Everyone is back to school, but we still have a few reviews from our summer readers! If you’re looking for something good to read this fall, these were proven popular with kids!
I loved this book, What Comes Next by Rob Buyea because it was a heartwarming, and adventurous read! This book was about a girl named Thea who recently lost her BFF, Charlie, to a car crash. She becomes mute and doesn’t speak AT ALL, because of the pain. Then, her mom and dad agree to get a cute new dog for the family to have named Jack-Jack! He changes Thea’s life by putting her out of her misery! I liked this book so much because it teaches readers to be resilient, even through hard times!
This book is about Harry Potter. It starts off with Harry stuck in his Aunt and Uncle’s house. Then a house elf by the name of Dobby appears and causes trouble and Harry is not allowed to go to Hogwarts again. Then while Harry is asleep he wakes up to find his friend Ron at the window with his brothers Fred and George riding their dad’s flying car. They came to take Harry to their house for the remainder of the summer. When Harry went to Hogwarts, there started to be attacks from a basilisk which petrified people. Hermione is one of the people who got petrified. Harry finds out how to get into the Chamber of Secrets and finds out that Tom riddle is actually Voldemort and Harry saves Ginny by destroying Tom Riddle’s diary with a Basilisk fang. I liked the book because it is interesting.
This book starts off with Harry in his aunt and uncle’s house like always. Dudley (his cousin) is on a diet and Harry is just not enjoying anything at all. After a while the Weasleys come and pick harry up and take him to the Quidditch World Cup. Then Death Eaters come and ruin the whole place but everybody gets out. Once Harry was at Hogwarts someone at school entered him into the Triwizard Tournament and he had to participate. Once he reached the cup he teleported to a graveyard where Voldemort regained power but Harry made it out safely. I liked this book because it is interesting.
Alvin is a boy. He is afraid of many things. He is scared of camping. But they are going camping, so Alvin packs up, trembling. They hop into the car and drive of. They drive into a rainstorm. They need to go back but they can’t go back. ”We need to go back” “How?“said Alvin. “ We’ll just have to figure it out.” The rainstorm stopped. They got out and set up the tent in the wood. Alvin got mostly all the stuff. They stopped. There was an alien that stood in front of him. “My name is Beaufeuillet. He joined their camping. At the end of the day they all camped under the stars. Then they went home. The End I like this book because I like Alvin’s bravery, because he has to climb a tree to save his dad. I like this book because this book is really realistic. I like this book because it is adventurous.
This book is about four crocodiles named Pam, Will, Jill and Sam. They think it is hot outside so the think about going to the beach. They put their swimsuits and hats on, and sunscreen and sunglasses and they go to the beach, but they get lost and see a playground and stop and have a picnic and take a nap. They go up a big hill and finally get to the beach but it’s night and they go swimming. I like the book because it is funny and it has good pictures.
The book was about a bunch of boys who play baseball and a person on their team was sick. So Amelia said she would play for him but she had no idea how to play. They tried to show her how to play. But she did not understand. Still, later that day she went to play and in the end they won. I like this book because it is funny.
Ada and Jamie Smith escape their cruel mother, and ride a train far away from their current home in London. Children are given away for anyone to take at the train station. Everyone gets chosen besides Ada and Jamie. People looking for children ask Ada what happened to her foot. “Got run over by a brewers cart,” she would say. The truth, though, was that Ada had an untreated clubfoot. She didn’t want people to be scared away because of her foot. When no one took in Ada or Jamie, Susan Smith, whose last name being the same as Ada and Jamie’s being completely coincidental, was forced to take them in. Reluctantly, she took them in. She warns them that she is not a nice person. But Ada doesn’t understand how she isn’t a nice person if she’s so much nicer than their mom. The only reason that Ada and Jamie were able to escape was because of WWII, which was allowing children to escape London and go to Kent. Ada wasn’t sure she liked Ms. Smiths parenting methods, however, she much preferred them over her mom’s. The War starts getting worse, and going into the Anderson shelter(a small room buried underground) every night was growing to be a pain. When Ada and Jamie’s old mom came back to fetch them, just realizing she paid for them to be gone, she brought them right back. Their mom was very cruel to Ada, always shaming her for her foot. When they got back, tons of bombs dropped on London, as Ada and Jamie tried to escape the bombs, they saw Ms. Smith. They ran to her. Ms. Smith brought them back home to find out that their house was bombed. Butter, Ada’s horse and Bovril, Jamie’s cat, are both alright. Ada was scared, and she had just realized how serious the war was. I rate this book a 9/10. It was full of action and fun to read. I would totally recommend this book to a friend. The character buildup could’ve been a little bit quicker, but other than that, this book was really good and I totally recommend it
I like this book because it is about two friends pranking together. It is about the two friends who get their principal fired by accident and get a very strict principal and have to prank him so bad he has to leave of embarrassment and their first principal comes back.
The book is about two sisters who can stand each other, but one day, a snake shows up and they have to work together. I really liked that book because it shows what happens with siblings. And even if you fight, you have to get through things together. That is why i really like the book. I give the book 100,000 stars!
I liked this book because it is about helping people friendships and love. This book is about seven friends going into 7th grade. It is very different and they are missing their teacher from last year (Mr. Terupt). It talks about school and challenges they have to face. That is why I liked Mr. Terupt Falls Again.
The dragon in my book is named Eldridge. My book was about a giant named Largessa who needs her magical harp back. it was stolen after Ivy’s fairy godmother Drusilla gave magic beans to Jack, they grew into a giant beanstalk which lead to Largessa’s kingdom. Jack stole a bag of gold, a magical harp, and a goose that laid golden eggs. Jack later founded a kingdom named Jackopia that was COMPLETELY made out of gold. The harp put Largessa to sleep but without it, she hasn’t slept in nearly 1,000 years and she is very grumpy. Ivy, Eldridge, and the stable boy from the castle (Owen), must travel to Jackopia to retrieve the harp or else Largessa will crush the kingdom with giant boulders and feed Toadstool (Drusilla’s fairy goat) to the Meanstalk (A new type of magical living chomping beanstalk Largessa created. I like this book because it teaches Jackopia’s kingdom a lesson.
-Isabelle M, grade 4
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And there you have it…the last page of reviews by kids until 2022. (Unless you want to send us a review to share.)
But it’s not the end of reading! Just visit the library and we can give you a million (okay, a dozen) suggestions for a book you might enjoy to check out and take home for a cozy day of reading. We love to help kids (and parents) find their next favorite book…
I like this book because it shows anyone can change and become a better person. The book is about a bully named Chase Ambrose falling on his head and forgetting everything. Chase has a chance to become a better person and change. That is what Restart is about.
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl is about Zita, she accidentally opens a portal to space and ends up becoming a hero! But, in the third book, (this one) Zita gets sentenced to the dungeons by the Dungeon Lord. Even worse, her companion Mouse is sent to an execution. She sees a blue figure but doesn’t say anything about it. In the dungeon she finds Raggy, who developed from a rag pile in the dungeons. Then, there is Femur, the skeleton. They can both talk and when Zita escapes, it’s thanks to Femurs pinkie finger! She finds the blue figure again and follows it. They find a Leviathan which is suppose to be floating in space but is really giving the Dungeon Lord all of it’s power. Zita tries to free the Leviathan but ends up getting back to the dungeons. The blue figure does escape though.
The Dungeon Lord sentences Zita to the mines and says that every day she works for him he will put off Mouse’s execution. He also tells her that he plans to destroy her world!! But meanwhile, all of the friends she’s made are going to look for her! After a day after working in the mines, she thinks now she does belong in a cell. Raggy and Femur try to cheer her up but it’s no use. The next day in the mines she needs to break open a rock but instead she hits the screed. (A type of robot that’s evil) She gets saved by the blue figure again and actually gets out; but while they are jumping into a huge void Zita gets the blue figure unmasked and realizes that its Joseph, her old friend.
They get a connection with Piper and Madrigal, some other friends, they even have Strong, Strong and One. They also found… a time jump crystal! They go back to the dungeons and start their plan. Joseph betrays Zita and Raggy and Femur start a prison riot. They free Mouse and Joseph almost gets killed but they save him! Leviathan gets freed but the planet is going to implode. Joseph and Zita are about to board Zita’s spaceship but then she tells it to pick up Raggy and Femur. They start running to go to Piper’s spaceship but the Dungeon Lord grabs them. One shoots at the Dungeon Lord and Randy the Robot blasts a portal back to earth for Zita and Joseph.
Jessica M, grade 4
Upside Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins
I read Upside Down Magic. It is about a girl named Nory, and she is a Flexer. Flexers have special powers, like transforming into animals. I really liked the book because Nory isn’t a normal Flexer–she turns into two animals at once. Elliot is Nory’s friend and he is a Flare but instead of fire, he makes ice. Together they make a great team.
The book, Who Was Maya Angelou by Ellen Labrecque, is a book about Maya Angelou. I think this person is inspiring because she wrote beautiful poems and said nice speeches. But most of all I am inspired by how she kept going even with all the sorrow in her life.
The book, The Mysterious Benedict Society, was a great book with many plot twists and a-lot of adventure. This book is about this group of scholars that go on a trip to a secret boarding school under-cover. On their trip they go through many secret passages and inhale huge secrets. Though they go through many challenges they have a choice to leave but they don’t…..
Linked is about a town in Colorado. In this town someone sprayed a swastika symbol on a wall. It happens more and more but no one knows who’s doing it. Plus, there is only one Jewish girl, or so they thought…. In the end, the first person to solve the crime was the famous Adam Tom, the YouTuber. Then the principal found out. There are no animals helping, only kids. Even though there was no detective (Police don’t count?) it was still a great mystery book! This book is definitely a 10/10!
(for the Mystery Challenge, which for the Tales & Tails summer reading program asked if any animals helped to solve the mystery)
A piano was playing by nothing was playing it. Then Jack and Annie heard a noise. It was loud. They went outside. They saw a troop of horses. They hid in the barrels that they saw. When they got out they saw a man with a six shooter gun. He was about to shoot when Jack and Annie told the real story. “Very brave of you taking care of my little horse” said the man. Then the troop of horses came back. Jack and Annie and the man quickly got on the horses. When they got to the Grand Canyon they drank tea and ate biscuits when it was morning. And then the man left. The End.
I like when the piano was playing by itself. The story was interesting because the man actually helped Jack and Annie get away from the horses.
Logan M, pre-K
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We should have one or two more entries of Summer Reading Reviews. Then on to some of the topics suggested for our blog in the BellaOnBooks Reading Challenge!
Here are more of our favorite reviews of this summer…
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Smile, by Raina Telgemeier Smile is about a girl named Raina that accidentally tripped and two front teeth fell out from Raina’s mouth. Raina goes to school and everyone is asking her what happened. Raina doesn’t like going to the Dentist appointments, AT ALL. Her friends make fun of her sometimes and eventually Raina yells at them and leaves their friend group. Raina does make new friends and Raina is happy again! She and her new friends are VERY happy and Raina’s teeth are better too. I really liked Smile and would rate the book five out of five stars!
– Jessica, grade 5
Al Capone Does My Shirtsby Gennifer Choldenko Al Capone Does My Shirts was a great book! It is about a 12-year-old boy named Moose Flanagan in 1935 who moves to the prison island Alcatraz which houses infamous criminals known as notorious Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly, and Al Capone. He meets kids that plan so many schemes they might as well be criminals themselves, and has to protect his older sister Natalie, who is not as normal as other kids. I really liked this book, because Moose really cares for his sister!
– Victoria, grade 6
Storm RunnersBy Roland Smith Chase is a boy. He lives on a farm. Chase lives with Mama Rosa and Nicole. One day it is time for Chase to start school so Nicole takes him to the bus stop. The bus arrives and Chase hops on and goes to school. Chase meets Ricard Krupp. He is Chase’s teacher. “Hi,” says Mrs. Krupp”. “Hi” Chase says back. Chase sits back in his chair. Mrs. Krupp gave chase a math problem. Chase solved it quickly. Five hours later…RING RING! “School’s over,” said Mrs. Krupp. The bus came immediately. Chase refused to get onto the bus. “It’s dangerous,” Chase said. “Get onto the bus,” Mrs. Krupp said. “No”! Chase said. “GET ON THE BUS!!!!!” shouted Mrs. Krupp. So Chase ran onto the bus and forced the doors closed. The driver turned the key and drove away. “First stop Chase’s farm house. He lives in a…” ”Uh-oh” Chase interrupted, “Look at the sky.” Something was swirling in the sky. Suddenly the bus was lifted into the air. It fell and almost killed the driver. Two hours later….. Chase met Nicole and a new person Rashawn. They walk up a hill and saw something. “A crocodile!” They ran to Chase’s house. They all panted. “Home,” Chase said. I love this book because Chase is adventurous like me.
– Carter, grade 2
Roller Girl By Victoria Jamieson Roller Girl is about this girl named Astrid. She has a friend named Nicole and they go to a roller derby bout and Astrid really loved it! So, Astrid goes to a junior roller camp and she assumes that Nicole wanted to go too but instead Nicole went to a Ballerina Camp. Astrid goes to the derby camp and walks or skates home, but her mom thinks that Nicole’s mom is driving her home. Nicole and Astrid get into a fight but then Astrid meets Zoey, and they become very good friends! Astrid decides to get her hair dyed and soon she has blue hair!! Her mom found out she was skating home and Astrid made up and apologized to Nicole. Astrid also gets into a fight with Zoey. She makes up with Zoey. In the end Astrid helps Zoey get a point to win the game in the bout! I really liked Roller Girl a lot and would rate it 5 out of 5!
– Jessica, grade 5
Secrets and Scones by Laurel Remington Secrets and Scones is a really great book about a mom and a daughter. The mom has a blog and the daughter (Scarlett) does not like it because her mom is always blogging about her. Then a new girl (Violet) moves to town and she and Scarlett start cooking together! They form a club with some other people and they leave desserts at school. Scarlett keeps the cooking a secret from her mom because she is afraid that her mom will blog about it. But in the end Scarlett and her mom end up working it out and Scarlett even lets her mom help her with the blog.
-Ellie, grade 5
Breakawayby Andrea Montalbano Breakaway is a book about a girl named LJ. LJ loves soccer more than anything, and when she’s on the field, everything’s perfect! But when she starts being selfish on the field, everything goes wrong. She lets her temper get ahead of her and takes her teammates and family for granted. What can she do to learn to be better? Read on to find out!
-Josie, grade 6
Music for Tigers By Michelle Kadarusman This story is about a teenage violinist named Louisa who is sent to her family’s Australian bush camp with her uncle Ruff. She also meets a boy named Colin who has trouble making friends with people and cooks delicious meals. Louisa also meets Colin’s mother, Mel. Uncle Ruff is strange. He sometimes tells her about a haunted island named Convict Rock. Soon Louisa discovers that Convict Rock is a sanctuary for Tasmanian Tigers that were thought to be extinct. There is still one tiger at the sanctuary named Ellie. Convict Rock was established by Louisa’s Great Grandmother Eleanor. Then one night, Uncle Ruff brings home some bad news. The bush camp and Convict Rock are being destroyed by miners building a mine path to the mine caves. Convict Rock will be dynamited. Together Louisa, Uncle Ruff, Colin, and Mel must take Ellie deeper into the lush forest where Mel suspects there are other Tasmanian Tigers. They only had two weeks before the bush camp was bulldozed by miners. It turned out Ellie was attracted to Louisa’s violin. Uncle Ruff, Louisa, and Colin sailed to Convict Rock. Together they came up with a plan. The plan started at dusk. Uncle Ruff would put out a piece of meat. Then Louisa would play violin. Colin was ready with a lasso to lasso Ellie gently and a flashlight (Uncle Ruff called it a torch). Uncle Ruff had a net and a tranquil dart to make Ellie fall peacefully into sleep so they could transport her deep into the forest without pain. Their plan worked and when Ellie was caught in the net, Uncle Ruff called, “Torch!” Colin immediately turned on the flashlight so Uncle Ruff could see. He stuck the dart in Ellie’s leg and she fell into a deep sleep. Uncle Ruff radioed Mel and told her Ellie had successfully been rescued. She came in her truck and picked Ellie up. Mel took Ellie safely off into the deep forest. Their mission was complete! I like this book because it shows an appreciation for nature.
-Isabelle, grade 4
Lost at Sea By Nathen Neale Orrie is a boy. Orrie goes onto a boat called good company. Skip a boat driver owns the boat. Jack is Orrie’s brother. They eat at the bottom of the ship which is the kitchen. Suddenly Orrie throws his plate of pasta at mom. He ran to the dock but it was too late the boat sailed into the far out sea. Jack and Skip fell into the water. Jack caught himself but Skip drowned. Orrie got the rope and caught Jack but when Orrie pulled out Jack mom gasped. Orrie caught a dolphin. He let the dolphin go and pulled up Jack. Mom hurt herself. So Orrie took the wheel. He steered left than right the left then right until dark. Orrie stopped the boat and handed Jack the wheel. Jack was driving like crazy. He was going left, left, right, left, right, right. Finally he stopped the boat. They reached their destination. Their destination was going to dad’s old home where dad was standing. “Yay”! Orrie said. They were here. The End I love this book because I love adventures and the sea.
-Carter, grade 2
A Possibility Of Whales By Karen Rivers This book was about a girl named Natalia Rose Baleine, but a lot of people can her Nat. She had a really famous father and her mother left when she was a baby. And she just moved to Canada for the year. She makes one friend named Harry. She has a friend who she has never met (this friend dies in the end of the book) she calls this person Bird or Bird (Mom). There is one bad guy in this book–Nat and her Dad call him Loin. He is a photographer and takes pictures of them when they don’t want him too. I liked this book because Nat was very brave and she stood up for herself.
-Phoebe, grade 5
The book Front Deskby Kelly Yang Front Desk is a sweet and terrific book. This book is about a Chinese immigrant, Mia, and her parents who are looking for a job, which is particularly hard for their race, because at the time Chinese people were not respected as much as other Americans were. They start out rough but find a job as a hotel manager, and work as hard as they can. They dealt with a mean owner pushing them to do what he wants and blaming them for others mistakes. Mia makes it all happen when one of her brilliant ideas is heard by not one, but thousands of people. They take a stand to stop Chinese racism and buy a hotel that welcomes everyone to space they all enjoy.
-Isabelle, grade 5
Crenshaw, by Kathrine Applegate This is an extraordinary book. It starts off with Jackson, a young boy, who appears to be like any other intelligent ten-year-old boy dealing with the return of his childhood imaginary friend, the larger-than-life cat Crenshaw. As a result, the book draws you in to a very sad but realistic story about family problems. Although the story has elements of fantasy, the author includes sections that make Crenshaw seem real.
-Jenna, grade 6
El Deafo by Cece Bell This is a auto biography and it is a amazing story and book. It’s about Cece and how she became deaf. In a movie a girl like her with a hearing aid (like her) was called “deafo” by a bully. She could not stop laughing until she hod to use the restroom. She thought “Deafo, hm… Well you gonna call me deafo, that’s right call me El Deafo.” She imagined herself everyday saving herself from her bullies and friends that betray her. In this book she goes through many frendships and struggles.
-Alyssa, grade 5
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart Coyote Sunrise is a 12 year old adventurous girl who lives and travels all over The United States in a school bus with her caring father while they try to forget and escape their past. Coyote heard that her childhood park in Poplin Springs, Washington, was going to be ripped down and Coyote was determined to travel back across the country to find her buried time capsule. The time capsule holds many locked up secrets of Coyote’s life. Coyote’s mother and two sisters passed away in a tragic car crash leaving just Coyote and her father. The time capsule contains everything from old pictures of her mother along with locks of hair from her two sisters. Coyote’s main focus is to return back to Poplin Springs in time to retrieve the time capsule before the park gets destroyed. However she cannot openly tell her father that they need to return back home because he is trying so hard to forget the pain of losing a huge part of their family. Along the way back to Washington, Coyote and her father find hitchhikers stranded along the road. Coyote has no choice but to have the hitchhikers pitch in on her journey as her father is always wanting to help anyone in need. In conclusion, I rate this story a 10/10 as, this story is remarkable with many cliffhangers that will keep you engaged page after page. The depth and intrigue of this story will leave you with a very memorable impression. If you like realistic fiction, then you will definitely love this book.
-Jenna, grade 6
Jenny and the Cat Club, by Esther Averill. A cute yet interesting book. In the book Jenny goes though five adventures. Becoming a member of the Cat Club, losing her scarf that her master, Captain Tinker, knit for her, going to her first party, Captain Tinker adopting two stray cats that become her brothers, and her brothers joining the Cat Club. If you like cats, then you should read this book – Jenny and the Cat Club.
-Lyla, grade 2
Upside Down Magic: The Big Shrinkby Sarah Mlynowski Marigold has size changing magic that she is still learning how to control. She has a tutor named Layla. When Nory’s sister Dahlia tells her about something amazing called a Dregg (dragon egg), everybody in the Dunnwiddle fifth grade wants one. They became distractions during school and so Principal Gonzales had to ban them from school. Any Dregg taken out of backpacks at all during teaching, recess, and lunch were confiscated. The Upside Down Magic Class decided to make a peaceful protest against this new rule. Marigold shrunk most of the Upside Down Magic Class and any other fifth graders from the five Fs of magic. So many students wanted to be shrunk. Principal Gonzales finally offered Dreggs on Fridays out in the recess yard. Nory loved this idea but Marigold refused to back down and said she wanted Dreggs every day. Because everybody was tiny, their magic was also tiny so Marigold couldn’t unshrink anybody. Everybody had to go to the hospital but then Marigold had an idea. If she was unshrunk by the hospital, she could unshrink everybody else instead of them having to go through the ten shots and 18 glasses of coconut water. It worked. And Principal Gonzales still was letting people bring their Dreggs on Fridays during recess. I like this book because the message is it’s okay do make mistakes.
-Isabelle, grade 4
The Boys Start the War Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Hatford family has four boys. Jake, Josh, Peter, and Wally. Their best friends the Bensons just moved to Georgia and a boring new family has taken their place. It is a family of three girls. The War of Pranks starts when the boys dump dead animals into the river so the girls wouldn’t swim in it. Then the girls pretend the youngest sister Caroline is dead and dump her into the river. Then Mrs. Hatford made the boys give the girls her special Chocolate Chiffon Cake on her best plate but the girls think it is a trick and dump the cake into the river along with the plate. Then they have to retrieve the plate and unluckily, it has a single hairline crack. Mrs. Hatford keeps asking about the cake, but no one knows what she was talking about because it was dumped into the river. Then the girls climb up onto the Hatford’s roof at night while it is raining and sing a long, eerie call. The boys take away the girls’ ladder so they can’t get off the roof. The girls open the trapdoor on their roof and let the rain in along with themselves. Then the boys make a haunted face by Beth’s window (the oldest sister) by sticking a flashlight under a rubber mask Josh is wearing. Then Caroline goes to spy on the Hatfords along with a snack of marshmallows and cheese and crackers in their shed. The boys find out and padlock the shed so Caroline can’t escape. Caroline pretends to be rabid by sticking marsh mellows on her lips and melting them in the hot sun. I like that this book is really funny.
– Isabelle, grade 4
Real Friends by Shannon Hale and Leuyen Phan I read the book Real Friends about two girls Shannon and Adrienne who have been best friends seen they were little but when Adrienne come back from her little move. She starts to play with someone else at school. There friendship get torn is two. I really like this book. I think it might be the author’s childhood because it show pictures in the back
-Alima, grade 6
The Leakby Kate Reed Petty and Andrea Bell The book was about a girl named Ruth who went fishing. She saw in the water that it was all black and there was a dead fish in the water. She thought it was weird so she got a little bit of the water and did a test on it at school with the teachers help. The teacher realized there was something bad in the water. The rest of the book was about her figuring out the problem with the water. She started a blog about the water problem. She realized it was a leak from a Country Club. There were chemicals going into the water. The water was giving people cavities and hurting people. She gave a speech and people starting using better water and get new tap water. The were able to stop the Country Club from leaking. Why I like the book was because Ruth was really determined to find out the problem. I really liked that it was a graphic novel because I think they are fun to read.
-Olivia, grade 3
Demon Dentistby David Williams Demon Dentist is such a good book. It is about a boy named Alfie who hasn’t gone to the dentist in years. But then a evil dentist named Miss Root comes to his school and sees Alfies teeth. She gives him a toothpaste that burns through stone. But she didn’t tell Alfie that. Read the book to find out what happens to Alfie and the toothpaste will he figure out that it burns through stone or use it on his teeth? With its humor, sadness and scariness this is definitely one of my new favorite books.
-Katerina, grade 5
ClashBy Kayla Miller Clash is about a girl named Olive. Natasha had just moved to her town and Olive is Natasha’s buddy, Olive shows her around the school and Natasha meets all of her friends. Natasha doesn’t seem to like Olive that much and soon is taking Olive’s friends. Olive decides to hang out with her other friends but Natasha still is bugging her. Then, it’s Halloween and Olive is having a party because one of her friends, Willow isn’t allowed out this year. During the party, Natasha gets a lot of people to go trick-or-treating with her and ends up throwing an egg and Olive’s house. Suddenly, no one likes Natasha and doesn’t do anything with her. One day though, Olive decides to sit with Natasha and they may not become friends but they won’t hate each other. I really liked Clash and can’t wait to read Kayla Miller’s next book!
-Jessica, grade 5
Who Is Malala Yousafzaiby Dinah Brown. This book is about the life and achievements of Malala Yousafzai! I think Malala Yousafzai is very inspiring because she fought for girls school rights, and was the youngest person ever to win the famous Nobel Peace Prize!
-Josie, grade 6
Big Nate Blasts OffBy Lincoln Peirce Big Nate Blasts Off is about Nate, and he meets a new girl named Ruby. Instantly he falls in love but the school jerk, Randy likes Ruby too! When Nate gets hired by the weekly Bungle he wrote about Randy as a guess the person. But, he made it mean so Randy got SUPER mad!! Ruby seems to like Nate more and when she gives him some Root Bear, Randy gets in on the action by shaking it up and getting Nate all sprayed up. Nate’s dad says that they might move to California so Nate is down in the dumps and gets paired up with Randy for a field trip. Of course, they don’t get along but =by the end they’ve come to an understanding. They team up for the 37th annual Mud Bowl against Jefferson and guess what? They win! When Nate says that he isn’t moving Ruby kisses him and Randy gets mad and jealouse. Nate talks to Randy and they may not become friends, but they are not enemies. I really like Big Nate and I can’t wait to read the next one!
– Jessica, grade 5
The Baby-Sitters Club; Kristy’s Big DayBy Ann Martin and Gale Galligan Kristy’s Big Day is about Kristy’s mom and Watson, a millionaire getting married! in this book, Kristy and the rest of the Baby-Sitters club has to baby-sit 14 kids! They work it out though and Kristy and her mom faces many problems but they successfully complete the wedding! Kristy is happy for her mom and Watson! I think this book was great and I really can’t wait to read the 7th book!
-Jessica, grade 5
Magic Tree House #35; Camp Time in California By Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie see two blank sketchbooks, two magic drawing pencils, a rhyme from Morgan, and a book about Yosemite National Park when they climb into their treehouse at dusk one evening. The rhyme goes: The trees are calling Hurry and go Into the forest, Through sunshine and snow. Call yourselves artists. Draw what you see. Give help to others. Give it for free. Before you go home, Speak truth to power. Help save the wilderness By Sunday’s noon hour. Jack and Annie are whisked away to Yosemite National Park and meet four horsemen. They let Jack and Annie travel with them. They help the horsemen (for free), draw all the simple but amazing sights of Yosemite in their sketchbooks, and help President Roosevelt save Yosemite by putting it under protection from the wildlife societies. I like this book because it is showing an amazing example of how to protect nature and its natural beauties.
-Isabelle, grade 4
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Whew!
That was more reviews than planned, but I enjoyed hearing about all the titles so much, it wouldn’t have been easy to cut any of them!
So what has been YOUR favorite books this summer? Feel free to share it with library staff…either in your reading log, at the library, or here in the comments!
Here are some of our favorite Summer Reading Reviews!
If you’re looking for a book to read, try one of these–recommended by kids, for kids.
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I liked Invisible Emmieby Terri Liberson because I like the idea of how Emmie, the most invisible kid in the school that’s shy, turns eventually to be very popular. Kate, on the other hand, was very, very popular but that all changed. To add onto that, when Katie starts to help Emmie after someone found her love note to Tyler and her world becomes a disaster. She even lost her best friend, Brianna. Emmie likes Katies help but then just wants her to stop. Furthermore, I also like how the author separated this book from two different perspectives and you know both sides of the story. This is why I like invisible Emmie. I would recommend this book to anyone and I rate it a 5 out of 5!
-Jessica M
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This is a book review for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K.Rowling. I really like how the author includes the details in the book and a lot of imagination about the wizard world. It is about a young boy named Harry Potter who is actually a wizard raised by muggles! He goes to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. He makes friends like Ron and Hermoinnie and learns different spells. But, there a really evil wizard named Voldemort, who killed Harry’s parents and also wants to kill him. This book has a very creative world, and while I was reading it I felt that I was in it! I recommend you should read it. It’s even better than the movie!
-Anay M
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The title of this book is Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone by J K Rowling. The book was about Harry Potter (who is a wizard) survives when Voldemort (who is a bad wizard) try’s to kill harry. harry is sent to his aunt, uncle and cousin who are all very mean to him. Then one day letters start coming in and his aunt and uncle don’t let harry see it. Then so many come in that they go into a houseboat. Then exactly on Harry’s eleventh birthday an expelled wizard (who is also the gamekeeper) named Hagrid smashes down the door and gives harry his letter. It is an invitation to Hogwarts a school of witchcraft and wizardry. After that harry see’s Voldemort again trying to steal the sorcerers stone (he is not really Voldemort and his Professor Quirrell with Voldemort’s head). He defeats Professor Quirrell by touching him and the stone was destroyed. I liked this book because of when harry touched Professor Quirrell. That is the reason why I liked Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone.
-Danesh M
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The Heroes of Olympus, Book Four: The House of Hades, by Rick Riordan The fourth book in the second Percy Jackson series starts off when Leo Valdez, Piper McLean, Jason Grace, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang are flying through an angry mountain gods area in their flying ship: the Argo II, and are getting pelted with giant rocks. Meanwhile, Percy Jackson and his girlfriend Annabeth Chase are falling down into Tartarus: a giant pit of doom where gods imprison their enemies known as the Underworld. My favorite part of the book was when Bob the nice titan brings Percy and Annabeth to Akhlys, who can make them invisible. “His whole body was dissolving. He held up his hands and found they were fuzzy and indistinct,” the book stated. “Her skin was sallow, her eye sockets dark and sunken.” In this part, I think the author did a great job of describing the scene and creating a visual for the reader to see in their head. Overall, I think this was a great book and I look forward to reading the next one in the series.
-Bogdan C
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I read the bookJust Jaime by Terri Libenson, the book was about a girl whose best friend got influenced by the popular girls, and they made her say mean things about her, because she was a late bloomer, but she meets nice people and the girls friend relzies what she did wrong and they become friends againI loved the book because it shows the meaning of true friendship and having real friends. I give it a 10 star!
-Melody W
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Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom By Teresa Robeson The Queen of Physics is about an Asian woman named Wu Chien Shiung. Her name means courageous hero. Her parents were also courageous. They opened a school for only girls. Shien Shiung learned all she could there and then she went to Suzhou, fifty miles away. At night after her classes were over, she read textbooks about physics and electricity and atoms. She was not afraid of challenges. She was chosen to lead their “underground group” a group to fight against the unfair government. Chien Shiung traveled even farther away. She went to the National Central University. And she studied some more physics. Later, she was chosen to lead the march to General Chiang’s headquarters. Then she traveled to Berkeley, California to get deeper into her studies of atoms. She proved other people’s theories right or wrong with her knowledge and studies. Many people say she should have won the Nobel Prize but she didn’t. Chien Shiung helped two physicists Yang Ning and Lee Dao. She even cancelled her trip to China to see her parents in her commitment to her work. She proved Lee and Yang right. They won the Nobel Prize but again, she didn’t. Another two physicists Richard Feynman and Murray Gell- Mann needed Chien Shiung’s help. She proved yet another theory but for the third time, they got the Nobel Prize and she didn’t. Chien Shiung worked so hard that a little while later, newspapers declared that she had been given a new title: The Queen of Physics! I like this book because Chien Shiung proved persistence and she tried her best and faced challenges even when things were hard.
-Isabelle M
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The book, Who is Ken Jennings? by Kirsten Anderson is all about Ken Jennings who holds some records on the game show Jeopardy. In the book it is mostly about his time on the show. Did you know that Ken won his first game because of the answer, “Jones”? Ken Jennings won 74 games in a row! Did you know that Ken had less than a month to get ready for Jeopardy? Ken Jennings practiced using a buzzer and one of his sons toys became a practice buzzer? In the end of his time on Jeopardy he won a total of $2,522,700! I think that Ken Jennings is inspiring because he worked really hard to try his best when he was playing Jeopardy.
-Jessica M
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These were some of our favorite reviews of the summer so far. Have you read any of these books? Do they sound good to you? Check one out and see what you think!
It’s Summer…and that means Summer Reading! More specifically, it means the Library’s Summer Reading Program…with lots of kids reading and writing reviews.
Here are a few of our favorites from the last week:
In this book, Princess Emma, an aspiring witch from the kingdom of Greater Greensward, is persuaded into kissing a frog who claims to be Prince Eadric of Upper Montevista.
He claims that, if he is kissed by a princess, he will return to his true form as a prince. But when Emma kisses him, the spell backfires, and she is turned into a frog, too!
Emma is determined to find the solution to this curse that she receives, especially since that she doesn’t want to be stuck as a frog forever with her only companion the ever-annoying Eadric.
Emma goes to her aunt Grassina — Green Witch and protector of Greater Greensward — for advice. After being locked up in a witch named Vannabe’s house, meeting a bat named Li’l Stinker, meeting three spiders, one, who apparently was very knowledgeable about knots, AND meeting a snake named Fang, and his girlfriend, Clarisse.
Grassina tells Emma that her bracelet — the one that Grassina gave Emma for her birthday to protect her — backfires any curse that is put upon Emma, and, therefore, backfired on her when she kissed Eadric, turning her into a frog. Grassina tells her that she must find the bracelet and wear it while kissing Eadric again.
Emma knows that an otter took her bracelet when she turned into a frog. She, Grassina, and Eadric go looking for the otter. But when they find him, Emma sees a problem: Otters eat frogs.
Emma comes up with a plan to trick the otter. She will disguise as the Swamp Fairy and demand the otter to give up the bracelet. Every living thing with common sense knows not to anger a fairy. (A fairy can be nasty when angry.) But the otter isn’t very wise, and Emma finds herself turning the otter blue.
But her plan backfires after she gets the bracelet and meets the REAL Swamp Fairy, who demands a price for being impersonated. Emma and Eadric give her the vile of Dragon’s Breath that they had collected back in Vannabe’s cottage. But the fairy demands the BRACELET.
Emma and Eadric say NO. They tell the fairy about their mission to get back into their human forms. When the fairy hears that, she quickly takes back her request.
Emma and Eadric try the kiss again. This time, with Emma wearing the bracelet. IT WORKS!
Meanwhile, Grassina has been acting funny. When Emma and Eadric find her, she is stroking the otter’s ears and rubbing his fur. When Emma questions her, she says that the otter is her betrothed, Haywood, and it turns out that Grassina’s mother hadn’t turned Haywood into a frog when she got mad at him. She turned him into an otter!
I like this book because it has a lot of humor and suspense, and best of all, there’s a sequel!
Ghosts is about a girl who moves to Southern California because her sister needs to be more healthy. The girl’s name is Cat and her sister’s name is Maya. Maya has a hard time breathing. When the two sisters meet ghosts, they swarm around Maya and she had to go to the hospital. She stays in the hospital for a while but then gets better. She has always loved ghosts and Cat introduces a nice and friendly ghost and they play together!! Although Maya has a hard time breathing they have a lot of fun together! I like this book because the author keeps me interested!
It is the 3rd book in the UnWind dystology and it’s REALLY GOOD! Connor gets captured by his fan. Then Lev saves him and Connor’s fan’s sister, Grace. Connor,Lev and Grace go to Arápache reservation after Connor hits Lev with a car and needs to save him. Starkey creates an army of storks and hangs 5 people from a ceiling fan. Cam comes to the Arápache reservation and he has Wil’s hands and part of his brain!!!!!!!! Then Una and him kiss!!!!! (Una was Wil’s fiancé) Then Connor, Grace, and Cam all leave together and at the end get reunited with Risa and Sonia! And Sonia tells them about a body parts printer, the solution to stopping unwinding!!! And then the book ends :(, and I must start UnDivided :)!!!!
By CL – entering 5th grade
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Milk To Ice Cream By Lisa M Herrington
This taught me about ice cream and that milk is the step they need the most. .I Ilke this book because I love to eat ice cream. The end.
By RR, entering grade 2
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Title: Charlie Joe Jacksons Guide To Not Growing Up
Author:Tommy Greenwald
Well the thing that I loved about this book is that I think the same I think that you can do whatever you want when you grow up but thats not all true when I read this book I am loving it now that I’m a child but I don’t want to grow up until I read this book so basically this book inspired me to enjoy being a child but don’t be afraid of growing up. So this is one of my favorite books.
By AS, entering grade 6
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So…just a handful of some early reviews. We’re hoping for quite a few more by the end of August. We are all eager to read some new recommendations, and to share them with others.. These five reviews are great examples; they’re all a little different, but they all have some information about what the book is about, followed by the reviewer’s opinion of the book–why they liked it. (Or didn’t like it, if you didn’t.) That’s what a true review is all about.
You too can join the Weston Library Summer Reading Program, for fun and for prizes! Just sign up online at http://WestonLibrary.org/Just-for-Kids and join the Libraries Rock Elementary Program. We’ll be happy to read your reviews too! If you’d like your review featured here on our blog, just add a note to the bottom to that effect.
These are some of our favorite Book Reviews by our Dream Big Summer Readers. We picked favorites based on their description of the book, how well written they were, and if they made us laugh.
If you’d like to see other reviews by kids, go to our Summer Reading Page and click on the link See All Reviews at the bottom of the page. (the link opens another page, which doesn’t have an address.)
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt you ask? She was the first first lady in 1932 – 1948. 4 terms! She married Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1905. In her childhood she was a shy kid who had little confidence with herself. When she grow up she was a teacher, newspaper columnist, and best selling author. She had 6 kids Anna, James, Franklin Jr. (who died 7 months after birth), Elliott, Franklin Jr. #2, and John.
My eyes are open. I can’t believe people can be so cruel. I have never cried about a movie or book but this one might be different. You should really read this book.
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy were waiting for trains to come. Peter and Edmund would be going on one train to their school and Lucy and Susan would g to their own school on a different train. The place where the 4 kids waited was a platform and a bench. Suddenly, Peter felt a pulling motion. Peter said to Susan “Stop pulling me!”
Susan said ” I’m not even touching you!” Susan felt it too. Slowly everybody felt it. Edmund said ” Hold hands. I feel it too! It is magic!” Suddenly, the platform and the bench was gone! Then…
Read the book Prince Caspian to find out what happens to Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy!
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Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker.
Review by Janelle, Grade 3
This book was awesome. I loved when they cut their hair. Margaret was an interesting villian. I liked the pigeon wars.
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Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies.
Review by Katie, Grade 1
I liked the book because I liked the last page. It says quack, quack, quack over and over again. (I counted 34 times.)
Someone robbed the principal’s office and the banks. A girl named Noelle wants to help. The police thinks that it’s the same person who robed the banks and the principal office Noelle’s class is trying to find out who’s the robbed before the police can. Can Noelle’s class find out before the police? I think that everyone should read this book!
This book is so funny. Mercy accidentally catches a thief who steals from the Watson’s kitchen. She doesn’t catch him because she knows he’s a thief and wants to stop him. Rather, she hears the noises as he takes the toaster and smells the butter scent of the candy he is eating. Mercy loves buttered toast!!!
This book is about a girl named Jennie Spring and she is kidnapped at age 3, in a shopping mall in new jersey. She is taken by a girl named Hannah who is insane and gives Jennie to her parents but says her name is Jane Johnson.Hannah soon runs away to the cult. 9 years have passed and her real parents are still very worried. Jane is now 12 and is at lunch with her friends and finds her face on the milk carton(they put a childs’ face on a milk carton if they are missing). Jane starts freaking out because she didn’t know she was kidnapped. Read the book to find out what happens to Jane or is it Jennie???
I liked the book because it was teaching how to be nice to your little sister. I also have a little sister. She is six months old!!
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Elephants, by Steve Bloom.
Review by Gillon, Grade 4
The elephant ‘s worst enemy is the human! Elephants are good swimmers, like to play, have surprisingly good memories. Elephants live for 70 years on average. If elephants pass by a site where an elephant died many years ago they will stand still in the spot for several minutes. Apart from their tusks, elephants 24 teeth.
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The kids who wrote these reviews will get an extra point to use for their reading prizes! Remember, if you’re in our Dream Big Summer Reading Program, the deadline is coming up! You have until Monday, August 27th at midnight to put your books into your reading log!
We’re sharing a few of our favorite reviews each week! These were from the public entries on the Summer Reading Log page, submitted between July 3rd through July 9th. The reviews we pick say something interesting about the book read, are well written or make us laugh. (If you want to see other reviews, go here, to our Summer Reading Page.)
If we feature a review, the summer reader who wrote the review gets an extra point to spend in our Summer Prize Case!
In this great chapter book for early readers about friendship, Houndsley and Catina help each other overcome their fears. With Catina’s help, Houndsley overcomes his fear of riding a bicycle. With Houndsley’s help, Catina overcomes her fear of canoeing by learning to swim.
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Otto’s Orange Day
By Frank Cammuso & Jay Lynch
Review by William, grade 2
It’s a very interesting book. The moral of the story is never wish for something that you might not want…
This is an original… about how guys are pals. It is also about what really matters at Middle School. I thought this book was pretty funny. It was a good read and I could never put it down or stop thinking about it at night…(All in a GOOD way!) Do yourself a favor. Read it…NOW!!
“It is the first on November, so today someone dies” that line is one that hooks you in and it kept me hooked through out the whole story. i would definitely recommend this book.
When Jessie and Daisy the dragon keepers find a geode they think it’s a rock with crystals inside WRONG later a dragon hatches from the egg the keepers think it’s going to be awesome having a dragon but they have to protect this dragon from the dragon slayer
I loved the book. And if you get a cold you should check a doctor. And get a lot of rest. if it gets worse you could die. did you know that gargling salt water helps a sore throat? Well, it’s true.
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Fudge-a-Mania
By Judy Blume
Review by Violet, grade 2
Fudge’s whole family is in Maine on vacation with the Tubmans and they have funny adventures. I like when Fudge and his friend Mitzi dance around and say they have fudge-a-mania and also when Uncle Feather is loose. – Violet
Artemis can’t compete in the Mount Olympus Games because she is a girl and her brother can. Artemis gets in a big fight with her Brother Apollo because she embarrassed him twice in front of his friends by winning some unofficial games against him.
The new puppy and the horse, Cocoa, get along in the barn. The dog and horse think there are ghosts in the barn but Kate shows them it is just some owls.
Clementine’s teacher gets picked to go to Egypt, and her new teacher is mean to her. Clementine writes a lot of bad things about her new teacher in her letter, and she gets picked to read her letter out aloud to say why their teacher should win. She instead says nice things about her teacher instead.
After a little bit, I figured out that behind the pictures it has a story. One page showed all the pictures. It showed a little bit of a village, then an island with the treasure on it. Then on other pages it zoomed in on the tree house. It zoomed in on some buildings. Then it zoomed in on the light house. Then it went into the shed by the light house. Then it went down the secret trap door in the shed, into a dark, mysterious cave. Then out onto the shore. From there you could see the island. Then it showed the island through binoculars. Through binoculars I could see a rock skull and two rock crossbones. For the teeth of the skull, a well. Then on the last page it showed the well right from the top with a bucket pulled up, filled to the brim with jewel and gold treasure.
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Here are the covers:
♥There you have it! A dozen favorite reviews from our summer readers.
(sorry about the spacing of the book covers. I’m not sure WHAT happened there!)
We’re sharing a few of our favorite reviews each week! These were from the public entries on the Summer Reading Log page, submitted between June 13th and July 2nd. The reviews we pick say something interesting about the book read, are well written or make us laugh.
If we feature a review, the summer reader who wrote the review gets an extra point to spend in our Summer Prize Case!
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Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli
Review by Sofia, grade 6
Leo feels fascinated and intimidated by Stargirl, the new girl at school. She is a special girl, immune to the criticism of the rest of the kids; she also draws a lot of attention to herself, something that he would never do. However, ever since Stargirl arrived, Leo cannot stop thinking about her. She touches the lives of many, and her story becomes a lesson of how those who are considered different, almost always become immortal.
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Lily’s Crossing, by Patricia Riley Giff
Review by Joy, grade 5
Lily Mollahan is a girl that lives through WW2 (world war 2). Lily always tells lies every minute. She said that her Aunt Celia is an American spy in Berlin, Germany. When Lily goes to Rockaway fo the summer in 1944, Her friend, Margret says that she has secrets. Margret asks Lily if her father is going to go overseas. Lily says that her father is not going to go toEurope because he has plenty of stuff to do in the city.
When Poppy comes to Rockaway, he tells her that he needs to go to Europe because the war needs engineers and Lily is so sad because they planned to do a lot of stuff that summer. Lily runs out of the house and goes to Margret’s house. Margret has given her the key to their house.
Mr. and Mrs. Orban have a refuge living with him. His name is Albert and he has a sister named Ruth in France.
Do you like pie….then you will love this book. I can’t wait to make the coconut cream pie- the recipes are included in between the chapters. But the story is not about making pies, its about friendship, family, and doing nice things for others.
This book was amazing! I liked it so much I’m so sad that ends the end of the series. The book was scary. I woke up every morning and just started reading because I wanted to know what happened next. I kept on worrying I was going to finish the book that day because I never wanted the book to end.
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Just Add Magic , by Cindy Callaghan
Review by Hanna, Grade 3
Kelly and her friends, Hannah and Darbie found a secret recipe book in her attic.They found some interesting recipes like love potions and stuff. But they receive a warning that if they disrupted the balance of nature, they would have to do good deeds to restore the balance.
…and…
Review by Lila, Grade 5
When Kelly Quinn and her friends Darbie and Hannah find a secret recipe book they think all there troubles are over. But then they learn about The law of returns…
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So…that’s only a few days of reviews! Next week, we’ll see some more fun reviews that came after we said we’d be publishing our favorites…
Greg’s in middle school and his idea of a fun summer is playing video games, but his mom does not agree. Greg writes a journal about his summer vacation with many pictures. Greg has many adventures like when his dad called the cops on him! Greg spends some of his time swimming with his friend Rowley at the country club and the rest of it getting punished. Greg’s mom wants to plan some family time and Greg does not agree.
This was a great book. I liked the way it was written, a fun journal with pictures. It was really funny and I think you would really enjoy it. I would recommend the book for fourth grade and up.
Ramona is going to a new school. She will be starting third grade. Ramona takes the bus with Howie. She’s nervous about the new school and her new teacher, Miss Whaley. Ramona decides to be a show-off and make students laugh. Ramona gets into all sorts of tricky situations. She is messy, loud and funny.
I think this is a great book for kids because it is funny and you can learn something. I would recommend this book for second, third or fourth graders.
Review by Mooneyka
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Two great, funny books! (And both have been made into movies in the past year too!) Try one yourself, and see if you agree with Paul and Mooneyka!
Junie B. is in first grade and didn’t make time to do her homework. She decides to cheat from May’s homework. Her teacher, Mr. Scary, explained to Junie that it was wrong to copy. He decides to send Junie’s parents a note to sign.
Will Junie cheat again?
I think this book was pretty funny because Junie B. writes funny things in her journal. Junie learns an important lesson about honesty.
I would recommend this book for first graders that like a funny story with a good lesson about school.
In this book, Princess Emma, an aspiring witch from the kingdom of Greater Greensward, is persuaded into kissing a frog who claims to be Prince Eadric of Upper Montevista.
Ghosts is about a girl who moves to Southern California because her sister needs to be more healthy. The girl’s name is Cat and her sister’s name is Maya. Maya has a hard time breathing. When the two sisters meet ghosts, they swarm around Maya and she had to go to the hospital. She stays in the hospital for a while but then gets better. She has always loved ghosts and Cat introduces a nice and friendly ghost and they play together!! Although Maya has a hard time breathing they have a lot of fun together! I like this book because the author keeps me interested!
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