Once By Morris Gleitzman

Once By Morris Gleitzman

Blurb:

Everybody deserves to have

something good in their life.

         At least once.

Prediction:

I think that this story will be about how a Jewish boy who flees away to find his parents, but on the way he finds the Nazis and gets into more trouble.

Summary:

So far I have read that this boy has lived in an orphanage run by nuns and has been there for 3 years and 8 months the year is 1942. He has found a whole carrot in his soup and thinks it is a message from his parents which are Jewish booksellers and have left him there to be safe from the Nazis. He plans to flee from the orphanage and find his parents.

By Isabelle Ricafort

1000 Paper Cranes/Once

1000 Paper Cranes

Retell:

Sadako is a young girl who lived in Japan but moved when a bomb landed on her home country and filled the air with toxicness.She happily goes to school and even gets into her school Zone but she starts to feel sick and needs to go to the hospital.But her friends and family support her so she can get better.But sadly she dies.

Relate:

Sadako has been friends with a girl since Kindergarten just like Kade and me!

Reflect:

Why did the author decide to make a book about this true story?

What inspired you to write this book?

Review:

The book was ok and a little exiting so I'd give it a 2 1/2 ⭐️

Once Prediction:

Maybe a poor little family we're going alright when the Nazis start a war which doesn't help them so they have to move possibly!

The Garden of the Empress of Cassia

Retell

This book is about a girl named Mimi who loves art and her teacher gives her lessons after school but her Dad doesn't want her to be an artist, he wants her to be a herbalist. The next day her teacher gives her a box of magical coloured pastels. When she draws out on the foot path the next day it appears that the people who are viewing the artwork are in some sort of trance.

Relate

I like doing art

Reflect

Why did you choose the name Mimi for the main character?

Do you like art

Review

It's a good book so far, I rate 3 stars

Holes

Holes

Retell: Stanley stole shoes and the cops said you can go to camp Green lake or jail!
He choose camp green lake because he thought it was going to be nice and he wanted to camp but camp Green lake Ain't that nice anymore because the whole lake dried up and the place is now like a desert.

Relate: They said in

The World According To Humphrey

Retell

There is a Hamster called Humphrey

who is a class pet.Children take

Humphrey home to take care for

a week but then the class teach Ms Mac

is leaving and Humphrey likes

her.

Relate 

Text To World

I had a friend in Preschool

called Humphrey

Reflect

I like how the story makes
sense.The story would be better
with pictures

Review

9/10 stars

 

Holes By Louis Sachar- Jacob C

4 R's BY JACOB CACCIOLA

The book i've been reading is "Holes" by Louis Sachar.

RETELL

From what i have read up to, a boy named Stanley Yelnats. Who goes to a Boys Detention Centre called Camp Green Lake. Well... used to be a lake, now its just a dry landscape. All of the boys have to dig a hole each day in the sand, a big hole for their punishment.

RELATE

T-S- I have noticed that Stanley is Yelnats spelled backwards.

T-T- In "Girl Underground, by Morris Gleitzman, a boy and a girl trapped in a detention centre.

REFLECT

Has any of this happened in your life?

How did you come up with the name Stanley Yelnats?

Why did you choose to make his last name the same as his first name?

REVIEW

I recommend to read this book as Stanley has lots of adventures.

I rate it 8/10.

The world according to humphrey

Retell:

When a hamster named Humphrey is left by ms mack he was very upset abut her leaving him.
And his new teacher mrs Brisbane decides that anyone can take humphrey home for a week.
that is bad but the good part is he meets a human called Aldo and hopes he cod be by his side forever.

Reflect:

I wonder if hamsters are smart and can understand like humphrey can.
I wonder if the author experience tat before.
I wonder if they have a play group for hamsters like humphrey.
I wonder f the author used her imagination to make his story.

Relate:

I relate to this book when they are stuck in a class room all day like me for school.

Review:

I really like this book and i love the author Betty G Birney

ANGEL CREEK

                                          

BY ANNIKA

  ANGEL CREEK

    I'VE JUST  STARTED  READ ANGEL CREEK 

 AND I CAN TELL YOU IT AMAZING. 

 IT HAS GREAT SIMILES,  PERSONIFICATION AND METAPHORS. THE AUTHOR OF THIS AMAZING BOOK IS

SALLY RIPPEN

 SORRY THIS BLOG IS NOT VERY LONG

The world according to Humphrey

The World According to Humphrey

By Betty G. Birney

Retell:

When a hamster named humphrey is left by Ms Mac his life is down.

After a while Mrs. Brisbane decides that every week Humphrey get taken home by 

someone. But as Humphrey states, you can learn a lot about yourself by learning another species.

Reflect:

I wonder if you could add another pet, to mess Humphries Time-Table.

I disagree with some statements you stated ( You can lot about yourself.....)

I wonder if there are hamsters called, Humphrey.

Relate:

I relate the book to when they had a classroom halloween party to when I had a 

street halloween party.

Review:

The book had a great use of tricky and impressive vocabulary.

HOLES BY LOUIS SACHAR

HOLES-TONI J

4-R'S 

RETELL: A boy named Stanley has a history of bad luck. He isn't surprise to find himself stuck in a detention centre at camp green lake. At camp green lake they have to dig a hole five feet deep and five feet wide.

RELATE: T-T- Mrs Spencer was reading a book called girl underground and it's about refugees stuck in a detention centre because holes includes people stuck in a detention centre. 

REFLECT: 

*What's the purpose of this book?

*Why did you call the book holes? 

*Has this happened in your life? 

REVIEW: I give this book an 8/10 because it has a good variety of words that is really interesting and the personality of the characters are really fascinating.


I hope I have made you want to read the book holes and please do because it is really really good and captivating. 

4 R's Holes

Retell

~Stanley Yelnats has a history of bad luck so he isn't surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a juvenile detention centre.The boys have to dig 5 feet deep and 5 feet across everyday!This is supposed to be character building but Stanley thinks this is a lie he has to dig up the truth and maybe with some help along the way!

Relate

~T-T-S~ When my friends run away I run after them.

~T-T-W~There are Juvenile detention centres around the world.

Reflect

~Where do you come up with the ideas for your books?

~Can you relate to any of the characters in Holes?

Review

~I give this book a 7\10 because of the great use of language and the interpretation of the characters.

(*******)***

Where there's smoke

My expreance for this book is amazing i like this book because of the drama in it.
All this drama makes me stuck and confuerd.
here is A picsure of the book the link is on google.com

This book is A confusing one i am still reading from chapter 8 and from there it is so close to the end but from there it still a very teen and young adalt book for like a from a drama into a firefighting show I give this a 4-5 for overall transition.

Now here with quaty i will give a 3-5 for the down right dull because there is no pictures in it and that the writeing is not up to date with Nanbrey and crows contry (this was my book last term)
now for writeing style and this finaly is a 5-5 for the writeing is so superb in a way that no way that anyone can beat them.

Peter's I.Poem

The Goldseekers

The Goldseekers Summarising and Synthesising By Sophia Fenech

This book is about a nine year old girl called Miju and her bother Chung-Kai were kidnapped and taken away from their parents and now living in fear. They found themselves at a gold mine in Melbourne so they are struggling to work for money to try to get back with heir parents again.

Miju and Chung-Kai are on a mission to find another goldmine. On the way they meet up with an old friend of theirs and he gives Miju a little puppy called Ah-poo they find a cave to sleep in for the night and set off. In the morning they realise that they don't need Ah-poo any more so they give it back to their trusted friend.

Later their friend finds that Ah-poo has flakes of gold in his fur and he thinks that he could be rich  but he thought that he must of  got the  gold from the cave. It was too greedy so he didn't and just decided with an old man who owned a shop nearby.
That is what the text is mainly about. 


The Authors most important ideas were that they Miju and Chung-Kai are in a goldmine to get money to find their parents again.

REVIEW I thought that one page had a really good metaphor  which was the night begins to spread its dark wings

I really liked how the author had Miju and Chung-Kai say hello in a different language which was Chinese because if you speak in this language you can have the chance to say "I know what that means."  

Time Wrap

                                                      TIME WRAP

This story is about this family who's stuck in the 60's  but not then daughter named Mel.  now she scared her mum voted to work at the school. this is a funny, weird, 60's and you will be amazed how good this book is.




I can relate to this because its my dad thats so funny( When my dad dances). And when he ran after me when we were leaving for camp





This is a really funny and i fell bad for Mel because she is made fun of. 





I think this book is a 4/10. I find it boring because i like it to be more funning


thanks for reading

SADAKO PART 2 BY LUCAS ENGESSER

SADAKO

RETELL

While Sadako is busy making paper cranes made a good luck charm for a friend and she thanks her for giving her a charm of good luck.

RELATE 

Sadako is an awsome paper crane maker and one timeshe takes a nap and never wakes up

REFLECT

i think this book is an awsome book and highly reconmend every student to read it 

REVIEW

I Think the chapter that i am on should be 4 stars and as i said befor that you should read it to

THE END

The Name at the End of the Ladder

The Name at the End of the Ladder

Retell

In the last four chapters September started to turn to gold because the name she got at her second appointment meant gold but a trader helped her out and she stopped turning gold. Also thanks to her school library she figured out that the combination she needed for the lock on the ladder at square one had nothing to do with maths and that the answer had something to do with the alphabetical order of the numbers. Because August's name gave him the powers of a magician he was able to roll the number he wanted so that he would land on September's square so she would be sent back to square on and she would be able to open the lock and climb up to square 100. Although the riddle she had to figure out was different she unlocked it, climbed up to square 100 and chose her name which freed everyone that had been trapped in the game. September's dad and the citizens tried to save their children and they succedded. It turned out in the end September chose the name September Tuesday (which was her old name) and August chose the name Oak after seeing September's dad Oak in action.

  Relate

 * In a game I've played there was a guy called Proffeser Oak

Reflect

* Why did you decide not to change September's name?

Review 

I thought this book was quite good and rate it 9 and a half out of ten.

The name at the end of the ladder.

The Name at The End of The Ladder





Retell:
September Tuesday is a girl getting her name changed.Counsellor Garlic has given
her the name "Camellia" but after the appointment she wins a "competition" and her prize
is getting sucked into a game.Then she has to use the names she get's from the game and
get their side effects.Her first name from the game is "Melissa which gives her honey craving's,mind reading and buzzing.

When she gets out of the game she meets a boy called August who is going through the
same thing as her.Then they have to get through the side effects of their new names.
Now September has received a new name which is "Aurelia" which is turning her into
to GOLD!!!What will she do?We'll have to read on to find out.



Relate:
This book reminds me of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because of the competition
that you win by finding a ticket in a candy wrapper.



Reflect:
What made come up with this book?
Were you inspired by something?
Did you have somebody work with you on this?





Review:
I like this book because it's very imaginative,suspenseful and entertaining.It must of had
ton's x 999999999999999999999 + hat off work put into it.Keep up the good work.
5 stars.

                              Wonder by R.J PALACIO

 This term we have been reading a wonderful book called wonder.about a boy who is a bit unusual.we had to answer these questions during literacy groups.

Retell:

There is a boy named August and he has problems with his face.him and his family are thinking of going to a normal school.

Relate:

T-S When I was little I used to play with star wars action figures and lightsabers.

Reflect:
Why is your book called Wonder,why did you make the book about a child who had 
facial issues.

Review:
I have enjoyed this book so far because I can create a clear image in my mind and is a very descriptive book.

Wonder 2 J S

                                             Wonder

Lately in Wonder August has ended up going to school and so far he is enjoying his time at school. He met a girl named summer at the lunch table they sat at, during lunch they decided that the table they sat at was the summer table and only people with summer names can sit there. But before  he met her he was scared of school but now he likes  school.

I am reading a book at the moment called how to train your dragon and in it the main character  is very weird as well. I feel both of there pain because there both have no friends for the start of the book and when I went to school I thought I had no friends. Then I met my best friend and that's what happened to August and Hiccup (the main character in how to train your dragon.

I think that the author likes names from the year because there are many summer names like  August and summer. I wonder why she likes summer names so much maybe she was born in summer?

I think that wonder is a is a unpredictable book and I can't wait to read on to see what happens, so I would give Wonder a 7 out of 10.

                                               The End   

SADAKO BY LUCAS. E

RETELL

Sadako makes a lot of paper cranes and and falls a sleep and never wakes up and her parents worrie about her a lot

RELATE

Sadako is an awsome at making paper cranes and takes a nap for a while but then she falls in to deep sleep and never wakes up because know on knoes she is in very very deep sleep but she aculey passes away 

REFLECT

I rekon the book is very detailed and adventores and i think that everyone should read this awsome and adventorous book  

REVIEW

I think this book should be about four and a half stars because the book its self, when i read the book i fell that i am in the place in that book

THE END 

angel creek

 angel creek

sally rippen

hi im monique and im back with another blog today the 8.6.2016 i am blogging about angel creek by sally rippen.i have blogged about this book before this book has amazing similes in the book.here we go

retell

the angel they found is STILL IN THE SHED.THE ANGEL loves grapes."i mean who dosent love grapes?".jelly "the main charector " go parcaly blind for 5 MINITES from lighting.when her eyesight returns she has a MASSIVE migrain.

relate

1.my dad had to go to hospital 3 times one of them was for divatickulites.another one was for bow surgory and the other time was when he cracked his head open.

2.i get massive migrains all the time for no reason.

review

q.1.maybye have a bigger plot twist

reflect

i cant wait to finish this book the teachers did a great job picking this book for the pink group.

a blog by monique

Sadako

Sadako

Retell

Sadako is tall and a fast

runner.She goes to a

celebration called Peace day.

Peace day is when the atom

bomb blow up causing a 

disease called leukaemia. 

Then there is a race and when

Sadako finished the race she

gets dizzy.

Relate 

text to self my grandmother

calles me Sadako.

Reflect

:I do not know if the pictures 

relates to the story.

:It is a confusing book.

Review

:I like how it continues like 

there was trouble and the trouble

ended but then the trouble started

again

:I also liked the pictures it 

awesome.

I give it 9 out of 10 *********

Peters response 3

The Goldseekers
By Greg Bastian

Retell: Lately what has been happening is they are looking for new mines but people have been getting to them is it to late to get back home.

Relate: This book is a shocker because of how great it is, I'm relating to it.

Reflect: This book is in the Gold mines in New South Wales Bathurst.

Review: I loved the book because of how great it is.

Time Wrap

Time Wrap

In  we have been reading a new book called time wrap its a interesting book that we have been reading in our group.Its a interesting book that is based around the theme the 60's.

Retell:

Melanie has been trapped in embarrassment by her parents who are trapped in the 60's tie dying in her craft class going to spend her holiday at a weird place called healthy haven and even worse a school disco.Will she survive being called names form mean boy Preston and not to mention her pesky brother Garf. AND DONT MENTION THE LENTIL SOUP.

Relate:

Text-Self: I have a pesky brother

Text-World: 56 years ago it was the 60's

Text-Self: We have discos at school

Reflect:

Why did you choose a book based around the 60's?

Did you write the character (Mel) based around your childhood? 

Did you have embarrassing parents growing up?

Review:

if i would rate this book out of 10 i would give it a 4 as i find the book a bit boring having it all based around the 60's because I am a modern type of person. THank you for reading another one of my book reviews :D

 

Finders Keepers By Emily Rodda

Zara Finders Keepers

Blue group has been reading Finders Keepers in literacy groups.

Retell

1.Patricks Mum went to the shops and forgot to get him sneakers so he has to wait another week.
2.Patrick is walking home from school and walks into a computer shop and sneakily starts playing a game called 'Quest'.
3.He gets invited to play in a million dollar game show called finder keepers on a saturday morning at 10am.

Relate

1.TTS-Like Claire Patricks sister I look for my glasses where I left them and then complain ,eventually my mum finds them.

2.TTT-At home I am reading a book and the main character wants a computer as well!

Reflect

Question :How do you come up with ideas for your book

Review

Great language,Great book but more for boys in my type of liking!

I would give this book a 7 star rating out of 10!

I like when Patrick was playing Quest on the computer!

I didn't give it a 10 because of there is to much going on in the book.

The name at the end of the ladder

The Name at the End of the Ladder

Retell

After September had her first appointment she met up with a boy called August that she saw in the board game. Now September has got her second name at her second appointment and she saw a glimpse of a piece of paper that said Missing: July and I thought that might be August's brother Jules because the name Jules sounds like a nickname for a person called July. When she appeared on the steps after she got out of the board game Counsellor Garlic came out and told her that he dosen't like that she is going to Madam Alcina for her appointments instead of him.

Relate

* Her name was September Tuesday because she was born on a Tuesday in September so my name would be April Saturday

Reflect

* Is July Jules?

* Is Madam Alcina actually Sweet Pea?

* Did you get the idea of the board game because you like the board game Snakes and Ladders?

Review

I  the really like the book so far and rate it 8 out of 10.

Emily Rodda Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

4 R'S

RETELL

A boy named patrick went on the computer and a message appeared on the screen. It was an invitation to go on a gaming show called FINDERS KEEPERS. He went home to tell everyone, but no one listened. That Saturday, patrick woke up in a room with a big crowd. The host welcomed him to the gaming show finders keepers. 

  RELATE

T-S_ I find messages on the screen, hyperlinks.

T-T_ In Diary of a wimpy kid, no one listens to Greg Heffely.

T-W_ I know some gaming shows on TV.

REFLECT

Q1: How did you come up with the name patrick?

Q2: Did this book relate to your life?

Q3: Who inspired you to make this book?

REVIEW

I  think this book is really good so far. I'd give this book a rating about 8 | 10, I love this book and luckily theres a sequel, Finders Keepers 2 is out!

The garden of empress cassia (joanna)

The Garden of Empress Cassia

Retell:

The main character is Mimi she "loves" art, she loves it like me. (T-S.)  She lives in a two storey shop. And then she gets bullied by Gemma and her friends.Then her dad said that she was doing to much art that he band her from doing art. After that her art teacher gives her a box filled with magical pastels. She draws a beautiful drawing.  At school she eats rice.(T-S.)   Gemma went to Mimi's when Mimi wasn't looking Gemma took the magic pastels in her hands then................................................................... got sucked into the garden of darkness (painting).

Connections:

T-S  is that Mimi loves art like me.
TS school Mimi eats rice with something else.
T-S  my mum & dad used to sing a Irish lullaby to me when I was little.
T-S  I painted a giant painting of a garden.
T-S Mimi is in Year 5.

The Garden Of Empress Cassia

                                                      Retell

         The Main Character is Mimi, Mimi is a Chinese girl and she gets bulled by Australians because           she is Chinese Mimi doesn't like being Chinese.Mimi likes drawing but her dad doesn't like her          drawing, I like drawing and my mum or dad does like me drawing so I can draw stuff for her              like samples.

        Relate

           Mimi the main Character likes drawing but her dad doesn't like her drawing and because this is            a relate i like drawing but my mum and dad like me do anything i like to do and thats the relate            done.

        Reflect

             I have some Questions for the Author and the First on is Why did you choose this title and i                mean of that like why Chinese as the subject. Next Question is why did u use magic in this                  story a little bit. The last Question is you could have used more people with Mimi.

          Review

             I have one dislike and one like im going to tell you them. So the dislike is that there should                  be more charities. And the like is That there is a lot of Adventure in it which i like.

             THE END!!

                     

Angel Creek By Maeve Gregory 5S

                                ANGEL CREEK

           -BY MAEVE GREGORY 5S-

RETELL

Pik, Gino and Jelly go on a walk during the pitch, black sky without any permission! When the go to the creek nearby they stumble across an angel tangled up in some river rubbish is a weak, tired, starving and thirsty angel gasping for breath. They go check out the angel the discover a bleeding, sore wing. They try fixing it all the can but they never complete the challenging task.

RELATE
I can relate to 'Angel Creek' because when I went to my cousins house for mothers' day we went to a near-by creek. And around Christmas time my mum had the flu.

REFLECT

QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR:

How did you come up with these interesting names? 

What made you come up with the book?

Does some of it relate to your life?

Can you make this a series?

REVIEW   
I like how the author used a lot of similes and metaphors.
With this book the  author has made you draw a picture or imagine the scene in your head.
Whatever you do try and read this book; it gets you engaged, you would want to read more and you will want to read on. 

summary of where's there smoke

                                              WHERES THE SMOKE

this story is about a boy named luke his fighting a boy named smithy and a girl sarah breaks up the fight . luke follows sarah to mrs crawleys house they think its haunted when lukes about to back out mrs crawley comes out with her cookies and luke loves her cookies i shouldn't give  away the whole story . I just wanna keep reading on and on its great for 9 and up . It was written by john heffernan
                                                     thanks for reading

sadako and the thousand paper cranes kaitlyn

                                                sadako
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
retell:
That she got sick and she had to make  1000 paper cranes.
Her bother gave her a gold cranes yo start her off.
Her friend gave her a kimono doll to cheap with he.

relate:
text to textI have read a book called the 26-storey treehouse where the sharks get sick and they need  so one to help them.
text to text There is a another book called finders  keepers  they have a brother as well.
 
reflect:
I like that the author  picked  a unusual name for the mane  character [sadako]
all the characters names are unusual witch is good
what is a kimono doll.
why was she i a wheelchair when she can work


review:
I like when it say "you have to make 1000 paper cranes to get better"
I like when it say "felt clammy" 
                        by kaitlyn lafferty 

wonder - Isobel (continued..........)

                                        WONDER
                                 BY R. J. PALACIO

Dear Reader,

I have written this blog to inform you what our friend August been up to since you last saw him. There are many bad and good things that happened to August while you were away, so let's get started shall we, join me in August's world.............

Kind Regards,

Isobel Cassin

                                                                RETELL
August has recently met a nice girl named summer. they sit together at the same table everyday at lunch. they have named it the summer table, because they both have summer names, and you can only sit on the table if your name has something to do with summer, like June or July (the book is american so they have different seasons in different months to us.)but the most exciting thing is August's upcoming birthday........

                                                               REFLECT
I think it is good that August is starting to make some new friends at school. Advice to Mum and Dad: try to encourage August in making new friends and participating in social activities.


                                                               REVIEW
I like how the author starts the story again in another persons point of view, not just August's. it has helped me to realise that people always have different opinions about things no matter what the circumstances are.


                                                               RELATE
 T-S I can relate to via when she feels like August is the most important and she doesn't matter, because sometimes i feel left out when my brother or sister get's all the attention.



THANK YOU FOR READING MY BLOG AND I HOPE YOU JOIN AUGUST ON SOME OF HIS OTHER ADVENTURES THAT ARE YET TO COME. PLEASE TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS SECTION WHAT YOU PREDICT WILL AHPPEN TO AUGUST NEXT!!:)

Summarising And Analysing

Summarise 

This story is about Luke.He is in a fight with Smithy and just when they are about to get really in the fight, Sarah breaks it up and walks away. Luke thought about going back in the fight, but Luke remembers a quote his Mum told him "Live to fight another day." Then Luke starts to follow Sarah. They both stop at Mrs Crawley's house and comment on her DELICIOUS cookies.After they leave they both leave for their house and Luke creates some tea for his Mom for all the work she's done.But then the Mom discovers his cut lip and finds out he was in a fight.

Analysing


Predictions: CHAPTER 12
When Luke skips school and sees Tiny instead of the Principle, he will either get suspended or expelled.

Connections: T-S
1.My Dad says to ignore my siblings when they annoy me like Sarah says to ignore Smithy.
2.I have gravy packets in my cupboard like Luke

Likes:
1.He started with someone talking and not like 'One day'.
2.The Author used alliteration on many pages

Dislikes:
1.He used some swear words.

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-Angel Creek-By Will C-

we have been reading this book in literacy groups.

Retell

Jelly, Gino and Pik have no where to hide the angel from these bullies thats safe. Jelly had a fight with Gino because they booth wanted it .But theirs one boy who she hasn't seen before. Christmas has also gone by and Jelly found a Bracelet from Gino that she always wanted.

Reflect

Question for the Author:

How long did this book take to publish?

What inspired you to write it?

Why is Jelly a name?

Review

I liked how you used a lot of similies in the text.

I liked how the names where very weird like Jelly Gino and Pik.
You used a multiple of adjectives.

I liked how you used easy words for kids to read.
Relate
Once I found something that i didn't want to tell anyone.
I've been in a tunnel before.
I have a baby cousin who has a pram.
I've seen lighting and thunder.
Ive seen a guy been hit by lighting on Youtube.

peter's response 2 The goldseekers

The goldseekers

Retell: lately what has been going on is that they have found a new cave and most of the old miners are stuck at the camp.

Relate: the book has been getting more and more intresting that i'm falling more and more into the book.

Summery of THE GARDEN OF EMPRESS CASSIA

BOOKS NAME: The garden of Empress cassia.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mimi, Mrs Lu, Jack, Mr Lu, Old Ma, Gemma, art teacher, miss Stershop and a lot more other characters.
NATIONALITY:Chinise, Australian and Irish

THE GARDEN OF EMPRESS CASSIA

       SUMMERY: 
The main characters name is Mimi Lu. She comes from china and is now living in Australia in a

 little hut that her dad is working in for his job. She goes to school in year five and gets bullied by a girl named Gemma and some of here friends but mainly Gemma. Mimi really enjoys doing art so she gets after school lessons with her art teacher, she gets magical pastels given to her by her art teacher because she is so good at art. (T. S). Her Dad is not keen on Mimi being good at art because he thinks its a waste of time for her studying but she always gets good marks in her report. Mimi`s uncle, Ting died from eating to much greasy food, when Mimi doesn`t even remember what her uncle looks like sadly. But she does get a gift from here uncle... a puppy!

WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE BOOK:
Me and the green group for 5ST are reading THE GARDEN OF EMPRESS CASSIA the greatest book of all time! In my opinion. The garden of Empress Cassia is a great book because it puts a good picture into you mind and it has a lot of emotion in it. I know my group really enjoys the book we are reading because when we have group discussions we all have really good chats about the book and what we think will happen later on in the book. I hope you will read this truly amazing book.

the Goldseekers

The Goldseekers. by Katie.


Introduction

This term yr five pink 5st have been Reading a book called goldseekers. we have enjoyed reading it and have found it intresting.


retell

the story is about two kids called kai and miju who have lost their parents and are living in a tent well not for long. they have t move from there because the army said go other wise i will kill you. so now they are in the woods trying to get back to the goldfields. Sam there friends is trying to get the money the army stole from them. He had to go fight for the money with his dad because they were very strong people and he would not have been able to fight them on his own but sadly they di not get the money.


relate

t-s. once I went camping and me and my sister had to stay in the tent while my mum and dad went on a walk.

t-w. there are actually gold fields in Australia


review

I liked how the author used hard words instead of using easy words. I also like how she used unusual names for the characters.


reflect

I think the book is good but it needs a little more action.
I give this book 3 out of 5

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Wonder Book Review 2 - Blake

Wonder

By R. J. Palacio

Retell

August finally started school and his homeroom teacher gave him a folder to do some work in. Everyone was staring at him as he wasn't looking, but when he turned to face them, they all just stared down at their tables. August felt very nervous and was mumbling every word that came out of his mouth until the teacher asked him to speak a bit louder and clearer.

Relate

I can feel how nervous August is because I have experienced being nervous and mumbling, I have also been asked to speak up by the teacher, so I can relate to August's situation at the moment. In the book, August unlocks his lock quicker than the person sitting next to him; I have unlocked a lock quicker than a few other people.

Reflect

Some people in my group think that this book doesn't have much action, I have to admit, I don't think that it does either, but it doesn't mean that I don't like the book. My prediction is that most of the action will come later in the book, I can't wait to read it!!!

Review

I think that by this time, throughout the book the author needed to have described a little bit of August's face, or maybe (hopefully) the author will describe him fully. I noticed that there was a pattern most of the way throughout the book; most of the chapters go for 2 - 5 pages, but I think that the amount of pages in each chapter just keeps getting larger as you go further into the book.

So far I am giving this book a rate of 2 out of 5!!!

WONDER.......

  WONDER.......

by Cassandra Wijaya

During this term, our purple literacy group in 5ST, has been reading an interesting and stimulating book called WONDER by R . J. Palacio.

RETELL: 

This book is about a boy named August who is not an ordinary ten years old. August has an older sister named Via. August does do ordinary things but he is unique. You probably wondering what's so unique about August? Well I guess you would know, if you were being stared at and seeing little kids screaming and running away from you. You might guess it, the unique thing about him is his face. He does not look like you or me, his face looks a little strange.

His parents are always trying to protect him but they still want him to go to school. August never goes to school as he is always home schooled by his mum. The reason he doesn't want to go to school is because he feels uncomfortable with his face and is scared that some kids will judge him. He has two or three surgeries per year because he has some small anomalies on his face since he was born.

August's world feels like coming to an end when he has to go to school, until he meets the Principal Mr. Tushman.

RELATE:

 T - S - T - T

As August is scared about his looks he does not want to go to school. I can imagine that he is embarrassed. I have seen a movie where this girl also refuses to go to school because of her spiky hair.

I can relate to this when my face had a sunburn after swimming on the weekend, I was terrified to go to school on Monday and was begging my Mum to stay home or home schooled. Of course, she didn't agree with me & I still had to go to school that day.

REFLECT:

My reflection is why is the book called "Wonder"? Maybe because it makes us wonder what exactly August looks like or how August might wonder how he would feel if he went to school a long time ago instead of being home schooled.

 

REVIEW:

I like the book a lot because it's funny and entertaining, especially when the dad makes jokes of the Principle named Mr. Tushman. This book touches my heart that I learn not to judge people from their outside appearances. Just like we are not to judge the book by its cover.  What's truly important is the inside or personality of the person. Beauty comes from within.