Sir Roger Manwood’s School Book Club

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Ghostlines
I really enjoyed reading this because I felt I could really connect with Tilda and it was such a heartwarming story that I found myself on Ayrie and wanting to explore. Some sentences felt like it was more of a list as there wasn't much variation in punctuation but I think that it captured Tilda's ten year old mind.

Not Going To Plan
I really enjoyed this book and I think it was my favourite out of all those short listed.I enjoyed the authors writing style and how she presented each character.I would definitely read this book again.

Not Going To Plan
I loved this book! It is really well written super interesting. I 100% will recommend this book but the topic is for around 11+ as it does cover some sensitive topics. Overall probably one of my favourite books I've ever read and I will probably read it again. I rate it a 10/10: it covered a topic which I think is important and it really interested me. It was a great story and I loved reading about the characters' feelings.

Birdie
Quite a thrilling book, exploring the difficulties of a self-proclaimed 'brown' orphaned girl. It's a gripping tale and shows that skin colour is just an aestetic. 9/10.

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
It was a good book but I would recommend it to children in lower primary school because it was a light-hearted funny story with a bunch of random aspects to it that just made the story what it is.

Birdie
A good book challenging racism. I liked the development of all the characters and I learnt more about the miners during that period of time.

Wolf Siren
A good book, I enjoyed reading and found the character of Red interesting because I like how she challenged what was expected of her.

The Boy I Love
A really good book that I loved reading. It captured the war and people's lives in it really well. I would recommend it.

Popcorn
A good book, but as an older reader I found it a bit childish. Overall, I would recommend it to a younger audience.

Not Going To Plan
An incredibly good book; the creativity in how the verses were set out is like nothing I've ever seen and I loved it.