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Advantages: Gripping Plot, Great character development
Disadvantages: Takes a little while to get moving

...a proper old broth, including Harry and Ginny finally getting together (About time! I hear you cry...) Ron and Hermione... not. Harry finds he has been given a potions book with notes scribbled in the margin that differ from the publishers, and decides to try them, annoying Hermione by getting better scores... and there are spells too... what to do? We find out WHY Voldemort survived, the reason for Tom being in the Diary, who the Half Blood Prince ...
...after being weakened while with Harry - more, I cannot say, though I've never been as close to crying as I have with this book. Character Development. Well, as I've mentioned, Ginny comes into the story far more, and good grief is she a firebrand and a half! Her development comes through strongly, well written and is quite honestly, unsuprising - anything you find out you couuld have guessed from the previous books. We delve into Voldemort aka ... Read review

Advantages: clever rhymes along with fantastic pictures
Disadvantages: none

***The Background*** Jez Alborough is a master at not only writing, but also illustrating children's books. His clever but simple rhymes enthral children and his funny drawings keep them laughing as the story is told. He has published over 30 books to date with both Walker Books and Harper Collins, who delight us with this popular Duck series. His books are published in not only hardback form like this one, but in paperback and boardbooks too. ...
...***The Story*** The little rhyme on the inside of the book goes like this, "Duck and friends go out one day with a bat, a ball and a glove to play. Duck hits the ball but where does it fall? On a branch in the tree - now they can't play at all. Frog has an idea, Duck lends a hand but nothing turns out quite as planned. The story starts as we see Duck and friends driving their way to the park and when they arrive Duck can't wait to start playing ... Read review

Advantages: It's a brilliant book for all ages
Disadvantages: The cover could be better

I really liked this book! It kept you interested in it straight away and all the way through. The story line was very easy to follow and a very, very cleaver story line. My teacher read it to my class a few years ago and I enjoyed it so much I want out to the shops, bought it, and read it myself! I liked the book so much I went into town and bought the DVD starring Shia LaBeouf as Stanley Yelnats. I also really like that film, and also helped me ... Read review

Advantages: Great bedtime stories great for adults and kids
Disadvantages: none

...he goes there is chaos. Horrid Henry is a little sod the type of child in desperate need of a bit of discipline and his parents who could do with a visit from ‘supernanny’. I can imagine that not only would these books appeal to mischievous kids but also the parents suffering with tantrums, untidy rooms and lazy kids. ***THE CHARACTERS*** Horrid Henry lives at home with his mum, dad and his perfect brother perfect Peter, the two are certainly chalk ...
...4 seperate stories. 1. Horrid Henry Eats a Vegetable 2. Horrid Henry's Underpants 3. Horrid Henry's Sick day 4. Horrid Henry's Thank You Letter Each story is about 20 pages long so is ideal as a bedtime story. In the first story 'Horrid Henry Eats a Vegetable' Henry is given a plate of vegetables he pokes around and complains that his cauliflower looks like 'brains' and he refuses to eat it. Perfect Peter pipes up that vegetables are good for ... Read review

Advantages: Great all around adventure
Disadvantages: A bit gross

...***Interesting Trivia*** (Taken from How to speak Dragonese) The rights to the Horrible Horrendous the Third Series have been bought by Dreamworks Animation, the creators of Shrek with the view to releasing the first of the three films , How to Train your Dragon in 2009. ***About the author***(Taken from How to Speak Dragonese) As a relatively new addition to the world of successful Children's books authors, there isn't a lot known about Cowell. ...
...other Hiccup the Horrendous Books, How to Train your Dragon and How to Speak Dragonese ***Who is Hiccup Horrendous?*** This is the first book in the series and where we meet Hiccups companion Toothless Hiccup, son and Heir to the Chief of the Hairy Hooligan Vikings. is a student at the local Viking school where he does not excel. His father Stoick is constantly disappointed by his son's disinterest and inability to be a great Warrior who will ... Read review