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Tom recommends this book which is his favorite.

Read what the critics said about it.

“After Harry the Magician, here comes Oscar the Medicus! And it’s great! After reading Oscar Pill, adolescents will listen to their heartbeats in a new way. They are going to love it!”
- RTL, YA Holiday Pick of 2009

“Eli Anderson, the modern day Jules Verne…” - Elle

“Incredibly original, Eli Anderson’s fantastic young adult saga is as enthralling as those of J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, or Alison Goodman.”
-  24 Heures

Get an idea of the story.

Just like any other twelve year old boy, Oscar Pill’s daily life was filled with brotherly teasing, playground intrigues and schoolboy crushes. It was a perfectly ordinary life, that is, until the day he discovered he had a secret gift, and that he belonged to a very special order: the Medicus.        

Deep within the fortified walls of Cumides Circle, the Council of the Medicus is convening an emergency meeting. A terrible danger has just been unleashed – the Black Prince of the Pathologus, dark beings intent on destroying humanity, has just escaped from prison…        

As a Medicus, Oscar is called to Cumides Circle, a strange dwelling where trees can talk and move about, where books – often stubborn creatures – have voices, and where, most importantly, Oscar discovers that it is possible to travel inside living beings, including other humans.     Summoned to join the battle against the Pathologus, Oscar embarks on an adventure that will change his life.    

Oscar’s journey will open the gateways to the five Universes. Traveling from the Universe of Hepatolia (Book One), to the Universe of Spiros (Book Two), the Universe of Embrye (Book Three), and the Universe of Genetys (Book Four), Oscar has to learn to master his own powers as a Medicus and to prove himself by accomplishing the missions assigned to him. Along the way, he begins to shed light on the mysteries of his past and to understand why this ancient conflict has come to center on him. His adventures culminate in a terrifying confrontation with the Grand Pathologus that unfolds in the most fascinating and dangerous universe of all, the Universe of Cerebra (Book Five).        

At every moment of his voyage, Oscar is haunted by the memory of his father, a man he never knew but who somehow has always seemed close by. Vitaly Pill was a Medicus emeritus, one of the greatest of the order, but he disappeared in obscure circumstances before Oscar’s birth.        

The adventures of Oscar Pill are a roller-coaster ride of intrigue, adventure and pure ingenuity. The human body is transformed into a fascinating field of exploration, yielding discoveries that are at times both terrifying and fun. It provides a battlefield upon which Oscar, his friends and his enemies, meet in the eternal struggle between Good and Evil.

The first volume, The Revelation of the Medicus, was published in France in November 2009. The second, The Two Kingdoms, will come out in May 2010.

Here is the link to the book trailer

Have you heard about it or already read it too?

Thanks Tom for your advise. What about you readers, have you got a favorite book you'd like to share?

First listen to this song again and then give me your views on miracles.

The United Kingdom finally has a new Prime Minister - David Cameron! The leader of the Conservatives took the job five days after the election.

But because no political party won enough support to be in power on their own - the Conservatives are going to have to share power with the Liberal Democrats.

So what about Gordon Brown? Well, just a couple of hours before David Cameron became Prime Minister , Gordon Brown moved out of number 10 - along with his wife sarah, and their two children John and Fraser. The last thing Mr Brown did was thank his kids.....

"I thank my sons John and Fraser for the love and joy they bring to our lives. And as I leave the second most important job I could ever hold, I cherish even more the first, as a husband and father. Thank you and goodbye."

So we know who's going to be in charge now - but what changes would you make if you were in Number 10.....

The BBC asked the question a little while ago. Here are some answers:"If I was Prime Minister I would change one thing - I would stop the destruction of habitats." "i'd encourage the electric car to stop pollution." "I would introduce more speed cameras because I see people driving too fast- especially near schools."

What about you? Have you got any ideas?

to know more about Mr Cameron go to this site

Five people are thought have died in Oklahoma in America after several tornadoes hit the Southern Plains region.

Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed.

Some highways had to be shut down because of wrecked cars and trucks.

And the 100mph winds forced the Oklahoma airport to shut after it damaged a load of planes.

Impressing and frightening no? Next time you could perhaps exchange on the weather with your correspondants.