IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE

IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE
Secret Series: Book 2
By Pseudonymous Bosch.
416 pp. Usborne Publishing Ltd. £5.99. (Ages 10 and up)

ISBN
9780746097403

Rating: 5 Stars


      I liked this book so much I could barely put it down. This book is about a girl called Cass and a boy called Max-Ernest. Both are twelve and both are in the Terces Society, which is secret backwards.
      First they are fooled by Pietro's twin brother Doctor L. But while they are locked up they find something very mysterious, a sound prism. When they get back to the Terces Society they are given a job to do it is to find the homunculus.
      But Cass is grounded so she has to be clever. That night Max-Ernest gets some mail from the Terces Society. He runs to get Cass the minute he sees it. Together they read it. This is one of the stories they read.
      There once was a doctor who was very nice and taught children. But, when he found the philosophers stone, he grew envious and locked himself in his laboratory. One day he found out how to make a man in a bottle. He called this man the homunculus but treated him horribly. So the homunculus runs away altogether.
      The next day Cass , Max-Ernest and Yo-yoji go camping with Cass's uncles. Cass and Max-Ernest do not want to let Yo-yoji into the Terces Society so they go off by themselves but Yo-yoji finds out. When he comes up to them they tell him that they are trying to get the homunculus by the sound prism's music, magic music. The next morning they find the homunculus and take him back. What happens when they find he is not there anymore?
      I really liked this book. This is one of the best books I have ever read. I could barely put this wonderful book down. My favourite part is when Cass gets caught and while they are tied up the good people and the bad people have war. If you are not reading this book then you are missing out on a lot of fun. I think nine, ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen year olds should read this book because I just think those ages should. The moral of this story is evil people never win. If I put this story out of five I would definitely say five out of five.



Homunculus Army on Brain. Artwork inspired by If You're Reading This, It's Too Late. Constructed from one digital photograph and an automatically parcellated cortical surface reconstructed from MRI images using FreeSurfer software (http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/). Original design by Bellusaurus sui.

TWO BAD MICE

TWO BAD MICE
By Beatrix Potter.
18 pp. Publications International. Out-of-print (Ages 4 and up)

ISBN
9780785300052

Rating: 4 Stars

This book is actually all abOut two bad mice.The characters in this book are Lucinda, Jane, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca. Lucinda is a doll and Jane is a doll too. Tom thumb was one of the mice
and the other was Hunca munca.Tom thumb was married to Hunca Munca. Lucinda and Jane live in a doll's house. When they went out for a walk two bad mice came in. They saw the table with food on it. Tom Thumb cut the ham but the knife bended, so Hunca Munca tried to cut it but of course it was just plastic. Hunca Munca tried to give Tom Thumb some fish but the fish was stuc on the plastic plat so tom thumb smasht it in to pisis with a shuful. Hunca Munca took Lucinda's pilo too the hole in the haus. when Lucinda and Jane came home they saw all the mes that they made. they were shoct. Hunca Munca had babies. She kept the cradle and chair but she gave back the pillow. My favourite part is when Hunca Munca puts the babies in the cradle. I would give this book four stars.

(communicated by Maiasaura peeblesorum; written by Maiasaura peeblesorum and a parent)

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CHARMED LIFE

CHARMED LIFE
The Worlds Of Chrestomanci Book 1
By Diana Wynne Jones.
288 pp. HarperCollins. £5.99 (Ages 12 and up)

ISBN
9780007255290

Rating: 5 Stars


      I really liked this book because it can get a bit funny.

      This book is about a witch, named Gwendolen, and her little brother, named Cat Chant, whose parents have died when they went in a paddle steamer and it broke so they drowned. Cat Chant was holding on to Gwendolen (who is a witch, and witches don't drown) so he didn't drown.
      As Gwendolen stayed with Mrs Sharp longer, she started to turn into the best witch in town, and starts to want to live with Chrestomanci. When she gets there she wants to have more magic classes, but Chrestomanci doesn't let her, so she wants revenge. Gwendolen trys many things but never gets any reaction. Finally when she does her last thing, which was make bugs turn into giants, she gets a reaction, but it is not a good one.

      I really liked this book, because it gets a bit funny, when she tries to get revenge. My favourite part of this book is when Gwendolen takes small animals, such as spiders and frogs, and turn's them into giant animals. I think nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen year olds should read this book, because it just feels like that to me. If I put this book out of five, I'd definitely say, no matter what happens, this book would be five out of five. I liked this book so much that I could barely put it down, and it only took me three days to read it. The moral of this book is don't get revenge, because you are the loser and it won't lead to happiness.

LA CHINOISE

LA CHINOISE
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
393 minutes. KOCH Lorber Films. (15+)

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Rating: 5 Stars

I watched this film. It was funny. They people in it are crazy, they put crazy masks on and talk funny. Watching a version dubbed in Russian with English subtitles made it strange, because I can’t read. Ultimately, the characters are naïve in their belief that a true international revolution could come from the likes of a bunch of middle-class French quasi-intellectuals, but their devotion to the great chairman Mao makes you still want them to win (even if they really are still Capitalist Roaders). Mommy thought it was boring.

(communicated by Gigantosaurus megalonyx; written by a parent)

CHARLOTTE'S WEB: WILBUR FINDS A FRIEND (I CAN READ BOOK 2)

CHARLOTTE'S WEB: WILBUR FINDS A FRIEND (I CAN READ BOOK 2)
By Jennifer Frantz. Illustrated by Aleksey Ivanov and Olga Ivanov.
32 pp. Harper Collins. Out-of-print. (Ages 4 and up)

ISBN
9780060882815

Rating: ? Stars


It is abaut ; a sweet little pig in the barn
I like it because;because I like the little pig
Is it sad or funny or nice; it is sad because wilbur was lonely
Is he nice or bad; nice

MINNIE 'N ME - WHERE'S FIFI?

MINNIE 'N ME - WHERE'S FIFI?
By Lyn Calder.
25 pp. Golden Books. Out-of-print. (Ages 1 and up)

ISBN
9780307301052

Rating: ? Stars

I like this book. My friend borrowed it. Fifi and Minnie are in this book. It's not scary in it. Fifi likes Minnie Mouse and Minnie Mouse likes Fifi her dog. The dog is going to catch a squirrel and Minnie doesn't let her. The dog ran away and Minnie runs after her. Minnie is crying because Fifi is lost. Minnie's friends Daisy and Penny love Fifi too. They write posters about Fifi. In the end they are happy. Fifi licks Minnie and she looks like she's falling over! Minnie is my favourite.

(communicated by Irritator challengeri; written by a parent)


Untitled. Artwork inspired by Minnie 'n Me - Where's Fifi?. Original design by Irritator challengeri created with help from a parent.

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THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK

THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK
By Jill Tomlinson. Illustrated by Paul Howard.
112 pp. Egmont Books Ltd. £3.99. (Ages 7 and up)

ISBN
9781405210935

Rating: ? Stars

The author of the book is Jill Tomlinson.
Jill Tomlinson never trained to be a writer. She wanted to be an opera singer, but when she got ill she had to stop. She decided to write books for children.
The bus that went to church was her first story. But it was turned down by 16 publishers before Being accepted as a picture book!
In the owl who was afraid of the dark, Plop is a baby owl perfect in every way - exept for one. Plop is Afraid of the dark!
The book costs £3.99. There is a cat, an otter, a penguin, a hen, an aardvark and a gorilla. Egmont is the company that published the book. You can find more information on internet. The ISBN number is 1-4052-1093-1. The picture tells you that there is a baby owl in the book.
In the lady's sketch book there is a Barn owl, hedgehog, bat and a badger.
One half of her book is for creatures that come out in the day, and the other half is for creatures that come out in the night.

GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE

GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE
By Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
128 pp. Puffin. £5.99. (Ages 8 and up)

ISBN
9780141322735

Rating: ? Stars

George's grandmother has a small puckered up mouth like a dogs bottom. She has pale brown teth as if shes only been eating sugar all of her life and never brushes her teeth.
George's grandmother's not a very nice person. She always bosses George about making him do everything for her. George's grandmother loves to eat bugs. Her favourites are beetles. She says your lucky if you get one in a stick of celary.

ELEPHANT ADVENTURE

ELEPHANT ADVENTURE
By Willard Price.
208 pp. Random House Children's Books: Red Fox. £5.99. (Ages 9 and up)

ISBN
9780099183310

Rating: 5 Stars

Elephant Adventure is my favourite book I've ever read. It was one of my reading books in year 5. I found the book when I was looking in the English section and my teacher, Miss Llwyd, told me to hurry up because we needed to start the lesson. So, I just picked out any book and it turned out to be Elephant Adventure. At first, I thought it wouldn't be that good because of the title 'Elephant Adventure' and the picture on the front. But after all, you can't judge a book by it's cover. And when I started reading it, it turned out to be amazing. I'm not going to tell you the whole story just the beggining and end. The book is about two boys named Hal and Roger who work in a safari park. The story begins when Hal and Roger are adventuring in the Mountains of the Moon, and see a large, black elephant with red eyes towering above them. Then, they escape the black elephant and find a village where giant people (Watussi) mixed with tiny people (Pygmys) live. Roger makes friends with Bo, the chief' s son and finds a lost baby elephant, looks after it and names it Big Boy. Next, the Thunder man and his servants kidnap Bo. At the end of the story Hal and Roger capture a white elephant. My favourite part is when Hal is telling Roger the story of how elephants got their trunk, but you have to find out what it goes like yourself. My favourite character is Bo, because he is brave and takes risks. I recommend that you would read this book. If I were to give it a mark out of 10,it would be 10.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
By Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
208 pp. Puffin. £6.99. (Ages 8 and up)

ISBN
9780141322711

Rating: ? Stars

Charlie Bucket lives in a small wooden house with Grandpa Jo, Grandma Josephene, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgena, Mr and Mrs Bucket. He is a young, kind little boy with yellow hair and blue eyes. He is 4 foot 10 inches and he is 6 stone. He passes the chocolate factory on the way to school. His hobbie is eating chocolate. He has butter and toast for breakfast, he has baked potatoes and cabbage for lunch and cabbage soup for supper. He only had a chocolate bar once a year, which was on his birthday. He always dreampt about going in the factory. once, on his birthday, he opened his wonka bar and found a golden ticket to the chocolate factory.