Book – The Tales of Beedle the BardAuthor – JK RowlingYear – 2008Genre – Fantasy/Short StoriesPages – 109 I started my ‘challenge’ way back in 2009, the year in which I read a total of ninety-six books. It was only the year after that I started this blog, but in that time I have now…
Month: March 2012
Book 16 – The Hunger Games
Book – The Hunger GamesAuthor – Suzanne CollinsYear – 2008Genre – Young Adult Sci FiPages – 454Series – The Hunger Games Trilogy This is about as topical as I get I think. Tomorrow the big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games goes out in cinemas, and as everyone and their mother seems to be reading…
Book 15 – I Am Number Four
Book – I Am Number FourAuthor – Pitticus LoreYear – 2010Genre – Young Adult Science FictionPages – 374Series – Lorian LegaciesRecommended to me by Katie Minnett Since the explosion of film franchises such as Harry Potter and Twilight (shudder), there is a bit of a feel that Hollywood is looking hard for more pieces of…
Book 14 – Wyrd Sisters
Book – Wyrd SistersAuthor – Terry PratchettYear – 1988Genre – Fantasy/HumourPages – 252Series – Discworld It’s been a while since I read an entry in the Discworld series – October according to my blog – and so I thought it was high time I returned. I have so many series that I am reading at…
Book 13 – Floodland
Book – FloodlandAuthor – Marcus SedgwickYear – 2000Genre – Young Adult/DystopianPages – 128 Working in a primary school means that I hear a lot of books read to me. Primarily these are Oxford Learning Tree books (no, don’t worry, I am not about to start blogging about the adventures of Biff, Chip and Kipper, no…