Did you know that Saturday 1 August is International Friendship Day?
To celebrate this day, we have made friendship the theme for August in our reading challenge. Remember, the reading challenge is to see how many books you can read based on each prompt, and we would love to hear your opinions about each book you pick up! Even if you don’t finish the book, if it fits the prompt, give it a review and share your thoughts with others. To write a book review, please click here.
Prompt 1: Read a book based around a group of friends – for example Harry Potter, The Babysitters Club or Percy Jackson.
Prompt 2: Read a book recommended by someone else – this could be a friend, family member or book review.
Reviews from the Bedlington Academy community:
Aimee, Year 10, recommends ‘Holiday in the Hills’ by Lilac Mills, describing it as “a heart-warming, romantic escape to the Canary Islands.” 3/5 stars
Mrs Hall has recently read ‘Ruby in the Smoke’ by Philip Pullman. She gave it 4/5 stars, saying “I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would as I was not expecting the twists in the last couple of chapters.”
Mrs Bainbridge recommends ‘Junk’ by Melvin Burgess. There are some sensitive topics in this book, but she “found it really hard-hitting and eye-opening” when she first read this book as a teenager, awarding it 5/5 stars.
One year 7 student really enjoyed ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ by J.K. Rowling. They gave it 4/5 stars, saying it was “a good book and a great entry to the series!”
Ava, Year 7, recommends ‘Death Sets Sail’ by Robin Stevens. “This book had me crying for eleven chapters and is full of interesting facts about Egyptian gods and clever hypothesis for murder.” No wonder she gave it 5/5 stars!
What would you recommend? Make sure to send in a review using the link on the website and your opinion could be posted next month.