Dead End Kids: Heroes of the Blitz by Bernard Ashley
Review by NH
Josie was a normal girl until a bombing occurred in her city. Will Josie be safe? And will she survive? From the beginning of the book the action starts straight away. I enjoyed the book a lot and it was interesting. It was hard to understand at times but if you carry on reading you will know what a great action-packed book this is. I would recommend it to teenagers as it is a deadly and extraordinary book.
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Rock War by Robert Muchamore
Review by Tan02
Rock War is about four boys trying to become famous and rich, unlike every kid in the world – no pressure then! These boys are in a band and have crazy good skills but they always comment about stupid little things which will make it hard for them to be a famous band if a school talent show is hard for them.
I thought the book was very detailed in some places and not much in other places which can make it hard to read in some parts of the book. I found it hard reading little chunks but you should know that not everyone has the time to read a book like this in one go. The book did get a bit boring at times but I think if you settle down and read it in big sections it would make more sense. I recommend anyone into music or who loves drama to read this book. I also think you have to spend a good hour or two reading this book just to get it right and to understand it properly and be warned it might take a long time to read it as it has 385 pages! The front cover is amazing though, nothing like I have seen from a book cover before, totally cool and amazing! Thank you for reading this review!
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Lottery Boy by Michael Byrne
Review by BA
In my opinion this book is not for people aged between 9 and 13, I think this is more for the 14 to 16 age group. I think this because when I read the first eleven pages I was very confused and I did not understand where the zombies and skate boarding arena came from. If a child does wish to read this book at a young age then I think that they may spoil it for themselves. This is because while they may know what happens they might not understand it.
In the book there is a lot of swearing but it does not mention this on the cover. This is a problem because the author may have written other good books but people may assume there is swearing in them too. In conclusion I think I have definitely spoiled this book for myself and it would have been better to read it at an older age.
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