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Between Shades of Grey
Name: Kate Age 15
03 May 2012;Genre: Books set in the past
The plot overall is an exciting one, the events progress at a fast pace. Which made the story much more thrilling. This pace also highlights the confusion and uncertainty that the people who encountered these events in real life felt.
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Between Shades of Gray
Name: Josh Age 15
03 May 2012;Genre: Books set in the past
The book is brilliantly written with imagery giving enough of a picture to get your mind started, and leaves it to generate the rest of the picture. Every patch of ground, every protruding bone, every emotion lightly flickering across a face, nothing is left un-addressed. The angle that is norm...
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The Midnight Zoo
Name: Matthew Gibson
03 May 2012;Genre: Real life
From the opening paragraphs it is clear that this book is written with a subtle beauty that takes the breath away, this is most definitely a book for teens but Hartnett proves that just because a book is for younger readers the quality of the prose does not need to suffer. What is more is that th...
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The Midnight Zoo
Name: Alex Age 13
03 May 2012;The Midnight Zoo is one of the best books I have read. I think Sonya Hartnett wrote the book in a really convincing way. When I was reading the book,it was so well told that I could picture what was happening in my head like I was looking at a television screen! Also I could hardly put it down!...
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My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
Name: Katy Age 13
03 May 2012;If there was ever a book for being 'Emotional Rollercoaster of the Year' this would be it. The truthfulness and sometimes humour of the book balance out the truly heart-breaking moments. The biggest emotional moment would have to be when Jamie, Jas and their Dad bury Roger, the cat. This is the...
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Everybody Jam
Name: Bernadette Cameron
03 May 2012;Genre: Adventure
I found 'Everybody Jam' both a shocking and a revelatory book. This book intrigued me from the start, being about a subject I previously knew very little about. Set in the Australian outback on a cattle station during the annual muster and seen largely through the eyes of Daniel the 13 year old s...
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Everybody Jam
Name: Florence Age 13
03 May 2012;Genre: Adventure
This book blew me away. The title fooled me at first, but beneath the cover is an amazing plot, full with wonderfully realistic characters, struggling to survive in a harsh world. They were perfectly described and developed, and I felt as if I really knew them. 'Everybody Jam' is so real, yo...
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A Monster Calls
Name: Ben Age 13
03 May 2012;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I found that the story line was very dramatic and entertaining while at the same time grim and emotional. I truly felt sorry for Conor but I cant really say I can relate to him. The Monsters Stories are fairy tale-like, but unlike any fairy tale you have ever read! They are twisting ,deceptive...
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A Monster Calls
Name: James Age 15
03 May 2012;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The plot is fairly fast paced and engaging because you are always intrigued as to the nature of the monster's next visit, and what he will further reveal about his purpose. Furthermore, the 13-year-old's eerily returning dream is shrouded in secrecy for the majority of the book, which, subsequ...
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A Monster Calls
Name: Bernadette Cameron
03 May 2012;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
'A Monster Calls' is a masterly piece of writing and is both traumatic and reassuring in equal measure. It examines grief, loss and finally acceptance through the eyes of Conor, a young boy, who is gradually trying to come to terms with the imminent demise of his Mother. Patrick Ness demonstra...
