Children’s Book Reviews by Yollie

This is what the dust jacket reads:  

I’m scared.

Scared I’m a coward.

Scared we’re trapped.

Scared that it’s my own

ghost standing at the bottom

of the stairs, waiting for me . . .

That this is it –

all that’s left of my life.

In this incredible re-creation of life in the annexe, Sharon Dogar re-awakens Peter van Pels: his thoughts, his hopes, his fears, his feelings, his words and his dreams.

As I read this book I was drawn into the annexe. When Peter wished to be outside, I did too. When he wanted to scream at the world and yell as loud as he could , no matter who heard him, I wanted to scream too. Slowly Peter begins to fall in love with Anne. He has so much longing for her that he hardly notices all the signs indicating that they may have been found out.

Then the moment comes; the eight in the annexe are betrayed. From here on the book tells of the camps, of the torture, the hangings, the gasing, the screaming, all the death.

 I would recommend this book to older children and adults. It is a wonderful story, although there are obviously terrible subjects such as the Holocaust and impossibly terrifying places like Auschwitz.

This book is definitely worth a five star rating – ***** Thank you Sharon Dogar for writing a wonderful book and helping to keep this important subject fresh in our minds.

The fourth and final book (so far) of the Gallagher Academy Series. Another amazing read, a fast-paced, exhilarating book.

After having a very close encounter with the Circle of Cavan, Cammie, Bex, Liz and Macey are trying to discover as much about the Circle as possible but with one of their teachers accused of aiding the Circle the girls no longer know who to trust. Can they defeat the Circle and prove their teacher isn’t a double agent at the same time?

Here’s what the dust jacket reads: Despite having known him for almost a year, there were a lot of things I still didn’t know about Zachary Goode. Like how soap and shampoo could smell so much better on him than anyone else. Like where he went when he wasn’t mysteriously showing up at random (and frequently dangerous) points in my life. And, most of all, I didn’t know how, when he mentioned the jacket, he made me think about the sweet, romantic part of the night last November when he’d given it to me, and not the terrible, bloody, international-terrorists-are-trying-to-kidnap-me-part that came right after.

The third book in the Gallagher academy series and another exhilarating read!
Ally Carter is a truly amazing author and she has had all of my friends at school frantically trying to get their hands on these books.

Here’s a little bit about the book: Here’s the thing about covert operations: bad things happen when you least expect them. The enemies __________ don’t give you a heads-up. And they never let you stop to put on comfortable shoes.

A spy-in-training, Cammie Morgan has a cover for every occasion. But what happens when she is forced to break it to save her best friend, Macey? Cammie and her friends are determined to hunt down the group that threatens to tear their secret sisterhood apart. This time it’s personal.

Book Two of the Gallagher Academy series and another incredible read.
With adventure, missions, fake Id’s and …….. BOYS!!!!

This book is fast paced, exciting with a fabulously gripping story-line. You can’t help but turn over the page. This book will keep you reading all day and all night. I finished it in a day : it was THAT good!!!!

Here is what the dust jacket reads: There I was: the Gallagher Girl who had risked the most sacred sisterhood in the history of espionage. For a _____________ boy. But I was through with lying. And sneaking around. I was going to be . . . myself.

Despite Cammie’s best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her . . . and this time the stakes for Cammie’s heart – and her beloved school – are even higher.

‘If ever there was a new series to make Harry, Ron, Hermione et al look like wimps, then this is it.’ THE BOOKBAG