tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57423544591368402182024-02-19T15:10:23.487+00:00Cañada Blanch English SecondaryIn this blog you can find work written by Secondary and "Bachillerato" students of the Spanish School in London. This includes stories, poems, holiday reminiscences and even book reviews and recommendations. Something for everyone. We hope you enjoy reading them and visit us again soon.Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-52650451404262435812013-05-19T15:20:00.000+01:002013-05-19T17:02:48.157+01:00Thomas
Harris, (1988),<b><i>The Silence of the Lambs</i></b><i>,
</i>St. Martin’s Press<br />
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A serial
killer called Buffalo Bill is killing females and skinning them. Jack Crawford,
head of the FBI division sends FBI trainee Clarice Starling to question
Hannibal Lecter, cannibal and former psychiatrist, attempting to gather
information on Buffalo Bill. Clarice and Hannibal form a “quid pro quo”
relationship where he gives her useful information on her case in exchange for
her personal information. This leads her to getting closer to Buffalo Bill, who
has kidnapped a senator’s daughter. Hannibal, during this time, has killed two
security guards and escapes the cell wearing one of the dead men’s skin to
cover his identity. Clarice found out that Buffalo Bill skinned the women he
killed in order to ... ... ...<br />
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I really enjoyed this book and it is one of my favourites
by far. It was interesting throughout the whole story and fast pace so it was
easy and pleasant for me to read. Although the story tells of a crime, it isn’t
too gruesome and doesn’t go into unnecessary details. The story is well written
and I really liked it, which was unexpected because I don’t like horror books. The
main reason I liked this book so much was because it ‘awoke’ my emotions. I
felt fear when I read about the incident with Buffalo Bill, I laughed at some
of Hannibal Lecter’s witty remarks and I cried when I read the story of the
lamb. I just thought it was an outstanding book.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u1:p></u1:p>To conclude, although I did really like this book, I have
to recommend it to people who are fifteen or older because it had some intense
swearing and violence was involved. I definitely recommend this book; it has a
great plot, fantastic characters with intriguing personalities and entertaining
dialogue. It is a remarkable read for anyone who likes crime stories or fancies
a bit of mystery.<o:p></o:p></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-90336496305554997072013-04-23T20:39:00.003+01:002013-04-23T20:40:26.552+01:00J.R.R. Tolkien (1954) <i>The
Fellowship of the Ring, </i>Del Rey mass market edition 2012<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">By Andrew Hutchison, 2</span><span lang="EN-US">º</span><span lang="EN-US">ESO B</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This volume, one of the three books in the trilogy, tells the story of
how four young Hobbits go (</span>along with two men, a dwarf, an Elven prince and a wizard) out on a quest to destroy the one ring. In this book, the fellowship of
the ring is divided, one group going to war against the enemies of good, while
another smaller group, composed of the two very brave Hobbits Frodo and Sam go
to Mount Doom (a volcano in the land of
the Orcs where the ring was forged) to hurl the ring into the lava, utterly
destroying it and wiping evil from the face of the middle earth.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My favourite part was when the fellowship encountered
the Mines of Moria, as there was a lot of action as well as humor.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I recommend this book and think it should be
read, because the way the story is written is ingenious and although the
language is a bit hard it is written in a way that anyone at least in their
teens can get the basic meanings</span>Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-47626727299284620472013-04-18T18:33:00.001+01:002013-04-18T18:34:35.821+01:00<div style="text-align: right;">
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Dear
Students,<o:p></o:p><br />
Syria
is in the middle of a civil war. It is in a terrible state; bombs going off
every few hours, sounds of machine guns and many cries of pain. Our class, ESO
1B, have come up with the idea of setting up a fund raising sale, to help the
innocent people survive the war.<o:p></o:p><br />
The
British Red Cross Charity is probably our best option. They support the Syrians
by sending volunteers willing to help with all the equipment and resources
needed such as food, medical equipment, clothes and many more vital resources.
This sale will have cakes, cookies and cupcakes, which will raise a lot of
money. The bake sale will take place at 11:30 am, 2:35 pm and 3:30 pm,
respectively.<o:p></o:p><br />
These
innocent people do not deserve to be in the middle of this disaster. It should
end. Sadly, we can't end it, but we can help. This fund raising sale will
hopefully save a lot of lives.<o:p></o:p><br />
Thank
you for your time and we look forward to seeing you at the bake sale.<o:p></o:p><br />
Yours
sincerely,<o:p></o:p><br />
Alex
Constantin<o:p></o:p>Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-13803837260195424942013-01-24T21:45:00.000+00:002013-01-24T21:51:21.052+00:00<u><span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: x-large;">London</span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: large;">London is a jungle,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: large;">People are always busy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: large;">Life is not easy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: large;">People are ants,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: large;">The tube is a worm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: large;">digging its way
underground<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi; font-size: large;">that takes the ants
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<span style="font-family: Thonburi;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love London!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-22872886865667396222013-01-23T17:54:00.001+00:002013-01-23T18:00:48.165+00:00<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 48pt; line-height: 115%;"><img alt="Eagles" height="83" src="file:///C:/Users/Maria/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_i1025" width="236" /></span></u></b><br />
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Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-42848977159814394842012-11-19T19:07:00.000+00:002012-11-19T19:07:03.710+00:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cat Patrick (2011),</span><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <i>Forgotten</i>,
</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Egmont UK Ltd</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By Manny Lago, 2º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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character in the book, is a sixteen year </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">old
girl who lost her baby brother when she was six because she unlocked the car
door while her father wasn't there. This event ripped her parents apart.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whilst chasing after the villains responsible
her father crashed and London technically died. Luckily, her doctors were able
to resuscitate her. However, the experience left her with some type of memory disorder
in which her mind would "reset" itself, leaving her clueless to the
previous day's activities. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Every night at precisely
4:33 am, while London Lane is asleep, her memory of that day is erased. In the
morning, all she can recall are events from her future.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What I like most about the
book is that the author wants readers to consider whether </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">knowing the future is really important or if
learning from the past and accepting what was is what we should be thankful
for. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The book encourages
readers to enjoy and embrace the past because, “…what I need to remember most
is this: I can always change the future.” </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A person’s past is what shapes their
character and without those past memories and experiences life is hard and very
mysterious with plenty of unanswered questions. The future is being rewritten
all the time because of our past.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This
makes the reader sympathetic with London and her illness.</span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What I also liked is that t</span></span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">he events that occur through the novel depict
situations that could very well be real and happen to anyone who struggles with
memory loss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reference to the fact London took a long time to forgive Luke. I thought this was exaggerated and boring.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I would recommend this
book because it is t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">eenage romantic fiction and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">the romantic themes throughout the novel make it interesting for
teenage readers.</span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-45584914853454849632012-11-17T09:38:00.000+00:002012-11-17T09:40:16.378+00:00<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Michael Curtis Ford</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (2007) <b>The Fall of Rome</b></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">,
Thomas Dunne Books</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s a great story about how one of the sons of
a commander of Attila has to escape from the successors of the Huns’ chief
after his death. The fugitive, Odoacer, and his brother Onulf have coincidences
between them and their enemy, the Germanic-Roman general Orestes, the father of
the last emperor of the <st1:place w:st="on">Roman Empire</st1:place>. Their
personal fights made <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rome</st1:place></st1:city>
fall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-7916176381797511832012-11-16T07:28:00.000+00:002012-11-16T07:29:41.132+00:00<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Segoe Print'; font-size: 14pt;">Rosemary
SUTCLIFF (1957) </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Segoe Print'; font-size: 14pt;"><i>The Silver Branch</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Segoe Print'; font-size: 14pt;">, Oxford Univ. Press (2007)</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe Print"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">By Hugo Ferrer, 2º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you the book <i>The Silver Branch</i>. </span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe Print"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It is a sequel of the
novel <i>The Eagle of the Ninth</i>, written
by Rosemary Sutcliff, an acclaimed writer of children's books, especially
historical fiction, which is the genre of this book. I especially like this book because of the
action and thrill there is in it. The two main characters, by forming a band of
men, are trying to save the Roman emperor of Britain from a plot and also from
the Saxons that are invading. There is a lot of suspense so it's very difficult
to put it down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-26644398993929684792012-11-15T05:37:00.001+00:002012-11-16T07:28:53.703+00:00<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif; font-size: 14pt;">George RR Martin</span><i style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif; font-size: 14pt;"> (2000) <b>A
Storm of Swords</b></i><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif; font-size: 14pt;">, Bantam Dell</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMttIqVxHlThyphenhyphenw5qcB7sfZdqY75l18wjnl8qUiceVsBNhZKtlwl4-5QqBPUT7rZedAXCK15CPtxCRMZ8SEML_UQ4zOQwG5LcrzBZTT6hHeSUiVI2YgRA_00r-NOCgSNUeCVFIcSZ3z1mzM/s1600/AStormOfSwords.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMttIqVxHlThyphenhyphenw5qcB7sfZdqY75l18wjnl8qUiceVsBNhZKtlwl4-5QqBPUT7rZedAXCK15CPtxCRMZ8SEML_UQ4zOQwG5LcrzBZTT6hHeSUiVI2YgRA_00r-NOCgSNUeCVFIcSZ3z1mzM/s200/AStormOfSwords.jpg" width="137" /></a><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">By Elías Ferrer, 2º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s a book you would like.
It tells how a kingdom is falling into the hands of seven kings, who claim the
central throne. It’s the third volume of <i>Game
of Thrones</i>, and it’s a point between mystery, traditional literature,
fantasy and other genres. There is some violence in the book but I think the
story is good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-41373395091124240102012-11-13T07:25:00.000+00:002012-11-13T07:25:24.294+00:00<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lauren
WEISBERGER (2003), </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>The Devil Wears Prada</i></b><i style="font-size: 12pt;">, </i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">Harper Collins</span><br />
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The Devil Wears
Prada</span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> is about a young woman called Andrea Sachs,
who wants to become a journalist. She gets hired as the second assistant of Miranda
Priestly, a ruthless executive of the runway fashion magazine. Miranda’s first
assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behaviour of their cruel boss. It will
be a challenge for Andrea when she has to drastically change her clothes and
image, with the help of Nigel, the magazine’s art director.</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The job becomes really hard, because of
Miranda’s tough working rhythm and impossible tasks, which leaves Andrea
without a private life with her boyfriend Nate, family and friends. In the end
the old Andrea has gone and the new Andrea is now more preoccupied about her
image and her future in the magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOph8B_6Ci1-4bB0PgXcPAbB1pJ3FitT-h0EGt3S0FyF3qVmK-Xvccpmya_8wc_a9gmar8lRrameNLpK8_TL0iJHbWZwu1LyYMXVEF-Klbc5N-ZjXE2bzlnKXehwWl1fGrmNdViZGbAMN9/s1600/The+DevilWearsPrada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOph8B_6Ci1-4bB0PgXcPAbB1pJ3FitT-h0EGt3S0FyF3qVmK-Xvccpmya_8wc_a9gmar8lRrameNLpK8_TL0iJHbWZwu1LyYMXVEF-Klbc5N-ZjXE2bzlnKXehwWl1fGrmNdViZGbAMN9/s1600/The+DevilWearsPrada.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What I liked best of the book is the beginning where you realise that
although you’re not good at fashion and you don’t know what it is or means, you
can still improve and reach the top. I also enjoyed how two assistants realise
that although they are competing against each other they can still be friends
and work together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I would definitely recommend <i>The
Devil Wears Prada</i> to my friends because it has a really good plot which
combines drama with humour. The book keeps the audience interested and there
are no slow sections in it. Once you pick it up and start reading you won’t
want to put it down. People who are interested in fashion and drama should read
it because these are the two main concepts of the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">By Elías
Ferrer, 2º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
In the future there will be three supreme dictators in the world. Each
one will control people by TV, cameras, microphones, advertisements, etc., making
all the world’s population think like the dictators want.</span>Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-66284191036697683052012-11-11T06:05:00.003+00:002012-11-11T06:05:57.901+00:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Lewis CARROLL, </span><b style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland</i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">, Wordsworth Classics (2001)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyaFBXrHUG4VWySQkM_lDJZYpqAfiy2gzEjuEd12wkKG5UYk73hU_UNGXki26CSJX8a_P0j9AURflJlcP1ElMDy-l9i4I3BUSkt41P7iKOisQSgR1QQyGjicaw1r1S5YhhZI_zvmbAcw2/s1600/Alices'sAdventures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyaFBXrHUG4VWySQkM_lDJZYpqAfiy2gzEjuEd12wkKG5UYk73hU_UNGXki26CSJX8a_P0j9AURflJlcP1ElMDy-l9i4I3BUSkt41P7iKOisQSgR1QQyGjicaw1r1S5YhhZI_zvmbAcw2/s1600/Alices'sAdventures.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">This book was written by Lewis Carroll and this version was introduced by Michael Irwin.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;">It is about a girl called Alice who was on a tree branch listening to her sister's book. She then saw a rabbit with clothes and a watch (very uncommon for a rabbit) and she decided to follow it until she fell down a rabbit hole and entered a world full of many uncommon things called 'Wonderland'. She then met a caterpillar who smoked and who gave her some advice. She also met Pig and Pepper (two brothers), a cat that appears and disappears and the Queen of Hearts, who played croquet. She also went to a mad tea-party, where she found a talking rabbit and an old small man.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">I think this book is interesting because it contains many unusual things such as a smoking caterpillar, a rabbit with clothes on, etc., and because as you read, you find yourself in another world full of crazy things, and it's actually interesting to read something that is out of this world.</span></div>
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(1982) <b>Secret diary of Adrian Mole aged
13 ¾</b></i>, Harper Collins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">By Elías Ferrer, 2º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s a funny book which you will enjoy, if you
read it. I had a lot of fun reading it, because it is about an ‘intellectual’
boy, aged 13, who lives with his family but his mother goes away with a man and
the boy is left with his poor father, his diary and his friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-2738696277057077032012-11-08T18:04:00.000+00:002012-11-08T18:04:16.748+00:00<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt;">Suzanne LaFleur 2009), </span><i style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt;">Love Aubrey, Puffin Books</i><br />
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">By </span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Estefania Pinilla
Taylor, 2ºESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47RyPWIEsf6SboB4ZWmJ6FLWJxRtaRNZxiPHSmQh_xl_xrmRtMjPifZ4L_lA_KYdnbtI73sLUFyGPl5DU2OiVEGZMTif53JYPJCYqSt96XGvjT3kzQGzfAbmZqhBPYmPVnXOIg7PJwzWo/s1600/Love,+Aubrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47RyPWIEsf6SboB4ZWmJ6FLWJxRtaRNZxiPHSmQh_xl_xrmRtMjPifZ4L_lA_KYdnbtI73sLUFyGPl5DU2OiVEGZMTif53JYPJCYqSt96XGvjT3kzQGzfAbmZqhBPYmPVnXOIg7PJwzWo/s1600/Love,+Aubrey.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Love Aubrey is
about an eleven year old girl who was abandoned by her mum. A few months before,
Aubrey's dad and her younger sister Savannah, died in a car crash. She thought
it was fun at first playing house, eating cheese and crackers every day and
night. Until her grandma showed up, Aubrey was taken to her grandma's house in
Virginia. She made friends with the girl next door called Bridget. She was put
into school and was convinced to go talk to the school's psychiatrist. Making
friends was easy for her but it made her sad every time someone asked her about
the scar on her forehead. At the end her mum comes back for her, but it was too
hard to go back and live with her after everything that had happened. They
all thought that it was best for her to stay with her grandma. However, her mum
did come and visit often.</span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I really like this book because the author expresses Aubrey's feelings
as if they were real, and keeps the reader wanting more. The story is written
and told very well, and I think that more people should read it because they
will enjoy it and want a second book by the same writer. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: GungsuhChe;">H.P. Lovecraft<i> (1999) </i></span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: GungsuhChe;">The Call of Cthulhu and Other
Weird Stories</span></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: GungsuhChe;"> Penguin Modern
Classics (reprinted 2002)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: GungsuhChe; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">By Elías Ferrer, 2º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: GungsuhChe;">A compilation
of terrifying and full of suspense stories. People spit on the author’s tomb
because his novels are too scary. Until the end of each story you will not know
what’s going to happen next.</span>Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-17232738221991191302012-11-05T07:55:00.000+00:002012-11-05T07:58:07.419+00:00<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Roald Dahl ( 1988),
<i><b>Matilda</b></i>, Puffin Books (1989)</span><br />
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2º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a book for children, which is really interesting and great, and that is the
reason why I still like it. </span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">It
has mystery, for example, what is the relationship between Mrs Trunchbull and
Matilda´s teacher Ms Honey? It made me read and not stop reading until the end
because of the mystery. You just know the truth of the story at the end. Matilda
is a very special girl, she is really clever and she has powers. She is the leader
of the school, because she had a virtue which was to be brave and face
Trunchbull. I hope you read this book, to enjoy it and its magical ideas.</span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-48605298059798818742012-11-04T16:52:00.002+00:002012-11-04T16:52:58.647+00:00<span style="font-family: BatangChe; font-size: 14pt;">(Anonymous) </span><b style="font-family: BatangChe; font-size: 14pt;"><i>Beowulf</i></b><span style="font-family: BatangChe; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: BatangChe; font-size: 14.0pt;">The first story written in a Germanic language
(Anglo-Saxon). It’s about a man who arrives at a far Nordic kingdom to kill an
ogre which is attacking the realm. You would like the story and it would make
you interested in this style of stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cotton Vitellius, 15<sup>th</sup> century</span><span style="font-family: BatangChe; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-51359496955667309062012-11-04T14:59:00.000+00:002012-11-04T15:00:32.424+00:00William
SHAKESPEARE,(1600), <b><i>A Midsummers Night’s Dream</i></b><i>,
</i>Wordsworth Classics<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">By Clara Galindo Moreno, 2º ESO B</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gUhnthnAdKAUiAPGuhJJ9xJrG1YZVWbsy6l5HJOaKXRL0dYeJhGFM4ihNsf18CWc3QugvXBAZBempBABzyqPzckGdBfAmZ25ydXrrP9wv2v_Or_Qj3l6fC1ZWQTfCku3Qo9bCQ9CsNRe/s1600/A+Midsummer+Night's+Dream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gUhnthnAdKAUiAPGuhJJ9xJrG1YZVWbsy6l5HJOaKXRL0dYeJhGFM4ihNsf18CWc3QugvXBAZBempBABzyqPzckGdBfAmZ25ydXrrP9wv2v_Or_Qj3l6fC1ZWQTfCku3Qo9bCQ9CsNRe/s1600/A+Midsummer+Night's+Dream.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A <i>Midsummer Night’s Dream</i> is about a young woman called Hermia. She
is in love with Lysander but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. Another
young woman, Helena, is still in love with Demetrius, although he left her to
marry Hermia. Duke Theseus, following
the law of Athens, gives her four days to obey her father and marry Demetrius
or else she will die. Hermia and Lysander plan to run away to get married. She
tells her plan to Helena, who tells Demetrius. Oberon, the king of fairies has
a potion which will make people fall in love with the first person they see
when they wake up and…</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="ES" style="line-height: 115%;"> In my opinion this book is
very entertaining and enjoyable for people who like William Shakespeare. Until
now, the only book I had read by William Shakespeare was “Romeo and Juliet”,
but I prefer “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” because it is less cheesy and it’s
less of a tragedy and more of a comedy. I totally would recommend this book but
not to people of my age unless it’s an adapted version because it’s very
difficult to read because of the vocabulary.</span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-80894085536119931872012-11-03T08:43:00.000+00:002012-11-03T08:43:07.507+00:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;">Thomas
BREZINA (1999)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;"> </span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;">Tiger
Team: Curse of the Pharaohs</span></i><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I like this book because it´s interesting and
at the end of each chapter it makes you a question. It also brings tools to
decrypt the answer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Tiger Team</span></i><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> is
a collection of several books, each of different subjects but with the same characters.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> I recommend this book because it makes you
participate and has clues that help you solve the problem. The characters are
interesting. It is a mysterious book.</span>Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-50946167068428583152012-11-02T16:45:00.002+00:002012-11-02T16:45:44.935+00:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; line-height: 18pt;">Thomas HARRIS (1981),</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; line-height: 18pt;"> </span><i style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; line-height: 18pt;">RED DRAGON</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; line-height: 18pt;">, G P Putnams Dell Publishing</span><br />
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ESO B</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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habit of stalking and murdering families at random. He has murdered two
families until an FBI agent, Jack Crawford, finally comes to sort out the
situation. Crawford needs help to capture The Tooth Fairy, so he gets in touch
with his protégé Will Graham, who caught the serial killer Hannibal Lecter
three years earlier (which makes him a very good protégé). Will agrees to
assist Jack. After looking at the crime scenes over and over again, Jack and
Will realise that they are missing something. In order to find The Tooth Fairy
Will and Jack have to visit Hannibal and get help from him (as Hannibal is a
brilliant psychiatrist). The serial killer - calls himself the "Great Red
Dragon" as he is obsessed with a painting called "The Great Red
Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun". Dolarhyde (the real name of</span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><i><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Tooth Fairy</span></i><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">) usually gets
flashbacks of his past, shows of what happened to him as a child and...</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
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people who like crime, horror and thrillers.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16pt;">Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1850),</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><b><i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16pt;">The
Scarlet Letter</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16pt;">, Dover Thrift Editions</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16pt;">By Lorena Davies Mosquera, 2º ESO B</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;">This story is set in the 17<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;">century
in Boston. It tells of a married woman named Hester Prynne who has given birth
to an illegitimate daughter. Hester is then forced to wear the letter</span><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><i><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;">A</span></i><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;">on
her dress, the</span><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><i><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;">A</span></i><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;">standing
for ‘adulteress’, and then lives in solitude with her daughter, Pearl. Only the
involvement of Arthur Dimmesdale keeps Hester and Pearl together. Meanwhile,
feeling betrayed by his own wife, Roger Chillingworth sets out seeking revenge
on Hester’s unknown lover.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: '', serif, '', serif; font-size: 16pt;">I
recommend this book because it has deep symbolism and is a very interesting
read. While it can be complicated at certain stages of the book; it is a
classic that will not fail to capture your heart, with intriguing characters, a
stimulating plot and a vivid </span>Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-17557685370787846052012-10-31T22:38:00.000+00:002012-10-31T22:38:24.452+00:00<b style="text-indent: 0cm;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
Fall of the Last Roman Fort, t</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic","serif"; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;"><b>he
beginning of the end</b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 90%;">By </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 90%;">Andrew Hutchison, 2</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 90%;">º</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 90%;"> ESO B</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 90%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Quintus Maximus took off his sandals and threw out the stones which had
collected in the bottom. Satisfied they were all gone he put the sandals back
on his feet. He looked up. The sun was deep on the horizon and light was fading
fast. He could see the wall in the distance and knew it would be completely
dark by the time he got back, if he got back that is. He was a centurion of the
9th legion 4th cohort. He was sent on a mission in Britania to recover the lost
eagle of the ninth. After recovering the sacred standard he journeyed to the
closest Roman fort. He arrived at midnight and was tended to but did not sleep.
The following morning he was shown to his cohort. He then demanded to see the
commander of the fort. As he was travelling to the fort he hadfelt that he was
being watched most of the way. He had then seen a man hiding in the forest next
to the path. Lucius had been certain that the British were trailing him. He
explained all of this to the commander, who rustled through his beard
thoughtfully. After Lucius finished, the commander demanded that the fort be
ready for battle. During the next few days swords</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> were
sharpened and armour cleaned. A ring of defensive stakes was made around the
fort. Then they waited. A week passed and nothing happened. And much to
Lucius’s distress, the commander gave the order to stand down. </span></div>
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night, the British came...</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Lucius
was woken to the sound of screaming and of sword grinding on sword. Quickly he
grabbed his own sword and ran outside. They had broken through the defenses and
he could see that there was only a dozen or so Romans left defending the walls.
The commander had fallen to the well-placed shot of an archer in the early
stages of the battle. Now less than a dozen men were left. They fought to the
bitter end and as the last one slumped forward, the British came in in
overwhelming numbers. Knowing when to fight and when to run Lucius sprinted to
the stables and saddled a horse. He then fought his way past some crazed
British warriors and cantered out of the back gate until the fort was a speck
in the horizon. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">The
last foothold of Rome was broken and Lucius made his way to a port. He would go
back to Rome but it would not be long until the Barbarians invaded it, too. This
was the beginning of the end: the fall of Rome.</span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-22909174150594806822012-10-31T10:53:00.001+00:002012-10-31T10:55:26.117+00:00Alex FLINN (2007) <b><i>Beastly</i></b>, Harper Collins/<br />
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By Annvalery Escobar, 2º
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZXW43O8p4ShGsgSxCiLU2o-dQzTNxWiIPBZdxRCw4mlFwZT04n_PgS9hKUdoFv83RQF5915sI3Gqwcv85aTNdG3sJFQz9iTViMeajIBjoIX8PT1SzY9mi5NZnDzgSCpX4yt1_kW-oa-y/s1600/Beastly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZXW43O8p4ShGsgSxCiLU2o-dQzTNxWiIPBZdxRCw4mlFwZT04n_PgS9hKUdoFv83RQF5915sI3Gqwcv85aTNdG3sJFQz9iTViMeajIBjoIX8PT1SzY9mi5NZnDzgSCpX4yt1_kW-oa-y/s320/Beastly.jpg" width="221" /></a><b><i>Beastly</i></b> is a re-make of <i>Beauty
</i>and the <i>Beast. </i>The book is about a rude, good
looking, rich teenager named Kyle Kingsbury, who would look down on people that
were ugly and poor. In his high school there is a girl called Lindy who likes
him (but he doesn’t even know she exists) and a mysterious Gothic girl named
Kendra (who appears to be a witch) who one day cast a spell on him and he
lost his second chance to become a better person. That night she turned him
into what he really is underneath that good looking face: a beast. </div>
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Kyle has two
years to find someone that will love him for who he is, and, most important, to
get her to tell him that she loves him. Eight months go by and he still hasn’t found a girl to love
him. One night a thief breaks into
Kyle’s house and...</div>
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This book is very interesting. It shows you how Kyle’s
attitude changes slowly towards the end. It also tells a love story between a
greedy boy who thinks he is the best and a girl called Lindy, who is poor but
with a kind heart.</div>
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I would recommend it for people above ten years of age as it
has some passages which may not be appropriate for under ten. There was nothing I did not like of the book.<o:p></o:p></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-30097990511723526252012-10-26T07:24:00.002+01:002012-10-26T07:24:58.083+01:00<b><span style="color: #003300; font-size: 11pt;">In the unlikely case of being stranded on a deserted island...!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">By Amira McQueen, 1º ESO B<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">If I were stranded on a deserted island for a month, and could only bring two things with me, they would have to be my parents. And technically no, this is not really cheating, but I suppose if this is insufficient, then I could understand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I would take my father mostly because he is an ex-infantry soldier, therefore he could come very useful during the month. He could easily hunt animals and make weapons out of almost anything. Also, he would be able to provide fires and warmth. (I’m not calling him fat; I am merely saying he could skin animals.) He is basically like a Swiss Army Knife, but in person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I would take my mother, not only because she can cook with almost anything, but because she is not flimsy either. She would probably stop us from going insane, which is one good thing. She is almost always positive, helping raise spirits. She is a counsellor, so she could basically even us out. Also, she cleans. I am not portraying women as slaves in the kitchen, cleaning after their husbands and children, but my mum really is OCD about things like that. Little imperfections bringing everything down. Initially, the more order and discipline somewhere. the easier it is to cope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Those are the things/people I would bring. So, I would rather have a month laughing with my family even though we are missing some things, than spend a month crying to nothing about having nothing!</span></div>
Head of Department 2009-2013http://www.blogger.com/profile/04240810431519779579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742354459136840218.post-32213431211455919772012-10-26T07:23:00.003+01:002012-10-26T07:25:25.218+01:00<u><span style="font-size: x-small;">Stranded on an Island</span></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">If I were stranded on an island, the two main things that I would take with me are the following: a strong, good quality axe and a durable fishing rod.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">On the first day in the island, I would take out my fishing rod and go fishing for a few hours until I got enough fish to feed myself for a couple of days. Then I would cut some wood into logs and make a shelter. I would make a rain collector out of wood for drinking water, and then attempt to find a stream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">On the island, I would always keep my axe with me in case I had to fight off some animals. Then with my axe and wood, I would make a spear to hunt. Successively, I would rest for a while and begin my search for animals and vegetables to eat. Later I would skin the animals and make the fur into winter clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">In the afternoons, I would rub two sticks together to make a fire. With the fire, I would cook the meat and the fish. The embers of the fire would keep me warm for the night. In winter, I would reinforce my shelter by adding a few more logs, a bigger fire and covering the walls with some layers of animal skins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The two objects that I have chosen would help me to survive if stranded for a considerable amount of time. They would provide me with the tools to fulfil my basic human needs.</span></div>
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