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At school we often ask the kids to review a book they have been reading. Recently I thought to myself when was the last time I produced a book review. I couldn't remember. So I decided to write several for the website www.readingzone.com to remind me what it is like to write a book review to a deadline. I found it quite a challenge and realised that some kids will find the process equally as challenging! I do feel we shouldn't ask kids to do something we are not prepared to do ourselves. Ultimately I enjoyed the books and creating reviews which have been published on the website, and I have a better understanding of what I am asking the kids to do when I ask them to write a short review. Hopefully I can offer better guidance to those who find the task a struggle, and I will keep writing reviews for the website too.  The links are below for the two books I recently reviewed: 

The M Word by Brian Conaghan
https://readingzone.com/index.php?zone=sz&page=your_review&id=5554
(31/5/2021 Reading Zone has migrated to a new website and this review has not been transferred) 

A Hurricane in My Head by Matt Abbott
https://www.readingzone.com/books/a-hurricane-in-my-head/#review21861

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