Destroy Troy by Charlie Carter

Title: Destroy Troy





Author: Charlie Carter





Published: Pan Australia, 2009





Pages: 88





Series: Book 3, Battle Boy





Snippet: "To the bitter end it will be."





Summary: Arrows are flying, fireballs are scorching the sky; soldiers are hurling spears and clashing swords - BB005 has landed in the middle off a battle between the Greeks and the Trojans.





Review: Destroy Troy is an interesting book.  I think of all the Battle Boy books I've read so far, Destroy Troy was the most interesting.  I think it was the most interesting because it was all about the battle of Troy which is something that really interests me.





While this is for younger readers it's definitely an entertaining read, and it teaches younger people all about history. 





The illustrations are all really good too.  I stopped and had a look at them and some of them caught my eye because they were really good.





I think the target audience for the battle boy series would be boys aged 8-10.





It's not too bad if you want to check it out sometime.





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Red Devil Down by Charlie Carter

Title: Red Devil Down





Author: Charlie Carter



Published: Pan Australia, 2009



Pages: 89



Series: Book 2, Battle Boy



Snippet: "Sparks will be flying soon."



Summary: Battle Boy is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's supposed to be finding out who shot down the Red Baron - the most famous pilot of World War One.



Review: Red Devil Down is a pretty small book but then again it is for younger readers and it is highly entertaining for such a small book.



I think this book is best suited for boys ages 8-12. There are some big words and themes that might not be so suitable for anyone younger.



I think Red Devil Down is good for giving people a brief glimpse at history and if they're interested they can look into the topic a bit more.



There's not a lot else I can say about this book except that I don't know about the protagonist, Napoleon, this is the second book and he's been disobedient twice. It just annoys me a little bit.



Anyway, Red Devil Down was really interesting.



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While I Live by John Marsden

Title: While I LiveAuthor: John MarsdenPublished: Sydney : Macmillan, 2003Pages: 300Series: Book 1, The Ellie ChroniclesSnippet: 'I think that was one of the effects the murders had on me.'Summary: For Ellie Linton, being back on the farm with her parents is what makes the terrible things that happened during the war -- the things she, Homer, Lee, Fi, and the others had to do -- all worthwhile. It's where she belongs.But the war won't let her go. A devastating tragedy has shattered any hope she ever had to reclaim her life, or herself. It's a new kind of fight. And the enemy isn't always from the other side of the border.
Review: When I read the Tomorrow series by John Marsden I really loved them. Then when I found out there was a series set after the Tomorrow series I was very excited because I did like this series. So when I finally read the first one I thought it was alright.
One thing I didn't think was so great was that none of my favourite characters except for Ellie were in it but there's a good reason for that.
While I did find it really interesting and I thought it was great how the book got straight into the action I did find it a bit dry in places and there was one part of the story where Ellie was thinking about her parents that I found a bit odd.
However, I loved how it talked about the aftereffects of the war.
This is a trilogy so I'll definitely be picking up the next two books in the series because I'm curious as to what can happen in those two.Source: Library
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