Teen Book Review

I have just finished reading "Buried thunder" by Tim Bowler. It is about a girl called Maya whose family has just taken over a hotel in a small village. One evening she wanders into the nearby forest and makes a terrible discovery - she finds two bodies. But all is not as it seems and Maya can only tell the police that she was drawn to that spot by the eyes of a fox. And this mysterious fox will not leave her alone. Maya hears it scratching round the hotel and sees it watching her outside, but no-one believes her. What is really happening? Will Maya solve the mystery before anyone else dies?

I really enjoyed this book although it is similar to many other creepy house type books and you can probably work out what the outcome will be. It is enjoyable because it is well written and the author really draws you in to the story from the very first page. It is quite atmospheric but not too scary. I would rate it 7 out of 10!   S4 Reader

Student Book Review

'The Wells bequest' is an amazing book by Polly Shulman, it's a romantic comedy with a tone of action and excitement packed within the pages. this is the sequel to 'The Grimm legacy', another amazing piece by Polly Shulman. 'The Wells bequest' will always leave you wanting more.

Leo Novikov is part of an extremely science related family, so when a strange machine appears in his room from the future with what looks like a smaller version of him with his arms wrapped around the hottest girls he's ever seen, he is surprised.
Leo goes to the New York Circulating Material Repository to do research for his robot based work, this is where he meets Jaya, 'the future girl'! The two embark on an awesome crusade through time to save New York from an evil death ray. Will Jaya and Leo manage to save New York in time?

I really enjoyed reading this book and I really want to read more by this author. i hope others enjoy this book as much as I have, and I will certainly be reading this again.  5 stars.  CA S2

Student Review

The 39 Clues series - various authors
The 39 clues is a sensitively written series about two orphans (Amy and Dan Cahill) who embark on an adventure to find the 39 clues and become the most powerful in the world. There are many obstacles along the way and the four branches will stop at nothing to win.  Along the way the orphans discover some of the most famous people in history were Cahills. They come close to finding the truth about their parents and what branch they belong to.

 This series is written by different authors but continues along the same lines. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves action-packed mystery books. There are 11 books in the series, each with an exciting new plot. The cover might be a bit misleading and some wouldn't get a second glance, but it really does prove the point - don't judge a book by its cover.  By NL

Student review

Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd.

The carbon diaries by Saci Lloyd is an exciting work of fiction about people who have been given a carbon card which has a bar down the side and it starts at green but when you get down to red all your electricity goes off and you are left sobbing in the dark!
I think it is a good story because you do not know what is going to happen next and it is an intruiging idea about saving the planet.   by C.C.