KS3+Reading

=__** KS3- Reading- **__Teacher reviews, reading lists and a selection of online books to download and enjoy!= toc

__**BOOKS TO DOWNLOAD! Just click on the pdf file below the book cover.**__






















**__ STAFF AND STUDENT BOOK REVIEWS __**
//Book title: The Secret Garden//

//Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett//

//Review by: Ms Lee//

//Review: What is the secret of the magical garden that’s been closed for years? Two children escape into it and bring it - and themselves - to life.//

//Book title: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy//

//Author: Douglas Adams//

//Reviewed by: Mr Jones//

//Review: This is my favourite book of all space and time. It’s quirky, intelligent and absolutely hilarious. You’ll be amazed at all the weird and wonderful life-forms that exist around the universe (and how you can hitchhike to them).//

//Book title:// // Mark of Calth - Short stories // //Author:// // Graham McNeil / Dan Abnett //

//Reviewed by:// // Mr Kearns //

//Review:// // For those Warhammer 40,000 fans out there, this is the latest in the epic award winning (New York Times Bestsellers) Horus Heresy series. The Warhammer world, set 40,000 years in the future, is one of only war. Humans, Orcs, Eldar, and many Xenos races fight it out in a dark sinister universe. This series explores the fall. 30,000 years in the future the master of mankind -The Emperor creates 20 sons, gene enhanced human warriors to lead his legions (The primarchs) in the great crusade to conquer the stars. Favourite son Primarch Horus is corrupted by Chaos and the empire falls apart as brother turns on brother and the space marine legions engage in the unthinkable - civil war! //

// For Warhammer buffs this is a must read series. The history of the game we play unfolds on the pages and it all now makes sense. Why are the Dark Angels so secretive? Did Russ the space wolf Primarch really die? All the questions you want answered are explained over the 21 books in the series so far. Mark of Calth the latest book, details what happened to the fiercely loyal Ultramarines. But I can't spoil it for you by revealing anything. //

//Book title:// // The Spooks Apprentice //

//Author:// // Joseph Delaney //

//Reviewed by:// // Mr Kearns //

//Review:// // A great book and an introduction to the whole 'Spooks' series (which are all worth reading, and still being written!) Thomas Ward the 7th son of the 7th son finds himself in the family business - Witch hunting! Set in middle Europe in the medieval period sometime Thomas learns of the hidden world of ghosts, ghouls and witches. He must confront his fears and do his duty. He must become an outsider protecting civilisation from evil, learning from his master The Spook! //

// All of the series are short books; they are fast paced, thoughtful and intelligently written. No dumbing down. There is something in them for all ages. //

// Book Title: The Graveyard Book //

// Author: Neil Gaiman. //

// Reviewed by: Ms Lee //

//Review: Fantastically imaginative and enjoyable for adults and kids. A small boy is adopted by ghost parents when his live parents are murdered by a mysterious stranger. Growing up in a graveyard turns out to be an education of another kind!//

//Reviewed by: Mr Carter// // Book title: Dune // // Author: Frank Herbert // // Appropriate for: KS3/4/5 // // Review: If you like Science Fiction and haven't read this.....!? My dad was a SF geek and I used to mock the number (and genre) of books that he consumed, until he gave me a recommended SF reading list. This one was near the top! You can tell that it was written in the 60's, but it has adventure, thrills, tragedy and scares, and exhibits the amazing imagination of Frank Herbert. Don't judge it on the David Lynch film - it doesn't represent the book faithfully or fairly. A 'cracking yarn'. // // Book title: A Passage To India // // Author: EM Forster // // Appropriate for: KS3/4/5 // // Review: Although this is without doubt a 'literary classic', no-one should be at all put off by this label. A Passage to India is a beautifully and respectfully written tale of 'Imperial India'. The characters are engaging, and the steady pace endearing, until a shocking event totally changes the atmosphere that the author conjures. Whilst the main story is a 'cracker', the novel provides a much deeper study of the inequality and sheer arrogance of the British Empire and the struggle to maintain the facade of calm control during the 'The Raj' era of India. Thanks to Forster's great story we get to see how easily it could all come tumbling down. // // Reviewed by: Mr Carter // // Book title: Kim // // Author: Rudyard Kipling // // Appropriate for: KS3/4/5 // // Review: A true 'Boys Own' style high adventure set in India during the days of British Empire. The hero, Kim, is a child spy who can get into places that his adult agent/military bosses can't. It helps that he is sharp, intelligent and very wily. He becomes deeply involved in 'The Great Game' - the name given to the secret war for the prize of India, fought between the mighty nations of Russia and Great Britain. The Great Game was played out in exotic and far flung regions of Central Asia and the Himalaya mountains. It truly is a 'ripping yarn', written by a man who had worked on the Northwest Frontier himself and actually experienced the danger and adventure of the era first hand. //