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= **The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ** =

**JOHN BOYNE[[image:year8readingnovels2011/the_boy_in_striped_pyjamas_(book_cover).jpg width="255" height="318" align="left"]] **
**Synopsis:** I think that this book is one you need to start reading without knowing much of what it is about. Here is the only thing you need to know, this book will lead you on an expedition of a nine year old boy named Bruno, and that this exploration takes you with him on his journey life. Along that journey Bruno makes exceedingly important decisions, and at one point comes to a fence. The decisions and fence that no one would ever want to face. //**Genre:**// Fiction / Drama

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// **What I thought:** // I completely adore this book, though sad, it takes you on a journey that is guaranteed to change your perspective on life. It shows how different and harsh life was back in around 1937 when Hitler rose to power. Bruno's innocence makes it an inspirational read. This book has also been made into a movie. Here is a trailer for it on You Tube if you want to have a look: [] ======

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= = = = = The Lovely Bones =

** ﻿ALICE SEBOLD **


**//Synopsis://** Her name was Susie Salmon; at only fourteen she was murdered. To make things even worse it was someone in the neighbourhood. This book is about Susie in heaven watching over Earth as her mystery is slowly being unravelled, her friends and family (even the killer) grow up, and how they react to her death. But the story doesn’t just end there... **//Genre://** Supernatural thriller / mystery **//What I thought://** This book writes from the perspective of Susie looking at Earth from Heaven. It is intriguing to read as it keeps you wandering what is going to happen? Who is going to do what? How are they going to react? It keeps you questioning. It is a decent book, and is up there near my favourites. **//My Rating://** 7.5 / 10 Here’s the Google Books link for the book: []

= = = = = = = = = Waves =

**SHARON DOGAR**


//**Synopsis:**// Charley is hanging on for life, but she isn't alive or dead; she's in limbo. She almost died in the waves, now she is in a coma. Hal, her brother, is now in Cornwall where each year their family goes on holiday, where charley supposedly fell off her board and hit her head, causing her to be in a coma. But is that really what happened? When Hal is at Cornwall he finds the images in his head are not all his. As he slots things into place about the mystery things become a big clearer… **//Genre: //** Fiction **//What I thought: //** This book got me tangled, it kept me guessing at all times, at some points you think you have it but then it doesn’t fit in with these other parts. It keeps you hanging right until the end, with Hal finding out bits of information here and some there, meeting new people and finding connections you didn’t think could be possible. In this book you can’t judge what people will do or say, you just have to read. It is a good book and I enjoyed reading it. **//Rating: //**8 / 10 The link to Google Books: []

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Shiver
‍ **MAGGIE STIEFVATER **   <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Synopsis: //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Grace was taken, as a child, by the wolves into the dark woods, and she can mysteriously only remember the yellow eyes of the wolf that saved her. She watches the woods every day from her house looking for those eyes. As winter comes to an end she makes the most astonishing discovery, and she will fight to keep the secret safe, and to keep Sam-her special, yellow eyed wolf. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Genre: // Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">What I thought: this is a good book with the theme, but I think that it could have a little more depth in the plot because nothing much really happens for this length of book. But other than that it was a good interesting read, a book that it hard to know what is going to happen. I would recommend this to anyone who likes the genre or anyone who enjoyed the series ////<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Twilight ////<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">. // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Rating 7.5/10 // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The link to Google books for this book is: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|http://books.google.com/books?id=vgu3d8wbE4kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=shiver&hl=en&ei=LrnpTeG3JI-muQO99KHkDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false] // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = = = = = = = = = = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #365f91; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Princess Bride <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10px; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">‍ **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">WILLIAM GOLDMAN **  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Synopsis: This book is about a princess called Buttercup and a poor farm boy, by the name of Westley and their adventures and troubles. As they get separated it shows how each of the deal with their partner’s absence, while having to think about escaping the clutches of “the bad guys”. This tale includes some mysterious and detailed characters such as the “Man in Black”. Who gets the girl? Who lives? Who dies? // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Genre: Fairy-tale, Adventure, Romantic // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">What I thought: This book is written in a completely different style to what I have read before and I love it. This is a fairy-tale style book with some very funny moments but balanced with the sad. I loved how the writer didn’t reveal who the Man in Black is until later on in the book, it intrigued me so much, I was curious and that’s what I adore about books, keeping the reader curious. The only part I didn’t like about this book was the beginning part when the real person is explaining how he read the book, and how he interrupts and cuts out pieces of the story. But those are the only parts which I found boring the rest was intriguing and a fabulous read, I loved it. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something a bit different. // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Rating 9/10 // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The link to Google books for this book is: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] //

Between a Rock and a Hard Place


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">AR ON RALSTON**


 * [[image:year8readingnovels2011/between_a_rock_and_a_hard_place_(book).jpg align="left"]]Synopsis:** this is an amazing story of courage and persistence. Aron Ralston writes this book on himself of his events in his life and his main, life changing experience. Aron was going on a hike, which is what he loves the most, and suddenly he is thrown into a situation that was very confronting and he had to make some very tough decisions. This is his story on what happened April 26th 2003.


 * Genre**: Biography/autobiography


 * What I thought**: I think that this is a truly engaging book of his tough circumstance and how he deals with pain, emotions and in the end his own death. It is moving as he shows so much courage and persistence throughout his time in the canyon. But the only thing that I don’t like about this book is that every second chapter it flips back to his earlier life as he reflects on some earlier experiences. I understand why that’s in there to show his background and give you more knowledge on him but I find it slow to read. Overall it was a really good book.


 * Rating**: 8.5


 * Link to Google books**: []

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