Our March Book Reads

Dead Ball by Tom Palmer 8 out of 10
The Carpet People by Terry Prachet 9 out of 10
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 10 out of 10
War Horse by Micheal Morpurgo, 5 out of 10
The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years, by Paul Howard 7 out of 10
Lies by Michael Grant 8 out of 10
I Know What You Did Last Wednesday by Anthony Horowitz 10 out of 10
Daisy Chain Wars by Joan O'Neill 8/10
Gone by Michael Grant 9.5 out of ten
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 9 out of 10
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 9 out of 10
Paradise House by Erica James 10 out of 10
Nothing Green by Evelyn Doyle 5 out of 10
Rule of Three by Megan McDonald 5 out of 10
The Cay by Theodore Taylor 10 out of 10
Tales From The Arabian Nights 8 out of 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 9.5 out of 10
Dear Olly - Michael Morpurgo 9/10
Airhead: Runaway by Meg Cabot 9/10
Pollyanna by Elenor H. Poter 6/10
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 9.7/10
Holes by Louis Sacher 10/10
Katie Price; Pushed to the Limit by Katie Price 9/10
Divergent by Veronica Roth 9 out of 10

Maime Character in 'The Field' by John B. Keane

Maime is married to Mick, has nine children and is not happy with her lot.  She almost has to beg her husband to be allowed to leave the house and have her hair done.  She needs his permission before she can leave. She is afraid of The Bull and keeps safely behind the counter in the bar when he arrives.  She is not abouve being flattered by Bird and is quite vain.

Meet Mick: He is one of the characters from 'The Field', by John B. Keane

Here is Mick. He only washes once a year, treats his wife and children cruelly and is quite selfish. He owns a bar and is also an auctioneer. Some people think he is honest, but he is not above fixing an auntion if he can earn some extra money out of the deal.

This is what happens when the Bull comes into the pub and threatens Mick not to publicise the sale of the field. Mick doesn not put up too much of a fight once he is promised his commission.  He is not an honest man after all.   

The Outsiders ~ sketches by D.Sykes