Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo!!!!!!!!

Ah! Everyone knows Geronimo Stilton, and if you don't well I'm sure you will love it! Starting as one of the most famous children's series in the world, has gradually become an all age group recommended book! With lots of jokes, laughter, and beautiful and meaningful morals, everyone will surely enjoy this book series.

The series consists of four main characters, Geronimo Stilton, who is the clumsy editor of the ever famous Rodent's Gazette, and does not like outdoors as much as staying in his cosy mouse hole with a plate of hot cheese grilled sandwiches!
The second main character is Thea Stilton, who is Geronimo's younger sister. She is the complete opposite of mild-mannered Geronimo, always dragging his brother off to dangerous adventures, and going to extreme places, which are either really hot, or freezing cold, or somewhere that can give Geronimo a knock on the head.
The third one, however is the laziest of all- Trap, Geronimo's prankster and cousin. Trap always plays pranks on poor Geronimo, and loves eating! Always tricking Geronimo into tremendously funny pranks, makes a rocky relationship between the two, once in a while.
Finally the fourth one, is the sweetest, and of course the youngest. His name is Benjamin, who is the nine year old nephew of Geronimo. Geronimo loves him dearly, and so does Benjamin to Geronimo. However, Benjamin's biggest wish is to spend more time with his uncle, as he Geronimo is always busy.

All these memorable characters, however, love Geronimo for who he is - caring, kind, and daring at times! He brings us on a fa-mouse-ly funny journey around the world, and whisker licking good tales to keep our spirits up and high!

The Geronimo Stilton series sure are books that are worth reading!

Recommended for all ages

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Percy Jackson Fanfiction - Thalia Grace, Untold Stories :)

Hi guys, this is my first fanfiction I've ever wrote, so hope you like it! It is about Thalia Grace from the Percy Jackson Series.


Thalia Grace – Untold Stories #1

Thalia woke up to feeling the peaceful breeze brush against her cheek, which was scraped and wounded. Her rebellious, spiky black hair were swept to one side, her stormy blue eyes frantically searching for answers. 
As she cleaned her clothes that was covered with soil, she then found out that her arms and legs were roots of a tree, her clothes and skin were made of bark. Before she could scream to death, the roots and bark were shrinking back to normal, roots becoming arms and legs, bark becoming clothes and skin.

First, she thought she was at Camp Half Blood, but she soon found out it was a big field with fresh green grass, a massive blue lake, the bright sun shining above her, and creatures were running around. The creatures, were most peculiar, half up being a human’s body, half down being –

“Wait, what? Satyrs!?” Thalia gasped with confusion.

She sat up, and quickly looked around for a satyr she knew, Grover. She called and called, but realized that goat boy wasn’t there. An old satyr heard her, looking surprised.

“Um, excuse me, miss, but how do you know my nephew Grover?” bleated the old satyr, his wrinkled eyes staring at her.

“Your nephew? Are you his Uncle?” questioned Thalia.

“Oh yes! Yes! I am Uncle Ferdinand, and I haven’t seen my poor nephew for years!” cried the satyr, “I’ve been trying to search for the great god Pan, smelling for his powerful aura of nature! But in the end, that horrible snake lady defeated me!”

“Well, I’m Thalia. Medusa? That cursed woman?” gaped Thalia, “Stupid gnome statue- obsessed lady!”

“Calm down, and before we go any further; what are you doing here? This beautiful haven is only for beings who did good in lives, and have reincarnated into being a part of nature, which is mostly satyrs.” inquired Uncle Ferdinand.

“Well, I do remember quite a bit…” answered Thalia. She told the satyr of how she met Annabeth Chase and Luke Castellan, and how Grover found them, trying to bring them to Camp Half Blood, to safety. They were chased by monsters from the underworld, when they were reaching camp, but after that, everything went black.

“My memory’s a bit blurry, but I do remember my legs and arms being roots, and my clothes and skin being bark of a tree. “,said Thalia, “I could show you the tree bark.”

“Alright, this feels like a detective’s job. This reminds me of going on adventures, in those good ol’ times when I had a searcher’s license…”muttered Uncle Ferdinand.
They jogged over to the place where she woke up, and they saw bits and pieces of tree bark there. Uncle Ferdinand examined the tree bark carefully, until he announced, “This is tree bark from a Pine Tree! How peculiar! We satyrs are usually reincarnated into something smaller, like a flower.”
“Me? A Pine Tree? How ridi-”, before Thalia could finish, she fainted, her eyes closing.
“Thalia? Thalia!” shouted Uncle Ferdinand, “Thalia!”

*****

“Ugh, not again! Why am I always blacking out?” mumble Thalia with frustration.

Her body was ghost like, transparent. Trying to keep her lightening-shock temper, she looked around, her surroundings were at night, and in front of here were two teenagers, a little girl, and a satyr.  The satyr had curly brown hair, and was wearing fake feet and legs. The little girl had messy blonde hair, had a dagger in her hand, and had startling grey eyes. The teenage boy had dirty blonde hair, angry eyes, and was holding the little girl’s hand. As for the other teenager, her hair was spiky black, and she had stormy blue eyes.

“Wait a minute – this is me with Luke, Annabeth and Grover! This is when we were trying to reach Camp Half Blood!” said Ghost Thalia, memories flooding back into her mind.

“Thalia, Annabeth, Luke! Run, quick!” shouted Grover, “Were nearly there!”

“Wait, that stupid cyclops coming at us, “groaned Luke.
The Cyclops grabbed Luke, Thalia and Grover, waving them in the air, trying to get the monsters attention.

“Let me do this,” muttered Annabeth, her grey eyes analyzing the best way to stop the Cyclops. She raised her dagger, and stabbed the Cyclops in the foot.

The cyclops collapsed, and the hoard of monsters chased after them. All of a sudden, before Annabeth, Luke, and Grover could get injured, Thalia jumped between the monsters and sacrificed her life to save her friends. Finally, she saw herself turn into a Pine Tree, by Zeus’ powers.

“So, I died,” said Ghost Thalia, shocked, “I sacrificed myself and turned into a Pine Tree.”

She woke up in the satyr haven, but before she could tell Uncle Ferdinand about what happened in her flashback, her whole body was glowing with gold, bright lights. The wind pushed her into the air and blew her through the sky, until she saw the Pine Tree she dreamed of in her flashback. But instead, it had a golden cloth hung on it, that was giving out the same bright colours that her body was glowing. She slowly sank into the Pine Tree.

A few hours later, she found herself on the ground, waking up to a crowd of campers wearing orange shirts, with the words Camp Half Blood on them. A boy with sea green eyes was staring at her.

“Who-” Thalia asked the boy in bewilderment.

“I’m Percy,” the boy said, “You’re safe now.”

“Strangest dream….” Thalia coughed, nearly choking.

“It’s okay.” said Percy.

“Dying.” Thalia gasped.

“No,” Percy assured her, “You’re okay. What’s your name?”

Thalia closed her eyes for a while. Her heart beating, trying to cool down. I’m alive. I came back from the dead. I’m alive.

Thalia took a deep breath and said, “I am Thalia,” the electric blue eyed girl said, “Daughter of Zeus.”









Saturday, April 25, 2015

Quote of the Day :)

Hey Guys!! Sorry for not posting quotes a lot, but here they are! 

Asking me if I like READING is like asking me if I like BREATHING.


Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

Enter the Secret Garden....

Mary Lennox is a selfish, unloved and lonely young girl who was born in India. Her parents never cared about her, always wrapping themselves into their matters, rather than hers. Being spoiled and sickly, is brought up by servants, who try hard to keep her away from her parents. Suddenly, a Cholera Epidemic hits India, causing her parents and servants to get infected and pass away.

When she is discovered to be alone, but alive in the house, she is sent away to Yorkshire, England, to stay in Archibald Craven's, her uncle's gloomy mansion. She meets a good natured, and friendly servant, a gardener, and a kind Robin Redbreast. Enjoying their company, the servant tells her a story about Mrs Craven, the owner of the large house, about a secret garden, its key hidden away underground.

Mary grows more and more curious about the garden, until she finds the key, and opens the door.
The Secret Garden, a Puffin Classic, reveals a world that you could have ever imagined.

Recommended for ages 11 and above

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Land of Stories Book Cover Release!!

Hi Guys!
To all the Fantasy Lovers out there - The Land of Stories Book Cover is revealed! The book is going to be on shelves on July 7.

To people who think - 'Meh, don't like fantasy, they are all for babies.', well think again! The Land of Stories is a world full of memorable fairytales, such as Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, all mixed together in three books, and the fourth is about to come out this year!

The Land of Stories has incredible imagination and creativity, all created by one author, Chris Colfer. You may know him from Glee, a TV Show. He has been planning out this story since he was twelve, drawing his first initial map of the world he was about to make.

There are six kingdoms, including The Northern Kingdom, The Red Riding Hood Kingdom, The Sleeping Kingdom The Corner Kingdom, The Charming Kingdom, the Sleeping Kingdom, and The Fairy Kingdom. Next there are the Dwarf Forests, which is a very dangerous area, occupied by mysterious animals and criminals. There is the Elf Empire, and finally Mermaid Bay. You will find out the Hidden Place later on in the book....



The main characters of this book are Conner and Alex Bailey, twins who lost their father recently. Alex, is an evident bookworm, she reads books everyday, but, sadly, she has no friends. Conner, on the other hand, is a sarcastic and funny, but gets bad grades and has lots of friends. Living in a small, rented house, live normal lives, until they receive a birthday gift from their Grandmother - a book named The Land of Stories.

And so their adventure begins.

Meeting new friends, such as Froggy, a peculiar man, memorable Kings and Queens, and a mysterious Sea Foam which was known as The Little Mermaid. Join Alex and Conner on their wonderful adventure through the Fairytale world we know so well....

Book Cover of Beyond the Kingdoms, Book Four.


Read a Brief Book Review of Book One, The Wishing Spell: Land of Stories Book 1

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Story Starters :D

Don't know how to start you story? Don't know what line would just immediately bring your readers to a world full of wonder and creativity? Well, here are 5 Story Starters to get you movin'!


  1. My clothes were burnt, and my hair were standing straight up, as if Zeus has electrocuted my hair with his massive Lightning Bolt - I wouldn't call today a "Bad Hair Day", if you knew how I looked.
  2. A strange thing happened - as if gravity was loosing control. I felt myself hovering in the air, just a millimeter above the ground. My breakfast milk was floating, it's tiny particles wandering around. I quickly pushed myself to the window, and saw the most amazing view - stars. Millions of them. I was in Space.
  3. Curious Isabelle heard the most beautiful sound a bird could sing. Curious Isabelle heard the sound of an eagle's wings soaring through the sky. Curious Isabelle, wished she could flutter into the air, and enjoy the cool breeze. And for once, curiosity killed the cat. 
  4. "It's time for school, dear!" exclaimed my mum. "Okay!" I replied, cheerfully, mustering a smile. However, deep down, my heart was racing, racing away from a gang of hateful smiles, mean tricks, and violent words that cut scars on your face. I was racing away from bullies.
  5. "Ahhh!" screamed my little sister, Emma, who was running towards me. The thunder and lightning flashed through the sky, and rain danced on the roof of my dusty house. I cuddled her, as if I were Mama Bear, and together we waited for the storm to end. 
Hope you find these Story Starters useful, and more importantly, inspiring! These starters are quite mysterious aren't they :) 
Fairy Tales by Nature witchismynomdeplume: crazysheep98: This is what i dream of at night…. This is what books feel like to me. Other people just see black and White on paper. I see so much more.


Monday, April 6, 2015

Percy Jackson Fan Art :3

Hi Guys! As the Percy Jackson Series is one of my most favourite books, I decided to draw some fan art of them :D. I know some of them are messy, but anyways, I tried! :)

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