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Title:The Diary of a Young Girl.
Author:Anne Frank
Category:Journal/Holocaust
Published:Contact Publishing,1947
Rating:10/10
It is Anne's thirteenth birthday. She writes that she woke up at six o'clock because she was excited, but since she couldn't get out of bed so early, she had to wait for about an hour to open her gifts. The first present she received was the diary she is now writing in. She calls this the nicest gift of all. Anne also received flowers, a game, candy, a puzzle, some books, money and a brooch. Later at school, she writes that she gave everyone sweet biscuits. She ends this entry by saying that she and her new diary are going to be great friends.

This diary is going on to become one of the worlds most personal recounts of the second world war. As a jew Anne explores what it is to have to wear the strange yellow star, and eventually she has to hide in a secret annex with her family. This is my favourite book of all time and i re-read it all the time(i have read it about 9 times since i was 9) this is well worth reading and really tears at the heart strings.

Title: Newes from the dead
Author: Mary Hooper
Category: Y/A fiction
Published:Bodley Head, 2008
Rating: 7/10
Anne Green’s final memory is of being hanged for infanticide. Now she lays motionless, unable to move her arms or legs. She can’t open her eyes and can’t talk but is she truly dead? Meanwhile, a medical student notices something strange. Was that a flicker of life he saw or his imagination?This book was really enjoyable although sometimes i felt as though the author was trying to be a little bit too clever for her own good! good read.

Title: Etiquette for girls
Author: Fleur Britten
Category: Manners
Published: 2006, Debretts limited
Rating: 7/10
Etiquette for Girls explains how to behave with ease and style in every social situation.

With advice on all aspects of 16-30-year-old life, this is the need-to-know bible for girls who want to get it right.

Essential advice on:
- Man management - from flirting to meeting the parents
- The capsule wardrobe
- Climbing the career ladder
- Special occasions - from festivals to polo and private jets
- Dining out, socialising and entertaining at home
- Modern communications, fundamental rules and social sins
This book is a life saver! i absolutely loved it.

Title: Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Bronte
Category:
Published: 1847
Rating: 9/10
Orphaned as a young girl, Jane Eyre is brought up by her cruel and uncaring aunt. It is a gloomy start, but when Jane becomes governess in the home of the dark and shadowy Mr Rochester, her life will never quite be the same again. This is a truly moving story of love and was a very enjoyable read.

Title: The Lady Elizabeth
Author: Alison Weir
Category: Historical
Published: 2009, Arrow
Rating: 6/10

The only daughter of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was coddled while Henry VIII waited for a male prince, then neglected when Anne failed to deliver. Though officially declared a bastard, like her Catholic sister Mary, she remained an heir and was therefore a key piece in the chess game that resulted after the king’s death.

Living with her stepmother, Katherine Parr, the last of the king’s octet, and Katherine’s new husband, the rakish Thomas Seymour, Elizabeth acquired an intimidating education. She also acquired an unfortunate reputation, when Thomas Seymour began to make advances. Avoiding scandal by a hairsbreadth, the future Virgin Queen survived the chaos of her brother and sister’s reigns by never losing her head.

This book is a realy good read and has gotten me hooked on history!

Title: Blood and Chocolate
Author: Annette Curtis Klause
Category: Fantasy
Published: 1997, Random House Inc.
Rating: 9/10
Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf?
Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He's fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.
Vivian's divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really--human or beast? Which tastes sweeter--blood or chocolate?

Title: Twilight
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Category: Young Adult, Fantasy
Published: 2005, Little Brown and Company
Rating: 9/10
About three things I was absolutely positive:
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him - and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.What Bella doesn’t realize is the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk. And, it might be too late to turn back. . . .

Title: Things I Want My Daughters To Know
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Published: 2008, Penguin
Category: General Fiction
Rating: 8/10
How do you cope in a world without your mother?
When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do?
Take Lisa, in her midthirties but incapable of making a commitment; or Jennifer, trapped in a stale marriage and buttoned up so tight she could burst. Twentysomething Amanda, the traveler, has always distanced herself from the rest of the family; and then there's Hannah, a teenage girl on the verge of womanhood about to be parted from the mother she adores.
But by drawing on the wisdom in Barbara's letters, the girls might just find a way to cope with their loss. And in coming to terms with their bereavement, can they also set themselves free to enjoy their lives with all the passion and love each deserves?

Books rated 7-10

Title: The Other Boleyn Girl
Author: Philippa Gregory
Published: 2001, Scribner
Category: Historical
Rating: 7/10

Mary Boleyn catches the eye of Henry VIII when she comes to court as a girl of fourteen.
Dazzled by the golden prince, Mary's joy is cut short when she discovers that she is a pawn in the dynastic plots of her family. When the capricious king's interest wanes, Mary is ordered to pass on her knowledge of how to please him to her friend and rival: her sister Anne.
Anne soon becomes irresistable to Henry, and Mary can do nothing but watch her sister's rise. Anne stops at nothing to achieve her own ambition. From now on, Mary will be no more than the other Boleyn girl.
But beyond the court is a man who dares to challenge the power of her family to offer Mary a life of freedom and passion. If only she has the courage to break away - before the Boleyn enemies turn on the Boleyn girls...

This is an amazing book and has me hooked on Philippa Gregory, it is well worth the long read and it really is long!

Books rated 7-10

Title:The Luxe
Author:Anna Godbersen
Published:2007, harper Collins Publishers
Category:Historical Romance
Rating:7/10

Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.This is Manhattan, 1899.
Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone—from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud—threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.
With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear...
In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.

this is an awesome book and has amaziningly historicly correct details ,i love it!

Books rated 7-10

Title:Finnikin of the Rock
Author:Melina Marchetta
Published:2008, Penguin Viking
Category:Romantic Fiction
Rating:9/10
At the age of nine, Finnikin is warned by the gods that he must sacrifice a pound of flesh in order to save the royal house of his homeland, Lumatere. And so he stands on the rock of three wonders with his childhood friend Prince Balthazar and the prince's cousin, Lucian, and together they mix their blood. And Lumatere is safe.Until the 'five days of the unspeakable', when the King and Queen and their children are slaughtered in the palace. And an imposter king takes the throne. And a curse is put on Lumatere, which traps those caught inside and forces thousands of others to roam the land as exiles, dying of fever and persecution in foreign camps.But ten years later Finnikin is led to another rock to meet the young novice, Evanjalin. A girl plagued by dark dreams, who holds the key to their return to the Land of light...

OMG! I love this book, it was so good the whole time i was completely rapt it totally made me believe in great writing again!

Books rated 7-10

Title:Last Chance Saloon
Author:Marian Keyes
Published:1999, Penguin Books
Category:Romantic Fiction
Rating:8.5/10
Best friends since the days when legwarmers were cool, Tara, Katherine, and Fintan have survived small-town ennui, big-city heartbreak, and endless giddy nights out on the town. But now that they've graduated to their slightly more serious thirties, only Fintan has what can honestly be called a "love life." With Tara struggling daily with her eternal diet -- and her dreadful, penny-pinching boyfriend -- and Katherine keeping her single existence as ordered as her drawer full of matching bra and panty sets, it seems they'll never locate the exit door out of the "last chance saloon."But it's always when you are least ready for change that fate insists on one. And when catastrophe inevitably follows crisis, the lives of three best friends are sure to change in unexpected ways...and not necessarily for the worse.

This is a great book and i have read it about 5 times! It is just so fun and carefree and can have you laughing one moment and in tears the next, it is honestly a fantastic book.

Books rated 7-10

Title: North Child
Author:Edith Pattou
Published:2006, Usborne Publishing Ltd.
Category:Romantic Fantasy
Rating:8/10
This is a beguiling epic of magic, love, loss and betrayal based on the traditional fairytale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon". The lyrical writing and bold sweep of the story as Rose travels north will cast a spell over every reader. "A rich tapestry that will resonate with readers...The stuff of epic tale-telling, replete with high drama and compelling characterisations." - Booklist. Rose was born into the world facing north, and as a north child, superstition says that she will be a wanderer, travelling far from home. This prophecy is fulfilled when she is taken on the back of a white bear to a mysterious empty castle, where a silent stranger appears to her night after night. When her curiosity overcomes her, she loses her heart, and must journey to a land east of the sun and west of the moon to reclaim it.

This book has been nominated for WAYRBA and i personally think it is an amazing book and cant wait to read more from Edith Pattou. definitely read this book it is worth it's weight in gold.

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Books rated 7-10

Eragon,Christopher Paulini

Title: Eragon

Auther: Christopher Paulini

Published: 2003, Knorpf books

Category: YA, Science Fiction

Rating: 7.5/10

"When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands. . . ."

When i first started reading this book I really did not enjoy and I actually gave up on it.A few months later one of my friends reccomended it to me, and gave it lots of praise, so I thought I would give it another go. Once i got through the first couple of boring chapters i was amazed at how good it was! This book is definetely a masterpiece!