Wycliffe

All around me is

Surrounded by trees,

From the majestic stags

To the birds and the bees.

Leaves every colour,

Brown, yellow and green.

This is one of the

Best sights I`ve ever seen.

Animal calls can be heard

From every single direction,

It sounds like a raging

General election!

The brown from the tress;

 the blue from the sky;

the insects ever crawling;

the squirrels zooming by.

The beautiful forest

It’s like London zoo,

Lots of people go there and

Everyday there`s something new

Asylum Seeking Daleks !!

I love this poem, and I hope you will too. Its irreverent and accessible attack on prejudice and bigotry in all its forms is like a breath of fresh air. Even better, click here to hear the poet reading it live. (And you can visit the poet's website here.) Now for the poem:
ASYLUM SEEKING DALEKS!
by Attila The Stockbroker
They claim their planet's dying:
that soon it's going to blow
And so they're coming here - they say
they've nowhere else to go....
With their strange computer voices
and their one eye on a pole
They're moving in next door and then
they're signing on the dole.....

Asylum seeking Daleks
are landing here at noon!
Why can't we simply send them back
or stick them on the moon?
It says here in the Daily Mail
they're coming here to stay -
The Loony Lefties let them in!
The middle class will pay......

They say that they're all pacifists:
that doesn't wash with me!
The last time I saw one I hid
Weeks behind the settee...
Good Lord - they're pink. With purple bumps!
There's photos of them here!
Not just extra-terrestial....
The bloody things are queer!

Yes! Homosexual Daleks
And they're sponging off the State!
With huge Arts Council grants
to teach delinquents how to skate!
It's all here in the paper -
I'd better tell the wife!
For soon they will EXTERMINATE
Our British way of life.....

This satire on crass ignorance
and tabloid-fostered fear
Is at an end. Now let me give
One message, loud and clear.
Golf course, shop floor or BNP:
Smash bigotry and hate!
Asylum seekers - welcome here.
You racists: emigrate

Insurgent - Veronica Roth

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so

Skulduggery Pleasant - Derek Landy

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant , Ace Detective, Snappy Dresser, Razor-tongued Wit, Crackerjack Sorcerer and Walking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton

—as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old.

These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil.

The end of the world?

Over his dead body.

War Horse - Micheal Morpurgo

War Horse holds special appeal for horse lovers, who care deeply about Joey’s plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War 1. The novel offers a unique perspective on the hardships endured by war horses, and the emotional and physical needs of horses in general. Because the novel is offered from the horse’s point of view, however, human relationships within the book are less satisfying.  - Written By Jasmine 9a1