Raving Reviews

Review of Bad Dreams by Anne Fine

Review by Charlotte, aged 10, from Andover, England.  Rating: Brilliant. 

Opinion of the plot.
The plot was well thought out and the brilliance of the description was great!!!

Favourite character and why?
My favourite chracter would have to be, well I like them all. They all are so real.

Who will the book appeal to most and why?
I think the book would mostly appeal to 10+ because it's all about a girl whoi is supernatural!

Would you recommend the book and why?
Yes I would recommened the book to lots of people because Anne aims all of her books at people all different ages.

Could any improvements be made and how?
Well, I don't think I can think of any.


Review of Only a Show by Anne Fine

Review by Emma, aged 9, from Suffolk, England  Rating: Brilliant.

Opinion of the plot.
I thought this book was wonderful . I really like the way they talked about Anne's feelings. But the bestest thing was the ending. It was great.

Favourite character and why?
My favourite character was Scruffy the puppet rabbit. Because he cheered up Anne and made everyone laugh.

Who will the book appeal to most and why?
I think this book can be for anyone. Because its really funny and I bet lots of people will enjoy it.

Would you recommend the book and why?
I think a lot of people will read it because well its just really enjoyable .

Could any improvements be made and how?
No I think this book is just perfect.


Reviews of Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine

Review by Alex, aged 8, from Suffolk, England  Rating: Brilliant.

Opinion of the plot.
I thought it was really exciting and at some moments in the story you just wanted to get into the book and tell them what was going on and why i thought how the author used his language

Favourite character and why?
I have 2 mane favourite characters in this book one is the cat the second is the little i think she's fantastic the way some days she's all lovey dovey the next day she shuts him in the garden and i think the cats cool as well i bet he wishes he could talk so he could tell them what had happened cause they completely didn't understand always sending him in the garden getting him told off it wasn't his fault

Who will the book appeal to most and why?
I think this book would appeal to my friend Victoria she loves adventures story and i think she would really find this wicked

Would you recommend the book and why?
I would recommend this book to everyone because it is fantastic and I enjoy it so every one will.

Could any improvements be made and how?
No.


Review by Kirstie, aged 9, from Birmingham, England  Rating: Great.

Opinion of the plot.
There was a cat that was in trouble all the time.

Favourite character and why?
I like it because you get to see what's going on in the Cat's mind. I have had it about 5 times.

Who will the book appeal to most and why?
It would appeal to boys and girls my age or over if you like cat adventures.

Would you recommend the book and why?
Yes it's funny.

Could any improvements be made and how?
No.


Review of Charm School by Anne Fine

Review by Grace, aged 11, from Stoke-on-Trent, England  Rating: Great.

Opinion of the plot.
The plot was good because it was an original idea.

Favourite character and why?
I liked Bonny the best because she wasn't snobby like the others.

Who will the book appeal to most and why?
I think the book will appeal to 9-12 year olds because you find alot of girls like the girls in the book in this age range.

Would you recommend the book and why?
Yes I would recommend this book because it won't be like any other book you've read, and you will find it hard to put down..

Could any improvements be made and how?
I think this book could only improve in the way that Mrs Oplean needs to have a clearer picture in your head.


Review of Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine

Review by Natalie, aged 8, from Reading, England.  Rating: Brilliant.

Opinion of the plot.
I thought that it was an excellent book  and I would really like to see the film but I think some of the words meanings were too difficult

Favourite character and why?
I liked Daniel the best ( the father) because he dressed up as Madame Doubtfire.

Who will the book appeal to most and why?
I think it would appeal to teenagers the best.

Would you recommend the book and why?
I would reccomend it because its funny.

Could any improvements be made and how?
I don't think any improvements should be made.


Review of Chicken Gave it to me by Anne Fine

Leeds library club memberReview by Joanne, aged 9, Leeds, England.   Rating: Good

Opinion of the plot.
This book was about lot of battery hens, and little green men came and told them to get out! Later on in the book one of the chickens hid in the green mens spaceship, and he went on chat shows to try and get a mesgage across to the planet.

Favourite character and why?
My favourite character was the chicken because she was funny and adventurues.

Who will the book appeal to most and why?
This book will appeal to 7s and up.

Would you recommend the book and why?
Yes I would recommend this book because it is easy to read and to undestand

Could any improvements by made and how?
NO!!!!!!!!!!


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