I asked Callum, a very capable and eager reader in Year 4, to review the Sundew Stalks for our blog.
Belinda Sutherland - Librarian, Sunnybrae Normal School.
I am Callum. I am 8 years old and my main hobbies are rock climbing and reading. My brother is 10 years old, and he is in Year 6. I belong to the Glenfield Library and the Sunnybrae School Library, and I always have a book to read, incase I get bored. I prefer fiction books but I am also interested in Astronomy, Reptiles and Deserts.
I read Flytrap Snaps first so I could get the storyline and that made me want to find out more about Spencer, Jimmy Jangle and Dion Horrible, so I went straight onto reading the Sundew Stalks.
This second story is really Tora's story. She loves training for wrestling but she also has a secret third life, free running. Tora and her friend Spencer, suspect Jimmy Jangle of doing evil experiments on plants and they want to stop him.
I loved that the story was full of action, longer than the first book, and it is really interesting. When I reached Chapter 4, I was hooked and kept going until I finished the book. I liked it that Tora was a lot like a boy and didn't agree with much girly stuff.
I think that boy and girl readers, 8 years and older, who love to read thrillers would really like this book.
