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[[image:kvreadersclub/hob.jpeg]]**THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES**
Book Details: Author : [|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle] Type of book: Novel Genre : Mystery Number of pages : 146 Publisher : Bantam classics Main charecters :​Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson , Sir Henry Baskerville Summary :The book is the third among the four Sherlock Holmes novels. Holmes and Watson are approached by a Dr. Mortimer, who tells a curious tale of a family named Baskervilles and the legend of the hound of the Baskervilles. Holmes is very much attracted by the mystery but as he is a man of science he doesn,t believe in the legend of the hell-hound and thinks that there is a human agency involved. I am not going to reveal any more about the plot, Its for you all to read and enjoy.

Posted by: Abhishek.P Class :IX-A 18.11.12

=**Book review of good old secret seven**=



I am calling a secret Seven meeting for tomorrow morning," were Peter's words. "Jack's uncle has given him a super present and he wants all the Seven to share it." The present turns out to be a telescope, which Jack allows Peter to keep in the shed where the Seven hold their meetings. The only drawback is that Susie, Jack's tiresome sister, has to share it also, and in this book she wants her friend Binkie to share in the telescope too. We learn early on that it is November, and so is a continuation from//Secret Seven Fireworks//, also set in November. Whether Enid planned it this way we'll never know. Janet is keen to watch the jackdaws that circle and live around the ruined castle of Torling that stands on a hill, and so with the help of Peter, takes the telescope up to the box room at the top of the house, and trains the telescope onto the castle. Whilst watching the jackdaws, they suddenly become scared and fly off and Janet is suddenly aware of what she thinks is a man's head at a window, before it disappears. "Look at that," she says aloud. "Someone's hiding in that old tower." Her brother, Peter, also takes a look, and he spots someone passing quickly across a doorway on the ground floor. This part of the book reminded me very much of //Five Have a Wonderful Time//, written by Enid in 1952, a scene she obviously wanted to replicate for this book eight years later. In the Famous Five book, Faynights Castle can be clearly seen through field glasses, whilst in this book a powerful telescope is used. But as in both books, this is the start of the adventure. The other Secret Seven members are informed and Saturday morning is chosen for a bike ride up to Torling castle. Peter in his usual what can only be described as chauvinistic way, says the girls can't come as the hill is too steep for them to cycle up. But Janet fights back. "Too steep indeed!" As if she was going to allow her brother to leave out the girls! Once at Torling Castle, they begin to hunt around and on close inspection they come across what seems to have been a fire made from sticks – and still relatively warm. A clue that someone could still be in the vicinity! They also discover the entrance to the dungeons with a sign that says: THE DUNGEONS. UNSAFE. DESCENT FORBIDDEN. Unexpected noises and loud bangs come from the dungeons, which send the Seven racing back home and calling another meeting in Peter's shed. During this meeting the same sounds are heard once again and they turn out to be none other than Susie and her friend Binky, up to their usual tricks played on the Secret Seven. After speaking to Susie and her friend Binky, it's discovered that before the Seven arrived at the castle, they'd both been speaking to an artist who was sat at an easel painting the castle. Much to Peter's annoyance, he also learns that Susie had given away all their plans to the woman, who seemed to be particularly interested in the fact that the castle could clearly be seen through the telescope from Peter's farm. Not long after this, the telescope is stolen from the shed! This leads the Secret Seven into cleverly guessing that the thief must be the person hiding in the castle – with the theft of telescope thus preventing that person from being spotted anymore. The adventure more or less takes off from here, as the boys visit the castle one night to find out the mystery of who's hiding there. and the whole mystery then becomes quite clear. I did think at first that this book would be similar to //Five Have a Wonderful Time//, but funnily enough, apart from Janet and Peter spotting a figure through the telescope, this is where the similarity ends. Like all good Blyton books the ending is a happy one and the Seven will benefit from a fine reward, some of which they intend to use to buy Jack a brand new telescope. Enid then writes that it will be a 'lovely Christmas for everyone'. Which I did puzzle over at the time, for the book was set in November! Maybe Enid was looking forward to Christmas, and thought she'd make a mention of this. It was her book, after all! First edition: [|1960]
 * Book Details... **

Publisher: [|Brockhampton Press]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Illustrator: [|Burgess Sharrocks]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Category: [|Secret Seven]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Genre: [|Mystery/Adventure]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Type: [|Novels/Novelettes] And this book is the best stroy I think that all of you will like this book Done by V.Adityan VI-C date -19.7.12 COMMENTS
 * Yeah,I also enjoyed the book.-Rohit.p.VI-C

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">FAMOUS FIVE - FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px;">By <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Edin Blyton = =

‘The Famous Five- Five get into trouble’ is the 8th part of a wonderful novel written by the great novelist Enid Blyton. The famous five represents 4 children named Julian, Dick, Anne, Georgina and a dog named Timmy. The novel is the adventures of the famous five. This book with the title five get into trouble is their journey with a new friend named Richard. First the five make a holiday plan and set out for a journey. On their way they meet a boy named Richard. And the left story is their adventures, how they all get into trouble and how they get out of it.

This book is divided into 21 divisions. Some of the topics in this book are- Five make a holiday plan, Richard, moonlight adventure, trapped, strange secret, a very exciting finish etc… This book has a great language, a language one really uses in his life. Edin Blyton has written this book with a special way of presentation. This book costs Rs 115 has a total of 246 pages. The cover page is illustrated by Richard Jones.

I like this book very much and hope you would like reading it.

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= = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Oliver Twist = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">By Charles dickens

First of all here is some information about the origins of the book.Oliver Twist,also known as The Parish boy's progress is the second novel by author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in the year 1838. The book was originally published as a serial, in monthly installments that began appearing in the month of February 1837 and continued until April 1839. The story is of a young boy, Oliver Twist who becomes orphaned after his mother passed way during the childbirth and was then taken cared by the Mrs.Mann who gave very little food and comfort to Oliver.After becoming nine years of age he was sent to work in a workhouse, and from there his journey starts.He works for an undertaker and later runs away to London and learns to pickpocket by the influence of infamous criminal Fagin, and then things take a turn and he meets Rose Maylie and Mr. Brownlow and at last finds out about his relatives and after a long struggle ends up to live happily.

This story highlights the hardships faced by young children who have nobody to take care and nurture them.Its a heart-warming tale and is sure to be liked by all.Its a really nice book with a charming 17th century backdrop and should be surely read at least once.

Reviewed by: Anjana.Cp X-C


 * Comments**
 * **Yeah . True you are ,its a gem of a book and should be read at least once in a lifetime .**

====__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 27px;">THE GIFT OF TH ____<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 27px;">E MAGI- O.HENRY __====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> O.Henry (William Sydney Porter) was an American writer.His short stories are well known for their warm characterisation.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This story is very interesting and it touches one's heart.This story is all about a young married couple, Jim and Della who take pride in their possessions,Della's beautiful long hair and Jim's gold watch which had belonged to his father and grandfather.They challenge themselves of buying Christmas gifts for each other but they have only little money left with them.Della loves her husband very much and decides to sell her hair, she finds a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch.Likewise Jim also loves his wife very much and decides to sell his watch to buy combs for his loving wife.When Jim reaches home, Della tells him that she sold her hair in order to buy gift for him and shows her gift but she was shocked to hear that,he also sold his watch to buy gift for her.At last they are now left with the gifts that neither one can use but they realise, how far they are willing to show their love.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I like this book because the language used in this book is very easy to understand and moreover it's a wonderful story.So I request you to read this book.....

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">APARNA RAMESH <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">10-C

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 * //<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">When I read your review I was reminded of some other stories by O Henry like 'The Last Leaf', 'The Bestseller' and 'The Cop And The Anthem'. 'The Gift Of The Magi' is one of my favourite short stories and it has once again proved that O Henry is the best short story writer, ever. //
 * //-Arundhati Ambat, X-D//**

=__**WELL DONE -SECRET SEVEN -BY ENID BLYTON**__=

Enid Blyton is one of the children's favorite author.the secret seven is one of the book written by Enid Blyton. The well done Secret seven is one of the version of secret seven.This book is very interesting and easy to read.The main 7 characters in this book are Peter,Jack,Colin,Pam,Jane,Barbara and George.This story is all about a boy named Jeff,his cruel uncle and his friend named Mr Tizer.This story also reveals the mystery behind the missing of Jeff.In this story the characters which I liked most are Peter and George.Scamper is also an interesting character in this story.

I hope you all will surely read and enjoy this book......


 * GAYATHRY.S**
 * VI-D**

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Secret Seven- Secret Seven Fireworks **__
'Secret Seven Fireworks' is the 11th part of a great novel named "The Secret Seven" written by the great writer Enid Blyton.

This book is very interesting and is thought-provoking. The main characters in this book are Peter, Jane, Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. In this issue, the story is all about the formation of a new detective gang by Jack's sister Susie. The rest is their adventures. the book has different divisions. Some are- "What happened to secret seven, Plenty of plans, Another meeting" etc. the cost of the book is only 75 rupees. There is a total of 152 pages. The cover page illustration is done by Stuart Williams. This book is published by Hodder children's books. I like this book very much because the language used is very simple. All the pages are well printed. it is one of the best books I have read and I suggest you all to read this book.

Reviewed By: //**Sayooj Samuel**// //**VIII-A**//


 * Comments**
 * //yeah that is right. i found this book every interesting. - laxmi class X//


 * good book by Enid Blyton . - Sanya . S ; 9 - C

=**The Twits**=

**Genre : Children's novel**
Before I tell you about this book and the experience I underwent while reading it I would like to share with you the fact that this is the first time I am reading a book written by Roald Dahl. So naturally it was with some doubt that I approached this book and I was pretty sure that I would not enjoy this book as I felt that it was a book for small children. I would have remained under the same assumption if it had not been for the Reader's club. So I am thankful to the Reader's club for allotting this book to my group. 'The Twits' narrates the story of two disgusting human beings, namely Mr and Mrs Twit, who tries their level best to outshine one another. In the end, they meet a very tragic end which serves them right for the pain they had caused to innocent creatures. Everyone in my group enjoyed reading this book, thoroughly, and we are looking forward to read other books written by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl's lucid language coupled with Quentin Blake's pictures have proved to be real treat to the readers.

This book will be enjoyed by all the children, especially the children of the age group 6-10 years, and even by adults who would like to travel back to the time when they were children. 'The Twits' will also be enjoyed by the beginners who have just started reading books and this will encourage them to read more and more books and explore the vast and endless ocean of books.

So what are you waiting for? Go and grab a copy of 'The Twits' NOW!

//**Reviewed by : Arundhati Ambat**// //**Class : X-D**// //**Date : 1/7/2012**//


 * Comments**


 * An interesting, enjoyable book by Roald Dahl . - Sanya . S : 9-C

//**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE **//

This was the best book I ever read.In this book Harry enters his 4th year.He came to know that Hogwarts was going to host the Triwizard tournament.At the day of selecting the champions Harry was also chosen.The other Hogwarts champion was Cedric Diggory.At last Cedric was murdered by Lord Voldemort.Harry won the Triwizard tournament.

I hope you all will read this book.You will find the book interesting.


 * //Reviewed by: Rohit.P//**
 * //VI-C//**
 * //Date-12.7.2012//**
 * ====This book also good and this book review also good-V.Adityan VI-C====

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__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">THE ALCHEMIST __
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It is a wonderful book of adventures. The main character of the book is Santiago,a boy who was fond of travel and was a shepherd.The another main character of this book is Melchizedek,the king of Salem. He is considered as a main character because in the whole story the boy thinks about him and his thoughts.Before I tell about the the story I'd like to speak more about the author of the book ,Paulo Coelho. because he has sold more than 100 million books and had been translated into 66 languages.The book contains almost 200 pages and it costs Rs.250 and the book is published by editora rocco ltd at the first time. Some more interesting books written by him are the eleven minutes,the zahir etc. The book consider an Arabic culture and the most wonderful thing is that the book mentions different languages like Arabic, Esperanto,etc. In this story his aim is to find a treasure in the Egypt pyramids.At least he knows that the knowledge is his power. This is the most wonderful book that I've ever read and I hope everybody like this book.

//COMMENTS//

 * Dude, I've also read the book.-Rohit.p VI-C

//**ONE NIGHT AT THE CALL CENTRE**// The story begins with a train joureny from to kanpur to dehli,during which author meets a very beautiful girl and the girl offer a story on a condition that he make it has his second book.It is about six people who working together in a call centre.All the six people in the novel have their own problems and they try to deal with it in their own ways but unable to short out of the problems but rather getting even more tangled in them they get completely fed up and decide to flow with the wind to reach their density....but this is not the way of and thus god himself decided to appear in their life through a **phone call** !! After the call from the god their problems solved. Though the book is not highly recommendable but is still a good option if you u want to pass your time. so grab your copies and get ready to spend a night in the call centre.

Nandana balamurali 9-c