Our Shared Stories
What will it be?
Term 1 Week 7 - We really enjoyed Bear Grylls Jungle Adventure. What will our next book be for 2021? Read the blurbs carefully and choose your favourite. Remember you can only vote once.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide
By Tony Di Terlizzi & Holly Black
It all starts when Jared Grace finds their great uncle's book, 'Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastic World Around You' and the Grace kids realize that they are not alone in their new house. Now the kids want to tell their story but the faeries will do everything they can to stop them.
Cool!
By Michael Morpurgo
Robbie lies in a coma, after a terrible car accident involving his dog, Lucky. He can hear, but he can't move or speak. He can't tell his family that he loves them, that he's going to be OK. Everyone comes to visit Robbie, desperate to reach him - even the famous Chelsea footballer Zola. But Robbie is on the brink of death and nothing is working. Will they ever be able to bring him back?
The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
By Michelle Cuevas
Caring for a black hole is rather complicated. Eleven year old Stella Rodriguez has to learn the hard way, when a black hole follows her home from NASA one day, and seems to want to live in her house as a pet. The black hole swallows everything it touches, which is pretty frustrating but also turns out to be a convenient way to get rid of those items that Stella Doesn't want around. Especially the ones that remind her of her dad, who died recently and left a cosmically vast space in her heart. But then the the black hole ends up swallowing something too precious to lose. Now Stella herself must go deep inside to embark on an epic adventure. After all, her whole world is at stake.
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The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
By Michelle Cuevas
Caring for a black hole is rather complicated. Eleven year old Stella Rodriguez has to learn the hard way, when a black hole follows her home from NASA one day, and seems to want to live in her house as a pet. The black hole swallows everything it touches, which is pretty frustrating but also turns out to be a convenient way to get rid of those items that Stella Doesn't want around. Especially the ones that remind her of her dad, who died recently and left a cosmically vast space in her heart. But then the the black hole ends up swallowing something too precious to lose. Now Stella herself must go deep inside to embark on an epic adventure. After all, her whole world is at stake.
Tuesday 16th March
Chapter 1
Wednesday 17th March
Chapter 2
Thursday 18th March
Chapters 3-4
Friday 19th March
Chapter 5
Monday 22nd March
Chapter 6
Wednesday 24th March
Chapter 7-8
Thursday 25th March
Chapter 9
Friday 26th March
Chapters 10-11
Friday 26th March
Chapter 12
Friday 26th March
Chapter 13
Monday 29th March
Chapter 14-15
Tuesday 30th March
Chapter 16
Wednesday 31st March
Chapter 17
Thursday 1st April
Chapter 18
Thursday 8th April
Chapters 20-21
Thursday 8th April
Chapter 22
Friday 9th April
Chapter 23
Monday 12th April
Chapter 24
Tuesday 13th April
Chapter 25
Wednesday 14th April
Chapters 26-27
Thursday 15th April
Chapter 28
Friday 16th April
Chapter 29
Monday 3rd May
Chapters 30-31
Friday 7th May
Chapter 32
Monday 10th May
Chapters 33-34
Tuesday 11th May
Chapters 35-36
Wednesday 12th May
Chapter 37
Thursday 13th May
Chapter
Friday 14th May
Chapters 39-40
What will it be?
Term 1 Week 4 - We really enjoyed our first choice of book. What will our next book be for 2021? Read the blurbs carefully and choose your favourite. Remember you can only vote once.
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The Jungle Challenge (A Bear Grylls Adventure)
By Michelle Cuevas
Omar wants to win - he's determined to be the fastest and the best at everything. Even if that means upsetting people slower than him. Then a strange compass gets him lost in a thick, tropical rainforest, face to face with deadly spiders, poisonous snakes - and Bear Grylls. Together, they must find a way through the dangerous undergrowth and cross croc-infested waters.
The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
By Michelle Cuevas
Caring for a black hole is rather complicated. Eleven year old Stella Rodriguez has to learn the hard way, when a black hole follows her home from NASA one day, and seems to want to live in her house as a pet. The black hole swallows everything it touches, which is pretty frustrating but also turns out to be a convenient way to get rid of those items that Stella Doesn't want around. Especially the ones that remind her of her dad, who died recently and left a cosmically vast space in her heart. But then the the black hole ends up swallowing something too precious to lose. Now Stella herself must go deep inside to embark on an epic adventure. After all, her whole world is at stake.
Christophe's Story
By Nicki Cornwell
Christophe has a story inside him - and this story wants to be told. But with a new country, a new school and a new language to cope with, Cristophe can't find the right words. He wants to tell the whole school why he had to leave Rwanda, why he has a scar made by a bullet from a soldier's gun and what happened to his baby brother, but has he got the courage to be a storyteller? Christophe must find a way to break through all these barriers, so he can share his story with everyone.
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The Jungle Challenge (A Bear Grylls Adventure)
By Michelle Cuevas
Omar wants to win - he's determined to be the fastest and the best at everything. Even if that means upsetting people slower than him. Then a strange compass gets him lost in a thick, tropical rainforest, face to face with deadly spiders, poisonous snakes - and Bear Grylls. Together, they must find a way through the dangerous undergrowth and cross croc-infested waters.
Chapters 1-2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapters 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
What will it be?
Term 1 Week 1 - What will our first book be for 2021? Read the blurbs carefully and choose your favourite. Remember you can only vote once.
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
By Beverly Cleary
"Born to Ride!"
Ralph is not like the other mice at the Mountain View Inn. He is always looking for adventure. So when a young guest named Keith arrives with a shiny miniature motorcycle, it's Ralph's lucky day. Right away, Ralph knows that the motorcycle is special - made to be ridden by an adventurous mouse. And once a mouse can ride a motorcycle ... almost anything can happen.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
By Judy Blume
Fudge is Peter's naughty little brother and one bug heap of trouble!
Disaster follows Fudge wherever he goes. And Peter's usually the only one who can sort out the mess. Fudge gets all the attention, all the time. It's enough to drive an older brother mad!
The Boy who could do what he Liked
By David Baddiel
Alfie has a routine. To be honest he has a lot of routines. But then one day Alfie's babysitter is unavailable, and Alfie's parents get Mrs Stokes instead. Mrs Stokes doesn't do routines. Instead, she just tells Alfie to do what he likes. And that's when things start to go weird.
Does everything get hilariously out of control?
Yes.
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The Boy who Could do What he Liked
By David Baddiel
Alfie has a routine.
To be honest he has a lot of routines.
But then one day Alfie's babysitter is unavailable, and Alfie's parents get Mrs Stokes instead. Mrs Stokes doesn't do routines. Instead, she just tells Alfie to do what he likes. And that's when things start to go weird.
Does everything get hilariously out of control?
Yes.
Part 1 Chapter 1
Part 1 Chapter 2
Part 1 Chapter 3 Part 1
Part 1 Chapter 3 Part 2
Part 1 Chapter 3 Part 3
Part 1 Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6 + Interlude
Part 2: 6:49pm (1)
Part 2: 6.49pm (2)