Saturday 11 September 2010

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

After finishing The Hunger Games I thought we would have nothing to fill the gap for a while...but then along comes this little gem. Alien conspiracy, teen angst, road trips and a crazy, devastating battle to conclude the book....but not the series!

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The story occasionally veers off into mushy teen romance and some of the battle descriptions bore me a little (but that's just me...the 13 year old male living with me just loved, loved, loved it). The last half of the book was unputdownable as I raced to find out what happened.
I'm hooked...bring on Number 5.

Tuesday 7 September 2010

Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers

It's hard not to love Oliver Jeffers' quirky stories and delightful illustrations.

Up and Down is a happy return to his well-loved stories about a little boy and his friend penguin. This time it is penguin that drives the story forward - he wants to fly. Together they explore how best to do this.

As per usual, half the story takes place via the illustrations. I can spend hours just pouring over each page, chuckling at the humour and wallowing in the pathos.

Jeffers view of friendship leaves us all with a sense of hope.

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