Monday, December 1, 2008

Kitten Tale


Kitten Tale
by Eric Rohmann


This book is about 4 kittens. One kitten is nice, the other 3 kittens are scared because they are affraid of snow. The snow started falling and the 3 scared kittens tried playing in the snow then the 1 nice kitten came to play with them. The 3 scared kittens started liking the snow. All 4 kittens had a good time playing in the snow.
I liked reading this book.

Review by Marian R.
Elementry School Student

Junie B. Jones Boss of Lunch


Junie B. Jones Boss of Lunch
by: Barbara Park

Junie B got permission slip from one of the lunch ladies to help in the cafeteria. Junie B mom signed the slip so she could help. Mr. Scary her teacher let her out of class early so she could help. Junie B's friends started making fun of her saying the cafeteria food smelled bad. She told the lunch lady & teacher that her friends were making fun of her. The next day Junie B. Jones asked if they could give milk and cookies out, all the kids were very happy and thanked Junie B. Jones for the cookies and milk. All the kids told Junie B. Jones they were sorry for making fun of her.
This was a very good book.

Review by: Zehrena A.
Elementary School Student

Monday, November 3, 2008

Wonder Victory


Wonder Victory
by Joanna Campbell

In the book Wonder Victory I thought they would never win the race, but I was wrong. The best part about it was that they were in last and they came in first when they crossed the finish line. There are some parts of the story that I like, like the part where she is nerves wondering if she will win the race. I also like the way she always has a dream about winning a horse race.
Read this book and see if she does win the race.

Review by Sarah T.
Mid-School student

Monday, October 20, 2008

Lemony Snickert a Series of Unfortunate Events


Lemony Snicket a Series of Unfortunate Events
by Lemony Snicket

This is a great book, it is very suspenseful. It's about three orphan who jump from guardian to guardian. Count Olaf is trying to get legal custody of the three children. Bodalore children's parents died in a fire and left the children an enormous fortune. Count Olaf is trying to get that fortune through all the thirteen books of the series. Violet the eldest of the children is an inventor her younger brother Klaus tries her inventions to see if they work. Klaus is the book worm his knowledge saves them more then once, Sunny the baby girl has very sharp teeth she occupies herself with biting, this is a very "Bay Begging". I would have to say that book #10 was my favorite one, but you have to read them in order or you'll get confused. It's such a good book I say you should definitely read the series.

Review by: Sabrina A
Mid-School Student

Seekers: the Quest Begins


Seekers: the Quest Begins
by Erin Hunter

Seekers is an awesome book about three different bears, a black bear, a brown bear and a white bear. All three of them have had some suffering. Kallik the polar bear is on a journey to find her brother. Tagigg. Toklo the grizzly bear is abandoned by his mother at a young age. Toklo is trying to survive in the wild without the guidance of his mother, Lusa the black bear lives in the zoo with her family. Lusa is very curious about what's beyond the bear bawl. Her father king forbids any talk of the wild. This is such a cool book but you might not want to read it till Hunter finishes book three. I read it so fast that now I have to wait for book two to come out.

Review by: Sabrina A.
Mid-School Student

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Wariors Into the Wild

Warriors in the Wild
by Erin Hunter

This is a wonderful book if you like cats. This book is about 4 clans of cats. Thunerclan, Windclan, Riverclan and Shadowclan. The cats have to survive in the forest with only the help of their clan mates, they protect their hunting ground from the other clans. They have leaders and a deputy to organize hunting patrols and bounder patrols. The elders (old cats) and queens (in the nursery with kittens) are always fed first. The cats live by something called the worrior code. When the kittens are six months old the leader picks a warrior to mentor the kitten and to teach him to hunt and to teach them the warrior code. If you like cats this is the book to read. Happy Reading


Review by Sabrina A.
Mid-School Student

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Flight


Flight
by Alexie Sherman

The book starts out with a kid that goes by Zits. Zits joins yet another foster family he does not care for. Zits runs off and is quickly captured by the police. While in the cell he meets other juvenile delinquents, including one named Justice who becomes his friend. After Zits returns to his foster parents the pretty boy comes and takes him away. The boy tells Zits about the Native Americans and how their lives are different and they are not free. The boys name is Justice and they soon begin some discussion of a "Ghost Dance" . The Discussion soon leads into Zits shooting up a bank, as he pulls out his guns one man says "Your not real". Zits is shot and sent into a whirlwind of different bodies where he learns something different each time. Though his visions he learns a lot about life and people. Zits begins a new life. I recommend this book.

Review by Cody M.
High School Student

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Mysterious Benedict Society


The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trent Lee Stewart

This book is amazing. It takes one for an adventurous spin through the world of subliminal messages. It creates a vision of how much ones mind can absorb without a conscious of what it just took in. I suggest that everyone read this book full of good vs bad.

Review by: Jaclyn Mc
High School Student

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Eclipse


Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer

This book was absolutely stellar. It was a triller that I never wanted to set down. The series goes through a series of twists when Bella's life is in endanger and two arch enemies come together to save her. It shows the intensity behind love and friendship that everyone deserves to see.

Review by: Jaclyn Mc
High School Student

Monday, May 12, 2008

Sign of the Beaver


Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare

A boy went with his dad and built a cabin in the middle of nowhere. His dad told him to stay while he went to get the rest of the family. The boy is only 12 years old. He meets an Indian tribe who grows to loved him. In the end, he has a choice to make, should be stay for his family that hasn't come for a year or go with the Indians to a new land.The story was full of excitement and cool gadgets he made out of nature. There was always daring adventures. I recommend this book for kids 10 years and older. It helps you learn about Indian culture and what life use to be like in pioneer days.

Review by: Macy B.
Mid-School Student

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Capture - Guardians of Ga'Hoole Series


The Capture
by Kathryn Lasky

Every character in the story had a unique personality. All the characters were owls. The story takes place in the future when humans do not exist. Soren, the main character owl, fell out of his nest and another owl, from St. Agges, captured him. They take young owls that fall out of their nest and do this thing called "moon blinking" to make the young owls not think for themselves. They would do this to control them. The main story is an adventure to get away from this evil without getting "moon blinked".

The plot and the character make this a gook read. It is a good adventure and easy reading.

"The Capture" is book #1 of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole Series. There are 14 books in this series.

Review by Justin B.
Mid-School Student












Thursday, March 6, 2008

Broken Heart


Broken Heart
by R.L. Stine

This is a good book to read for Valentines Day! This book is about a girl that goes to High School and gets really bad threatening Valentines about dying. Also, it kinda has some romance in this story but mostly it is about Valentine threats. This book is a murder mystery.

I recommend this book to anyone that likes to read R.L. Stine.

Review by K'lyn A.
Mid-School Student

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

The Book Thief


The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak

This is a really good book on CD that is about a young German girl living in a small town during Nazi supremacy. She endures hardship, but meets some wonderful people, including her foster mother and father. The title comes from the fact that she develops a love for books, and "collects" them at every opportunity. Words are a large focus of this book, both for Liesel (the book's heroine) and for Germany under Hitler, who used words to devastate his country and decimate millions of people. The book is narrated by Death himself, who was very busy during that time but managed to pay attention to the life and words of a sensitive young girl

Review by: Nicole B.
Mid-School Student