Redhill Readers

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
The book The chronicles of lizard nobody is a funny and enjoyable read. I really enjoyed it as it was funny and the illustrations were really good. This book was good but I wouldn't recommend it to my friends as it was quite young. I would however advise it to a younger sibling or kid but not to my friend. I liked the fact how it is about a school experience that shows other peoples backgrounds and struggles. I quite like that there are super-villains and lasers like an action book. In conclusion I liked the book and would recommend this to younger kids who like funny, short books.

Erin

Ghostlines 
Ghostlines was a fun, short adventurous book. I enjoyed the childish adventures and the images it creates it your mind. I think it was a fun, short book. However, the ending could have had more depth to it, and for me, it was a book for a younger reader as it wasn't thrilling or scary. On the whole, it was a wholesome book but, it was trying to hard to be emotional, and it focuses too much on a child trying to do the things that wasn't their problem.

Ella

Twenty Four Seconds from Now
I thought the idea of the book was good and i enjoyed but it was also quite confusing.It was very heartwarming and explored romantic relationships.It showed that people might get nervous for having sex for the first time.

Darcie

Birdie
The story follows Birdie, a young girl who was abandoned by her mother when Birdie was a baby meaning she couldn't understand and has no memories of ever having parents. Birdie is raised in Fitzwilliam's children's home where she is looked after by the Dudley’s, who treat her and the other children with as much love as if they were her parents. When she is 11 years old, her Great-Aunt Mabel asks to look after Birdie after searching for her. However when Birdie gets there she is treated like an outsider even from her Aunt. When she runs away from some older bullies, she finds herself lost and alone in the bottom of a coal mine with no seeming way out. She is then miraculously saved by a pit pony who leads her back to the exit. Birdie is then attached to the horse and when speaking to her Uncle Walter, who seems to be the only one who accepts her and likes her, she realises that the pony is probably never going to leave the mine and has been left by the miners because he is either weak, injured or old. Against the Aunt and Uncle’s objections Birdie sneaks down the mine to see who she calls “Mr Duke” and feeds him and looks after him. When Mr Duke’s life is at risk, Birdie realises she must save him just like he saved her at the start of her time in Barrington Dale. The book is fine and it is a nice effective way for all ages of readers to read about racism and to be educated against it but the language was too repetitive especially using triplets such as “down…down…down”. The metaphorical language consisting of the ladybirds, I found, was overused and unneeded. I really didn’t like it when it said “ladybird, ladybird! Rush, rush! Fly away home!”. This is because the ladybirds are often used when they are really not needed and was just annoying after a while as it was trying to hard to be deep when it really wasn’t and just seemed random, especially when they say “ watching as a group of tired-looking miners covered in coal dust trudged up the lane. She thought about her ladybirds again”. This felt pointless as it had nothing to do with the book. I would recommend it to people who enjoy books about war and ponies.

redhill

Birdie
I found the book boring and thought it wasnt my type of book but others may injoy it

Allie

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
it was good

Erin

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
It was really fun and silly really enjoyable read, loved the illustrations and is great for all ages didn't think i would like it but it was great

Allie