This book is about a girl named Floss who loves spending weekends with her Dad in his greasy spoon café, even if it isn’t the smartest place in town. When Floss’s Mum and her new husband Steve moved to Australia, Floss decided to stay at home with her Dad. But Floss’s Dad isn’t any good at ironing or putting up swings, but instead Floss and her Dad diet on chip butties and candyfloss from the local funfair. Then the disaster strikes and they find themselves homeless. Floss’s Dad was thinking if any of their fairground friends will help them live. And Floss was thinking if her Dad could survive with a life of living on the road…
My Opinion:
I think this book has a lot of sad bits like when Floss’s Mum and Dad had an argument about if Floss should stay or live in Auzzie with her Mum.
I recommend this book to anyone aged over 9 or 10 years old. I really enjoyed it!
It’s an AWESOME book!
! By Karen !
That's my review!
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18.4.08
HAYDEN about "Fire in the Sky" by Shirley Corlett
This book is written as a diary by a boy and is set during the eruption of Mt Tarawera near Rotorua.
Summary:
James is a 14 year old boy who travels with his Papa to the Pink Terraces to sketch them. He meets a boy called Will who lives near the terraces. James becomes good friends with Will. He invites Will to camp with him on the terraces.
Deep below Mt Tarawera, volcanic forces gather and it erupts. When it erupts James is at Will's family's house. They run for cover but along the sticky mud-filled track he can't find Will but he finds him again and they hide in the livery stables.
Some of the people staying in the same hotel as James and his Papa find them and tell him his Papa is missing.
They go on to Guide Sophia's house and papa is not there. When the volcanic ash stops falling they find Papa in a collapsed house alive.
My Opinion:
Overall, I think that Fire In The Sky was a great book.
I suggest this book for 9-11 year olds who like to know about history.
I rate this book worth 6 clouds and I give it a 'golden cloud' for the fact it is a recollection of history.
By Hayden.
"Wanted" poster by Dean
Summary:
James is a 14 year old boy who travels with his Papa to the Pink Terraces to sketch them. He meets a boy called Will who lives near the terraces. James becomes good friends with Will. He invites Will to camp with him on the terraces.
Deep below Mt Tarawera, volcanic forces gather and it erupts. When it erupts James is at Will's family's house. They run for cover but along the sticky mud-filled track he can't find Will but he finds him again and they hide in the livery stables.
Some of the people staying in the same hotel as James and his Papa find them and tell him his Papa is missing.
They go on to Guide Sophia's house and papa is not there. When the volcanic ash stops falling they find Papa in a collapsed house alive.
My Opinion:
Overall, I think that Fire In The Sky was a great book.
I suggest this book for 9-11 year olds who like to know about history.
I rate this book worth 6 clouds and I give it a 'golden cloud' for the fact it is a recollection of history.
By Hayden.
Title page by Karen.
"Wanted" poster by Dean
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