Tollcross Primary School

BooksfromScotland.com asked the pupils of Tollcross Primary School, in Edinburgh, for their favourite Scottish Books.

Up On Cloud Nine was written by Anne Fine. She is a children’s (and adults’) author and writes loads of great books. Doubleday published this story.

Stolly and Iain are the main characters in this story . Stolly is in a hospital bed throughout the whole story. Iain is writing all that has happened during his life. Stolly is a hard child to cope with and he is very weird. Iain's mum is almost always looking after Stolly and Iain because Stolly's mum is usually away. Stolly is always having accidents and Iain doesn’t think they are really accidents because he is always hurting himself.

There are some things that happen to Stolly that are really funny but other things are sad. I personally think that Anne Fine is a really good author so I like this book a lot. I would recommend this book to most people who are over ten. I saw stuff at the festival about the book.

If you like stories with clues and searching then this book, by Joan Lingard, might be for you. The name of this book is Natasha's Will. It was published in the year 2000 by Puffin.

The main characters are Natasha, Sonya and Alex. The other characters are Boris, Mr Hatton, Flich, Duncan and Anna.This book is about Natasha, who is dead. When she was alive she wrote a will, a will that allowed a family to have her bed and breakfast. The family have lost the will.Two people come to the door because they haven’t paid the rent for ages.They get two months to try and find the will. Later on in the book they they find the will and it says that Natasha left the Bed and Breakfast to that family. Then the two men leave them alone and they start paying the rent and they become a much happier family.

I enjoyed the book because of the wee boy sneaking around looking for Natasha’s will. I thought that it was an amazing book and would recommend it to anyone.

An leabhar-là air chuairt

’S e an An leabhar-là air chuairt an dara leabhar ann an sreath de thrì.Sgrìobh Morag Stiùbhart e,agus chaidh a fhoillseachach ann an 2004,le Acair.

Chaidh Anna dhan Spàinn le a màthair agus Auntie Peggy, airson nan laithean saora.Thachair i ri balach beag bochd , a bha leis fhèin fad na h-uine. Bha i amharasach agus nuair a thìll i dhachaidh choimhead i air an eadar-lìon. Fhuair
i a-mach gum b’e esan am balach a chaidh air chall bliadhna air ais.

Tha sinn a’ moladh gum biodh an nobhail seo freagarrach airson cloinne aois ochd gu deich bliadhna a dh’aois.Tha an dòigh sgrìobhaidh seo, le earrannan bhon leabhar-là Anna, gu math tarraingeach.

An Siopsaidh Agus An t-Aingeal

Inntinneach? Eibhinn? ‘S e leabhar miorbhaileach math a th’anns an An Siopsaidh Agus An t-Aingeal, a’ sgriobh Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul. Chaidh a fhoillseachadh le Acair ann an 2002 agus ‘s e leabhar uamhasach èibhinn a th’ann.

‘S e suidheachadh na nobhail taigh beag ann an Glaschu far a’ bheil a’ phriomh charactar, Annag Thana, a fuireach còmhla ris an teaghlach bhrònach aice. Chan urrainn dha Seòras Seang sguir a’ ruith, Ciorstaidh Cruinn sguir ag ithe theoclaid, neo Ruairidh Reamhar sguir a’ cluich gheamannan choimpiutaireachd.
Tha Annag bhochd glaiste anns a’ mheadhan den theaghlach neo-àbhaisteach seo. Aon latha, thàinig litir bho Dhia! Sin dìreach an toiseach! Tha Annag a’ coinneachadh ri Aingeal, tha an cù, Dìleas, a’ bruidhinn agus tha Seòras, Ciorstaidh agus Ruairidh glaiste ann an tìm. An urrainn dha Annag an sàbhaladh?

Tha mise a’ smaointinn gu bheil ‘An Siopsaidh Agus An t-Aingeal’ na leabhar àlainn. Bhithinn ga mholadh gu duine sam bith, aois sam bith. Cho spòrsail ri Seoras Seang, tha ‘An Siopsaidh Agus An t-Aingeal’ a’ toirt teachdaireachd mòr dhan a h-uile duine, gum biodh an saoghal na aite na b’fhearr ma bhiodh beagan nas motha gràdh ann an cridhe a h-uile duine.

An Turas Èiginneach

Mas toil leat sgeulachdan fìor, neo eachdraidheil, ’s e seo an leabhar dhutsa! Mar is toill, na leugh an còir den lèirmheas!
’S e ainm na nobhail An Turas Èiginneach, agus chaidh a sgriobadh le Kathleen Fidler. Sgriobh Katleen Fidler tòrr leabharaichean sa bheurla, ach a-nis chuir Cairistìona Dick, Marion Halperrn agus Ian Mac an Tàilleir, leabharaichean aice mar An Fear òg Agus an Tuagh Umha agus An Turas Èiginneach gu Gaidhlig. Chaidh an leabhar seo a fhoillseachadh ann an 1992 le Canongate.

Tha an leabhar seo steidhtiche aig àm nam fuadachan, anns an 19mh lìnn. Tha na ceithir Moirich, Ciorstaidh, Ceit, Dàibhidh agus Seùmas, a’ fuireach gu comhfhurtail ann an Cul Mhàilidh, faisg air Goillspidh. Ach nuair a bhios a’ Bhan Duic Cataibh ag iarraidh an talamh aca airson caorach, theid aca ri theichadh gu Glaschu. Tha an dòigh beatha ann an Glaschu cruaidh orra uile, gu h-àiridh air a’ chloinn a tha ag obair ann am factaraidh airson sia làithean gach seachdain. Mar sin, thèid iad air bata còmhla ri ceudan de dhaoine Albannach eile dhan Abhainn Ruadh ann an Canada. Ach nuair a ruigeas iad an Abhainn Ruadh, chan eil rudan mar a bha dùil aca.

’S e ar beachdsa gur e leabhar air leth math is inntineach a th’ann. Tha e beagan dòrainneach anns a mheadhan ged tà! (Nuair a ruigeas iad Canada an-toiseach)

Tha an leabhar seo freagarrach airson cloinne aois deich agus air adhart.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Do you like wizards/witches? If you do then do you like stories about them? If you do then you must stick your head into tthis terrific book! Harry Potter and the half blood prince is full of exciting events. J.K Rowling must be one of the authors who fill their books with the most action and thrill. You really just want to know what happens next. All of her other Harry Potter books are the same.When your finished you just want to pick up the next book. It was published by Bloomsberg in 2005. When you buy it be ready for the most thrilling thing of your life.

This story is about a boy named Harry Potter. Harry goes to a school called Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He just turned sixteen when he started school that year. He had a quest to follow. But what sort of quest? Is that maybe what Dumbledore wanted him for every Monday at eight o’clock? This quest has to be finished when Dumbledore dies. But who will complete the hunt to kill the dark lord? Will he be alone? Will he succeed in what lies ahead. You can only find out if you read from the first page to the last. Read it or miss the most thrilling adventure of your life!
(Some parts of the book contain romance so be careful.)

My idea of the book is that it is filled with everything like action, thrill and laughter. It is an amazing book for people of every age even over 50 years of age!

Sràid na h-Eala

Mas toil leat sgiorraidhean le Lochlannaich annta, ‘s dòcha gur e seo an leabhar dhutsa! Sgrìobh Màiri Anna NicDhomhnaill an nobhail seo, Sràid Na h-Eala, agus chaidh a fhoillseachadh le Acair ann an 1994. Tha e freagarrach airson cloinne aois naoi gu trì -deug.

‘S e na prìomh charactaran Eilidh agus Eachann , piuthar agus bràthair . Ghoid na Lochlannaich iad nuair a bha iad beag agus tha iad air a bhith nan tràillean airson bliadhnaichean. Chaidh iad air astar-chuain, còmhla ri Karlsefni , gasgeach agus Lochlannach , a lorg Graonlainn. An robh iad soirbheachail? Am d’’fhuair iad dhachaidh dhan duthaich aca fhèin?. Lorg barrachd fiosrachaidh sa nobhail.

Ged a bha an sgeulachd tarraingeach, bha an cànan caran doirbh agus chosg sinn tòrr uine a’ coimhead anns an fhaclair. Bhitheamaid a; moladh an leabhair seo gu duine sam bith le uidh anns a’ chuspair agus tìde gu leor airson a bhith ga leughadh.