New Non-Fiction Books 2009/10

The 10 minute brain workout Moore, Gareth
250 innovative ideas
50 people who fouled up football Henderson Michael
50 reasons to buy Fair Trade Litvinoff, Miles ; Madeley, John
Abortion - rights and ethics
Alternacrafts Vitkus, Jessica
The animal rights debate
Bad science Goldacre, Ben
Band of brothers: E Company,506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Ambrose Stephen E.
Barack Obama; the making of a president Allette, Dawne
Basic psychology Gleitman, Henry
Body image and self-esteem
The book of big excuses Turner, Tracey
Britain in 2010
Bullying issues
Cheat! 217
Cheat extra 218
Cheat extra 219
Christmas foods Vaughan, Jenny ;Beauchamp, Penny
Citizenship and participation
Consumer kids: how big businessis grooming our children for profit. Mayo & Nairn
Crime in the UK
Denmark; a kingdom
Drugs in the UK
Earthquakes Graham, Ian
Extreme wheels
Fair Trade; a beginner's guide DeCarlo, Jacqueline
The globalisation issue
Hail! Hail! rock 'n' roll Harris John 1969-
Harry Hill's whopping great joke book. Hill Harry 1964-
Health issues for young people
How to make your own video or short film. Harvey Bob
In search of Australia and the South Pacific
Is the fair? Fair Trade Atkinson, Mary
Leadership and the one minute manager Blanchard Kenneth H. Zigarmi Patricia Zigarmi Drea
A life like mine; how children live across the world UNICEF
Marriage and cohabitation
The men who stare at goats Ronson Jon 1967-
Money and finances
The new Anchor step-by-step encyclopaedia of needlecraft:patchwork, embriodery, quilting,sewing, knitting, crochet,applique
The No-Nonsense guide to Fair Trade Ransom. David
Our human rights
Philip's guide to fossils Potts Joanna
Poland Kadziolka, Jan ;Wojciechowski,Tadeusz
Predicting the effects of climate change Townsend, John
Privacy and surveillance
Racial and ethnic discrimination
Reproductive ethics
Romania
School survival Tym, Katie ; Worms,Penny
Self-harm
Selling sex
Sexual health
Shackleton's way Morrell Margot ;Capparell Stephanie
Shells Saunders Graham D.1944-
The silliest joke book ever
Staying fit
The story of Billy McNeil Mavor, James ; Martin, Michael
The story of Celtic McIvor, James ; Martin, Michael
The story of Liverpool
The story of Manchester United
The story of Rangers Geddes, Jack
The story of the Scotland mnational team
Study for survival and success Meredeen, Sander
Supermodels Gogerly, Liz
A sustainable future Spilsbury, Louise
Tackling child abuse
Teen movie stars Foy, Debbie
Three cups of tea Thomson Sarah L. ;Mortenson Greg ;Relin David Oliver
Waste issues
Xmas games expert 220

What I saw and how I lied by Judy Blundell

Pupil Review by Stephanie Carrick S2

What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell


What I Saw And How I Lied is a very good book. News of the World claimed "You'll be holding your breath as you turn every page." But I must say that I disagree. This book is quite hard to get into because it has a very slow start. However, nearer the end, it gets much more exiting. It was not my favourite book, but it is one I shall never forget.



This book is about a 16 year old girl called Evie, who lives with her mother, Beverly, her step-father, Joe, and her grandmother, Gladys. It is set in the late 1940's, and Joe has just returned form WWII. He suggest's that the family go on vacation to a little island in florida, called Palm Beach. They leave the very next day, and while there, they meet on of Joe's army friend's, Peter Coleridge. Both Evie and her mum fall in love with Peter, leaving a huge mess. They both have a secret romance with him at the same time. However, whatever happened during battle, has caused Joe and Peter to fall out. Therefore, Joe decides that Evie and Beverly should stay away from Peter. However, they ignore Joe and continue with their romances. Thats when strange thing's begin to happen.



It is not until quite far on in the book that all the secrets begin to come out. This happens after Peter falls overboard while on a fishing trip. A huge hurricane hits, causing the boats engine to stop, then a huge wave knocks poor Peter overboard. Joe and Beverly survive, but when they arrive back at Palm Beach, to find Evie, they discover that people think they murdered Peter. Evie, Beverly and Joe find themselves catapulted into a terrible and messy situation, in which they must stand trial in Palm Beach Court. I am not going to tell you if they are found guilty or innocent. If you really want to know, you can borrow this book from the library.


Over-all, I give this book three and a half stars out of five.