they are- during a huge storm at sea. Their names, Sinbad and Sherazad. Unfortunately, right at the point where they would introduce themselves, a massive whale swallows the ship hole. A new character is found and introduced in the belly of the creature-Trismagitus- an old adventurer also trapped in the world his sister has created. They will all imbarked into an adventure in a world of magic and mystery in the search of the tower of truth their only way out...

All I can say is that once you've read the first chapters, you won't even remember in which world your in..

Hush, Hush

this book is about a girl called Nora who was forced to be lab partners with a new student called Patch. She couldn't stand him and asked to change seats but the teacher always refused. Nora couldn't put up with his teasing, his elusive questions and so on.

But before long, Nora's defenses start to break down as her curiosity about Patch heats up. Why does he always seem to know where she is and know exactly what she is thinking? and how does he know so much about her even though they've just met?

Nora needs to decide if Patch is the one who wants to do her harm or the one who's trying to keep her safe.

I loved his book and i would recommend other people to read this. it was very enjoyable reading this. I could read this book over and over again without getting bored :)

Harry Potter And The Goblit Of Fire

"Harry Potter And The Goblit Of Fire" brings the reader back to the fourth book of the Harry Potter series written by J.K Rowling. Harry must content with being mysteriously selected to compete in the prestigious Triwizard Tournament, a thrilling competition that pits him against older and more experienced students from Hogwarts and two rival wizarding schools. Meanwhile, supporters o Harry's nemesis, the evil Lord Voldemort, send a schockwave of fear throughtout the wizard community when their Dark Mark scorches the sky at the Quidditch World Cup, signaling Voldemort's return to power. But for Harry. this is not the only harrowing news causing him anxiety -- he still has yet to find a date for Hogwart's Yule Ball dance.

Rangers Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan

This is the firs book in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. It follows Will, an orphan who believed his father was a knight. because of this, he had always wanted to become a knight, but everyone had said he was too scrawny. When the day came to become an apprentice, Halt the Ranger took him on. Will begins to like being Halt's apprentice, and after 7 months that are going to the gathering when they realise that Morgorath (The main villain) was using ape-like beasts called Kalkaras (Which are very dangerous - it took 3 knights to kill ONE) to get revenge on the commanders that overpowered him.
I think this book is an outstanding story, and I love how Flanagan developes the characters, and creates a unique story. I would recommend it to anyone who wanted to read a fantasy-war story (like The Lord of the Rings, which was the first)

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

With Harry's fifth return to Hogwarts, so comes with it the realization that Voldemort's return to power is not the only factor that will contribute trouble to the times. As the Ministry insist on his and Dumbledore's obvious lunacy, Harry is force to confide his trust within a different force, turning out to be just as dangerous.

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and Wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe heaven it once was. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon prepairing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. He needs Harry to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses critical information known only to Hogwart's former Potions Professor, Horace Slughorn.With that in mind, Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promise of more money, a bigger office and the chance to teach the fmous Harry Potter.

Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony

This book in the Artemis Fowl series focuses on Demons, the 8th reccongnized fairy family. 10000 years ago, when most fairies moved underground, demons wanted to fight against the humans but warlocks (demons that can use magic) transported them to an island where time is nonexistant. However, soon, in human time, the spell was going to completely unwind, and all the demons would drop to earth and probably die.
Artemis Fowl, with the help of Foaly's calculations, figures out that fact, but needs to prove it. He and Butler find out that a girl found out about demons too - another child genius.
Again, another great story by Eoin Colfer, and I bet that anyone in our class would enjoy reading it.

The Stuff of Nightmares

The Stuff of Nightmares, by Malorie Blackman is a book following a boy, Kyle, who's life is in shambles. While going to a school trip, his train crashes, and most of his classmates and teachers are unconscious. Kyle finds that he can see into their nightmares, and the dreams reveal secret and horrific things about his friends, and their past, present and future.
I think this is a really great book because it's very different from the books I usually read, being a horror story. I really like Malorie Blackman's style of writing and how she gradually built up the horror. I would definitely recommend you read this book especially if you want a bit of a different story to read, unlike normal fantasies or what, by reading this blog, most 13 year olds read :D

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

The Opal Deception is the 4th book in Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. It begins with Opal Koboi faking a coma in an asylum, after her rebellion failed. She now wants revenge on Holly, Fauly and Artemis, so she uses the janitors to break her out, then lures Julius and Holly into a trap, where she kills Julius. Holly then needs to get Artemis back, and revive his memory of the fairy world, before Opal kills them all..

This is another brilliant book in the series, if a bit too easy to read, with the same great characteristics of all the Artemis Fowl books including some very amusing moments, surprises and a magnificent storyline.

As always, I would definitely reccomend you read this book, and the others in the series as well as any others that Colfer has written, because he has a great writing style and his books are very enjoyable to read.

The Necromancer

This is the 4th book to the series the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel, I've enjoyed reading this book although there are a lot of unexpected things happening in this book.
Nicholas & Pernelle Flamel are finally together and they are aging fast, if they do not find the book to renew their immortality that Dee stole, they will soon die. Sophie & Josh had been taught the Magic of Water and they are now back in San Francisco, just as we thought they are settling down the twins have encounter more dangerous Elders & Next Generation whom they cannot trust. They've also met Aoife, the twin sister of Scatty - she had seek Sophie to find out information about what has happen to her sister. Meanwhile, Dee has been the most wanted immortal humani as he has failed his Elder once again the entire magical world is after him, this makes Dee came up with his own plan as he does not want to serve his Elder anymore. Josh needs to be taught the magic of Fire by the one who created it all - Prometheus, Josh will become more powerful than ever, but he is still very unsure what side is he on. In the last chapter Josh had follow Dee as he ran away, separated from Sophie.
It is left with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to read the Warlock.

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of the second year of his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. This year at Hogwarts, spiders talk, letter scold and Harry's own unsettling albility to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From dueling clubs to rogue bludgers, it's a year of adventure and danger when bloody writting on a wall announces:

The chamber of secrets has been opened.

To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical albilities and courage in this spellbinding adaptation of J.K Rowling's second book. Get ready to be amused and petrified as Harry Potter shows he's more than a wizard, he's a hero.

The Sorceress

This is the 3rd book to the series " The secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel" . I've really enjoy reading this book, it is full of action and adventure all in this one book.
Both Sophie & Josh's powers have been awaken and now it is Nicholas's duty to keep the twins safe and seek immortals to teach them the rest of the elements, as Sophie has already learnt two elements (Air and Fire), Josh has not. They've been running away from Dee and anyone who serve the Elders (who are not on their side), they've fled Paris and now travel to London, it is a dangerous place because many of the Elder's allies are there and they could be in big trouble. Nicholas and the twins had help from people whom they can trust and seek for Gilgamesh - the oldest immortal in the world, he needs to teach the twins of legend the magic of water. Meanwhile, Pernelle is trapped on Alcatraz and she is finding a way to get out by the help of Juan the ghost, the Spider God and The Crow goddess but on this island the sphinx is desperately searching for Pernelle in order to kill the sorceress. Many more things happen in this book and every chapter is another adventure, I recommend this book the people who are interested in reading about fantasy novels.

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code follows 13 year old Artemis again, with another scheme up his sleeve. He creates a cube using stolen old fairy technology - though it was still decades ahead of human tech - and tempts Jon Spiro with it. Spiro then tells his bodyguard to steal it, and in the process Artemis sets off a bomb, though his guard remained conscious, and shot Butler. Artemis froze Butler's brain cells, and reunited with Holly so that she could heal him, then the old team went to get the C Cube back.

Once again, Eoin Colfer wrote a marvellous book, notwithout his usual great style including humour, cliffhangers and surprises. I would definately reccomend you read this series, although the books are a bit short and easy for me.

Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident

This is the second book in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. It follows Artemis in his struggle to get his father back from the Russian Mafiya, when he meets his old enemy, Captain Holly Short, whose career was ruined because of him, and she wanted vengence, though until now she couldn't get it because of the Book's laws. Now, she suspected him of breaking into a fairy world and stealing something.

Once again, I think this is a great book, and much better than the first, which made me laugh quite a few times. I love the surprises and cliffhangers in it, and at the end of it I couldn't wait to read The Eternity Code, the book after it.

My worst best friend - Dyan Sheldon - 304 pages

i think this is a quite good book even though it isnt the type of book i usually read.

An entertaining read about best friends, worst friends, and the trouble some people can have telling the difference between the two. This book was a quick read that was light and fun while dealing with something a little more heavy. The thing that it really makes you realize is that sometimes you just have to let people go, even if it hurts, to make your life better.

Gracie was a great character, she was smart, and tough, and very concerned with the environment. She was the complete opposite of her best friend Savannah, who is the ultimate it girl. Savannah is a fly by the seat of her pants, worry about the consequences if they come type of girl. They had figured out that sometimes opposites attract, and they become best friends who are thick as thieves. The problems start when Savannah starts using Gracie as her alibi (without even telling her) and causing Gracie to lie to the people she loves.

I really couldn't stand Savannah, she was very self-involved and was constantly using Gracie and not thinking anything about her feelings. She really was a horrible best friend and I was screaming at Gracie all the way through the book to open her eyes and see what was going on! i think Cooper was probably my favorite character of the book. he was always so random. :|

stravaganza city of secrets

Matteo, who is given a book token as a birthday gift from his aunt. Matteo doesn't care much for words, writing or reading, for he is dyslexic and finds reading nearly impossible. But when he stumbles into Mr. Mortimer's antique shop, for some reason he is fascinated by antiquarian leather bound book in Latin and takes it home as a cool novelty. Little does he know that after he falls fast asleep, he will enter the city of Padavia of Talia. And in Talia, as is a normal occurrence, any affliction one has in England is corrected in the new world. So in Talia, Matteo can read just fine making it hard to return to a world where he is insecure and dysfunctional. Each Stravagante is brought to Talia for a purpose, consistency so far, to help the main character Luciano in his fight against the evil family, the de Chimici. This series is a hard one to review; it’s so very difficult to explain, due to the fact that there are numerous characters all coming and going and many plots with subplots intertwining from one book to the other. It is almost easier to review the series as a whole, rather than each book individually.

All the previous Stravagantes, Luciano, Georgia, Nick and Sky, show up in this latest novel to assist Matteo in his goal to help Luciano fight the de Chimici who is now instruments of the church, dictating that those who no longer follow the church and continue to follow pagan faiths will be arrested and burned at the stake. In the other three previous stories they meet the nomad group of Gypsies called the Manoush, friends to the Stravagantes and Royal families of Talia. The Manoush have their own pagan ceremonies celebrate feast days to honor the goddess of Belezza. With the new laws, now they are thrown up against the wall, warned that if they do not stop their heathen ways, they will be imprisoned, and put to death. So with this new threat to the city states of Talia, installed by a de Chimici Cardinal, Luciano, Matteo, and all the other players must once again combat this fearful enemy, and rush to save their friends the Manoush with all the ingenuity, strength and Stravagating magic they can muster up as a team.

stravaganza city of masks

City Of Masks is about a boy named Lucien who is surviving cancer in England. He just stopped doing chemo therapy, and can't talk so his dad buys him a book to write his words in. When Lucien falls asleep with the book in his pocket he wakes up in a city made of silver. His hair has grown back and he feels healthy, but a boy come up to him and hides him, telling him that he is in Bellezza, and only Bellezzans can be there on that day. The boy turns out to be a girl who wants to try out for a school that only boys can enter, her name is Arianna. They go to the auditions and Lucien gets picked, leaving Arianna furious at Lucien and in danger for her life. Lucien turns out to be a stravegante (someone who can travel through dimensions using an object from the dimension they were not born in), and becomes the assistant of Rofoldo, another stravagante who is the close friend/lover of the duchessa (queen of Belleza). Arianna forgives Lucien, and turns out to be the duchessa's daughter, making her the next duchessa. Lucien looses the book when in Belleza though, and the Lucien in our world dies.

The Lost Hero: The Heroes of Olympus Book 1 by Rick Riordan

This is another wonderful adventuries series written by Rick Riodan to continue the 2nd part i consider for the Percy Jackson series follow up the precceding chapter the Last Olympian.Jason the main character is pretty confused when he wakes upon a school bus on a trip to the Grand Canyon with no idea who he is or how he got there. Earnest Piper acts like Jason's girlfriend, and goofy Leo thinks he's Jason's best friend, but Jason can't remember either of them. Before he can ask many questions, all three are attacked by storm spirits and rescued by a Camp Half-Blood chariot. The newly revealed heroes have barely broken in their cabin bunks when they're called on a quest to rescue Hera (who knows who Jason really is) from dark forces stirring in the Earth -- giants and much more. Riding off in a metal dragon expertly fixed by Leo (Hephaestus' son, of course), the three seek out the nearly-as-dangerous wind gods to help find Hera. But Piper has another secret quest: Her father has been kidnapped by another giant who wants to trade her friends' lives for her father's freedom a horrible choice to make. This is a pretty confusing book at some point but still, i enjoyed reading it and hoping to get a chance to read the next chapter and see what happen to Jason!

Small Steps

Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps. And he seems to be on the right path, until X-Ray, a old friend from Camp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. This leads to an encounter with teen pop sensation, Kaira DeLeon, and suddenly his life spins out of control, with only one thing for certain. He’ll never be the same again.

This book is by Louis Sachar, I enjoyed reading this book and also the others by the author. I recommend this book to others and hope it'll be as entertaining for you as it was for me.

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

It's not every day you find yourself in hand-to-claw combat with a half-lion, half-human. But when you're the son of a Greek god, these things happen. All Percy was trying to do was bring two new demigods back to camp. But the arrival of the manticore changed everything. Now his friend Annabeth is missing, a goddess - Artemis - is in chains and the general of the Titans wants to unleash a tribe of skeleton warriors on the world. Only five heroes can join the dangerous quest to defeat the monster – and the camp's Oracle has predicted that not all of the chosen five will survive...Can Percy save Annabeth – and the rest of the world – before the curse destroys him forever?

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

This book is the second of the Percy Jackson series. This time Percy (son of Poseidon) is at school in New York when things start to go downhill fast, beginning with some bad dreams about his friend Grover the satyr, followed by an attack by cannibalistic dodge ball players.

When Annabeth (daughter of Athena) arrives on the scene with more bad news, Percy has to set on another quest to save Camp Half-Blood, as someone has poisoned Thalia's tree. He also has to save Grover, who's found himself in a trap.

Accompanying them is Percy's class mate Tyson, a street kid who counts Percy as his only friend, but who is much, much more than he seems. The three travel to the treacherous Sea of Monsters in order to capture the Golden Fleece, which hopefully can cure Thalia's tree and restore the magical protection of the Camp.

An adventurous thrilling book combined with Greek mythology, I definitely recommend this to you as I really enjoyed reading it.

The Cardturner

Alton Richards (not Richard Alton like some of his teachers call him) has always known that Lester Trapp is his favorite uncle. He loves him. At least, that's what his mother tells him to say every time Trapp and Alton talk on the phone. But when Trapp's health problems lead to his blindness and Alton becomes Trapp's "cardturner" at his bridge club...Alton has to decide his feelings for himself - along with his feelings for Toni Castaneda, Trapp's niece by marriage and former cardturner. But he soon learns that Toni might not be as crazy as his mom says, that bridge may not be as boring as he thought, and that not all coincidences are mere coincidences.

I enjoyed reading this book and recommend it to others. The Cardturner is by Louis Sachar - author of Holes. I think both genders would enjoy this book.

I am Number Four

John Smith has just arrived in Paradise, Ohio, just another stop in a string of small towns where the 15-year-old has been hiding out from the Mogadorians. Those terrifying aliens are on a mission to destroy him and the other nine Loric children who have sought refuge on Earth. The Mogadorians are picking off the surviving kids in numerical order. The first three are dead and John's number is next. Will his Legacies, his super powers, develop in time for him to fight against the enemy?

Checkmate

Callie Rose has a Cross mother and a nought father in a society where the paled-skinned (noughts) are treated unequally. Sephy, Callie's mother had always tried to avoid talking to Callie about her father. She never had the courage or the right moment to tell Callie about her nought father. As a child Callie thought her father died of a tragic 'accident' but that's all about to change. Callie unexpectedly discovers the truth about her parentage, she draws herself into a dangerous, deadly game...

I really enjoyed reading this book and recommend this and the other books in the series.

Double Cross

This is book is the fourth novel in the award-winning Noughts and Crosses series.

Everyone assumes that a nought terrorist was responsible for the bomb that killed Callie Rose's grandmother. But only Callie Rose knows the truth and the past leaves her afraid of the future. Her boyfriend, Tobey - a nought boy at an exclusive school only wishes to stay out of trouble, graduate, go to university and leave his the dangerous streets of his childhood behind. Then, he is offered a chance to earn some money by just making a few 'deliveries'. He didn't want to be part of that world - the world of gangs but what harm could it do? Maybe he could get away with this, just this once...He realizes the dangers he's put himself and Callie in but its too late...

A small delivery could change everything...

I would recommend this book and also the previous novels in the series. It is for both boys and girls and is filled with action, adventure, romance and much more.

Fallen by Lauren Kate

A seventeen year old girl named Luce is sent to reform school Swords and Cross because of a terrible tragedy involving her previous boyfriend Trevor. The details of what happened that night was not very clear to Luce and she is still trying to figure out if she was responsible for it. On the first day at Swords and Cross Luce focuses her attention on Daniel Grigori somehow he is so familiar to her yet she has never seen him before. Not only is Daniel there Luce also notice Cam a generous, caring type of guy. Although Cam is clearly interested in her Luce only wants Daniel. He keeps her at a distance saying that the truth will kill her like it had many times before. Soon Luce is pulled into an unknown world where what was once unreal became true. There is something strange about Daniel and Luce will try to find out the truth. Will the truth kill her like what Daniel says or is there something about her past that she needs to know.

I really enjoyed reading this book and i cant wait for the second book.

Runaway - Meg Cabot

This book have a very odd plot but I enjoyed it as much as I've enjoyed the books before this one. This is the last book of the Airhead series by Meg Cabot.
So Em Watts is still in Nikki Howard's body, now that she had found that Nikki's brain is actually alive in another girl's body there will be lots of trouble. Robert Stark would want to kill the new Nikki & her family too and as Nikki knows a very important secret to the Stark Company her life is in great danger, she has to hide her true identity. Meanwhile, Em is stuck with Brandon Stark who've kidnapped her and brought her to Florida, so Em is living a miserable life. After weeks, Christopher (Em's best friend/boy friend) rescued her along with Lulu and Frida. Soon when Em is back in New York for the New year's eve party she had discover shocking secrets about the Stark Company and she has to put an end to the situation immediately.
Although this book is quiet dragging & boring most time, I still find it quiet interesting to read, I would recommend this book to girls who like these type of novel.

city of ashes - 496 pages - cassandra clare (2 books?)

i love this book and series. it's my favourite. it's the sequel of City of Bones.

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go -- especially her newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil -- and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings -- and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

I am number four - 458 pages - Pittacus Lore (2 books?)

this is way better than the movie, in a very different way. the movie was good, but as they based it on this book, the plot was very different and very little were alike.

the book is better and i really recommend people to read it.

In the beginning they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorian. Nine aliens who scattered on Earth. Nine aliens who look like ordinary teenagers living ordinary lives, but who have extraordinary, paranormal skills.

The Nine had to separate and go into hiding. The Mogadorian caught Number One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. All of them were killed. John Smith, of Paradise, Ohio, is Number Four. He knows that he is next.

soul eater - 334 pages - Michelle Paver.

In this book, wolf is kidnapped and will be sacrificed by the soul eaters, he has been beaten, drugged and caged. The Soul Eaters are in the process of gathering the fiercest animal hunters to sacrifice. It is the strength of these hunters that will help make the Soul Eaters the strongest tribe. They are power hungry, evil and reek of rotting flesh as they move forward with their evil plan.

In a desperate bid to rescue him, Torak and Renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the Far North. They tread a deadly dangerous path as they step into a world of deceit, treachery and lies and come face to face with the the most powerful and feared mages alive. Cruel Thiazzi, the Oak Tree Mage, Seshru the Viper Mage, beautiful and manipulative, and Nef the gruff Bat Mage – here too is Eostra, the mysterious Masked One – all of them bound by their desire for all creatures to bow before them.

Under the dark wings of night Torak confronts vengeful ice bears, mistrust, broken promises and a terrifying evil. Another step is taken on his quest to destroy the Soul-Eaters, but with it comes the burden of an utterly chilling secret of his own…

Spirit walker - 360 pages - michelle paver

usually second books are boring, but i think the author had really thought this through because in my opinion, it's better than the wolf brother (the first book).

in this book, a horrible sickness has spread through the forest. a horrible sickness that cannot be cured. one that eats your souls. he believes it's his job to find the cure.

This story is told in two voices --- one from Torak and the other from his spirit brother, Wolf. Although Wolf does not understand the complexities of things, he senses good and evil and the need to protect Torak. His ultimate goal is to be reunited with Torak and his journey parallels that of his spirit brother's.
Torak builds friendships within the Seal Clan, his bone kin, but also tragically discovers a darker secret in someone he trusted. His problems have become deeper and more complex in this story, especially as he begins to comprehend that he is a Spirit Walker. Renn, the Mage apprentice, is again his companion and once more proves herself to be a true friend and warrior.

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

This book is about a 15 year old boy named John Smith which is his most recent chosen name in a life spent moving house every few months and constantly changing his identity.He is one of the nine Garde who came to Earth secretly after there home planet Lorien was destroyed by the Mogadorians. The Garde develop powers as they grow up and these powers are trained by a Cepan so that one day the Garde will fight the Mogadorians to take back their planet. However the Mogadorians are searching for the Garde to stop this from happening. The nine Garde are bound and charmed together in numbers the Mogadorians can only kill them in order. However when he has settled in Ohio, Paradise he starts to feel like a real teenager he falls in love with Sarah and does not want to leave. Danger is always searching for John. Number three had just died in a forest in Malaysia and John is next he is number four.

the death defying pepper roux

this book is about a boy called Pepper. on the morning of his 14th birthday, he woke up and realize that today was the day he must die. this had to be the day that everyone had been waiting for and he was terrified he would disappoint them and let people down.

after thinking about it, he isn't ready to die and that he has his whole life ahead of him. so he sets sail on a sea of adventures and disasters, mayhem. will he be able to escape his fate? read the book to find out.

i think this book is quite good but i didn't really enjoy it.

Slipping by Cathleen Davitt Bell

This is a very good book however there are some parts that i did not really enjoy reading. This book is about a young boy name Michael Kimmel he lives a comfotable life with his family. A tragedy soon happens and his grandfather dies. Michael was never really close to his grandfather but Michael is disgusted that his father shows no emotion to the death of his own father. Soon Michael is pulled into an unknown chasm. He starts to see the ghost of his grandpa and together they travel through the river of the dead and only stops at his grandfathers memories, without Michael knowing he is slipping further into the world of the dead. Each time he visits his grandfathers memories he is becoming weaker and weaker. Michael has help from his sister and friends. They soon learn that Michael has to free himself from his grandpa's affection before its too late.

This was a very interesting book to read however it was not what i expected it to be.