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Citywest ETNS Book Club
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Welcome to the Citywest ETNS Book Club page!
This page will hopefully give you your passport to go on the most TERRIFIC, EXCITING AND FUN journeys of your life! So grab a book quickly and make sure to share with us your fabulous book recommendations, interesting characters you meet along the way or even just the best place to read in your opinion. We'd love to share all book related things on this page!
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RTÉJr Podcast WE LOVE BOOKS
If you love books just as much as me you definitely will want to tune in to the RTÉJr Podcast. There are interviews with authors, book reviews, great stories and so much more!
Press here to be brought to the all the episodes available.
If you love books just as much as me you definitely will want to tune in to the RTÉJr Podcast. There are interviews with authors, book reviews, great stories and so much more!
Press here to be brought to the all the episodes available.
This could be a great book for some of the children in 4th,5th and 6th class.
Episode 1:
Hear from the author, Onjali Q Raúf who wrote 'The Boy at the Back of the Class' a story about a boy Ahmet who had to flee his home due to war. This story is a story about friendship, courage and mischief. Listen to the podcast to find out how the author was inspired to write this award winning book and the length of time it took to get published- a very very long time with many many drafts and edits! There's also top writing tips from author Dave Rudden, reviews, story time and more! Press below to listen.
Competitions to enter
- Competition time - NPC Big Book Review 2020
Story time online with some of our teachers
Martha is reading Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl! Press the picture to be brought to Martha's page.
Deirdre is reading Mr. Majeika! Press the picture to be brought to Deirdre's page.
Click the image below to be brought to World Book Day’s World of Stories, where you can bring story time to life with audiobooks of your favourite books FOR FREE! Some of the books included are 'The Bolds to the Rescue' by Julian Clary (a great read) and 'The Boy Who Made the World Disappear' by Ben Miller. There is one for everyone in our school- click the image below.
Elevenses with The World of David Walliams
David Walliams is releasing an audio story from The World’s Worst Children every day for the next 30 days! Click on the picture to listen today's story!
David Walliams is releasing an audio story from The World’s Worst Children every day for the next 30 days! Click on the picture to listen today's story!
Citywest ETNS Book Recommendations and booktastic work!
Send in your booktastic work and share the best books with others in our school! GO on do it!
Sarah Young The book I am reviewing is: Dogman: Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey The book I am reviewing is Dogman Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey. It is about a fairy called The Fair Fairy who got fired from her job. She gets lots of baby tadpoles that called her "Momma" and they have super brain powers. Dogman has to beat the Fair Fairy. It is an amazing book because there's lots of good and funny stuff in it. I will give it 5 out of 5! Thank you for sending in your recommendation Sarah! This book sounds like it's BURSTING with excitement! I love the idea a of dog as a super hero! A fantastic recommendation- well done! 
Miron Doroshko The book I am reviewing is: Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 It is the funniest book in the whole world. Main characters are Captain Underpants, George, Harold. + I will give this book 5 out of 5 Thank you for sending this recommendation in Miron. There is nothing like a book that makes you laugh! A fantastic book review- well done! 
Cathal Hand The book I am reviewing is: Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Dog Days It's a very funny and great book which is fun 4 all ages. My fav character is Rodrick as he is a jerk 2 Greg in a funny way. The series is about Greg who's a middle schooler and is full of himself. The book's about Greg trying to enjoy his summer holiday.(not a spoiler) I'd rate this book 4/5. Thanks for sending us in your recommendation Cathal! A great book review for our book club! |
Zoe Young The book I am reviewing is: Storm Hound by Claire Fayers Storm Hound is an exciting tale about Storm of Odin, the last born hound of the Wild Hunt. When he falls out of the sky he changes from a hound to a little puppy and is adopted by Jessie. He is renamed Storm and goes on an exciting adventure that they will never forget, with the help of Jessie's friend David. I really like the book Storm Hound and I rate it 10/10. Readers of any age will love this book! Thank you for sending in your brilliant book recommendation Zoe! This book sounds super exhilarating! An adventure they never forget.. wow! A great book recommendation - well done! 
Adam Jeziorski The book I am reviewing is: Killer T I really like this book because it is in the near future and not very far fetched. The author uses some very good techniques to keep the book interesting for example⁚ The author switches between the 2 characters every couple of chapters and he skips 2 years every 150 pages to keep the story interesting. This is my favorite book and i would rate it 10 out of 10. I recommend this book to children who are 12 years or over. Thanks for sending in your recommendation Adam! I'd love to know how Robert Muchamore interpreted the future in this book! A fantastic recommendation- well done! 
Adam Dennis The book I am reviewing is: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wrecking Ball I really enjoyed this book because it funny and relative. I read this book in 3 days and I (wreckamend) reading it. Haha Good stuff Adam- thanks for sending this recommendation in. A fantastic book review. 
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Ava Harrison
Shooting for the Stars by Norah Patten
This is one if my favourite books! There are so many interesting facts about space travel, like how a flame burns in space, or where astronauts go to the bathroom. It's a great book with a lot of information like that. It is mainly about Nora's journey to become an astronaut. She began preparing at my age! I feel so inspired by Nora following her dreams. Even people who don't want to be astronauts, can still have her as a role model. She followed her ambition, even though some may have thought it was impossible. She found it really hard in her first year in college but she came through it in the end and overcame any difficult times in her training. She did everything she had to do, to persue her dreams and now they are almost about to come true. Nora is now a candidate for going into space with mission PoSSUM (that's Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere). Nora will be doing research and experiments on spaceflights that don't travel around the earth but go further. She will be Ireland's first astronaut! I'll be cheering her on when that day comes! I met Nora on my birthday in Explorium and she was so nice to me. A lot of people were waiting to talk to her and she was so friendly. When it was my turn, she asked me all about myself, and the dreams I want to follow. She told me never to give up on my ambition and that she started to prepare for her job at my age, and it is very difficult at times in her training, but she keeps working hard. She was so happy to talk to everyone and sign copies of her book. Nora inspires me.? I want to be as passionate about what I choose to do with my life as Nora is.
I give this book 10/10! ?? By Ava Harrison.
Thanks for sending us in your great recommendation Ava! Norah is certainly a very inspirational Irish lady! This is definitely a book for all those who dream of visiting space!!
Shooting for the Stars by Norah Patten
This is one if my favourite books! There are so many interesting facts about space travel, like how a flame burns in space, or where astronauts go to the bathroom. It's a great book with a lot of information like that. It is mainly about Nora's journey to become an astronaut. She began preparing at my age! I feel so inspired by Nora following her dreams. Even people who don't want to be astronauts, can still have her as a role model. She followed her ambition, even though some may have thought it was impossible. She found it really hard in her first year in college but she came through it in the end and overcame any difficult times in her training. She did everything she had to do, to persue her dreams and now they are almost about to come true. Nora is now a candidate for going into space with mission PoSSUM (that's Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere). Nora will be doing research and experiments on spaceflights that don't travel around the earth but go further. She will be Ireland's first astronaut! I'll be cheering her on when that day comes! I met Nora on my birthday in Explorium and she was so nice to me. A lot of people were waiting to talk to her and she was so friendly. When it was my turn, she asked me all about myself, and the dreams I want to follow. She told me never to give up on my ambition and that she started to prepare for her job at my age, and it is very difficult at times in her training, but she keeps working hard. She was so happy to talk to everyone and sign copies of her book. Nora inspires me.? I want to be as passionate about what I choose to do with my life as Nora is.
I give this book 10/10! ?? By Ava Harrison.
Thanks for sending us in your great recommendation Ava! Norah is certainly a very inspirational Irish lady! This is definitely a book for all those who dream of visiting space!!
Stuck for a good book? Not to worry click on the wise owl to conjure up some magic! ------> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - Fun Reading Takeaways
BOOKTASTIC SITES TO VISIT BIG LITTLE BOOK CORNER- Video books and activities for our younger readers World Book day primary school activities- Be sure to check out the free ebooks on the site too! Storyline online- Children's audio book with lots of visuals. Very good for our younger readers. Audible: Stream children's books for free for the duration of school closures. TOM GATES - For any Tom Gates fans, there are lots of great activities on this site. DAVID WALLIAMS - For any David Walliams fans, there are lots of great activities on this site. Horrid Henry: For any Horrid Henry fans, there are lots of great activities on this site. Roald Dahl: For any Roald Dahl fans, there are lots of great activities on this site. Harry Potter-Wizarding World - the official home of Harry Potter Have you ever created a READING DEN?
They only have to last a few hours so don't worry you won't need cement and bricks! Some items you might need are: your IMAGINATION, cushions, sheets, some paper or cardboard ! You can set up by creating a cubby-hole with cushions, in a corner, under a table, behind the sofa or maybe even in the garden :0 ? Let your imagination take you somewhere special. Your reading den can be the cosiest cave or the creepiest castle! Once you have set up you can add in a blanket, maybe a torch and of course the BOOKS! Good Luck !! c",) Don't forget to tidy up after you and send in a photo of your reading spot! Form entry below for photos. |
Are you a book worm?
Are you the greatest book worm? Take a fun book quiz here to check how well you know some of these well known books and see how you get on. Maybe you can make up your own book quiz for others to try! ----------------------------------------------------------- If you need a book don't forget you can join the library for e-books here . Enjoy reading everybody! 
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