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Author: David Walliams Illustrator: Tony Ross Rating: 09/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, Adventure,Humour Pages: 477 Published in: Nov 2016 Main Characters: Tom,  Porter, Midnight gang members, Sally Synopsis: This story is about a young boy named Tom Charper. Tom woke up confused in the very strange Lord Funt Hospital. He soon realised he’s there because he had been hit on the head with a cricket ball at St Willet’s Boarding School for Boys and, after being assessed by a doctor (not much older than himself), he is moved to the Children’s Ward. It isn’t very pleasant here, as the whole ward his run by a matron who HATES children. Even when Tom thought that these days will be the most boring days in his life, he soon found out that he was wrong. It is here that he discovers the Midnight Gang. The Midnight Gang was a secret gang of children who went on midnight adventures in the hospital. Not just any adventures, ...

Author: Enid Blyton Illustrator: E.H Davie Rating: 8/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, mystery, adventure Pages: 163 Published in:   1940 Main Characters: Mike, Peggy, Nora, Jack, Prince Paul Synopsis: This story began with Mike, Peggy, Nora and their friend Jack as they headed off to their new holiday. They had all finished a long, tiring term at school and were ready to go to Spiggy Holes as a treat. The children soon found out from their parents that they were living in a small cottage by the sea with a lady named Miss Dimity. ‘Miss Dimity! She sounds sort of timid and mouse-like. I shall call her Dimmy.’ Peggy had exclaimed.                 The children had all excitedly clambered out of their train, and waited for someone to take them to their cottage. The cottage was called Peep Hole, what a peculiar name! Soon, they had all sat in the horse carriage, along a high, winding...

Author: Enid Blyton Illustrator: E.H Davie Rating: 9/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, mystery, adventure Pages: 167 Published in:  1938 Main Characters: Mike, Peggy, Nora and Jack Synopsis: This story started with 3 siblings with the names of Mike, Peggy and Nora. Since their parents mysteriously disappeared in an aeroplane crash, they had been under the care of their cruel and bad tempered aunt and uncle, named Harriet and Henry. Their unloving aunt and uncle made them to every single house chore that needed to be done, and scolded them viciously when it hadn’t been done to satisfaction. The children think that there is no more hope that their parents will return… will they live with their aunt and uncle forever? Luckily, the children were very good friends with a young boy named Jack. He was tall, but he didn’t look much older than the children. Nobody knew his age, because he didn’t know it himself. Jack lived w...

  Author: Louis Sachar Illustrator: Vladimir Radunsky R ating : 10/10 Age:9+ Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Adventure P ages : 233 Published in: August 1998 Main Characters: Stanley, Zero, Warden, Kate Barlow, Sam the onion seller. Synopsis: This story began with a young boy named Stanley Yelnats. Unfortunately, due to his bad luck, Stanley found himself stuck in Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp. Whenever something went wrong, the Yelnats family would always blame everything on Stanley’s no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. At this detention camp, the boys were forced to dig large holes in the dry, cracked dirt in the blazing hot sun every day. Once the holes had reached to the Warden’s satisfaction, then and only then were the boys allowed to rest. After some investigation, Stanley had realised that the Warden was not making the boys dig to ‘toughen them up for life’. He realised that the Warde...

Author: J.K Rowling Illustrator: Mary GrandPre’ Rating: 8/10 Age: 10+ Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Suspense Pages: 620 Published in: July 2007 Main Characters: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Voldemort Synopsis:   Harry decided that he should leave Privet Drive and join Ron Weasley at the Burrow to prevent Voldemort from tracking him down The Order of the Phoenix, led by Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody, arrived to take Harry to his new home at the Weasleys’ house, the Burrow. Six of Harry’s friends took the Polyjuice Potion to disguise themselves as Harry and act as decoys, and they all flew off in different directions. The Death Eaters, alerted to their departure by Snape, attacked Harry and his friends. Voldemort chased Harry down, but Harry’s wand fought Voldemort off, without Harry’s help. When Harry arrived at the Burrow, they all realised that Moody had been killed on the way. Harry had begun to get visions of Volde...

Author: Tom Fletcher Illustrator: Shane Devries Rating: 09/10 Age: 10+ Genre: Fiction , Adventure, Thriller Pages: 384 Published in: July 2018 Main Characters: Lucy Dungston, Norman Quirk, Ella Noying, Mr Dungston, Mrs Dungston, The Creakers. Synopsis: Lucy Dungston was an unusual child ever since her dad, a rubbish collector, had disappeared many years ago without a trace. One early morning, she was getting ready for school just like any other child would do… Suddenly, a raucous creaking sound echoed in Lucy’s ears when she had realised her mum had disappeared, just like all other grown-ups in the town of Wiffington! All the children caused havoc and chaos while the adults had mysteriously vanished, but Lucy was determined to find out where they had gone. Lucy and her friend, Norman, hatched out a clever plan that would bring all the adults back. They found out that four ugly creatures with gnarled, wrink...