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chamber.jpg (5570 bytes)Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Author: J.K. Rowing    

Main characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione & Lord Voldemort 

Preview: This is the second in its series and just as good as the last. In this book its Harry’s second year in Hogwarts.

Story outline: After coming home from a ghost’s deathday party, he heard strange words that only he could hear. The book goes on with numerous scare attempts that freeze the student. Harry and Ron (his friend) investigate and somehow stumble into the chamber of secrets where he finds the man who was responsible for all the scares. It is Lord Voldemort, who already tried to kill Harry two times before but failed. They end up in battle and Lord Voldemort fails. He makes a run for it. The victims unfreeze and the school returns to normal.

Out of ten: 9/10 we docked one point because it ended too quickly.

By: Billy Allen and Jerry Murphy.  

 


 

The Lough Neagh Monster by Sam McBratney

Main characters: Noblett & Nessie

The Lough Neagh monster, Noblett, is peaceful and quiet and he has a secret garden. Noblett's cousin Nessie from Lough Ness is a trouble maker and loves fun. One day Nessie decided to visit Noblett. The last time Nessie visited Noblett was 100 years ago. When Nessie gets there Noblett is not pleased. Nessie has a problem.  He thinks humans are going to put him in an underwater zoo. Nessie ate a house in Donegal and she likes head butting boats with old people in them. For one day Nessie agreed to do what Noblett wants to do. Noblett took Nessie to his secret garden. At first Nessie thought it was weird but then she had an idea. Nessie went to the school and took a bicycle shed. She took it back to the garden and put it in the garden. She said 'it can be a tunnel for fish'. Noblett got mad then and they had a fight.  Then Nessie got the shed and took it back to the school. On his way back he saw a group of children and a teacher. They caught her in a trap, but she got out. Only there was a yellow monster which was only a digger. The teacher got' into it and started to fight Nessie. Nessie thought it was a monster to take him to the underwater zoo. Just when she thought she was doomed, his cousin Noblett scared off the monster and they went back to the lake. Next day Nessie went home  and Noblett lived in peace and quiet again.

We thought it was a good book for ages 7-11. We gave it 9 out of 10

By Robert Stack & Darren Drumm

 

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