Molly Moon

Molly Moon´s Incredible Book of Hypnotism
By: Georgia Byng

This book is about an orphan dog named Molly Moon who was found as a baby in a box marked "Moons Marshmallows". Molly moon was adopted by the very cruel Miss Adderstone. Molly lived with her in the Hardwick house for almost 10 years obeying her rules.One day Orphan Molly Moon hates living in Hardwick House.

But on one ordinary day when Molly suddenly finds a mysterious old book of hypnotism in the giant Hardwick house her world is suddenly turned upside down. She discovers that she has many powers,for example she can make people do bizarre things.
Molly decides to escape from the orphanage and go learn how to use her powers and find fame and fortune in the giant New York city,but Molly does not know that a mysterious stranger with big plans is following her.That stranger turns out to be very dangerous.

I enjoyed the book very much.It was quite funny and very unexpected.I loved how the author had described all the characters and their personalities.I probably would not read the second part of the series but it was a lot of fun to read.

The Trumpet of the Swan

The Trumpet of the Swan By E.B. White The book I read is about a Trumpeter Swan called Louis who was born without a voice unlike his brothers and sisters who were born with beautiful voices. The Swans father tries to convince him that he is different . Sam Beaver, a boy who loved all wild things,found Louis and took him to school with him, where he learned to read and write. Sam helped Louis a lot, and they became good friends but it did not help Louis to win the heart of the beautiful swan, Serena who Louis was deeply in love with.  Louis's father felt sorry for his son and wanted to help him to be happy somehow so he stole a expensive brass trumpet so his son would be able to impress his love Serena with it . Louis wanted to become a trumpeter and pay off his fathers debt.In the end Louis becomes a very good trumpeter and he wins Serenas heart.

I chose to read a book called "The Whale Rider".Its about a girl called Kahu Paikea , a 12-year-old maori girl who wants to become the chief of the tribe in her village. Paikea was given away by her father to her grandfather because her mother died while  giving birth to her and her father was not expecting a daughter so he abandoned her. Her grandfather Koro believes that the role of chief should belong only to a boy or a man. Pai struggles to prove her grandfather wrong.
Paikea also has a special ability to communicate with whales, she has had a special connection with them since she was a child.
She tries to learn the traditional dances of her tribe with her brother but she gets caught and punished  by her grandfather every time.
This book has been one of my sisters and mothers all time favourites. The book and the movie have won several awards and they were/are both very successful.