http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books sharing views and reviews on books in East Renfrewshire Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:16:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_979" align="alignright" width="80" caption="McDermid: A Darker Domain"][/caption]     It seemed like an unsolvable mystery at the time: a wealthy heiress and son kidnapped in fife, then a botched payoff, leaving her dead with no trace of the child. So when, over twenty-five years later, a possible clue is discovered by a journalist ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/02/mcdermid-a-darker-domain/ Ness: The Knife of Never Letting GoBook review on “The knife of never letting go” By Patrick Ness I thought the book was an interesting story which kept me engaged until the end which was a cliff hanger leading on to the second book. I enjoyed it and I can’t wait to ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/02/ness-the-knife-of-never-letting-go-2/ Hooper: Newes from the Dead‘Newes from the Dead’ By Mary Hooper I enjoyed this book but found it quite gruesome. It was about a girl who was accused of murder, even though she was innocent, and sentenced to be hanged. After she was hanged though, the men at the place where the body ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/02/hooper-newes-from-the-dead/ Gray: Ostrich BoysThis is a very interesting book. It tells the story of Sim, Kenny, Blake and their dead best friend, Ross. When Ross’ funeral doesn’t live up to their expectations, Kenny, Sim and Blake decide to take Ross’ urn on an epic adventure to Ross, far away in Scotland. ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/01/gray-ostrich-boys-2/ Creech: HeartbeatHeart Beat was an interesting but funny book and we enjoyed reading about a girl named Annie. Annie has a hobby which is part of her life really, it’s running and she enjoys her hobby with her best friend Max. Annie tells us about her life as a child and ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/01/creech-heartbeat/ WonderlandWonderland by Karen McCombie I enjoyed reading “Wonderland” by Karen McCombie because it told you what was happening at every point of the story and I could not get lost from where I was. The only bad thing about the story, is that I could not get into the book properly and I think ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/01/mccombie-wonderland/ Wolf BrotherWolf Brother by Michelle Paver I liked “Wolf Brother” because it had a gripping story line. At the end of each chapter it always ends that you want to read on. This Book is about a boy called Torak whose father gets killed by a bear but it is no ordinary bear inside ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/01/paver-wolf-brother/ Ness: The Kniife of Never Letting GoThe Knife of Never Letting Go By Patrick Ness Recently I read the book ‘Knife of never letting go’ by Patrick Ness. The book is about a boy called Todd Hewitt who like all other men can speak just by thinking of it. The story starts with ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/01/ness-the-knife-of-never-letting-go/ The GeneralThe General By Robert Muchamore I recently read a book by Robert Muchamore called the general. It’s part of the cherub series and is the 10th book. Cherub is a secret organisation which sends kids aged 10-17 on missions. At the start one of the main characters called James Adams, is ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/01/muchamore-the-general/ Zephaniah: Refugee BoyRefugee Boy By Benjamin Zephaniah The book I have been reading is refugee boy by Benjamin Zephaniah . I really enjoyed   it as kept you reading because you didn’t know what was going to happen .In the story a young boy (Alem kelo) and his father Have left Ethiopia because ... http://www.ercblogs.co.uk/books/2010/01/zephaniah-refugee-boy/