The first of the live shows opened with a hot and fiery group dance to Livin la vida loca!

Tamar by Mel Peet

When I wrote this review I only had Turbulence left to read out of the five short listed books for the Carnegie Medal 2006. From reading the books, I thought that Tamar was going to be my favourite – (and it was!) It definitely was at the time, so unless Turbulence had something hidden within its pages, then I’d say Tamar had a pretty good chance of winning. (And it did too!)

Paralysed - Sherry Ashworth

This story leads the reader through a rollercoaster of emotions: from sadness to happiness, fear to relief – the list is endless. It makes the reader feel so close to the characters in the story that you find yourself holding back tears in places, and grinning in others.

Visit from Sherry Ashworth

On Friday 29th September 2006, author Sherry Ashworth visited my school and spoke to a group of us.

She spoke about her writing and her new recent book: "Close-Up," letting us know how she planned to write it and how it actually turned out.

The Looking Glass Wars - Frank Beddor

Here is a book review by me! I particularly recommend this book to fantasy lovers!!

REVIEW:

Many people say: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” However, to be entirely truthful, a reader’s first impression is normally gained from the cover! By looking at the cover of The Looking Glass Wars, it would not be a book that I would choose to pick up and read. Fantasy, other worlds: not my sort of thing. That would be my first mistake. The enthralling story of The Looking Glass Wars is written and told in such preciseness that the book is spot on!