Hello. Happy New
Year. I hope you received lots of lovely
new books for Christmas and added them to your Readathon list.
So what’s new in Book Club for 2015? Well, we’re busy reading the shortlisted
books for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards, writing reviews of these books
for the competition and scribing for P1 and P2 so they can also enter their
competition.
There’s still lots of new library books we haven’t read yet
and have you noticed that we have a wonderful new comic in the Library? It’s called ‘The Phoenix’. Try it – we love it.
P7b have just finished reading “Out of the Depths” by the
lovely Cathy Macphail. Cathy visited our
school a couple of years ago and thrilled us all with her stories and engaging
personality. She’s in the running for an
award this year so let’s hope 2015 is Cathy’s winning year! Having been reminded what a great book this
is, P6a have started reading “Out of the Depths” and we’re giving the sequel, “Secret
of the Shadows” to P7b.
Here’s a review of “Out of the Depths” to tempt you to read
it for yourself.
Mysterious, gripping, and entrancing, Out of the Depths is an
unmissable book. From the first page
right to the last, Cathy MacPhail holds you in her grasp. This fast paced novel
is filled with ghostly happenings: moving statues, and a hidden body…
Out of the Depths is set in the gothic looking St Anthony’s school in which
many enigmas lurk. The main character, Tyler Lawless, has a gift to see the
unlawfully dead, doing the things they would have done while still alive, but
no one believes her. Not her teachers, classmates or even her kind and
supportive parents. Her classmates just call her a liar and tease her. So it’s
not surprising that her old school has had enough and is sending her away.
Tyler has decided to start again and be good. She hopes the
new school will have nothing to do with ghosts or dead bodies, but her hopes
were in vain. On the first day she hears
of a dead, murdered boy known as Ben Kincaid, killed in this very school. Out
of the Depths will completely thrill and chill you. After every chapter
you will be held in deep suspense, dying to know what will happen next.
To be fully understood and enjoyed, I would recommend this
book to children aged 10 years or older. This action packed, setting driven
book is guaranteed to keep you awake at night!
Pheww! That was a
great review. How can anyone not read this book?
We’ll finish our blog with this thought – Do adults enjoy
reading children’s books? Well Miss
Broadley does – she has just finished reading “The Last Wild” by Piers Torday
and can’t wait for Mano to finish the sequel, “The Dark Wild”. So get reading, Mano!
Happy reading everyone.
