About
... the cool-reads team
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Cool-reads
is created and
run by Tim and Chris Cross. Cool-reads
was launched on 15 January 2001, when Tim was 11 and Chris 13 (we're now
12 and 14). We
are keen on books,
tennis,
snorkeling,
books,
computer
games, friends,
books,
the internet,
sailing,
books,
kayaking, roller
coasters, books,
James Bond
films, birthdays,
books, wildlife,
Africa,
books,
stilt-walking,
dogs,
books,
the beach, unicycles,
books.... |
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Chris
(left) currently does most of the web design and technical work,
although he also does a lot of reviews. If you have any
suggestions to do with the site you can E-mail him at [email protected] Tim (right) handles most of the E-mail communications, and does a bit of technical work & a lot of reviews! If you have any queries regarding the reviews or books you can E-mail him at [email protected] |
| Picture by Photo-Point http://www.photo-point.co.uk | |
... other cool-readers
Loads of other cool-readers around the world send in guest reviews, and comments on our reviews - which all help to make cool-reads better and more interesting. So, thank you to:
Alex Ramsay, Alexandra Storey, Alice Sepe, Alisha Lyrette, Anna Townsend, Becky, Ben Warren, Bianca, Billy Davies, Camille, Carey Robinson, Catherine Greig, Chantal Samuela, Charlotte Samson, Chris Wallis, Christina, Chrystal, Daniel James Tiplady, David, David Gerrard, Doug Chapman, Edmund Danon, Eleanor Pallot, Elizabeth Matter, Elle Newby, Emma Sedman, Esther Gan, Felicity Martin, Fiona McCollum, Flora, Hannah Arthur, Hannah Rogers, Hannah Shaw-Williams, Harry, Heather Constantine, Helen Sanders, Hilary Kanghollow, Hoi-Man Cheng, Jack Dentith, Jama Abdulla, James Turner, Jamie Thunder, Jen Allan, Jennifer, Jeremy Hoskins, Jessica Smith-Lamkin, Jezzabel, Joao, Joe, John Jose, Joseph Scales, Julia, Karen, Katie, Katriona Chipman, Lucy Richards, Madeleine Bradshaw, Maree Mcconnell, Margaret, Mark Corbridge, Martin Cammidge, Martin Pryce, Melanie Butler, Miriam, Natalie Kimberley, Nataly, Nic Harris, Nicky Yeomans, Olivia, Ollie Lynes, Patrick Johnson, Patrick MacLeod Cullen, Piran, Prashanti Manchikanti, Rebecca, Rebecca Lunato-Doyen, Rob Pryce, Ruth Mead, Sam Wilson, Samantha Westend, Sarah Beverstock, Sarah North, Sarah Sedman, Sophie, Stephanie Fletcher, Thomas Shelton, Thomas Welch, Tim Sanders, Tom May, Vivienne, Zizzy Hamer
... our *star reviewers*
We've now got four star reviewers *
| Rebecca Varley-Winter | Alex Varley-Winter |
| Rebecca,
15, lives on the Isle of Wight, England and likes reading,
drawing, wildlife,
travelling, writing
stories, surfing the
net, pottery,
New Zealand, sailing on tall
ships, snorkeling,
parties, friends,
family, chocolate,
Italian food,
my dog, skiing,
the countryside,
Christmas, films,
music by The Dandy Warhols,
playing percussion. Favourite book: Northern Lights by Philip Pullman Favourite film (one of them, anyway): The Sixth Sense |
Alex,
15, lives on the Isle of Wight,
England and likes reading, writing
stories, drama, school
plays, skiing, fencing (when I get round to
it), drawing- especially with pastels,
playing my clarinet, walking the
dog, wildlife, making clay sculptures and
pots, playing computer games, travelling,
friends, throwing
parties, Christmas, singing,
films, the
countryside, juggling (badly), family,
snow, Italy, eating,
laughing, sleeping. Favourite author (well, one of them): J.K Rowling. Favourite film (well, one of them): A Room With A View. |
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| See Rebecca's reviews - Go | See Alex's Reviews - Go |
| Hilary Martin | Elizabeth Collingwood |
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Hilary, 13, lives in Brisbane, Australia and hates fashion, pop music, and health lessons. Likes classical music, going overseas, skiing, beaches, bungy jumping, stilt walking (when I get a chance), horse riding, camping, cooking and playing in the pool, reading, fencing, rock climbing, playing with her dog, playing piano & clarinet, canoeing, Christmas, islands, surfing, farms, and cold rivers |
Elizabeth, 13, lives in Herefordshire, England and hates shopping, likes animals, riding, stilt-walking, unicycling, reading, sailing, swimming in freezing lakes, climbing, roller-blading, cycling, camping, playing the clarinet & piano, going to trotting races |
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| See Hilary's reviews - Go | See Elizabeth's reviews - Go |
* to
be a star reviewer you have to send in at least 3 usable reviews a month,
and to have done this for the last 3 months.
... the site
This website was created from scratch using Microsoft FrontPage 2000. Access 2000 was used for the database management. We used FrontPage to create the Database Results regions which allow you to search the site and display the reviews. The site is best viewed in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 which you can download free from the Microsoft site at http://www.microsoft.com.
