Rate the CD: 9
I think that the song is a good one to listen to when you want to 'cool' down and it is a soft and easy song to listen to and to sing if you want to resing the song
----reviewed by ashleigh
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Books - Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
Rate the book: 20!!!!!!!
Obernewtyn is by far the most gripping book I have read. Isobelle Carmody is a fantastic author, and she really makes you believe in the characters. By the end of the book, I felt as though I had been best friends with the characters all of my life. Obernewtyn is written in such a way that you can imagine yourself there, and you feel the emotions of the characters as if they were your own, and see yourself wherever the characters go. The semi-dark setting of the book adds interest and leaves a longstanding impression on you, more so than a lighter one could.
The main character, Elspeth Gordie, is an orphan of Seditioners, people that oppose the iron rule of the council that controls the land untainted nby the "blacklands". The blacklands are a result of what is referred to as the "Great White", a holocaust that destroyed most of the Earth, making it uninhabitable for anything. Elspeth discovers that she has telepathic powers with the help of a cat named Maruman. If these powers are discovered, she could be sent to work on the councilfarms to treat a deadly poisonous substance called whitestick, burned at stake by the dogmatic and fanatical Herders (religious preist that worship their god, whom they call Lud), or sent to the dreaded Obernewtyn, from whence none return. When a guardian from Obernewtyn is sent to Elspeth's orphanage, she is taken to Obernewtyn and has to say farewell to everybody and everything she has ever known. I would highly recommend this book and its sequels The Farseekers, Ashling, The Keeping Place, The Stone Key, The Sending and The Red Queen to any lover of fantasy.
----reviewed by lani
Obernewtyn is by far the most gripping book I have read. Isobelle Carmody is a fantastic author, and she really makes you believe in the characters. By the end of the book, I felt as though I had been best friends with the characters all of my life. Obernewtyn is written in such a way that you can imagine yourself there, and you feel the emotions of the characters as if they were your own, and see yourself wherever the characters go. The semi-dark setting of the book adds interest and leaves a longstanding impression on you, more so than a lighter one could.
The main character, Elspeth Gordie, is an orphan of Seditioners, people that oppose the iron rule of the council that controls the land untainted nby the "blacklands". The blacklands are a result of what is referred to as the "Great White", a holocaust that destroyed most of the Earth, making it uninhabitable for anything. Elspeth discovers that she has telepathic powers with the help of a cat named Maruman. If these powers are discovered, she could be sent to work on the councilfarms to treat a deadly poisonous substance called whitestick, burned at stake by the dogmatic and fanatical Herders (religious preist that worship their god, whom they call Lud), or sent to the dreaded Obernewtyn, from whence none return. When a guardian from Obernewtyn is sent to Elspeth's orphanage, she is taken to Obernewtyn and has to say farewell to everybody and everything she has ever known. I would highly recommend this book and its sequels The Farseekers, Ashling, The Keeping Place, The Stone Key, The Sending and The Red Queen to any lover of fantasy.
----reviewed by lani
Books - Ruby Clair: Ghost with a Message by Mary K Pershall
Rate the book: 9
I loved this book and the first one in the series, Ruby Clair: The Trouble with Ghosts becasue they are about an every-day girl like me, the only difference is she sees ghosts. Mary K Pershall is really good at bringing her characters to life, even the ghosts! In this book, Ruby has to help a little girl ghost to cross over into the next world. I can't wait for the next book to see what Ruby does next.
----reviewed by katie
I loved this book and the first one in the series, Ruby Clair: The Trouble with Ghosts becasue they are about an every-day girl like me, the only difference is she sees ghosts. Mary K Pershall is really good at bringing her characters to life, even the ghosts! In this book, Ruby has to help a little girl ghost to cross over into the next world. I can't wait for the next book to see what Ruby does next.
----reviewed by katie
Books - Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Rate the book: 8
Sixteen year old Gemma is avoiding spending time with her parents at Bangkok airport when she is approached by a mysterious man with beautiful eyes. Suddenly she finds herself kidnapped and taken to outback Australia where she has to fight for her life and escape from this man who believes he has saved her by bringing her to live in the desert with him. This is a gripping story about love and fear and survival.
----reviewed by sue
Sixteen year old Gemma is avoiding spending time with her parents at Bangkok airport when she is approached by a mysterious man with beautiful eyes. Suddenly she finds herself kidnapped and taken to outback Australia where she has to fight for her life and escape from this man who believes he has saved her by bringing her to live in the desert with him. This is a gripping story about love and fear and survival.
----reviewed by sue
Books - Jinx by Meg Cabot
Rate the book: 9
The book is really good i loved reading it and i think other people should read it. it's a really really good book and you cant put it down!
----reviewed by Rachael
The book is really good i loved reading it and i think other people should read it. it's a really really good book and you cant put it down!
----reviewed by Rachael
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