"I'm Emma, and I highly recommend some of the Charlie Bone books by Jenny Nimmo. Funnily enough, they're very similar to our Hogwarts customs." Emma said, crinkling her nose in amusement.

My name is Demelza and I think that Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman is a really good book, and Knife Edge and Checkmate which are the next two books in the trilogy. They deal with racial issues such as does being one colour make you better than the other? It really affected me and was such a great storyline, I definately recommend you read them, I even cried at the end!

My name is Meghan and the book that is one of my new favorites is called A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. Its about a girl named Gemma Doyle who goes to Spence Acadamy in London. She is about 16 years old. And this book takes place a long time ago i would say late 1800's. While she is there she realizes that she gets visions and can travel into another relm. It talks about her and her friends adventures there and the people who are trying to stop them with their task at hand. It is an incredibly good book and i would recomend it to anyone.

I would also recomend the sequal which is Rebel Angels which just takes off were the other one ends. They are both very good. And Libba Bray is an extremly talented writer. They are long though...(not as long as HP of course) but they are totally worth it. There is never a dull moment through any of them.

My name is Serilda Callighan and I'd like to recommend And Then There Were None by Agatha Christe. It's a fantastic, short, quick read of a book that's filled with of mystery and murder as 10 strangers are brought together by one common thing: each recieved a letter from a mysterious man to come and visit him and his wife (for various reasons) on their island home and spend the weekend. After all 10 visitors arrive by boat on an island (named Indian Island due to it's shape of that of an Indian (Native American's) head, the sender of the letters turns out to be someone among the strangers who has become the judge, jury and executioner of the group and they are all condemned. With no escape, through out the weekend, the guests begin to die off one at a time. Each death is carried out in a manner similar to that of the dismal nursery song 'Ten Little Indian Boys' which ten indians are killed by terrible means. We, as the reader, learn that none of the strangers on the island are completely trustworthy, or are good, or innocent; the end has a spectacular twist I think a whole bunch of you will enjoy.

Hello, my name is Valera.
I recommend a book by Alice Hoffman, "Practical Magic".
The story is about The Owens women have been witches for several generations. Sally and her younger sister Gillian Owens, raised by their spinster aunts in a spooky old house, grow up observing desperate women buying love potions in the kitchen and vow will never ever fall in love. But when Sally grows up, she marries, has two daughters and is widowed early.
Gillian however goes through series of divorces before she arrives at Sally's house with a dead body in her car and changes Sally's boring, stable life while Gillian's naughty life changes to a more stable one. Meanwhile they are haunted by the evil spirit of Jimmy, threatening to destroy their life.

The story combines the series of suspense, sand and happy at the same time. It is so beautifully written with an edge of suspense and just a bit of magic.

Perhaps for readers 13 and over.

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"I agree with both Emma and Hermione rocks. The Series of Unfortunate Events Series and the Charlie Bone books are great. The Chronicles of Narnia are also very good even though they are very old. The Lord of the Rings books are very good, as are the movies. There is this other book that I have read at least five times- I own it, and like it very much, but I can't seem to remember the name. It involves the wizarding world. It isn't a series. I wish I could remember the title. I will send an owl to my parents and have them look for it for me. I think you would enjoy it.

ooc: I am at my grama's house, but when I go back home in a few days, I will check and post the book title.

"Hi everyone. I'm Aurore. I'm...umm...reading a book called Quicksilver. I found it extremely interesting. I also agree with Jen on Angels and Demons. I also found it very "thought provocing" as well."

Hi everyone. My name is Brenda and I have recently finished reading The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants. I have read all three of those books. I recomend the book to everyone but mostly girls. These books are my favorite books. I can read them like 500 times withought getting tired. I think you guys should really read them. I also agree with MadameRowena on Ella Enchanted. That book was also very amazing to me.

"Hey, I'm Eunice. I recently read Quidditch Through the Ages. It's really interesting! It tells about the whole history of Quidditch, how it developed over the course of time, and different plays. It also describes the national teams that compete for the Quidditch World Cup.

I read about one of my ancestors, Eunice Murray (who I'm names after), who was a star seeker for the Magpies national team.

This book is a must-read for every witch or wizard interested in Quidditch, which I'm sure is everyone here!"

"Hello, I'm Kalaya. I have a few books to recommend.
I suggest:
Eragon and the sequal Eldest by Christopher Paolino
The Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor
Inkheart and its sequal Inkspell by Cornelia Funke.
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine.
I also enjoyed many of the other books suggested such as
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Series of Unfourtunate Events
And the Charlie Bone books.
I'm sure I'll be back with more suggestions seeing as how I almost always have my nose in a book of somesort."

"Wizard's First Rule" Emma said

"That's the name of the book I'm currently reading. Yes I haven't exactly finished it yet, I still have 500 pages to go... And 11 books... But it's such a good book that I couldn't wait to propose it to you all.

Summary: Richard and Kahlan come from two seperate places, the Westland and the Midlands, as soon as they meet, they realise that they are both in grave danger. The boundary that seperates there lands is fading and will collapse in no more than 6 weeks! Together they must travel to the midlands and stop Darken Rahl, a man of pure evil. They set to the long quest together with there friends Chase and Zedd who will help them along the way. They must beat Darken Rahl to what he seeks or the whole world is in great danger!

I can't tell you more, or it'll ruin the first 100 pages of the story...
Pages: 850
books: 12 and more comming
rating 4/5
amount of magic: lots
Who do I suggest it to: Everybody who likes Magic or adventure.
Type: Fiction and a tiny bit of romance!

I hope you will all enjoy the book!"

"Yes, I said I'd have more and now I have another! The book I am reading is called
A Mango-Shaped Space bt Wendy Mass.
It is about a girl (Mia) of 13 who sees colors when she sees a number or letter and also sees colors for sounds. She has kept it a secret her whole life when some events occur that cause her to have reveal her secret. This is about her and her journey of learning about herself (ooc: yes this is basically off the back!). Its very very good, I'm hooked and I'm only on page 87-actually I was hooked after page 1- and there are 218 pages!"

"Ok I am going to say another one, if thats ok.

The book is called, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. This is about a girl named Francie Nolan who lives in, well, Brooklyn. In the early 1900's. It talks about her life with her mom, dad, and brother Neely (his real name is Brooklynese). They are an extremly poor family who can barely get by on what they have and it just talks about how life was than. And how they survived through everything.

I think most girls will like this book because it is about a GIRL growing up and all the hardships women face today but set back then. This book taught me to be grateful for what I have and how lucky I am to have food on the table every day. I would strongly recomend this book."

Meghan nodded her head to show that she was done and the next person who wanted to speak could.

Hello, my name is Taylor and I'm reading a book called HOMECOMING. It is about 4 kids who are really poor. They got kicked out of their house, so their mom is taking all of them to live with their Great Aunt Cilla because she is rich. Aunt Cillias house is in Bridgeport, Conn. The mom abandons the kids in a mall parking lot. The four children must journey to Bridgeport with only seven dollars. Thats about all i can tell you, but its a really good book.

I recomend Charlie and the great glass elevator. It's after charlie and the chocolate factory. Charlie has much to learn. There's sweets that make people younger. There's even two great glass elevators. Grandma Josephine (I think it's her) get's trapped in the land of minuses. How does Charlie get in, AND even if he get's in, how does he and Josephine get out of there? Find out in Charlie and the great glass elevator! I's so great! I don't belive they haven't made a movie of it! It's a 5/5 for sure!

Yurio was slowly working up the courage to say something infront of all these people and finally managed to cinvince himself to. "Uh, I'd recomend Catholite's War by an unknown author. Its about a girl named Airia who's home is destroyed by a band of five warriors. This group of warriors take Airia for they know she has rare powers although she herself does not know. There is a preist amung the group who preforms a ritual to make Airia forget her past. Airia has allies who make her remember but she does belive untill she is taken into the hands of Pandora, the goddess of light. The warriors have been working hard to make a portal that will take them into the future so that there they can bring Catholite, the god of darkness, back from the dead. Airia is soon on the run for revenge, but also to stop the unleashing of an evil that the world has known only once before, but the world that Airia is now in does not remember for this evil was millions of years before their time." Yurio stopped to catch his breath. "Its a great story, although its written by a muggle and his view of magic is not very correct its still a fantastic book."

After no one had said anything for a few minutes Meghan raised her hand again, "Um, The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. This is about an old man who reminisces back to when he was thirty-one. His name is Noah Calhoun. He is still in love with a girl he lost 10 years before. And this very same girl, named Allie Nelson, is about to get married to a very wealthy lawyer, yet she can't stop thinking about Noah. This begins one of the greatest love stories of all time. It really is extremly good. And I think alot of people would like it."

Meghan leaned back as she allowed the next person to go. It got easier to speak in front of this group the more she did it.

"Um...I've just finished reading a book by Arthur Golden called Memoirs of a Geisha. It was really good to read, I was skeptical at first though but after reading the first chapter I couldn't put it down. It is one I would definately recommend." Sophie said as she then went a bright shade of crimson and remained quiet.

Shan raised his hand, and began:

“If old really is gold, I’d advise Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby. It highlights the cruel treatment towards children in olden times, and has some very useful lessons to impart. Go for it, is all I wish to say.”

I also finished reading ''speak'' and i agree it's a wonderful book. I also want to recommend a book which is called ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'', it is a very funny book and it circle's around family life and growing up.

There's one more book, it is called ''Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', i want to recommend it because i found its good and evil theme very interesting. When u will read it u would know what i m talking about but it's not a boring book and it is full of suspense.

Amber timidly spoke. "I - I'm Amber Fields. I'm a first year and I have just finished reading a book, entitled Ingo. It's the first in a new trilogy, and I'm waiting for the other books to be released. Ingo is about a girl and her brother, who live by the sea with their mother and father. For hundreds of years, there has been talk of an evil mermaid luring a well-loved and -known man into the ocean. It is a strange coincidence that the brother and sister's father has the same name as that man. Both brother and sister are plunged headfirst into a new world of adventure, a dangerous world, after a traumatic event occurs." Amber finished, then proceeded to blush heavily.

Hermy looked up at everyone gathered, and stood gathering her confidence. "Hi, I'm Hermy," she announced.

"I've just finished The Magician's Guild (or Black Magician) Trilogy by Trudi Canavan. It starts by contrasting the issue of people in slums and those who are priviledged, but develops into a series that combats many issues relevant to today - betrayal, trust, relationships, teamwork. The story starts slowly, but builds up to a thrilling last book. It is difficult to explain the plot without spoiling anything, but the book is set is mystical lands where Magicians are considered highly by the rich, but are hated by the poor due to the annual Purge - where the King expects the magicians guild to remove people off of the streets in the slums and the poor cant do anything to save themselves. However, one day during the Purge, Sonea throws a stone at the protective shield of the magicians with some of her mates. Unlike the other stones, however, hers breaks the barrier and reveals that she has magicial potential. The first book follows her on the run as her powers develop without control." She looked around her, pausing for a moment.

Megan took a deep breath and started her review..."Hi, my names Megan and I have just read the book 'Tricksters Choice' This is a book about a girl and there is a war going on..she's like 16 and she decodes stuff for her father..her mother thinks she should be working and definatly be pregnate and married like all the other girls her age...but she wants to be a spy..her dad knows how good she is at spying but he won't let his daughter get hurt..I have only read the 1st one but there are 2 or 3...so yea I would definatly read it!" she ended not as nervous as she began..


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