Apr 20, 2011
Posted in Fiction by bbrown
Summary: The Tail of Emily Windsnap is a great book filled with adventure. It is about Emily a supposedly regular 12 year old girl. Who discovers that she is a mermaid. At the same time she forms an amazing friendship. Read this book and join Emily in an underwater adventure!
Recommendation: I rate this book 5 stars out of 5 stars. It is great for 3rd to 5th graders. It might be to easy for 6th graders but to hard for 2nd. It is a fantastic book to read. It is also a book that does not let you put it down.
Pages: 224
Author: Liz Kessler
Apr 19, 2011
Posted in Fantasy by bbrown
Summary- The story, “The Fellowship of the Ring” takes place in a land called “Middle Earth” long ago. The main character, Frodo, is a hobbit, has three friends who are also hobbits. Hobbits are short, friendly, hairy people who crave warm and hearty meals. Hobbits normally never travel, but in this story the four friends, Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Merry set out on the biggest adventure of their lives.
The story starts with Frodo getting a magical ring from one of his older cousins, Bilbo. Bilbo had found the ring on a quest many years ago (as described in “The Hobbit”). The ring has the power to turn anyone invisible, control people, and control all other magical rings created by men, dwarfs, and elves. Frodo soon must leave his home in the Shire with his friends to destroy the ring and keep the ring from its creator, Sauron who wants his ring back. Sauron’s spies, the ring wraiths, follow Frodo attempting to steal it from him. To find out what happens to the ring, you have to read the book!
Rating and Recommendation- I would rate this book five out of five stars. I loved the characters friendship and the world the author created. I would recommend this book for 4th graders and higher because the plot is complicated. But keep in mind; to understand this book, you have to read the prequel, the hobbit. Over all, this is a great book!
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Pages: 387
Apr 19, 2011
Posted in Award Winner by b2student
Summary: The book Rules is about a 12 year old girl named Catherine. She has an autistic little brother, David. Autism is when a part of your brain doesn’t work properly. She also has a new neighbor, Kristi who is Catherine’s age. When Catherine goes to OT (Occupational Therapy) with her little brother, she meets a special education kid, Jason. In the book Catherine is willing to be friends with Jason and Kristi. But Catherine finds out that if you lose a friend then the one that’s left is the better.
Rating: I rate this book five stars because Rules makes you understand a different point of view of a person. It also helps you take initiative to do the right things and not just the things that you want to do.
By: Cynthia Lord
200 pages
Apr 18, 2011
Posted in Fiction by b2student
Summary- In this book a girl named Audrey Jones wants to find out if the new girl at her school, Mailee, likes her as a friend. So she starts a slam book, to discover Mailee’s true feelings. But they are against the school’s rules. So while that is going on, Audrey’s best friend, Carmen, is annoyed with Audrey and writes mean stuff about her in the slam book. In the end lots of obstacles get in the way of Audrey’s plan, which makes it hard to know if Mailee likes Audrey. And on top of that Carmen is not there for Audrey. How will Audrey survive without her best friend?
Will Audrey figure this out? Read the book to find out!
Recommendation- I would rate Rumor Has It 5 out of five stars because I really enjoyed reading this book. I literally could not put it down. I read it in 43 mins. Then, I read it again at school, it was so good. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
By: Jane B. Mason, Sarah Hines Stephens
Page #: 160
Mar 20, 2011
Posted in Fiction by a6student
Summary – Safe at Home is about a boy Nick Crandall who is moved to his varsity baseball team because the varsity catcher got injured. He is the first 7th grader at his school to be on the varsity team. He struggles at first. Gary Hopkins, the fastest-throwing pitcher, is on the mound . Will Nick Crandall Improve? Will he be able to handle it? Will he permanently be the varsity catcher? Find out in this exciting book about friends, baseball, and fastballs.
Recommendation – I give this book 4 stars because it was boring at sometimes, exciting at others. I would recommend this book to 2nd graders through 5th graders because it was not that hard to read.
Author - Mike Lupica
192 pages
