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Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K.Rowling

So... 3rd year inbound and already Harry Potter has already fought off a basilisk, and Voldemort... twice. But will the adventure stop there? Not a chance! This year an evil mass murderer and loyal follower of Voldemort has escaped from the high security wizard prison and is out to get Harry and bring back the feared Dark Lord,but before we even get to that first Harry has to survive the Dursleys... The conceited and obnoxious Aunt Marge has come to stay for a week and she's bad-mouthing Harry's parents and he can't help it, he just sort of blew her up (as in inflating her, not the BOOM blowing her up), and funnily enough the Dursleys don't seem to like that.

 Join Harry in the third installment of the Harry Potter series as Harry and his friends get involved with things they probably shouldn't (Will they ever learn there lessons? Probably not) and discover some very dark secrets indeed...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban won several awards, including the 1999 Booklist Editors' Choice Award, the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers,the 1999 FCGB Children's Book Award, the 1999 Whitbread Book of the Year for children's books.(and thats just a few of them!)


Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets by J.K.Rowling

Harry's year was pretty eventful last year. Learning that he was a wizard and fighting Voldemort, but the excitement doesn’t stop there… This summer Harry is locked in his room as his aunt, uncle and cousin are terrified that he will turn them into frogs, but the usual excitement of tormenting Dudley (the cousin) has worn off. Harry’s friends haven’t written to him all summer, and he is starting to think that they weren’t actually his friends at all when a house-elf called Dobby invades Harry’s bedroom. Dobby admits that he has been stopping all his friends letter’s coming through, and he then terrorizes the special guests which leads to Harry receiving a warning from the Ministry of Magic, and gets a punishment of being locked in his room. He can't escape by himself and he is being starved by his own family. Luckily, Harry’s friends help to save him with a flying Ford Angela… Yep. You can tell it’s not going to be a peaceful year at Hogwarts already… Join Harry in this 2nd novel as he continues to explore Hogwarts, learn new more powerful magic, play Quidditch and fight of the new terror that threatens Hogwarts… Enjoy!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has won several of awards. The American Library Association listed the novel among its 2000 Notable Children's Books, as well as its Best Books for Young Adults and lots more.

Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone by J.K.Rowling


Just before I start I would like to say that although I haven’t reviewed this book (well, not in depth anyway), I absolutely love this series, I have read all the books, seen the films, including the extras, and I just generally love everything about it. Enjoy!

Strange things happen around Harry Potter. Whenever he is upset or angry, the person that had made him always ends up worse off. He hasn’t exactly had a normal start to life, because when he was only 1 his parents died in a car crash. He  was sent to live with his nosy, thin, long necked aunt, pig of a cousin and horrible fat uncle, who regularly threatens to lock him in the cupboard under the stairs (which he lives in) with no meals for a week.  Harry’s life has been terrible up until his 11th birthday, when a ginormous man smashes the front door down, gives his cousin a pig’s tail and gave him a mysterious letter telling him of a strange school… Join Harry as he learns magic, fights a troll and fights a possessed man… Because thats something that happens every day... This is a masterpiece of work and no wonder it has won so many awards. J.K. Rowling is a truly inspiring writer, and do you know what? When Rowling finished writing this book, her agent told her that the book would probably amount to nothing because it was too long and complex for boys to read (how wrong he was!) and the publisher was nearly right because the book was turned down several times before finally being accepted, but still being told the public wouldn't like it! It just goes to show that you should never give up hope, because if Rowling had, we probably wouldn't have the this amazing series that we have all grown to know and love.

Friday, 26 June 2015

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy


Meet Stephanie Edglie. A normal teenage girl, but a sad one, because her uncle has just died. She’s just been to his old house to hear the will, and she’s surprised to find out that her uncle has left her something, and not only that she’s been left the entire house! She’s decided to spend the evening in her uncle’s old house when there is suddenly a break in! A strange man try’s to kill her when she is saved by a cocky, arrogant, fireball throwing, man who is named Skulduggery Pleasant, and forgetting the fact that he is 400 year’s old, there is something very strange about him… he’s a walking skeleton! Not something you see every day, is it? Join Stephanie as Derek Landy weaves this strange tale of magic, mischief and mayhem…

WARNING: THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED! IT CONTAINS VIOLENCE AND BLOOD! IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS SORT OF THING, READ SOMETHING GENTLER, LIKE SOMETHING DAVID WALLIAMS OR ROALD DAHL HAS WRITTEN SHORTER, BUT JUST AS GOOD A READ!

Enjoy!

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Restart


Hello and welcome back to the boy reader. I’m really sorry that I haven’t written in such a long time, but I have had so much to do. Starting secondary school and all other hobbies means I haven't written one for ages, but I have decided to start again. I have decided to at least try and do one every week, no promises but I will try, and with any luck we’ll get it back up to its former popularity, so from now on remember to check back regularly! Thanks for reading! Bye!!!

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Big Nate. The boy with the biggest head in the world

I'm really sorry that this post is late, my mum just never got round to typing it up, so once again sorry!

Comedy cartoon comic strip Big headed Nate believes that he is destined for greatness, but how true can that really be seeing that he got seven detentions in one day, barley survives his dad's toxic porridge, body slams his headmaster, insults his worst teacher and tries (and fails) to set a speed eating world record! School comedy Big Nate is hilarious (its so funny and good that I missed my bus stop on the way back from school and had to get my parents to collect me!) I highly recommend it to anyone who likes a good bit of comedy or anyone who want to miss their bus stop!

Saturday, 7 December 2013

The Dragon's Eye by Dugald Steer

Daniel and Beatrice Cook are no ordinary children, they are attending a school where you learn about dragons, led by the great dragonolist Dr Ernest Drake. In dragon school, they learn about everything and anything to do with dragons, and the best part is they get to see real life dragons. But there is one bad thing. An evil man named Ignatius Crook, his partner in crime Alexandra Gothyryk(or something like that!) are trying to gain the rank of dragon master, the highest rank of dragonology there is.
So can they rule the dragons? Can Dr Drake along with Daniel and Beatrice stop him? Find out in the first book of the dragonology series.