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Adventure & mystery
- I know what you did last wednesday, Anthony Horowitz
- cara, 11
The French Confection, Anthony Horowitz- reegan, 10
- The grim grotto, Lemony Snicket
- It is mysterious.
- Boy soldier, Andy McNab
- It made me not want to put the book down.
- Up the creek, Dot Meharry
- The boy falls into the river.
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tony Mitton
- The Green Knight turns into a monster.
- A series of unfortunate events, Lemony Snicket
- I found it interesting,
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Animal
- Puppies in the pantry, Lucy Daniels
- It's got lots of adventures in it.
- Oscar's best friends, Lucy Daniels
- It is a funny book to be reading,
- Saddle club, Bonnie Bryant
- I like horses and some of the characters.
The cat mummy, Jacqueline Wilson- When her cat dies she tries to make her into a mummy in her dressing gown.
- Timothy's tales from Hilltop School, Rosemary Wells
- It's so fun.
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Family
- Lizzie Zipmouth, Jacqueline Wilson
- It is interesting to read and Jacqueline Wilson is my fave author.
- My brother made me do it, Peg Kehret
- Rebecca gets arthritis in her arms and legs and still does cross-country to earn books for her school.
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Fantasy
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Aquamarine, Alice Hoffman- It's about mermaids.
- The sea daughter, Joy Cowley
- I like mermaids.
- Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
- It's full of suspense and adventure and it introduces you to more books, which makes you want to read more.
- The fairy realm series, Emily Rodda
- I like this book because of Jesse's adventures,
- Artemis Fowl, Eion Colfer
- It's awesome,
- Mermaid magic, Gwyneth Rees
- It's exciting and easy to read.
- The lion, the witch and the wardrobe, C.S.Lewis
- It's adventurous and the hero is the youngest girl.
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Funny
- Walter the farting dog at the yard sale, William Kotzwinkle
- It's really funny and I like finding the spiders.
- Charlie and the chocolate factory, Roald Dahl
- It is very exciting, about chocolate.
The BFG, Roald Dahl- It takes my mind off things and I'm free, with me trapped in the book.
- Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey
- It's got 'Flip-O-Rama'.
- Singenpoo, Paul Jennings
- It's a funny book about a cat that can read.
- The boy who lost his face, Louis Sachar
- It was funny and embarrassing for David, and I like Sachar's writing style.
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Historical
- Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah
- It's based on a true story and written really well.
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Horror
- The scarecrow walks at midnight, R. L. Stine
- It was scary.
Lord Loss, Darren Shan- It's really good. It's one of the best books I have ever read.
- The lake of souls, Darren Shan
- It was really gory and had a surprising end.
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Information
- The complete survival guide for high school and beyond, Erin Shale
- It helps you in school and life.
- Whales and dolphins, Caroline Bingham
- It's interesting,
- Tigers and their cubs, Margaret Hall
- I like animals.
- Trucks, Betsy Imershein
- I love trucks and everything with an engine.
The
beginning, Peter Ackroyd- It has dinosaurs.
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Picture books
- Maisie's colour collection, Lucy Cousins
- It's a different shape.
- The dragon's birthday, Margaret Mahy
- The dragon is 1000 years and the children dress up as a dragon for his birthday. I also like all the balloons.
- Elmer on stilts, David McKee
- It is cool.
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Science Fiction
- Akiko: the training master, Mark Crilley
- I love Training Masters.
Ashley, 10 - Eager Helen Fox
- This book is about the future and the robots who inhabit it alongside humans as companions and helpers. It is all about technology, the world's resources and a new kind of robot, EGR3, renamed Eager, who is very different… Even people like me who don't get along with technology will want to finish it.
- It has a very interesting plot,reading it makes you want to read more of Helen's books
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Sports
- Specky Magee and the Boots of Glory Felice Arena and Gary Lyon
- This book is about Specky Magee, a young aspiring footy champion. In the last book he was awarded a scholarship to Gosmore Grammar a legendary footy school. Find out if he accepts the scholarship and how is friends react if he does. A must read book for pretty much any kid with good sense of literature.
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Young adult
Girls
in love, Jacqueline Wilson- It has a girl in the story called Ellie and I think she is a good artist and I like art.
- Two of a kind diaries
- It's cool.
- Two of a kind diaries
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson are cool
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Adult books for advanced readers
- Love in the driest season Neely Tucker
- It opened up my eyes and it made me aware of what's going on around the world.
- Bringing Elizabeth home Ed and Louise Smart
- It's a very good story. It teaches you the value of hope, love, family, faith.
- Jessica Bryce Courtenay
- It was emotional and made me cry. Bryce is an awesome author.
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