The Great World of Books

  Author: Tahereh Mafi Rating: 9/10 Age: 12+ Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Pages: 338 Published in: 2011 Main Characters: Juliette, adam, Aaron   Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old, Juliette Ferrars is in a cell. She has been there 264 days, alone. She has seen no-one and spoken to no-one. Food comes through a slot in the door, once or sometimes twice a day. Once a day her cell opens and she can walk along unlit stone passageways to a toilet and shower. Her mind is breaking down. She repeats things, she counts things, she scribbles her thoughts in a small notebook, then crosses out the bad thoughts. She stands at the window daydreaming of birds. At night she dreams of a bird with golden plumage, flying in the sky. Juliette’s touch can inflict intense pain. She was incarcerated after she killed a small boy trying to help him up when he fell. Her parents hated her and wanted rid of her. She is joined by a cellmate. A boy who takes both beds and both blankets and ign...

Author: J.K Rowling Illustrator: Mary GrandPre’ Rating: 9/10 Age: 10+ Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Suspense Pages: 607 Published in: July 2005 Main Characters: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbldore,Slughorn. Synopsis:   This story started with Severus Snape. He met up with Mrs Malfoy (Draco’s Mother) and made an Unbreakable Vow to Narcissa, promising to protect Draco. One day, Dumbledore headed over to 4 Privet Drive to collect Harry from his cousin’s home. On the way to the burrow (Ron’s house) Dumbledore and Harry stopped to talk to Dumbledore’s old friend, Horace Slughorn, to work at Hogwarts again. Harry met up with Ron and Hermione once more!  When they were shopping for school books, Harry ran into Draco and followed him to Borgin and Burkes, where he overheard Draco threatening Borgin and insisted that he fix an unknown object. Harry is instantly suspicious of Draco, whom he believed to ...

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...