Title: Skellig
Author: David Almond
My thoughts:
Pages 1 to 170
Skellig is a lyrical tale of Micheal and an angel. The story starts off when Micheal moves to an old, decrepit house on Falconer Road. [read on…]
Title: Skellig
Author: David Almond
My thoughts:
Pages 1 to 170
Skellig is a lyrical tale of Micheal and an angel. The story starts off when Micheal moves to an old, decrepit house on Falconer Road. [read on…]
Jane’s fortune lay in front of her. She had heard that it contained swords, pearls, diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Anxious to see what was inside, so as she lifted the lid, Jane heard footsteps. Instinctively, she drew her Samurai Sword, and was ready to defend. An evil-looking man came appeared as if from nowhere.
“What do you have there, girl?” He asked in a cold voice
“N…N..N..Nothing a..a.. S..S..Sir,” she stammered
“Nothing, is not an answer. I want all the gold!”
Jane swished the sword in the air aggressively. The man could not have been better prepared since he drew out a pistol…
Prompt: Phrase – “….so as she lifted the lid…”
When the summer sun was burning my skin, I decided to go for a swim. But the ferocious wind and the sudden change of weather changed the day [read on…]
As she backed off, Jane stumbled over some acorns and pinecones. Her pursuer drew nearer and nearer. [read on…]
In the morning, while eating cornflakes, I was watching a video of the latest concert, of a drum band. The crowd was dancing happily, until a lion took down the door. [read on…]
“Arr, me-hearties, we have found the map, but we are going to take another thirty days to reach here!” proclaimed Captain Barnacles while placing his finger carefully on the old map. “X marks the spot!”
“Yes Captain. Let’s set off” I replied [read on…]
“I’m sick and tired of waiting, I would rather be on the ship enjoying [read more]
Title: Flora and Ulysses
Author: Kate DiCamillo
My Thoughts:
Pages 1 to 239
Flora is a natural-born cynic, or so her mother says. One day, while reading a comic book, she sees her mother vacuuming the yard. Wait! What? Why would someone vacuum their yard? [read on]
Title: The Hobbit
Author: J.R.R Tolkien
My Thoughts:
Pages 1 to 251
I love this book because it is very fun and engaging. The first time I picked it up, it was boring. But then I tried it again, because I saw that so many people were enjoying it. Now, I can’t stop reading it! I survived the boring start and then got to enjoy the action of [read on …]
A good adventure has to be exciting, risky and dangerous. Most of the good adventures that we have scare the life out of us!
My ultimate adventure would be [read on …]