11. Rebel on a Rock by Nina Bawden 21/05/10

This is a great children's book which would be enjoyed by any age. It is set in Ithaca, which I'm not a hundred percent sure if it is even a real place. However, the story is about a dictator ruling over Ithaca and a plan to over throw him. For such a great build up through the book, I was disappointed with its ending. It summed up everything far to quickly and left a few questions unanswered. Yet this is still a good little book, which I would defiantly recommend.

Cost of book: £0 (Christmas present from Aunt)

10. About A Boy by Nick Hornby 27/03/10

This was a really sweet lovely book. The main character Will just screams Hugh Grant at you! One of the reasons he was probably cased as will in the film. I loved reading the development of the relationship between Will and Marcus through the book, as their intentions usually started off selfish! Though it's aimed at a young audience it is a very enjoyable read, which I believe all ages would love.

Cost of Book: £0 (birthday present from Justina)

9. Revenge of the Wannabes By Lisi Harrison

Again like the other two in the series, it is a great book. Though it's meant to be based on everyday life of rich school girls in New York, I doubt many are offered to be models for the day! With these girls your never too sure what they will do next and I think that is one of the reasons I've got hooked!

Cost of Book: £0 (My mother bought it for me)

8. Best Friends For Never By Lisi Harrison 3/02/10

I can't believe I've started to get hooked on The Clique series. Like the first book, 'The Clique', Best Friends For Never is again another book that is hard to put down! Its a great read and I would defiantly suggest it to other, young and old. The majority of people will see that their school year could have been a lot worse!

Cost of Book: £0 (My mother bought it for me!)

7. The Invisible Friend by Louise Arnold 21/01/10

This book was given to me years ago... before it was even published! I managed to acquire a uncorrected proof copy.
I found the book an averagely OK book. It wasn't a book that you couldn't put down, yet there were detailed ideas in it that could fit in well in one of the Harry Potter books! As the book goes on the storyline gets progressively better. However it's not something I would recommend for anyone older than 13 really! Still its a not a bad book and the author of it has dyslexia. I have very mild dyslexia and I think its great that she has managed to write a book and get it published!

Cost of Book: £0 (Given to me as a present)

6. The Clique By Lisi Harrison 30/12/09

This book keeps you intrigued because you can't quite understand why the character Claire Lyons wants to become friends with the nastiest girls in her school! Again this is not a book I would have picked up in a shop and I believe it managed to become part of my collection a few Christmas ago! However, its one of those books where you can't quite believe what the characters are doing and you just have to keep reading. Only trouble is, that it wasn't until the last page I realised it was a series. There are about another 10 books to it and more are being published! Better get reading then!

Cost of Book: £0 (given as a present)

5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 15/12/09

I'm not the kind of person who is into reading books about real life situations. I prefer fantasy and adventure! However, I picked up this book because it is about a boy who has asperger syndrome. This is very similar to the condition my brother has, autism.

The book was OK, again I stress I'm not a real life story kind of girl! However, it was well written and the way Haddon prorated some parts of the condition where actually really well done.

Its a good book to start you on the road to understanding the condition.

Cost of Book: £0 (found on my bookshelf)