Saturday 26 May 2012

Big Nate - From the top by Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate is about a modern boy in America who has the school  record for most detentions of all time!
Big Nate is a naughty ,question authority ,looked down upon kid in sixth grade.This book is full of comic strips in witch Big Nate has to overcome problems such as tests ,girls ,home work and cafetiere food in witch most kids in America relate to.
I enjoyed this book as it made me laugh and it was easy to read. It was a good break from thick chapter books!















Tuesday 22 May 2012

The Witches

The witches is by Roald Dahl and is about a boy named Luke and his Grandma. Luke learns quickly how to identify a witch and finds himself in more life-death situations he has ever been in. The holiday to Norway was unfortunetly canceld due to a sickness known as Pneumonia Grandma caught. Luke finds himself in hiding while his surroundings are dangerously terrifying as he is in the grand hall of a posh hotel on the south coast of England currently holding the meeting of the yearly convention of England'd witches! Luke finds all of the witches secrets including the "Formula 86 Delayed-Action Mouse Maker plan" but will he make it out of the conference room  to save the children of England alive?


I relay enjoyed this book. Although Roald Dahl is a Author that is to young for me and it is not a challenging book I relay liked it and it is one of the best books that I have ever red! I like how it is very fast moving and he makes conversations interesting! ( rare in most books) I enjoyed all of Roald Dahls books but this is defiantly his best!

Wednesday 16 May 2012

Brian's Return

This novel is the third novell in the Brian series. Brian feels that he dose not belong in a city and he plans to go back in to the woods.Brian is so exited about the journey ahead of him!
I relay liked this novel as it inspired me and it made me miss New Zealand.
Brian used a kyak to go down the river were his destination is waiting.Brian will find his true passion in life and were he belongs....

Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl

The main character of this book is Willy Wonka . Mr Wonka owns the largest chocolate factory in the world . After no one had ever worked there for years Mr Wonka feels very sad and realizes he will not be round that much longer and no one will be able to run the chocolate factory . Mr Wonka tells the world that there are five Golden tickets in five ordinary Wonka bars. Any child who wins a  golden ticket will have a toor of his epic factory and have a life times supply of wonka bars and lastly the biggest surprise of them all is for the 1 lucky winner.Soon the world is set alive looking for Wonka bars. The bars was such a big thing that any one who won would become an instant celebrity.  The winners turned out to be Augustus Gloop ( a boy who eats constantly) , Veruca Salt ( a girl who is spoiled ), Violet Beauregarde (a girl who chews gum all day), Mike Teavee (a boy who is addicted to television), and Charlie Bucket win the tickets and visit the factory. Who will win the factory? And is he/she good enough to run it?
I like the book a lot and I liked how it was very funny. Roald Dahl is a very good writer and makes the story come to life...... 

Monday 14 May 2012