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...to live.... well not really. The spooks battle is the fourth books by Joseph Delaney in his exuberantly rich children's series, the Wardstone chronicles. The series follows the life of young Tom Ward who is the seventh son of a seventh son and is sent by his mam and dad to join John Gregory who is an old and experienced spook (a spook is someone who battles the dark e.g. witches and Bogart's) to teach him the trade. As you may have already rightly ...
...force to be reckoned with. The Spooks Battle is the fourth book in this originally simple story yet so superbly written. It is set in the County, (in a BBC interview the author revealed that "In truth, that county is Lancashire") if you would like to read the profile of Joseph Delaney you can copy the link beneath into your web browser and take a gander for yourself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2007/07/09/josephdela neyfeature.shtml ... Read review

Advantages: Extremely well written and enjoyable read.
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Out Of The Hitler Time is the compilation of what was originally three separate books written by Judith Kerr: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit The Other Way Round A Small Person Far Away These three books together follow one family’s story during and after World War Two. The books are based on Judith Kerr’s own experiences, as she tells us in a short piece at the end of the book. The family in question is a German Jewish family, Anna, her elder ...
...flight in the early 1930s from Germany, first to Switzerland then France and finally ending up in Britain. The second book covers the time of the war, with the family in Britain, and the third book tells us of their life afterwards when the children have grown up and made their own lives. The book is written from Anna’s own point of view, which I found extremely interesting as it gave a running commentary of how life felt for someone in her position ... Read review

Advantages: it is very exciting
Disadvantages: the price was stupid last time I looked

...reading the rest of the Harry Potter books. Who ever hasn't read this book seriously don't realise what you are missing. Little bit about this book for people who don't know it, it is all about a lad called Harry Potter who finds out he is a wizard ends up going to a school full of witches and wizards. his bestmates are Ron and Hermione. his favourite sport is quidditch his worst enemy is Lord Voldermort who does keep coming back to try and kill ... Read review

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets... This is a fantastic Book I enjoyed reading every page and every word of it! If you are a major Harry potter fan you of all people will or should have the books and know that it is absolutely genius!!! For most people in my family to sit down and read book to them is a waste of time... But not for me!! When my family sees me lying on the sofa with a blanket around me and a Harry Potter book they know better ...
...it. BLURB/SYNOPSIS Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last… CHARACTERS Harry Potter: Lives with his aunt uncle and cousin own a snowy owl named Hedwig. Best friends are Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. Ronald Weasley: second youngest in his family. His father works in the misuse of muggle artifacts office in the ... Read review

Advantages: Teaches kids no matter what,things will be alright in the end
Disadvantages: Upsetting

About a 10 year old girl called Andy whose parents split up because her dad had a affair. Andy's mum lives with her bloke and his 3 kids, Paula, Graham and Katie. Andy and Katie do not get on and Katie is often nasty to her. Andys dad lives with the woman he had an affair with and her two kids Zen and Crystal who Andy is quite jealous of as she feels they took her dad. Andy lives with both parents, one week at her dads and the next at ther mums and ...
...her parents to get back together. Her only real friend is her toy rabbit called Radish who she loses and after much teasing from her step-sister she runs away to look for Radish in the middle of the night. After this event things start looking up for Andy and she starts finding things easier and she learns to cope with her situation. This book is ideal for a young child in the same situation or maybe someone whos friend has gone through the same ... Read review