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2013 Reading Log
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
It’s about a young boy and his family who move to a new home in Auschwitz because there dad got a new job. But Bruno the boy did not like it. Then that all started to change, one day he went exploring and he saw a boy behind a fence in striped pyjamas. His name was Shamol. Shamol was actually in a concentration camp but he and Bruno didn’t know that. Shamol and Bruno became best friends, so one day Bruno sneaked under the fence to see what it was like behind the fence were Shamol was. But Bruno -
Unseen!
This book is about a young boy, his friend and their fathers who were in the car one day and they ran over a dog and the owner didn’t know so the dad went and brought the boy a new one.But there were only 2 breeds left in the country so they were very expensive.He bought it anyway.The owner was happy.The next day the same thing happened but with the other boys father.So he went to go buy a new dog but when he went in he realised the dogs weren’t real it was just a scam.The dogs had been stuffed. -
Earthquake
This book is basied on the napier earthquake. The story teller is a girl, and her dad dies then her long lost brother appears. In her house things don’t turn out how she planned her sister and brother always fight there is always issues one day when she's at school the ground starts to shake ITS THE NAPIER EARTHQUAKE. What happens to their family? This book was amazing I recommend it to college ages and intermediate. I rate this book 8/10 -
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
I would recomend this book to all ages. I rate it a 9/10. A young boy who lives in a small house with his mum, dad and 2 grandmas and 2 grandpa, they were not very wealthy.There was a competition going on at the chocolate factory, if you found a gold ticket in a chocolate bar then you won a day at the chococlate factory. One day he found money on the ground so he went and bought a chocolate, there was a gold ticket! -
Unreal
This book is about a boy who has very bad table manners so his dad always picks on him. One day a visitor comes over and his dad has promised not to criticize during the meals. However his father doesn’t know that his son is going to properly do the things his father hates. Such as licking his knife and plate after meals. -
Undone
This book is about a young boy who hates cod-liver oil. One day his grandpa made him eat the cod-liver oil mixed with muesli in exchange for money for the movies. Grandpa doesn’t let him spit it out so grandson keeps it in his mouth and doesn’t swallow it. But by leaving the cod-liver oil and muesli in his mouth for too long, plants and roots start to grow off his face. These plants turned out to be the apples his grandpa was trying to invent for ages so he could name them after his dead wife. -
Shadow
Matt tries to get his friend Aman and his mother out of a prison that he was put in because of his culture.Before Aman got put into the jail he found a dog and named him shadow he would never leave his side and he guided Aman everywhere.Aman found out he was actually a bomb finder.So Aman had to give him up. Matt went to his grandads and they put an article in the newspaper about protesting to get Aman back.Many people turned up.Aman and his mother got let out and they were reunited with shadow. -
The Hobbit
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Tough enough
Matt went on holiday one day with his mum to a caravan park. He found some friends there who dared him to brake into a murderes house just to prove he is tough. One night he snuk into the house and tried to stell the murderes stick that he always carries around with him. The man turned out to be an old lady so Matt ran out of the house. He heard the old ladies dog barking in the distance so he went to go find it for her. The murderer was in the forest. Matt called the police and he got arrested. -
Best Friends
Gemma and Alice have been best friends since birth. They were born on the same day, in the same hospital and have always together since. Complete opposites (Gemma is athletic and messy, while Alice is graceful and tidy), they have a bond that is unbreakable and every year on their birthday they share the same wish: “We wish we stay friends forever and ever and ever.” Everything gets ruined when Alice's father gets a new job miles away and the whole family has to move. They can't believe it. -
Unmentionable
My favourite chapter in this book would havee to be little squirt. Its about a boy who's brother is the best at everything and is very vain. HIs brother and his mates always have a compettiion who can pee the highest. Weesle (the boy) always pee's the lowest and always get teased. Howver, Weesle trained so hard and eventually won the competition. HIs brother was so jealous. -
Escape
I really enjoyed this book because it has many stories in it about trying to escape Alcatraz which is a very bad prison. It tells how men risked their life trying to get away from this prison. I really enjoyed this book because I learned some facts about the Alcatraz prison and I found it really interesting. -
Once
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After
This book owuld ahve to be my favourite this year. Its about a young boy named Felx whos parents got sent away to a concentration camp. His caregiver Gabriek helped fight the Jew to fight the Nazis. One day there barn(where Felix was hiding) got set on fire by the nazis so they went to the nearest town they could find. Felix became a helper for a doctor. He was protected at this camp for ages until he went find his parents after the Nazis were defeated. His father had and mother both died. -
The silver sword
This is about a man named Joseph who escaped prison to find his children and wife. But when he got back to Warsow people told him they hadn't seen them since there house was destroyed-however they had survived. When Joseph goes to the ruins of his old house, he finds a boy sitting with a black cat holding a paper knife the Silver Sword that was once his wifes magrit. Eric,Yarn,Bronia and Edec try to find there mum and dad, but Edec is very sick. They eventually find there mum and dad. -
Miles to go
This book is an autobiography about Miley Cyrus. It takes you through her Journey. Starting from her sixth garde dramas to her being the star of Hanna Montana. I am in love with this book. Its all about her life, how she ended up being on tv, how she had to audition many times and how she had to decide between cheerleading or being an actress. I recommend this book from kids aged 11-14.
