Out Of The Ashes

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REVIEWED BY SOPHIE THOMPSON

The main characters are Becky Morley and her Dad. Becky, as well as her Dad, loves animals.

Becky starts to write her diary on the 1^st of January. Her dad gave it to her on Becky’s 13^th birthday. This is not a story at all. It all happened. It was New Year and Dad was ringing a bell for he was a bell ringer. Dad sang “Danny Boy” which was his favourite song in the whole wide world. Jay, Becky’s best friend, was with her in the graveyard, lying down. When they got home, Becky went to see Ruby, her horse, just to say happy New Year. Then Becky’s school teacher has a baby and her new teacher who is covering for her made them what he might be thinking. Jay wrote a really good poem called “Thinking Nothing.” Then something awful happens, they get foot and mouth disease on their farm. All the animals have to be killed…

I love this book. It is very exciting because lots of things happen at once.

I would recommend this book to 7 and a half+.

A Home For Teasel

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REVIEWED BY SOPHIE THOMPSON

The main characters are Mrs Tilney, Gwen, and, of course, Teasel. Mrs Tilney is an old woman, who sounds very posh, but she looks a little poor while Gwen is a quite mysterious little girl. Teasel is very, very naughty and adventurous.

When Gwen’s teacher asks if she could ask Gwen if she would like to help an elderly woman called Mrs Tilney, they, of course say yes. As Gwen finds out, Mrs Tilney has a horse called Teasel as she is, as Gwen is, a pony lover. Gwen try’s to spend most of her time at Mrs Tilney’s, with teasel, which means stopping her chores at home. Nevertheless, that does not mean that Gwen is at all aloud to stop doing the jobs she has to do for Mrs Tilney for that was what Gwen was there. Then one day, while Gwen and Teasel were on a ride, Mr Tilney got the stroke! Therefore, Gwen called her mum, and then she phoned the ambulance. Mrs Tilney has to go to hospital because she had to have some tests. Gwen then decides to go to hospital with Mrs Tilney just for company. Gwen has to sit in the “rellies room” which is where patients relatives or, in Gwen’s case, a friend. Gwen’s mum then decides to pick Gwen up. Then Gwen asked her mum if she could go to Mrs Tilney’s house change Teasel's hay and do a hoof check. Gwen’s mum answers with a yes and her mum drives her to Mrs Tilney’s house.

Then, when they go for teasel for the 3^rd time,
 Lily, Jill and Michael’s daughter falls down a little slope and sprains her ankle. Teasel has gone missing. Gwen has to decide whether to leave her friend or go looking for her beloved horse. What decision will she make..?

I would recommend this book to about 7+.

Stardust Stolen Magic

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SOPHIE THOMPSON

The main characters in this book are definitely Lucy, Ella, Faye and Allegra. They are all fairies that love to explore.

Lucy, Ella, Faye and Allegra are all stardust spirits. They all have different powers. Lucy finds out that she has many more powers than the others do. She finds that she can stop any object in mid-air; she can use a shield and her fire together as well as using fire on its own.  When Lucy’s Mum, Mrs Evans, tells Lucy that a new next door neighbours has come, who called Miss Graves and Maggie are she has to go over with one of her best friends called Allegra. They sense that someone or something in the room is a dark stardust spirit that means that they steal other stardust spirits dust and puts it in an orb. They think that an old woman called Miss Graves is a dark stardust spirit but they were wrong…

I really liked that they thought that Miss Graves was a stardust spirit, but she was not. My favourite part was when they fought the dark stardust spirit and they got what they deserved: they won by using their powers together.

The moral of the story is teamwork leads to success.

This book is absolutely amazing and made me wish that I was a fairy as well. This book made me feel amazing that I am able (and some people would not be able) to read it and that my school library supplies some many amazing books. I realized that some people are not as lucky as most of us are.

I would recommend this book to the age group of 6-8 years old.

Tilly's Midnight Fox

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REVIEWED BY SOPHIE THOMPSON

The main characters are Tilly, Mum, Dad, the new born baby and, of course, Granny. Tilly really likes exploring her new garden.

Tilly and her Mum and Dad move to a bigger and older house, but when they find out that mum is ill when she is having a baby, she is in big trouble. Mum has to go to hospital while granny is coming to look after Tilly because Dad stays at the hospital most of the time. Before Mum goes, Tilly finds a girl about the same age as herself. Tilly’s new-found friend is called Helen. When Tilly starts at her new school, she is very happy. Then she gets a bit ill and has to stay at her house. While she is off, Tilly sneaks into the garden. Tilly finds a fox that leads her into Helen’s garden, where Tilly finds Helen up in her tree house. Then Tilly’s Mum has the baby and it is so sweet!

I liked the bit when the baby is born because everybody is happy again and Mum isn’t ill any more.

I liked most of it but

I would recommend this to 6-7 years olds who like reading and are good at it.

 There were a few too sad bits like when Tilly loses little fox, her toy fox.

This book was happy and sad. It is happy because a baby boy is born, and sad because Tilly’s Mum gets ill.

I learned that many people do not respect God’s creations.