Students from 5e share their readings with you through book reviews :

Escape from Shangri-La, by Michael Morpurgo

Genre: War, relationships

When a sudden stranger knocks at Cessie's front door, he announces to her great surprise he's her long lost grandfather. But not long after, the old man has a stroke and struggles to remember his past. With a tin of condensed milk, a boat called the Lucie Alice and a few glimpses of the terrible nights of the II World War, Cessie is doing all she can to help her beloved grand father remind himself of his past and escape from Shangri-La.

A heart-warming and emotional story, very surprising as you think Shangri-La is a paradisiac island somewhere and turns out to be something completely different. I enjoyed the book as it involves World War II on the sea. Beautiful relationship between Cessie and her grandpa, and loved the young girl’s determination to save her grandfather from Shangri-La is remarkable.

By Romane, 5e 10

Source : http://michaelmorpurgo.com/books/escape-from-shangri-la 
Cover design from Escape from Shangri-La by Mickael Morpurgo. Cover design copyright © 2011 Egmont UK Limited. Published by Egmont Limited and used with permission

Inkheart, by Cornelia Funk, translated from German by Anthea Bell

Genre: Fantasy, adventure

Meggie loves books, and her father, Mo, never read aloud to her since her mother disappeared nine years ago. When a man named Dustfinger comes to see Mo, Meggie discovers that her father, mysteriously nicknamed Silvertongue, can, when he reads aloud make characters step out of books. That is what happened the last time he read a book called Inkheart aloud, as three characters appeared, and his wife was gone.

Since then, the characters have been chasing him around, wherever he went…

It is an amazing book, I have read all 3 books (as it is a trilogy) and they leave me breath taken! You feel like you are in the book, with the characters, thanks to all the descriptions. If you like fantasy and adventure books, I highly recommend it for you. 

By Kamilia, 5e

Source : http://www.corneliafunke.com/index.php?page=buecher&lang=en 

A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula Kroeber Le Guin

Genre: fantasy and travel writing

  

At the age of seven, Ged, nicknamed Sparrohawk, discovers he has magical powers. He is sent to Roke, to study magic. But after a spell that went wrong, he unleashes a creature of darkness, thirsty for blood. He is then hunted by the shadow, from the West Reach to the Lands beyond the Sea.

This book is one of the best fantasy book I’ve ever read. It will grab and surprise you, and you will not be able to stop reading it until you’ve finished it. It finds its place between the classics, like Harry Potter or the Lord of the Rings.

By Oscar, 5e 10

Source : http://www.ursulakleguin.com/WizardOfEarthsea.html