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Malory Towers
The Malory Towers series written by Enid Blyton consists of six books titled First Term at Malory Towers, Second Form at Malory...
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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain is one of the books I like the most. It was first published in 1881. It begins with a...
London, 1802
Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour:England hath need of thee: she is a fenOf stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,...
The Secret of Moon Castle
The Secret of Moon Castle is the fifth book in the Secret Series by Enid Blyton. The main characters are five children named Jack...
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How to Break a Dragon’s Heart
Hiccup Horrendous the third is a great Viking of the Island of Berk. He is also a dragon whisperer and great sword fighter. How...
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Madol Doova
Among all the books I have read so far, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Madol Doova by Martin Wickremasinghe which was published in...
Rocket Reader
Rocket Reader - Comprehension and Grammar Skills is a book suitable for primary classes and consists of about 25 lessons written...
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of seven short stories titled ‘The Crooked Man’, ‘The...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
My favourite book is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which is the fifth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K...
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The Mermaid Princess
My favourite book is The Mermaid Princess by Shirley Barber. The main characters in the book are a mermaid princess named Marina...
My Heart Leaps Up
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I...
Macbeth
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is set mainly in Scotland in the eleventh century. The play opens with thunder and lightning and a...
SHAKESPEARE’S SONNET 12
When I do count the clock that tells the time,And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;When I behold the violet past prime,And...
First Prize: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is written by C.S. Lewis. It was first published in 1950 by Geoffrey Bles. It is the first...
Second Prize: Oliver Twist
My favourite book is Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. It was first published as a book by Richard Bentley in 1839. The main...
Dracula
Dracula by Bram Stoker is set in England and Transylvania in the late nineteenth century. The novel begins with the journey of a...
First Prize : The Butterfly Lion
All of you might know about Michael Morpugo. He is a great author who has written many beautiful books. I was mesmerized by his...
Second Prize : Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is an adventure story. This book was first published in June 2005 by Miramax...
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? - (Sonnet 18)
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And...
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is set in England in the mid-nineteenth century. It features the protagonist Mr. Samuel...
First Prize: The Railway Children
Among all the books I have read so far, I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Railway Children written by E. Nesbit. It was first...
Second Prize: Jane Eyre
Among the books I have read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a very interesting book. The novel begins with a ten-year-old orphan...
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot is set in rural England in the early nineteenth century. The plot of the novel revolves...
First Prize : Alex Rider: Snakehead
The Alex Rider series is written by the British author Anthony Horowitz. After its first launch, the Alex Rider series has become...
Second Prize : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory written by the famous British author Roald Dahl was first published in the United Kingdom by...
Westminster Bridge
Earth has not anything to show more fair:Dull would he be of soul who could pass byA sight so touching in its majesty:This city...
As You Like It
William Shakespeare’s As You Like It is set in France in the sixteenth century. The plot of the play revolves around the...
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Nicholas
We have all heard about Rene Goscinny, the author of the well known Asterix books. His books are full of humour and curiosity,...
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Madol Doova
Madol Doova is a novel written by Martin Wickramasinghe. It is very popular in Sri Lanka. It is a very interesting book and it is...
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a satire written in the form of a travelogue. The novel is set in the early eighteenth...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya was published by Putnam in the United Kingdom in 1954. This novel is mainly based on...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is one of my favourite books. It is written by the famous British author J.K. Rowling. It...
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas is set in France in the mid seventeenth century. The plot of the novel revolves...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Among all the books I have read so far, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows written by J.K.Rowling...
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The Village in the Jungle (Baddegama)
The latest book that I read is Leonard Woolf’s The Village in the Jungle. I read its Sinhala translation named as Baddegama. It...
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy is set in a fictional town in England in the mid nineteenth century. The novel begins...
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Demon Dentist
Demon Dentist by David Walliams is one of my favourite books. The story is built around a boy named Alfie who hates going to the...
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is written by Suzanne Collins and was first published in 2008 by Scholastic. The story revolves around a...
Gitanjali
Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore is a collection of poems originally written in Bengali in 1910 and translated into English by...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
My favourite book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows written by J.K. Rowling. It is the seventh book in the Harry Potter...
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Harry Potter series
My favourite book series is Harry Potter. It is written by J.K. Rowling and published by Bloomsbury. There are seven books in the...
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco is set in Italy in the fourteenth century. The plot of the novel revolves around the...
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Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheusa
Have you heard about the creature produced by a scientific experiment surpassing nature? The science fiction novel, Frankenstein...
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The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional consulting detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle has written four novels and more...
The Tempest
Shakespeare’s play The Tempest is set in an island in the Mediterranean Sea during the early seventeenth century. The plot...
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St. Clare’s
Among the books I’ve read Enid Blyton’s The Twins at St. Clare’s is one of the most spectacular. It was first published in...
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The Mighty Thor: In the Shadow of Mangog
The Mighty Thor: In the Shadow of Mangog is my favourite comic series. It’s written by Stan Lee, Gerry Conway and John Buscema....
King Arthur and His Knights
King Arthur and his Knights by Howard Pyle is a re-telling of the famous legend. The novel begins with the description of the...
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Alex Rider
Alex Rider: Snakehead is written by Anthony Horowitz and it was first published by Walker Books in September 2007. It is the...
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The Prince and the Pauper
A book I read recently is The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. It was first published by James R. Osgood & Co. in 1881....

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