Raspberries on the Yangtze by Karen Wallace Synopsis 10


Nancy is great friends with Clare and Amy. They live with their mum, and they don't have a dad. They are always playing outside and they meet friends easily. Nancy's neighbor Mr. Chevrolet is kind and loves to make them lemonade on the hot summer days. Clare and Amy go away for two weeks, and they stay with Mrs. Somers. Nancy notices Mr. Chevrolet’s car and Clare and Amy's mum's car one night outside a motel. When they come back they tell Nancy that they think Mr. Chevrolet is in love with their mum, but she doesn't love him back. Nancy doesn't tell them what she saw, and decided to let fate take it's path. Later on Clare, Amy and Nancy notice Mr. Chevrolet making changed to his house, like clearing the garage and painting the rooms. That's when they find out that Mr. Chevrolet is marrying Clare and Amy's mum!

The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman Synopsis 9


Sally Lockhart is an orphan. Her father just died at sea in the East Indies. Sally goes to talk with his colleague, but he ends up dying with the words 'The Seven Blessings' Sally is frightened but she quickly makes a new friend Jim, who she confides in. Jim goes out to find the meaning of this, and he fins that Sally is in danger. Mrs Holland is ready to do anything for the ruby, she thinks Sally has it, and indeed she does, but Sally doesn't understand the meaning of the message telling her where it is. In the desperate hunt to get it she finds another friend, Fredrick. Sally and Fredrick end up living together. Jim manages to get hold of the ruby, and Sally goes to meet Mrs Holland (who ends up dead because Sally throws the ruby into the water and Mrs Holland goes after it)

Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares Synopsis 8

This is the third book in the series, so the third summer of the girls.
This year Carmen's mum gets pregnant with David, her new boyfriend. The baby arrives when David is away, so Carmen has to get him before the baby beats them to it.
Tibby's sister falls out the window. Her and Brian have go to the prom together, and she realises that he just doesn't want to be friends. They end up swimming in their underwear in a private pool, but Tibby isn't sure if she wants to be more than friends.
Lena's grandma, Valia has to come live with her because otherwise she would be alone. Valia is really angry about having to be there.
Bridget (Bee) goes to soccer camp again, but as a coach. She is teamed up with Eric, her heartthrob from last summer. This time though she is determined not to fall in love again.

Romeo and the Nurse (Romeo&Juliet) Synopsis 7

Romeo and the Nurse have quite a tight relationship. I think this because if they didn't talk then there would be no Romeo & Juliet. Like if the nurse hated Romeo she would not do Juliet the favours she does, and they would have no way to be together. But the Nurse doesn't feel like she should hate Romeo just because her 'masters' do (Capulet's) And i don't think Romeo has any choice but to like the Nurse, otherwise he would not have done many things. For example she went to tell him to come see Juliet in the night, and she got the ladder for him to climb up! In act II Scene V the Nurse arranges a time with Romeo 'This afternoon, sir? Well she shall be there' and later on he says 'Commend me to thy lady' to the Nurse, and this shows that they must have a close relationship, maybe not close on their own account, but close because of Juliet. Juliet tells the Nurse the things she wants to tell Romeo, and the Nurse goes to Romeo, Romeo then responds and the Nurse reports back.

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares Synopsis 6

This year the girls are still going to pass the pants to each other, and they are convinced that last years events are still in the pockets.
Bridget takes off to go to Alabama, to meet her grandma (Greta) who got separated from the family, but Bridget pretends to be a stranger so she can get to know her secretly, but Greta found out that it was her and let Bridget stay.
Carmen's mother gets a boyfriend, David. She feels like her mum has totally forgotten about her so she splits them up, but guilt makes her apologize and set them up again.
Tibby makes a movie for school all about Bailey, and she is helped by Brian who is in love with her.
And finally Lena, who finds out that Kostos has a new girlfriend and she's pregnant, but Lena heart throb obviously isn't worth it.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Synopsis 5

This is a fictional autobiography. Crusoe's boat got lost in the sea and he got stranded on a island. On this island he makes a house, and some necessary items.Then one day he decides to walk along the beach shore, and when he does he finds the remains of dead men's bodies, later he finds out that these people had been eaten by some cannibals. He tries to make a boat to help him get away, but it doesn't float. Other men come to the island with some slaves, Crusoe frees one, but when the men find where they were hiding they take back the slave and mistake Crusoe as one of the crew. In the end he gets taken home by the men who mistook him. He says it taught him a lesson; "I have lived many years, a life of many changes, and i have learned the blessing of ending our days in peace" He then got a job, a house and began a new life.

The Sisterhood Of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares Synopsis 4

Theres Tibby, Carmen, Bridget, and Lena four best friends. They have always been together, but this is their first summer apart. Tibby stays at home working in Wallman's. Bridget goes to a soccer camp seeing as she loves football. Lena goes to Greece to visit her grandparents with her little sister Effie, and finally Carmen who goes to stay with her dad. They have found these fantastic pants that fit all of them perfectly and compliment their figures. So they all agree to keep the pants for 1 week then send it off to the next person, always writing something with it. The pants give them confidence at hard times. All four girls have their crazy adventures and have so much to tell, but some things are better left untold...even though they know that is not true because the pants know everything! At the end of the holiday they all get back together and tell their tales.

Death Trials by Darren Shan Synopsis 3

Darren is only half vampire (which means he just drinks human blood), he lives with the vampire clan. He must face five trials to prove he is a worthy vampire, but if he fails he will die. He doesn't know what they are until he is told about it. The normal vampires have to go to the task straight away, but there was an exception made for Darren seeing as he is a half vampire. His trials were interrupted by the vampaneze (who killed their humans) declaring war on them. They murdered everyone, only Darren was left. They hunted him down, and found him in a strong current of freezing water. They wanted him because he was young and had bright ideas, Darren refused and said "I'd rather die!", and with that he was taken away by the current.

The Mirror Image Ghost by Catherine Storr Synopsis 2

Lisa was curious about the mirror in her grandparents room. She always wondered what her nose looked like from the side, so she got two mirrors and positioned them in the right place. She didn't like what she saw, and put the mirror down. But when she turned to go to the door she was gobsmacked when she noticed that this wasn't her grandparents room. Was this real? She screamed and began to run, but stopped when she was overlooking a big garden, she saw men lots of men with uniforms on. They were watching someone. Lisa turned around, behind her was a man holding a gun, he picked her up and carried her into the crowd. Everyone fell silent as he pushed her up next to a man. She looked up at him, and awoke with a scream. She then noticed that in her left hand she was holding a mirror.

The Diary Of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Synopsis 1

Anne Frank was a 13yr old Jew when Hitler started the Nazis. Her, her mum, dad and sister went into hiding. They went to her dads office where they made a secret annexe. She and her family were later joined by their friends the Van Daans. They always had to be quiet during the day otherwise the people in the office might hear them, but they also had to be quiet during the evenings otherwise the neighbours would hear!
One night the office was raided. No one thought that they would ever look behind the bookcase which hid the door to their annexe. This is where her diary ends, but we know that they were taken to a concentration camp. When the war ended her father (the only one still alive) took Anne's diary to get published. It was her dream to be a writer, and he tried to follow her dreams.