Author Description of Book:
When Carlo and his mother Jessica, accept a free bus ticket from a strange old woman in the supermarket, they are really only being polite. Secretly they think she must be slightly batty, with her talk about a hundred free bus rides to the supermarket at the end of the world. How absurd! And yet, right outside their supermarket, which is of the most ordinary, everyday kind, a Number 13 bus pulls up... dark and blue and with gold stars, just like the ticket.
Feeling suddenly adventurous, Jessica and Carlo take their seats... and nothing turn out the way you would except.
Because the wonderful supermarket is real- but so are the horrible Dowlers, who are plotting and scheming to destroy it. What begins with fun and laughter becomes violent and dangerous, and the courage of a pair of resourceful children will be needed if the horrible, howling Dowlers are to be defeated.
What did I like/didn't like about the book?
I like how it included magic and how it could make you so interested. To be honest, I don't really dislike anything about this book, I think the author has written it very well.
What would have I changed?
I wouldn't change anything about this book. I think the idea of 100 free bus rides to the supermarket is really neat.
Rating:
4.5/5
Task:Create an author profile for the author of the book. Don't forget to list the other books he/she has written.
Full name:
Margaret Mahy
Date of Birth:
21st March 1936
Nationality:
New Zealander
Parents:
Frances George Mahy
Books written:
The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance, A Lion in the Meadow, The Haunting, The Tricksters, The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, The Seven Chinese Brothers, The Catalogue of the Universe, Maddigan's Fantasia, The Great White Man-eating Shark, A summery Saturday morning, Kaitangata Twitch, The Magician of Hoad, The great piratical rumbustification ; & The librarian and the robbers, The Witch in the Cherry Tree, 17 kings and 42 elephants, The Three-legged Cat, The Moon & Farmer McPhee, The Man from the Land of Fandango, Mister Whistler, Alchemy, The Green Bath, The Wind Between the Stars, The Dark Blue 100 Ride Bus Ticket, The Horrendous Hullabaloo, Underrunners, Jam: A True Story, The horribly haunted school, Footsteps Through the Fog, The Christmas tree tangle, The rattlebang picnic, The Boy With Two Shadows, Early Reader: Aunt Nasty, The Pirates' Mixed-Up Voyage, When the King Rides by, Down the dragon's tongue, The Chewing Gum Rescue and Other Stories, Shock Forest, Raging Robots and Unruly Uncles, The Gargling Gorilla, A Villain's Night Out, My Wonderful Aunt, Beaten by a balloon, Tiritimoras Tubertifas y Telefonos, The girl with the green ear, Bum, baby, bum bum!
What am I learning?
I'm learning to get better at remembering things from the books I read.
How am I progressing with my learning?
I think I am progressing well with my learning because this is the 3rd time I'm doing this task, and I don't think I have slacked off on any of them.
What questions/ ideas/ thoughts do I have now I have completed the task?
Did Margaret get inspired to write this book?
How long did she take to write this book?
What would I like to do next time?
Next time I would try to look harder for information about the author.
Questions:
What should I do next time?
What could I improve on?
Are there any improvements I can make?
