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It's time to start on your book review!

The month of June is all about DREAM! If you are 6-12 years old, send us in a review about a book that you have read that may have inspired your dreams or made you dream while you were reading. Email (libweb@wsc.nsw.gov.au) or hand it in to Moss Vale Library, Mittagong Library, Bowral Library or the ROADS vehicle by the end of this month.

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows is a book about a seventeen year old wizard named Harry Potter, who is the main character. It is time for him to leave the Dursleys and escape from Privet Drive. The book starts with Sererus Snape informing Lord Valdemort that the Order of the Phoenix are taking Harry to a safe house on the thirteenth of July, not the thirtieth. Meanwhile, Harry gives Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody Lairs for a Polyjuice Potion, to make seven Harry Potters to confuse the Death Eaters, Voldemort's supporters. Harry has to hunt down Voldermoerts Horeruxes, but escape his forces. The trio, Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, narrowly survive, as Harry's final duel with Voldemort comes closer. This is an excellent book as you escape into a magical world. I would recommend this to 8-14 year olds. Reviewed by Lachlan

Lord of the Rings (Book 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring is a great book where Frodo Baggins (the main character) is forced to escape his home of the Shire with Samwise Gamgee (Frodos gardener) They must escape so they can destroy the One Ring into a volcano called Mount Doom in the enemies land of Mordor. On the road they encounter their friends Merriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took who join them on their quest to destroy the Ring. Then Black Riders came. They were looking for the Ring. The Black Riders were once men but they took Rings for their own and turned into ring-wraiths. There are nine black riders. In the tavern of the Prancing Pony in the town of Bree they meet Strider who helps them on their way. First they must go to Rivendell. When they finally arrived at Rivendell , Frodo had been stabbed by the Black Riders sword so he had to be saved by Elrond the leader of the Elves of Rivindell. Then the Fellowship was made the members are Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin-the hobbits and Acagorn (Strider) and Boromir the Men. The rest of this amazing story is to be read by you. I recommend Tolkien's book to anyone and everyone. Reviewed by Angus

Divine Madness by Robert Muchamore

Divine Madness is a book about a boy called James Adams, a London boy who was an orphan at an old orphanage called Nebraska Village. He ends up getting recruited by a kid called Kyle, who turns out to be gay which in a way is telling people that anyone can be gay and you can't always tell if someone is gay or not. He gets recruited in an agency called Cherub. The plot is that a cult religion has been spotted and looks like its been going on for a few years. It is James' task as well as some other cherub recruits is to stop the cult religion. The characters are all cherub agents there are Kerry, Tye, Kyla, James, Roby and Lachlan. They all escape into differnt places like Japan, Australia, Arizona and Jamaica. In conclusion I would rate this book 4-10 Reviewed by Jack

Pagan in Exile by Catherine Jinks

Pagan in Exile is a wonderful book. Pagan escapes to France with his Lord Roland, but all is not yet safe. This book is set in 1188 a year after Jerusalem had fallen to the Infidels. Pagan and his Master Lord Roucy de Bram, a Tempar Knight escape from Jerusalem and flee to France, Lord Roland's birth place. Pagan Kidmuk is the main charcter. He was born in Bethlehem but since his mother didn't want him he was sent to a monestry. The monestry was crule and he ran away when he was ten. He then traveled to Jerusalem in search of work and money. He fell into debt and become a squire so he would be paid. His Tempar Lord is Lord Roland and is noble and thinks many if not all good people are innocent. In the first book Pagans Crusade is set in Jerusalem and they have to fight the Infidels. They then have to flee to France (Carcosne) to his fathers house where his welcome is violent. Pagan has to try and help him entice Lord Rolands family to the crucade. The Pagan books are funny, sad and witty all at the same time. I would rate this book at three stars out of five. Reviewed by Phoebe

Don't call me Ishmael by Michael Gerald Bauer

Ishmael Leseur thinks he has "Ishmael Leseur Syndrome", which is triggered when the two words Ishmael and Leseur combine. In this book, Ishmael makes himself small to escape being bullied by the school bully, Barry Bagsley. Although this doesn't always work when it does, Barry is usually bullying someone else. This book is set in the modern time at St Daniels Boy's College. Even though this is a fiction book, most of these events are most likely happening now in schools today. Reviewed by Mackenzie

Return to Brookmere by Rose Estes

The book I read is called Return to Brookmere. I like this book because it made me feel like escaping into a world of Dwarves, Knights, Orks and lots of other thigns like castles and mystical creatures. A knight named Caric sets out on a quest with his dwarf friends to find a golden ring his father the King needs. Unfortunately his dwarf friends fall down into a deep dark cave at the bottome of the castle. Reviewed by Oliver