Oakleys+reading+log

= __My Reading Log__ =

**Term 1**

Title: The danger box Author: Blue Balliett Genre: Fiction Date: Tuesday 29th March 2011 Plot: This book is about a boy who has a lot of secrets and keeps those secrets in the danger box.

Personal Comment: If I was Zoomy I would be frustrated because there are a lot of different things going on and he doesn't want a mother or father, he prefers living with his grandparents.

Recommend: YES, if anyone likes books with mysteries, this is a book for you! Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Title: Mascot Madness Author: Andy Griffiths Genre: Fiction Date: Tuesday 6th April 2011 Plot: This book is about a school that loses the athletics competition every year, but with the help of there teacher they won their first ever athletics competition.

Personal Comment: If I was Gretel I would feel proud of myself because she helped the school win the competition.

Recommend: YES, it is a hilarious book. Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Title: Come back gizmo Author: Paul Jennings Genre: Fiction Date: Thursday 7th April 2011 Plot: This book is about a boy and a dog that change into each other because of a gizmo type object.

Personal Comment: If I was biscuit ( the dog ) I would be feeling scared because everyone was chasing him and he couldn't get out of the tunnel because there was only one way.

Recommend: YES, if you like books with with weird things in it, then this is the book for you. Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Title: Pippi Longstocking Author: Astrid Lindgren Genre: Fiction Date: Tuesday 12th April 2011 Plot: This book is about a cheeky girl called Pippi Longstocking. This girl lives by herself and does what ever she likes.

Personal Response: I think this book is more about family and how much you care about you family. This book is really whacky with lot of fun things to enjoy.

Recommend: MAYBE, I think the book could have made a bit more sense because I did not understand the sequence. Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Title: A Mouse Called Wolf Author: Dick King-Smith Genre: Fiction Date: Friday 15th April 2011 Plot: This book is about a mouse named Wolfgang Amadeus, who has a talent that no other mouse had... he could sing. Wolfgang made friends with a human and sang beautifully together at the piano room in the humans house. Then one day the human had a disaster happen.

Personal Response: I think this book is heroic because the little mouse saves the old lady. The thing I like best about the mouse is that he is proud he is different.

Recommend: YES, it is a fun heroic tale. Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

**Term 2**

Title: Midnight Author: Jacqueline Wilson Genre: Fiction Date: Tuesday 31st May 2011 Plot: This book is about a girl called Violet and her Brother Will. They are left home because their parents have gone to a ball and they get up to mischief.

Personal Response: If I was Violet I would be feeling frightened because you are entering a strange and scary garden belonging to an old lady called Mrs Lang.

Recommend: YES, it is a great story full of mysteries. Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Title: Midnight Author: Jacqueline Wilson Genre: Fiction Date: Monday 27th June 2011 Plot: This book is about a girl called Violet and her brother Will. Violet made a friend called Jazmin and is about to find out that Jazmin likes Will.

Personal Response: If I was Will, I would be feeling worried because Violet ran away and she may not be coming back!

Recommend: YES, if you like books that are dramatic, this is the book for you! Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Title: Holes Author: Louis Sachar Genre: Fiction Date: Wednesday 29th June 2011 Plot: This book is about a boy called Stanley Yelnats, who was sent to Camp Green Lake by stealing a pair of shoes. Stanley now has to dig one hole in a dried up lake bed a day. Soon he gets curious and wonders, what they are digging for and why they are digging? All the answers lie in Stanley's own past.

Personal Response: I think it would be hard being Stanley because the warden is treating him badly and he did not steal the shoes but he was sent any way.

Recommend: YES, definatley, this is one of my favourite books! Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Title: The Cat in the Hat Author: Dr. Suess Genre: Fiction Date: Tuesday 4th July 2011 Plot: This book is about a cat, who wears a hat and comes to play all day. But when the cat comes over to play today, the cat makes a big mess and the kids mum is out of town.

Personal Response: I would not like to be the cat because he made the mess and he will get blamed of it. This cheeky cat eventually cleans up the mess with his helpers.

Recommend: YES, I like all the books by Dr. Suess becuase they are whacky and fun. Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Title: The Wombles Author: Elisabeth Beresford Genre: Fiction Date: Friday 7th July 2011 Plot: This book is about seven fuzzy creatures called Wombles. The Wombles job is to clean up the rubbish humans leave behind.

Personal Response: I like this book because it tells you about the rubbish we are dropping and not putting it in the bin. My favourite character is Bungo becuase he is short, funny and always getting into mischief.

Recommend: MAYBE, I did not quite like the start because it was not adventurous as it can be. Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Term 3

Title: The BFG Author: Roald Dahl Date: Wednesday 5th October 2011 Genre: Fiction Plot: This book is about an orphan called Sophie and a giant called the BFG (Big Friendly Giant).

Personal Response: I liked the BFG because it was funny how the giant has big ears. I also think this book is good because of the made up words that the giant uses.

Recommend: YES, because Roald Dahl is a clever author and I much enjoy reading his books. Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Title: Written in Blood Author: Sue Taryn Date: Tuesday 5th October 2011 Genre: Non Fiction Plot: This book is about history in the past and how it happened.

Personal Response: I liked this book because I learnt alot about history that I didn't know before.

Recommend: YES, because it tells you a lot about the past times and why it happened. Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Title: The Viewer Author: Richard Doyler Date: Tuesday 5th October Genre: Fiction Plot: This book about a boy who found these magic glasses in a dump. The magic glasses take the boy away in to another world.

Personal Response: I didn't like this book because I did not get the meaning of it. But the artwork looked quite good because it looked like abstract art.

Recommend: NO, because it is hard to understand the purpose of the book. Rating: 2.0 / 5.0

Title: Escape the Twin Towers Author: Clash Date: Thursday 6th October 2011 Genre: Non Fiction Plot: This book is about how the Twin Towers got hit by the two planes that were hijacked.

Personal Response: I enjoyed this book because I learnt more about the Twin Towers.

Recommend: MAYBE, because I thought this book was okay. Rating: 4.0 / 5.0