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==Here is a place where Year 8 students from each class will write their book reviews to share with others. You will be asked to record a brief summary of one book each semester. Here is an example for you-== ====//The **Hunger Games** is an enthralling read that I highly recommend to both boys and girls who are mature readers. Its combination of nerve-racking tension, action and engaging love story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people. The ‘Games’ pit children from ages 12 to 18 against each other in a fight to the death in a giant, treacherous arena. Everything is televised and highly publicized all over the country. Katniss must not only survive the Games, but deal with a romance between her and another ‘tribute’, all the while deciding if she is willing to kill strangers her own age as a pawn of the government. The Hunger Games is the first book in a trilogy. It seems quite an intense read at times as the imagery can be graphic and violent. However, I loved it and think it will make a thrilling movie! 9 out of 10! (Mrs Curran) //====

Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
First published in 1996 this hugely successful novel is the first in a series of fantasy novels collectively titled 'A Song of Fire and Ice'. With multiple plot lines running parallel through the book it details the machiavellian workings of a number of kingdoms in a cold medieval-like realm. Greed, deception, honour and swordplay feature heavily throughout the narrative with a hint of the supernatural that I think will feature more heavily in books later in the series. It is not a read for younger readers both in relation to the sometimes graphic violence but also the considerable size of the volume. Wait until Senior School. (Mr Casey)

===You will also be asked to respond to the novel by completing a set activity to show that you have comprehended what you have read. There are several to choose from. This response will be presented orally to the class.===