Wonder- Book Review

R. J Palacio 

I started reading this book last month and finished it last week. This book is about an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. He hasn't ever been to school, just homeschooled by his mother. He joins 5th grade in a new school. This book is about how everyone thinks about him, and how he feels in school.

This book is narrated from 5 people's point of view. August, the ordinary kid with the extraordinary face; Olivia or Via, August's sister; Jack Will, his first school friend; Justin, Olivia's boyfriend, and Miranda, Olivia's good friend.

August narrates about his life and what had happened to his face. Olivia explains a little about her life and how August looks to her. Jack Will talks about his life, how everyone thinks he is rich in terms of wealth because he goes to a private school, but he is not, and how some kids in school tease August and how he protects August from them. Justin talks about what he wants to do when he becomes an adult, and also how he protected Jack Will once when a couple of bullies were going to pounce on him, how his parents divorced when he was only 4 years old, and how they hate each other. Miranda talks about how she thinks August is and why she calls him Major Tom. 

This book has a good sense of humour and I recommend this book to kids about 10 to 16 years old. Even adults will enjoy this book. This book is also soon to be a major motion picture, but it is better to read the book. The movie may be different from the book. Please do read this book. If you read it, you will laugh so much. 

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I, Coriander- Book Review

Sally Gardner

I started reading this book in June, and finished it last week. (This book is scary in many parts, that is why I took so long). This book is about a girl's life set in London, near the Thames river, in the 17th century during when Oliver Cromwell defeated the Royalists and beheaded the King: King Charles I, and after a while King Charles II also challenges Oliver Cromwell, but loses the challenge and escapes to France with a price on his head. This story is tangled with history. Coriander's father helps King Charles II escape to France, and before getting arrested, he goes with the King to France. when Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, his son, Richard Cromwell took over, but was not good in leadership. General Monck, Oliver Cromwell's good friend and supporter foresaw that England was about to have another civil war, called King Charles II to come and rule England.

In this story, a girl lives a happy life, until her mother dies. Her father marries another time, and leaves to escape to France. Meanwhile, Coriander's stepmother brings her preacher and does a few changes to the house. Coriander, at first, thought that there was only one world; she found out that there was a magical world, and a dark world too. It is about the story of her life in all these three worlds. I 

This book has a mix of many genres, but it is mainly fantasy. This book has a lot of old English words, like Master, Mistress, Thine, Thy, Naught, Has Seen Fit, Nigh, etc. It has a very good vocabulary level, and is also a very addictive (for instance you keep on reading it) book. No wonder it has won a couple of awards. I recommend this book to kids of age 11 to 18. They should read books like this if they want to build their Medieval English vocabulary.

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