Yes! The time has come again when we hurry to read the 7 books on the Carnegie Short List before the Award is made. This year the choices have been particularly excellent for boys and as a couple were on the Guardian Book Award, we've had a head start. Just as well because the main bookshops have been very slow off the mark getting copies in! Airman by Eoin Colfer
This is a very good book. It is set in the 1800s and is about a boy called Connor Brokeheart who seems to have his life laid out for him he has an amazing tutor who will help him to make the first ever flying machine; Connor has a nice family and knows a princess. BUT, the power hungry Hugo Bolivian assassinates the king and his tutor and throws him in prison where he is treated badly and forced to dig diamonds. He cleverly escapes and flies at Bolivian in the first ever plane and the united family kill the tyrant. If you liked Artemis Fowl you should like this but if you didn’t you should try it anyway because it is quite different.
Orik (Yr7)Frank Cotterell Boyce writes ‘Cosmic’ which is a very funny, lively book and it is aimed at 10-13 year olds. However the book is quite hard to understand at first because there is a tall boy called Liam and a smaller boy called Michael. They venture into space and I am surprised that they survive in the end. I would most certainly recommend it *****.
SCORPIA (Yr7)I’ve read Cosmic and I think it’s really good. It’s a kid’s book because it’s based on kids, but is hard to read. It’s about 2 boys who want to enter a competition to go to space, but one person needs to be a parent so Liam, the tall boy pretends to be an adult. I gad fun reading this book because the storyline is good and enjoyable. I got stuck on to this book as it gripped me and I couldn’t let go. I would recommend this book for 9-11 year olds.
K.R.B.(Yr7)Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks
First things first. The language is fluent and easy to read, but people younger than 12 should try to avoid this.
The storyline is excellent, the mystery about black rabbit, was very good. When Raymond disappeared was a very disturbing part of the book, do not read this after nine o’clock.
To sum it up, Black Rabbit Summer is a very funny and witty book, with twists and turns at every corner
FIRESTAR (Yr7)
