This book is fantastic, I can’t believe it didn’t get into the shortlists. This is the best book I have read In the MBA.
Rating 9/10
Age Rating 10+

Some parts of this book are good because the writer gave the charachters lots of different charateristics and the writer made the characters really confused about relationship. However, the bad thing is that it contains too much slang words and not appropiate words.

First impression: after 2012, tragedy, carbon dioxide rations, greenhouse gas emissions, love, floods, pigs, relationships.
After reading: Plot-Laura’s relationships were really cute but it was very predictable that in the end Laura was going to get with Adisa. Their band the ‘dirty angels’ was so cool and there sort of music was really relevant to me. It was really exciting so a real page-turner. The topic was weirdly cool and interesting. 5 out of 5!
Characterisation- it was really sweet that Laura was so closely attached to a pig which is absolutely repulsive but O.K if you’re someone who likes pigs. I actually was attached to the main character as it was a diary so it was quite personal, Laura was a caring person but it was like she had had enough. 5 out of 5!
Language/writing style- I loved the pictures and the way it was structured like a diary. The factual information was of extreme accuracy and the use of words was really conveying so it kept me reading. 5 out of 5!
Appeal- I found this book really interesting and I simply love it. It was assort of tragedy but I had fun reading it. It’s aimed at 11+ because of the foul language (swearwords), the characters personalities and the vocabulary. I can’t wait for r the sequel! 4 out of 5!
Overall the grand total is 19 out of 20!

I loved this book. It is a really relevant book as it is what might happen if we don’t go straight. i enjoyed it because it is about our age group and the characters have dreams like real people. I like how it all seems hopeless and they turn it around and pull together and get through. I normally bang on about swear words in books but it is good how the author knows how to use them and it feels like an actual conversation. It is a good book for 9-14 year olds and I hope it wins. 8/10

Carbon Diaries is about a girl named Laura whose life completly changes when the UK starts a rationing system and everything starts going wrong. The boy that Laura is in ‘love’ with turns out to be just a distant friend. Her parents are thinking about divorcing and her older sister,Kim, is hanging around with the totally wrong crowd. What can Laura do when London is going through a drought and then a flood? Can she rely on her best friend Adi, her old neighbour Arthur and her band, The Dirty Angels, to help her cope through difficult situations?

I enjoyed this book and it kept getting more and more exciting. It’s a real insight into a teenager’s mind when the things we take for granted start to become scarce.

i like this book because it is set in 2015. because is saying wat night happen in the future and talking about climate change

Carbon Diaries is a great moving book about the future because now everyone thinks that in the future everything is shiny and there are hover cars and every thing,but no, polution has took over and now you have ration cards on how much energy you can use . Laura’s world has turned upside down. This book shows how her and her family have to cope with life .Unfortunately its not going so well for laura as she has so many problems in her life …Ravi datta, her band,the dirty angels and her sister kim……

Get ready to see the hazordous life of Laura in 2015. She has to get through a life of boys, bands & pigs. Prepare to read the brain washingly brilliant story of Carbon Diarys. This book is a sensation to the world of BOOKS!!!:)

The carbon diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd

This book is about a girl called Laura who is having more trouble than us with global warming. Nothing seems good and the only way she can calm down is to be with her band ,the dirty angels. She has a carbon card but her sister uses hers up and is sent to a camp to practice stopping. In summer there is a drought and in winter there is a flood. Her dad goes crazy and her mum joins Laura’s colledge teachers womens society program. Even her band is hard to be with as her friend keeps making horrible remarks.
I would recommend this book to 10-15 year olds.

I liked reading this book because i think it is a good book because the writer has used very good adjectives .