Book talk- October 2020

Hi! I hope you enjoy October's Book talk!

This series is aimed to provide a recap and quick overview of the book(s) I reviewed this month.

Whisper by Chrissie Perry

A quick recap:

Whisper- This book is about Demi who is fourteen. She becomes incredibly ill and could die. Luckily, she survived but her illness but the illness left deaf. Demi moves to a school which is specialised for deaf students. Moving school allowed Demi to get away from Jules (her interpreter). This book is about Demi facing rascim, discrimination, anxiety, friend and family problems and adjusting to living with deafness.

Here is some information on this book,

Whisper- HERE posted on the 17th of October 

Why you should read Whisper- HERE posted on the 26th of October

I hope you enjoyed this month's Book talk! Love-bookworm blog 

Why you should read Whisper

Hi! These are some reasons why you should read Whisper by Chrissie Perry:

 Whisper Review- HERE

Whisper is a novel (by Chrissie Perry) that everyone should read. There are several reasons to read this book including learning about important topics such as discrimination, disability and mental health. In addition to being very educational, the story is also entertaining. These reasons will be explored in more detail in this post.

Whisper discusses relevant issues including discrimination. Discrimination is when you treat another person or group unfairly or differently because of their background or characteristics (like age, race or religious beliefs). In this story, there were many characters discriminated against because of their disability, including the main character Demi who is discriminated against because she is deaf. For example, Demi was in a gathering where people in the group turned off the lights. This meant that Demi could not see, lip read and communicate within that particular group and was excluded. By reading these examples, it builds your own awareness and you can learn how to be more inclusive.

In Whisper, Demi also lives with anxiety. Anxiety is when you get really nervous or scared about something. Demi's anxiety got so bad to the point where she had panic attacks at the mention of North Field where she experienced trauma. She managed her anxiety by talking through her trauma with someone. This example teaches you to look after your mental health and how important mental health is.

Whisper is also an extremely entertaining book. Once you start reading it, you won't want to put the book down! You learn because you are engaged with the characters in the book and are too focused and invested in the story to even realise you are still learning about serious and complex issues! 

You should read Whisper because there are multiple benefits of reading this book including: learning about discrimination, anxiety and above all, enjoying the journey because the story is entertaining and engaging. Hope you have a fun time reading Whisper! Love-bookworm blog  

Name a book- Mary Poppins BOOK EDITION

Hi! Here is yet another Name a book... but the Mary Poppins EDITION!

Name a Book is a feature on my blog with questions about a certain topic. These have questions and answers on the same post.

1 Q.  Who is the eldest child?
    A.  Jane.

2 Q. What are the twins' names?
    A. John and Barbara.

3 Q. The language of nature?
    A. Starling.

4 Q. Who wrote this series?
    A. P.L. Travers.

5 Q. How does Mary Poppins arrive in the second book, Mary Poppins comes back?
   A. By a kite.

I hope you got the same answers. If you want a movie (original)/Mary Poppins Again edition of Name a Book, please let me know in the comments! Love-bookworm blog 

Whisper

Hi! I hope you enjoy this book review on Whisper. 

Author-Chrissie Perry

Genre- YA (Young Adult Fiction), Everyday life

Theme- Be unique. l will explain why later in the post

Target Audience- 12+ I will explain why later in the post

                                

I chose 'be unique' as a major theme of this book because if you were the same as everyone else then, everything you thought was interesting within yourself wouldn't be. Everything would become boring and there would be nothing special about you or anyone else.

I chose 12+ because this is a YA book, otherwise you can read it at your own risk. It has some confusing themes. This is a good book to read multiple times for the enjoyment as well as to grasp the meaning of the book better.

This book is about Demi who is fourteen. She is becoming incredibly ill and could die. Luckily, she survived but her illness made her deaf. Demi moves to a school which specializes in teaching the deaf. By moving schools, Demi gets away from Jules (her interpreter). This book is about Demi facing rascim, discrimination, anxiety, friendship and family problems as well as adjusting to fit in the deaf community.

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars because it's really well written. As the reader, you felt like you were going on the journey with Demi and could feel her struggles. It wasn't fake or cliche and was a book with unique problems and characters.

The question of the post is- would you rather be deaf or blind? I think deaf because I can still "talk" by signing or talking if I learn to lip read/get an illness. I can also still see and read, write and do other things.

I hope you enjoy this book review on Whisper! Love-bookworm blog

Did YOU Know? Harry Potter EDITION

Hi! This is a Harry Potter EDITION for Did YOU Know. Hope you learn something!

Fact #1- Most Wizards at first didn't like the knight bus because it was Muggle-like. They refused to use it when it first got to the streets.

Fact #2- Headmasters and Headmistresses of Hogwarts can teach their magical potraits to act and behave like theselves.

Fact #3- Sir Cadogan's most famous encounter was with the Wyvern of Wye, a dragon like creature. He accidentally killed the creature with his broken wand.

Hope you learnt something! Love-bookworm blog 

Name a Book- Harry Potter Potions EDITION

Hi! I hope you enjoy this Name a Book post! This is on Potions from Harry Potter.

Name a Book is a feature on my blog with questions about a certain topic. These have questions and answers on the same post.

Need to know more on Potions? Here is a link from my blog- Here

1. What key ingredients do Cure for Boils need that starts with H? 

A. Horned Slugs.

2. How many key ingredients are needed for a Sleeping Draught?

A. 3, Flobber Mucus, Lavendar and Valerian Sprigs.

3. What is the effects of a Sleeping Draught?

A. Causes drinker to fall into a deep, temporary sleep.

4. For a Swelling Solution do the nettles need to be dry or wet? 

A. Dry.

5. What is the name of the potion which causes things to enlarge on contact? 

A. Swelling Solution.

I hope you enjoyed this mini quiz on potions! Love-bookworm blog 

Book talk- September 2020

Hi! I hope you enjoy this Book talk for September 2020!

This series provides  a quick overview/rundown of the books i reviewed this 

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

A quick recap,

Little Women- Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are sisters, who are all distinctively different. This book is about their hardships, triumphs and adventures while growing up and post marriage. They have some problems like us in the modern day, but their story is set in the mid 1800's where the sisters are expected to be prim and proper little women.

Here is some information on this book,

Little Women- HERE posted on 27th of September

I hope you enjoyed this Book talk for September 2020! Love-bookworm blog