Book Club Reviews

Our Book Club Reviewers have been hard at work reading interesting books to share with you. Here are a few books that they enjoyed...

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Reviewed by Caitlin in Grade 7

Calder and Petra are two people brought together by the love of puzzles and the fascination of questions without answers. But when a priceless Vermeer painting mysteriously  disappears and the thief is constantly writing letters to the the public threatening to destroy the painting unless  Vermeer's secret life is uncovered. Calder and Petra have too do everything they can to rescue the painting even if it means putting their lives in danger.

Caitlin says: I loved this book.It left me in anticipation right till the end.I recommend this book to those who are interested in misterys and questions with so many never ending,unknown answers.

The Two Princessess of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

Reviewed by Tanaka in Grade 6

Princess Addie's sister Princess Meryl gets sick with the Grey Death.  Princess Addie decides to go out and find a cure.  But her adventure isn't as easy as she thought it would be...

Tanaka says: "I liked that the book wasn't all about war and killing.  It had a really good message overall."

The Adventure of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey

Reviewed by Theo in Grade 2

Super Diaper Baby was created when a baby fell into Super Power juice extracted from Captain Underpants. Deputy Dangerous and Danger Dog made inventions to try and steal Captain Underpants' super powers. Danger Dog saves Super Diaper Baby. Diaper Dog and Super Diaper Baby defeat Deputy Dangerous and restore Captain Underpants' powers.

Theo says: "I liked it when Super Diaper Baby and Diaper Dog defeated Deputy Dangerous. I liked that part because Deputy Dangerous went like "Ohhh and eehhhhh and aaahh".

The Library Loves Grandparents' Day

Loads of new and exciting books are about to be put on the library shelves thanks to all the book donations we received on Grandparents' Day. We would like to thank all the grandparents for the generous donations to our library! 

Miss Saaiman and Mrs Howell manning the donation table

Here are a few of Miss Saaiman's favourite picks from the new books for our Junior Fiction shelves. Check back next week to see the Senior Fiction picks!

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey

George Beard and Harold Hutchins are special. Yeah, ask their school principal, Mr Krupp (just make sure you aren't standing too close-he's got a mean right hook). Now the amazingly-talented George and Harold have created an all-new superhero-Super Diaper Baby! The first newborn ever to fight crime, stomp on evil baddies and not get his diaper dirty. With the help of his trusty sidekick , Diaper Dog, little Billy Hoskins is out to save the world before bedtime!

Bella Sara: Bella's Gift  by Felicity Brown

Meet Bella and her friends in this exciting new range of books. The majestic mare Bella gathers her horse friends to help an imprisoned girl and her animal friends escape from Styginmoor castle. In this first book in the series, Bella comes to be a great leader in the magical world of North of North. Each book also comes with an exclusive web code that directs readers back to the website for more interactive fun.

Ripley's Believe It or Not: The Dragon's Triangle

Join the RBI-a group of teen agents with special gifts-on a series of action-packed adventures as they travel the world investigating unbelievable tales in a bid to discern fact from fiction. Based in an international school located in Robert Ripley's old house, the agents continue Ripley's work in investigating weird and wacky happenings around the world. Engaging characters and entertaining stories are supported by Ripley facts throughout these books, each of which concludes with an RBI Case File--a wholly factual section featuring the real Ripley people that inspired the adventure. 

My Sister the Vampire: Fangtastic by Sienna Mercer

Olivia is a vegetarian. Ivy is a vampire. And they're twins?!? Ever since Olivia discovered that her long-lost twin sister, Ivy, is a vampire, she's been soaking up everything Ivy will tell her about Franklin Grove's vampire community. It's all top secret, and Olivia's sworn that she'll never tell another soul. But now, nosy tabloid reporter Serena Star is sniffing around like a bloodhound. As she gets closer and closer to the truth, it's up to Ivy and Olivia to throw her off the scent. This is one fangtastic news story that can't see the light of day! Sink your teeth into Olivia and Ivy's second fright-time adventure.

Synopsis  of each book qouted from www.loot.co.za