Spilling the beans on...William Shakespeare and other Elizebethans from Around the Globe

This book is about a famous poet, play writer, and an actor. In high school you might just learn about him. His last name begins with an S and his first name begins with a W. He was born on the 23rd of April and he died at the age of 52. Who is he? Did you guess who he is? Yip, he's William Shakespeare, the best play writer, poet and the best actor ever. Well, that's what I think. You don't have to agree with me.

I found this book very interesting. The Author couldn't tell us everything about William Shakespeare because he lived a long time ago, and we can't go back in time now can we. It would be awesome if we could, wouldn't it.

Well back to William Shakespeare. He is totally awesome.

Shakespeare wrote plays because he had a passion for it. He loved telling stories and acting. He wrote the plays because he wanted to inspire the audience. He wrote tragedies about Kings like Henry the 8th and James the 1st. He also wrote about romance in a play called Romeo and Juliet. They ended up dying horrible deaths, yuck.

In Winter they had to perform in the cold snow. So Shakespeare and his team of actors built a new theatre called The Globe. Now the audience and the actors could be warm while they watched and acted.

Shakespeare was a very funny man. He wrote lots of comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream.

He married Anne and they had two girls and one boy. The boy died.

William caught an illness that couldn't be cured. He wrote a will that his favourite daughter got the house and the money and his other daughter got to live with her. William died on his birthday in 1616.

I wont tell you everything because it will mean that there is no point in reading it and it will spoil your fun. I hope you enjoy it.

written by Dennis Hamley

Asterix at the Olympic Games

This book is about when Asterix and his friend Obelix are celebrating siesta but they the Romans laughing they had a athlete called Gluteus Maximus who got to the finals and was sent to the Olympic games. He is not the only one going to the Olympic games Asterix and Obelix but the Romans say that they can't enter because the Olympic games only allow Romans and Greeks and they are Gauls but Asterix thinks for a while and he says we are Romans because Julius Ceaser owns Gaul which makes them Romans to so they can compete in the Olympic games this is great!!! Does Asterix win or does he lose read the book if you want to find out!!!

Toocool Beach Patrol

This book is about a boy ( Who is a showoff ) he has a wild imagination he pretends he's a astronaut, an iron man, the best baseball player that ever lived, the best surfer ever, the best fisherman ever, the soccer player ever, the best rugby player ever,  a sailor, a skateboarder, a mountain biker, a golfer, a cowboy, a water slider, a daredevil, a ice hockey player, a football player, a discus thrower, an Olympian, and in this one he is a lifegaurd he uses his imagination and to find out what happens next?

by Phil Kettle  

The Legend of Spud Murhpy

This is about a five boys named Marty the eldest child William the second eldest child Donnie, Bert and HP the three youngest children in the house they were playing Indians with their mums make up. Suddenly their Dad comes in and sees them swinging on the curtains. Dad said "that's it I've had enough we are going to send you to the library for the whole holiday ," "NO!" I said but it was no use Marty tried everything but that was no use either. Spud Murphy the librarian oh is she scary she has something called a spud gun it's used for the bad kids when you get hit with it you'll end up looking as Ugly Fred.So don't mess with Spud Murphy!!

Written by Eoin Colfer  

Ireland

This book is about the horrible histories of Ireland. They tell you all about the saints; the catholics; the Irish women and the horror of the wars! I learnt all sorts of interesting things about the blood Sundays and the diseases of that time. These horrible facts, stories and quizzes were created by the illustrator, Martin Brown and the author, Terry Deary. I like this book because it's history with a twist to it!!!

Dracula

This book is about when a boy named Johnathan goes to Castle Dracula and he does not know that he is in danger, great danger because he does not know that Dracula is a vampire he will find out soon enough vampires are as strong as twenty men and smarter than ten men. He can turn into three different shapes a cloud a wolf and a bat and he can hypnotize people and they have obey this is the creepiest story I've ever read the topic is horror this is a seriously creepy book!!

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House

This is all about when Geronimo Stilton goes to see his Aunt Sweetfur and the path goes though the Dark Forest.  Then suddenly it gets dark and foggy.  He drives a few kilometres and his car breaks down.  Then he stops and he reads a sign that says "Canny Cat Castle This way."  He goes to the door, rings the doorbell and it goes Meow!  HE jumps back with fright, but no one's inside. When he goes to the door it opens by itself.  This is very creepy and then he sees a ghost.   "I am old Slicedpaw's ghost beware." He jumps back.  Then hours later and hours and hours and hours of wandering around this spooky castle he calls his sister Thea Stilton, Trap and his favourite nephew Benjamin. He finds out what the ghost really is and who's behind it.  It's actually two little cats.  Read the book to find out what else happens to Geronimo Stilton!

by Geronimo Stilton