Gone by Michael Grant

"It isn't until the world collapses around you that you find out what kind of person you really are."  Looking for something exciting to read over the summer holidays? Check out the "Gone" series.

Review of Gone: In a town in southern California suddenly all the people over the age of 15 disappear and the town gets sealed off from the rest of the world. The town falls into disarray so it is up to our hero Sam to restore order to the town but fear starts to spread when some of the survivors get powers.

I think everyone should read this book because it is loads of fun to read and it has got lots of action and some very good characters.

By heat man 06    

Review of the series: The Gone series is by author Michael Grant. It is about a small town where all the adults have vanished and the kids are trapped in a small town. Every kid under 15 stays in a dome. The kids must learn how to survive. Eventually other kids come and a battle starts. The books in the series are: “Gone”, which is about kids getting used to the new world; “Hunger”, which is about the kids starving; “Lies” which is about a psychopath who died in a fire, but is back for revenge;” Plague” which is about a disease inside the Dome, which the kids must fight off; “Fear” about a monster that has been hiding in the cage out to kill every last kid; and “Light” which is about Sam the main character fighting off the monster and Drake. Everyone should read this series because it is an award winning series and some of the best books I have ever read.

By Pedro13 

 Check out the book trailer and more information about the Gone series on the Michael Grant website. If you enjoyed 'Gone', then you should  read the next books in the series: "Hunger", "Lies", "Plague", "Fear" and "Light".

Grant's been reading...

Carrie by Stephen King ****

It is about a girl named Carrie White, her mother is extremely religious and locks her in a prayer closet when she's been bad. As well as this she is bullied by the people in her school. She soon discovers that she has psychic powers which she first uses to her own benefit but soon uses them to get revenge against her mother and classmates.

I liked the book because of Stephen King's gripping descriptions and his confidence in describing the horrors and feeling of Carrie's physic ability.

"The City of Ashes" by Cassandra Clare

The "Mortal Instruments" series has been very popular with our readers. This is the second of six bestselling books in the series. Have a look at the author's website for more excellent information about the Mortal Instruments and read our pupil review here:
"The City Of Ashes" is the second book in the Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare. In this book, Jace has been kicked out of the Institute because he is suspected of being a spy for Valentine. Even though Clary is with Simon, she still can't get over the fact that she and Jace are still in love.
 I enjoyed this book because it was a lot more mysterious than the first book.I would recommend this book if you have seen the film and enjoyed it and I would recommend seeing the film if you enjoyed the book.
By Clary S.