An Elephant in the Garden Written By Michael Morpurgo

An Elephant in the Garden

It's 1944, Elizabeth, Karli, and Mutti live in a little cottage in Dresden.

On Elizabeth's birthday she gets an elephant called Marlene from 

the zoo her mother ( Mutti ) works at. Everyone in Dresden is panicking because

 the bombers are heading their way. Mutti tries to find a way to save Marlene and will never

 give up. One day they decided to take Marlene for a walk and they bump into a fierce dog and Marlene chases the dog and will not listen to any commands that Mutti gives to her. All of a sudden the sirens go off and they have no idea what to do.  

By Georgia Charvill   

The Sleeping Sword Written By Michael Morpurgo

The Sleeping Sword

One day Bun Bendle stumbled into an underground hole, 

it was a very unusual hole so his dad decided to have a look at it.
This was not just a hole, it was an underground tomb that
contained a shield and a very beautiful sword. As Bun grips the
 sword he feels that he has more power than ever!  

I recommend this book for ages  7+ because it is an easy reader but is very mysterious.

Posted By Georgia Charvill

The famous five

This is book number two and it is called the Famous Five go on Adventure Again. Julian, Dick, Annie, George and Timmy the dog go on an adventure to Kirrin cottage. They think that there is a thief at Kirrin Cottage! The famous five think they know who the thief is. The thief stole something that is very special, but the Famous Five  need proof to prove who the thief is. This is a very exciting book and I recommend it to people who like mystery and adventure and   for ages 9-12.

Hush Hush

Nora Grey is an ordinary girl. You wouldn't think that sitting next to someone in biology class would change your life. But then again do you believe in fallen angles?
What happens when her Biology partner Patch isn't what he seems?

Suddenly Nora has become wanted and is always finding trouble. Will she eventually fall in love with him or will she hate him?
But what will happen when he is thrown into hell?

Hush Hush Series
Author - Becca Fitzpatrick

The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa

The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa

Imagine being stuck inside a city with great big walls holding you captive and being picked off by vampires. If you want to survive it's simple, you give them blood they will feed you. If not they hunt you down and kill you. Allison lives in the Fringe, one night she ventures out of the walls and is faced with the biggest decision of her life either she dies or she lives…..
But there's a catch if she chooses to live she will become her biggest nightmare. A vampire.
What will happen when you throw love, adventure and horror together?
Well, you will just have to find out.

Gangster Granny by Jemima

While old people may smell of cabbage, that doesn't mean they are completely boring, as Ben finds out in Gangster Granny. Ben spends every Friday night with his Granny while his slightly unusual parents go ballroom dancing. Ben thinks Granny is boring and can't stand her cabbage soup that she seems to eat all of the time. Then, one night Ben sneaks off to see Granny when she doesn't know he is coming and catches her in the act of doing something quite remarkable...

From then on Ben and Granny plan to do something that makes their relationship stronger and Ben admire his Granny. I think Gangster Granny was full of funny ideas and weird relationships with each other. I would recommend this book if you like comedy books!

book description on: Gangster Granny

Author: David Walliams  

Description by: Jemima

The Chocolate dog

The Chocolate Dog

by Holly Webb

Amy already has one annoying little sister, so why do her parents need another one? Amy feels like she might be forgotten and will not get the love she needs. At least she has her dog Choc , he makes Amy feel like she's the most important person in the world. But can Choc help Amy see that she's special in her family too. This heartwarming book is suitable for ages 7-10 and I love it!

 

This is What Happy Looks Like

This Is What Happy Looks Like

By Jennifer E. Smith

‘This is What Happy Looks Like’ follows 16-year-old Ellie, who lives in the ‘middle of nowhere Maine’, a small fishing town. Then one email changes her life forever.

The holidays can’t cheer up Ellie, not even movie star Gareth Larkin, who comes to film his new movie in Maine can make her feel any better. But one thing that does keep her going is a person that she shares emails with. She told him all her secrets, he told her all his. Then they find themselves sharing a friendship that leads to unexpected things. Including meeting each other and finding out their true identities, which doesn’t make things easy when people find out and careers could be over.

This book has a very good moral to it, never give up. Through passion and the ‘never give up’ attitude anything is possible. I liked this book as it shows what life is like for a poorer family and the comparison to the life of a movie star.

I would recommend this book to anyone who liked Divergent and is a good reader. I would say that it is a young adult read. 

By Laura W

Miss Understood by James Roy

Miss Understood, by James Roy

Miss Understood is a funny yet sad book about a girl called Elizabeth that also is called Betty and Lizzie. Elizabeth tries to do all good things, but yet somehow they turn into something bad and then her being Misunderstood all over again. However, the last one was bad enough to get her expelled from school and it gets worse, now she has to be homeschooled by her mum! Join Lizzie through all her misunderstanding situations as she fights to try get back into her school and help her dad through depression by reading the book.

Book description on Miss Understood
Book by: James Roy
Review by: Nicole

Dog squad

Dog Squad

by Narinder Dhabi

Outcast is about a cat from the streets who thinks he's the James Bond of the cat world but obviously he's not because he can't even catch a bird. He needs a place to stay in the winter, somewhere nice and warm but theres not one but two problems one he hates humans and he's planning to stay with them and two the family that he's planning to stay with hates him anyway and he diseves them so that he gets what he wants. Filled with laughter and excitement this book is one of the best short fiction books I've read and its also fun of kids between the age of 7-11 

Hope you enjoy reading! 

Diamond

Diamond 

Jacqueline Wilson

Diamond wasn't born a star. Born to poor parents, Ellen-Jane Potts is an unwanted daughter and a bitter disappointment. She only receives love from her sister. After Ellen-Jane discovers she has a talent for acrobatics, she tries to make some money but accidentally brings shame on her family. Then a cruel, suspicious man spots her performing and makes a deal with her father. 
Ellen-Jane is sold for five guineas to a circus man, and is taken to be a performer at Tanglefeild's Traveling Circus. Ellen-Jane Potts is no more as she is now known as Diamond, living the life of a star. But behind the scenes it's not as glamorous. Bent and bruised Diamond is tortured, by her evil master Beppo. This book brings joy to your heart and tears to your eyes. I definitely recommend this book to ages 9+!! Enjoy xx

The Magic Faraway Tree

 Deep in the Enchanted Wood grows the Faraway Tree, the oldest and most magical tree you could ever imagine. Follow the adventures of Joe, Beth, Frannie, Rick, as they visit the exciting lands at the top of the tree. Getting into trouble and having lots of fun together.

There are also some other enchanting friends that come along on the adventure too their names are: Silky, the fairy who bakes cake,  Moon-Face who has a head that looks like a moon, Watzisname but he doesn't know what his name is. They bring the fun to the adventure.

By Jessica Wood

Judy Blume Then Again Maybe I won't

Tony’s whole life changes when his family moves from a cramped apartment to a luxury home! His parents tell him money is meant to solve everything, but Tony thinks one day his family will run out of money , with the way they are spending it on everything he and his siblings want. When Tony meets his next-door neighbour he thinks he is a well-behaved boy, but he is not all that he seems. When Tony discovers that he can see his next-door neighbour's older teenage sister through his bedroom window, what will he do?

This book is a funny tale of a boy’s life and facing issues of growing up.

This book is a good read for ages 9 and up.


 Chelsea Goodale

A Royal Match

A Royal Match 

A Royal Match is a typical teenage book. It is based on the life of Calypso Kelly, an American girl going to an English boarding school. This school is called St Augustines. Calypso is unpopular, and known as the as the American freak. It's a new term and Calypso Kelly is trying to remake herself. She has a perfect plan to reinvent herself and is determined to be part of the popular group. She can do it, apart from the fact that the Honourable Georgina Castle Orpington and Honey O'Hare are in the popular group too.  Honey O'Hare is the one that gave Calypso's the nick name 'American Freak'. She is the meanest girl at St. Augustine's apart from her sister, Poppy O'Hare.   

Her plan starts falling into action, however, when a picture of her and Honey's dream guy, Freddie, ends up in the tabloids Honey will go to any extent to get rid of Calypso. In the mean time Calypso has two boys texting her but nothing is coming up on her phone to find out why this is you'll have to read the book.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes a bit of drama. It is a mature book as well.

Series of unfortunate events

The Bad Beginning

I recommend this book because it got me really involved in the story. The story involves four characters, there is a big sister Violet, brother Klaus, and Sunny the baby. This story is by Lemony Snicket and it is a series. This book was very emotional, if you like some adventure and mixed emotion stories then this is the book for you. Recommend for ages 10+.

St Clare's The First Year

St Clare's the first year, by Enid Blyton


The book St Clare's the first year is a funny book written by Enid Blyton and is about two identical twin sisters Pat and Isabel who are just entering a new school (St Clare's). At the start they don't like it but they end up finding things to help make the time fly by faster. There are sport games to win, midnight feasts to snack on, teachers to play tricks on and so much more fun stuff to be done. If you like pranks and fights and secrets, then come join the St Clare's sisters on their journey through high school by reading the rest of the St Clare's series books!

By Nicole