Book Reviews
Article 12: Respect for the views of the child.
Article 13: Freedom of expression.
Article 29: Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full.
“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.” — Frank Serafini
“A house without books is like a room without windows.” — Horace Mann
We are delighted to present our page of pupil book reviews. On this page, some of our pupils would like to share their recommendations for good reads with you. If you’ve got a good book you would like to review, take a look at some of the questions below and write a short review. You don’t need to answer all the questions. They are there as a guide. Then let your teacher know you have a review you’d like to submit to Miss Martin. Who knows, maybe you’ll appear in a video up here in the near future!
Questions to help you write a book review. Don’t attempt to use them all! Just use a few.
What is the name of the book and who wrote it?
What is the book about?
Which genre does this book fit into?
In what time and place is the book set?
Who is the intended age group for the book do you think?
What was your favourite part of the book? Why?
Who was your favourite character? Why?
Who are the key characters in the book?
Did the characters feel real?
Are the characters likeable?
What did you like about the book?
What did you dislike about the book?
How did the book make you feel?
What other books did this one remind you of?
What was the most interesting thing you learned from the book?
Why do you think the author wrote this book?
Would you have ended the book differently? Did it end the way you thought it would?
Did the problem of the book’s plot get solved?
If you could change one thing in the book, what would it be?
Would you recommend this book?
What star rating would you give this book?