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[Tiger]

So far this year:

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(J.K Rowling) 9/10
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K Rowling)10/10
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K Rowling) 8/10
4. Dolphin Diaries (Lucy Daniels)7/10
5. Dolphin in the Deep (Lucy Daniels)10/10
6. The Witches (Roald Dahl)10/10
7. Charlotte's Web (E.B White)8/10
8. Why the Whales Came (Michael Mopurgo) 10/10
9. Whispering to Witches (Anna Dale)10/10
10. Lambs in the Lane (Lucy Daniels)6/10
11. Thora (Gillian Johnson)10/10
12. Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince (re-read) 10/10
13. Turtle Moon (by Fiona Helen Redfern-Patterson) 7/10
14. Odious Oceans (by Anita Ganeri) 7/10
15. Shakespeare's Secret (by Elise Broach) 10/10
16. Lost Boy (by Linda Newbury) 9/10
17. Birds of Prey (by Robin Kerrod) 8/10
18. Indie Kidd (by Karen McCombie) 10/10
19. The Dolphins of Laurentum (by Caroline Lawrwnce) 8/10
20. Boy 2 Girl (Terence Blacker)(re-read) 8/10
21. My Mum's from Pluto (Gwyneth Rees) 10/10
22. How to be Goodish (Karen McCombie) 9/10
23. A Series Of Unfortunate Events(Lemony Snicket) 6/10
24. Following the Rainbow (Lucy Daniels) 10/10
25.The Plotless, Pointless, Pathetic Sir Glame (Joshua Wright) 10/10
26. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K Rowling) 9/10
27. Clean Break (Jaqueline Wilson) 7/10
28. The Making of May (Gwyneth Rees) 8/10
29. Adolphus Tips by (Michael Mopurgo )10/10
30. The Wreck of Zanzibar (Michael Mopurgo) 7/10
31. The Magical worlds of Harry Potter (David Colbert) 9/10
32. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K Rowling) 10/10
33. Spirit Walker (by Michelle Paver) 10/10
34. Ingo (Helen Dunmore) 10/10
35. The Tide Knot (Helen Dunmore) 10/10
36. Matilda (Roald Dahl) 6/10
37. The Wedding Planner's Daughter (Coleen Paratore) 7/10
38. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardribe (C.S.Lewis) 10/10
39. Angel: Deli Dramas and Dreamy Doormen (P.Cherry) 6/10
40. Katy's Exmoor 5/10
41. Katy's Exmoor Adventures 5/10
42. The Mediator 5/10
43. Soul Eater 10/10
44. Frankie, Peaches and Me 10/10
45. Plague Sorcerer 5/10
46. What a Week To Risk it all 8/10
47. House of Secrets 7/10
48. North Child 10/10
49. What A Week To Get Real 6/10
50. Doctor Who: The Invasion Casket 7/10
51. Wolf Brother 10/10
52. Walking With Dinosaurs: A Natural History 8/10

Current book:
53. Johnny And The Bomb- Terry Pratchett



Waiting to be read (for 2007)
The Dolphins of Laurentum
Wolf Brother
Buried Fire



"Five-star" books

2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4. Dolphin in the Deep
5. Whispering to Witches
6. The Witches
8. Why the Whales Came
11.Thora
12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
15. Shakespeare's Secret
18. Indie Kidd
21. My Mum's from Pluto
24. Following the Rainbow
25. The Pointless, Plotless, Pathetic Sir Glame
29. Adolphus Tips
32. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
33. Spirit Walker
34. Ingo
35. The Tide Knot
38. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Top Six

Shakespeare's Secret
Why the Whales Came
Following the Rainbow
Spirit Walker
Ingo
Soul Eater




Pls note: the current books in WTBR, the books Wolf Brother and The Dolphins Of Laurentum were read in 2006 as library books and got them for xmas. Just incase you were wondering!

[Maureen]

Tiger, which book did ou love best?

[Kell]

I love the Harry Potter books & I adore Roald Dahl too. My favourite has always been The Twits - it makes me laugh soooooo hard (it's the Mugglewump family & the hug-tite sticky glue that does it!).

[Tiger]

Maureen, my favourite book so far is the Half Blood Prince, which I'm just re-reading. :D

[Tiger]

I'm now reading Why the Whales Came (Michael Mopurgo). This a lovely book about a cursed island in the Scilly Isles called Samson.

[Kell]

Sounds interesting, Tiger - I look forward to hearing how it turns out. :)

[Tiger]

Why The Whales came... I finished it today. It's a good book, which I will definitely reread. Review going on under children's section.

[Tiger]

And I'm STILL working my way through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! It's never taken me this long before!!! :book:

[Tiger]

I've two timed Harry Potter against

Whispering to Witches

[Tiger]

.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Dolphin Diaries (Lucy Daniels)
Dolphin in the Deep (Lucy Daniels)
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
Charlotte's Web (E.B White)
Why the Whales Came (Michael Mopurgo)
Whispering to Witches 10/10
Lambs in the Lane 6/10
Thora (Gillian Johnson) 10/10
Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince (re-read) 10/10
Boy 2 Girl (re-read) 8/10

[Tiger]

And this fortnight:
Touching the Waves 7/10
Into the Blue 9/10

Both by Lucy Daniels! They're both about dolphins as well. As you've probably guessed by now, I'm obsessed with dolphins!

[Tiger]

Went to the library today and chose:

Indie Kidd by Karen McCrumble 10/10
The Snow Pony by Alison Lester
The Dolphins of Laurentum by Caroline Lawrwnce

And a non-fiction book called

Large Mammals

After a while of reading, I read 52 pages of Indie Kidd! So far, Indie's used some cream on one of her eyebrows, unaware that it vanishes the hair in the ares of the cream! Now she has one and a half eyebrows! LOL

And yes, another two books on dolphins, one non-fiction and a story set in the Roman times... sometimes I ask myself why I'm so obsessed with them- LOL! :? :lol:

[Tiger]

Next time I go, I'd LOVE to find a book on Doctor Who, whether it focusses on the first eight doctors or the last two... As long as it has K9 or the Daleks in it, I'll be a happy person!

[Angel]

I'll see what we can find!! LOL

[Tiger]

Angel wrote:

I'll see what we can find!! LOL


LOL- Thanks mum! :jump:

Finished Indie Kidd this morning. I'd give it 10/10! LOL-I've never, ever rated a book like that before.

[Tiger]

Nearly finished The Dolphins of Laurentum... Really good book!

[Tiger]

Went to the library again and chose these 5 books:

Turtle Moon by Fiona Helen Redfern-Patterson
Odious Oceans by Anita Ganeri
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
Lost Boy by Linda Newbury
Birds of Prey by Robin Kerrod

[Tiger]

And so...
So far this year:

.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 9/10
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 10/10
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 8/10
Dolphin Diaries (Lucy Daniels) 7/10
Dolphin in the Deep (Lucy Daniels) 10/10
The Witches (Roald Dahl) 10/10
Charlotte's Web (E.B White) 8/10
Why the Whales Came (Michael Mopurgo) 10/10
Whispering to Witches 10/10
Lambs in the Lane 6/10
Thora (Gillian Johnson) 10/10
Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince (re-read) 10/10
Turtle Moon by Fiona Helen Redfern-Patterson 7/10
Odious Oceans by Anita Ganeri
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
Lost Boy by Linda Newbury
Birds of Prey by Robin Kerrod
Indie Kidd by Karen McCrumble 10/10
The Snow Pony by Alison Lester
The Dolphins of Laurentum by Caroline Lawrwnce 8/10
Boy 2 Girl (re-read) 8/10


Note: the ones with ratings are the ones I've actually read. The ones without are some from the library and ready to be read.
Current book: Turtle Moon

[Tiger]

Tiger wrote:

Current book: Turtle Moon

Not anymore... it's now Shakespeare's secret by Elise Broach.

[Tiger]

Here is a load down on my favourite book so far....

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry, and his best friends Ron and Hermione, are about to start their 4th year a Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to go back to school, no matter how much the Quittich World Cup's dark event upsets him!
At Hogwarts... there's a dangerous competion and a new spooky new teacher who used to work at the Minestry of Magic. How did Harry's name emerge from the Goblet of Fire? And is he up for what's in store for him?

An excellent book which is also now a major new film on DVD now. I would reccomend it to those who haven't read it yet.

I'd give it 10/10!

[Tiger]

And here's one of Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach...

With a Shakespearian name like Hero, settling into a new town is never that easy. At least this time, there's a mystery to be solved: who robbed a priceless diamond? Why does old Mrs Roth know so much about the event? And why is Danny, mot popular boy in town, so desperate to help?

I haven't read the whole book yet, but for me it still works a treat for me! So far: 10/10

[Angel]

Now you've got even more to read after today's visit to the library :D

[Tiger]

Yeah, I've still got:

. Shakespeare's Secret
. Snow Pony
. Odious Oceans
. Lost Boy
. Indie kidd (how to be goodish)
. A Series Of Unfortunate Events
and I'm FINALLY trying Gwyneth Rees...
. My mum's from Pluto

:lol:

[Angel]

My mum's from Pluto



oh no I'm not!! LOL, I'm from Venus.........

[Tiger]

Nearly finished Shakespeare's Secret. I think I've solved the mystery. And my suspect is...

Mrs Roth (Hero's neighbour.)

How do I know? Well, she doesn't answer any questions about the diamond, only the necklace, she's not too keen to find the diamond and she knows too much about the robbery for my liking.

And, mum... I agree you ARE from Venus: so am I. LOL

[Tiger]

The first day at school wasn't a bad one: I got in the Achievement Book for making Cosmo so carefully, we did some singing practice for Oliver Twist and we played loads of spoirts games, like Hockey, Basket ball, Tennis, Babmington and Cricket.

I will soon start My Mum's From Pluto by Gwyneth Rees. I hope that I'll enjoy it as much as Shakespeare's Secret!

[Tiger]

Tiger'sAnd here's one of Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach...


Click here to see the hidden message (It might contain spoilers)
With a Shakespearian name like Hero, settling into a new town is never that easy. At least this time, there's a mystery to be solved: who robbed a priceless diamond? Why does old Mrs Roth know so much about the event? And why is Danny, mot popular boy in town, so desperate to help?

I haven't read the whole book yet, but for me it still works a treat for me! So far: 10/10 Well... I was very wrong. The old owner of the house hid it in the porch light, but when Danny and Hero found it, Danny sent it to his mum

[Maureen]

Are you pleased that you did not manage to solve it, or would you rather have done so Tiger?

[Tiger]

No, I quite like a Red Herring! :)

[Maureen]

;-) :agree:

[Tiger]

Today I went to the library again and kept it simple with just these books:

Lucy Daniels- Following the Rainbow
Joshua Wright- The Plotless, Pointless, Pathetic Sir Glame

As you've probably guesses, Following the Rainbow is another dolphin story. But what type of dolphin? Well, this one is about the second largest dolphin, the Pilot Whale. I'm currently reading it and am already on page 87- it's a good book!

[Tiger]

New month...

This year I've gotten through:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 9/10
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 10/10
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 8/10
Dolphin Diaries (Lucy Daniels) 7/10
Dolphin in the Deep (Lucy Daniels) 10/10
The Witches (Roald Dahl) 10/10
Charlotte's Web (E.B White) 8/10
Why the Whales Came (Michael Mopurgo) 10/10
Whispering to Witches 10/10
Lambs in the Lane 6/10
Thora (Gillian Johnson) 10/10
Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince (re-read) 10/10
Turtle Moon by Fiona Helen Redfern-Patterson 7/10
Odious Oceans by Anita Ganeri 7/10
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach 10/10
Lost Boy by Linda Newbury
Birds of Prey by Robin Kerrod 8/10
Indie Kidd by Karen McCrumble 10/10
The Snow Pony by Alison Lester RETURNED UNREAD
The Dolphins of Laurentum by Caroline Lawrwnce 8/10
Boy 2 Girl (re-read) 8/10
My Mum's from Pluto 10/10
How to be Goodish 9/10
A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Following the Rainbow
The Plotless, Pointless, Pathetic Sir Glame.
Current read: Following the Rainbow

[Tiger]

Finished Following the Rainbow. 10/10

[Tiger]

The Plotless, Pointless, Pathetic Sir Glame was hilarius (SP)- now one of my favourite books. It'll be such a shame to return it back to the library!- LOL

[Sarahrob]

The Witches (Roald Dahl) 10/10

I love Roald Dahl. The imagination in his stories is fantastic. I love the Quentin Blake illustrations as well - they really bring the books to life!

[Kell]

You certainly race through those books, Tiger! I love Roald Dahl too - The Twits is still one of my favourites to this day. have you read that one yet?

And I'll look forward to hearing what you think of A Series of Unfortunate Events, as i'm thinking of getting hold of that one myself... ;)

[Sarahrob]

Oh I love the Twits. When I first read it my dad had a beard and it started to freak me out a bit!
I think my favourite would be Revolting Rhymes, especially the retelling or Red Riding Hood! :lol:

[Kell]

Ooh, yes - Little Red Riding Hood was fantastic! Along with Cinderella Bigfoot - hahaha!

[Tiger]

I'd love to borrow The Twits from the library on Saturday! It sounds good and rather funny. I hear that Kell laughed her socks off!

[Kell]

I did in deed. I adored the Mugglewump family. And you'll laught like a loony over Hug-tite sticky glue - ROFL!

[Tiger]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Tiger]

Sounds hilarious! :lol:

[Kell]

There are lot of Roald Dahl books (including The Twits) available on Read it Swap it, Tiger - I thought you might be interested to know.

[Sugar]

I see that you have some Michael Morpurgo on your list, Tiger. Have you read the Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips?

It's a really good book about a girl and her pet cat. It's set in the second world war, but it's not a war book and has a really interesting twist in it.

From what you have read, and what I've seen said, I think you would enjoy it.

[Tiger]

I would like that book one day, Sugar! In fact, I've read the blurb and it looks really good!

[wiccibat]

I noticed you read My mum's from pluto, what was it like? The title intrigues me.

[Tiger]

Oh, it was funny! The main character's mum was a teacher and had promised him that she won't embarass him again. Of course, that was a great big laugh as it was a massive lie. The adventures in it were funny!

[Tiger]

Today I went to the library again, I chose:

The Twits
Fawn in the Field
The Secret Life of Elizabeth I
Horrible North and South Poles

[Kell]

Enjoy your new haul of books, Tiger. I especially hope you enjoy The Twits - it's one of my all-time favourites! :)

[Tiger]

I think that I will enjoy The Twits!

[Angel]

I hope that you enjoy them as well!! Your poor Dad normally carries all the books that we take out and return :wink: Still at least he's reading now :lol:

[Tiger]

:lol: Yes, at least he is! LOL

[Tiger]

Finished The Twits... it was so :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Kell]

Glad to hear yuo enjoyed it so much, Samantha. :)

[Tiger]

Yeah, my head rolled on to the floor with laughter- :rofl:

[Maureen]

Finished The Twits... it was so :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

sounds intriguing! :lol:

[Kell]

Oh, it's a good one, Mau - if you ever get the chance to go back & read it, do - it's such a giggle!

[Tiger]

Currently reading: Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson.

[Sugar]

I've just been to see Jacqueline Wilson talking. She is a really nice woman. I bought Candy Floss to read. I've not read Clean Break though. Midnight is my favourite.

I hope you like it, Tiger.

[Tiger]

Finished... It's really good! :)

[Tiger]

For my birthday I got
The Making of May by Gwyneth Rees
The Magical World of Harry Potter

Reading: The Making of May.

[Kell]

I had a copy of Magical Worlds a while back - I really enjoyed it. It only went up to Book 5, though, & I suspect they'll release an updated version some time after boko 7 is published...

[Tiger]

In this edition there's all about the monsters, how Rowling thought of the names (Especially the Slytherins and Malfoys)... The article of the Basilisk and its original status scares me (I had a look through and a picture of a man with a chicken caught my eye- LOL!)

[Kell]

ooh, yes - also known as a Cockatrice, if I remember correctly...

[Tiger]

Yes, I think so. :smile:

[Tiger]

OK, I once again went to the library and chose:

The Wreck of Zanzibar by Michael Mopurgo
Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Mopurgo
Rabbit Race by Lucy Daniels
I lost my best friends by Karen McCrumble
Roman Mysteries by Caroline Lawrence

Hopefully I'll finish The Making of May by Monday so I can start Amizing Story of Adolphus Tips!

:D :D :D

[Sugar]

I'm glad that you are looking foward to Adolphus Tips, Tiger.

If you enjoy it, then I have a couple of other books that I think you might enjoy! If you don't like it I'll keep my mouth shut! :wink:

[Tiger]

Currently reading; Adolphus Tips! :wink: :wink: :wink:

[Tiger]

Really cool book. I'll pick it up again another day! :) :) :)

[Tiger]

The Wreckof Zanxibar- Michael Mopurgo. So far it's really good!

[Janet]

The Wreckof Zanxibar- Michael Mopurgo. So far it's really good!
My son recently read Kensuke's Kingdom by that author and really enjoyed it.

[Tiger]

Now I'm on The Magical World of Harry Potter by David Colbert.

[Tiger]

[Kell]ooh, yes - also known as a Cockatrice, if I remember correctly...

Absolutely correct! I never knew that there are three or four types of Basilisks (or Cockatrice) and I've just found that out...

[Kell]

I remember one being in a folk & fairytales book I used to have - actually, I may still have the book - I shall have to have a look & see if I can find it! It may have been a Grimm tale...

[Tiger]

Current book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[Tiger]

Went to Waterstones AND the library today.

Library

Drift house: The First Voyage (by Dale Peck)
The Fourth Horseman (by Kate Thompson)

Watertones

Ingo (by Helen Dunmore)
Spirit Walker (by Michelle Paver)

Current book: Spririt Walker

[Tiger]

Rabbit Race and The Roman Mysteries have been removed, as they have been reaturned unread. :sad:

[Tiger]

Spirit Walker is really good so far...

[Tiger]

List updated!

[Tiger]

Review of Spirit Walker is under review section now. :smile:

[Tiger]

Finished Spirit Walker.

Current book: Ingo

[Janet]

Hi Tiger! Probably the wrong place to put this, but how are you? I don't seem to have seen you online for ages. :D

ETA: Just read your post in Gen Chat - glad you had a good time in Cornwall/Devon. :D

[Tiger]

I'm fine, thankyou and I take it you are too! :mrgreen:

[Tiger]

Waterstones again, plus the library.

Waterstones- The Tide Knot (Helen Dunmore)

Library- Teen Idol

Plus, finished Ingo- a big 10/10 :mrgreen:

The Tide Knot is a book continued from Ingo.

[Tiger]

The Tide Knot is a really good book. Just 30 pages to go... :alc:

[Tiger]

btw, If anyone's wondering why I haven't been posting much over the past few days, it's because I've been at Summer School, which ends on Friday, and back to school for good on Wednesday.

Just to let you know!

[Michelle]

ooh.. summer school? is that part of the school you're starting on Wednesday?

[Tiger]

It is, Michelle! I think that the school is doing its best to settle us in before we've even started!

Today, in ICT, we made our own websites, which'll be finished tomorrow! :D

[Michelle]

That sounds really good Tiger. :)

[Tiger]

Will start Matilda soon. :wink:

[Tiger]

Two things on my "To-read" list and that's it! :sad:

Those things are, as part of the September Challenge, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and, once the finishing touches are made and before being sent off, my novel, The Sea Maiden! :smile:

[Tiger]

Library:

The Wedding Planner's Daughter (Coleen Paratore)
The Music of Dolphins (Karen Hesse)
The Mediator- Heaven Sent (Meg Cabot)
Olivia Kidney (Ellen Potter)
Boys, brothers and dancing (Karen McCombie)

Finished Matilda already... I think I'll read The Wedding Planner's Daughter first, though. :D

[Tiger]

Best read so far!

Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver

Torak's clan has been hit by an annual illness. Torak runs away to find a cure, only to find a strange follower. Renn and Wolf leave the deserted clan to find him, and he's gone overseas to the Seal Clan!

Over there, he sees a menace, also a friend, in the making: a large pod of Orca (Killer) whales. One, which he names Notched Fin, appears a lot of times throughout the story.

However, when he is so close to finding a cure, Torak discovers that the cure is nothing but a fake, and uses Notched Fin to help vanquish the Seal Mage...

[Angel]

You certainly enjoyed that one, it kept you quiet for hours! :D

[Tiger]

Started Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf.

I've also read Katy's Exmoor.:readingtwo:




BTW, I love this new smilie, it's funny!-----> :drive1:

[Michelle]

BTW, I love this new smilie, it's funny!-----> :drive1:

That's me, driving through our crazy roadworks! :mrgreen:

[Louiseog]

That's me, driving through our crazy roadworks! :mrgreen:
and me just driving!!

[Tiger]

:lol:

Now reading: The Mediator by Meg Cabot

[Tiger]

Finished The Mediator, it wasn't too bad.

Yesterday, I got a new Michelle Paver book, Soul Eater, carried on from Wolf Brother and Spirit Walker. What I've read so far is superb!:readingtwo:

[Tiger]

While I was away, I did a fair amount of reading. I finally (:roll:) finished Soul Eater. I aslo read:

.Plague Sorcerer 5/10
.Frankie, Peaches and Me 10/10
.Mouse Attack 8/10
.Buried Alive 6/10

And I'm currently reading:

What A Week To Risk It All
:readingtwo:

[Kell]

Ooh, i've read Plague Sorcerer, Tiger - I quite liked that one. I'd be interested in hearing more about Frankie, Peaches & Me, though, as you seem to have liked that one an awful lot - sounds very good to me. Got a lot of reading done, didn't you?!

[Tiger]

Frankie, Peaches and Me is a teenage book by Karen McCombie. It's a real-life story, about a girl (Stella) who moves from her best mate, Frankie. Apart from the twins Jamie and Jake eating soap (YUCK!), she does not look forward to it. However, through a large waft of peaches and cream, Stella discovers Peaches, a lrage fat tabby cat on the loose. Now she sees that life is going to get more interesting....

I found this quite good, one of Karen McCombie's best books.

[Tiger]

Thanks to the Bookfair at School, I managed to get hold of a 500 paged book by Edith Pattou, called North Child. It must be good, because it says it was short-listed for theOttakar's Children's Book Prize. I can't wait to start it!

Current Book: House of Secrets

[Tiger]

Now I'm reading North Child. Already about a fifth of the way through the book... I can't put it down at all!:blush:

[Tiger]

OK, since North Child I have read What A Week To Get Real,The Resurecction (SP) Casket (a doctor who book), Christmas Carol. Now I am ready the only book in the Chronicles Of Ancient Darkness that I have not read yet, Wolf Brother. I am really enjoying it!

[Kell]

You've been busy with your books, Tiger!

[Purple Poppy]

Hi Tiger. What did you think of A christmas Carol? Dickens can be quite daunting, but I think the story in this is quite gripping. Did you enjoy it?

PP

[Tiger]

Yes, thankyou, I really enjoyed it! (Typical, now at school we're studying Christmas Carol!)

[Liz]

But at least you'll have a bit of a head-start on the others.