Thursday 25 April 2013




Wonder blurb. 

"I am disgusting, I am horrible, I am nothing you have ever imagined!" August, the eleven your old boy, leads a life of no other . He is not like anyone else. His face is "different" to other people. Him and other children don't "bond" as such. August hasn't been to school before, but now is his chance to show what he can do.  

Read this moving tale to follow in August's footsteps....

By Emelia and Amy.

Out of my mind blurb


My blurb for Out of my mind!


"My name is Melody, I'm your average girl, normal family except I cant speak or walk. Oh yeah and I can remember every-thing..."

Melody Is 11 years old, but there's something different about her, although shes disabled she is extremely clever. But she has no way to show any one. Suddenly she gets a life changing machine to help her speak, but is the world ready for her...

By Poppy  

Eleven Eleven blurb

                                     ELEVEN  ELEVEN


                                                            
      Its 1918 and you follow the lives of three soldiers. one German,one American, one British. But only one journey. As they battle through the war scarred plains of Germany they lose friends but also kill foes. Although, as they make there treacherous journeys they slowly become more close to each other than expected...

By Harvey Williams, Maple.

Thursday 7 February 2013

Wonder?

Wonder    
You can't blend in when you were born to stand out....  

Wonder is an amazing book which makes you laugh one minute and then cry the next. This book is about a boy called August, who has an abnormal face.  For years he had been home schooled but it was time for him to take it up a notch. There are lots of twists and turns on his journey some he can cope with, some he can not.. In wonder it hops from different characters showing their point of view about August. This helps you to understand whats its like to be or be around August.            

This gripping tale is great for ages 10 and over, because younger people wouldn't be able to understand. By Emelia and Amy

Book review: The Nightmare Factory

                                                    THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY

The nightmare factory is a non-stop action, feels like your watching a movie book. It is about a boy called Andrew and a girl called poppy who meet some very odd people behind a market stall, they tell them that if they don't put up these dream-catchers evil will get you....they ignored it. When they wake up the next morning they find themselves in hospital rooms with a strange metal disk embedded in the back of his head and a strange leather band around his wrist. He goes into a humongous journey to escape the nightmare factory and picks up a few friends on the way...




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Friday 1 February 2013

maple class blog!

Don't forget that this is a linked blog if you want to visit the class blog (maple class) please click this link and give us lots of nice comments about our work!

http://mapleclass2012-13.blogspot.co.uk/

Liz Pichons new blog!

Dont you just love L. Pichon!! Well your in luck because... Tadaaa she has a blog http://lizpichons.blogspot.co.uk/ and it shows what shes up to and new books that are out by her,  please visit this website as it is very cool and is useful to know what other books she has. By Emily

book recommendation from harvey.

                                                      book recommendation!

This book is a very good easy read.it is about an adopted boy who has no idea where his father is he also has a brother called Angus (he is called jack) first he is playing a computer game when his brother falls over and finds a secret room. It is full of ww2 plans and a strange mechanical machine.the next day he goes to school with a strange object he found in the room. He takes it to the science teacher and when he goes his brother tries to get back his i pod he got  taken of him when he discovers a mysterious email. the history teacher finds them looking at the computer. the teacher isn't angry. he takes them down to a secret room and finds out that the machine was a time machine. it turns out the teacher is breaking the rules of a secret time travelling club. the rest of the members find out and he gets chased through time bye people that want to bring him back.by any means possible...


Thursday 24 January 2013


Constable and Toop by Gareth P. Jones.

Story line.
Constable and Toop story line was quite quick, hard to keep up with and it kept changing problems but it was constantly exiting and often puzzling. It did pass between people but when you’re thinking somebody’s the enemy they sometimes aren't so it isn't an ‘easy read’.
4/5

Characterization.
Even though the characters clearly aren't real, when you get into Constable and Toop they seem more real than you are! Only a few characters seem ‘good’ or ‘kind’ whilst hardly any are truly happy. Although sad, the characters are interesting and exiting.
5/5

Themes.
Set in Victorian London, Constable and Toop has a sad, gloomy feel about it but is always exiting and keeps getting new twists, good and bad, in the tale. Anybody looking for a jolly, happy story would be disappointed.
5/5

Readability
Although a great book, Constable and Toop is a hard book to read and I would only recommend it to ten years and up and only if they enjoyed a sad, scary, adventure story.
2/5
 

Overall score = 16/20
‘A great book with some scary twists.’

By Grace (maple class!)

Melody Brooks - Character in Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Profile of Melody Brooks!

Name: Melody Brooks(as you know!)
Age: 11 years old. 
Likes: Jazz music, pudding before her main meal and Mrs V. 
Dis likes: Classical music, people who treat her different and doctors. 
Pets: Ollie (her goldfish)and Butterscotch (her dog.) 
Family/friends: Mum,Dad,Penny,Mrs V and her friends at school.
school: Spaulding Street Elementary.

By Poppy and Emelia.          




Tom Gates by L Pichon - Book Review

By Karis

 Who's a big bully then?

Who’s a Big Bully Then is a really good, quick read book. Once you get your head in the book, you can’t get it out again...

The book made me feel quite angry, because the bully was getting on the boy’s nerves. There was a lot of feelings going through me when I was reading this book.
There is also different points in the story when you think
and feel lots of different things.

I would recommend this book to Year 5 and up.
Because it has some harsh words when Darren
(The Bully) is calling the boy names.

All around, this book is a amazing, its a quick to read book. If you want a good book to read, this is the one you need. Also this book is dyslexia friendly, so its easy to read..

Total score: 9.5/10



By Molly R ( Maple Class)

Friday 18 January 2013

Sharon M Draper!

Sharon was born in 1952 on August 21st. She got  married to a teacher called Larry Draper in 1971. Sharon has won many awards inclueding the Coretta Scott King award, and copper sun (in 2007)... 

Some of her books:

Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs series:











Out of my mind:




Sassy: Little Sister Is NOT My Name:



And lots, lots more!
Out of my mind
Its by: Sharron M Draper.

Out of my mind is an amazing book. The front cover is eye catching and when you start reading you cant put it down! 

It makes your emotions go wild. There are moments when your streaming in tears and others when your jumping with joy. 


The characters
.Melody is the main character. She lives with a life threatening condition. Melody comes across an amazing opportunity , but the jigsaw starts to fall and she struggles to pick up the pieces.

.Melody's mum and dad have a stressful life looking after Melody and to make matters worse something tragic happens leaving a family member in danger. 

There is also a few other characters which are introduced later in the book, but we'll leave you to find out who they are...

By Poppy and Emelia.

Thursday 10 January 2013

Top three must read books!

                 TOP THREE BOOKS TO READ
These three books are books that I have read myself and I would definitely recommend to you.Book number one is called the worlds best book it is a book full of random but interesting facts, strange stories and other odd knowledge.This is an easy read and I would recommend it for ages 9+.

Book number two is lemony Snicket and the ersatz elevator, it is based on the film (if you have ever seen it) if not it is about two teenagers and a baby...but their parents are dead.It sounds gloomy and sad but at some points it is actually lighthearted and funny.I would say this is designed for good readers and ages 10+

The final book is very well known and equally as good, this story follows the life of a horse who leaves his owner and goes into war.This is a slightly sad book although not as sad as the film.Unfortunately this is all I can say about it as I would spoil it for other people.This heartwarming story is designed for normal readers and for  ages 11+ because of mild gore.I hope this advice helped you and  please feel free to comment.

Tom Gates

Tom Gates is a very good book, it has a slightly childish humor and is an easy read. Its theme is all about this boy called Tom and he has a very grumpy sister called Delia. He is in a band called dogzombies and he has a crush Amy Porter, she does not notice Tom so he tries to impress her. Marcus Meldrew is Toms worst enemy he sits by Marcus in lessons he is extremely nosey. I wont tell you any more in case you read it yourself! By Emily

Eleven-Eleven

Eleven-eleven is a WW2 based book with a twist-its set on the same day as the war ends.It follows the daily war lives of three people there names are Axle (German), Eddie hertz (an american plane pilot),will (a new recruit that is underage).all these people meet together at some point in the story e.g axle shoots down Eddie's plane.This book is more for young teens and is for more advanced readers as it sometimes confuses you with the ways it flicks between the lives of the men.Secondly at some points it gets a bit gory and contains a few mild swearwords.I would recommend this book for people that like historical dramas.    

Page Turners Reading Project

We are running a reading project called PAGE TURNERS. It involves us reading and reviewing six books - a bit like a class book club! We chose these books by researching the latest released books suitable for Years 5 and 6 and upwards. We had to research them carefully and we had a vote to get down to the final six books. If you are in year 5 or 6 you may want to read these books too....