Out Of My Mind

Out of my mind
By Sharon M Draper

Out of my mind is a novel pointing to kids, teens and adults. An eleven year old girl named Melody has a photographic memory. She is the smartest girl in school but no one knows it. Because. She can't walk. She can't talk. She can't write. She can't feed herself. She can't take herself to the bathroom. She is strapped to a wheelchair. And being stuck inside her head is making Melody go out of her mind. But at last Melody has a voice.

This book is by far one of my favourites and best books I have read. Not only did the important message teach me to think differently, it shows the feelings and life of someone who isn't as lucky as I am. 5/5!!!

Wonder- R.J Palacio

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Auggie Pullman wants, more than anything, to be normal. But how do you be normal when you're born abnormal. He's been home schooled by his mother all the way up to year 6. Hiding behind his perfect white picket fence. How could he ever face school looking like he does? His Family will happily pretend that he's an average ten year old boy but his family are his family and they're definitely not going to be like the girls and boys at school.

R.J Palacio

The Revenge Of Seven- Pittacus Lore

Eight is dead, hope seems to be doing the same.

His death is a massive blow to the garde. Can they possibly recover?

Can they ever kill Setrakus Ra?

Can they ever defeat the Mogodorion Race?

Will Lorien ever be restored?

The Mogadorian Progress believe they have the upper hand... But what do they know?

Pittacus Lore

Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children- Ransom Riggs

Jacobs life is anything but peculiar. His Mum owns a drugstore branch, and his Dad writes novels about birds. But when his grandfather tells him moments before his death that he must visit a mysterious island, and go to a mysterious orphanage he suddenly realises that his grandfathers unexplained passing may just be the tip of an overwhelmingly huge ice burg. Of which he is expected to fulfil?

Ransom Riggs

She Is Not Invisible- Marcus Sedgwick

She can't tell if the sun is bright orange or fuchsia pink, She doesn't know what colour her shampoo bottle is. That is because;

She is Blind.

Laurenth idolises her father, she loves his work, she doesn't care that he doesn't make a lot of money. So when he goes missing, she can't help but think the worst. Laurenth knows she can't go searching for her dad by herself, that would be stupid.

Her seven year old brother, Benjamin can't wait to go on an adventure to New York City but what happens when things turn for the worst...

Marcus Sedgwick

The Fault in Our Stars- John Green

Hazel knows what it's like to suffer. To not know if she's going to wake up the next morning. 

But thanks to anti-lung-drowning medical miracle she's bought a few more years.

She's not ugly but she would never consider herself  "beautiful" so why would a boy like Augustus Waters even look twice at her?

This is a story of love, pain, and death.

This is a story that can't be read without breaking down and cry, or at least wanting to.

John Green

The Book Thief- Markus Zusak

What can a girl do?
Liesels growing up in the middle of a war, her childhood will always be tainted with that...
On her way to her new foster family her brother dies, her mother leaves her, and her innocence will never be the same. How could she ever be happy again. With the help of a silver eyed man and a boy with hair the colour of lemons she smiles once again.
 She's no stranger to death, she's meet him before, She isn't afraid of his presence, but she's terrified of what he will do to her, what he has done to her.

Markus Zusak

I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb

"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday"

Malala Yousafzai loves school, not just because she can gossip with her friends during break time, because she genuinely enjoys learning. She lives in the the beautiful, Swat valley. Unfortunately the Taliban lurk in every corner and will do anything to ensure their "rules" are followed. One rule is that girls couldn't attend school. Most family's where to afraid to send their daughters to school in fear of the Taliban but Malala wouldn't be silenced. And she almost paid the ultimate price.

Her life.

This book is about life before the Taliban, Life with the Taliban, And standing up against the Taliban.

Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb

More Than This - Patrick Ness

Seth just wanted to end it all, a way out of the hellhole he called home. He fought oblivion with oblivion and drowns, When you die you either go to heaven, or hell, or get reincarnated as a cow. 

Right?

Well not in Seth's case, He wakes up. He wakes up???

He's naked, thirsty, hungry, weak, and in England. The place his Family moved away from when he was younger. But that's not fair! Why him? And now he's alone, again.

Patrick Ness

DRAGONKEEPER By Carole Wilkinson

DragonKeeper is about a slave girl called Ping who thought she was nothing but an ordinary child.
Until one day she rescued a dragon and escaped her brutal master. The dragon shows her that she is unique and one of a kind, and a very special chosen person. These two go on a amazing adventure unraveling mysteries and protecting a strange stone, and do what must be done.
But why did the dragon choose Ping?
There is a reason why Ping was so special, you'll have to read it to find out.
This book in our library :-)

TORN by Margaret Peterson Haddix (recommended)

TORN is the fourth book in the Missing series by Magret peterson Haddix

#1 Found #2 Sent #3 Sabotaged #4 Torn #5 Caught

Two siblings; Jonah and Katherine hurtle through time again, to 1611. Moments before a mutiny on Henry Hudson's ship, as they try to survive the brutal conditions aboard the ship.

 Jonah and  Katherine begin the realise that something is very wrong. A crucial person has vanished, and the history the remember is extremely different from what they experienced.

Jonah and Katherine struggle to unravel the mysteries of 1611, before the only future they've ever known is lost forever.

The Kill Order By James Dashner

The Kill Order:

The Kill Order is a dystopian science fiction novel written by the best-selling author, James Dashner.
This book is the amazing prequel to the 'The Maze Runner' series, set 13 years before the original book.
It's full of action, all new mysteries and puzzles as well as new characters including a 7 year old Thomas from the original book.
The first book is a captivating and thrilling story which is recommended for fans of 'The Hunger Games' (If you want to read a review for the first book in the series 'The Maze Runner', Poppy has done one).

I enjoy this book because it includes so many new adventures and mysteries and troubles before life in the Glade (for those of you who know). I think it suits both boys and girls and in general is a really good book. If you enjoyed The maze runner then make sure to read 'The Kill Order' as well as the other books in the series 'The Scorch Trials' and 'The Death Cure'. Also the movie for The Maze Runner was released in the holidays and I definitely recommend it!

By Lucy

 ALSO!!
A sequel to the prequel (After The Kill Order but before The Maze Runner) is set to be coming out in 2016!!

Paper Towns - John Green

Q's life is a broken record: sleep, eat, and play resurrection. Until one day his old time companion (who which he found a dead body with) tempted him with a grand proposition. Margo Roth Spiegelman could entice any boy she wanted, and she choose Q? Q: the wallflower, by standing her every move, Q: of whom he thought she barely noticed, Q: the boy of whom she was last seen alive with before she disappeared. Margo specialised in the disappearing act so no one was shocked that she fled after being cheated on but Q knew better. What has happened to Margo? Where has she gone? and Will Q ever see her again.

Paper towns- John Green

Captain America the winter solider


this is a action graphic novel about captain america finding him self in stalemate with another villain
the winter solider
this comic has a great twist half way through the book
it is full of action and adventure

Maze Runner- By Poppy

When Thomas wakes up to find himself in a pitch dark space throwing him around, not remembering anyrthing but his first name, there is lots to answer for, and lots more questions to follow.

I am reccommending the maze runner because I think it is a good book for girls and boys because it is a fast action with lots of mysteries that you find out as you read on. It is a great book to get you thinking and it is hard to put down. This book is the first in its series with books (Scorch Trialsand Death Cure) following on, and another coming before it (Kill Order) another might be coming out later (see Lucy's review).

 

CHERUB  

The CHERUB series is based on kids who are undercover agents, sent to do various missions around the world. The reason being, adults never suspect that children are spying on them. - CHERUB Book 

The CHERUB books are an amazing series, packed with adventure, action and mystery. James is a regular 12 year old boy, who goes to school, has normal friends, a mum and a sister. Until one night his mother dies and everything changes. He sister is taken away and James is sent to an orphanage. Unable to see his sister, James is miserable and regularly gets into trouble. After being caught by the police, he is recruited as a CHERUB agent. 

After reading the first book, I was hooked and couldn't stop reading. I highly recommend this to anyone (boys and girls) who likes action and adventure. The only thing I would like to mention before you dive into this series is, that there are a few disturbing/inappropriate and contains a few "scenes". So unless you avoid books like that, by all means, READ AWAY!

The first booked is called: The Recruit,

 and in the back of the book it shows you the rest of the series.

By ALI

ABC with Honora Lee

I recommend this book because it is a quick read but is really worth it. The main character is called Perry and her Gran has dementia. Perry’s mother and father are busy people … they’re impatient, they’re tired, they get cross easily. And they think that only children, like Perry, should be kept busy. On Saturday mornings Perry and her father visit her gran, Honora Lee, at the Santa Lucia rest home, but Gran never remembers them. ‘Who is that man?’ Honora Lee asks when Perry’s father leaves the room. After movement class is abruptly cancelled, Perry is allowed to go to Santa Lucia on Thursday afternoons. She discovers her Gran has an unconventional interest in the alphabet, so Perry decides to make an alphabet book with the help of Honora and the others. Soon everyone is interested in Perry’s book project. A quick but worth-while book. :-)

Traitors - Tom Becker

Adam Wilson has betrayed his friend. 

Now he must face the consequences.

This book is an awesome book! It is all about a prison in no time. If you commit a crime on earth, you will be sent here to serve your sentence. Adam Wilson betrays his friend and gets sent to the prison in no time. In no time, time passes slowly and you serve a sentence of over a hundred years. Adam Wilson learns and also tries to uncover mysteries and stuff which is what I find most interesting, so you have to read this book!