40 Book Challenge

8/19/2019

When you're done reading a book, write a book review.

Example book review written by Maya, 4th grader: "The War That Saved My Life"

Ada is just a girl that lives in London with a clubfoot. But is it really necessary for her mother to lock her in the sink cabinet with a bunch of bugs? Her mother never lets her out of their flat because of her clubfoot. One day, Jamie comes home and says there is a war and children are heading out to the country until it is safe enough to head back home. Ma would let Jamie but not Ada. How will she get away?

I loved this book because of the adventures and struggles Ada and Jamie had to go through.

149 Comments

Lucy Wecker

9/3/2019 04:51:42 pm

Dareing dreamers club is about 5 girls that have to do a report on what princes they would be. Mila is the main character she has a pig named chocolate chip and two mothers one of her moms are a vet that is why she has a pig it could not be adopted so she took him in it is a grate book you should read it

Archie Biskupski

9/8/2019 12:12:20 pm

Record Breakers by Richard J. Brenner is about four Football quarter backs and their life stories and how they got to the NFL. It is also about how they have all made it to the super bowl. A strength of the book is that it is about people I know. A weakness is it is about some people I do not like or their teams they played on. Another thing I liked about it was you got to read about players that still play and old players. My name was in the book, because one of players dads was named, Archie.

Archie Biskupski

9/8/2019 01:48:28 pm

Continued Record Breakers by Richard J. Brenner.This guy name Peyton Manning wanted to be just like his dad Archie and wanted to go to the NFL his team mates did not like him because he was not a good quarter back. I liked in the end they made it to super bowl and beat the Patriots.One thing I know he was born March 24 1976.he went to Tennessee for college and played football.He has three brothers. I liked that he made it to the NFL. The thing I did not like was his teammates did not like him. I liked that he was a record breaker.

Archie Biskupski

9/8/2019 02:46:32 pm

Continued Record Breakers by Richard J. Brenner Aaron Rodgers was born in December 12 1983 when he grew up he wanted to play on the 49ers he played on cal bears football when he got drafted Brett Favre did not want to play again but then wanted back in but they said no and got traded. he went to the Packers at first he was not playing so well but on the next game they made it to the super bowl they clobbered the bears and and then Colin Kaepernick was better than Aaron. A strength is that Aaron Rodgers is my favorite quarter back and I love that he made it to the super bowl. a thing I liked was that Brett Favre got traded.

Lucy Wecker

9/9/2019 06:39:50 pm

just jaime is a good book it is about a girl named jamie and a girl named maya and she made bad friends at the end they forgive each other and are bffs now.

Ms. Dinh

10/7/2019 09:12:29 am

Thanks for doing book reviews online. Sounds like you're reading a lot of great books. When you do a book review, be sure to check your grammar and punctuation before submitting.

Lucy

9/12/2019 11:52:06 am

Insignificant events in the life of a catis is a good book it is about a sweet girl named aven and twister she has no arms nada she had to move to Arizona and she lived somewhere else her whole life. She made two friends Connor who has ticks so he barks and rapidly blinks he also doesn't like eating in public because he spits when he eats.

Bella Daniels seekers by Erin hunter

9/15/2019 07:54:23 pm

seekers into the wild is about Kalik,Lusa,Tolko they are all cubs but each of their lives were different but some has slimier things. Kalliks life is about trying to get to they never ending ice trying to find her brother. Lusas life is she never got to see the wild shes trying to figure out how. tolko he got lost and trying to get somewhere. some things i did not like about this book was each chapter was about different bear and it was really confusing. The good things were it all really came together at the end and it was amazing. I think this book is fantasy because it has talking bears like when lusa said hi tolko. Another reason i thing it is fantasy is because bears are changing into thing like eagels when tolkos friend got scared and turend into a eagle. The last reason i think it is fantasy because the bears can jump way higher then any other bear could jump like when one bear jumped out of the cage.

Emma C.

9/16/2019 08:23:16 pm

written by Emma C. 4th grader:"Saving Winslow"

One night Louis' father brought home a baby donkey and Louis wants to save the donkey he named Winslow. He starts to try to take care of Winslow. Every one is telling him Winslows going to die. But he believes in Winslow. Do you belive in Winslow?
Read this book to see what happens!

I like this book because the characters are funny and cute.

Ava hayes

9/17/2019 11:35:03 am

adventures with waffels is a book about a girl named lena and a boy named trille. They are best friends and they do everything together also lena is a little acident prone. Trille has a great aunt who makes the best waffels and they talk about her a lot. all summer they go on daring adventurers together and have lots of fun.

I reccomend this book because it is a lot of fun to read and finish

Solomon Kim

9/17/2019 11:23:44 pm

Book review #4
As Greg enters the new school year, he is eager to put the past three months behind him and one event in particular because he accidentally entered the girls restroom at the mall. However, his older brother, Rodrick knew all about the incident. Greg tried not to let it out, but Rodrick told all of his friends and his friends told their siblings. Unfortunately, Greg’s friends knew all about the incident. At school, some of his friends congratulated him for entering the girls locker room. Greg did not know how the incident had changed, but he did not want to tell that he actually entered the girls restroom.

I like this book because it is funny with the full of action. I think keeping a secret is important because it easily spreads from person to person and often change differently.

Ms. Dinh

10/7/2019 09:19:14 am

Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Don't forget to include the title of the book so we know what book you're referring to.

Solomon

10/8/2019 08:28:07 pm

Diary of a Whimpy kid #2 by Jeff Kenny

Lucy Wecker

9/20/2019 03:29:58 pm

I just read wish tree it is narrated by the tree named red it tells about a tree that people have been putting wishes on for years now and at the end a person wants to cut it down but she reads a book and remembers how important this tree is to her family so she looks up and sees that it is home to many animals she does not cut it down. Please read wish tree the author of wish tree if any of you have read one and only iven you’ll love this book.

Solomon kim

9/23/2019 08:08:31 pm

Book review #5
Jack and Annie go to find the sword of light for Merlin. Merlin needs to give the sword to king author because he is sick. While they go to find the sword they meet a new girl named Kathleen who will be on the adventures with Jack and Annie all times, but they faced spiders and sea serpents. Jack and Annie must answer to the questions from the sea serpent to get the sword of light. They successfully answered the question for the sword, and the sea serpent let Jack and Annie have it.

There was a good lesson that never give up and don’t be afraid of something.

Solomon

10/8/2019 08:30:53 pm

Magic treehouse #3 summer of the sea serpent by Mary Pope Osborne

Adeline Hinckley

9/24/2019 02:42:00 pm

#1 Cloudy With a Chance of Boys by Megan McDonald

Three sisters and two...BOYS?! First kisses are easy for the wrong girls and hard for the right girls. A story of Joey, Stevie, Alex, wishes, and kisses is all they need to make it happen. There is an amazing story and several great plot twists. I understood the emotions and feelings of the characters.

Ms. Dinh

10/7/2019 09:23:39 am

What a funny title!

Adeline Hinckley

9/24/2019 02:43:49 pm

#2 Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein

This book book is a mix of crazy and whimsical poetry.
The rhyming is excellent. The word choices and ideas are brilliant. When you read it out-loud it is fun to say.
When you read most of the poems you need to read it several times (which I like) before you understand it.

lucy

3/17/2020 04:36:06 pm

great wording!

lucy

3/17/2020 04:37:07 pm

i mean spectacular wording!

Adeline Hinckley

9/24/2019 02:45:50 pm

#3 Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary

Ramona is a fourth-grade girl. A new best friend means... FALLING THROUGH THE CELING?! And it’s someone’s birthday. A spelling bonanza and more, it’s sure a ride when Ramona’s around. It is a fantastic book. When something happens, it is down to the last amazing detail. You will never want the book to end when it comes to Beverly Cleary. When I read it, I felt like I was right there, in the middle of all the action. When Ramona fell, I felt like I could feel the scratches on my legs. I could relate to some of the feelings and emotions.

Ms. Dinh

10/7/2019 09:27:46 am

Great book review Addie! You're very descriptive in your review which is helpful for other readers to decide whether they want to read this book.

Solomon kim

9/30/2019 06:50:34 pm

Book review #6
This book tells about military drones and civilian drones.For example, in the military drones, there are the MQ1 predator
and the MQ9 reaper. In the civilian drones, there are the Scout and the precision hawk. All of these drones have different technics and characteristics.The military drones have missiles and cannons.The civilian drones work for companies like NASA and underwater research teams.
From this book, I learned that drones can be used in many different ways. I liked this book because it has so many facts about drones.

Ms. Dinh

10/7/2019 09:28:16 am

Book title and author?

Solomon

10/8/2019 08:31:47 pm

Drones by Martin J. Dougherty

Adeline Hinckley

10/2/2019 08:20:59 am

#4 Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Smile is about a girl that will get braces soon,
but a fall changes her life... Head gear, a cross-bite, and more.
I could relate to the pain and feelings of braces, the molds on teeth and friends. I loved the details and feeling in the book; the characters talked like real people!

Conor Dobson

10/5/2019 04:47:29 pm

Book 1 - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist is a boy whose mother died in birth and the boy goes through a lot of tough stuff. A robber tries to hire him but he refuses. The book was good and well written. A weakness is that it has a ton of violence in the book but it was a good book.

Ms. Dinh

10/7/2019 09:31:02 am

I read this as a kid. It's a classic!

Conor Dobson

10/5/2019 04:59:13 pm

Book 2 - Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

Spy School is about a kid becoming a spy and he meets a girl he likes and they are partners. They fight crime together and completed the mole run. This was a good book but a weakness is so much violence. There is a few bad words too but it was a good book.

Conor Dobson

10/5/2019 05:06:30 pm

Book 3 - Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

This book is about a kid who had trouble handling small animals that had either got lost, died, or ran away. He finds a donkey, names him Winslow, and he challenges himself to keep it alive. A strength of this book was reading about his friend that was really funny. I thought it was a good book because he really cared about the animals and he wants them to live.

Ms. Dinh

10/7/2019 09:35:14 am

I liked this book too. The donkey, Winslow, was quite pitiful. I loved how hopeful the boy was in his goal to save Winslow. There were a lot of funny moments that I enjoyed.

Conor Dobson

10/5/2019 05:11:49 pm

Book 4 - Supernova - Amulet #8 by by Kazu Kibuishi

This book is about Emily and her brother Naven. Their mother is poisoned and they have to go to a special tree that is in a very far away and dangerous place. They meet a fox and he is friends with the trees and can help them. I think this was a really good book because there's always a fun adventure in it and cool people to meet. There are also very cool robots.

Conor Dobson

10/5/2019 05:16:53 pm

Book 5 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

This book is about Greg. It's summer vacation and he just wants to play video games. His mother doesn't want him to play video games all summer so they go to the pool. His dad takes him camping and every single time it turns into a disaster. I liked this book because it's really funny and well written. I think a strength of this book is that you are reading his diary and also get to read a comic.

Solomon Kim

10/8/2019 10:24:20 pm

Book review #7
Watchdog by Will McIntosh

Tara and Vick try to find electronic pieces to create their robotic watchdog named Daisy. When they find an electronic chip to put in Daisy, he gets more powerful and smart. Ms. Alba A.K.A, crime boss said to Tara and Vick to work for her. But they ran away because they didn’t want to work for Ms. Alba. Ms. Alba wanted Tara and Vick to create a lot of watchdogs. When Tara and Vick ran away, they met East and Torch. Ms. Alba’s watchdogs go after Daisy’s chip. Daisy fights with all his effort while East and Torch help him. They finally destroyed all of Ms. Alba’s watchdogs.
I liked this book because it had creative things like robotic watchdogs, and the story was exciting. I learned from this book to never give up and keep trying to do the right thing.

Solomon Kim

10/13/2019 09:42:23 pm

Book review #8 - Magic tree house Balto of blue dawn

Jack and Annie go on a journey to Alaska. Many people in Alaska are sick and dying because of a disease called diphtheria. A sled do, named Balto is delivering the medicine to cure diphtheria, but there is a big blizzard. Jack and Annie go to help Balto, but they don’t know how to control a sled pulled by dogs. Jack and Annie use the golden dust that Teddy gave them to make them become champion sleders. When Jack and Annie find Balto, they help Balto to deliver the medicine to the town. Then people got saved by diphtheria.
I am so impressed that people and dogs work together to save people’s lives.

Conor Dobson

10/15/2019 04:14:18 pm

Book 6 - Dairy of a Wimpy kid - The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney

This is about Greg and his winter. His neighborhood turns into a snow war! There is so much things going on that Greg and his friend Rowley are trying to stay alive.I liked this book a lot a strength is well written and funny I also like it because its reading and its a comic so that is why I liked it.

Conor Dobson

10/15/2019 04:21:05 pm

Book 7 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

This book is about Gregory's family going on a road trip and they are trying to make it fun but it goes all wrong. They try to make it better by doing different fun things but none of them work out so it was a huge disaster. A strength of this book is that it is well written and really funny. I don't think this book has a weakness.

Conor Dobson

10/15/2019 04:28:51 pm

Book 8 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Double Down by Jeff Kinney

This book is about Greg and how it's about to be Halloween. All he wants to do is play video games but his mom doesn't want him to. Greg goes to a haunted house and it turns into a disaster. A strength of this book is that you get to read a comic and what's happening in his life and it's always really funny. A weakness of this book is that it wasn't as funny as other books.

Lila Nielsen

10/15/2019 05:37:15 pm

Diary of a wimpy kid the long haul. The long haul is about a kid named Greg, his brother Rodrick, his mom and dad, and his baby brother. They are going on a road trip. Road trips aren't Greg's favorite thing to do. In the car, Greg gets put in the cramped and squishy back, with all of the other suitcases and stuff. Greg hopes it will be fun. What will happen next? Will Greg the good road trip he is hoping for? Read the book " Diary of a wimpy kid long haul".

Solomon Kim

10/21/2019 09:20:14 pm

Book review #9
Rattlers and other snakes by a Scott Fetzer Company

I learned from this book about rattle snakes and other snakes. A rattlesnake is a type of snake that rattles and is poisonous. The rattlesnake has a unique way of rattling. It uses its tail rings to create rattling sound when they shake together. Among the other snakes, there are poisonous and unpoisonous snakes. Poisonous snakes use poison to kill prey as well as protect themselves. The unpoisonous snakes squeeze the prey to kill them, and also play dead to protect themselves. For example, Copperheads and Cobras use their poison to kill prey, but the Anaconda and the Hognose snake squeeze to kill their prey.

I learned about how all snakes have different hunting techniques.

Adeline Hinckley

10/27/2019 12:52:38 pm

Warriors: Into The Wild

By Erin Hunter

A house cat named Rusty explores out of his yard and meets Graypaw and a leader named Bluestar. Rusty gets invited to join ThunderClan and is then named Firepaw.

The detail is amazing. If something happens I can almost feel it. When a cat is stalking in the under-growth, I can't stop reading. I would highly recommend this book!

Report by Addie

Adeline Hinckley

10/27/2019 01:24:05 pm

Who was Fidel Castro? by Sarah Fabiny

Fidel Castro was a sports-loving boy who grew up to be a lawyer and the leader of a revolution in Cuba. To me it felt like he had a good cause but becoming the leader of Cuba got the best of him and he had too much power. The book is easy to understand. It also has good text. When something happened in the book, I felt like I was there.

Adeline Hinckley

10/27/2019 01:38:51 pm

Edgar Allan"s Official Crime Investigation Notebook
by Mary Amato
Edger is a regular boy trying to solve a crime spree.
I like how some of the book is the journal and the other is the actual book. The book also has a good format.

Adeline Hinckley

10/27/2019 01:53:24 pm

Who was Stephen Hawking? by Jim Gigliotti
When Stephen Hawking was a teenager his nickname was Einstein, when he grew up he became a physicist. Almost his whole life he had a disease that enabled him to move.
It was a good book that has incredible detail. I thought it was amazing how he was able to become a scientist.

Solomon Kim

11/2/2019 04:38:18 pm

Book Review #10
I survived by Lauren Tarshis

John moved to North Dakota, and he faced a big problem. When John was in school with his friends Rex, Seven, and Peter, they suddenly saw big blackish grey cloud heading straight for their school. John and his friends ran to the school building, but it was no use because the roof came off. Some people came to help by getting their horses to pull sleds to escape from the blizzard, but John’s sled got tipped over. John and his friends tried to go to the rickety farm to stay safe. But then, they went inside a big haystack instead, because rickety farm was destroyed. John tried to stay awake with his friends, but they just all fell asleep. While they were asleep, the blizzard stopped and their mothers came to look for them. John and his friends were finally rescued.
This story is based on an actual event in American history. I enjoyed this book because it was a terrifying event, but they did not fail rather succeeded.

Adeline Hinckley

11/3/2019 11:23:09 am

Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? by Sydelle Kramer

He had a poor family growing up. As an adult he was mistrusted and disliked by most people. He also sailed the seas before Christopher Columbus. I liked how it described
the unknown(but now known) creatures, such as polar bears.

Adeline Hinckley

11/3/2019 11:35:26 am

Who Was Annie Oakley? by Stephanie Spinner

Annie Oakley was a horseback sharpshooting symbol of the west. I liked how it talked about the circuses she was in and how it described her childhood.

Adeline Hinckley

11/3/2019 11:53:41 am

Guts and Glory: the American Revolution by Ben Thompson

The American had many battles with the British but did not stop until they made the United States Of America (the U.S.A). Did you know Gorge Washington's cousin fought in the war
I loved how much detail there was in the book. It was amazing how it was like the book was talking to you.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:52:36 am

300+ pages

Adeline Hinckley

11/9/2019 11:20:28 am

Warriors Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter
A cat named Fireheart recently known as Firepaw revived a message from Starclan telling him there is a warrior he can not trust; could it be Graystripe, or maybe it is Tigerclaw. In the battles I felt like I was there. I would highly recommend it.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:53:05 am

300+ pages

bella 8 shdow weaver

11/10/2019 11:51:39 am

shadow weaver is about a girl named emmaline and her shadow named dar emmaline has powers to talk to shadows she is the only one who can she touch or understand dar then one day dar did something and the parents blamed it on emmaline so they ran away when they did that they met a boy who knows though is dar who they think she is some things i like about this book is that it explained detail really well and planned a picture in your mind some things i did not like about this book is that it did not say who was talking but other then that i would 100% recommend this book

Bella 8

11/10/2019 08:27:52 pm

this book was about a girl who got struck by lightning and got power. she was home schooled all her life but her nana made her go to a public school and she made a friend but it was weird because she did not have friends before because she had friends online but not in real life she because the girl who got struck by lightnings name is Lucy and her friend is named Windy. what will happen next? some things i liked about this book is that it was funny sort of. the thing i did not like about this book is that actually i liked everything. i would recommend this book. for people who like funny and cute books

Solomon Kim

11/12/2019 08:55:07 pm

Book review #11
Inside out and back again by Thanhha Lai

I felt sad and was impressed about Ha’s life journey. Ha’s dad died in the Vietnam War, and it was tough for Ha to accept dad’s death. Also, Ha faced bullying at school after moving to Alabama. However, Ha overcame all life difficulties, and she prayed for dad to have warmth in his new home.
I think getting through a tough time made Ha stronger.

Solomon Kim

11/14/2019 07:49:20 pm

Book review #12
I survived Hurricane Katrina By Lauren Tarshis

Barry lived in New Orleans and he got into big trouble. The weather radio said there was going to be a big hurricane. Barry and his family packed up to go to a safe place, but they had to stay home because Cleo, Barry’s sister got terribly sick. When the hurricane hit, Barry was separated from his family and his house broke apart. Barry stuck in a river, but a person who helped people in danger picked up Barry to go to a safe place. Barry finally survived and met his parents.
I am so impressed that some brave and strong people saved Barry during the hurricane. Helping each other in a natural disaster is important to survive.

Lila Nielsen21

11/14/2019 08:51:45 pm

Eve Of The Emperor Penguin
Jack and Annie are on another tree house adventure all the way to Antarctica. Where there is penguins and snow. When, they meet scientists and reporters to find out that they are in contemporary times. They are on a mission to find the Cave of the Ancient Crown. How will they find the ancient crown? Author Mary Pope Osborne.

Lila Nielsen 21

11/14/2019 09:23:11 pm

How to train your dragon
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock is a viking. But he is not just any viking, he is the king's son. He is known as the "dragon whisperer", but it has not always been like that. In the beginning of the story, he not really good at " dragon whispering". But read his journey of becoming a dragon whisperer. Author Cressida Cowell.

Lila Nielsen 21

11/15/2019 03:04:44 pm

The Ooze Book Author R. L. Stine
Marco is just a normal kid but not for long. He has the ooze book which is filled with how to do superpowers. Everyone wants that book. The ooze man is after him. Will you help him find his superpower? Join Marco's journey.

Adeline Hinckley

11/16/2019 01:51:09 pm

Warriors Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter
Fireheart and Graystripe defend ThunderClan. Silverstream had kits but in the processes she dies and so Graystripe can stay with his kits he goes to RiverClan! I liked how many details and descriptive words. this book is highly recommended.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:53:45 am

300+pages

Jane Spencer

11/18/2019 04:37:12 pm

Michael Vey Prisoner of Sell Twenty Five by Richard Paul Evans

Michael is a student at Meridian High school and has a secret nobody knows except his best friend Ostin and his mom.He has powers. One day the hottest girl in the school told Micheal that she had powers too. They also figure out someones hunting them. Micheal told his mom that that happened. A few hours later his mother is kidnapped. He also finds some bad news, Taylor got kidnapped. After Taylor gets kidnapped he was determined to find her. Can he do it with only his powers, his friend, and his love? read Micheal Vey prisoner of sell twenty five to find out.

Jane Spencer

11/18/2019 04:43:34 pm

Bob by Wendy mass

Livy hasn't visited her grandmothers house in ages.When she finally visits her its nothing she remembers except for the room she had stayed in when she was three. She felt like she wasn't alone. By night time she heard something in her closet. She wasn't alone, not at all.

Jane Spencer

11/18/2019 04:50:45 pm

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

Ghosts is about a girl with lung problems. she moves to northern California to help with her problems. One thing she doesn't know is that there is ghosts there. Read ghosts to see what happens next.

Jane Spencer

11/18/2019 04:59:18 pm

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

Sisters is a graphic novel and it all happens on a true story. there was a girl named Raina and she wanted a sister. she asked so many times that one day there parents came home with Amara. She wasn't on the happy side so much. One day they went on a field trip to California. They find a shocking thing in the car. Read on to see what it is.

Jane Spencer

11/18/2019 05:06:17 pm

Who was Leonardo Da vinci? by Roberta Edwards

Leonardo da vinci was a curios boy and learned to paint by a company. When he got older he started to paint the Mona Lisa and soon after that he died.

Jane Spencer

11/18/2019 05:20:04 pm

Harry Potter The deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry goes on a quest to find three magical objects; the undefeatable wand, the cloak of invisibility, and the stone that brings back the dead. Will he be able to defeat Voldemort? Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Jane Spencer

11/19/2019 05:13:12 pm

The Night Diary by Veera Heranandani

The Night Diary is about a girl named Nisha. She had to leave her house because it was not safe. She left behind everything to be safe.

This was a good book and I suggest it to people who like a little bit of adventure.

Jane Spencer

11/19/2019 05:25:38 pm

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Drama is a book that has a good story to tell. Raina is head of stage crew and gets nervous towards the end because things aren't going well. It also has some romance and lots joy.
This was a good novel.

Jane Spencer

11/20/2019 03:42:18 pm

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief is about this boy named Percy Jackson and he doesn't know he has powers. He finds out about his powers at a camp called Camp Half Blood. At this camp he also finds out about his dad who he thought was dead. His dad is actually Poseidon. Zeus thinks he stole his lighting bolt because Poseidon and Zeus were not liking each other at the time. Do you think he stole Zeus' lightning bolt? Read The Lightning Thief to find out.

Jane Spencer

11/20/2019 04:26:07 pm

Michael Vey Rise of the Elgen by Richard paul Evens

After Michael frees Taylor, and his new friends they all sets of to Idaho. He couldn't free his mom yet. He makes it there safely,or he thought he did. When they get back to Idaho, there were Elgen guards everywhere, Jacks house gets burned down and Taylor's family is in danger. They all go to a friends house and download graces inf from Elgen to help save his mom. can he save his mom this time? Read Michael Vey Rise of the Elgen to find out.

Jane Spencer

11/20/2019 05:33:27 pm

Michael Vey Battle of the Empire by Richard Paul Evans

Michael is in the jungle with native tribes. They show him to one of them named Tessa. She is one of the 17 children with powers. They set off to the jungle to only find out his friends were kidnapped by the army.They set up a plan to rescue his friends. They managed to rescue most of them except Taylor and Jack. They were taken by a bounty hunter.They manage to rescue them and find out about the Ampere. the Ampere is a Elgen boat headquarters. Zeus, Tessa, and Abigail decided not to come because they were tired of running so, Michael Taylor, Mckenna and Ostin go on with the plan the manage to get inside and set the bomb when the watt exploded. Zeus, Tessa and Abigail came in and rescued them but, did Hatch escape? Read Michael Vey Battle of the Empire to find out.

Jane Spencer

11/20/2019 08:04:16 pm

Michael Vey Hunt for Jade Dragon by Richard Paul Evans

Michael and his friends put up a plan to get Jade Dragon from the Elgen because she has all the information for how to make more electric kids. They all agreed in the end it was good to take Nichelle with them. They go to a hotel and stay there until they can strike. Then while they were all looking around Tara switched places with Taylor and told Hatch were they were so they got taken to the Elgen. Taylor was with Jade Dragon and the rest of the electroclan were in cells but with Nichelle's help they managed to escape with Taylor. Do you think they can still save Jade Dragon? Read Michael Vey Hunt for Jade Dragon.

Asher

11/25/2019 09:48:26 am

Wings of Fire Graphic Novel

Wings of Fire is a book about five dragons that stop a war and meet there parents. Hte only weakness is there is not a movie. I want there to be a movie in 2020. Well, hope you liked this review

Solomon Kim

11/26/2019 10:39:11 pm

Book review #14
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo

Abilene had a china rabbit doll and named it Edward. They were very good friends. One day, Abilene lost Edward because he fell overboard on a cruise ship. After that, he started a long miraculous journey. In the beginning of the journey, Edward met a sewer, but her little sister threw Edward away. Edward was passed from hand to hand and faced other difficulties. At the end of the journey, he met Bryce, and he brought Edward to a sewer because his head was unwavering. Bryce let the sewer keep Edward. One day, a girl went into a doll shop and hugged Edward. Surprisingly, this girl was Abilene who loved and missed Edward.

Emma C. link

12/1/2019 04:51:07 pm

Wishtree is about a tree that talks.it has a friend thats a bird and it loves every year when people come and tie wishes on it. Would you like hearing about a trees life? Then might like this book.

I recommend this book because it is fun, exciting, and sad.

Solomon Kim

12/4/2019 10:20:48 pm

Book review #15
Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick

Sam got separated from the summer camp wabansask, because he got left behind leaving camp. However, there was a wildfire, and he ran and ran until he found a cabin with food and water. The next day, he got away from the fire by finding a Jeep at the cabin and met a girl named Delphy. It had effect on escaping from the wildfire because she was a tough girl. They faced many difficulties like bears, getting hurt, and having to run for their lives. With teamwork and being brave enough, they finally could escape from the wildfire.
Being brave and working together can bring good outcomes when you face difficult times.

Solomon Kim

12/10/2019 08:17:00 pm

Book review #16
Pumpkin’s story by Aubre Andrus

Pumpkin is a miniature horse with dwarfism. When pumpkin was born, something was wrong with her legs. It hurt pumpkin to walk or even stand. Luckily, pumpkin and her mother were rescued by the twist of fate farm and sanctuary. She had to face difficulties like shots, surgery for her joints, and anesthesia. A horse named Cumber had the same problem as pumpkin. Her joints could not hold up her legs. Ashley and the doctors never gave up to treat Pumpkin’s and Cumber’s legs. Finally, one day pumpkin’s legs and cumber’s legs were fixed because the cast helped the joints collide together. I was impressed that Ashley and the doctors never gave up to help pumpkin and cumber walk. I could feel how much they loved pumpkin and cumber.

Solomon Kim

12/11/2019 07:06:05 pm

Book review#13
Hammer heads and other sharks by the Scott fetzer company

This book tells about how sharks are unique in many different ways. For example, hammerhead sharks use a thing called electroreception. It is where these sharks sense electricity from the ground to find things like sting rays and torpedo rays. Also, some sharks are harmless to people like the whale shark and basking shark because they only eat plankton. I learned how sharks can be unique in many different ways.

bella 8

12/12/2019 12:39:49 am

I Survived The Great Molasses Flood

There was 2 main people in this book there names are Carmen and Tony . There was this huge tank that was filled up with molasses but kids would go there every day including Tony and Carmen. Tony always gets some and licks it bc he thinks it taste good. That same day Tony got an F on her test so Carmen races her to the molasses tank and it makes her feel better.

Some reasons i liked this book were:

1. It was a short book but it gave lots of info.

2.It was based off a true story.

3. very interesting

The reason i did not like this book:

At first i did not like this book bc i thought it was going to be sad but it turned happy so i liked everything.

Adeline Hinckley

12/14/2019 02:26:55 pm

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a poetry book with strong words and lings that make the poems totally spectacular. When I read it I could relate to many of the poems. It is amazing and highly recommended book.

Solomon Kim

12/18/2019 09:11:03 pm

Book review#17
Wishtree by katherine applegate

Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood wishtree, and people write their wishes on a piece of cloth then tie them to Red’s branches. Red is a habitat to a crow named bongo and other animals like skunks, rodents, and other animals. When Samar moved into the neighborhood, she became a friend with Red and also protected Red. One day, somebody said Red to leave because he didn’t want Red to be there. When Red was about to get cut down, animal friends stood up for Red and didn’t make the cutter cut down Red. I learned that human can be friends with nature.

Jane Spencer

1/3/2020 06:06:30 pm

Michael Vey Fall of Hades by Richard Paul Evans

Dr Hatch has taken over the Taiwan islands and renamed them Hatch Islands. Michaels plan this time is to steal the Joule which is were the Elgen keep all their valuables. They set off and they also planned to get Hatches electric kids on their side. Right when the sailor reached Hatch Is land they figured out that he was delivering them to Hatch. They were barely able to escape that. As they were getting the other kids the Elgen patrol found out what they were doing and they had to run for it. They established a headquarter to fight the Elgen but Hatch thought ahead. He brought in almost every guard he had. As the Elgen were knocking down the fortress Michael decided to go out in the lightning storm and go up on the starxource plant and electrifie himself. Meanwhile, Gervaso (who is apart of the voices group) was blowing up the dock as the Elgen ships come. He died by the explosion. Michael created a huge explosion and disappeared. Hatches used to be kids took the Joule while they were fighting. As they neared the dock everyone was sad for Michael. They thought he was dead but is he really dead?
Read Michael Vey Fall of Hades to find out.

Jane Spencer

1/3/2020 07:00:20 pm

Michael Vey The Final Spark by Richard Paul Evans

As the Joule was riding off, the army were on Hatches side and enclosed the Joule. They shot everyone on the Joule with RESAT's. Ostin and Jack were not affected by them because their only for electric children. Ostin and Jack rolled off the Joule as their friends were taken to the Elgen Headquarters. Ostin and Jack had to swim to shore. On the shore they met a guy named Vishal. He let them in his house and let them eat his food. One night Vishal lead them to a pizza place where he took them for food and then took them to a secret place. Vishal asked if they were Elgen because he was against the Elgen. They teamed up with Vishal and his crew. Ostin, Jack, and Taylor all saw Michael in their dreams saying the same thing in a different language. It meant lightning god. Michael also said to go to a different location. Hatch was holding the glows captive. Ostin and Jack were at the place where they were being held. Ostin and Jack were met with Michael but Michael was a source of energy and not fully human. they attacked and Michael finally killed Hatch and found out that the voice was someone he thought was dead and finally his family was together. Michaels life was back to normal from that day on. Read the Michael Vey series because
1. It was always adventure and a little tough at some times
2. If you like to read it has 7 books of greatness in every book

Adeline Hinckley

1/5/2020 04:58:58 pm

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
The book Princess Academy is an outstandingly good book the main character is Miri named after the only flower that grows on Mount Eskel. Mount Eskel is a mountain Miri and the others live on. She is one of twenty girls that go to the princess academy and as you might have guessed is a school for princesses. Olana is the one teacher at the school and is very harsh. One of the things I loved there is a poem in every chapter.
Here is one of them ''Plumb line is swinging Spring hawk is winging Eskel is singing''. I would recommend this book.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:54:29 am

314 pages

Solomon Kim

1/5/2020 05:54:50 pm

Book review #18
Knights vs dinosaurs by Mat Phelan

This is a story about 6 knights going to fight terrible lizards from the order of Merlin. The first lizard was easy to fight because it was small. However, their main mission was to find the T. rex A.K.A the king of dinosaurs. They fought many other dinosaurs like the spinosaurus, triceratops, ankylosaures, brachiosaurus, and the platurus. This experience gave the knights practice to fight the T. rex. They finally met the T. rex, but they could not defeat the T. rex. The six knights did not give up and worked out a scheme. They surrounded the T. rex with wood then lit it on fire. So, they successfully defeated the T. rex. I liked this book because the knights never gave up and defeated the T. rex successfully.

Solomon Kim

1/5/2020 06:32:01 pm

Book review#19
Magic tree house: soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie are on a mission to find the 4th secret of greatness, so they are in the 1970s and watch the World Cup in Mexico City. They are sure that the famous Mexican soccer player named Pele’ will give them a hint of the 4th secret. When the game is over, Pele’ is crowded, so Jack and Annie couldn’t see him. Jack and Annie decided to join a soccer game, because they thought that the 4th secret was in there. But suddenly their ring glowed and they found the 4th secret of greatness. It was enthusiasm. I liked this book because Jack and Annie went back in time to watch the World Cup and figured out the 4th secret of greatness.

Solomon kim

1/5/2020 07:57:15 pm

Book review#20
Loser by Jerry Spinelli

This is a story about a kid named Zinkoff. He is a normal kid but follows what other people do. For example, he cries if other people cry. If other people want to become a policeman, he wants to become a policeman. When Zinkoff was in 4th grade, he met Claudia and the man who was waiting for his granddaughter to come back from war. One day, Zinkoff had field day with his class, but he was called loser over and over, because he lost the game and was walking the opposite direction. As middle school starts, everyone forgets the loser thing and Zinkoff is feeling good now. One snowy day, Zinkoff realized that Claudia disappeared from her human leash. Zinkoff came looking for her to prove that he is a hero. However, Zinkoff fell down and slept. When Zinkoff woke up he was grounded because he left the house with no permission. After his grounding ended, Zinkoff continued middle school peacefully. The lesson of this book is follow your dreams, not other peoples.

Ashley

1/13/2020 08:19:01 pm

Promises To The Dead

There's a boy named Jesse, and his realtive, Perry. One day Jesse wanted a turtle for a terrapin soup but instead he came across a dying slave woman who made a promise to Jesse that he will take her young son on a fateful day. Jesse had no word to say to do what the woman has asked Jesse to do, Jesse knew he had to keep the promise or it wouldn't be right. There're civil wars, danger lurks on every angle. Jesse and Perry knew they had to survive the last minute of their lives. They couldn't ask for help or anything else, they had to find a safe place but it was near impossible for them. I really like the book Promises To The Dead, because it reminds me of real believable characters and a fantastic historical fiction. I loved when Jesse decided to accept the dying slave's promise and never ended it, I think this book was actually amazing and such a great book to read. I very much recommend this book.

Ashey

1/14/2020 05:52:23 pm

Ramona The Pest

Ramona is a little girl in kindergarten and it was her first day of school. When she first met her teacher Mrs. Binney, she loved her so much. When Ramona was listening for directions Ramona saw her first boy she ever liked, his name was Davy but Davy didn't like Ramona so he ran as fast as he could when Ramona ever got close to him. Mrs. Binney assigned Roman to sit at the bench for a present, (Not an actually present) so Ramona though it was a present she recieves but she was all wrong. Ramona sat there until Mrs. Binney gave Ramona the present. The class was about to play Gray duck but Ramona didn't want to join because she thought Mrs. Binney was giving Ramona a test to see if Ramona would leave her seat. But Mrs. Binney insisted for Ramona to play. When she wast down at the circle while watching other kids play Ramona saw a beautiful girl with curls that would bounce up and down whenever she walked or ran. Ramona was so attractive to her curls she couldn't get her eyes off of them, Ramona had to touch one so she did, and the girl yanked when Ramona pulled one of them but Ramona couldn't hear the girls voice saying stop because she was so attractive to her beautiful curls. Ramona is a very silly character and I love how the way she is. But she needs to keep her hands to herself, I love (very) this book, Beezus is Ramona's older sister and I love how Ramona acts like the ruler of Beezus. I think 4th graders and up should read this book because they could be clumsy as Ramona and they could learn their lesson after reading this book!

Adeline Hinckley

1/19/2020 05:44:45 pm

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
This book is about a girl named Aven and she dose not have any arms. She has to move to Arizona and dose not fit in; she eats and does everything with her FEET. One day she met Conner and they crack a weird mystery. I like this book because it has a very good plot and surprising plot twists.

Adeline Hinckley

1/19/2020 05:57:45 pm

Counting by Sevens by Holly Sloan
It is about a girl named Willow Chance who was adopted at a young age. One day her parents were in a crash and both were killed. Willow will find her way to a new family. I loved reading this book.

Adeline Hinckley

1/19/2020 06:12:55 pm

Warriors Rising Storm by Erin Hunter
This book is about the five clans of cats.
Bluestar is a shell of her former self and a storm is coming. But before the storm comes and three cats will perish, Yellowfang and two of the elders. And Tigerclaw is loose having been exiled from Thunderclan.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:56:33 am

(300+ pages)

Solomon kim

1/20/2020 09:55:11 am

The third mushroom by Jennifer f holm
Book review #21

This is a story about a kid named Ellie. She is planning to join the science fair with her grandpa. They are planning to find the effect of eating a part of an axotol. Axotol is a salamander that regrows body parts. Ellie and her grandpa bought fruit flies and gave them a piece of the axotol and waited to see what will happen. In the meantime, grandpa’s golden tooth fell out, and he went to the emergency room because he had fainted. The doctors said that he had grew another appendix. It was because he ate a piece of the axotol. Ellie’s grandpa thought it would grow back his golden tooth. When they checked on the fruit flies, they grew 6 wings not 4. Some of the fruit flies were dying. Ellie didn’t win the science fair because all their fruit flies died. Ellies life is back to normal.
I really did not understand the title of this book because it is not really related to mushrooms.

Ashley

1/20/2020 08:43:24 pm

Beezus and Ramona

Beezus is Ramona's older sister. When Beezus babysits Ramona she tries to be patient with Ramona a 4 year old little sister, but it was impossible for Beezus when Ramona powders her nostrils with marshmallows and when Ramona invited her whole nursery school over to their house without Beezus or her whole family knowing. Beezus and Ramona had great time together they spent time with their friends and crafted and played for the whole day, Beezus still loved Ramona even if she was annoying she just liked how she was except on babysitting her ever again. I like this book and I loved how theres book by book on when Ramona grows up. I loved a scene where Beezus tried to help Ramona when she was getting teased by Wayne, I think this book is amazing and fun to read about.

Ashley

1/21/2020 07:37:24 pm

The Night Dairy

In a decade period of time the Indians, and the British Rule was seperated in two countires, Pakistan and Indian. Nisha's father thinks its to dangerous for them to stay in Paksitan, so they went on a journey to their new home. But the trek was to long and to dangerous for Nisha and her family. They lost her Muslim mother as a baby and Nisha didn't want to lose her country homeland like she lost her Muslim mother as a baby, even though her countries were both seperated Nisha will still search for home for her own identity and getting her life back into possibilitys and to get her family and meet back together. I possibly loved this book it was a hearwarming book that made me so timely intereseting and real. I loved when she thought she could actually do it and instead of thinking of on her own that she couldn't help anything, its heartwarming that lost her homeland but she finds her possibilities. Great book and I think this book is recommened!

Ashley

1/22/2020 08:14:13 pm

Charlie and the Great Glass
By Roald Dahl

Charlie Bucket won a golden ticket for his grandparents and he was on his way to Mr Willy Wonka. Willy Wonka was leading Charlie Bucket and his grandparents to a great glass elevator including. But when the great glass elevator moved it shook in a fearful way and weird noises like wind whooshing, Charlie Bucket and his grandparents noticed they were stuck on space, orbiting around their homeland Earth, Mr. Willy Wonka was too bothered to look but when the elevator stop everybody started to float. Some of Charlie's grandparents didn't know they were floating when they got flipped off. Mr. Willy Wonka made a trouble leading the way. I liked this book because it's Charlie and the chocolate factory but is book is telling that the characters are stuck in a elevator in space! Totally recommend this book for sure!

Lila21 skeleton creek

1/28/2020 06:15:18 pm

Ryan a 14 year old boy who just moved away from his hometown to Skeleton Creek. Everyday he writes in his journal to tell you about his day. His best friend Sarah that he moved away from makes videos about her crazy creepy adventures. Sarah wants Ryan to come on a haunted adventure with her. What will happen next? Read Skeleton Creek to find out.

Lila21 Charlie and the Chocolate factory

1/29/2020 08:05:59 pm

This book is about a poor kid and his family the Buckets. After every school day Charlie walks by the Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and dreams of eating one of the candy bars. And every year on Charlie's birthday he gets one of the chocolate bars. His birthday was coming by. And a contest was coming by but not just any contest but the Willy Wonka golden ticket contest. Was if you opened your chocolate bar and found a golden ticket then that would mean you would get to go on a adventure in Wonka's factory. To find out what happens to Charlie read Charlie and the chocolate factory.

Lila 21 Undead pets

1/29/2020 08:22:24 pm

A little boy named Joe who was just a normal boy made a wish on a amulet but not just any amulet but a Egyptian amulet. After his wish he was the ruler of the undead pets. One of them named Dumpling is out for revenge. Join Joe and Dumpling on their dead adventure.

Solomon Kim

2/2/2020 02:21:48 pm

Upside down magic book #6 the big shrink by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins. Book review #22

norm went to her grandmas house for the weekend. Her grandmother shows Nora a Dregg, which is a toy that has a dragon in an egg. Now Nory bought 10 Dreggs and shared them with her friends. Nory got a Luminous Dragonette and a howler dragon. But the problem was the Dreggs were becoming a distraction in school. The principle is not allowing Dreggs anymore. Nory and her friends are going to do a protest about not allowing Dreggs in school. So, Nory and 3 other friends are shrunk by nory’s friend marigold. But after the protest is over Marigold can’t make them back to normal size anymore. They had to go to the hospital to get cured. Marigold is now confident that she can make Nory and the 3 other people back to normal. One day, Nory and Marigold get punished for shrinking their friends. But now the principle let Nory and the other bring Dreggs only on fridays. Now Nory is happy.
I liked this book because it has magic and i like magic.

Solomon Kim

2/2/2020 03:09:29 pm

Book review #23
Magic tree house Merlin missions book #9: Dragon of the red dawn by Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie are on a new mission finding the 1st secret of happiness in the order of Merlin, so they traveled to ancient Japan. At first, they met Basho who is a famous poet and pretended to be Basho’s students. They have fun with Basho, like eating sushi, watching sumo wrestling, and many more. In night time, they slept and a fire started during the night. Jack and Annie used the wand of dianthus to put the fire out, but it landed on Mount Fuji, the biggest mountain in Japan. Suddenly, the cloud dragon appeared and caused rain to fall and successfully put the fire out. Unfortunately, Basho’s house was destroyed but one poem was there and it was “in a old pond a frog jumps in sound of water.” And, Jack and Annie figured out the 1st secret of happiness from the poem and it was paying close attention to small things in nature.

Solomon Kim

2/10/2020 06:53:36 pm

Book review #24
Pokémon book #6 Race to danger by scholastic company

Ash and his friends are now leaving orange island and starting a new journey. While they are going on a new start, they get interested in a hot air balloon contest. Ash meats Windy and helps her participate in the contest. If you win the contest, you get a Dratini- a very rare Pokémon. The race is good but trouble happens. Team rockets, Ashe’s enemy, is participating in the contest too. Team rocket destroys the competitors’ hot air balloons to win. At the same time, a swarm of beedrills- a stinging Pokémon pops all the rest of the balloons. When the swarm comes to Ash and Windy’s team, they blast the swarm of beedrills away by using their Pokémon. Finally, Windy’s team fight with team rocket and successfully win and get a Dritini.

Emma C. Watch Dog by Will Mclnosh

2/17/2020 09:03:04 pm

Twins Vic and Tara live on the roof of a building. They go to the dump everyday to get robot parts. One day Tara found a piece she could add to her robot and she worked on it all night long.She found a chip that Ms.Alba wants. She wants it for her watchdogs. How do you think the story will end? Read it to find out! I like this book because it's sad and adventurous I would recommend this book to any one.

Adeline Hinckley

2/23/2020 02:25:24 pm

Vikings by Ben Thompson
Vikings is about the Norsemen, but you probably know them as VIKINGS. Here are some of the Viking's names Ernik Bloodaxe and Harald Fairhair are my favorites. This book is very recommended.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:57:48 am

300+ pages for Vikings

Adeline Hinckley

2/23/2020 02:35:43 pm

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Number the Stars is about two families and one is Jewish and they are smuggling them to Sweden so that they don't get relocated by the Nazis. It is a daring adventure of life and death. I loved this book because of the dangerous attempt to save the Jews.

Solomon Kim

2/23/2020 07:44:29 pm

Cottontails and their relatives by the Scott fetter company
Book review#25

Have you ever wondered about cottontail rabbits? A cottontail rabbit is a type of rabbit and got its name by its fuzzy cotton looking tail. Their relatives are rabbits, hares, and pikas- a Greek word for mouse. There are many species of rabbits and hares. There is the swamp rabbit, desert cottontail, Arctic hare, and many more. Each of these hares and rabbits are designed for their climate. For example, the arctic hare has thick fur that helps it survive in the cold tundra. Also, cottontails can give signals too. For example if they lie still and freeze that means an animal is near by.
I liked this book because at first i did not mind rabbits but now i think they are amazing.

Solomon Kim

2/24/2020 05:11:27 pm

The little prince
Book review #26

This story is about a little prince who goes around to visit other planets. While he visits other planets, he meets people, a snake, and a fox. I liked this book because the little prince is going to journeys around and learns lessons. When he travels to other planets, every person reacts and thinks differently. At last, he arrives at earth and tames a fox. Then, they happily live on earth.

Solomon kim

3/2/2020 08:25:57 pm

Mars rover by Danielle smith Llera
Book review #27

Have you ever wondered how scientists discovered Mars as a live able planet? It is all thanks to the rovers on Mars. At first, scientists made Mariner 4 and 9. Then, scientists sent Viking 1 and 2. Finally, they sent Explorer 1 and 2. Nowadays, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity are the best known rovers on Mars. But, Curiosity is still roaming the surfaces of Mars. All of these rovers have different techniques of doing things. For example, Opportunity was landed by big singular balloons appearing on the dropper, and Curiosity landing by a sky crane. A sky crane is a flying thing that carried Curiosity to the ground and crashing somewhere else. Also, Curiosity could read rocks by a laser that told the rover what it was. Someday, scientists will launch a new rover to roam Mars.
I like this book because it explains how rovers can tell evidence of life on Mars.

Jane Spencer

3/4/2020 09:02:20 pm

Ugly by Robert Hoge

Ugly is about this kid named robert who was born with a defect in his face and in his legs. His legs were backward and one was shorter than the other. His face had a huge tumor on his forehead. As he grew up, Robert was bullied because of his face. He has had a surgery to fix his face but it left a scar down his face. The doctors had to amputate one of his legs and use the toe to build the bridge of his nose. He was called mean names like peg leg.He had a few more surgerys through his life bud none of them really did anything. Robert started getting used to the faces people made when they saw him. When he was about six, he wanted to play rugby but couldn't because of his leg. When he was a teenager he finally found something he enjoyed. He found lawn bowling. When people called him ugly he did not let that define him. He now has a family of his own.

I liked this book because it was cool to see how another person lived and the challenges he went through.

Solomon Kim

3/9/2020 08:31:25 pm

Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
Book review #28

Louie is now raising a donkey. She named it Winslow. But she is not sure that Winslow will survive. This is all because she has bad luck with pets. She had a hamster, snake, dog, turtle, and many more but they ALL died. At first Winslow is healthy, but then Winslow has an infection and has to take many shots. Also, Winslow disturbs the neighbors, like Ms. Tootle. She even says SHUT THAT DONKEY UP! {shocker}. But one day Winslow cries and cries loud because Ms.Tootle’s house is on fire. Then, the neighbors and Louie help Ms. Tootle escape. Ms. Tootle sleeps over with Louie. But, Winslow has to move to Louie’s uncle’s farm. On the fence of Winslow she wrote “remember me Louie”.
I felt sad about this book because Winslow has to leave Louie to go to a farm.

Lucy Wecker

3/17/2020 04:34:20 pm

i survived the sinking of the titanic was a 143 page book it was about the tragic time about a family that consists of a brother and a sister on a trip with their aunt. a kid named gorge but a kid he met calls him Georgeo. but a twist happens at the end of the story.

Adeline Hinckley

3/20/2020 08:11:31 am

Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Audra is a Lithuanian girl but she is also a book smuggler.
This is an amazing story of the danger and risks a book smuggler takes to do it. I was unable to put the book down.
this is a fantastic book.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:58:45 am

Words on Fire is more than 300 pages

Adeline Hinckley

3/20/2020 10:44:29 am

Little Women by Luisa May Alcott
Little Women is about Meg (Margret), Jo (Josephine), Amy, and Beth. the year will bring challenges, hops and dismay, but they stay the loving family they are. this is my favorite historical fiction of all time.

Adeline Hinckley

4/9/2020 09:59:14 am

more than 300 pages

Solomon kim

3/24/2020 08:47:10 pm

Book review #29
Survival tails by Katrina Charman

Samson is a sled dog and hoping to become a part of Ernest Shackleton’s voyage to the unidentified continent [Antarctica]. But, his friend Bummer has a totally different mindset. Bummer thinks “why don’t just stay home and not going to a icy wasteland?” Samson thinks this voyage will be fun, but Bummer thinks it will be difficult and dangerous so he doses not want to go. But they both get chosen. At first, the voyage starts off pretty good, but then their ship Endurance becomes trapped in sea ice. Now, the humans and dogs have to return. Well, the hard part is to survive. While Samson and Bummer go on the voyage they meet friends like Sally, Wolf, Hercules, and Admunsen. But, Admunsen dies sadly and Sally has babies. When they try to go back, they meet killer whales, blizzards, hail choppy waves, and strong winds. They worked together as a team and survived. For example, Samson does not like Wolf but they worked together and both survived. Finally, they see their hometown in sight, and Samson whispers to Bummer “we survived.” I liked this book because they worked together and put aside their difficulties and survived together.

Anthony

3/30/2020 12:13:51 pm

Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick

A boy named Sam is in a camp and they are all getting on a bus because there is a wildfire. Then Sam realizes he forgot his phone. So when goes and gets it, the bus leaves. He is in the forest alone. He starts wandering around trying to find something useful. He finds a jeep and some food and water. He rides around and spots a girl named Delphy. He stops so she can get on. They start driving around (because Sam's dad taught him a lot about how to start and all the gears of a jeep/car) Sam and Delphy have to go through some tough situations like a bear crawling into the jeep, the fire getting closer, and the teenagers who start the wildfire.This is a great adventure story if you like adventures. I like this book because I like adventure stories, and it isn't violent or scary (except for the part when the fire burns 2 teenagers)!

Anthony Auffermann

3/30/2020 12:26:01 pm

I survived the Destruction of Pompeii by Lauren Tarshis

A boy named Marcus is in trouble! He is in a town with his father when a volcano is going to blow its top!? He and his father quickly get away on horses on the volcano?!?! They get down when they here the volcano shaking and rumbling. Luckily they made it out safely and lived happily ever after. This is a great historical fiction book because it is very interesting that the suspense will be killing you to see what will happen after the volcano erupts and when the boy gets away.

Eli

3/30/2020 01:52:35 pm

On the court with Stephen Cury is a book that is about 2 time MVP Stephen Curry. He joined the NBA in 2009 the 7th pick by the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Currys first game he had scored 14 points 7 assists and 4 steals. he was off to a great start to being one of the best shooters in NBA history. I reccomend this book to people who love basketball, Stephen Curry and the warriors. Some stengths about this book is how detailed they are and even tell about his college and high school experience. A weakness is that people may not like sports so in order to like this book you have to like sports.

Eli

3/30/2020 02:04:00 pm

Diary of a wimpy kid is about a kid named Greg. he was always goofing around with his best friend and his name was Rowley. He also had a brother named Rodrick. Rodrick was mean to him and took every chance he had to get Greg in trouble he thought he was going to have a normal summer vacation but boy was he wrong. Some strengths are that it was funny and will always make you laugh. But some weakneses are that adults may not like it because it is a kid book review.

Adeline Hinckley

3/30/2020 03:09:51 pm

Puzzled by P.J. Nichols
Puzzled is about a boy named Peter.
Weird weather patterns happening and they are caused by a supper natural being named Zoltan. This thrilling book is extraordinary. I would highly recommend this book.

Adeline Hinckley

4/14/2020 12:03:48 pm

It has suspense and action. With crazy puzzles to solve.

Anthony Auffermann

3/31/2020 11:00:23 am

Watchdog by Will McIntosh

A young boy named Vick and girl named Tara are in a garbage dump looking for scraps. They do not have a home because they don't have any money.The young girl finds some things that might be useful. She starts making things called watchdogs which are like big robots. They come across some strangers and the strangers want them to follow them. They do and come into a factory where they have to work there and the boss is Ms.Alba who wants to make an army of watchdogs. They escape and go into a place where some people live. They work together to destroy other watchdogs that the people they worked for a little bit. This is a great science fiction book and has lots of action. That is my favorite part:) One of my favorite books!

Eli

3/31/2020 11:45:28 am

Who is JK. Rowling is an amazing book that is about the life of JK. Rowling. It tells about everything from when she was born to right now in her life. Some of the books strengths are it tells about her whole life and does not miss any details. Some of the weakneses are that some parts are sad and mostly people who are a fan of harry potter would want to read it.

Solomon Kim

3/31/2020 03:52:26 pm

Book review #30
Pokémon thunder shock in pummelo stadium by the scholastic company.

Ash Ketchum has won the sea ruby badge, the coral eye badge, and the hypo badge. Now, he is going to pummelo island to earn the gym star badge. At the same time, his competitor is Dave who is the best Pokémon trainer on pummelo island. At first, Ash is confident, but he is less confident when he meets Dave’s Pokémon. When they battle, Dave uses a Ditto- a shapeshifting Pokémon, and Ash uses his pickachu. Ditto turns into a pickachu too. These two pickachu fight and fight, but Ash’s pickachu finally wins. After that, Dave uses Pokémon such as Genger, Electribuzz, and Venasaur. Ash uses a Bulbasaur, squirtle, charzard, and a pickachu. At last, Dave uses his most powerful Pokémon Dragonite. Ash uses all his Pokémon but only has pickachu left. Ash thinks cleverly and his pickachu jumps on the top of Dragonite’s head and shocks the Dragonite. Now, Ash wins and gets the gym star badge.
I liked this book because Ash never gave up and won.

Eli

4/1/2020 11:15:18 am

Year in sports 2019 is a book about sports. It goes from snowboarding to football to swimming. There are a lot of champions in different sports here are some. New England has the most super bowl trophy's in the NFL. The Boston Celtics have the most NBA championships they have won the most at 17. Brazil has the most world cups in major league soccer Brazil has won 4 world cups. Some of the good things are that it is very interesting and does not leave out any details. Some of the bad things are that it is only for sports fans.

Anthony Auffermann

4/2/2020 04:43:11 pm

Volcanoes published by World Book
What is that noise? It's a volcano erupting!!! Volcanic eruptions are natural disasters. They can cause some serious damage. Volcanic eruptions cause some special phenomena, including pyroclastic flows, lava flows, lahars, landslides, and eruption columns. The most deadly of them are pyroclastic flows and lahars. Pyroclastic flows produce poisonous gas and chemicals that can kill or get people sick. They are very deadly! Lahars are deadly mud flows that can damage homes and kill people. Once the mud hardens, it is very difficult to find what got buried underneath. One volcanic eruption example is Vesuvius. A city named Pompeii, was covered in ash. About 2000 people died. Some places were covered in 60 ft. deep in ash. People started digging and eventually found a street of the Roman City in the 1500s. Objects that have been found are private buildings, forums, streets, an amphitheater, statues and wall paintings, jewelry, pottery, and tools. Some of the dead at Pompeii were covered in liquid ashes and rain. Eventually, the liquid dried up around the body. The body turned to dust leaving a cavity shaped like the body in the hardened ash. This, is a great informational text book.

Anthony Auffermann

4/2/2020 05:27:18 pm

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic 1912 by Lauren Tarshis

A young boy named George, has boarded Titanic (giant ship) from Southampton to New York City. He is very surprised by the ship. It is very nice inside. George is very mischievous. He gets into a lot of trouble. Then the ship starts shaking. It hit an iceberg, and is going to sink.He wants to go into the luggage room, but lots of people want their bags. Then the Titanic starts sinking!! Most of the passengers get on life boats, but some can't make it. There are 2,224 people on the Titanic, and 1,500 people died. After the accident, George is safe with his family. This is a great historical fiction book.

Eli

4/2/2020 07:37:29 pm

world reccords 2016 is a great book because it tells about amazing stuff that could only be accomplished by the most daring people in the world.It goes from singing to animals and does not leave out any details. 2016 was a great year for world records they had alot of good movies for example Captain America Civil War, Finding Dory and many more. Some strengths are that the book does not leave out any details. In my opinion is that there are not weaknesses to this book.

Solomon Kim

4/5/2020 09:19:53 pm

Book review #30
The call of the wild by Jack London
Buck is a husky but is considered a wolf/husky because of his agility, abilities, and most of all his aggressiveness. Buck lives in Santa Clara valley. People in Alaska ask for strong muscular dogs like Buck. Buck lived in Judge’s Millers place in the forest. Buck lives with his first master Manuel. Manuel was a greedy man so all he wanted was money so he sold buck for 500$. The second master’s name was Perrault. He has a Texan accent and was on a journey from Santa Clara to Fort Yukon, Alaska which was about 5000 miles away. The journey was dangerous and dreadful because one of the sled dogs named Spitz kept on fighting with Buck. While fighting, Buck got wounded. But, eventually Spitz surrendered. In the other hand, the humans and dogs supply was low so they were very hungry. Also, the snow was strong and the wind was blowing like a hurricane. So, they took a break. While taking a break a new sled driver came in. His name is Thornton - the third master of Buck and the others. While they continue the journey, Buck faces severe snow storms with strong winds. They finally reached Yukon and get to rest. But, in the night Thornton dies because he got in a fight with Yeeheets, A.K.A the Yukon people. Now Buck is alone. Buck hears rustling in the woods and follows the sound and comes face to face with wolves. Instead of attacking they sniff noses and Buck blends in with the pack of wolves and while running with the pack he sings the song of the younger world which is the song of the pack.

Eli

4/6/2020 02:57:44 pm

Dog man is a great book about dog and a man that got blown up by there evil enemy petey. The doctors could not find a way to save them but finally they thought of something. The dog's body was damaged and the cop's head was damaged so the did the only thing they could do sew the dog's head on the cop's body. Some weaknesses of this book are that it is only for people that are kids. Some strengthes are that is is super funny.

Eli

4/8/2020 12:34:05 pm

Last Kids on Eath is an amazing book about a kid named jack sulivan and his friends. The zombie apocalypse is happening and those 4 kids are the only people on earth.There are huge monters and zombies galore And jack sulivan tries to prevail. Some weakneses are that it is hard for 1rst graders to read. some strengths are that it is super fun to read.

Solomom Kim

4/11/2020 10:24:38 am

Book review #31
Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell

Cardboard kingdom is about kids creating castles, houses, cities, and trees out of cardboard and using their imagination. Also, these kids imagine their own characters and turning themselves into the characters by making cloth out of wool, string, and cardboard. Characters include the sorceress, Big Banashee, the Prince and more. Each of these characters have a different point of view. For example, the minion works for the sorceress, and the Gargoyle is the protector of the night. When summer break ends, they eventually have to go to school, but they will not forget the cardboard kingdom.

Eli

4/13/2020 01:08:27 pm

Becoming Kareem is about a amazing superstar athlete that played for Lakers. He had some very rough times but he got past those hard times and worked hard. He struggled with fitting in with kids at his school because that were making fun of his color. He played for UCLA when he was in college. He had many coaches who taught him to be a superstar some of his coaches were Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Jack Donahue, Jhon Wooden, and many others. Some strengths of this book is that it explains his whole life and doesn't leave out any details. In my opinion there are no weaknesses in this book.

Adeline Hinckley

4/15/2020 11:21:04 am

World War Two by Ben Thompson
This book is about the epic battles of World War Two. With some of the bloodiest battles in history it was crazy. How it began the new leader of Germany, Adolf Hitler, was pretty much the evilest man in the world ever. He want ed world domination and to wipe out all of the Jews on Earth. This is an amazing book.
(it is 493 pages)

Adeline Hinckley

4/24/2020 11:20:43 am

The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth is about an orphan boy named Jack Sullivan. He and his "post-apocalyptic hero" friends are trying to survive the monster-zombie apocalypse it is an everlasting battle against zombies and monsters. There are some very big problems though, out of all monsters there is one named BLARG (a huge zombie\human eating monster that is hunting Jack and his post-apocalyptic buddies because he stabbed him in the forehead). Will they survive? Find out in this mind-blowing book! I liked this book because it is action packed and funny.

Adeline Hinckley

4/24/2020 11:47:44 am

Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
Starry River of the Sky is about a boy named Rendi and he had been stowed away in a merchant’s cart. Until one day he was discovered he was then unexpectedly with a man named Master Chao. He becomes a chore boy at the village inn, and he meets Master Chao's daughter, Peiyi, soon the inn has an unusual guest. The guest's name is Madam Chang and she has some wonderful story telling. This is a wonderful book with amazing tales and plot. I really liked this book.
(for those of you that where here in second grade it is the sequel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon).

Solomon Kim

4/26/2020 04:21:10 pm

Book review #32
Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume

This book is about Peter Hatcher’s summer break. He can’t take a moment in peace because of his little brother Fudge annoying him. When Peter’s parents announce that they are going to rent a summer cabin next to Sheila Tubman- Peter’s sworn enemy, Peter knows that this summer will be bad. Once they got to the cabin, bad things already happened. His dog got sprayed by a skunk and his pet bird named Uncle Feather escaped the very next day. They also met new neighbors- Mike, Mrs. A, and Mitzy. All of these people did fun activities together like sailing and playing baseball. This was one of the summer breaks that Peter would never forget.

Solomon Kim

4/26/2020 04:29:57 pm

Book review #33
Best Friends by Shannon Hale and Leuyen Pham

Best friends is about Shannon’s life in 6th grade. But things aren’t how Shannon expects them to be. When 6th grade starts Shannon’s friends- Nicole, Amy, Jenny, Jen and Kikiknow more new songs and TV shows that Shannon doesn’t know. Shannon try’s to catch up to them by watching the same TV show and hearing the same song. All year long, Shannon and their friends play and Party together for fun.But Shannon gets into some trouble by gossiping and daydreaming in class. At the same, time good things happen to Shannon like going to literature class and the lagoon. When summer break starts, Shannon will have to go to a new school but will always remember her friends.

Eli

4/27/2020 11:45:53 am

Big nate is a good book about a boy who loves writing comics also he loves to play sports. his trys to save his school from Jefferson middle school. Jefferson always beats their school in basketball but this year might be different. The strengths of this book is that it is funny and will always make you lagh. In my opinion there are no weaknesses in this book.

Adeline Hinckley

5/12/2020 02:26:15 pm

Warriors a Dangerous Path by Erin Hunter
This book is about the clan cats. Fireheart finds it even harder to keep how Bluestar is "at war with Starclan" from getting to the other clans. And if "pack pack" and "kill kill" isn't confusing enough Bluestar is on her last life. It is a exiting adventure. I recommend this book.

Adeline Hinckley

5/12/2020 02:37:24 pm

A Winkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
A Winkle in Time is about a girl named Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace and a boy named Calvin O'Keefe. She is a normal girl on Earth but her father went missing when she was younger. One day three beings tesser or wrinkle them to a planet on a mission to save her father from IT. This science fiction classic is an amazing book to read.

Solomon Kim

5/14/2020 12:01:18 pm

Book review#34
The diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley is expecting to spend a normal Christmas at home, but things change. Greg’s mom and dad are stressed of the cold weather, so, they are escaping to a tropical island called Isla De Corales. When they arrived at the tropical resort, they grabbed the wrong bag, so they couldn’t open it. Automatic trouble happens after that like food poisoning, sun poisoning, headaches, and getting sea sick. After that, Greg’s little brother Manny opened the suit case by throwing it on the ground. Greg’s dad accidentally grabbed the wrong suitcase then wore the cloths then all went to a restaurant. The suitcase owner was at the restaurant that time and reported them to the security guard. While they were playing golf, the security car drived up then gave the suitcase to the owners then got suspended from Isla De Corales from the misunderstanding.

Anthony Auffermann

5/18/2020 02:44:22 pm

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry is a young boy, who lives on number 4 privet drive. He is living with his aunt and uncle with a son named Dudley. But little does he know he is a wizard and he got a scar from the evil lord Voldemort who killed his parents. Harry is safe at Hogwarts (School of) witchcraft and wizardry. He is learning much. He and his 2 friends, Ron and Hermione, find out about the sorcerer stone and a three headed dog guarding it. There are other obstacles protecting the stone such as: Devils snare (vines), try and find the right key, a giant chess board, and bottles filled with potions to go ahead and go back. At the end, Harry encounters Quirrell, one of the Hogwarts teachers, but he is wearing a purple turban and behind it is lord Voldemort. He kills Quirrell/Voldemort, but then a ghost whooshes through him and Harry gets knocked out and ends up in the hospital when he awakes, the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore, says to Harry that his friend, Nicolas Flamel, will have to die because the stone was destroyed. At the end of the year, Harry's house which is kind of their home, Gryffindor, wins the house cup by winning points. Another house is Slytherin, and they thought they were going to win, but Dumbledore gave last minute points to Gryffindor and they won. I enjoyed this book because it is filled with many mysteries and surprises.

Solomon Kim

5/28/2020 11:33:29 am

Book review# 38
Wish by Barbara O’ Connor

Charlie Reese just moved from Raleigh to Colby, North Carlolina. Life is much more different in Colby with her dad in jail. Right now, she is living with Bertha and Gus. Bertha is mama’s sister and Gus is her husband, and they don’t have any kids. Ever since that day, Charlie Reese was wishing to have a true beloved family. Few days later, Charlie spotted a skinny and stray dog. Charlie decided to to capture that dog and name him Wishbone. She tried to set up a trap with leftover scrap food, and it worked! She also made friends with a neighbor boy, Howard who gives her a helping hand throughout her life in Colby. In Colby, she experienced many fun and exiting things, such as going to bible vacation camp and having somewhat fun at school. When it was time for Charlie to go back to Raleigh, she didn’t want to go back. So, she asked Bertha and Gus to stay, then she actually got to stay at Colby! That night, she spent the night with Bertha and Gus. Then, Bertha said “ never in my wildest dreams, we would have a family like this.” Charlie was very surprised, because her wish to be a true Family came true.

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