Category: family

Maximillian Fly by Angie Sage

Maximillian Fly wants no trouble. Yet because he stands at six feet two, with beautiful indigo wings, long antennae, and more arms than you or me, many are frightened of him. He is a gentle creature who looks like a giant cockroach.

This extraordinary human wants to prove his goodness, so he opens his door to two SilverSeed children in search of a place to hide. Instantly, Maximillian’s quiet, solitary life changes.

There are dangerous powers after them and they have eyes everywhere.

But in this gray city of Hope trapped under the Orb, is escape even possible?

A good book, do not be put off by the cover. It has the usual plot twists and everyone is happy in the end (except the bad guys). LD (S1) ****1/2

Katy by Jacqueline Wilson

9780141353982Katy Carr is a lively, daredevil oldest sister in a big family.
She loves messing around outdoors, climbing on the garage roof, or up a tree, cycling, skateboarding, swinging…But her life changes in dramatic and unexpected ways after a serious accident.
Inspired by the classic novel, What Katy Did, Jacqueline Wilson creates an irresistible modern version for the twenty-first-century.

It looks good but I personally don’t like it. HG (S1) *

Forget me not by Jo Cotterill

Since her mother, a famous florist, died three years ago, Kate’s whole life has changed completely. She’s pushed her friends away,forget me not shrunk into herself and is only finding some solace spending time in the garden amongst the flowers her mum loved so much. Desperate to try and become more like the ‘normal’ girl she once was, Kate gets a summer job at a garden centre. Doing something she’s good at means that flashes of the old sparky girl begin to emerge again – helped a lot by her very attractive and mysterious co-worker, Simon…

In the beginning it was sad because it is the anniversary of her mum’s death and it was a really good book because it was breathtaking. RW & ES (S1) *****

White Dolphin by Gill Lewis

‘The white dolphin is a sign that Mum’s out there …’ When they first meet, Kara and Felix can’t stand each other. But on discovering an injured dolphin calf on the beach they know they must work together to save it. Now friends, they set out to find the truth behind the disappearance of Kara’s mother, and to protect the nearby reef.

 But powerful people don’t want them to succeed. And with the odds stacked against them, how can Kara and Felix make their voices heard?

 I thought it was an amazing book. I could read it again and again. I felt I was there the whole time.

LH (S2) *****

A Medal for Leroy by Michael Morpurgo

Michael doesn’t remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn’t like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history, a story that will change everything – and reveal to Michael who he really is.

A very touching story. Well described characters. L McC (S1) *****

The World of Norm: May Contain Nuts by Jonathan Meres

Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up and found himself about to pee in his dad’s wardrobe. Why on Earth did his family have to move, anyway? In their old house he’d never tried to pee in anything other than the toilet. And when Norm is in bed, he’s kept awake by his dad snoring like a rhinoceros!

I really enjoyed this book and found it quite funny.  It was easy to follow. I would recommend this book to a friend.  M (S2) *****

It was a very good book, quite like Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I would recommend it. P (S2) *****

It was a very good book, very like a diary but sometimes a bit boring. P (S2) ***

I really enjoyed this book and found it quite funny. It was easy to follow. I would recommend this book to a friend. M (S2) *****

This book is so funny I really would recommend this to a friend. Hilarious. M (S1) *****

Ice Lolly by Jean Ure

Laurel is only 12 when her mum dies and she is shipped off to stay with relatives she hardly knows. Her new family don’t seem to care about anything Laurel loves, including books and Mr Pooter, her old marmalade-coloured cat. So Laurel decides that she won’t feel anything: she’ll become Ice Lolly, the girl with the frozen heart.

I really liked this book as it has a sad start and a happy ending. I liked the part where she went to Stevie’s and picked up Mr Pooter and got another two cats at the same time, one called Carrie and the other called Lupin. I highly recommend it to people who love cats.  K.A. (S1) *****