Holiday Reading Challenge: Make A Recommendation

Make A Recommendation

Title: Winston Chuchill and His Great Wars

Author: Alan Macdonald

Genre: Fiction

Recommendation: I would suggest this book to people 12+ since some of the lanugage used in this book, would be difficult to understand for younger readers. This book includes a lot of information you would've never known about Winston Churchill. It starts right from the beginning at his early childhood, right until the end where he retires and passes away. Throughout the book, it keeps you hooked with funny illustrations and jokes! I recommend for people who love to read Horrible Histories to read this book because they're actually quite similair!

Holiday Reading Challenge: Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Title: Winston Churchill and His Great Wars

Author: Alan MacDonald

Genre: Fiction

Soundtrack: Rule Britianna

I chose this soundtrack because it was Winston Churchills favourite song. This fits the book I read, because the story is focused all about Winston Churchill and the things you didn't know about him! I never knew this was his favourite song before reading the book, so it fits perfectly with what the author was trying to get across to the reader.

Holiday Reading Challenge: Make A Recommendation

Make A Recommendation

Title: ChinaTown Girl

Author: Eva Wong Ng

Genre: Fiction

Recommendation: I would suggest this book to people 10+ since it's easy to understand and relate to since the main character is near the same age. I would recommend for students who like to read war books, to take a try at reading this book! When Silvey's teacher sets her a project, to find out about her ancestors and how they migrated to New Zealand, she found out the poverty, shame and hardships, her ancestors had to go through. This book is a really good read!

Holiday Reading Challenge: Read the Next Book in the Series

Read the Next Book in the Series

Title: Chinatown Girl

Author: Eva Wong Ng

Genre: Fiction

I really liked these books because the language used in the stories are simple enough for students my age to read and understand properly. It also has events, that keep the reader interested throughout the story.  

This is a comparision of two books I read from the same series. I actually read 'Chinatown girl' after 'Here comes the Marines' even though 'Chinatown girl' was one of the first books that kicked off the series. 

Holiday Reading Challenge: Retell in 25 words or less

Retell in 25 words or less

Title – Here comes the Marines

Author – Lorraine Orman

Genre – Fiction

Retell: It's 1943. A war is on. Lillian was a normal city girl, until she moved in with her grandparents. Life took unexpected turns from there...

Holiday Reading Challenge: Casting Choices

Casting Choices

Thomas	Joyce	Lillian	Grandpa
Ed Westwick	Stefanie Scott	Willow Shields	Kurtwood Smith
Westwick suits the description of Thomas perfectly. He would play the character of Thomas astonishing!	Stefanie Scott does like look the pretty, good looking older sister that the book has made the readers believe. Scott would make this character come to life.	Being a reader of this book, you imagine Lillian having the looks of someone like Willow Shields. She would suit the e role of Lillian extremely well.	Smiths previous roles from other movies/tv series have a similar personality to Granpa's in the story. He would suit this role perfectly.

These are some of people I would choose to cast if the book I read were to become a movie. I included a picture of the actor/actress, their names and why they would suit playing the character. My book was:

Title - Here comes the Marines

Author - Lorraine Orman

Genre - Fiction

Holiday Reading Challenge: Make a Recommendation

Make A Recommendation

Title - Here comes the Marines

Author - Lorraine Orman

Genre - Fiction

I would recommend 'Here comes the Marines' to people who are interested in diaries during war. (Acknowledge that this diary is taken from the perspective of a girl at home during the second world war) Some of the events that took place in this story included the arrival of the American Marines coming to New Zealand, the arrival of a father that was away fighting for 3 years and the unbearable loss of some very close friends.  I would recommend this book for ages 10+ because it is written in  language that is simple.  

Food, Glorious Food Task

Food is often mentioned in stories, or you might like to read a recipe book. Find something that you could cook for your family and make it.  

In my book that I read, Maddy and Laura make cupcakes for Maddys father and his co-workers. This is a recipe I used from a site that is easy to follow. The title of the book I read is Canterbury Quake. Author - Desna Wallace. Genre - Fiction. This was recipe taken from: Easy Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

• 110g butter, softened
• 110g caster sugar
• 110g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 medium eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/ 350F / Gas 4. Line a muffin tin with paper cases.
2. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl.
4. Beat the eggs and vanilla and add to the bowl. Beat until just combined.
5. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases.
6. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until risen, golden and firm to the touch.
7. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Fillings and Flavour Suggestions

You can add a filling to the cupcake by cutting a cone from the middle of each cake with a serrated knife. Fill the hole with jam, lemon curd or one of these fabulous fillings:

Raspberry and Chocolate Cupcakes

Fill each cake with 1 tsp seedless raspberry jam and ice with chocolate buttercream.

Lemon Cupcakes

Fill each with 1 tsp lemon curd. Ice with lemon buttercream.

Caramel Cupcakes

Fill each with 1 tsp dulche de leche, ice with a single quantity of vanilla buttercream and top with sliced banana

Chocolate Cream Cupcakes

Mix 75g mascarpone with 2 tbsp double cream and quarter tsp vanilla. Put 1 tsp of this in the centre of each cupcake. Ice with chocolate buttercream.

Buttercream Icing Suggestions

For plain buttercream, beat 110g butter until soft, then beat in 110g icing sugar, a tablespoon at a time.

For vanilla buttercream, add half teaspoon vanilla extract and beat to combine.

For lemon buttercream, beat in 1 tbsp lemon juice- add 1 tsp at a time and taste after each addition.

For chocolate buttercream, beat in quarter tsp vanilla, 60g (2oz) melted and cooled milk chocolate and 2 tbsp cocoa powder.

Retell the story within 25 words Task

Retell the story within 25 words

I had to retell a book I had read within 25 words. I kept my sentences to the main points of the story so I didn't push my boundaries. The Title of this book is Canterbury Quake.The author is Desna Wallace. The genre is Fiction.

Retell: 

It’s a diary of a youngster who experiences loss and struggle. Her city’s been hit by major earthquakes. When death occurs, she questions her existence.

Soundtrack Task

This is the Soundtrack Task. It includes the intention of the task right below the title. This task was made for the book I have read for my Holiday Reading Challenge.
Title: Canterbury Quake
Author: Desna Wallace
Genre: Fiction
How the music fits in:
The first song fits in because it explains how an Earthquake occurs in a song, the second song can be relevant to the deaths when the second mega earthquake hit Canterbury.

Casting Choices Task

Actress: Kylie Rogers	Actress: Caitlin Carmichael	Actress: Sophie Nelisse
Maddy	Character: Laura	Character: Tessa
I chose: Kylie to cast as the main character in this movie because she has the features a reader would imagine Maddy to possess and they are the same age.	I chose: Caitlin to cast as Maddy’s best friend because they are the same age, she has a friendly face and has the ability to act the hardest or roles.	I chose: Sophie to cast as this particular character because they are the same age and from previous roles Sophie has played, I can see her fitting quite well into this one.

Scenario: The book I am currently reading is being made into a movie. Cast the characters and give an explaination of why you chose them. 

This is my Casting Choices Task. I included three of the main characters in this story. 

Title: Canterbury Quake

Author: Desna Wallace

Genre: Fiction

Design a cover task

This is my authentic cover of Canterbury Quake. It includes a picture of what Canterbury looked like when the quake struck and features as the background layer for the cover. 

Title: Canterbury Quake

Author: Desna Wallace

Genre: Fiction

Why my cover is better: 

I think my cover is better because you are able to have a more clearer understanding of what the books topic is about.

Make A Recommendation Task

I would recommend this book to students and pupils that are year 6.

1. The book is written at a stage they are able to understand

2. The main character is the same age as them. I think they would be able to compare things in their world and her world.

3. They can share the book with friends/classmates the same age as them.

• Title: Canterbury Quake
• Author: Desna Wallace
• Genre: Fiction