My Dad is Ten Years Old

My Dad is 10 years old

 

If there was one book I would bring to a dessert island it would be My dad is 10 years old! I bought this book with my friend Hannah in Easons. I got the progress price for 2nd year and I got a €40 book voucher with it and I bought 2 books and a whole bunch of stationary!! This book really makes you appreciate life. So if I was on a dessert island and reading this book iI would be thinking really its not that bad! It is written my Mark O'Sullivan, an Irish man! Its also makes you value life and everyone you take for granted and really be happy for what you have! for at least a week after i was in such a good mood! Even though its sad at times it is still the book i would bring with me to dessert island! when i was choosing the book i read the title and i was a little confused but by the end of the book your saying oh i get it! The general story is about a dad of three kids whose in an accident and looses all his memory. Throughout the book the family go through ups and downs of tyring to cope with this man they cant even call dad anymore without him freaking out.

Why Sherlock Holmes is my favourite book

If I had to pick a book to take to a desert island I would bring Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I would take this because its very long and I like the way its split up into many short stories each one with a different storyline. his means it is easy to finish the individual story and find out happens in the end in one night. I got it in ibooks which means I always have it with me for any spare minute I get with nothing to do.

Each story is unique, and I really like the particular stories that come with an extra bit at the end to explain the story. It gives you a background after you know the outcome. I think this is an interesting style of writing but works in this particular series.

Each story has its own mystery which I never really bother to try and work out but enjoy unraveling in the end. Its nice to look back after finishing the story and see how all the pieces fall into place.

I would recommend this book to anyone especially people who read fast as there is plenty there and it is split up into short stories.

Harry Potter

My favourite book of all time would be Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone. I got this book when I was eight years old. It was the first proper book I read. It was first published in 1997 and written by J.K Rowling. This book was later made a movie, but some of the magic was lost in this.

This book represents my childhood and I grew up with the characters of these series’. 

Favourite Book

My favourite book is the very hungry caterpillar. It reminds of childhood and being hungry and then not being hungry. It’s the only book that can take me out of his world and take me somewhere special. That’s why I would take it to a desert island because I would probably get hungry. It also taught me that if you eat the right stuff you will turn into a butterfly

The cay

If I had to choose a book to bring with me on a desert island, I would choose 'The Cay by Theodore Taylor'. I would take this fascinating book with me because it is funny , thrilling and most of all it's page turning. I have to say that although this book is short it would have to be my favourite book of all time. This is the story of a young boy who becomes stranded on a desert  island with an elderly man and his cat. In this thrilling tale we see how this boy becomes blinded by the harsh sun and relies on the old man to guide him and teach him how to survive . Sorry got to go, the bell just went.

Airhead - my desert island book

If there was one book i would bring on a desert island it would be Airhead by Meg Cabot. I bought this with a book voucher i got and i bought the whole series at the time which three books. I loved these books they were so good. I got them when i was twelve. The books are about this girl and she never really cared about her looks, her younger sister was always wearing makeup. she brought her younger sister to a model show because her younger sister really wanted to go. The older sister and the model had to switch brains because a TV fell on the model and she had to get a brain transplant. The older sister has to live a life of a model it is really intresting I love it!!!

My favourite book ...

My favourite book would have to be ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.’ by Kate Di Camillo.  I know that it is a children’s book, but the message and story in it is so mature and so thought provoking, that  I can’t help but read it over and over again, to see if I missed any fine detail or little message.

The story is about a toy, china rabbit. Who only cares about himself and is cold hearted. One day when on a boat is thrown overboard and goes through a multitude of owners. During this he learns to care about others and not to care about himself. I won’t spoil the ending but  I think it’s amazing and perfect.

From that short description you wouldn’t think it’s anything special, but it is so much more then that! The characters are so memorable and Edward’s struggle and journey so heart breaking, that is still can read it to this day and feel completely invested in the story.

The version I have has lovely illustrations but not too many, as to make it a picture book. It is only roughly 192 it feels so much longer. I can grantee the this book will be well worth the buy.  

I would give this book a 9/10 the highest rating I give books, because in my opinion no book is perfect, but this book is as close as it gets, in my opinion. I hope you read it and love it as much as I do.