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Book Reviews

Blood Beast by Darren Shan

Blood Beast is the 5th book in Darren Shan's Demonata series. The book returns to Grubbs Grady, the family curse and growing magical abilities...

Rating: 10/10

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

New Moon is the sequel to Twilight and continues the story of Bella Swan. To say any more would give the game away but as with Twilight it captures brilliantly the emotional intensity of first love. Oh and it's not just Vampires in this one..

Rating: 10/10

Being by Kevin Brooks

What is Robert?

Sixteen-year-old Robert goes into hospital for a routine procedure. But something is wrong... by the time Robert leaves the hospital he's running for his life... This is an excellent thriller that hooks you in from the start. The book makes you think about what makes us human as you follow the mystery surrounding Robert.

Rating: 10/10

Set in Stone by Linda Newbery

This is a story set in the late nineteenth century and is absolutely beautifully written. A young and naive art tutor, Samuel Godwin, joins the Farrow family as a tutor to the wild and beautiful Marianne and her sister Julianna. Samuel becomes infatuated not only with Marianne, but also with finding the exceptional stone mason who fashioned the sculptures at their home, Fourwinds. But, what Samuel discovers is not what he had expected and the full tragedy hidden behind the walls of Fourwinds is revealed.

"To handle stone is to handle the stuff of life and death..."

Rating 10/10

Frozen Fire by Tim Bowler

Dusty is at home by herself late at night when she gets a phone call. The caller says he has dialled her number randomly and just wants someone to talk to as he tries to kill himself. But, the caller says things that a random caller could not know - lucky guesses, or is there something more to it? And what about Josh, Dusty's older brother? He just disappeared one day. Could the caller know what happened to him? And what about the snow - why does the snow burn white?

This is a hugely gripping and thoroughly entertaining supernatural thriller!

Rating 10/10

Links:

Books

http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/

http://www.lovereading.co.uk/

http://www.garthnix.co.uk/

http://www.darrenshan.com/

http://www.bookswithbite.co.uk/

http://www.mykindaplace.com/

http://www.teenreads.com/

(This is an American site so some of the books reviewed may not be available in this country yet).

http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/

G.C.S.E. and A'Level

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/

Online Library

Link to our on-line library web page for access to newspaper articles, encyclopedia's and lots more from your computer at home!

Other useful sites

http://www.connexions-berkshire.org.uk/index.php

Connexions offers confidential advice, support and information via telephone, e-mail, webchat for everyone aged between 13 and 19. You can also search on a wide range of topics, including learning, careers, health and relationships. Here are the contact details for the Maidenhead Connexions Centre:

TIC TAC, 49 King Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1DU

Tel: 0845 4085012

E-mail: maidenhead@connexions-berkshire.org.uk