Latest books I have read and recommend

Jostein Gaarder

• Sophie's World - (the best book I have ever read )
  Review 5*
• The Ringmaster's Daughter - Review 3*

Margaret Mahy

• Alchemy 4* - External review
  

Anything by Tim Bowler

• Shadows - Review 3*
• River Boy - Review 4*
• Midget - Review 4*
• StarSeeker - Review 3*
• StormCatchers - Review 3*
• Dragon's Rock - Review 4*

Benjamin Zephaniah

• Face - Review 5*
• Gangsta Rap - Review 3*
• Refugee Boy - Review 4*

Classic novels everyone should read by various writers
(5* unless stated otherwise)

Cornelia Funke

• InkHeart - Review Another, longer review
  (movie coming out 2008)
• The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke Review ****
  Movie (**) - not a great adaptation.

Harry Potter novels - JK Rowling

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - Review
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Review
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Review
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Review
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Review
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Review
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (unreleased) - Review

Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein

• The Fellowship of the Ring: Books I and II - Review
• The Two Towers: Books III and IV - Review
• The Return of the King: Books V and VI - Review

Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman

• Northern Lights - Review
  
• The Subtle Knife - Review
  
• The Amber Spyglass - Review

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams - Review
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - Review

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Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve