Book – Mr TallAuthor – Roger HargreavesYear – 1978Genre – Children’sBought for me by Ellie Beaumont As part of this challenge, I feel it is important to read the classics of modern literature, so it was with great pleasure that I unwrapped a copy of Mr Tall for my birthday this year. A heartwarming redemption story…
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Book 19 – The Fall
Book – The Fall Author – Garth NixYear – 2000Genre – Young Adult/FantasySeries – The Seventh Tower I have already mentioned in my blog how I am a fan of Science Fantasy, and of Young Adult Science Fantasy as well. Garth Nix is, in my eyes, one of the most underrated authors of this genre. …
Book 18 – K-PAX
Book – K-PAX Author – Gene Brewer Year – 1995 Genre – Fiction (with a bit of Sci-Fi) This was a random book I pulled off of a shelf in a charity shop recently based purely on the fact that I knew that a film had been made of it with Kevin Bacon in, and…
Book 17 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Book – Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsAuthor – JK RowlingYear – 1998Genre – Fantasy Following on from the first Harry Potter book, I decided that the second Harry Potter book would be a sensible decision as my next book of choice. Actually, that is a little bit of a lie – I was reading…
Book 16 – The Top 10 of Everything
Book – The Top 10 of Everything Author – Russel Ash Year – 2007 Genre – Fact Book Bought for me by my Mum and Dad Whilst ‘Everything’ may be a little bit of an exaggeration, the title of this book does still go a long way to decribing its contents. This is a massive…
Book 15 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Book – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s StoneAuthor – JK RowlingYear – 1997 (yes, really!)Genre – Fantasy I think that this book needs very little introduction. For anyone who has never heard of Harry Potter, I would like to point you in the direction of the internet. The biggest literary craze of the past forever…
Book 14 – Who Moved My Blackberry?
Book – Who Moved My BlackberryAuthor – Lucy KellawayYear – 2005Genre – Humour One of my very favourite books of all time is a novel called E by Matt Beaumont. When I read it about nine years ago it was different to anything else that I had ever read in that the entire thing was written…
Book 13 – The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Book – The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Author – Michael Morpurgo Year – 2005 Genre – Children’s Michael Morpurgo is one of the most prolific children’s writers around, with well over one hundred books written since 1974. To my shame, until I started working at a primary school at the end of last year,…
Book 12 – Storm Front
Book – Storm Front Author – Jim Butcher Year – 2000 Genre – Science-Fantasy/Detective Bought for me by Robert Hyde Storm Front is on many levels the male equivelent of trashy ‘chic-lit’. It follows Chicago’s only advertised wizard as he deals with a missing persons case, a police double murder investigation, a nosy reporter… oh,…
Book 11 – Where Underpants Come From
Book – Where Underpants Come From Author – Joe Bennett Year – 2008 Genre – Travel Bought for me by Faye Braggins Where Underpants Come From is a travel book in the same way that books by Danny Wallace or Dave Gorman are travel books – mainly in that they are stocked primarily in the…