Book Review – Breathe by Cliff Mcnish

Review by Safina Adam, Beaumont Leys School
Lonely. Helpless. Dead. These are the words to describe the ghost children. The ghost children Ann, Oliver, Gwyneth and Charlie. These children are dead, living in one house just waiting for someone to come. Breathe is about the ghost children wanting a human friend to play with. Then Jack [...]

Article- Favourite author?

By Philip Harris

I’m writing this article to find out who people think is the best author. (Also because I’m running out of books from authors I know I like, and want to find out some good authors that I should look into.) Before I go into what authors I like, just take a minute to think about who your favourite author or [...]

Book review – A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd

Review by Philip Harris
Set in the eighties, A Swift Pure Cry, is a fantastic novel that portrays the problems that Shell Talent has had since her Mam died. Shell, Michelle, is a sixteen year old girl from a small village in the south of Ireland called Coolbar; she lives with her father (who is often [...]

Book review – Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Review by Philip Harris
“I’m Annabel. I’m the girl who has it all. Model looks, confidence, a great social life. I’m one of the lucky ones. Aren’t I?”
What can I say about just listen? It’s a gateway into the life of Annabel Greene, a teenage model in America that loses her best friend (but don’t worry [...]

Article – What’s the best genre???

By Philip Harris
There are many different genres all over the world, but which is the best? Is it all down to personal opinion or is there a genre that is definitively the winner? Or does your environment affect your favourite style? If you come from a city which is known for crimes or murderer are [...]

Book Review – Burn my Heart by Beverly Naidoo

Burn My Heart By Beverley Naidoo
Review by Philip Harris
Burn My Heart is a deep and meaningful novel that plays with the readers emotions to portray the effects of the British empire spreading into Kenya and taking away the Kikuyu peoples land. Beverley Naidoo has drawn off her own experiences of Kenya as a young girl, [...]

Happy New Year!

hello all! – Happy New Year! Hope you’re having a good one!
Just a little note to update you on things. We have book reviews coming in thick and fast here – I can barely keep up! they’ve all been posted on the site so have a read and most importantly – give us your opinions!!! don’t forget the myspace page too – its all on there! The book reviews are on the new [...]