Albert and the Magician. By:Leon Mcauly

At Assembly on Monday morning the headmaster, Mr Curry, The Chicken, had made a very Important, Interesting and Exciting announcement. Albert was bored. The only thing that was important, interesting and exciting as far as he was concerned was that school was breaking up on Friday.

The Race Across America. By:Geronimo Stilton

We pedaled for hours. After 5 miles, I was out of breath. After 15 miles, I had cramps in my paws. After 25 miles, my mouth was so dry, I had a hard time breathing. After 50 miles, my back was so sore, I wanted to scream. After 75 miles, I wanted to cry. After 100 miles, I fell of my bike!

Treasure Island. By:Robert Louis Stevenson

It was fine open walking here, upon the summit; our way lay a little downhill, for, as I have said, the plateau tilted towards the west. The pines, great and small, grew wide apart; and even between the clumps of nutmeg and azlea, wide open spaces baked in the hot sunshine. Striking, as we did, pretty near north-west across the island, we drew, on the one hand, ever nearer under the shoulders of the Spy-glass, and on the other, looked ever wider over the western bay where I had once tossed and trembled in the coracle.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. By:Jeff Kinney

When I looked more closely, I found out it wasn't an ordinary mobile phone. It was called a "Ladybug". The phone didn't have a keypad on it or anything. It only had two buttons:one to call home and one for emergencies. So it's pretty much useless.