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a very good action book for all ages Advantages: very good author Disadvantages: none This was a very good action book which can be enjoyed by all genders and ages throughout the world. the cover is bright and could be spotted from a distance in a shop. the author uses good ajectives, adverbs etc. tthe title explains what might happens in the story but then ties into it later on in the story. i got this book from a second hand shop thinking it would be rubbish but actually it changed the way i read books. i used to read girly books ... ...keeps me occupied and i enjoy reading these book from this author. i enjoyed this book so much i bought the next 2 books in the series. i would highly reccommend this book to all ages especially to young boys as boys are into things like that. in conclusion the story is about an average teen school boy called james Adams who is recruited by an undercover spy agency call CHERUB. unfortunately james' mother dies of obesity. James then gets put up for ... loz01384 30.07.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Cherub The Recruit - Robert Muchamore	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
chinese cinderella, a tale of an unwanted child Advantages: a great page turner Disadvantages: cant think of any ...moving autobiography of a young Chinese girl, born the fifth child to an affluent Chinese family her life begins tragiclly with her mother death.Adeline Yen Mah struggles through life with her father and his spoilt new wife, who shows little affection toward the five children. The book outlines Adeline's struggle to find a place where she feels she belongs. Denied love from her parents, she finds some solace in relationships with her loving grandparents. ... ...odds to prove her worth by throwing herself into her school work, hoping her achidemic achievments would earn her love and praise and in doing so she finds her love for the written word. despite all the home troubles she does succeed at school but quickly learens this could be her downfall, when her siblings turn against her, she soon learns who not to trust. every silver lining soon gets taken from her. its a sad yet heart warming story of triumph ... shezney69 09.07.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
A Greedy Goose meets an Angry Rabbit Advantages: Rhyming, adjectives, animals Disadvantages: Swan doesn't get any chocolate mousse ...macaroni and carrots followed by chocolate mousse, but in the realm of children's books anything is possible. Julia Donaldson has in fact created a wonderful book bursting with rhyme, adjectives and the idea of differing personalities in Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose. The title is actually based on a line from one of the pages and the alliteration probably makes it the most obvious one to have been chosen. On each page we meet a different animal, ... ...and five, possibly six, and the Amazon price of £3.49 is excellent value. Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt Macmillan Children's Books, 2006 Paperback, 24 pages ISBN 140502190X Price £5.99 (£3.59 on Amazon) This is a printed book, not an audio book. ... denella 03.05.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose - Julia Donaldson	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
Jacqueline Wilson's Cliffhanger Advantages: Its a good story and easy to read Disadvantages: None Jacqueline Wilson's Cliffhanger is a great novel. However, this makes for a more confusing read than the normal Jacqueline Wilson stories. I found there were so many characters involved in this read and I became confused. When I was just getting used to the fact that there was only Mum, Dad and Tim, Several other characters appeared in the storyline which added greatly to my confusion. Apart from this critisism, All in all the book was a good read, ... ...what was actually going on. In connection to the main character Tim, my view is that there are fairly enormous gender issues surrounding this little boy with regards as to how his mum and dad parent him. My understanding of this is that although mum is happy initially to have Tim a mummy's boy, and portrays relative conflict with dad in this issue, It becomes apparent throughout the storyline that eventually mum realises the importance of dads role ... Deniisee_x 02.07.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Cliffhanger - Jacqueline Wilson	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
A Class Above The Rest Advantages: Very exciting & readable Disadvantages: Not suitable for younger readers This is the second book in the series and sees the main character James Adams on a mission trying to get evidence for the police to arrest Keith Moore, Europe’s biggest cocaine dealer. Kyle Blueman, Nicole Eddison, Kerry Chang join James on this mission as they pose as a family with Ewart & Zara Asker as the parents. They move into an Estate and start to make friends with the locals. James has to try and get on with Junior Moore (Keith’s son) to ... ...deliveries for some drug dealers around the area until he makes a name for himself. He easily becomes friends with Junior and ends up going on holiday with them to Miami where things really hot up. One night some armed members of a drug cartel break into the house in Miami. A fight takes place where James ends up shooting one of the gunmen then jumps into a range rover and careers over the garden and away to get some help. Keith is captured and ... NemoDog 29.09.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of CHERUB: Class A - Robert Muchamore	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability