Book Reviews

Image credit: The Atlantic.com "A flawless masterpiece" quoted The Times "Tolkien's stories take place against a background of measureless depth . . . That background is ever-present in the creator's mind and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing." — Washington Post Book World The book they are quoting is The Hobbit! Today I am going to review this extraordinary book. The author of this book is J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is about a normal village man called Bilbo Baggins. He lives in a Hobbit like everyone else and that is…

Image by: BetterReading.com The book I am going to review today is: His Name was Walter, By Emily Rodda. The book is truly unique as it uses a "double plot" which means having 2 stories in one book. It all starts with four students and their teacher going to an excursion. Unexpectedly, the bus breaks down so the five characters find immediate shelter in an abandoned house. Colin, Tara, Lucas, Grace and Mrs. Fiori are the five main characters in the book. While mopping up the house Colin finds a book in a secret drawer. Since everyone was getting bored…

He is a half boy, half god, all hero. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief  is about a typical 12 year old boy going to school, shooting hoops, skateboarding, the usual. Percy's life gets a bit intriguing when he slays his pre algebra teacher, Mrs. Dodds, with a "pen". Percy later finds out that the pen is a magical sword called Riptide, or in Greek, Anaklusmos. After going on a holiday with his Mum he discovers that he is a demigod, a person with half the blood of gods and half the blood of a human.Percy is the son of the…