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|title=Star Wars: A New Hope Junior Novel (Star Wars Junior Novel 1) ...ke out, minus the pictures. You do get, on this first one, a '40 years of Star Wars' sticker, which is proof this is a classic we're looking at, but more

|title=Star Wars Bounty Hunt: Lift the Flap ...ary=A flawed way to get temporary fun for the very literate young from the Star Wars Universe.

|title=Star Dancer ...evil is drawing close, yet they cannot bring themselves to accept that the Star Dancer is a woman, not a man. And so Tegan is brought up with her silversmi

|title=Star Wars Where's the Wookiee? 2 Search and Find Activity Book |summary=A difficult task – perhaps excessively so – lies in wait for the Star Wars fan.

|title=A Gold Star for George |sort= Gold Star for George

|title=Star Wars: Imperial Assault Activity Book and Model (Star Wars Construction Books) ...n U-Wing, turn [[Star Wars Rogue One Book and Model: Make Your Own U-wing (Star Wars Construction Books) by Katrina Pallant and Neal Manning|here]] – but

...he scene is played for laughs, with Emily flitting between each suspect in turn, explaining their motives and then exonerating them one by one until only t ...member of said club and have no intention of giving her wonderful book one star.

...nce the 'wrong' side of their routine. But what happens when they each in turn wake the other up, and night monkey has to suffer the brightness of day, an ...night monkey was the paler of the two – tufty topknot, perky features, and star in her hair. I had assumed the sense of night and day, light and dark, als

...om pyromania. With a dead mother, an absentee rock-star father and a film star step-mother how is she going to cope? Recommended - and the semi-graphic n Ember Morton-Fury is the daughter of rock super-star Lyndon Fury and artist Amica Morton, who died when Em was a small child. I

...who has to wear factor 60 sunblock. Clara is wasting away as she tries to turn vegan. Their parents are a normal suburban couple – aren't they? When a b ...nce they gave up drinking human blood – so in a moment of desperation they turn to Will, Peter's brother, who's rather more of a traditional vampire. Thing

Melissa's parents turn tragedy into something positive and they become campaigners. Bennett's ver ...nd [[Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Marilyn Bennett|Twinkle Twinkle Little Star]].

|title= Star Gazing ...erself and her motives with a clarity we should all envy. She has a pithy turn of phrase and despite all the problems she has an adventurous spirit, so wh

...ith her own employment agency and she's the sort of person who makes heads turn when she walks into a room. Bitsy (Caroline ''insists'' on calling her 'Fl ...Jean Ure can oblige here too - have a look at [[Star for a Day by Jean Ure|Star for a Day]] which is dyslexia friendly. We also appreciated [[Too Many Blo

...you want now that the shelf is full of these splendid volumes and you can turn the combined thousand pages and pore over the whole adventure again and aga ...for the target audience, which will find nothing to fault. As regards our star rating, you ought to feel free to disregard it for this volume – it is a

...d challenge me to add another star. Those new to Garth’s writing might, in turn, think I’ve been over-generous given the mixed nature of the stories in t

...w held on to one fact though - he knew that he had a superpower. He could turn himself into a fly. There's only one problem. It didn't work. No matter Girls will enjoy [[Star for a Day by Jean Ure]] and [[Bright Star by Jenny Oldfield]]. Boys with a similar reading age will enjoy [[Klaus Vo

...series reaches half way with a fifth book that shows no diminishing of its star qualities, with a cat and mouse saga on a world vaguely familiar to fans of ...ertainly enough here that is original. Also, wherever Charlton Heston did turn up, he never found himself as low down the food chain as Bobby Pendragon do

...use his catchphrase, or include a song from the leading man, whose musical star is fading. ...one must know. Anny's boyfriend, French philosopher Jacques Soldat, could turn up on the set at any time and Ben is Emily's driver, so the relationship wo

...tep requesting his help in tracing a missing child of a 1960's female rock star whose own death was shrouded in now somewhat cultish mystery, he says no. T ...cluding their friends, enemies and passers-by (not forgetting the cats who turn out to play a nearly-pivotal role at some of the most climactic moments) ta

|summary=A five star thriller, this starts with a familiar premise but tells its own story with This is a five star thriller of the highest order, and I felt like I was plunged right into the

...a right gallimaufry of things that pop up out of the page, with things to turn and pull, and even an astronaut on the end of a curtain wire. Within minut ...order it does provide just the basics. It's a pity it defines a shooting star/meteor twice – and the young will have to jump at the facts given that st

Initially, I was viewing it as losing a star in rating merely for not being innovative enough in subject matter, but the But where the story earns more than the four star rating for me is the exploration of the philosophical issues that so intere

...waitress many years ago, but it's mentioned in passing rather than used to turn him into a womaniser. ...orm well. I'd like to say that I was surprised at the ease with which fans turn against a manager or at the murkiness and corruption that surrounds what is

...services and children's homes, and so they've only ever had one another to turn to. Lochan, in particular, has suffered. Crippled by anxiety and nerves, he Told in a turn-and-turn-about dual narrative, readers can see the full turmoil in both Lochan and M

|title=Star Quality (Dance Trilogy 2) ...that she knows best. Now, you're probably wondering if Maddy is going to turn into something of a caricature, but this is a Jean Ure book - you're in saf

...ing offered our heroes and heroines, which turned out to be quite a tragic turn of events. Partly as a result this second title can branch out a little mo ...eady impressive opening to the series. Take off probably more than half a star for those starting here, and add a slap to the wrist that you haven't jumpe

...able to predict what’s going to happen and to whom. The eighteen-year-old star footballer/tabloid bête noir by the name of Paris might give you a bit of ...ome about for the flimsiest of reasons. All lose ends are tied up and you turn the final page with a smile hovering about your lips. If you’re interest

...ng the bottoms of all the pages is not the only thing to make the audience turn back to the beginning and follow the story several more times.

...the school life that drains all the well-meaning from him, leaving him to turn to an unlikely source to back up his thoughts of honour and chivalry. ...more unexpected layer on the whole piece, and who knows – people may well turn to more than the exam notes to check it out as a result.

...the Head of the Children's Section, Lucy but then their friendship takes a turn for the worse ... ...s down at the library (somewhere in Missouri) Ian soon comes across as the star pupil. He seems to eat books for breakfast. He can't stuff enough of them

...el-good. In fact, Irving is becoming one of the authors I’m most likely to turn to when I need cheering up because she writes with such warmth it’s impos And she has such great characters! While Billie is the undoubted star – and I can forgive her even some rather bratty moments because her heart

...hen the hair that is at the centre of the problem is a missing lock of pop star's tresses, bought from eBay. It becomes even more interesting when the priv ...t remains a couple of hours of speedy and worthwhile reading. You can also turn to [[Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony|my Artemis Fowl review]], again to se

...rd to their biggest challenge yet - planning the wedding of an ageing rock star and his French model fiance. Everything would be fine if it were not for th ...eddings should be a doddle! It is until her latest clients, an ageing rock star and his chic French model girlfriend, announce what they want for their wed

...Dresden that what little I knew of it mentioned, too. But you've seen the star rating that comes with this review, and can tell that if love was on these

...to English. The first was ''The Devil's Star'', but actually ''The Devil's Star'' turns out to be the third in the series and very much the sequel to ''Nem ...several plots and sub-plots, clues and red herrings, and many a twist and turn. It is very well written (and the translator should get an honourable menti

...and holographic paper etc. That appealed to me, as it is always lovely to turn junk into a work of art. Again there are variations available on this proje ...cover with stars (that you have made with a punch). And then attach a big star with headpins and bead on silver and gold beads (this bit is really effecti

..., leaving the rest of the text here to be both a collaborative look at the star's background, and a musing perusal of the nature of creating the book in th ...ons she made in its creation, but being one of her audience more likely to turn to the non-existent reportage-styled book, I did leave this short read feel

A true classic of children's literature? Check. Illustrations from a modern star with her own unique and delightful style? Check. If you're not already gurg ...all sorts of scrapes and japes, with politeness and a kind heart at every turn, but with her own way of living life, the world wisdom woven with cheeky li

Unfortunately that ring can turn black, like those of two classmates involved in a near-fatal accident. Or e ...many a Bookbag site user I would never dream of giving a manga book a five star review, but I'm grateful to the publishers for sending this to us to sample

...ist out of his depth, the corrupt cop on the make – and hit on the various star faces and major names behind the cameras that made these decades of cinema

|summary=A light-hearted superhero romp, with a frog as the star. There are a few nice touches, and this is good, solid picture book fare. W ...ter and watching the world pass by. However, come nighttime, things take a turn for the worse: the Big Boss oversees a crime wave. When the Big Boss' creep

...wants a boyfriend, he is not your typical prince charming. Maybe, he will turn out to be her soul mate but, as this amusing story demonstrates, the course ...suitable boyfriend under bushes and in waste paper baskets. Of course, the star of the book is the Little Princess who is as determined and strong willed a

|summary=A biography of the film star, who according to the author was a contradictory human being but certainly ...ie Dearest' by her adopted daughter Christina, the enduring image of movie star Joan Crawford is one of an alcoholic, sadistic monster. Spoto clearly beli

...interested, great weather, and locations from movies and TV shows at every turn, maybe LA is actually a pretty good place to live...

Things then take an unexpected (and unwelcome for some) turn. The soon-to-be winning submission is by an architect by the name of - Moh ...potted history on Claire. Why? Because she's become the star member, the star 9/11 widow (dreadful phrase I know but that's how she's perceived by many)

...y, is it long and detailed – is immediately marked out as a sterling, five-star read, and yet the humble reviewer (like perhaps a victim of one of these go ...contemporary review, and the nearest thing to a nitpick is knowing when to turn to those while in the full swing of things. A symbol would have helped.

...should discover them for yourselves, and this book is the perfect place to turn. ...just in the small chapters each man has devoted to him) it does eventually turn into a book about just that, a remarkable female story.

...re of the farm with a hole right through to the back which shows the dog. Turn the page over and the hole which revealed the dog now reveals what he said, ...reativeASIN=0859539415&adid=1HDH6V6ME3X29JYNZ7EK& Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star], [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0859531414?tag=thebookbag-21&camp=1406&creati

|summary=Too many, too early clues turn what could have been a very dark thriller into something sadly less. May be Film star Amelie Hart throws up a career that is only beginning to hit the heights to

...rtures and other factors that are dead or dying, however some of those can turn into lists too easily. I didn't find it a completely easy read, in fact, f ...e and transport just as any kind of train can today. I've given a healthy star rating for the book due to what it made me feel critically, but there will

...r goes missing, and Bella has to face the monsters on her own. Will Arthur turn up? Will Bella ever get a good night's sleep again? Arthur is the star of the show. From the moment you see him doing karate against a shadowy dra

...It was, of course, the solution but if you don't spot it, this is a five-star book. ...at the writing is superb. There isn't a wasted word and the pages seem to turn themselves. I'm sure that if McDermid wrote a shopping list, it would be a

...to alien beings. It’s their space ship, and they’ve clearly taken a wrong turn somewhere along the way to end up here, but they have ended up here and wit ...a family that contains a female astrophysicist and weans its children on ''Star Trek'' and ''Blake’s 7''. I think it would be especially good for junior

...out the boyfriend? The housemates? A mystery lover?), it’s down to Gaby to turn amateur sleuth with the help of a friendly fellow journalist to try to clea ...’s writing, both for adults and for teens, for many years. She has a great turn of phrase – I still remember ''creamy with catches, like chocolate chip i

...re great in themselves, but they also keep the text to a minimum, which in turn allows Anna to be an everywoman. Readers won't find her threatening either ...htness of touch as it picks its way through difficult issues, and [[Second Star to the Right by Deborah Hautzig]], which is moving and intensely personal.

...y the thoughts that while the book is inventive enough he doesn't actually star as the main role in many of these tales, as well as meeting a Beast with a ...reating such a book – nothing feels tacked together lightly. The Slitheen turn up as some of the forty thieves, there is one troll to three others, and we

...pense in your mouth and as you get closer to the end you'll not be able to turn the pages quickly enough: Nesser is a master at playing with your emotions. Should you have been lucky enough not to read the blurb then this is a five star book, a delight. If, on the other hand, you ''did'' read the back of the b

...een a lad (of either sex), known one or feared that they might be about to turn into one this book will be hilarious. Punches are not pulled (even when it ...has tried to drink the world dry you might like to read [[Grumpy Old Rock Star by Rick Wakeman]].

...Does acolyte equate to apostle? How messianic are the characters going to turn out to be? Do the ten planets and ten adventures here point us to the Deca ...umes. I guess it comes down to another four star adventure, but in a five star series. It is getting so delightfully convoluted. Anything and everything

...my concerns were eradicated and tears welled in my eyes at the unexpected turn of events. I'd also like to thank the author for the light hearted laugh-ou ...erful storyline. For the right type of reader this will undoubtedly be a 5 star book and I fully expect it to be nominated for, and win, a large number of

...very detailed pictures, there’s lots to talk about too, either before you turn the page or when the story’s finished. The scenario is a common one – w ...eedn’t have worried. This is such a sweet book and Isabel is very much the star of the show, so I think she’ll be proud to re-read it again and again.

...le it's only in the most predictable of books that you see every twist and turn coming, ultimately even if they come out of the blue they should make sense

...sh that she'd just be a bit more ''careful'' and then you wouldn't have to turn the pages ''quite'' so quickly and stay up ''quite'' so late to make certai For me the real star of the show was Southern Africa itself. Leigh gives us superb descriptions

...ng Makena and her happy and settled home. Then events take a very dramatic turn as Makena is forced into life in the Mathare slum. Finally, we move to Scot ...y different, why not try [[Winter Magic by Abi Elphinstone (Editor)]], a 5-star collection of stories that includes one from Lauren St John. You might als

I wasn’t sure whether this book would turn out to be a fun collection of stories or an academic dissection of what mak ...ll find something for you in this book. Common themes are identified, like STAR moments (''Something They Always Remember'') or the three key questions of

...e boxes. They also have a great energy and enthusiasm about them, which in turn taps straight into the energy and enthusiasm so many boys - including Murph ...t, thank heavens, we don't get some of the other more unsavoury aspects of star footballers. Santi is a very grounded chap, and his wife Roz is a nurse, no

When he goes to sleep himself at dawn, it's his turn to be kept awake by all the daytime noisy creatures. ...3.5 BookBag stars from me, while the excellent audio ups this to a full 4-star rating.

...g with a baby or small toddler. Made from strong card children can help to turn the pages and they can easily find their favourite story as each page has a ...tive nursery rhyme books to check out including [[Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Favourites by Mandy Stanley]] and [[The Orchard Book Of N

...ory about a pharmaceutical company comes Martin's way, he is determined to turn it into something worthwhile and rescue his floundering prospects...

...rld. Resources are scarce and all citizens must find a job as soon as they turn fifteen, else their rations are cut in half. Benny Imura has just turned fi ...he catastrophe of First Night caused their descent into depravity. But the star of the show is Tom - the reluctant killer, martial arts master, and the per

...us recipes that are, by and large, easy to follow and yummy to eat. A five star cookery book, reduced to four only because of one or two pretentious puddin ...chip butty. The cornflake cakes you remember from childhood are there, but turn the page and you are discovering the delights of a white chocolate mousse f

...een Mae B. What is meant to be a night of excitement soon takes a downward turn when fellow drag queen, Eve, takes to the stage to mock Mae B. As if the ni Unfortunately, I had to knock off a star in my review because of the ending which I found underwhelming and lacking

...y enthusiastic collector) not only treat perfume creation as high art, but turn perfume criticism into an art form (or at least a sophisticated genre of wr ...') or a short phrase (''dreadful little thing''), typically meted out to 1-star performers, to an elaborate account, more typical of accolades reserved fro

...dings. Almost unique and nearly beautiful as the village is, it's not the star of The Vernham Chronicles. The stars are the people who live in Vernham. It's said that in times of war people turn to Jane Austen for her gentle humour and a reassurance that all will be wel

...at they can together, from playing hide and seek, to looking for the first star of the night. One day when they’re out together, they find something sma ...as flown away, Horace has the brilliant idea that he and Hattie can try to turn into butterflies too. They do everything the caterpillar did and after all

...ned style. It doesn't seem successfully edited, the jokes (like the guest star Otis Redding in a bad pun) don't work, and when Billy's narrator declares ' ...ck. Children won't baulk at this entirely – there's nothing to completely turn them off – but in this world where so many books are forcing children to

|summary=The start of an interesting series sees a young girl turn out to be a medium, and finds a hunky spectre with a mission to resolve. Fi ...ean they just move down the A14 or anything - no, Mimosa might be a fan of Star Wars, just she only saw it badly dubbed into Romanian. Wherever in the worl

...to live with Nancy, who is becoming increasingly frail. She makes plans to turn the general shoe shop into a specialist wedding shoe shop and finds herself ...[[The Scent of Water by Alison Hoblyn]]. We've also enjoyed [[Wish Upon a Star by Trisha Ashley]].

...terious wasting disease, Laura knows that doctors can't save him. She must turn to the Carlisle family for help. ...his welcome reissue by Harper Collins, ''The Changeover'' gets a full five star rating from Bookbag. Don't miss it.

...f many a chapter and you’re left frustrated as the story takes a different turn for a while, dragging you away from the point you really want to focus on. The writing in this book is 5 star, perfectly pitched and gender neutral so although written by a woman and pr

...activities, remind me of a certain TV programme that used to invite us to turn off and do something more active instead?

...nuing saga will successfully encompass all four tales. Part of my Bookbag star rating has to be for the optimism this book brings, therefore - if Meyer pu ...into one of those omnipresent franchises. It might, however, given time, turn out to be just too good for that.

...acked and destroyed by an alien ship, and she has to flee to the 61 Cygnus star system. She is revived aboard the freighter Wallfish, crewed by Captain Fal ...of the literary world for essentially ripping off the original trilogy of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings in the creation of The Inheritance Cycle. This b

...ell in love with Linda Gillard when we read [[Star Gazing by Linda Gillard|Star Gazing]]. Sue described it as intelligent women's fiction and since then w ...ell in love with Linda Gillard when we read [[Star Gazing by Linda Gillard|Star Gazing]]. Sue described it as intelligent women's fiction and since then w

If you're then quibbling about how I can betray the Bookbag star rating and give a book I patently disagreed with four stars, then bear in m Turn to [[The Secret of the Stone Frog by David Nytra]] for how this kind of thi

The star of the story is Venice itself and Donna Leon, who has lived there for thirt ...might be Vice-Questore Giuseppe Patta's secretary but she's the person to turn to if you want some information that isn't ''strictly'' available to you.

...nd two others, tell the story of the Pitorian Lands, taking it in turns to star in their own chapters throughout the book. This works well, even though at ...tantly changing points of view as the main characters take each chapter in turn, but in the end I found I was happy to move between protagonists and find o

|title=Strange Star ...de there is a frantic knocking at the door and events take a more chilling turn than any of their stories.

...e might not have been so keen if she knew how gorgeous young Chantal would turn out to be.

...of Rome was in spite of the Barbarians not because of them. Deduct half a star from the rating if you're a complete novice! ...l. What is less expected is that the professor has at times a very amusing turn of phrase. How many academics would describe Theodora, wife of Justinian as

...a charm, a ''joie de vivre''. The difference between a hard-worker, and a star. ...me want to pull out some pointe shoes from the back of a drawer and chaîné turn my way across the kitchen.

...gunpoint - but as his plans unravel he begins to rely on Errki. Errki, in turn, starts to talk to Morgan in a way that he's never done before. For more th The real star of this book is the writing. Karin Fossum's style always puts me in mind of

...e limelight: there were plenty of middle rankers, but no one I thought had star quality. I think that has just changed. Chris Simms is definitely the one t ...there but I didn't spot them at all and towards the end I simply couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happened next. Superb.

...will need to rely on them more than ever, as her life takes an unexpected turn that threatens to destroy her happiness. Liz may be the protagonist, but the real star of the book is her daughter Rosie. Rosie has cerebral palsy, which has left

...behind the scenes look at what it is to be a normal player in the NFL. A star at College, Jackson soon had to readjust to being a much smaller fish when ...ews, the dominoes clack, clack, clacking. Jackson also has a very amusing turn of phrase; there are some very funny lines in the book as he chooses to loo

...ranches and and electricity pylon, but with a bit of imagination these all turn into wonderful creatures from another time. Lollipop and her Grandpa spot a ...eve this would be less of an issue for younger children. I've taken a half star off for this, and think I would be happier buying this for a younger child,

...s compete for world domination: CISSUS and VIRGIL. They capture robots and turn them into drones; uploading their minds into a hive consciousness. The few ...Asimov (with an interesting twist on the laws of robotics), the Borg from Star Trek, Terminator and even a generous slice of Alice in Wonderland for good

...s hotly pursued by deadly robots and human collaborators alike. The tables turn once more when a botched robot scan turns Sean into a human weapon that may ...t element has a whiff of familiarity, creating a twisted amalgam of X-men, Star Trek, Real Steel, Terminator and pretty much every robot movie ever made, w

...udio bigwigs, but family troubles and a gorgeous ex boyfriend turned movie star soon start to scupper her plans. ...t quite sure ''who'' she is. Her once glam life has taken a rather mundane turn and now that the kids are off at nursery and school during the day, she's s

...bled across a highly enjoyable film called ''Fanboys'', about a bunch of ''Star Wars'' fans trying to break into George Lucas' mansion to get a sneak previ ...viduals like Wade Watts to corporations who will want to charge for it and turn the Oasis to their own ends.

...’s ex, is an unpleasant man, and this doesn’t change – he doesn’t suddenly turn out to be a hero or misunderstood or anything else. O’Reilly is a nice cl ''Do Me No Harm'' loses half a star because I feel any book that has three doctors (Olivia, Phil and Leila) pla

...called home wasn’t just a random blob in the universe, orbiting a far off star. What if the things that happened on it weren’t entirely down to chance o ...out it, the less you enjoy it, because you start seeing loose threads that turn into gaping holes when you pull on them. If you’re able to suspend disbel

...ame, their Latin name, endangered status if any (shown by an ominous black star), and their picture. There's a brief introduction to each grouping, and yo ...uch all you need to galvanise some temporary interest – at least until you turn the page to the new critters. Some will stick with you – I doubt I ever

...but somehow it feels just a little bit ''too'' indulgent if all you do is turn to the next page and start colouring that? Would you get more out of it if |title=Star Wars Art of Colouring The Force Awakens

...scovering the set up of the school, and felt early on that it was going to turn out that something wasn't quite right there. It's one of those books where ...more sci-fi fantasy and action adventure. This is actually why I took one star off my rating, because it felt a little confused, and unpolished at times,

...ot and namesake, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the blood of young women will turn back the clock on Elizabeth's years, and make her youthful, the vivacious b ...he English eyes of Frank, and while he is a been-there-done-that Hollywood star, it is definitely pertinent that he was born English. His collusion in wha

...Now though, all they have known is threatened. Their mother Hilola was the star attraction, but she died a few months before, not in the jaws of an alligat Meanwhile, back on the island, the story takes a scary and disturbing turn. The girls are left alone in the closed down theme park as their dad also h

...ntelligent child heroes, there will always be some rival Cahill on hand to turn up and inspire more unlikely goings-on. A lot of them will be completely e ...It will mean very little to anyone arriving fresh, so knock off at least a star from our Bookbag rating if you haven't been reading and playing along so fa

...in Irish history has not ended yet. As the years pass, the Provisional IRA turn to Henry as an old guard spokesman, and we get Henry's dry wit and opinions ...public is the final part of The Last Round-up Trilogy which started with A Star Called Henry and Oh, Play That Thing! about his adventures in Ireland and A

..., and for ignoring all possible major flaws it stands as a four and a half star success in my mind. I must thank the publishers for my review copy. ...ap in audiences. If you want more adult action on the Brighton line, then turn to [[Bringing Forth the End of Days by Simon Law]].

...plot of the story can take a week or more to come out. For Big Nate is a star of an American newspaper comic strip, and this, believe it or not, is his t ...tions of all ten he's not aged much since making his debut much nearer the turn of the millennium. But whatever age he is and whatever age I get to be, I

The first couple of chapters of this novel were a real turn off. A very confusing and almost superfluous prologue didn't do anything fo ...otally fair, I did really enjoy this book and it totally deserves its four star raiting.

...a mild obsession with her dancing books, from ''Nicola Mimosa'' to ''Star Turn'' and the other books in these respective series. These had a distinct girl

...l, it offers a rare insight into the mind of a poet, a musician and a rock star. Bruce Springsteen is all of those things. ...ights up with pleasure just thinking about those gigs. His music is what I turn to when I need to step out of this world, when I want to believe in better

...more of him. It's an insightful story which shows how a casual remark can turn everything on its head.

...s of days - and imagine too what might be in store for Billy if it were to turn out that the Kraken cult did not steal the squid? ...ea that laps against the Thames Flood Barrier. You might worship a squid, Star Trek or a gargoyle - chances are you would feature here. There is a great

...onstraints. Okay, place names get a passing mention but they don't really star in any of the stories. It's all about the human mind, our memories and the ...Nooteboom is an outstanding narrator and storyteller. His originality in a turn of phrase or a sentence is terrific. Highly recommended.

...heir individual styles converge being wonderful and subtle). But should I turn to the story and say, 'damn it – what kind of an ending is that?!' Where

...ly one of - if not the - most famous panda ever. Chi-chi. She was a star turn at London Zoo for many years. A male panda was introduced to Chi-chi (now

...ords ''For ever and for always, you are a very special person.'' You then turn the page to my favourite illustration of all in the book which shows a moth ...ghter from when she was tiny, but actually I've decided to take off half a star because, although it's a lovely story, I did worry that it excludes any chi

...ed thousand euros, but couldn't get away as their getaway driver failed to turn up. Two women - mother and daughter - have disappeared along with the moth As ever the star of this series is Iceland itself and the two thieves have found themselves

...crossing the battlefield to start work for the enemy the night before they turn the tables on his previous employers and defeat them, leaving Tortot on the ...ng curio had come my way. Neither it is just surface – this is not a five star decoration to hide a turkey, but a very enjoyable feast for all.

...ds quickly. As his horizons expanded, and as his politics took a leftward turn, old heroes were superseded by new ones such as Paul Weller, Billy Bragg an ...sh from the early 70s. (His excuse for the inclusion of same is that his star sign is Pisces). He has researched the background of those he writes about

...f ultra simplistic music, I was elated. I'm giving this book an extra half star just for that.

...ment as soon as they hear the famous Hollywood actress Betty Massino is to star in a play at the Theatre Grande, but nothing like the terrible catastrophe ...ut the three friends, the setting and the tone of the book before you even turn the first page. Matters like ethnic diversity and family structures are wov

...above summary was given due care and attention. And I am aware people may turn to this book, as I for one did, and not have any inkling as to just how fan ...it has to be heartily recommended. I did have to take off a smidgen of a star for the overly-eager way with which Marion narrates to herself, as a true c

...ters of budget airline magnate Richard Coulter, it's not one he can easily turn down. Killian knows this sounds too good to be that simple. And, of course, ...ecognise the source of the lead for this work, a certain Michael Forsythe, star of McKinty's 'Dead' trilogy. But this is Killian's book and his sometime me

...ome will be, don't you? You're probably even thinking that the book might turn out to be a little ''dull'? ...t Lowood and came to the Hall as Adele's governess. The rather unassuming star of the book is our narrator, Alice Fairfax, along with the woman we've alwa

Ann is the light in Tom's life; the one beautiful, bright star in his universe. He cannot believe she ever agreed to marry him, on the sp ...ne of those women who hate their feet, who hate their bodies, the kind who turn the sight of their ass in broad daylight into a state secret......Ann didn'

...y Times Magazine tipped the 30-year-old sitcom favourite as a rising major star of the 80s who would blossom into one of the great all-round stage actors. ...er new sitcom, 'Bloomers', was partly completed, when one day he failed to turn up for rehearsals. A shocked nation, to say nothing of a distressed wife i

...however, is the introduction to a whole world of the unknown – a real five-star-worthy achievement. The fact we're not giving this book five stars is a di ...ce and Emma Trithart]]. For a real life map of the monstrous, you have to turn to [[Sea Monsters: The Lore and Legacy of Olaus Magnus's Marine Map by Jose

|summary=A fine Gothic novel, full of menace and mystery. It's set around the turn of the century, but the overall feel is of wild, Bronte-esque high romantic ...of the cliffhanger ending, which is the only thing keeping it from a five star rating.

...ctor who seems to think he's shooting the second coming, an over-protected star, who's actually quite a decent bloke when you get through his defensive age So. What happens? Not much for a great deal of the book. They turn up to a posh hotel. Posh hotel staff do what posh hotel staff do. It's ex

.... A referee is there to facilitate the players on the pitch, not to be the star of the show (though watching Match of the Day these past few weeks you'd of ...ost seminal type designers from yesterday and today. The author has a nice turn of phrase too. Take for example his description of Cooper Brown, ''the sort

...of how curved the planet was, and how other things orbited other things in turn proving we are not that around which everything revolves. What you might n ...But on the day I read this book I loved it, and felt like knocking half a star off every mark for every similar book I've come across. Today, at least, I

...Ella, make-up artist to the stars and at the moment, make-up artist to the star, Rory. ...ok, like a rash. This made for sometimes rather clumsy sentences which in turn slowed down the pace. Remember, we're deep in the throes of sexual tensio

...oilt, unlikeable teens. Fortunately, this is simply the set-up, as a sharp turn of events give Nina the chance to explore the real people behind the supers

...upport once more from the Galts, one family is determined that it is their turn. There also happens to be a convenient scapegoat, unless a couple of famili ...liver very little. It reminds me of a written version of the most recent ''Star Wars'' trilogy, which took too much time with the politics and too little t

...k that, if there was a national gallery for novels, this would be the star turn.

...ip won't be as boring as he previously thought. As the passengers begin to turn on each other, Hal vows to get to the bottom of the mystery…before the tr ...who stowed away on the train. There is Sierra Knight, a rather snobby film star travelling with her rather beleaguered personal assistant Lucy. There is La

Lucia has recently had to change schools after she tried to stab a basketball star in the neck with a pencil for touching her Zippo lighter, her only souvenir 'I hate listening to the way most people talk. It is enough to turn you into a hermit.'

...iptive language. There is a lot of telling and not showing throughout, ''I turn to face the birthday boy, giving him my full attention and making sure he b ...orror. Read [[My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix ]]for another all-star of the new Horror scene.

...my reservations, this is a thoroughly enjoyable book. Like [[Strindberg's Star by Jan Wallentin]], there is a secret the author is determined to reveal li ...n. It's a lengthy book, but such is the pace of the action that the pages turn quickly and the end is upon you before you realise it.

...urban fantasy, slightly seasoned with steampunk, producing something don't-turn-that-light-off marvellous. ...now that the phrase 'just one more robbery' equates to someone telling a ''Star Trek'' landing party member he can't wear the same colour top as everyone e

...might, somehow, in spite of all the obstacles in his way, turn out to be a star football player and be able to transform his life, his fortune, all by hims

...l abilities – and can shapeshift much more easily than can werewolves, and turn into and 'walk' as a coyote at will. She was indeed brought up by a pack o ...ending this as a review copy, and send it on its way with a strong Bookbag star rating, and a good recommendation for those who like a more than competent

...spite her wonderfully distinctive name. If you've enjoyed such shows as ''Star Trek'' or ''The Outer Limits'' in recent years, you may have seen some of M ...ught all he had to face was Armageddon. By the way, isn't it a refreshing turn of fantasy events when the human without magic is the only one who can…?

...swindled from him, and he's framed for breaking into a shop, he's ready to turn round and go back to the country. His last hope is to collect a volume of l ...the the book for me by any means, it's definitely reason enough to knock a star off.

...gular. Lennox has the same dark humour as Marlow and the same picturesque turn of phrase. Unfortunately, Russell tends to overwork it on occasions. Spen ...t doesn't, quite. So on its own tenets, it probably only warrants a three-star rating – but I'm going to be generous because I'm judging it on my tenets

...dos, someone from Orchid House whose name she didn't catch but would later turn out to be Zawadi and Narissa Cameron, a filmmaker. It follows on from the ...t plot: there's no way that I could give it fewer than five of our Bookbag star. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.

...unset'' makes the history the star and, as poignant and shocking as events turn out to be, Victoria has indeed made them shine. In the end, that's what tu

...and grips the reader but ultimately it suffers from a slow start that will turn off its target audience. ...Harry Potter spends with the Dursleys) or whiney but well handled (such as Star Wars: A New Hope). When done well we are gripped. Lucas gave us the opening

...u have around £80,000 to spare, original manuscripts by Beethoven - who in turn used to collect those of Mozart - occasionally come on the market.

...to Edith and Charles. Most stories have a low point where the pages don't turn quite so quickly, but this moves along at a fast, even pace. ...of her own making but I still found myself wanting it all to work out. The star of the book for me, though, was Lady Uckfield. She fights like a tiger on b

...d is sympathetic to his father-in-law. At school, Billy has a crush on the star of the school wrestling team but also on the local librarian, the formidabl

...y, one of the best in the trade: [[Category:Jim Butcher|Jim Butcher]]. In turn, Benedict Jacka repays this with an in-joke mention of Harry Dresden at the ...age/Dark v Light 101 sessions have finished, but it's lost the book half a star. Sorry, Benedict. Sorry, Mr Butcher.

...e a world where pigs can do quantum mechanics, and where female solicitors turn into chickens. Add a dry cleaner that moves (literally, from the roof tiles ...Flying Dutchman and that brainy camel in [[Discworld]]. You'll also find ''Star Trek'', Kafka, the American Declaration of Independence and ''Monty Python'

...e perks of having a long-distance open marriage, her summers were spent on star-studded film sets with her mother in sunny L.A. ...a good read. Each paragraph will leave your jaw dropping as each twist and turn of the author's life becomes more and more captivating. Whether you choose

...e-dawn duck hunting trip, he hasn't the faintest inkling that the day will turn out to be anything other than ordinary. He just wants to enjoy being out in ...s emotionally. I really cannot fault this book in any way. It is proper, 5-star fiction, and highly recommended.

...world a bear falls in love with an emotionless Psy – how'd ya reckon it'll turn out? ...home of Denhome in any genre, setting, time frame or style. Valentin as a Star Fleet captain, Valentin leading his clan to destroy the One Ring, Valentin

|summary=For a brief glimpse of my thoughts on this book, look at the star rating. Or for a longer discourse, read the full review. ...certainly, other people will have too much cause to dislike the style and turn the book aside. Follow those red hearts of Shakespeare and you'll get pret

...p-sea life, which had less of a narrative and less of a 'hero' creature to turn to. Elsewhere, however, it's clear the book's producers are such not becau

...in one word, quarries). And there is quite a lot of archness about golf. Turn that into cricket, perhaps, and we get to what this book most evidently and ...zy beginning. But the biggest flaw in the book – and yes, it is still a 4 star read with large flaws, such was the initial enjoyment at least – is that

...oice sculpts the story, page by page, skilfully and artistically until you turn the last page in surprise as you had not realised you were there yet and I ...major movie (though I have not seen it). Our reviewer was less than five star keen on it but I think it is a gorgeous novel, as bittersweet as they come

...ntly readable, is not without flaws for all. I was quickly tired of the ''Star Wars'' references, and finding one on the majority of early pages as I did ...that one night in the cinema is going to make him and everything about him turn out right. We'd scoff at that if it was about a girl, suddenly boosted to

On the whole I cannot say the book has compelled me to turn on the TV of the relevant evening and watch the series. I would hope from ...hing, and for them only this book is recommended – they would easily add a star to my consideration.

...one and the next, just…that child-like ''tell me another''…getting you to turn the page. That above all is what tells me there is quality in the writing. Read it quickly, liked it a lot. I feel a bit mean lopping off half a star, but have to acknowledge that many crime fans will find it a bit tame.

...amiliar with the grittiness of it but OMG China really does take you for a turn, UnLunDun is an amazing view of the city but on the flip side where everyth I give this a five out of five and as a Londoner I want to give it another star for being so much fun.

...es]], now for a young ''young'' Sherlock Holmes adventure. Here, he's the star pupil at Baker Street Academy, where new boy John Watson is having his intr ...e give this book four stars, but as it is I am definitely not intending to turn anyone away. [[:Category:Sam Hearn|Sam Hearn]] seems to have been purely a

...You need to find a place in your day to write, so make an appointment to 'turn up at the page'. This is not to make creative writing a chore, but to give March 3rd – You see a shooting star.

...e commentary for the pictures, with the illustrations themselves being the star of the show, demonstrating what each person is doing all day clear until be ...down with after to pore over the pictures for a bit before Mummy and Daddy turn out the lights.

|title=Five Star Billionaire ...onomy for people in a position to take advantage; people like Gary the pop star who once won a talent show, Yinghui the lingerie magnate or her childhood f

...years ago, Keith Richards was considered the next most likely rock'n'roll star to succumb to drugs. The man has defied all the odds in staying alive, and ...nst humanity or the common good… well, if you're an American. Ironically, turn to the back flap of the book and you will learn that the contrary old geeze

...tton to see a programme about three Doctors, er, pressing a red button, we turn to other aspects of the birthday bonanza. Such as this book, which has als ...e whole this collection is superb. Sometimes the quality is nearer a four star rating than five, but the mass of talent and writing shows everyone taking

...re from erotica to thriller and are there more genres in you waiting their turn?''' ...ce I have a heroine in mind. My daughter is an actress, so maybe she could star in a film version? One can but hope!

...I really should have been doing something else and at one stage I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough to find out what happened. ...ey on a PARTY, if they could go for a round the world holiday staying in 4 star hotels for the same just boggled my mind. Still does, kind of; at least whe

...h temperatures in stellar interiors. We are all literally composed of this star dust. ...Frank Close's classic on quarks, ''The Cosmic Onion''. However, should it turn out that photons really do travel faster than light, then yet another scien

...f only for a second, I'd like to have that sense of comic timing which can turn out a tiny phrase after a comma such as ''and he almost deserved it''. ...out himself. There is the wonderful, peaceful home of Ramandu, the retired star. But above all, there is Reepicheep the mouse: Reepicheep the courageous; R

|summary=Books about scary beasts that turn out to be not so scary are immensely popular, and I blame Disney for how mu ...eparations. In true health and safety style, nothing is up to scratch: the star is too pointy; the tree too tall and the lights are too bright on the tree,

...edisposition towards expecting to like the book, even if it doesn't always turn out that way'' ] – but also because it is a book I needed to read, right ...light, funny romance story. However, the story quickly takes a depressing turn and the rest of the book is as much an exploration of grief as it is a roma

...e modern gypsy who defied her traditional Indian parents to marry her rock star, and then refused to accept the inevitable infidelity and divorce him. What Pradhan introduces us to each of her main characters in turn - giving them alternate chapters in which to tell their stories. This devic

...pop quest - successor to X-factor, Pop Idol and all the other search-for-a-star type programmes. But as the producer and senior panel judge, Calvin Simms r ...e, he's being distracted by the sweet young production assistant... who in turn is beginning to really dislike the fact that she is working on the project,

..., but it does matter to the poor parents who are reading the book aloud. A star docked for that. ...he usual nuisance posed by truanting bottoms is taking a much more serious turn; in fact what he's witnessing is the beginning of a full scale bum rebellio

...– who has now deserted Austen for a much more modern, not to say shocking, turn of lecturing.

Not exactly a match made in heaven. As the events turn it becomes clear that it might become a match made in hell: the hell that f ...eky Sci-Fi folks, I think they'll like it a lot. On which basis I have to star it between a three and five and come up with four.

...ters and I thought that Jeanne Le Page made a great heroine but for me the star was the island of Guernsey. Do you know it well? How can anyone bear to l ...anted her to overcome what life had thrown at her and find the strength to turn her life around. I then began to visualise a story reflecting similarities

...I'm not so much diappointed as shocked. I was ''convinced'' that it would turn out to be somewhere I knew!''' ...falls away when he touches it. He forms a band and enters Simon Scowell's 'Star Factor'. The rest you can guess. Or maybe not! I've had some funky illustra

|buy=Buy - but preferably after ''Devices & Desires'' (Star rating based on coming in without that lead) ...entrance. Perhaps this is how you come to identify with the characters in turn... the narration slips effortlessly from one protagonist to another. The su

...ghly trained British Army Commando during the Second World War. His Africa Star medal is on my desk at home. Whenever we were young, and asked him about hi

I know that I'm not alone in having wondered whether or not I could turn my hobby into a business. There's a lot of motivation to do so: I make mor |title=Star Wars Millennium Falcon Book and Mega Model

...t line with the Rogues fighting on all fronts, outnumbered, outgunned. You turn the page and in the next chapter you are transported to a major point in hi ...uman being - and when the time comes for his exams if he doesn't get an 'A star' we can show him that's it not the be all and end all in life. That's it .

...and an unpredictable ghost. The ghost appears once a year, the principal star of her very own show, to meet with the love of her life and re-enact her de ...these possibly supernatural occurrences though, events take an even darker turn when a very real body is found in the restaurant - and the owner's daughter

...was a young black German musician with an exceptional musical talent, the star of their band, the Hot-Time Swingers. He was picked up by 'the Boots' as Si ...ns seem impossible – a carousel with breathing animals, handkerchiefs that turn into birds in front of the watchful eyes of the audience, doors that appear

...nd her safe place in the game has been doctored – well, where is a girl to turn? |title=Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star

...a charm, a ''joie de vivre''. The difference between a hard-worker, and a star. ...arthquake, deep in the ocean floor, which created the tsunami and this, in turn, caused the nuclear meltdown. The result was complete and utter devastatio