KEVICC Courier Winter 2021 Lockdown

KEVICC Canon Book Reviews Page 9 After much consideration, my absolute favourite book from the KEVICC Canon has to be Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, a gripping book full of witty humour and insults, crime fighting and a cocky, sharply dressed skeleton detective. Having read many of the listed titles off the KEVICC Canon, it was not an easy decision to make, but the main factors that tipped my decision were that it is an extremely well written book and keeps you fully engaged in the story to the very end by making sure everything that happens is a complete surprise for the reader. I enjoyed it so much that I then went on to read the rest of the series which (SPOILER ALERT) has a very satisfying (and unexpected!) twist near the end. My favourite genre to read is by far fantasy fiction, as it allows for such a myriad range of different story-types and is sure to have books that everyone will enjoy, no matter what their interests are. A few series that I would recommend are: Summoner by Taran Matharu, Bodyguard by Chris Bradford and Magisterium by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. Benny Williams The most recent book that I read from the Canon is Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens. At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have set up their own detective agency. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to investigate. Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. To add to the mystery, when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. I think the best thing about it was when they found the body but then when they went to look again it had disappeared... My favourite character in the book is the character ‘Beanie’ because she's nice and funny. The Canon books I recommend are: 1) The Hunger Games; 2) Wonder; 3) A Murder Most Unladylike Josie Williams My favourite types of books are about young people in urban places as I lived in London until the start of this school year. My favourite book from the Canon was Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman, which is set in London about a Year 7 boy, Harri, who has recently moved from Ghana. Harri is a gifted runner, but his life is changed forever when one of his friends is murdered. I would also recommend the Hunger Games or War Horse, as they are also great books. I think the KEVICC Canon is great as it is really varied with books of all types of genres for everyone to enjoy! Joseph Hall Benny Williams Year 7 Josie Williams Year 8 Joseph Hall Year 7