Book review by students

Book – Upper Fourth at Malory Towers

Author – Enid Blyton

Genre – Children’s Literature

Main Character – Darrel Rivers

 

Brief Summary –

Darrel is now at her fourth year at Malory Tower, but this year her younger sister - Felicity will be joining her. Darrel plans to boast about her beloved Malory towers, but soon Felicity befriends June. Alicia’s cheeky cousin. Who Darrel nor Alicia is very keen of, but that doesn’t take away the excitement Darrel has when she learns she is made head girl.

But soon she has to resolve all sort of problems as Head. Gwendoline a spoiled and only child,who hated exercise, sticks to Clarrisa, a new girl who doesn’t know about Gwen’s snobby ways. Clarrisa was also known as “honourable Clarissa” because of her intelligence, others who knew that Gwen stood by anyone who was smart, beautiful or gifted were furious.

Clarrisa had a weak heart which prevented her from doing some of her favourite things such as swimming, horse riding etc and Gwen had to take advantage.Shortly Gwendoline pretends to have a weak heart to get her out of the Exams and any outdoor activities. Despite the girls knowing Gwen’s trickeries, there were bigger things to worry about like trouble between the batten twins (Ruth and Connie).

Connie is a very stubborn girl and very determined to do everything for her sister against her wishes, Connie yells at Ruth’s behaviour whenever Ruth tries to confront her. Gwen didn’t like to stay outdoors but after she found out that, Clarrisa’s old nurse – Mrs Lucy lived there. The Principle – Miss Grayling also granted permission to both of them to visit Mrs Lucy’s cottage. Girls reached the cottage and met the old nurse and saw the huge treat she had prepared for them. However, Mrs Lucy expected lot of other kids and now she is worried about the food. Then an idea struck her about the midnight feast. All the girls (June and Felicity also joined) enjoyed the food and sort of created a mess in the common room.

Next morning, June decided to own the responsibility but Darrell differed. When June becomes stubborn, Darrel lost her temper and started hitting June. While she continued whacking June, Miss Potts walked in and she looked fuming. Miss Potts immediately took the pair to the headmistress (Miss Grayling). Miss Grayling instantly guessed the reason of Darrel’s behaviour, assoon as June owned up.

After further discussion, Darrel was no longer Head girl. Felicity also cut ties with June, after seeing June’s gladness toward Miss Grayling’s decision. But Darrel still helped everyone head girl or not, but she wished she had not lost her temper. Bill’s (short for Wilhelma) horse had colic so around midnight the two girls had got Miss. Peters  and helped Thunder (Bill’s horse). She had also helped Ruth stand up to her sister. Darrel had earned back her spot as head. 

 

By : Lavanya Gouda

 

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This book is about Gregory's "horror" experience before Christmas that includes dealing with bullies, fighting for publication of his newspaper, remembering to be on his best behavior to get presents and the constant fear in his mind about the involvement in damage of school property.

Greg knows that the police are coming for him when the surprise blizzard hits. The plot thickens as the snow does too, surrounding their house and trapping them inside.

This book portrays the dark side of Greg's family and his daily urge to play videogames. He meets his old friend Alfredo who, he discovers, makes a perfect comic stand.

He must suffer the torment of living with his brothers Rodrick and Manny who he feels get more attention than him.

This book focuses on the relationship of Manny and Greg and shows that Manny is very pampered and always gets his way whereas Greg never gets away with anything that he does.

Greg is the perfect average child who has his life "ruined" by siblings.

 

By : Aarav Juneja

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HOW COLORS AFFECT OUR MINDS

 

“You can have any color as long as it’s black.”

By listening to this quotation what do u understand by it? It means that any color can be changed or it can be light affecting but once black gets over it no color can remove its visibility and any color can work over other colors except on black.

Colour is a powerful communication tool and can be used to signal action, influence mood, and even influence physiological reactions. Certain colours have been associated with increased blood pressure, increased metabolism, and eyestrain. Colour plays an important role in people’s lives. Colours, other than emotionally affecting us can also have physical effects. But wait….

How do colours really affect our personality, mood and stress level? See emotional and physical stress is connected with colours because without colours there is no life, life will just be a blunder as without colours we can’t see a single thing our life would just be black or dark without any vision. Without colours there would be no variety, everyone and everything would be same. There would be no difference. Without colour distinction, variety would not have been possible. Creativity would be put to a limit.Sounderstand the importance of colours. Yes, coming back to stress, the stress both physical and mental is connected with colours and can be carried out by perceptions.

Hey! Do you know that strong, bright and neon colours can have a powerful effect on emotions. Colours like bright red, bright yellow and neon green can feel energizing and make you feel more alert, but can also be irritating on the eyes. These colours will grab out the attention and stand out from their surroundings.

One more fact that BLUE is the color of the mind and is essentially soothing, it affects us mentally, rather than the physical reaction we have to red. Have you seen a bull? A bull reacts with red colour and makes it to react physically. That is how physical reaction to colours take place. Strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft blues will calm the mind and aid concentration. Consequentlyit is serene and mentally calming.

Well now as we know the facts and have also discussed about the mental effect of color on our minds let us have a little fun

Let’s make it more interesting by adding a few riddles.

 

If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?

Answer: Wet

The bigger I become the less u can see. What am I?

Answer: Darkness

 

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Book review

 

Name of the book: Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Published on: 14 September 2008

Genre: sci-fi, action, drama

 

Synopsis: Living in Panem, Katniss Everdeen is a part of District 12, the poorest of all the 12 districts. On the day of reaping, she volunteers to take her sister's place for the annual hunger games. Making tributes fight to the death on live television is a way of the controlling body, Capitol, to keep the districts in line. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark -the boy tribute from district 12- reach the Capitol and soon are lifted into the arena. A total of 24 tributes, one boy and one girl from each District, can either die or kill. Compassionate for others, Katniss, though unintentionally shows the Capitol that the Districts can't be controlled. She sparks the rebellion that brings the Capitol to its knees. She becomes the face of this rebellion and loses all those she loves. People make their homes again out of the ashes of Humankind. 

Why is it worth reading:I believe that any book that sends a strong message is worth reading. Having compassion for children, care for the injured, and love for others is well showed in this series. Being ready to fight for others and loved ones. One of the biggest reasons that this book is worth reading is that it is interesting and engaging. Suzanne Collins has greatly written the book and the language used is also very nice. This book has been an inspiration for many including myself.

Iconic quote:“It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.”

Rating: 4/5

 

Review by: Tareya Bansal, AIS Gurugram 8-F

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GERONIMO STILTON

 

The series of Geronimo stilton can be said as series of happiness and fun. When I read this book my feelings are reflected while reading . The character itself has some awkward mix of characteristics such as Geronimo is brave but he is a scary mouse as well. This book makes me laugh a lot and it is not less than some one telling best jokes of the world. With improving our vocabulary this book also helps to develop our mental skills since it has some riddles to answer and many more things. I love the way the author has used words in the sentences . Different books of the series give us different knowledge , some about past, some about present and some about future. It is really a pleasure to read this book . I will recommend people to just start reading any one book of Geronimo Stilton and I am sure they will not leave it until it ends.

 

By: Siddhant Kaura

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Namya Borah, VIII-G	The Client by John Grisham	THE CLIENT I can safely say John Grisham delivered a good punch to my jaw with his extraordinarily good book ‘The Client’, leaving my jaw hanging the entire time. Filled with realistic horrors and suspense this book left me filled with fright and yet with a hunger for more. I can say this book is gripping enough to be the best read in daylight. ‘The Client’ follows an eleven-year-old boy Mark whose life takes a turn for the worst. One fateful day with his brother and one decision to save a mob lawyer from committing suicide left him with a deadly secret that could either ruin his life or worse end it. The secret is that he is one of the two people in the United States who knows where the body of the first US senator to be murdered in the office lies. Mark then gets involved in the US senator’s murder trial. The FBI and prosecution team of the general attorney of Memphis desperately want him to tell the position of the body while the Mob want him to stay silenced. The Mob is willing to go to any extent to silence Mark and make sure the position of the body does not get out in the public, they are willing to go as far as killing him. The mob sends professional assassins to make sure he stays quiet, while the FBI even cross the law in attempt to gain access to the body. With this Mark is caught in a position where his morals get questioned every day. He can either tell where the body lies and live a life full of fear or he can stay quiet and keep himself and his family safe. In the entire mess, the only person mark can truly trust is his lawyer, Reggie Love who he seeks to close the whereabouts of the body which lie in the garage of the deceased lawyer’s house. Mark is thrown into the world of courtrooms with only Reggie to defend him against the harsh allegations of the prosecuting team. Detention centres, jail threats, trials, near-death experiences by professional killers, Mark has experienced it all and in one final desperate attempt to save himself and his family he takes a life-threatening decision with Reggie. The decision could either be his salvation or his end his life Mark’s character struck me deep in the heart, his cleverness, maturity, and intelligence which can be paralleled with an adult makes him a unique character. His love for movies and some of his childish outlooks on the world makes him perfect for the stereotype of ‘forced to grow up too fast’. Mark with his childish will to look cool followed his mother into smoking at the very age of nine which is completely outrageous and wrong on many levels and is one of his many flaws. Despite his flaws, Mark is a very brave and good person at heart. His decision to risk his life to save a stranger, him defending his mother and being the caregiver of his family, his decision to stand up to his abusive father says a lot about him and about the type of person he is. The Client can have little mature themes in it that are not meant for people under 7th grade and can be a bit slow-paced in between. But it is a fantastic book that gave me a small idea of law and an insight into the life of lawyers, one of the many reasons I like this book. John Grisham is an actual lawyer by graduation which makes almost all the facts and proceedings as true as they can get in the United States of America. The way John Grisham described the characters and their flaws made them even more realistic and lovable, unlike the perfect characters who somehow know exactly what to do, his characters have a very real-life tendency to be confused making them even more memorable. He created all his Gray characters with perfection. The unlikely relationship between Mark and his lawyer Reggie is filled with love, adding a touch of humanity and love in this book filled with corrupted and questionable characters, one of the many things I love.  At the end of the day, ‘The Client’ with its suspense, confusion, curiosity, wit, and chills is a great read for people who love thriller books and have a knack