boy overboard comment

This book is funny and exciting. You can hardly take your eyes off this book.

Skellig

Skellig is a science fiction book that tells kids about supernatural stuff. When a boy named Michael finds a person or unknown thing is his friends Minas garage. Who is he. And why is he here.

Bridge to Terabithia>

It was the new girl, Leslie, who invented Terabithia- a secret country in the woods beyond the dry creek bed.

Bone Tiki by David Hair

Bone Tiki

Bone Tiki is exiting, cool and interesting because the first chapter tells you what you need to know.


by Michael Rangiawha

The book tells you about maori myths
even though you don't get that much info.
By William Oliver

Goodnight Mister Tom

Here's my summary of my novel:Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley-but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London.



Bailey Fantham room 17

Boy Overboard By Morris Gleitzman

Jamal and his sister Bibi try to save their Mum and Dads lives and also the life of football. After their Mum's secret school was discovered, the government try to kill them by blowing up their house and killing them. All because the law says that nobody can play football. They make a quick dash out of the country and get smuggled into Australia. Will they make it and have a happy life or be captured and killed? Its up to you to find out!

This post was done by Jordan Robinson

Bone Tiki by David Hair

Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman

Bridge to Terebithia by Katherine Patterson

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

Novel Studies

During our Literacy sessions until the end of term we will be doing novel studies. The 5 books that we will read and study are:

1. Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman
2. Bone Tiki By David Hair
3. Bridge to Terebithia by Katherine Patterson
   
4. Two weeks with Queen by Morris Gleitzman
5. Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

During our studies we will work in literacy circles to share and discuss the book each week we will prepare some of ideas based on a literacy circle book mark to share in our novel groups.

As a class we are also reading and discussing Skellig by David Almond. Every week we will complete an activity based on the book and spend some time sharing our ideas with the whole class.

Please add a comment to our blog sharing your ideas, thoughts or reflections on any of our books. We look forward to hearing from you!