Mangoes & bananas / Scott, Nathan Kumar
I rated this book 5 stars because it tells that there are two friends, a mouse deer and a monkey whose names were Karchil and Monyet. One day, the two friends decided to grow some mangoes and bananas. When they were ready, They made a deal that half of it would be for Kanchil and half for Monyet but Monyet started eating the fruits and that made Karchil upset that he began to make fun of him. Then Monyet got upset and began to throw mangoes at her and that made Karchil run away. I learnt that you should not tease your friends and others.
5 stars
Reviewed by Harshit Kumar from Tawa and Hampton Hill School , 9 years old
Diana, Princess of the Amazons / Hale, Shannon
it was nice altho in most of the pictures she looked quite cute.
3 stars
Reviewed by Laura from Miramar and Seatoun School , 11 years old
Zeus : king of the gods, George O’Connor
It is a adventure of Zeus, where he kills the evil titan called kronos. Though it is a tiny bit scary.
4 stars
Reviewed by Victor from Karori and Karori West Normal School , 10 years old
Small spaces, Katherine Arden
When Ollie saves a book from being thrown into a stream, she does not realise she is about to become part of a mysterious adventure. The book is about a farm and a girl who has two boys in love with her. when Ollie goes on a school trip to a farm, she discovers that the woman who was throwing away the book actually owns the farm and the graves of the girl and two boys are there. I really enjoyed this book as it was well written and engaging.
4 stars
Reviewed by Anna from Karori and Karori Normal School , 10 years old
Small spaces, Katherine Arden
This book is about an 11-year-old girl called ollie. She finds a woman who is going to throw a book in the river so she takes the book. The book is called Small Spaces which is a about a farm. On a school trip. Ollie discovers that the owner of the book owns the farm they are visiting and that the graves of the people in the book are the characters she is reading about…….This is a very enjoyable read that is gripping. I rated it 5 stars.
5 stars
Reviewed by Molly from Karori and Karori Normal School , 12 years old
Small spaces, Katherine Arden
I thought this was a spooky book but I really liked it. This is one of those books that you read it but you can’t tell what’s going to happen next. I also really liked the idea of the scarecrow.
5 stars
Reviewed by Tiana from Karori and St Teresa’s School , 10 years old
Hermes : tales of the trickster, George O’Connor
I loved this book. I learnt tons and it was extremely suspenfull and motivating.
5 stars
Reviewed by Petra from Khandallah and Other , 12 years old
Artemis : wild goddess of the hunt, George O’Connor
This is a very truthful account of the tales of Artemis. The illustrations depict the emotions of the characters extremely well. I thoroughly liked the stories they chose. The book is very dramatic and tells of love loss hardships and triumph. All and all it was a great story!!
5 stars
Reviewed by Petra from Khandallah and Other , 12 years old
Hermes : tales of the trickster, George O’Connor
This book is a part of a series of comic books. This comic is about Hermes, who has been a handful since he was born in a cave because his mother was banished. Even as a little boy, Hermes is causing trouble. I am not a huge fan of comics so I did not really enjoy this book. However, children who enjoy comics may enjoy this one.
2 stars
Reviewed by Molly from Karori and Karori Normal School , 12 years old
Poseidon : earth shaker by George O’Connor.
I enjoyed reading this book because I liked the maze.
4 stars
Reviewed by Konrad from Miramar and Seatoun School , 8 years old