Hotlist 27th October
Monday 27 October 2008
This week’s Hotlist is a special book edition with a brand new competition and a load of reviews from the best books around.
Read all about it competition
COMPETITION CLOSED
We’re giving away three sets of books for three lucky winners.
Book set 1...
DJ MacHale - The Pendragon Adventure
This adventure fantasy follows the life of Bobby Pendragon who discovers that he and his two best friends must become ‘travellers’, drifting from one time to another, to save the world. Can they cope? We’ve got three books from the series including:-
- The Merchant of Death
- The Lost City of Faar
- The Pilgrims of Rayne
Darren Shan – Deaths Shadow
The latest book in the ‘Demonata’ series sees Bec with Bill-E’s memories, and she has the ability to absorb the memories of anyone she touches too. As if things couldn’t any worse, her house is attacked by werewolves.
Book set 2...
Keith Gray – Ostrich Boys
Blake, Kenny, Sim and Ross are best friends until one fatal day when Ross is killed in an accident. After a less than worthy funeral, they decide to steal his ashes and travel to the one place Ross always wanted to visit. It’s a tearjerker.
Daniel Waters – Generation Dead
Generation Dead is unlike any other book. It’s about living and dead teens at a typical secondary school – the zombies aren’t the scary types you’d expect though, they’re normal teenagers. Weird huh?
Linda Buckley Archer – The Tar Man
Peter Shock and Kate Dyer are accidently taken back to 1763, whilst the evil Tar Man of that time takes their place in the 21 st Century. Will NASA do the right thing and save them before the time effects take its toll?
Sherry Ashworth – Close Up
Jimmy loves films, not only because of the story they tell but because it helps him forget about his parental problems. But he must face his problems when his dad suddenly comes back into his life and gives him with everything money can buy. But there’s a twist...
Book set 3
There’s more. We’re also giving away:-
- Tim Bowler - Blade Closing In and Blade Playing Dead
- Grace Dent – Shiraz Fame Diaries
- Inbali Iserles – The Bloodstone Bird
- Joanna Nadin – The Life of Riley
To be one of our three lucky winners, all you have to do is:-
Name one type of poetry that was mentioned in our Poetry article.
Easy as that.
Email your answer with your name, age and address and we’ll get back to you in a few weeks.
Singles
Dido – Don’t Believe in Love
It’s been ages since we heard anything from Dido and unfortunately, her new single is nowhere near as good as her other ones. It sounds really dated and lacks the feeling of ‘White Flag’ and ‘Here with Me’ – she even sounds a bit bored sometimes. It’s not the best comeback song we’ve heard. (2/5)
Razorlight – Wire to Wire
Okay, the first thing that came into our heads was ‘depressed much?’ It starts mellow and gets a bit more upbeat, sometimes sounding a little like a gospel song, but don’t rely on it to lift your mood – ever.(3/5)
Hot news
- A report that analyses the most loved and hated accents revealed that Amy Winehouse’s cockney twang was the most annoying, whilst Cheryl Cole’s Geordie accent was best loved, followed closely by Cat Deeley’s Brummie drawl.
- Four friends nicknamed the ‘Ocean Girls’ are attempting to set the world record for the first and fastest all female crew to row through the Indian Ocean – oh yeah, they want to row naked too.
- RAF pilot Andy Green, who made history in 1997 when he drove the jet-powered Thrust SSC at 763mph, will attempt to drive a new vehicle called Bloodhound which can reach a speed of 1,000mph – faster than a speeding bullet.
- The father of knife crime victim Damilola Taylor, has criticised pop star Katy Perry, branding her “out of her mind,” after a picture of her posing with a three inch knife made rounds on the internet.
- The government is preparing the best way to teach students from the age of 5 new PSHE lessons that will cover sex, relationships, drugs and alcohol, after teaching in the UK was declared “patchy” by ministers.
Half term at Soccer Schools
Arsenal Football club want to make your half term as fun as possible. When you sign up for a Soccer Schools course you’ll get trained professionals who can teach you the best warm ups and techniques and will prepare you for fun games and friendly matches too. For more information, or to find out about all-things-arsenal, visit Arsenal Soccer Schools.
Deaths Shadow
To celebrate the success of Darren Shan’s ‘Demonata’ series, HarperCollins is launching a way for you to scare your friends – perfect for a Halloween prank. All you have to do is visit The Scare A Mortal Portal where you can create a scary video to share around. Go ahead and try it!
ReadGeneration
Arts Council England is encouraging everyone to read by getting people to bring books back in to their everyday life. Its ReadGeneration campaign will host a range of competitions and promotions as well as events at universities and educational establishments throughout the UK. If you want to let the bookworm in you out then visit Read Generation.
