josh+reading+logs



Thanks for completing a fantastic first reading log for 2012 Josh. Your character descriptions are accurate and your summary gives enough information without giving it all away. I thought the fluorescent under pants were hilarious too!Remember to read over your writing before you publish it just to check that it all makes sense. e.g what is a 'bulling steak'? Well done! Mrs H
 * Title: The Famous Five go to camp**
 * Genre: Adventure**
 * Stars:**
 * Plot summary; **
 * The Famous 5 is made up of four people called Anne, Dick, Julian and George and a dog called Timmy. In this book they go off to camp in the Scottish moors. They meet a boy called Jock who lives in a farm where the campers get their food. One day they go exploring and find an old railway yard where they discover an old man that tells them about a spook train that comes in at night, with no driver and no lights, and then disappears into thin air. So the 5 went to investigate one night to see the spook train for themselves, to get to the bottom of this bizarre mystery!**


 * Personal response; **
 * I think this book is a cool book. I like the end of the book I found the book slow and boring at first. The character I mostly relate to is Julian because i have a younger brother and i go adventuring with my friends. This book would relate to people who like mystery books. The age rating I give this book is 10+.**





Title: point blank

Genre: adventure Stars: Plot: Alex Rider is a secret agent at mi6 but he doesn’t want any more to do with it. One day when he is coming back from school he sees the drug dealer dealing drugs to school kids. Then he leaves so Alex follows him to his drug lab. After that Alex gets in trouble with the police but the next day he gets taken to mi6 for a mission his mission is to pretend he is malty million airs son. He will be sent to a school academy called point blank in the French Alps. He will be shock by what goes in the gates of point blank.

Structure: The author could have made the chapters a bit shorter. Personal Response: I liked the book very much because it is very surprising round every page. The bit I liked was when Alex was snowboarding using an ironing board. The people who would be like this book 11+. Thank you for completing your three reading logs on time Josh. Anthony Horowitz is an exciting author. Take note of the techniques/features he uses that make you enjoy reading his book and try to use these in your own writing. Please also try to challenge yourself with the new structure for reading logs so that you are using evidence from the book to support your opinions about the characters and plot. Mrs H

Title: Skeleton Key Author: Anthony Horowitz Genre: Adventure Stars: Plot: This is a book about a boy called Alex Rider. He is 14 and works for **MI6**. His first mission is to investigate a person that has broken into Wimbledon. They don’t know what he did when he broke in, so they send Alex in to see what the all the fuss is all about. After that mission, the CIA asks if they can use Alex in a mission in the Caribbean Islands to do some surveillance on a growing concern about a Russian General, who believes that Russia should return to its old ways, and he will get what he wants or a big radioactive “BOOM”. Will Alex have the nerve to face off with General Sarov?

Personal response: I like this book because it wants to make you to keep on reading by having an interesting bit over and over again, I once read all night to 10:00. I reckon that the best suited age for this book is 11+.

Structure: The author couldn’t off done a better job if he tried.

Title: Eagle Strike Author: Anthony Horowitz Genre: Adventure Stars: Plot: In the south of France Alex Rider is having a nice holiday. When disaster strikes the house where he was staying explodes with no casualties but his friend’s dad suffers some pretty horrific injuries. He is trying to find out how did this when his worst enemy turns up on a big yacht, he quickly presumes it was him but he heard him talking to his client and it was Damian Cray a very famous pop star. So Alex goes to MI6 but they don’t want any part in this .So Alex goes to Holland to Damien’s game factory and finds out some shocking stuff. There is shooting, action and pure stealth and either Alex or Damian will met there death in Air force One. Personal response: I think this is a great book because it is very surprising in every page. I liked it how the author had a hook at the end of the story it makes me want to read the next book. I think this book would be for ages 11+ or 10+ If they a good reader. Structure: This was a very good book it just needs a little finesse like the last book.


 * Title:Hunger games**
 * Author: Susanne Collins**
 * Genre:Adventure**
 * Stars:**
 * Plot:**
 * This is a story about a girl called Katniss from district 12. She get taken to the capital because of the remembering of the great war.She is put into a arena with 24 other competitors to fight to the death. But she will find out some disturbing facts about her other competitors from her own district .There will be blood, anger, bow and arrows and love.**


 * Personal Response:**
 * I like this book because it has cool fighting scenes and and funny bit with bees. I think this book would be good for 12+ year old kids and kids that can read for a long time**


 * Structure:**
 * This is the longest book i have ever read.it has a lot of pagers and chapters.**

__ Title: __ Scorpia __ Author: __ Anthony Horowitz __ Genie __ : adventure __ Stars: __ __ Plot: __ Alex Rider a 14 year old kid with his friend in Venice Italy. Alex is here because he got asked to by his friend to accompany him on his trip to Naples. But Alex is here because he is looking for an organization called Scorpia. His dad once worked there as a trainer. Scorpia is a group of tersest and assassins. Alex looked all over Venice for them. He finds them and is welcomed in and is asked to work for them. He says no but some footage of his dad getting sniped by MI6 changers it all. He is trained and sent to kill his first victim, called Mrs. Jones 2nd in communed of MI6. He gets pasted the guards and all most kills her. But he fires and misses. A guard knocks him out and brings him to MI6 HQ. But escapes. He will be shot at, chased by a tiger and will fall from 500ft.

__ Personal response: __ This is a good book but if you won’t to read it you will have to read the first book(s). It is a long book but if you read it for __1 or 2 hours__ every day like __I__ do it should be a good read. I think this book would be good for 11+ year olds.



__ Title: __ The lying postman __ Author: __ Darrel and Sally Odgers. __ Genie __ : Mystery __Stars:__

__ Plot: __ jack Russell was lying out in the yard on day when the postman came by but not the normal postman this one was new, so jack should up and started barking at as normal but this postman told jacks owner that he bit him. Jacks Owner just laughed and said that he would never do that. So jack went to his friend called Red and told him. Red was confused and as just as they were talking the postman parsed reds house and told reds owner the same thing. So jack is on the case sniffing out the answers. There will mystery, a lying postman and dog napes?

__ Personal response: __ I like this book because it is funny and short. I think this book wound suit agers 9+ and people that like a quick animal read.



Title: Five go to Smuggler’s Top Author: Enid Blyton Genre: adventure Stars:

Plot: The famous Five are Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog. They are a mischief bunch, even Timmy. One day at Kirrin cottage a massive, aggro storm rips through the town at night which makes a tree fall on Kirrin cottage. So the Five are moved to a friend’s house called Smugglers Top, in a town on a hill, which is surrounded by mud flats. One night the boys see a flashing light signalling to something out at sea. So the kids grow suspicious?

Personal Response: I found this book quite nice to read, even though I read it through the holidays. I would recommend this book to 11+ year olds.



Title: Five go to Demons Rocks Author: Enid Blyton Genre: adventure Stars:

Plot: The famous Five are Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog. They are a mischief bunch, even Timmy. One day the kids are coming home for summer holidays one of Georges dads friend comes over with his kid called Tinker and his monkey called Mischief. At Kirrein cottage where the kids are staying there aren’t enough rooms so the kids have to go Demons Rocks were there are stores of lost treasure but they don’t believe in it. But one day when getting a toured guide around some caves they find a gold coin. So they start to hunt for the lost treasure

Personal Response: I liked this book because it is a semi-long book (214 pagers). but it is a nice read unlike some books. I would recommend this book to 12 or 11 years or older.



Title: Five get into trouble Author: Enid Blyton Genre: Adventure Stars: 4/5 Plot: The five are the mysteries problem solver bunch. They have found gold, Drug smuggling and more. This time the go on a cycling holiday in the country side of England in the lovely spring weather. One morning they find a rich boy swimming in a lake and ask if he wants to go on their bike ride. So he goes to ask his mum but doesn’t, but the five don’t know. So they go, when they reach camp the boy sees an enemy. The enemy tries to kidnap the boy but gets one of the five!

Personal response: I liked the book but it had a slow beginning. I would recommend this book for agers 11+.