Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Dogs in the Dead of Night

by Mary Pope Osborne

A girl and her brother go into a treehouse that teleports

them to Switzerland. They find a hut with saints. The saints have three dogs and they sleep by the fire. They find out that there are many avalanches. Will they survive to finish their mission?!

I like this book because I love dogs and I really want to see what Switzerland looks like.

I have a connection because I have seen a huge dog that is very cute.

Jack and Annie are brother and sister and they both go on crazy adventures in a magic treehouse.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

The Thea sisters are in Kenya on a photo safari. The Mousolets love exploring the magnificent landscape. I like this because all the animals. My favorite part is the animals. The main characters are the Thea sisters

Henry and Mudge get the Cold Shivers

by Cynthia Rylant

book report by Kate Vezzani

Fiction book

Henry and Mudge get the Cold Shivers is mostly about a young boy named Henry and his dog named Mudge,both of them get sick. It’s a boring day at home .In the end they’re a normal family again.

I like this book because I like the dog Mudge and think he is funny. Also Mudge is a saint bernard so is my dog .I am always so eager to turn the page.

My favorite part is when the sickness is over.

Henry is a kind and active boy but when it comes to sick days he is not active at all.

Don't Laugh at Me

Lenna

Don’t Laugh at Me

By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin

Fiction book.

The book is about kids that don’t want to be laughed at.

What I like about the book is it teaches you how people that were laughed at felt. My favorite part of the book is when they say don’t laugh at me. The main characters are a boy with glasses, a girl with braces, a beggar,and a boy that was born differently.

Frindle

Ian Martines

Frindle by Andrew Clements

The book FRINDLE is mostly about a boy named Nick that makes up a word called frindle it means pen. Ms.Granger his teacher acts like she hates the word so she keeps kids in at lunch for saying it. After a while it got popular kids intentionally started saying it so they could stay in a lunch .Eventually it got old but the kids did not stop so Ms.Granger started putting the word pen at the top of the spelling test and the kids put frindle so she marked it wrong. In the end it states that Ms.Granger wanted the word all along. She sent Nick a dictionary in college and a note said go to the F section. Nick did and found the word !FRINDLE!

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All Around the World

All Around The World

All around the world is about a man and his wife who took a trip around the world . They choose to take a tour around the world, but the mom got tired so she went to the hotel while the dad went surfing. He took the rest of the tour by himself . He saw a astro when the astro was done from space he gave that man a picture of the earth it was so cool that he took a picture of the picture and sent it to his wife. He really had a great day. He took a picture of the statue of liberty. He got a balloon to but that flew away. His wife called to see if he was ok he said he was. He even told her about his day it was great once he got to the hotel where his wife and kids were they all looked out the window and watched to shows of fireworks.Thats my book called All Around The World.

by Iliyah White

Illustrated by Mr Almon

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Sisters

SISTERS

THE BOOK, SISTERS BY RAINA TELGEMEIER, IS MOSTLY ABOUT TWO SISTERS THAT DO NOT LIKE EACH OTHER, BUT THEY HAVE TO GO ON A LONG ROAD-TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO COLORADO WITHOUT THEIR FATHER. THEIR FATHER IS ON A PLANE. THEY ALSO HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER THAT IS IN THE CAR. THEY’RE GOING TO COLORADO TO SEE THEIR COUSINS. BOTH OF THE SISTERS HAVE AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST. I THINK THIS IS AN INTERESTING, FUNNY, AWESOME, GREAT BOOK THAT BOYS AND GIRLS BOTH LIKE, AND I THINK YOU WILL TO!!! :]

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Wonder

by R.J. Palacio

First, Wonders main character is August (auggie). He has to face his fear of going to a school because he is deformed. He also does not like a lot of kids at his school like Julian the biggest jerk in the whole world. August becomes friends with a kid named Jack and a girl named Summer. Together, they live through the whole middle school experience. I really love this book because it has so many different points of view like Jack’s, Summer’s and many more. Wonder is a very shy kid with a sense of humor. He is deformed and has two friends, a sister, a dad, and a mom. I hope that you can read this book Wonder.

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Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose

Erik Strickler

Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose

I think you should read this book because a moose has trouble doing his normal moose things but big trouble is upon his horns, there are lots of animals on them. Join Thidwick on his adventure to get the animals, run from hunters and get cornered. I like this book because of the humor. I want you to read this book.

Bone Out From Boneville

Austin boggs

Bone Out From Boneville

by Jeff Smith

In the book bone out from boneville three bones get chased away from their home and into the desert. Then they get separated into a forest. It takes them a while but after making a bunch of friends they find each other.

I like this book because it is full of adventure and it gives lots and lots of detail.

My favorite part of the book is when all three bones find each other.

The main character is fone bone and I think he is a curious person.

Miss Rumphius

Ella O’Neall

Author: Barbara Cooney

Miss Rumphius is mostly about a little girl who is named Alice and she wants to be like her grandfather. She is going to visit far away places,live by the water ,and change the world. And she does all of that when she grows up. Miss Rumphius changes the world in a beautiful way.

I like this book because it is inspiring. It is inspiring because it tells you need to cause it, you need to change the world some how in a good way.

My favorite part of the book is when Miss Rumphius changes the world by planting Lupines everywhere making the world more beautiful.

Miss Rumphius is a sweet person. She cares for others and helps. She loves children and the world.

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Baby Mouse

Chase

Baby Mouse: Dragon Slayer

By Matthew Holm

Fiction

This girl goes to a math class and it is a struggle.

I like this book because it has school in it.

When there is a math challenge!

nice!

Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses by Cami Read

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This is how Flora & Ulysses started with a vacuum.Really.

In the beginning of Flora & Ulysses,Ulysses was sucked up by a vacuum...Flora did CPR on Ulysses. THEN ULYSSES GOT SUPER POWERS!!!!! Flora & Ulysses is filled with interesting events and pictures.This book is so interesting! Flora and her dad went to a donut shop.That is when Ulysses flew. He hit his head on a door… Everybody screamed! My favorite part of Flora & Ulysses is when there was a cat who wanted to eat Ulysses...Ulysses flew out and knocked the cat out.That was funny! Flora is a naturally born cynic. Ulysses is an unassuming squirrel.I love this book a lot!!!!!!!!!

Nadia Comenacia Letters To a Young Gymnast

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Nadia Comenacia Letters To a Young Gymnast

Do you like gymnastics? If so, I recommend you read Nadia Comenacia Letters to a Young Gymnast by Nadia Comenacia.This book is an autobiography about a young girl who stole the hearts of everyone at the 1976 Olympics.

To begin, this book is mostly about Nadia Comenacia life and here are some hints about the book. First, she was the first Olympic Gymnast to score a perfect 10.00 on all of the events .Second, it talks about her whole life NOT only the 1976 Olympics. Lastly, it was based on a letter that was written to her. Someone wrote her a letter telling her to explain her life and so the book is based on that letter.In conclusion, there are some hints about the book.

I think that this book is also amazing in so many ways and here are a few. First, it is very adventurous .I think the book gets the most adventurous at the end but throughout the book she takes some big risks like when she tries to defect. Second, my favorite part of the book is when she almost doesn't make it to a meet and they win! In the middle her and her coach [Belia Coroly] just barely make it to a performance and that part is like your going to die if you stop reading. Lastly the book pulls you in and doesn't let go. When I started reading this book I could not stop and it is 180 pages and I finished it in 3 days. Obviously, this is a book you can’t miss.

In conclusion, that is why I recommend this book for anyone 11 and up because there are some scary parts in it. I absolutely think you should read this book and if you don’t you don’t know what you are missing.

Big Nate

In this book, Nate loses a camera and francis blames himself. I like this book because Nate is funny and makes us laugh (including me.) My favorite part is when Nate got the camera back. He is funny and a little serious.

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Lockwood & Co

Lockwood & CO

Lockwood & CO is an amazing book. It is mostly about how a team of ghost hunters are trying to stop ghosts from taking over London and taking over the world!

The team searches a haunted house. First, they find a death glow in the house. They search for more and find something bad it is a creature feared by man kind. Next, they run away from the weird thing and jump out the window. Lastly, they almost get fired from their agency. You should love this book.

I recommend this book to everybody. First, You should read this because it is descriptive.It has at least 10 descriptive words on each page.Next, you should read it because it has lots of

cliff hangers. For example, right at the end of a chapter it would say “The ghost advanced on the girl!”Lastly, Lockwood & CO has death. People die and people have no hope when a hero comes in. All of these reasons are why you should read Lockwood & CO.

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Lockwood&CO

The Lost Hero

The Lost Hero Review

by Connor Calme

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I read The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan .It is about some teens trying to save Hera from Gaia.

They fight giants and other monsters in their mission.They travel to the weird and strange Camp Half Blood.

I like this book . It is a page turner and you will not want to put it down .The main character is Jason.

A Coal Miner's Bride

A Coal Miner’s Bride

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In the beginning of A Coal Miner’s Bride, Anetka meets a man named Leon a man of Cecar’s the president of the place where they live. He torments her, makes fun of her ,and is mean to her. My favorite part is when she moves to America because her father found her a husband. A year after she got married, her husband died in a mine. At the end of the book, she married Leon.

I liked this book because it was a heartwarming story about an 13 year old young lady that had a very rough life. When she married Stanley ,she wasn’t very happy but when he died in the coal mine she also wasn’t happy.

The main character is named Anetka Kaminska who is 13 years old.S he is a fair person with a warm heart. She cared for Stanley's girls when he died in the mine.

Trixie the Halloween Fairy

By Marisa Benz

My favorite book in the world is Trixie The Halloween Fairy. This is my favorite book because I like the interesting characters, words, and how whenever you read it you feel like you are watching the scene and imagining the characters in my head.

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The Blood of Olympus

Charles Bresler

The Blood of Olympus

by Rick Riordan

My favorite book is The Blood of Olympus. It is my favorite book because it varies from six different perspectives.The characters risk their lives to save mankind. This book is mostly about

seven kids who have a god for a parent. They are called demigods. In the previous books,the seven fight many battles but in this book, they fight a final, most stressing battle.I would highly recommend this book. Here is a preview for this book:Animoto - Video Maker & Photo Slideshow Maker | Animoto

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Harry Potter

Anastasia Neznamova

Harry Potter Book Review

by J.K. Rowling

Fantasy

The Harry Potter series is about how Harry, Ron, Hermione who go on a lot of adventures. The first book is about how Harry saves a stone of everlasting. The second book is about how Harry, Ron, and Hermione solve a mystery and Harry saves Ginny from death. The third book is about how Harry meets his godfather known to be a criminal. The fourth book is about how Harry gets entered into a wizard tournament and sees Voldemort (the bad guy) come back. The fifth book is about how the order of the phoenix tries to find out about Voldemort and Harry's godfather dies. The sixth book is about how Harry finds out about Voldemort's past and how a half-blood prince helps him in his classes. The seventh book is about how Harry, Ron, and Hermione destroy the horcruxes and Harry kills Voldemort.

I love the Harry Potter series because these books are very adventurous and they have a lot of mystery. I would recommend these books to kids/people 8 or older because some parts might scare little kids.

My favorite part in all of the books was when Harry killed Voldemort and everyone was happy.

The main characters Harry, Ron, and Hermione are always together and always solve mysteries together. These characters sometimes fight with each other but they always stay friends.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Wonder

Jackson Van Horn

Wonder

First, the main character is August (auggie) is deformed and starts going to school and gets a tour of the school with three other kids: Jack, Julian, Charlotte. The one kid, julian, is the biggest mean face ever. I like this book because it tells you what it is like to be deformed. The main character is the most cool person in the whole world because he stood up for people and started a new school he had never been to a real school. Also, when he joined school he was that weird kid but then he became the nice kid and most people liked him.

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Wonder

WONDER

Harrison L-S

The book, Wonder by R.J Palicio, is a story about a boy with birth defects and he tries to fit in with the ordinary kids.

August Pullman tries to fit in and everyone thinks he is a freak. If someone touches August, they run screaming. August faces a class bully who hates him and always calls him a freak. When August hears his best friend calling him a freak, he runs away crying.

In my opinion, wonder is a sad story and has really sad and violent parts.(It is mostly sad.) I think this book should be for ages 9 and up because of the sadness.

This book is fun to read and it is one of the best books ever. I highly recommend Wonder the story of an extraordinary boy.

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The Name of this Book is Secret

Caroline Halaby

The Name of This Book

is Secret

The Name of This Book is Secret is mostly about the main character Cassandra and trying to figure out a secret. The problem in this story is that there is a group of evil people who are hundreds of years old, but if they get the secret, the world will be forever changed, in a bad way. This is almost solved when Cass and her friend, Max-Ernest, start a fire and burn down their lare. I like this book because i’m full of curiosity, and this book lets my curiosity run free! My connection to this book, is that Cass, aka Cassandra, is a survivalist, and sometimes I think of myself in that way also. Cass is the kind of person who you would just want to have around, and a girl that will never say no, to a good exploration, or adventure!

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What was the Underground Railroad

Vivianna Miller

Author: Yona Mcdonough

What was the Underground Railroad is about slaves escaping, what happens to slaves who get caught, and

more things about slavery. I like the book because its about freedom. Also, to know that people helped slaves to escape is cool. My favroite part of the book is when Henry

‘’box’’ Brown escaped in a box and thats how he got his nickname.The characters are sweet when they help slaves

but the people who had slaves were selfish for owning

them and what they did to them.

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Harry Potter

Ethan Levin

Author: JK Rowling

I love Harry Potter and it is mostly about a young boy who has an extrodonary life. The series has 7 books, but my favorite is the 6th book.

In the first book, Harry is introduced to Hogwarts, a magical school. He learns that he is the one who was cursed by Voldemort and ended up with a scar on his head. In addition, Harry is on the hunt to find the sorcerer’s stone before a dark wizard does, and sometimes the dark wizard is not who you expect.

In the second book, Harry and everyone at Hogwarts are very tense. Harry learns that a the chamber of secrets has been opened just like it did 50 years ago. Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger(mentioned in all the books) are looking for the danger behind this chamber. People are getting petrified and Hogwarts might close! Danger lurks in every corner.

In the third book, Harry and his friends are learning about Azkaban the prison for people who have done bad things. The prison is guarded by dementors, things that can suck the life out of you. It had. Not so much a break out, but one person,Sirius Black has escaped! Harry is searching for this person. With at least 5 twists, something lingers around Hogwarts.

The fourth Harry Potter is about the triwizard tournament 40 years ago that is being held again, but is being held at Hogwarts. Two other schools come Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The book is filled with action and bad things can happen at the tournament.

The fifth book is about the dangers of Hogwarts and outside. The ministry doesn’t believe that Voldemort is rising. Meanwhile, Harry is not enjoying the dark arts so he comes up with a group to practice dark arts. Something bad is in the ministry.

The sixth book is about Harry and his friends are wondering if they should stay at Hogwarts for a seventh year. Voldemort and his followers are growing stronger and danger increases.

The final book is about Harry and all of Hogwarts is sad. They don’t come back to Hogwarts. Meanwhile, Harry and everyone on his side are preparing for the final battle against Voldemort and has a shocking ending.

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Aiden of Oren

Liam Roberts

Aiden of Oren

The Aiden of Oren books are about a boy named Aiden who goes on a journey to find the guardians and his father. I Iike the books because they are fun to read. They also are very long so you don’t have to worry about finishing. If you like adventure books, you will like this book.

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Harry Potter

Carson Lerner

Harry Potter

by J.K.Rowling

Fiction

In the series Harry Potter, Harry goes to Hogwarts-a school for witchcraft and wizardry.

In the series Harry Potter, all the books are full of excitement and adventure!

My favorite book in the series is The Deathly Hallows- the last book.

Harry Potter

Sam Brown

Harry Potter

My Favorite book series in the world is Harry Potter because it is about a wizarding world and boy who overtakes its worst enemy. The main character, Harry Potter, meets friends at his new school Hogwarts. Harry seems to always be running into trouble with his two friends, Ron and Hermione. He is one of the only people on the quidditch team. You should read this book because it brings you into a world where you can imagine the characters and the world in your head while you read it. I love this book series also because it provides interesting words and a book where you stay up reading way past your bedtime.

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Nature Girl

Ella Hild

Nature Girl

I have read many books and one of my favorites is NATURE GIRL. This is what happened in the book: Megan the main character is stuck in Vermont for the summer with no tv, no phone, no best friend. She gets put on a hike with her sister and sister’s boyfriend. She quickly gets lost on the Appalachian Trail. With her dog Arp for company, she follows the trail to Massachusetts where her best friend is. I like this book because it is very page turning. During the book, you always want to know what is going to happen next. Like when the bear is about to attack Megan. My favorite part of the book is when Megan comes to the end of the trail and she goes home with her family and best friend. Megan as a character is very brave. She wants to show her family that she can achieve something and that she can follow through with a goal.

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Hummingbirds

Ellie Portman

Hummingbirds

by Jolyon Goddard

It told all true facts about hummingbirds. I like it because it had real pictures of hummingbirds. I made a connection to this book because I love hummingbirds. It is a nonfiction book and about something real.

The Secret Tree/Switched at Birthday/The True Story of Balto

Carolyn Kealey

The Secret Tree/Switched at Birthday/The True Story of Balto

by Natalie Staniford

The Secret Tree is a heartwarming book of secrets and friendship. It is a fiction book. Minty

and Raymond tried to find out about everybody's secrets and they become best friends.

This book is about bullying, friendship,and learning about new things. I like in this book how they spied on everyone. My favorite part was when Raymond and Minty became friends. Minty is a curious person who was being bullied.

Switched at Birthday is about two girls who switch bodies on their birthdays.Their birthdays are on the same day. Lavender is a nerdy girl who switches bodies with a popular girl. Scarlet is a popular girl who switches bodies with a nerdy girl.Scarlet’s friends are bullying Lavender.These girls then became very good friends.

The True Story of Balto is about Balto and how he wins a very important race.

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The Hobbit

Oliver Palmer

Book Title:The Hobbit

Author:J.R.R Tolkien

I highly recommend this book. It is spectacular. It is a good read and has a couple tricky words but overall it is stunning.

Summary

The book starts with a young hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. This odd hobbit was the descendant of a legendary adventurer. But little did Bilbo know, he was going to go on the biggest adventure of his life! Soon after Gandalf, a wizard, arrives and invites 12 dwarves to Bilbo’s house.They then start out on adventure of the ages eventually Bilbo finds a magic ring that grants invisibility.The dwarves and Bilbo are captured by wood elves but they escape to Lake Town. From there, they advance to the lonely mountain and defeat Smaug.

Main characters

Bilbo Baggins a young hobbit, Gandalf a wise wizard, Thorin the king under the mountain.

Favorite part

I loved Mirkwood the creepy forest of spiders .Also, the battle of seven armies.

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Dumb Bunny (Junie B Jones)

Olivia Nusbaum

Junie B First Grader Jones.,

Dumb Bunny

Dumb Bunny is mostly about a little girl named Junie B. Jones, who goes to an easter egg hunt at her rich friend’s house. The winner got to have a playdate with Lucille (the rich friend). They played a game with jelly beans. There was only one purple jelly bean. The person who picked the purple jelly bean got a present. Who will find the purple jelly bean? And who will get the spot for the playdate?

I really like this book because it is really funny. The author acts like she is Junie B. She writes with incorrect grammar.

Junie B. Jones is a funny person. She says things that make you laugh. She is also a bad listener. She interrupts her teacher all of the time.

Deadweather and Sunrise

Nicholas Stromberg

Deadweather and Sunrise

I am going to bring you a book review of Deadweather and Sunrise. This is probably my favorite book. It is about a boy named Eggbert and he and his family are from Deadweather and are going to Sunrise. They meet the governor of Sunrise. He brings Egg’s family to his nice house. Egg and his siblings meet his daughter and they go on great adventures. No spoilers!!

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Harry Potter

Taya Rubtsova

Book: Harry Potter

Author: J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter is a fantasy story about a boy named Harry Potter and a guy named Voldemort who killed Harry’s parents when Harry was two years old. With the help of his friends, Harry learns how to defeat Voldemort to save the world. Can he make it in time?

I liked how J.K. Rowling was very imaginative throughout the series. Who would have thought of so many different spells, including my favorite Avada Kedavra the killing curse.

My personal favorite part is the epilogue called 19 years later where the main characters are married and have children going to Hogwarts, the wizarding school.

Harry Potter is a courageous and loyal boy who is one of the few people not afraid of Voldemort.

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