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Monday, 11 August 2014

The Happiness of Kati

The book ‘The Happiness of Kati’ is about a nine year old girl named Kati. She hardly remembers her mother that left her with her grandparents and she doesn’t even know her father. Later on Kati sees her mother, that was the time she found her happiness that she had been looking for in a long time. Kati finds hardships in her life like losing the one that she really loved. This person was her mother. Her mother died because she had a disease that made her paralyzed and it made Kati’s mother have a hard time breathing.

My favourite character was Kati because she faced hard moments in her life and she still kept strong. I also like her because she is an obedient and clever girl.

I recommend this book to children ages 9-12. I also recommend this book to children who like stories that are full of drama.

The Mystery of the Vanished Prince

The book ‘The Mystery of the Vanished Prince’ is all about the mystery solvers, the 5 find-outers. The prince named Prince Bongawah has gone to a camp on the hills at Peterswood. News about the prince went viral!! He had been kidnapped. Nothing could stop the 5 find-outers to solve this royal mystery. They find clue by clue and realise that the prince had been kept away at the bottom of a pram belonging to twin babies.

I like this book because it is funny how the prince was stuffed in the bottom of a pram. I also like this book because it is a book from the same author of The Famous Five. Another reason why I like this book is because it is a mystery book where a person or a group of people solve something very mysterious.

I recommend this book to children ages 7+. Children who like books full of mystery would love this book!

Thursday, 7 August 2014

Lassie Come Home

The book “Lassie Come Home’” is about a dog called Lassie. Lassie is the finest dog in the town. Joe Carraclough and his family were the owners of that fine and sensible collie. Every now and again, the duke of that town would offer more and more money just to get Lassie but the Carracloughs would refuse. In chapter 1, the duke offered more money and finally the parents gave in and handed Lassie over to him.Joe had no clue about this. When Joe came home and heard the very sad news he was so upset. Nothing could make him feel happy. Only Lassie could. When the duke’s kennel servant walked Lassie around streets, Lassie ran away. Many weeks went by and Lassie had nothing to eat or drink. Near the end, she finally finds her way home and meets Joe at his school gate. The ending is a happy ending because Lassie stays with the Carracloughs again.

The best setting in the book was the place where the Duke put Lassie. The author described it very nicely. The author said that Lassie was locked in a cellar and the cellar felt lonely and cold. While I was reading, I thought the author was trying to compare the cellar to miserable prison cellars.

I highly recommend this book to children ages 8+ and children who like stories about dogs.

My Invisible Sister

The book ‘My Invisible Sister’ is about a 10 year old boy called Frank. His family has moved nine times in eleven years. Frank has a 13 year old sister that is invisible because when she was born, she had a disease called Formus Disappearus. Frank just wants his older sister, Elizabeth to fit in.

I liked this book was because it is funny. It’s funny because Elizabeth was born with a disease which made her invisible. I like how the author described many things in the book and I also like the ending. The ending really made me ask so much questions and I really wanted to read another book that would connect to it but sadly it isn’t a book that is part of a series. The book was very interesting and I like how the author hooked me in at the beginning.

I recommend this book to people ages 8+. This is a book is also great for children that like books with lots of strange things that you discover in the middle of the book.