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- Title of book
- Author
- Favourite scene/chapter in the book
- A point of reflection after reading the book
- Good phrases learnt... Preferably the entire sentence if possible
- Rating... out of 5 stars
Cheers,
Spoilt Recorder
Title:Outside beauty
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Cynthia Kadohata
Favourite Scene:When the four sisters got back together after a lot of hardship.
Reflection:The four sisters work together as a team to run away but finally got caught but they managed to tell their own fathers how hard it is for them to be living without each other. So I learnt that teamwork is very important and so is family.
Good Phrases:
-big,persuasive eyes, like a doll's
-scrunch up with the concentrated effort
-face alight
-I rose unsteadily to my feet and swiped the back of my hand under my nose to wipe away the blood.
-My heart beat hard inside of me and I could feel my face grow hot with fear and excitement.
-spilt open like the sea
-said imperiously
-a dash of glamour
-briefly entertained the idea
-fly into a rage
-in a cynical mood
-I reveled in the hard wind.
-saw a flicker of worry in my mother's eyes
-ecstatic
-force of the wind made me breathless
-swooped past
-snuggled against me
-I looked at Maddie with irritation.
-out of the question
-had a fair idea
-sweat breaking out on his forehead
-Their eyes lingered on Maddie.
-Curiosity killed the cat
-hung up with satisfaction
-hunkered down
-starry-eyed
-sweat stung my eyes
-arm started tingling
-face darkened
-blood trickled down
Rating:5/5
Title: Here's the Naughtiest girl
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Enid Blyton
Favourite scene: The part where Julian performs a trick and the whole class laughs
Reflections: I think we should not act rash and we should not flare up at small little things.
Good phrases:
-twinkling at her
-shake him till his teeth rattled
-Elisabeth scrambled for her place at the table.
-She beamed around at everyone
-discussed frankly
-play second fiddle to
-pondered
-taken down a peg
-Elisabeth promptly proceeded to get even more annoyed with the infuriating Patrick
-wrenched away
-triumphant face
-followed close at her heels
-trembling with rage and disappointment
-green eyes flaming
-crowing over him
-mournful little jingle
-a bevy of excited children
-vicious kick
-Elisabeth advanced on him,her eyes gleaming.
-descended heavily
-his face blazing
-air the grievances
-brooding over his woes
-looking very tousled and untidy
Rating:*****
Title:The Great Big fish
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Enid Blyton
Favourite Scene:The part where Donald and Ellen were helping Mr brown catch the great big fish.
Reflection:Donald and Ellen did not accept the treat and the presents from Mr Brown until he really insists that they should take it.I learnt that we should be like them:never accept things from other people unless people insists that you should take it.Also, be careful with the things that people give you.
Good phrases/words:-fluffy
-bent till it almost broke
-stiff
-pulled and jerked
-squealed in excitment
-so happy that they could not stop jumping up and down
-trotted down the street
-enormous
-people stared at the giant fish in their hands
rating:4/5
Title:To Catch A Mermaid
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Suzanne Selfors
Favourite Scene:It is when Boom Broom's sister Mertyle held the feisty and foul-tempered merbaby and their horrible neighbour Daisy Mump thought it was a Molly Mermaid Faraway Girl Doll. She even wanted to buy over the 'doll'. Mertyle refused to sell it but Boom Broom longed to see Daisy's look when she sees the merbaby which can bite.
Reflections:
When Mertyle and her father overcome their fear of going out. They no longer fear the twister which once swept away Mertyle's mother. I learnt that we should always overcome our fear and move on instead of staying in our nightmare forever.
Good phrases and words:
-Sucked her away like a vacuum cleaner grabbing a clump of cat fur
-Made his lower lip tremble
-The cold March air stung his nostrils
-They glistened with saliva
-The bag lunged side to side
-He thought his heart would stop beating
-He stroked his beard as he mulled over it
-The cry filled the room like a whistle
-The odor of the percolating coffee crept up the stairs
-He worked up a sweat
-Dabbed her nose with a tissue
-Curled his toes in frustration
-Every muscle in his body tensed
-Into the core of evil that burnt in every Mump
-Gargantuan middle
-Stumble and fall into the shavings
Ratings:4
Title:For Whom The Bell Tolls
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Ernest Hemmingway
favourite scene:It is when the guerrilla band and the volunteers attempt to creep around the defences to blow up the bridge.
good words and phrases:
fascists
materialistic
stiff
cheeks blushed
as hard as iron
pondered
pine-needled floor of the forest
photostated
rating:4 stars out of 5
by:jia rong
Title:Vampire Plagues-Epidemic
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Sebastian Rook
Favourite Scene: The part when Ben, Emily and Jack completed the circle with the bell and drove the vampires back to th graveyard
Reflections: I learnt that we should not run away from our fears and should try to overcome it.
Good phrases:
-ladled soup
-drowning in paper
-look slightly crestfallen
-Silvery moonlight slanted across Emily's room.
-Blood pounded in her ears.
-Her lungs burning with the effort, Emily bolted the last few yards to the gate.
-Despite the terrible events of the past few days, the symposium had ended on a high note, and rapturous applause had greeted Edwin's speech.
Rating: 4/5
The Mystery Of The Whispering Mummy
ReplyDeleteRobert Arthur
Favourite scene: It was when Jupiter hid in the mummy’s coffin and tried as hard as possible to form a plan without alerting the two men, Joe and Harry, who were actually trying to steal the mummy’s coffin and sell it to a mystery man (who will be named later in the story). I could imagine Jupiter’s desperation and fear for when the truck slowed down at the point where Joe and Harry were supposed to deliver the coffin.
Reflections: In the story, a poor magician called Sardon tricked Hamid’s (Hamid is also another character) father in believing that Ra-Orkon is their ancestor. Upon reaching California, Hamid and his brother searched everywhere for the mummy and they even fought people and spied just to get that mummy. That is true determination.
Phrases:
-goatee
-deathly pale
-shrubbery
-crumpled beside it in a faint
-gentle as a lamb
-tawny
-olive complexion
-emphatically
Rating: 4.5/5
Title: The Black Book of Buried Secrets
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Rick Riordan
Favourite scene: It was when Amy and Dan found a vial full of vinegar under their parents' graves.It could lead Dan and Amy into a hunt for more vials filled with other substances.They almost wanted to give up finding the vials but the thought of their parents searching for it soldiered them on.
Reflection:I learnt that we should not easily give up on certain things but to push on and finish it.
Good phrases:
-intrigued
-drastically changed
-infiltrate
-blaring from the enormous speaker
-etched into the glass of the vial
-his breath streamed across one's face
-flecks of spit landed on his eyelids
-words came out as ragged gasps
-gaps and murmurs echoed through
Rating:5/5 stars
By: Cheong Wei Soon
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ReplyDeleteTitle:The Cupid Company-Forever and ever
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Amber Aitken
Favourite Scene:It was when the Coral and Nicola could not find a suitable partner for Nicola's mum.Nicola will have to leave the town as her mum has found a new job in another town five hours away from where they are currently living, so the both girls hoped that by finding a suitable partner for Nicola's mum, Nicola could stay in the town not living her best friend as love conquers all.
Good phrases/sentences:
-wind whistling in their ears like a hurricane
-cheeks drenched in tears
-The words tumbled out one after another
-The tears spilled over her eyelids and landed on her cheeks with a splat.
-hugged fiercely
-kept her jaws firm
-shrugged half-heartedly
-an elbow lodged in her side
-whipped the wig from her friend's hair
-drummed her fingers on her chin and gave it some thought
-swiftly shook the suggestion from her head
-snapped back
-She gazed around with eyes like a hawks.
-She stared with eyes on stalks.
-They laughed so hard they bentat the waist and thumped at their knees.
-smidgen of gusto
-Her train of thoughts were not stopping at any stations.
-bobbed her chin in agreement
-cut through
-negotiated the promenade packed with jostling beach lovers
-settle her thoughts
-bubbling with uncontained excitement
-let her words take effect
-conspiratorial wink
-mopping along with abent tail and droopy ears
Reflections:After reading this story, i understand that friendship is very important and i will cherish my friendship with my friends even more after reading it.
Rating: 5/5 stars
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ReplyDeleteTitle : The Arctic Incident
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Eoin Colfer
Favourite Scene: When Holly asked Artemis about him having similar personalities like his father, who did many illegal things. Holly was surprised when Artemis said that his father was a noble man and would not want to harm another creature. She could not decide whether to let bygones be bygones or to extend her revenge.
A Point Of Reflection: You have to make decisions fast.
Good Phrases/words:
-saddled with
-scooping up the treasure trove
-pneumonia
-organised-crime syndicate
-catlike stance
-sinewy muscles
-a streetwise intelligence
-cargo shuttle
-unhooked the cord
-surrounded, outnumbered and outgunned
-unhinged jaws
-slightly shaken by the ordeal
-solid titanium foundation rods
-geological marvel
-reptilian
-stifle a relieved sigh
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Title of book : Accidentally Famous
ReplyDeleteAuthor : Lisa Papademetriou
Favourite chapter in the book : Chapter three. It was Amy Flower's first time being in a fashion show. She was scared. Fiona, whom she hated alot, mixed up with her clothes. However, instead of making Amy look horrible, it became a hit! Everyone was wearing that fashion which is call 'Ecletric Chic'. Amy did not expect things to turn out that way.
A point of reflection after reading the book :We should manage our time well.
Good phrases :
-My brain was filled with a black void
-Words scattered through my brain.
-An image of a gorgeous grass-green handbag popped into my mind.
-It fastened with a buckle the size of my hand.
-I felt the words “No, thanks,” rising in my throat…
-She batted her lashes, completely oblivious to Fiona’s rage.
-I felt a slow smile seep across my face.
-This was an opportunity not to be missed.
-I held the door wider so that she could step inside.
-I have been sitting at my desk all afternoon, studying, and an hour moving around outside was just what I needed.
-She nodded seriously as if that explained everything, which made me laugh.
-Her eyes were wide.
-Our eyes caught for a moment.
-A sudden chilly feeling of unease had just come over me, although I was not sure why.
-A cool breeze hit my face as we opened the front door and stepped outside.
-They stood there for a moment, smiling at each other.
-She made a sour face, like she had just accidentally sipped some ancient milk.
-With her creamy complexion, she looked like a statue carved from a piece of marble.
-She pressed her lips together in a stubborn line.
-Mild surprise registered on her features.
-A wide smile broke out over her face.
-A cool, happy feeling shot through me.
-I batted my eyes innocently and gave her a goofy smile.
-I felt a shot of electricity run through me.
-Panic washed over me, quick, like an unexpected wave.
-There was a gasp from the audience and my heart thudded against my ribs.
Rating :4/5
TITLE: Three Cups Of Tea
ReplyDeleteAUTHOR: GREG MORTENSON & DAVID OLIVER RELIN
FAVOURITE CHAPTER: Haji Ali's Lesson
A man called Greg is bent on building a school for girls in a village. In this chapter, a man called Haji Mehdi goes to a village, whose Leader is a wise man called Haji Ali. Haji Mehdi tells Haji Ali that the God, Allah, forbids the education of girls, therefore he forbids the construction of the school. He also says that if Haji Ali wants to build the school, he has to hand over twelve of the village's largest rams. Haji Ali then agrees and gives Haji Mehdi the rams. Later when Greg is writing this book, he says, "Haji Ali had just handed over half the wealth of the village to that crook, but he was smiling as if he'd won a lottery".
POINT OF REFLECTION:
(Not related to favourite chapter)
Although I cannot help the world as much as Greg Mortenson, who provided education for many people, I will try to help as much as I can. On donation boxes, this sentence is always written: EVERY PENNY COUNTS. Well, I think every little bit of help counts too, so I will help people as much as I can, as long as it is within my means.
GOOD PHRASES:
~ Pennies can move mountains
~ Honour the memory of his sister
~ An argument broke out
~ Felt time slipping away
~ I had more to learn from the people I work with than I could ever hope to teach them
RATING: 3/5
Title: Chinese Cinderella
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Adeline Yen Mah
Favorite scene: I like the scene when Adeline struggled for acceptance in her family.
Point of reflection: I realized that I am very lucky to not be in a similar position as Adeline, to be bullied and live in fear by her momsterous stepmother.
Good phrases:
-Words choked me and I felt compelled to spit them out.
-Quaking with terror
-Then , I heard her words,loaded with malice, which made my heart jump and the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
-it made me cringe to think of ...
-interjected
-cowed in silence
-ardently
-volatile
-underwent a profound change
-vaunted
-full of envy and discontent
Rating: 4/5
The Night of the Scorpion, by Anthony Horowitz
ReplyDeleteFavourite scene: I enjoyed reading the scene about Tomac giving Martin a World War 2 kind of grenade. After Martin pulls the pin out of the grenade, he threw it up using all his strength and it hit the radar bowl. Soon, an explosion and a burst of orange flame ripped through the radar bowl and it stopped functioning.
Point of reflection: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Good phrases:
1. calculators consulted
2. the hair on the back of his neck prickled
3. slumped back in his chair, a smile flickering on his lips
4. wiped his brow with a trembling hand
5. lips twisted upwards in a parody of a smile
6. ticking of the clock echoed in the gloom like a metallic heartbeat
7. his face was a curious shade of green
8. a fork of lightning cracked downwards, flashing against the silver skin of the aircraft
9. needles of salt water stinging his face
10. roaring wind buffeted into him like an invisible fist, a whirlwind of sand lashing his hand ands face
Rating: 10/10
Title: The Sheep-Pig
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Dick King-Smith
Favourite Scene: I like the scene where the farmer found out that Babe drove the rustlers away and didn't like the idea of butchering Babe that much.
My Reflection: We should give some time to newbies to learn.
Good phrases:
~ Rustler
~ A look of pure contentment passed over the faces of the flock.
~ His suspicions about what the farmer was up to grew rapidly over the next few weeks.
~ Why else was the flock so obviously distressed, panting and gasping and dishevelled?
~ In all the hubbub of noise and excitement, two figures still stood silently side by side.
Rating: 4/5
Title:Warning!Computers are eating my frined!
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Dinah Capparucci
Favourite Scene:I like the scene when the people doing yoga in the community centre(which was not due to open in another three weeks)were doing what they call "corpse pose" and suddenly ran out of the room and everyone(which means the author and his friends)thought they were zombies and started using the traps they had prepared for their game in the centre to hit them.
My Reflection:Never get too addicted to games
Good Phrases:
1.Congenital(which is a type of disease which means that he must never be too far away from the toilet(thats the meaning given in the book))
2.nit-picking
3.A rabbit's arms are not an important part of his anatomy.
4.I would probably find it easier if there was a sort of score card,like a carnage count or something.
5.diabolical
Rating:4 1/2 out of 5
Title: The Orange Girl
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jostein Gaarder
Favourite scene: When the author's father keeps on meeting the mysterious orange girl.
My view: We should be patient and that in life, we must learn to yearn a little.
Good Phrases:
- My head was reeling.
- luscious
- Her smile has enticed a couple of dimples.
- disappointment hit me
- an anxious look stole across her face
- Her pupils were dancing uneasily and her lips were trembling.
- deplorable result
- clandestinely
Rating: 4.5/5
ReplyDeleteTitle:The Red Pyramid
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Rick Riordan
Favourite scene: When Carter's spiteful little sister, Sadie, decides to show mercy to Set, the evil god of chaos by not trapping his life force. Instead, she simply locked him up in the Duat where he would not rise unless called upon by the gods to fight Apophis, another rising villain.
Point of reflection: In life, we have to forgive people for doing something bad to you. Bearing a grudge will or plotting revenge will only serve to bring harm to both sides.
Good phrases:
-She scowled at me uncertainly.
-He marched off to the wrought-iron gates.
-Amos took it gingerly, as if it were full of explosives.
-I snapped, trembling with rage.
-A grid of city lights stretched across the valley floor.
-incredulously (unbelievably)
-He stammered, his face beading with perspiration.
-The army of scorpions scuttled towards us.
-stared at me accusingly
-His chuckle changed into a racking cough.
-His eyes widened when he saw me.
-The old magician's voice echoed as if from a well.
-She was hurtling towards us like a rocket.He grunted at me insistently.
-grief-stricken
-I detected smug satisfaction in his voice.
Rating:5/5
• Title of book: Stormbreaker
ReplyDelete• Author: Anthony Horowitz
• Favourite scene/chapter in the book: It is when Alex Rider escaped death in the “killing field”, where he was sent for “a walk through the fields and by the sea”.
• A point of reflection after reading the book: Be prepared for everything; even for the unthinkable
• Good phrases learnt... Preferably the entire sentence if possible:
1. Grey lights of the morning bled slowly into the west London streets
2. Made his skin crawl
3. Blunt’s eyes, magnified by the thick lenses of his spectacles, lasered into his own and for a moment Alex felt pinned down, like an insect under a microscope
4. His face was a chalky white
5. He used his hands like a magician, as if he was about to produce a fan of card
6. Another lie in a life that is nothing but lies
7. Half drowned and filthy
8. His hair, now dark with grime, was glued to his forehead
9. A pigeon was strutting back and forth as if keeping guard.
10. Take a good, hard look
11. Single square of night
12. The wall of the passage were unfinished; dark brown rock with streaks of what looked like zink of other metal.
• Rating... out of 5 stars:4/5
My Story by Dave Pelzer
ReplyDeleteSummary: It is about Dave Pelzer's remarkable journey from a child who lived in terror as he watches his violent and abusive mother's every move. He is treated worse than a dog, and surely, he has to find a way out of this bad situation, but how is he going to do it?
Boring part: It is a bit boring at the first part when they slowly show the true colours of the mother, who hates Dave.
Interesting part: When Dave always finds his way out of situations.
Good Phrases:
1. Tenacious
2. Gargantuan
3. Extraordinaire
4. Reediting
5. Eradicating
6. Unwavering
7. Defiance
8. Doge her looks
9. Frazzled
10. More holes than Swiss cheese
Rating: 4/5
Title: I So Don't Do Makeup
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Barrie Summy
Favourite scene/chapter in book:
Chapter 34, when Sherry was in a dumpster looking for evidence for the mystery and was locked in it unexpectedly. And when it was found that Junie had been calling Sherry over and over again, but Crystal, who locked Sherry in the dump, had her bag and was trying to find her phone. She couldn't find Sherry's phone, got really frustrated and told the guard that she locked Sherry in the dump but once she confessed a little she continued to tell how she sabotaged Naked Makeup.
Reflections:
Never let anything get in your way if you are trying to do something good like helping others, even if you will be punished.
Good phrases/sentences:
~Taking two at a time, I bound down the stairs and yank open the front door.
~legit worry
~bona fide
~Bright red spots of excitement dot her cheeks
~High-pitched screams rudely rip me of a delightful dream
~catapult out of bed
~When I enter the conscious world
~only a cursory glance at us
~jaunting along at a steady pace
~Shoulders stiff and tense,
~A bubble of pride zings around inside me
~Lugging a heavy backpack
~Placing the back of my hand under my jaw, I manually close my mouth
~submerge my lips in the arc of water cascading from the faucet
Rating:*****
Title: Akeelah and the Bee
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Doug Atchison
Favourite chapter in the book: Chapter 13.It was the day when the Scripps National Spelling Bee was held and the day which Akeelah faced 200 competitors and emerged the winner. This chapter is very thrilling and makes me really eager to read on and the climax was well written. The writer used the slow-mo technique and made it very exciting for me to read on.
Reflections: I think that we should learn from Akeelah, despite the objections of anyone, we should just believe in what we do and give your best shot in it. I also think that she emerged as the winner as she is hardworking, so thats another point we have to learn from her. And in what we do, we must do it with courage and inspiration.
Good wocabulary/phrases:
-evasively
-swallowing back nervousness
-emblazoned
-cheers ratcheted up to roars
-wept with true anguish
-absorbing hid veiled critisism
-bombarded them with questions
-restrain a chuckle
-stifle his irritation
-sadness clouding his face
-beaming with pride
-rationate
-harshess in his tone
-thwarted
-implored him with her eyes
-lip curled in a hint of a smile
-applaused rained down on her
Ratings: 5 stars *****
Grace
Title: Boy meets Girl
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Joshua Harris
Favourite chapter: [If boys would be men, would girls be ladies?] This is a chapter that tells you about woman not knowing how to be women, and men not knowing how to be men. Take this scene for example: Mike was shocked when a Christian woman he was close to proposed to him. "You know I'd marry you,"she told him one day."Do you want to get married? Look,I'll even buy the ring to make it easier."Mike shook his head in disbelief as he recounted the story. "She was serious!" he said. "Women aren't supposed to act like that, are they?"
Good phrases/words learnt(not all as this is a grown up book and has far too many unfamiliar vocabulary to mention):
-radically: with regard to origin or root
-basic premise: a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds.
-masculinity: the noun of muscular like power
-courtship:the wooing of one person to the other
-secular:connected with religion(opposite of sacred)
-grapple:to seize another
- femininity: noun of feminine
-embrace:1.hug tightly
2.to accept willingly
Comments: This book is a book that relates to Christianity. The truth is we don't know how we are supposed to behave, Men don't know how to be men. Women tries to find the easy way out of things thus acting like men.
Rating:4.9stars
Title: Point Blanc
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Anthony Horowitz
Favourite chapter:
[How to rule the world] It was when Alex was found out to be a spy sent from MI6. Dr Grief, the head of "Point Blanc" Academy, told Alex his evil scheme. He cloned himself sixteen times, make his 'offsprings' look like his students-sons of the top ten richest people-and replace the real son with himself. When the students' parents pass away, their parents would leave their children a big fortune and Dr Grief's offsprings-or rather he himself-could get the money.
Reflection:
Never get too greedy. The more you greed, the more you lose.
Good phrases/words:
~ The great sweep of the block of flats that was beeing built loomed up ahead of him.
~ high priest of the construction
~ a wisp of smoke
~ Alex licked his lips and, using all his concentration, took careful aim.
~ battering-ram
~ hissed into life
~ A cloud of white powder mushroomed up
~ frog-marched off the building site
~ in a whirl of slamming doors
~ sifting through documents
~ arrogance flashed in her eyes
~ aristocratic
~ They gazed at Alex with barely concealed contempt.
~ blunder onto the moors
~ came to a stumbling, sweating halt
~ There was a tension between them now, a guilty silence.
~ grunted and fell to his knees
~ stumbled foward and reluctantly entered the darkness of the tunnel
~ the grinding of the wheels, the roar of the engine
~ His breath had got stuck in his lungs and refused to get up to his mouth.
~ like a giant tuning-fork
~ trickling out of the curving walls
~ A shock wave hammered into them.
~ circle of darkness slip over his shoulders
~ The whole experience had evaporated, as quickly as a dream.
Rating: *****
Title: Carlos Is Gonna Get It
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Kevin Emerson
Favourite scene: It was when Carlos showed Trina his "aquarium". There were doll heads inside the "aquarium", most probably from his younger sister, Kelly, who likes to bite and pull off her doll's head. He says that inside the doll heads, there were "aliens". (Eventually, it was just something else that the book didn’t mention.)
Reflections: As Carlos is down-syndromed, many people in the class made fun of him. They called him names such as "Tweedo". When he goes "crazy", some pupils in the class would jeer out the word "problems". I think we should not make fun of people because of their weaknesses and instead, should show care and give them encouragement. We should also be more kind and helpful to them, supporting them through their toughest times.
Good phrases:
-low, distant rumble
-heard a second of his hysterical mumbling
-wicked snap
-pinned by Donte's pudgy body
-a brilliant bolt of lightning sliced down out of the huge cloud, striking the fire tower, and making it shimmer white.
-Thunder sounded again, only this time it didn't boom, it slammed its iron fists together.
-border of trees
-huge bolt of lightning danced across the rolling clouds above us.
-veiny fingers of electricity spiking through the clouds.
-I swear two-pound raindrop hit me right in the eye.
-ducked my head back down below the ledge as an army of raindrops smacked me in the face.
-I looked up again, shielding my eyes this time, but with the blur of rain added to the total blackness, I couldn't see a thing.
Rating: ****.5
By: Victoria Chan :)
Title:The Mystifying Medicine Show
ReplyDeleteAuthor:J.C. Bemis
Favourite chapter:
Chapter 21, The Pitch dark train
It was when Ray and his friends went from the train Ballyhoo to The Pitch Dark Train where the Gog and the orphans were. Ray tried to rescue his sister Sally and the other orphans, while trying to protect Jolie from being used by the Gog(G. Octavius Grevol).
Point of reflection: In the story, Ray was very brave and liked to think a lot. I think we should learn from him as in real life, we cannot be a coward.
Good phrases:
-every pore of skin burst with perspiration
-the night was thick and muggy
-dark jumble of shrubs
-sections of rail ripped from the crossties
like wheat under a thresher's blade
-the smoke and darkness obscured the men
-rumbling across the countryside
-rosy halo of a sunset
Rating: 5/5
Title:New Term at Malory Towers
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Enid Blyton
Favourite chapter:
Chapter 9, Vanishing cream
It was when June played a trick on Mam'zelle Rougier when she was marking Bonnie's work. June hid in the store room, saying that she used too much vanishing cream and had become invisible. To avoid being reprimanded by Mam'zelle Rougier, June and the whole class said that she had been sleeping and dreamt that June used too much vanishing cream and had become invisible.
Point of reflection: The third form, fourth form and Miss Grayling agreed to give Veronica a chance by letting her to continue with the fourth form in the end of the term, although she had made a mistake and cause Miss Grayling to keep her with the third form instead of going up into the fourth form that term. I think that we should always give others a chance whenever they did something wrong.
Good phrases:
- take down a peg
- muffled giggles broke out
- her sharp ears picked up snatches of the two girls's conversation
- her cheeks flushed a deep angry red
- there was a babble of noise as the girls chattered away to one another
- they were clinging to one another as they tried to stifle their laughter
- shook uncontrollably with mirth
- a loud burst of laughter broke the silence
- murmurs of disappointment rippled around the room
- take my hat off to you
- her cheeks burning
- she turned pale, her hands tightly gripping the arms of her chair
- she remained speechless, her mouth wide open
- she felt as if the weight of the world had rolled off her shoulders
- a spring in her step
- pointedly sticking her nose in the air
- a leapoard never changes its spots
Rating: 5/5
Title: The Cleopatra Curse
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Katherine Roberts
Favorite scene:
Chapter 2, Witch
When Zeuxis, a boy who always wanted to be famous, found a live curse, he brought it to the Egyptian quarter, where Lady Wernerno lives. he gave the curse to Lady Wernerno in exchange for a spell to make a charioteer ill so that Zeuxis could take control of the chariot and shpow the queen what he could do.
Point of reflection: We should concentrate on doing the more important things first and not be sidetracked by fame and fortune like Zeuxis was.
Good phrases:
-darted up an unlit alley
-The muffled jangle of a sistrum rattle and low chanting came from within.
-tapped on the window blind
-leaving a deep slience
-a shiver went down hes spine
-annoyed at the waver in his voice
-squinted down at him
-After several tense moments, the door was unbarred.
-Bunches of dried herbs hung from the rafters.
-walking across the room felt like walking on a layer of sponges
-fumbled in his tunic pocket
-hid a grin
-his heart thudded
-gave him a sly look
-blush spread to his toes
Rating: 4/5
Estella
Brian Wee
ReplyDeleteTitle: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Author: J.K. Rowling
Favourite scene: Harry Potter in the cave , while fighting the "dolls" , and finding the horcrux.
Reflections: We should use the skills we had learnt into our daily life.
Good phrases:
-felt goosebumps
-take the plunge
-nostrils with the tang =of salt and seaweed
-spine-deep coldness
-heart was still thundering
-the surface of the lake was once more shining black glass
-sinsterly smooth water
-floated with barely a ripple
Rating: 5/5
Title:The chronicles of Narnia, the magician's nephew
ReplyDeleteAuthor:C.S Lewis
Favourite scene:Digory giving the silver apple to his mother to heal her illness.
Reflections:We should treat our parents with care.
Good phrases:
-don't even care twopence about
-blocks of masonry fell
-sinking into darkness
-take vengeance upon someone
-knuckles cracked like fireworks
Rating;4/5
Tittle: Guliver's Travels
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jonathan Swift
Favourite scene/chapter: "An Amazing Rescue"; the chapter when Gulliver is finally rescued to his own country.
Reflections: Not to judge a book by its cover; as to the people of Lilliput, just because Gulliver is a giant to them, doesn't mean that he will bring harm to them, but insead they imprisoned him, forgetting the services he did for them.
Good phrases:
- repeated my calls of help until I was hoarse
- gaping at the size of
- By evening, I neared an island that appeared to be inhabited.
- a huge island loomed before us
- After an hour of trudging over rocky, barren land and finding no water and no inhabitants, I started back towards the longboat.
Rating:
*****
James and the giant peach by Roald Dahl
ReplyDeleteFavourite scene: Chapter 1, where the author describes the setting and the situation James was in. James' immense sadness and loneliness and helplessness was described perfectly in three pages flat.
Chapter 10, where James was climbing through the tunnel. It tantalises you so much that you would want to skip the crawling part and see what was at the end of the tunnel.
Reflections: The closest friends are made in hard times.
Good phrases:
vast unfriendly world
a long thin streak of blackish-blue, like a line of ink, beneath the rim of the sky
gazing wistfully
small piggy eyes, a sunken mouth and one of those white flabby faces that looked exactly as though it had been boiled
feast your eyes upon my face
slaving away
great tears began oozing out of James’s eyes
Metamorphosis:Junior Year by Betsy Franco
ReplyDeleteFavourite scene:It was when Ovid's parents wanting to pay more attention to Ovid after his sister running away from home.
Reflection:Doing something wrong ourselves may harm others close to us.
Good phrases:
-unflinching focus
-fixated
-life’s been under a high-powered microscope 24/7
-pressure-point
-scrutiny
-preppy look
-quota