The Great Book Blogger Written for and by Nixon's 4th graders

Summary: The book The Resisters is about a twelve-year-old-boy named Ethan Blackwood. He meets two strange teens named Felix and Madison. He joins them and their group, the Resistance in a fierce battle to save his sister from the alien species they’re fighting against, The Ch’zar.

Author: Eric Nylund

Pages: 256

Recommendation: I recommend this book to fourth through sixth graders because it has some intense violence in it.

Rating: I would rate it five out of five stars because it reminds me of Star Wars, and Star Wars is my favorite movie.

Summary: This book is about a boy named Gib Finney, who gets a device called The Unner, which has the power to erase any and every mistake. At first, Gib is very excited, but then he trips and drops The Unner. That night, Gib finds himself in a terrible accident with his friend Ash and his little sister Roxy. He finally finds a way to get himself out of the terrible accident and makes sure that it doesn’t happen again. Read the book to find out what is the terrible accident and how Gib gets out of the terrible accident.

Recommendation: I rate this book 5 stars out of 5 because it is a great book. It has a lot of action and is very interesting. The title is very attracting, too. I recommend this book to 4th and 5th graders because some of the vocabulary might be too hard for a 3rd grader, but it might be too easy for a 6th grader. I think that people who like science fiction would like this book.

Author: Nancy Etchemendy

Pages: 120

Book title- Islands of the Blessed

# of pages- 496

Summary- In the book Islands of the Blessed, the third book in the Sea of Trolls series, a draugr (an undead spirit) comes to Jack’s town and is killing innocent people. Jack’s job is get rid of the draugr. The draugr was “summoned” by a bell. The bell was first found by Columbus, who was also a bard. Will Jack find the draugr and get rid of it? Find out by reading this book – the last in the series…

Recommendation-I rate The Islands of the Blessed 5 out of 5 stars because this book has lots creative ideas. Nancy Farmer describes each new character with lots of imagination, so you can create a whole life sized scene in your mind. This action packed book is enjoyable for 4^th and 5^th graders.  Hope you can read this finely made, thrilling book.

Summary – Dude Where’s my Spaceship? is about three alien kids named Ploo, Lek, and Klatu that crash into Earth by Klatu who is driving the spaceship. When they land in the Nevada desert, Ploo gets captured by two earthlings that came from Area 51, an army base, and drives away with them. The aliens can change something else for an arp that is equal to one hour. For example, Lek and Klatu turned into humans and Ploo turned into a dog to disguise themselves. The disguises make the humans think that the aliens aren’t there, but they‘re actually there. The aliens are confusing things on earth and using them improperly like eating the pizza box instead of the pizza! The aliens use ESP to communicate with each other and to find out what the humans are thinking. Ploo ends up making friends with a human, named Lilly, who understands Ploo. It has an ending that warms your heart.

Recommendation – I rated this book 5 stars because it’s interesting and funny. It is funny when things are unfamiliar to the aliens like thinking a cactus is biting them. A 3rd, 4th and 5th grader would enjoy this book.

Author: Dan Greenberg
Pages: 82

Summary – A Journey to the Center of the Earth is very exciting book that takes place in the 1900s it is a very good classic sci-fi fantasy. The main characters Harry and Professor Von Hardwigg are out to an outstanding adventure to the center of the earth. They meet monsters of all kinds and many other strange creatures. Find out if will they make it or will they fail?

Recommendation – I would rate this book 4 ½ stars out of 5. It has great detail and was exciting.

Author Jules Verne

305 pages

Summary - In 39 Clues: In Too Deep, book Amy and Dan are on a clue hunt to be the most powerful people in the world.  They go to Sydney, Australia to look for their next clue in the hunt.  Then they meet someone new who tried to kill them more than three times. They follow a journey, which their parents who are dead have been on.  Then someone they hate ends up risking her life for them.  Read the book to find out what happens next.

Recommendation - I would rate this book five out of five stars because it is a book that keeps you at the edge of the seat the whole time and keeps you wondering what will happen next.  I would recommend it to fourth or fifth graders and anyone who likes mysteries and action books.

Author - Jude Watson

Pages - 206