This book has grabbed me from the first word, and pulled me into the pages of its world, where New South Wales is no longer a beautiful city, but two worlds separated by a wall. I don’t know about anyone else, but this book made me cringe; a lot. It wasn’t gruesome or bloody, but [...]
I am thrilled to introduce you all to a new guest reviewer for The Book Gryffin. Beth is a student at my school and an avid and mature reader. I have had many conversations with beth about her reading and her enthusiasm is admirable. Very early in the year, we were fortunate enough to have [...]
This book was………………….heart warming. Very heart warming. I loved every minute of it. I’d never thought of having a chimp as a brother, but after reading this book, I wanted my very own Zan! The main character, Ben, was very determined to have his own way. He loved Zan and couldn’t think of anyone else [...]
Kayla is back with her latest review…this time for Lish McBride’s Hold Me Closer Necromancer. I think we would all agree, Kayla writes such great reviews, I may have to give the blog over to her full time! If there were an award for perfect combination of super-natural scary themes and the average teenage sense [...]
The always lovely, Miss Tegan gives us her last, but not least, guest review for this year…. At first I thought “Awesome, another werewolf book, this is going to be great!” And it was pretty good. It had the humor, and it was set from a thirteen year old’s point of view, so it was [...]
I would like all of you beautiful readers, to welcome Lohgan Nash, our newest guest reviewer here at The Book Gryffin. Like Tanaya and Tegan, Lohgan is in Year 7 at our school and is very talented young man…look forward to hearing more from Lohgan guys The sister, Josie, is a knife-thrower in a magician’s [...]
We havent heard from her for a while, but I finally have another guest review for you all from the lovely Tanaya. Not due for release till January of next year, lucky Tanaya, has already read and reviewed….. The Demon Trappers Jana Oliver There are heaps of words to explain this book, awesome, terrific, fantastic. [...]
The lovely Tegan Miller has returned with another review!!!! I swear, without her and my other fabulous guest reviewers, this blog would be sooooooooooo boring….I had a little giggle over this one guys, our Miss Tegan sure doesn’t pull any punches! Sigh, remember wht it was like to be 13 and have SO much time to [...]
This was the Pocket Money Puffin I MOST looked forward to reading! However, when it arrived, I was thwarted by my 10 year old daughter Indiana, who begged to read it first. I relented, (puppy eyes work wonders on me) and am pleased I did. I think Indiana’s review of The Gorgon In The Gully [...]
With my To Read Pile growing bigger every day, I have asked some of my students to begin reading and reviewing books they are keen to read. It is with GREAT EXCITEMENT, I present to you here at the Book Gryffin, my first Student Guest Reviewer, Tegan Miller. With special thanks to the Lovely Leesa [...]
