Book review -

Grass By Catherine MacPhail as reviewed by Nuala Abramson

This book is about a young boy in a town where the gang leaders know all - and rule all.
Leo witnesses a murder by one of the main gang leaders and is immediately spotted, putting his friends and family at risk, not to mention himself.
Like a fly in a web Leo is drawn into the murderers sinister net and there eventually seems no way out without harming someone he loves. Or is there?
This story is gripping, sinister and completely down to earth. Every scene is easy to imagine and it is understandable without being childish. The story weaves about at a quick pace but you are able to hang on without being able to guess what is coming around the corner.
I would recommend this book to anyone with a reading age of 11+, simply because it takes a bit of working out to fully understand. I can assure you that your fingers will not be able to wait to turn each page until the very end.

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GRASS

Grass by Cathy MacPhail - a review by Ashley M.

I really enjoyed reading Grass by Cathy MacPhail. It is all about a boy called Leo who lives on a council estate and witnesses a murder committed by one of the gang leaders called Armour. Armour tells him to keep his mouth shut, scared stiff he does and disastrous consequences follow… Leo becomes Armour's “boy”, becomes aggressive and because of this he loses his best friend and a girl whom he fancied. A gripping and highly recommended read!

Library Club!

Library Club!
FOR S1-S3 -A FUN LUNCH TIME AWAY FROM ALL THE NOISE!
THINGS YOU CAN DO:
Go on the computer and create work for the blog
Read a book of your choice
Catch up on homework
Chat with your friends
Do star reader quizzes
Come in and check it out on a Tuesday and Thursday at 1:10 till 1:40!!
By the library club!

THE VAMPIRE... a scary poem by 2 Library Club Members !

I am walking through the city

on a dark and dreary night

who knew that on this day I would get an awful fright

So I’m walking down an alleyway

When I catch a glimpse of white

Of course, it is this small figure

Who is lurking in the night

She smiles a bloodcurdling smile

and stares for awhile

She crouches, sitting, ready to jump

My heart just goes THUMP, THUMP, THUMP

She then swiftly pounces

Hands curled like claws

all you can hear is shuffling

as she opens her smiling jaws

Her fangs are agleam

As I scream a gut wrenching scream

Reality fades away

Along with the light of day

Abandoning her prey

is not what this Vampire would do

all night you should pray

she does not come back for…YOU!

THE ENEMY!

Miss McIlroy is reading The Enemy by the awesome Charlie Higson!

It is all about zombies - the virus doesn’t apply to children below the age of 15, so the children have to do without the adults. It’s a fantastic read, unless you scare too easily!!

Mrs Bain – Business Education has read The Country Girls by Edna O’Brien

This is a coming-of-age tale about a girl growing up in 1960's Ireland who is sent away to a convent. She learns how to behave properly, dreams of spreading her wings and ends up in the bright lights of Dublin.
Yes, it is a good book for a lady to read… Perhaps not for boys!


Emma (3W) has read Gone by Michael Grant

Gone is about a small town in California where in a blink of an eye everyone over the age of 15 disappears and no-one knows why. The town is cut off from the outside world, chaos rules the streets, gangs and sides are chosen. Some of the people have mutant powers and the animals have gone wild.

Yes, I would definitely recommend this book to people as it is a very exciting novel!