The Escape by Robert Muchamore (JB)

The Escape by Robert Muchamore is an action-packed thriller about a 12 year old French orphan called Marc from the country-side near Beavais who was growing up in an orphanage in the World War II and needs to escape. When a German dive-bomber lands right in front of the orphanage it is the perfect distraction that Marc was hoping for to steal from Director Tomas's cottage. Marc sees some horrifying sights on the way to Paris. Marc eventually breaks into an abandoned house on the out-skirts of town and starts to make himself comfortable when,BOOM! The Gestapo (German agent service) broke into the house and caught Marc and interrogated him about where an English  agent called Henderson is. Henderson eventually comes to the abandoned house looking for 2 British children who's father has died,the children are called Paul and Rosie who are living with a priest,another child and the priest's sister on the outskirts of Tours and Henderson and Marc need to get to them before the Gestapo do and eventually get out of the horrendous atmosphere and get on a boat back to Britain.

Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

Review by Skye Hurwitz.
This book is heart aching, action packed, emotionally exhausting and it is genuinely beautiful. This tale is about a young boy and his story . He tells you about the many difficult experiences that have scarred him for life . Grandpa , Dog and Matt try to help Aman and his mother out of 'prison'. READ THIS BOOK!!!  

Skullduggery Pleasant: Playing with fire By Derick Landy (TA)

Skullduggery Pleasant: Playing with fire is a tense thriller with an exciting and action-packed storyline and edge-of-the-seat exitement. Is about a girl called Stephanie and a living skeleton who is a detective. They are detectives in a world of magic and fight lots of fictional creatures. It is the second book of the series, but if you read it,read the first one first!

The White Giraffe Lauren St John (LS)

When Martine is in a house fire and her parents die she is sent to her only living relative who she's never met before in South Africa. She reads about the myth of the White giraffe. When she thinks she sees the white giraffe on a stormy night. She tries to protect the white giraffe from poachers on a long and emotional journey on which she meets a strange figure in a mysterious cave. This could get her into a lot of trouble. It is a moving and adventurous book.

Phillippa Fisher & The Stone Fairy's Promise by Liz Kessler (TG)

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This book is the 3rd in the series about Philippa Fisher.Philippa,her friend Robyn and the Fairy Godsister Daisy some times known as FG32561. Philippa and Robyn hear a strange conversation  on Robyn's friend's  old laptop about a portal called BZ589245 which they work out is a near by circle of stones,so they go to see what it is and Philippa disappears. Philippa finds Daisy and between them they have to save the world from disaster.This book  is a lovely story of magic mystery and the value of true friendship.

Maximum Ride: The Final Warning By James Patterson (BJH)

Maximum Ride is an amazing book and I know there are many more books to read in that series that I have not yet read. The book is about teenagers who are mutants who have been created in a lab by there mother, Dr. Martinez. They have wings and they can fly. They are discovering that they have mutant powers and they are trying to use them in a good way to protect earth from global warming. There names are Iggy, Angel,Gazzy, Fang, Nudge and Max. They have a dog called Total who can speak. They go to Antarctica and go on a special mission but not everything goes to plan.