Reading+Log-Jamie

=**__Reading log__**= Title: Paying for it Author:Ann Turnbull Genre: Adventure Plot: Luke and Ann are coming home from school on the bus when they find a purse under their seat. They find a note inside the purse and it has a address on it. They also find a key to get into the house. When they get off at their stop, they run around to the house at 15 Sycamore Row and open the door with the key they found. They then hear sounds saying, //"help me//". When they peek around the wall they find an old lady with a broken leg and they call an ambulance and save her. From that day on they are known as heroes.

Response://If I were the character:// If I were the character I would of told the bus driver about the purse and would of asked to be dropped of instead of running around to the place.

It was a great story and enjoyed reading it. It was very descriptive about the characters and the items. the rating for me about the book would be 8/10 and would like to read it again

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Title:Holes Author:Louis Sachar Genre:adventure Plot:Stanley and hector spend their criminal sentence digging holes at camp green lake which is in the middle of the desert. But when digging they have to watch out for scorpions and rattlesnakes but the most deadly, //**yellow spotted lizards**//,but when hector gets angry and runs off, Stanley the next day breaks out of camp and goes and looks for him but when stanley finds him hector is on the verge of dying, but Stanley uses all his strength to climb the mountain big thumb hoping that there is food and water up there to save hector. but when they get back to camp they find a nasty surprise.

Main characters: Stanley Hector The Warden Mr.Sir Mr. Pendanski

Response:Very descriptive writing like for the yellow spotted lizards //long sharp claws ,black slithery tongue and red gleaming eyes// it made me feel like i was in the book, like //he was about half way down the mountain and he couldn't find the spade still// would recommend this to readers who like longer novels I would give the book a 9\10

== Title:Heroes of Olympus the lost hero Author:Rick Riordan Genre:action,adventure plot:Jason wakes up and finds himself sitting on the bus to a wilderness school he cant remember anything about his past or his friends but Leo and Piper who claim to be his friends help him through a journey that will change his life when he finds out he and his friends are demigods part human part god and he goes on a quest to save the queen of the gods named Hera from the earth god Gaea while meeting wind gods, battling creatures that are very strong and searching for a lost demigod named Percy Jackson.

Response:very descriptive about the characters like **//short trimmed hair and purple t-shirt.//** I enjoyed the the book because I learnt about mythical creatures and different tales about them. I would give this book a 10/10

__**Term 2**__ Title: Killer Africa Author: The Five Mile Press Genre: Animal Fact Book Plot: This book will provide information about Africa's Deadliest Animals. It has their size, shape, intelligence, agility, strength, indurance speed and Evasion. It also shows special abilities such as The Lion with 'night vision' and 'group attacks' and what the animal is equipped with, such as powerful muscles, sharp teeth, refletive eyes and vice like jaw.

Response: This book was very helpful in my learning of African animals and I would recommend this book to people who wish to extend their knowledge about African animals. It had lots of facts about where they live and what their enemies are and what their prey is. I would give this book a 9/10. The reason I gave it a 9/10 was because it supplies facts but some of the facts are really hard to understand.

Title: Horrid Henry and the Comfy Black Chair Author: Francesca Simon Genre : Mischievous Plot: Horrid Henry is a naughty boy and his younger brother Perfect Peter always gets the comfy chair on Saturday and Henry misses out on his favourite shows in the morning and will do anything to watch them. He pushes his brother off the chair, lies to him about his Mum and Dad calling him and jumps on him.

Response: This book was very funny and great fun to read. It is a story within the 'Horrid Henry's Wicked Ways' Book and I would recommend this book to most people as its funny and easy to read. I would give this book 8/10.

Title:Goose Bumps Series 2000 / Are you terrified yet Author:R.L.Stine Genre:horror, Adventure Plot : A kid named Craig is scared of everything and is nicknamed,C-C-C-Craig but he starts a new school and everyone thinks he's brave because he does heroic things but it turns out he saved people by accident and some boys think he's a liar and dear him to do horrible stuff will he survive or not?

Response: I really enjoyed this book and it was fun to read. It was very descriptive such as **black frizzy hair and freckles on his face.** I would rate this book a 10/10 because it was fun to read I would recommend this book to others.'



Title: Goose Bumps - Monster Blood Author: R.L. Stine Genre: Horror & Adventure Plot: A kid named Evan has to stay with his deaf Aunt Kathryn who he thinks is a bit weird. He makes a new friend called 'Andrea' (Andy for short) and they go down to a toy store which is going out of business. Evan finds a can of something called 'Monster Blood'. He thinks its fun because its slimey and squishy and it is really rubbery. Soon he finds that it starts growing and has a monstrous appetite for kids, people and in fact anything.
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Response: I really enjoyed this book because I learnt not to buy stuff from a shop that's going out of business! It was very clear and precise in what happened in the story. It was descriptive such as, **stringy, slimey, sticky, bouncy, rubbery**, just to name a few. I would rate this book a 9/10 because it was fun but some of the parts I found a bit boring.



Title: Goose Bumps - The Haunted Mask II Author: R.L. Stine Genre: Horror & Adventure Plot: Steve Boswell will never forget Carly-Beth's halloween mask, it was so gross and terrifying, but this year Steve wants to have the scariest costume on the block so he gets a mask from the same store where Carly-Beth got hers from. It looks like a creepy old man with stringy hair, a wrinkled face and spiders crawling out of the ears. Steve definitely has got the scariest mask around - too bad he is starting to feel so old, so tired and so evil when he puts the mask on!!

Response: This book was fun to read as it described the characters well and described the type of mask and the adventures they had with it. It also describes he wanted to get revenge and scare everyone. I would give this book 10/10 and would recommend it to other Goose Bumps fans.

Title: Matilda Author: Roald Dahl Genre: Adventure Plot: Matilda Wormwood's father is a mean crooked crook and her mother is just plain stupid. They think Matilda is a nuisance who should watch more TV and read fewer books, but her lovely teacher 'Miss Honey', thinks Matilda is a genius. Matilda has a few extraordinary tricks up her sleeve so her horrible parents and even more horrible Head Mistress had better watch out.

Response: This book kept me going for a while as it was fun to read and written by one of my favourite Authors, Roald Dahl. I would rate this book 9/10 because some parts were a bit bad (I didn't like them because they got a little bit boring).

Title: Amazing Animals Author: Adam Phillips Genre: Factual and Article Plot: Get to know the wildest most outrageous characters from the animal world. From the saxophone-playing walrus to the deep sea diving dog and the super slam-dunking parrot. Meet these crazy critters and learn about their natural talents, hilarious hobbies and fantastic feats. Each chapter has its own star entry, alongside pull-out facts boxes and incredible photographs of these amazing animals. From the weird and wonderful to the animal heroes and the record holders, this is a truly individual collection of crazy animal achievements.

Response: This book was very cool since I love animals and can learn about them more. The best thing about this book was the star entry 'A Monkey of Many Talents'. A monkey called Cedo can ride a tractor and shovel hay out on for the cows and fish. At the end of the day Cedo would head off on his owner's truck all alone to get beers for them both. I would give this book a 10/10.



Title: Goosebumps Horror Land - The Little Shop of Hampsters Author: R.L. Stine Genre: Horror Adventure Plot: Sam desperately wants a pet, too bad his parents don't think he's responsible enough and will barely let him keep the weird Insta-Gro animal from the Horror Land gift shop. To prove he's responsible, Sam takes an after school job in a pet store that sells nothing but hampsters. To his horror Sam soon finds that cute little hampsters can become very uncute monsters. Suddenly Sam isn't fighting for a pet, he's fighting to survive. Could the Horror Land souvenir have anything to do with this?

Response: I really enjoyed this book because it planted pictures in my mind to see how the story was going and I would rate this book 9/10.



Title: Mostly Ghostly - Who Let the Ghosts Out Author: R.L. Stine Genre: Horror Plot: You're guarnteed to get goose bumps when you meet Max Doyle. Max is alot like you except Max has two ghosts living in his bedroom and only he can see them. The ghosts say Max is the only one who can help them fight the most gruesome creature in the ghost world, an evil spirit named Phears. Phears's idea of fun is drilling Max's teeth with 32 drills at once. Will Max ever get rid of the ghosts? You won't know until you're brave enough to read this series.

Response: I found this book very interesting and would rate it a 9/10