Hero.Com

<---- Hello everybody this book is awwwwwwsome what it is about is that there are these four kids (Toby,Pete,Lorna,Emily) surfing the net when a lighting struk the connection and then this website pops up called Hero.com and whats about is that they get to use a bunch of powers for only a hour and then they have to stop a villan named Doc Tempest hahahahahahaha then Doc Tempest steals the mother of Toby's and lorna's mum (ohhhh nnnooo!!!!!) and Doc Tempest also wants to destory the earth so what do they do, save their mum or The world. If I had to rate this book I would give it 4.5 stars

'Snake and Lizard' by Joy Cowley

'Snake and Lizard' by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Gavin Bisho is a very short book with picture on almost every page! Not really a story with a moral or any particular outcome at all except for a great bond between a Snake and (you guessed it) a lizard.

Very quick read. Cute little story...

Um... If you have nothing to do or are looking for something to do on a quiet lunch at school or something portable to take along between events, this is the perfect little book. 

'Violence 101' by Denis Wright

'Violence 101' by Denis Wright (The blurb):

My name is Hamish Graham and this is the journal I have to write. Doesn't worry me because I'm a good writer and I'd rather write than talk any day, although I like talking to Terry. The people who run this place don't know what to make of me. Just like the last place I was in . . .

. . . I think we should have these special schools for bad kids in hard core places like Waiouru and Central Otago where you do school subjects from 8am to 1pm and then in the afternoon you do things like compulsory mountain climbing and river crossings wearing huge packs. The kids who refuse to do it would get fed bread and water until they changed their minds. I would divide them into various teams and have mock wars. Military history would be a compulsory subject. I would also make the study of violence compulsory.

Hamish Graham is intelligent, disciplined, resourceful and fearless, and scorns all weakness. His heroes include Charles Upham, Alexander the Great and Te Rauparaha - all men of action. But he is also a fourteen-year-old with an anger problem and a disturbing past, and these have landed him in a series of boys' homes for violent and troubled young offenders.

The gripping series of events following his arrival at New Horizons culminates in a desperate rescue mission on a mountain that has already claimed the lives of two young soldiers.

Definitely a book worth reading, a quick read that takes only a few hours to finish. A very interesting main character, Hamish

Graham, who cannot control his anger, leading him to do many disturbing things but interesting things. This book, like I said

before, is definitely worth reading.

March to the Sound of the Guns

A war story written in the perspectives of 5 different characters, ranging from experienced war leader to young adults who had barely graduated from school.

I found it difficult to read this book, as it started off really slowly and did not catch my attention. However, the chapters about Nelle, the nurse were really interesting to me. It showed a troublesome character who came from a fairly well off background, and through the course of the war, displaying her inner strength and kindness.

Never ended up finishing this book, as skipping chapters to the ones about Nelle sort of got me confused from time to time, but wasn't too keen on reading it from the beginning and not skipping anything again. Although I really don't know what the stories of the other characters are like, the chapters about Nelle were definitely good to read.

WASTED

A true life story of a guy who becomes lost, confused and addicted to crack cocaine and heroin and how he made his way through various relationships and situations on his way down society's spiral to living as a down and out in central London.

Although slightly slow to 'get going' Mark Johnson's book really is an eye opener to just how class A drugs and addiction can slowly ruin a life whilst the addict thinks he is managing his habit. His story gets more desperate as it goes on and at times you wonder whether he will ever get clean after making several failed attempts in rehab. I found his honesty both surprising and totally unexpected, in that he admitted that the situations he found himself in were a choice ‘his choice’. This book is alarming and contains themes that even as an adult I found difficult and shocking.
In my view this book is truly inspirational and a lesson that if you want it enough you can do anything.

The red badge of courage

Hi. I read "The red badge of courage". It's about a guy who joins the American army during the american civil war. But just before he goes into his first ever battle, he becomes afraid that he wont have the curage to fight. What if he ran from battle? it"s more of an "emotional" kind of book, but it does have some good action in it. Although the language is quite advanced and difficult to read.

Not really my kind of book, but see what you think. 8/10 from me.

City Of Bones

THIS BOOK IS BRILLANT!!!! Although there is slight family incest...

This is about a girl named Clarrisa Fray, her mother and father are exiled Shadowhunters. Shadow hunters are people who hunt demons and what-not. She has been blinded by this spell so she cant see the Shadow world. She kisses her brother, liked by her best friend and doesnt know(girls are so blind), almost killed and alot of other stuff. its the 1st in the series. 

I am so not good at blogs... any way its a 10/10 book for me. i LOVE these kind of books.

Hey guys! Ive finally finished the last of the NoughtAndCrosses Trilogy. I actually finished it ages ago but i didnt blog it. I even heard that there might be another book! *prays*.

This book is about Callie Rose when she is a teenager and in the Liberation Militia. It also tells you what happend when Callie was in her childhood, how her and hermum had a falling out over Callum's death and her screwed up relationships. That bit shows how girls can be REALLY blind. 

Well anyway, shes been lied to for most of her life. She was about to end her life aswell!!! Just what Jude wants to happen to get back at Sephy. It is another must read, but only read if you have started the trilogy. =D 10/10

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

This novel invites you into Cassandra Mortmains journal, a seventeen year old girl with an observant eye and honest nature. 

I really like this book because it has a touch of romance and a fascinating twist to unsuspecting readers (IE me lol).... I really hope you get around to reading it and its certainly for the lads haha just joking. Enjoy it girls!!

PS Even though its for the girls, the odd ball guys might like it too. 

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Hey Everyone,

To Kill A Mockingbird is the only novel that I was forced to read for English that I have enjoyed. This book gives a great insight into the lives of the people who lived in the south of the US (i.e: Alabama) during the 1930's, which was the time when black people were treated as inferior.

This book is about a white lawyer (Atticus Finch) who is given the job of defending a black man (Tom Robinson) who is accused of raping a white girl. Through the eyes of the lawyer's daughter, Scout Finch, we see the way that black people were oppressed in the 1930's, and the way that society judged people by their race and class.

Once you read about him, Atticus Finch seems like the best fictional character ever created. He is a very influential person, who believes that all men are born equal, regardless of their race or place in society. He is a man who isn't racist or prejudiced, even though he lives in a society that is. One of his most famous quotes is "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" hence the title of the book.

This book really makes you realise the way people think about and judge others, and how racism is still in our society today. It tells you not to judge a book by its cover, not to be judgemental and not to be prejudiced, due to the consequences that can occur. I think that it is one of the most influential books I have ever read.

The film is quite a faithful adaptation in terms of dialogue, but the events that occur in the book are all rearranged in the film, which is why it is best to read the book first before you watch the movie.

All in all, a great book. 10/10 from me.

- Abdul