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Noughts and Crosses Advantages: gripping storyline and you won't want to put it down! Disadvantages: time! ...reversed in this revoloutionary book! Noughts and crosses gives you much of the information you need to know to understand the book, the blacks which are the dominant and powerful race are the crosses, while the whites which are little anad controlled by the crosses are the noughts. But this story focuses on the life of two young people named Sephy and Callum, Sephu being a cross and Callum being a nought which just adds to the drama and the passion ... ...so I would reccomend having a box of tissues at your side! This is a trilogy of books but recently a new one has been released: Noughts and Crosses Knife Edge Checkmate Double Cross (new one!) xxx ***This is also published on DOOYOO under the same name!*** ... 2me_to_you2 09.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Noughts And Crosses - Malorie Blackman	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
An amazing, sad story Advantages: A very moving book Disadvantages: A very sad book The Boy in Striped Pyjamas is a very good book but is also a really sad book also. If I had to say if i would read it again I would definately. In my opinion i would say that it is a very good page turner and would recommend it to older readers because it is quite hard to keep a track of what is happening, some people might not agree. My favourite character was definately Bruno because he wanted to help his little friend that was in the concentration ... ...his friend food because in the camps they do not get fed very well. The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas is a really moving story about the friendship of two young boys but people that read this have to beware if you do not like books that are sad or storys that have quite alot of violence i would urge you to stay away from this book. ... eeyoremad97 12.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
Secret of the cellar Advantages: thought provoking and imaginative Disadvantages: none Book information --------------------- Title: Abomination Author: Robert Swindells Year Published: 1999 Length: 208 pages Publisher: Corgi Childrens ISBN: 0440863627 Price: £4.99 The Author ------------- Swindells was born 20th March in Bradford and currently lives in West Yorkshire. His first book was 'When Darkness comes' which was written in 1973. He has won many book awards including the Children's Book Award more than once. Swindells ... ...to produce a book which gives pleasure and keeps children reading. It can be interesting, gripping, frightening as long as it keeps children reading." Story Line ------------ Martha This story is about a girl called Martha who is bullied at school for her odd parents and strange clothes. She has no friends and feels extremely lonely. Her home life is no better with her strangely religiously parents who think they are doing the best for her ... tiger645 21.04.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Abomination - Robert Swindells	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
the owl who was afraid of the dark Advantages: nice story Disadvantages: none The owl who is afraid of the dark i about a little owl called plop who is very frightened of the dark but as we all know owls are nocturnal and only hunt in the dark. Plops mom told him there was nothing to be frightened of and before he should make a judgement about something he should find out more about the dark so plop did. Plop spoke to people and animals to see what they thought of the dark and they told him some wanderful storys about the ... ...little girl and all about the stars. Plop learns that there is nothing to be scared of about the dark and decides he will become a night owl after all. This book is great for children up to about 7 years of age, it is a lovely story and has great pictures to go with the story, this is a great reasuring book for any child who may be scared of the dark and a brilliant bed time read, i remember this book from when i was young and now my daughters love ... danniell 27.06.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark - Jill Tomlinson	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
Amelia Jayne series Advantages: a great read for young girls Disadvantages: none ...old fashioned. We saw the Amelia Jayne books and bought her one I didn't think she would actually finish it, she did over a weekend. She has since read a second one and is on to her third. The books are about a naughty doll who plays tricks on the other toys and they get their own back. To a young child these books are very interesting and make great conversation if you like to chat about what they have read. If your little girl likes reading or ... rojm 01.03.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Amelia Jane Series - Enid Blyton	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability