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Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, Worcs
Group status: We will meet on Tuesdays at 1pm and have recently started reading the shortlist. We have read quite a few of the books already!



We have a Shadowing group of 17 enthusiastic Year 9 readers, who meet once each week at lunchtimes to discuss the books and put reviews on the website. We have prizes for the best review, the first student to read all the books and the best review on the Carnegie website.


A Greyhound of a Girl by Mrs Bennington
This is a supernatural tale of Mary, who meets Tansey, a ghost, who cannot rest in peace because she died young and was parted from Mary's grandmother . . .
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Maggot Moon by Mrs Bennington
This is a powerful and disturbing novel about a dystopian world set in the 1950s, where Standish Treadwell is trying to find out what is going on behi . . .
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A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Mrs Bennington
I thought this was an endearing tale of exactly what is says in the title! Our Shadowing Group is from Year 9, and I feel that this book is too young . . .
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In Darkness by Mrs Bennington
This is an unusual book about 'Shorty' who is buried in the Haitian earthquake of 2010. He tells his story while hurt, and in the dark under the rubbl . . .
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Wonder by Mrs Bennington
Auggie (August) lives with his parents and sister Via and dog Daisy, and begins middle school after a visit when he meets Jack, Julian and Charlotte. . . .
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The Weight of Water by Mrs Bennington
Kasienka comes to Coventry to live, from Poland, with her mother who wants to find out what happened to Kasienka's father. Gradually Kasienka settles . . .
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The Weight of Water by Charlotte Ricketts
When I first saw the book,the format looked incredibly boring. I only read it because it looked an easy read. And it was. The book was very fast and a . . .
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A Greyhound of a Girl by Charlotte M
I have not finished this book but I am very close to the end. I find this book really confusing, as it keeps switching between different points of vie . . .
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Code Name Verity by Sophie
Code Name Verity is a gripping read with a fascinating plot. The characters really drew me in and made me empathize effectively with many different ch . . .
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The Weight of Water by Imogen Shiels
The Weight of Water is a brilliant book. When I first picked it up I didn't know what to expect as I had never read a book in this format before. The . . .
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Wonder by jess lee
I absolutely love this book! It has definitely made me think about how I would react if I saw August,the main character. . . .
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Wonder by jess reynolds
Wonder is an amazing book and I think that it has made me see people in a different way and to respect them more and definitely see it from a personal . . .
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Maggot Moon by Jay
Maggot Moon is a very interesting book, but it is also very confusing. So far it sounds like a mixture of Hunger Games, the first moon launch, and a s . . .
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A Greyhound of a Girl by Lucy
When I first started to read this book, it was very confusing. But then as I worked my way through it I started to get into it. It ended up being a ve . . .
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Code Name Verity by R.Bennington
This is a very powerful novel which is very moving and about Julie who is being tortured in northern France at a Gestapo headquarters, and who begins . . .
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The Bredon Bookworms
Worcestershire,
 
Which is your favourite fiction genre?

Adventure
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
Humour
Romance
Science Fiction
Supernatural

 
 

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