Book Review by Demi, 6F

As one of the Year 6 librarians, Demi has read and reviewed one of the new books in our library. Have a read and bear it in mind next time you're in the library.

Book review by Demi Oteju, Librarian

Title: My name is Mina

Author: David Almond.

What is the book about?

This book is about a young girl called Mina whose father tragically died when she was young. Now she only lives with her mother. However, Mina is a bit unique. She sees the world differently to other kids for example: she thinks about eggs hatching and if heaven is real or not. In addition, she has a journal were she writes high up in a tree but Mina doesn’t write about what she did in her day like other kids.

What year group would I recommend this book to?

I would recommend it to Year 5 and 6 because it has sophisticated words that younger KS2 might not understand. Moreover, it has good use of figurative language for example: my heart started to thud (metaphor) Also it is a high level piece of writing which can help the pupils of The Grove Academy make more progress in their Literacy.

Would you recommend this book to people and what would you rate it?

I would definitely recommend this to people who like an interesting story line and unique characters. Then hopefully this book shall be one of their favourites. I would rate this book out of 10 a 9.5 because it has an interesting story mountain, however it could have had a twist. Overall it was a phenomenal book in my opinion! 

  

Instructions to borrow an e-book (6F)

Interested in borrowing e-books from your local library? Follow Mathusha's instructions and you'll have access to lots of great titles on your tablet, kindle or computer!

How to borrow an e-book:

1. Go to google and type Herts E-library for kids.
2. Once you go on the website, press sign in, which is near the right hand corner.
3. After you press sign in, you need your library card number and your pin.
4. Once you have signed in, the first thing you will see is books!
5. If you cannot find the book you are searching for, go to the search section – which is below the sign out button and type the book you are searching for.
6. Once you have searched for the book you want, click on it.
7. Then, you can borrow it or you can read the sample.
8. You can borrow the book for: 7, 14 or 21 days.
9. You can change how long you want the book for by clicking: Change your lending period.
10.  After you have clicked that, you have chosen of how long you want your book for.
11. Ta-Da! You have officially borrowed your book; however don’t worry, if you forget to return your book, it will go away by itself! You won’t have to pay any fee at all!
12. If you want to, you can rate how many stars your book was.
13. Don’t forget, the maximum books you can borrow are 5!

This is how you can borrow a book on the internet. It is completely free and it will be much easier instead of going to the library and paying loads of money because you forgot to return the book.

Go to this website –which is down below - and there is where you can get you e-books:

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