Mrs Reynolds' Personal Reading Class have a reading group, once a week, in the library with Mrs Devonald. They have been reading Pete Johnson and Keith Gray novels. You can see their reviews below. |
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The Girl Savage
Title: The Girl Savage Author: Kathrine Rundell Plot: Will a girl who lives in Africa is told she has to attend a boarding school in England. It is about her struggling to adapt to her new life and shows how these places are very different but also have some similarities Liked About The Book: I liked how it showed Wills emotion as she tried to fit in. Didn't Like About The Book: I think they could have described the school in more detail. Would You Recommend This Book To Others: I didn't personally enjoy this book but if you like Katherine Rundell's style than you might enjoy this book. Rating: 2/5 |
The Girl Savage
Title: The Girl Savage Author: Katherine Rundell Plot: The plot of the book was about a young girl called Wilhelmina silver. Will lived on a farm in Africa. Will's home was sold and she had to a boarding school in England, leaving her friends behind. Didn't Like About The Book: I didn't like that the book was not completely understandable and I didn't really understand what happens during the book. Would You Recommend This Book To Others: No Rating: 3/5 |
The Girl Savage
Title: The girl savage Author: Katherine Rundell Plot: I am not really sure it was about a girl who moved from Africa to England and the book talked about how different it was for her. Didn't Like About The Book: I found it boring and hard to understand because some of it was in a different language. Also I did not really understand the plot line. Would You Recommend This Book To Others: No I found it boring and hard to understand because some of it was in a different language. Also I did not really understand the plot line. Rating: 1/5 |
The Girl Savage
Title: The Girl Savage Author: Katherine Rundell Plot: A girl called Will was forced from her home in Zimbabwe after her father unfortunately died of Malaria and Cynthia Vincy made her get on a plane and go to a school in England. When she got there she was bullied by the other girls at Leewood, her school. She ran away from Leewood and slept in the monkey enclosure at the zoo. She was sleeping rough in the streets until she found the note in her pocket with Daniels address on it and then bought a map with the little money she had and went to Daniels house. She slept in his garage until his gran found out and sent her back to Leewood were she then made friends with all the other girls there. Liked About The Book: the Zimbabwean words. They are VERY hard to pronounce. Would You Recommend This Book To Others: if you are up to a challenge and you feel you can understand hard words in another language then yes. Rating: 3/5 |
The Girl Savage
Title: The Girl Savage Author: Katherine Rundell Plot: Will had lived in Africa all her life until her father died and she was send off to a school in England. She got there and was bullied by the other girls so she ran away. The first night she snuck into a zoo and slept in the monkey enclosure. She then slept on the streets until she found a note in her pocket with an address on it. She went to the address and got help from the boy who lived there. She slept in his garage until his gran found her. Her gran told her she would have to go back to the school so Will did. Would You Recommend This Book To Others: I wouldn't recommend this book to others because it's very hard to get into as the first hundred pages are very boring. It's also quite hard to follow because there are a lot of the words are African. Rating: 2/5 |
The Last Soldier
Title: The Last Soldier Author: Keith Gray Plot: Two boys want money from there mum to go to the carnival but their mum did not let them but, after some persuading she let them. Their father is lost. Liked About The Book: It had a lot of action in it. Didn't Like About The Book: It was boring at some times Would You Recommend This Book To Others: Maybe Rating: 3/5 |
The Last Soldier
Title: The last soldier Author: Keith Gray Plot: The plot of the book was about two boys and their mum. They really want to go to the carnival but there mum does not like carnivals. The boys lost their dad and are trying to find him. Liked About The Book: It was a good setting and a good story. Didn't Like About The Book: Some of the words where hard to pronounce and some bits were boring. Would You Recommend This Book To Others: Maybe Rating: 1/5 |
The Last Soldier
Title: The Last Soldier Author: Keith Gray Plot: The plot of the book is two boys father went to war and then the younger brother sees a wax soldier and it starts to torment him in his dreams. What Did You Like: The book was well written What Did You Dislike: The story did not make sense Would You Recommend This Book: No Rating: 2/5 |
The Last Soldier
Title: The Last Solider Author: Keith Gray Plot: The plot of this book is about two boys whose father never returned from the war. After the war they have to live with their mother. Liked: The end when they got stuck in the truck trailer but they were saved. Disliked: The start because it did not really make sense. Recommend This Book: Yes, if you like short books about war. Rating: 1/5 |
The Last Soldier
Title: The Last Soldier Author: Keith Gray Plot: The plot of the book was about two boys whose father went to war and never came back. One of them got tormented in their dream. Liked: It was a short story Disliked: I did not like the story Recommend This Book: No Rating: 2/5 |
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