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Exiled takes place way back in the 1850’s after the American Revolution, but before the Civil War. Ail travels to America as part of the U.S. Camel Corps. There, Ali decides to work until it’s time to become free just like his father. Though the cruise to America was very wobbly, Ali manages to make a friend with an orphan camel, Seid, and he manages to fall in love with Fatinah. Finally winning over his love and becoming a father, Ali realizes his feelings for “men-beasts” -humans- are growing stronger. Finding a perfect desert full of sand dunes for his family Ali meets on of his men-beast friends, Hi-Jolly, and there does his feelings show. Can a camel and a human really become friends and can they really understand each other? Read through the memoirs of this fantastic camel and only then can you understand Ali’s feelings. I think many children of all ages will be surprised with the texture of this book, so please take your time and read this book! These characters really existed, but Mrs. Karr had to partially fictionalized some of them for the sparks of this book. By the way, I love how Fatinah and Ali actually ended up being together…

-Kelly H.

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The Grey Griffins have gotten into trouble again, and Max doesn’t know what to do. Ever since Max gave up the spear of ragnarok almost none of the Templar trust him. One last thing, Ernie is still in a coma! The black wolves are still increasing in strength and the only way to stop him is to either steal the spear of ragnarak or try to find the Eye of Odin. The Eye of Odin is a magical artifact that can steal the ecssence of anything and use it for the user’s own purposes. What choice will the Grey Griffins make? Will they succeed in whatever choice they are going to take? Well to find out you have to read this book. I think this book would be good for boys and girls and I would rate it an 8/10.
Enjoy!

Blogged by Garrett T.

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Deep, Down, Popular is a story about the relationship between two entirely different people. Conrad Parker Smith is a 6th-grade soccer star and is the most popular kid in school. Jessie Lou Ferguson
is a loner and she’s just a Southern tomboy. Just how did they meet? They met because of Conrad’s broken leg and that’s when everything started. Because of his injury, Conrad’s popularity is going down and he’s spending more time with Jessie. Thinking her life is now better, Jessie falls more in love with Parker. But after all they did together, can they really be true friends? When deciding who’s going to be his date for the ball, will Conrad pick a popular girl or will he pick Jessie, his so-called best friend? Were they really friends at all? Deep, Down, Popular is more of a book for people who are independent and most of the time by themselves. Though I’m not like that, I read this book in just 20 minutes. 280 pages in 20 minutes! I learned a lesson from this book and I hope to use it one day.

-Kelly H.

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In the land of Mossflower, many woodlanders have no freedom. But in the land of Kotir, there is. The wildcat, Tsarmina -Queen of a Thousand Eyes- is a cruel cat just waiting to crush everyone’s body except hers. But what she doesn’t know is that a mouse, Martin the Warrior, could do anything(maybe even more) a wildcat could. On his first day in Kotir, he was captured by some wildcat soldiers and Tsarmina broke the sword Martin’s father awarded him with. Right there he vowed to slay Tsarmina, even if she is the queen, she’s not the queen of Mossflower… Until she holds a ceremony finally deciding that Tarmina would be the Queen of Kotir and Mossflower. All the woodlanders -ferrets, hedgehogs, badgers, mice, weasels, etc.- held a ceremony and there they decided to fight against the wildcats. Mossflower was rightfully theirs and they should do what they need to do. Martin journeys to the Mountain of Dragons seeking a powerful weapon to prepare for the ultimate battle for the freedom of their land, Mossflower. Will he make it? How will the battle turn out and who will win? Read the first book the Mossflower series and answer all these questions in your head. This book should be read by anybody, boy or girl. It’s a fantasy with little animals and big forests and land… Nothing wrong with that. I just love how the woodlanders communicate with each other. ^^

-Kelly H.

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Twilight is an interesting book about the love forming between an ordinary girl and a vampire.
Isabella, a.k.a. Bella, just moved into a tiny town in Washington called Forks. Her parents were divorced so she constantly had to move from place to place. During school, in one of her classes, Bella noticed her classmate was acting strangely, like something was wrong with he and he just had to get away. His name was Edward and he was unusually very pale with his dark eyes which seemed to change colors often. After a few days or weeks of awkwardness, Bella and Edward decide to get together and talk. Once you know it, they’re dating and this unbreakable bond forms between them. But one day when they’re talking about confessions, Edward confesses that his whole family are vampires. Even though Bella was in shock, she still loved him… Or not! Even if she still did, what kind of dangers will cross her path? By being a vampire’s loved one, will other vampires come by seeking a little snack? Read the first book of the Twilight Series and please enjoy it. I think this book is more of a 16 or 15-year-old kind of book, but the passion between the immortal and the mortal perked my interest. If you’re into romantic but dangerous books, please, you’re welcome to read this book! Enjoy!

-Kelly H.

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The two Northrop sisters, Flora and Ruby, are now moving in with their grandmother, Min, because of the death of their parents. Though they love Min, they just can’t move to Camden Falls. But it was their only choice so they had to move in. Already their first days there, they made some good friends. Olivia is their neat-freak friend and so they all visit the shop Min owns, Needle and Thread. They met a mysterious Nikki, a person who’s very rude and a person who lives somewhere very different from this place. But after sharing some secrets and important information, they become the best friends. Now life for the Northrop sisters is much easier and comfortable in Camden Falls. Why did they ever think of the place as not their home, as a place they did not like? Read Welcome to Camden Falls and enjoy the friendship and happiness that Flora and Ruby experience. See if you can find out the secrets’ answers! Recommending this book to all kids -even boys- would probably be the right thing for me to do and so, I’d like to recommend this to every child I’d ever seen. The happiness in this book always makes me smile.
Enjoy!

-Kelly H.

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Isabelle Lee has an eating disorder and her mother pushes forces her into Therapy Group which she attends once a week. But this isn’t her only problem. Her mom can’t seem to get over the fact that her husband had just recently passed away and now her frustration level is rising. Isabelle doubts that this “Group” would help with her problems with all these new stuff happening, but then one day, she sees the most popular girl in school walk through the door. Ashley Barnum actually in Therapy Group! After awhile they become good friends and eating and puking became their daily routine. But then sooner or later, Isabelle starts to get sick of puking. Will she stop this nonsense? In her world, someone’s appearance matters a lot, but by dealing and bearing with her problems her world might just end up the way is should be… Or it might just turn her head upside down. I’d recommend this to teenagers and not really kids any younger because right now what’s she’s going through might happen to you when you’re older when all the stress rushes in. But, hey, I’m only 11! If you want to read it, go for it! The thing I like is that she chooses to do something so risky just to wash away some of her problems. But I wonder, by getting rid of these old problems will she end up making new ones? Please enjoy reading, Perfect!

-Kelly H.

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First of all I want to thank Emily and Tanner for encouraging me to read this book and now for the blog. This story is about a 12 11/12 year old boy named Jeremy who lost his father in a car accident, and a girl named Lizzy Muldould whose mother abandoned her. Jeremy and Lizzy’s life changes from stealing comic books to going across town in search of keys, when Jeremy gets an unexpected present from his dad for him to open when he is thirteen. The present is a box with a lock, but unlike most boxes that come with a lock and a key this one has 4 locks and no keys! So Jeremy and Lizzy both go looking for the keys all over town. Will they find the keys before Jeremy’s birthday? What is in the box? Well to find out you have to read this book. I think this book would be good for girls and boys. Enjoy!

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Garrett T.

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John is in a world where nobody understands him. He’s named after a toilet and his mother’s boyfriend always beats him and his dog when she’s not around. At school, John’s friend, who’s really not a friend, Billy Beezer is in love with the same girl, Gloria Hallelujah. A war for love begins between them when Billy gets arrested and John asks Gloria out on a date. After this date, John realizes that Gloria doesn’t understand him at all. She doesn’t know anything about him. And neither does his friends and his own mother. Waking up one evening to find himself working for his mother’s boyfriend, John realizes himself, that he is all alone. Why is love so important? How can he, himself, get to know anyone if they don’t know a thing at all about him? And how can anyone understand the life that John now suffers, how can anyone know him? This confusing, yet adorable book is a book for teenage kids who are outsiders. You Don’t Know Me should be recommended to kids around Jr. High age, but if you’re younger and this book perks your taste, give it a go. John’s personality is so blank that it’s interesting. I love that he knows what things are in his life, yet he doesn’t know anyone in it(nor does anyone know him).
Please Enjoy!

-Kelly H.

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When Eben McAllister read about the Seven Wonders of the World, he wanted to escape Sassafras Springs to do some exploring himself. But not even his best friend, Jeb, wanted to go. Eben’s father challenged Eben to find seven wonders in Sassafras Springs. If Eben found seven wonders in seven days, his father promises Eben that he would be able to go to Colorado to visit their family, Molly and Eli. On the first day, Eben got a wonder from Mrs. Pritchard. On the second day, he got a wonder from Cully Pone. On the third day, he got a wonder from Calvin Smiley. On the fourth day, he got a wonder from Eulie Rowan. On the fifth day, he got a wonder from Rae Ellen. On the sixth day, he got a wonder from Mayor Peevey. But on the seventh day, he didn’t find anything at all. That was when his father told Eben that he could not go to Colorado because the place where Molly and Eli lived was down with influenza. Eben was heartbroken because he couldn’t go to Colorado! What would happen if Eben couldn’t go? Would Eben still want to find a seventh wonder? What happen to all the effort of trying to find the seven wonders? Read The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs to find out. This book is actually better than I thought it would be. Both boys and girls would like this book.

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This book is about a young sixth grader named, Griffin and his friend, Ben. Griffin and Ben plan to go to a sleepover at a haunted house, but everything changes when Griffin finds a Babe Ruth baseball card. Griffin assumed that it was fake, so he went to Palomino’s Emporium to see how much it was really worth. When the Assistant Manager (a.k.a Swindle) said that it was fake and worth about $120 Griffin, sold it to him. After that, Griffin went home and found out that the baseball card was worth about $1 million dollars!! Griffin made a plan to steal back the baseball card, but with an alarm system and a mean guard dog Griffin had to assemble a team to get the card back. Will Griffin ever get it card back? Will he even assemble a team, or will the police catch him? If you want to know, read this OUTSTANDING book “Swindle.” I think this book will appeal to boys and girls. I also think that this book is for grades levels, 4th grade through 6th grade. I loved this book because it is a mystery and it never got boring. I loved this book so much that I finished it over the weekend. I feel like that the author, Gordon Korman, is a very descriptive writer. I loved this book and I know you will too.

David G.

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I know it may have a weird title but this is the best book ever. It’s about a boy named Steven who has a pretty normal life, he plays the drums and has a crush on the hottest girl in the eighth grade. But one day his family finds out that his little brother Jeffery has cancer. Now Steven’s life is turned upside down when he has to deal with his brother’s illness, keep the family in one piece, has home work to do, and has to practice his drums. So if you want to find out what will happen with his little brother and if Steven’s life will ever be normal again, you will have to read this book. It’s easy to read and a sad book. It will appeal to both girls and boys.

Blogged by: Myles C.

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This book is about a boy named Griffin Bing and his best friend Ben who sleep over at this haunted house, and Griffin finds a really old Babe Ruth baseball card. The next day they go to a collector named S. Wedell Palomino, Swindle, who rips him off and buys the card for $200. Later Griffin finds out that the card was worth about $1 millon dollars. When he hears this he becomes furious, and decides to build a plan to steel back his card. But when Griffin and Ben the high security system and a mean gaurd dog they decide they will need some help. Once they have their team they are all ready to steal back that card. And if you want to find out if they succeed you will have to read it for your self. This book would appeal to both boys and girls. I hope you read this fantastic book Swindle.

Blogged by: Myles C.

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The most wonderful, mysterious, clock-ticking book I’ve ever read has the formula for sticking people to it’s everlasting pages full of intimidating words. The Mysterious Benedict Society is made up of four members who are, Reynie (Reynard) Muldoon, Sticky (George) Washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contraire. They all entered a contest for gifted children and they all were the only four who passed. But answering all the answers correctly wasn’t what got them in; what got them in was Mr. Benedict’s(the inventor of the tests) impression of them being talented, the fact that they’re children, and the fact that they’re all alone. Each and everyone of them were either runaways or orphans. They proved themselves gifted alright, and now they’re on a mission to the Institute on Nomansan Island. The owner and builder, Mr. Curtain, has been using children to broadcast messages. These special messages will soon be heard every human being, making them lose their fears and memories of the past, on Earth and it’s up to The Mysterious Benedict Society to find out why and how. Sacrificing some things and risking others, the four children face many awful things that could easily take over them or may be even possibly… Ruin their friendship. Please read The Mysterious Benedict Society very carefully and I hope you understand how friendship could defeat anything and that sacrificing and risking is the only rule in being a spy. Every boy and girl on earth should read this and I know you will, so take your time and read this novel! And since I’m so emotional, I’ll tell you that I love the bonding between the four children. Even if one of them is a pain in the butt, or if one of them is a total scaredy-cat, they are always there for them. That is what friendship really is.

-Kelly H.

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The third book of the Bartimaeus Trilogy is an intriguing novel full of many questions. Nathaniel has finally grown into a fine, young man and is a popular magician that was recently awarded as England’s new minister. Still under his control, is the almighty Bartimaeus. But it doesn’t seem like he’s so almighty anymore; during the years, Nathaniel kept working him like a dog and so now, he’s as weak and slow as a snail. Meanwhile, Bartimaeus is hiding a secret from Nathaniel about a person, a person who was always on Nathaniel’s mind. Kitty, one of Nathaniel’s enemies from three years ago, disguises herself using a different identity. She now works as an assistant for a former magician and is studying about djinnis, but who exactly is the djinni she’s looking for? Kitty reads about something about Ptolemy’s Gate, an opening to the other world, and realizes that djinni should not be treated so unfairly. Their masters are always telling them what to do and if they don’t do it right or if they don’t do it, they’re punished with painful warnings. Will anyone listen to what Kitty thinks is right? What is the secret that is so secretive that Bartimaeus has to hide from Nathaniel? Reading Ptolemy’s Gate, the third book of The Bartimaeus Trilogy, is the only thing you could do to find out! I’d recommend this book to more of 7th or 8th grade boys and girls because of the incredible vocabulary, but if you’re interested in fantasy books, then I’d recommend this book to you, too! I love that the relationship Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have, never reveals it’s true feelings. They’re really good friends, don’t you think?

-Kelly H.

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This book is about a young girl named Kristine. Kristine was just suffering the tragedy of loosing her horse, Dandy. Kristine was very sad because they were very good friends. They would always talk with each other under a tree. Kristine has a little sister and another little baby is on the way. Kristine thought that everybody would forget about her birthday because of the baby. When Kristine and her mother went to her favorite place to eat, she found out that her family and friends had planned a birthday party for her. She was so surprised because she thought that everybody would forget it because of the baby. When it was time to open presents she opened her fathers present. The present was moving a lot. Kristine opened the present and found out that the present was A PUPPY!!! Kristine first yelled,”WHAT!!” She yelled this because she did not want another pet. Kristine did not want to love another pet because she did not want to face another horrible tragedy. Everybody was surprised. After that she acted like she was happy, but right in the middle of the opening the presents Kristine’s dad whispered into her ear that,”Kristine, your mother is having a baby.” Then Kristine just wanted to forget about the birthday and help her mother, but her dad stopped that. Do you think Kristine will just give the puppy away or keep it and love it? Do you think that Kristine’s mother will be fine after the delivery of the baby? If you want to find out, read this OUTSTANDING book,”No Dogs Allowed.” I think this book will appeal to girls more than boys, but I am a boy and I enjoyed it. I also think this book does not have hard vocabulary. I think this book is a 4 1/2 star on a 5 star scale. This book is only 214 pages long and it will be fun to read. If you like dogs, babies and the farm life, I think you will enjoy it. The author, Bill Wallace, I think, is a very POWERFUL writer. Bill Wallace is a two-time winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award and the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Oklahoma Center for this book. I hope that some boys will come out and have an open mind about reading this book, I know I did. I loved this book and I hope you will read it.

David G.

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This story is about a boy named Ben, who is your regular homeless child. Well, that all changes when he meets a dragon named Firedrake and a brownie named Sorrel. Sorrel and Firedrake are looking for the place where dragons can live in peace forever. Together the three of them look for an old rat named Gilbert. Gilbert gives them a map to the place where dragons can live forever in peace and harmony. It turns out that this place is in the Himalayas. Later the three of them fly off following Gilbert’s map. On the way Sorrel and Ben argue about which way to go. They end up getting lost and fly off course. Will Ben, Sorrel, and Firedrake ever find a safe haven for the dragons? Well, you have to read this book to find out. This book would be for both girls and boys who like fantasy. Enjoy!

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This book is a mystery and it is great!!!! It is about a girl named Hannah. She used to be an orphan until she gets adopted by a single mother. Within the first few months of living with each other Hannah’s mom losses her job and they are forced to move. Hannah’s mom can’t make enough money to buy a new house so, they become professional house-sitters. In this book they are house-sitting for a man named Owen. He lives in the Belltown Towers. Hannah arrives at the Belltown Towers she meets a woman name Dorothy in the elevator. It turns out Dorothy is a famous artist and she wants Hannah and her mom to come over to her house to see the new painting she just got. When Hannah and her mother arrive at Dorothy’s apartment they find Dorothy looking shocked. Hannah decides to investigate and finds that someone switched the famous painting by Mimi Havashan with a blank canvas. Will Hannah solve the mysteries??? Also, is Mimi really making the paintings because she is making them really quickly??? Find out by reading this fantastic book.

Blogged By: Maranda W.

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Double Identity is about 12 year old Bethany Cole, who is stuck in the car for hours. Her dad is just driving, and her mother is constantly crying (Bethany does not know why). So when her father arrives at Sanderfield, Illinois from Greenleaf Penslyvania to Bethany’s Aunt Myrlie (which never knew that she existed) She hears her father say, “Don’t tell her about Elizabeth”, Bethany is puzzled. This book is wonderful and I think that it will appeal to boys and girls. It is by the author who wrote the Shadow Children Series.

Blogged by: Anna Marie N.

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Last Shot is wonderful, mystery, chapter book written by John Feinstein. I enjoyed reading this book and so, I hope you do, too. Well, this book starts with Steven Thomas winning the writing contest for 14-year-olds and younger with another person named, Susan Carol Anderson. The grand prize is a trip to New Orleans with a press pass to go to the Final Four! The Final Four is like a huge tournament where four major, league basketball teams are chosen to play against each other to compete for their victory. Steven and Susan happened to overhear a conversation about the all-time famous, basketball player, Chip Graber, with this other man. He was telling the MSU’s star player that he has to win the game on Saturday, but the game on Monday; he has to choke out and lose. Otherwise… Was Chip Graber, MSU’s star, being blackmailed by this man? This unbelievable piece of information enters Steven’s and Susan’s personal bubble and proof is needed to catch this guy in the game, which is just two days away! Exactly what did Chip do to deserve this, or did he not do anything? This mystery caught my attention and I just know it will catch yours, too. Many boys and girls, of all ages, should read this book and when you read it, don’t stop reading! I love the secret relationship between Steven and Susan and how they come from strangers to best friends.

-Kelly H.

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In this book it is Midsummer’s day, one of the great holidays, in Tortall. Daine and Numair are sent to deal with a threat called the skinners. No one knows what the skinners are, but their touch alone are enough to skin anythink to its bone. While fighting these hideous beasts, Daine and Numair are outnumbered and are pulled into the realm of the gods. Later they find out that Daine’s parents are gods and they saved them from the skinners. A couple days later Daine and Numair have dreams of things that are happening in the mortal world and want to go back to help. But Daine’s father refuses to let Daine go because the only route you can go is through the sea of sand, a place so hot it can burn you to a crisp. Will Daine’s father let them go? Will Numair and Daine get back in time? I’m afraid I can’t tell you but you can read the book and find out for yourself. This book would appeal to both boys and girls. Enjoy!

Blogged By Garrett T.

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As the Natalie, Max, Ernie, and Harley, the kids who make up the order of the Grey Griffins, approach Christmas time they are surprisingly invited to Max’s Father’s house in Scottland. That night Max wakes up to find brownies sneaking in the shadows to steal the Codex which is the magical book that he found in his grandma’s attic. Anyhow, the brownies usually run when he wakes up. But not this time, the brownies realease a peapod which is like magic dust that makes you go to sleep. The brownies put him to sleep and while he dozes off a monster comes and takes some of his blood. The next day the Grey Griffins get picked up from school and dropped off at the airport. They board this awesome jet that has many secrets. While they are on the plane they here a thump. Logan, the pilot and bodyguard of Max, says to strap in! They all look out the window and they see Kolbolds! Kolbolds are advanced goblins and are smarter. They try to lose and shake off the Kolbods but they won’t come off. Logan plans to crash into the water. The plane flies into the water at 2000 mph and… Oh sorry I can’t tell you anymore or I will ruin the book. But if you want to find out what happens you have to read this book. I think this book would appeal to anyone who loves adventure. Enjoy

Blogged By Garrett T.

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This book is about the secret order of the Grey Griffens. This order is made up of 4 people Max, basically a billionare, Harley, the muscle, Natalie, the brain, and Ernie, the human food inhaler. These four friends play a game called Round Table, a game of mythical creatures, faire magic, adventure. The story takes place in a small town called Avalon. One day Max stays over at is grandma’s house and is chased by a goblin into his grandma’s attic. There he finds a mysterious book called the Codex Spiritus with many monsters in its pages. Max later finds out that he can release monsters into the real world. But then an evil witch name Morgan Le Fay steals the book and raises an evil army of monsters to terrorize Avolon. Will Max get his book back? How will the Grey Griffins stand up against an evil witch and an army of monsters? Well I think you’ll have to read this book to find out. This book would appeal to boys and girls of all ages, if they can stand some scary things. Enjoy this book!

Blogged By Garrett T.

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This is the sequel to Gathering Blue. Matty is a young boy. He lives with a blind man whom everyone calls Seer in a place called Village. In this place, people are usually kind and help others. Matty dreams of becoming the messenger of Village. The messenger is the person who goes back and forth through the woods to send messenges to other villages. Matty is the only person who can go safely through the woods. For some reason, when other people try to go through the woods, they get injured and hurt. Over time, Matty realizes that some people of Village are starting to change. They are no longer nice and kind, but are turning cruel. Pretty soon, these people want to make Village unwelcome to visitors! Matty only has a little amount of time to get Seer’s daughter Kira before the gate closes. He and Kira will have to use their special gifts to get back to Village. I really enjoyed reading another great book by Lois Lowry. I recommend to both boys and girls who have read the other books in the series.

Emily N.

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This great book is about a girl, named Amy, who one day comes across a dog. Now, you’d probably think it would start barking and chase her. Well, you are very wrong. The dog starts to talk and says that he’s in trouble and asks if he can have help from Amy! Now, Amy thinks she is going crazy and is hearing things. He talks and asks if Amy could help him again because he is trying to run away. He tells Amy that he lived in a lab and they were very nice to him. But one day he heard that the people at the lab would dissect his brain. That is why he ran away from the lab. They decide to keep it a secret about how the dog is really smart. They also renamed the dog Sherlock so that he won’t have to be taken back. That must be a pretty smart dog!!! Will the people from the lab ever find Sherlock? Will Sherlock be safe? Was it all a big misunderstanding? Find out by reading Smart Dog.

Sean W.

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This book is the sequel to The Amulet of Samarkand, so if you want to read this book read The Amulet of Samarkand first. The story continues as Nathaniel changes his name to John Mandrake and is training under his new master, Ms. Whitewell.

Meanwhile Sam and Fred become part of the resistance, a group of commoners who do not like the magicians as their government. The resistance tries to get the treasures in Gladstone’s, the founder of the town’s, tomb. But it all goes wrong, 5 of the resistance is dead and only 2 survive. Nathaniel and Whitewell are investigating a golem incident, they think that the somebody is making the golems so they go to find out.

Will Nathaniel and Whitewell find who is responsible for the golems? Will the 2 of the resistance form another one? Read this book to find out.

Blogged by Garrett T.

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When Adeline’s mother dies when giving birth to Adeline, her father remarries, and life does not any easier. Every sibling blames Adeline for their mother’s death. Even though Adeline earns many rewards at school, and has friends, the things that she wants the most, she doesn’t get it. I would recommend this book to people probably 12 and older, especially girls.
blogged by, Anna Marie N.

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In this book, a wealthy, little girl named Sara Crewe is sent to Miss Minchin’s Boarding School. At the school, she meets many friends, and acts like a princess. Then one day, her father dies, and leaves her in the school in poverty. As Sara is left like an orphan, she is a servant at the school, and sleeps in the dreary attic. I recommend this book to girls, at least 9 years and older.

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Anna Marie N.

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Anne of Green Gables is about a 12 year old orphan girl named Anne Shirley who is taken in by two siblings, Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert. The Cuthberts were actually going to get a boy to help on their Green Gables farmhouse, but they got Anne instead. Anne wonders if the Cuthberts like her, because she likes the Green Gables, and hopes she can call herself “Anne of Green Gables”. Marilla tries to make Anne become a proper lady, but Anne has a habit of talking so much, and has a HUGE imagination. This book is funny in some chapters and goes from years 12-15 of Anne. I think this book is more appealing to girls than boys because there are many girl characters. There are 11 more books in this series.

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Anna Marie N.

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Gilda Joyce can get into a lot of mischeif. She wants to be a psychic investigator when she grows up. Well, it starts out with Gilda going to her moms 2nd cousins house. He lives in San Francisco while Gilda lives in Michigan. Her mom’s second cousin goes by Mr. Splinter and his daughter’s name is Juliet Splinter. Mr. Splinter’s sister commited suicide and Gilda wants to find out how and why. When she reaches the house, Juliet was rude to Gilda. Juliet becomes nice when she finds out that Gilda is just trying to help. Every night, Gilda and Juliet hear footsteps in the tower. Juliet thought she was just crazy, but then she figures out that Gilda is hearing them, too. The tower has been locked up since Juliet’s aunt commited suicide. This is because the tower is where Juliets aunt did it. This book would be better for girls because at the end of the book, they mention “French kissing.” (EEEEWWWWW!) It also has girly stuff such as shopping and fashion with clothes. It also has some bad words in it. So, except for the bad words, I really recomend it and hope you read it. Enjoy!

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Kimi T.

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This adventurous story explains the life of three main characters, Despereaux Tilling, Roscuro, and Miggery sow, which will lead to another big story. Desperaux Tilling was born a runt with his eyes open, not to mention his big ears, and that is very rare. Everyone knew he was going to die soon, but to their surprise he lived. But he was as different to the other mice as a flower is different to fruits. The other mice spent their days searching for crumbs and trying to teach him how to hunt, but he never hunted for food;for he spent his days in the library reading. One day, he hears a sweet, honey sound and finding that it was a music, he met a princess, Princess Pea.
Now, Roscuro was born a rat, but he doesn’t act like one. Until he tricks his “friend” and steals his red cloth, the only memory he has is of his daughter. He finds the entrance to a castle full of light and remembers that once he killed the queen (by poisoning her soup) which came to him losing his identity, and the meaning, of being a rat.
Miggery Sow was put up for sale by her father. This stupid stranger comes up and buys her for two chickens and a red cloth. That stranger is now called “Uncle” by Miggery Sow and he has worked her like a slave. Her ears look like cabbages from Uncle pinching her when she does something wrong. While Miggery was working in the fields, Princess Pea came riding on her horse, smiling and waving. That gave Miggery Sow the wish to become a princess… And her wish might come true after all because she now works as a servant in the castle of Princess.
Roscuro finds Miggery the perfect target to help him have revenge on Princess Pea(he still doesn’t forgive her mother for making him losing his identity). He tricks Miggery Sow into threatening Princess Pea to give up her crown to Miggery and if she doesn’t, then she will have to die. One thing though, the moment Despereaux met Pea, he fell in love. But he broke the rule of mice, he wasn’t supposed to talk to a human nor be touched or seen by one, and so he was sent to the dungeon underground, the place where Princess Pea was hidden, thinking of giving up her crown. Every mice that was sent there died of being lost in the darkness. Despereaux set up for his journey, he will not die and he will save the princess, that’s what he thought. What will happen to Despereaux in this dungeon full of rats that feed on mice? Will the princess give up her crown? What will become of Despereaux after this journey? Please read this book full of love and the hatred among others. I’d recommend it to every human being possible of Earth! This story was so touching and even though this blog is long and the book is kind of short, I think it was worth it.

-Kelly H.

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When Tom’s Grandmother died because of evil Lord Vatten and his monsters, Mr. Hu, a magician, had to guard a phoenix egg from getting into the wrong hands. While guarding the phoenix egg, Mr. Hu had Tom as his apprentice. Mr. Hu was actually a tiger but could turn himself into a human in disguise. Mr. Hu and Tom were going to take revenge because Vatten killed Tom’s grandmother. They needed the help of Mr. Hu’s other friends, Mistral the dragon and the magical Monkey to kill Vatten. As the friends were coming over, Roo, an apprentice of Vatten, stole the phoenix egg! Then Vatten was going to force the egg to hatch and use the power of the phoenix and destroy the world. If you want to find out if Mr. Hu and Tom could get the egg back and make revenge, read The Tiger’s Apprentice. This is the first book of the series.

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In a small village in Alaska, Russel Susskit, a 14 year old boy visits the blind old Oogruk in his small house. Russel borrows Oogruk’s dogs and weapons and they both set out for a trip. Oogruk tells Russel to leave him on a piece of ice so old Oogruk can die there. Then Oogruk tells Russel to travel far away to become a man. Russel goes far to the north with the dogs and weapons. On the trip, he dreams that he is a mighty hunter and kills mammoths.

Russel travels and hunts with his bows and arrows. He kills four deer and that were all the food he eats. It is a tough trip because there are snow storms. After traveling for a long time, Russel sees snow machine tracks. He follows the tracks and finds a snow machine without anyone on it. Then he sees footprints of a person. He follows the track to find a woman lying on the ground. What happens to her? Why is she there? What will Russel do? Read Dogsong to find out.

blogged by Justin L.

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Gary Paulsen, the author of Hatchet and other Brian’s books, has been through many experiences in the wilderness. This book lists all of his experiences. He tells about moose attacks, plane crashes, cooking and more! One time when Gary was working for a farmer, a moose charged at the farmer’s Ford. It took Gary and the farmer weeks to repair the truck. This book also tells how to cook meat without a pot. Did you know that there is something called Pit Cooking? This book is almost like a biography of Gary Paulsen’s life. This book teaches people about what to do or not to do in the wilderness. I hope you find this book as interesting as I think.

Blogged by Justin L.

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Tree-ear, an orphan, lived with his friend, Crane-man in a small hut in Korea. Every day, Tree-ear watched master potter, Min, work. Tree-ear dreamed of making pottery like Min. One day, Tree-ear asked Min if he could work for Min. Min said yes.

For about a year, Tree-ear worked for Min. The royal palace asked Min if he could bring some of his pottery to the palace. Min said he was too old to go and Tree-ear offered to go. In late summer, Min finished making the pottery and Tree-ear took the pottery to the palace. Less than half way there to the palace, Tree-ear climbed a big cliff. He met a robber! What would the robber do? Would the robber kill Tree-ear? Read to find out! This book is good for people who like adventures.

Blobbed by Justin L.

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Brian Robeson is camping by himself on a lake in the Canadian woods when he found a dog that was injured on the side badly. The skin of the dog was scratched by some animal. Brian sews the injury. Brian cared for the dog and gave the dog food. They headed north to Brian’s Cree friends on an island in the middle of a giant lake. When Brian and the dog reached there reached there, he finds the parents of the family dead! Also, he finds three dead dogs! Besides the dogs, there was also a broken collar with a missing dog! Could the missing dog be the dog Brian has kept? Who could have done this? Read Brian’s Hunt to find out. This book is so intense that you won’t put it down!

blogged by Justin L.

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This book is a book full of fears and judge-mental sisters. I’d like to recommend this book to both boys and girls. Even though the story mainly talks about Violet Jackstone, a girl, Violet’s anxiety and feelings of longing to belong somewhere can be felt by both girls and boys. Violet Jackstone was born as a triplet, but over the years, she found out that she looked nothing like them. Her two other sister, Rose and Jasmine, looked exactly the same, like twins, while I was and outsider. They spent more time with each other (excluding Violet from every activity they did) and they even have this twin mind-reading-communication-thing going on. Truth is, Violet has a terrible fear of earthquakes and lately California had been accompanied by some. Every time an earthquake occurs, Violet has a vision of flames and three children. Everyone managed to escape the fire, but the little girl who was screaming. Her parents, Lily and Greg, are florists and they just bought a third flower shop on Chance Street in San Francisco. While Violet was cleaning, she finds an old letter and the first words written were, My beloved Baby V… Didn’t her parents call her that? Then, whenever an earthquake occurs, a different letter appears. After reading these so-called “love letters” and diary entries, Violet thinks these letter were meant for her, they were somehow warning her of something. One of the diary entries said that a person was feeling guilty of something, the death of V. Violet then figures that this was a warning that she was going to die. She has a weak heart just like this V person does. Her sisters and her two best friends, Beth and Sam, help her with all these mysteries leading from one clue to another. But as soon as November 1st comes, Violet knows they’re running out of time. There was going to be a very big earthquake coming that could possibly kill everyone in San Fran., and she could feel it. Her friends and sisters, not even her parents, believe her anymore; they just think she’s paranoid. Is Violet really crazy? How much time do they have left before everyone dies of the earthquake? Will there really be a big earthquake? Read this fascinating fantasy and all these questions will be answered. Enjoy!

-Kelly H.

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The House Next Door is an interesting love story and it begins when Emma Donovan spends a night at the haunted house, next to her house, because of a dare with her brother, Charlie. Actually what really started this story was when Emma fell through a hole on the porch causing her to land in the cellar. She feels so weak that she can’t move, she can’t open her eyes. But then she hears a voice, one that is so strong, so rich and beautiful. The moment she opens her eyes, she falls in love with a handsome man with dark hair, irresistibly, stirring eyes, but for some reason she can’t see him that well; he seems so translucent. This man’s name was David and Emma loved him. When she was around him and in the haunted house, she didn’t feel like herself, like someone else was controlling her. Charlie thinks she’s going crazy ever since they found out that David was a ghost; he had died in a fire about a hundred years ago. Emma also thought about this. Why am I in love with David and why does he love me? How does he even know me if he died about a hundred years ago? There was a story behind all of this. Each time Emma visited the haunted house, her feelings for David became stronger, deeper. It seemed like he wanted her… and she wanted him, too. After finding some information in the library, Emma saw that there was another girl her age, with her same name, around the time David died. She also looked exactly her and Emma thought, is this why David loves me? He loves this Emma so much that he thought I was her? What is the real reason? Find out by reading this incredible love story with it’s terrible tragedies. I’d recommend this book to teenagers, but even though I’m not a teen, yet, I really enjoyed it. I think many girls will love this story, but I don’t really think many boys will like… Enjoy! =]

-Kelly H.

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This book is about four girls who have just got back from a summer camp together. This book contains a section on each girl’s life. I will start telling you about Grace. Grace has trouble reading and during camp Grace and the other girls start a reading group. When Grace gets home form camp she receives bad news she can not join drama club. So, Grace comes up with a brilliant plan. To find out what her plan you will have to pick up the book yourself and read about Grace. Okay next I will tell you about Alex. Alex is wonderful no, fantastic at soccer. At her telemetry school she was the star of the team. Now, Alex is in middle school is nervous that she will not make the team. When she shows up for try-outs she is teased by the older girls because she wore pigtails. As soon as this happens she takes out her pigtails and puts her hair into one ponytail. When the older girls see that she has put her hair into one ponytail they laugh and say, “look she has big girl hair.” Alex tries hard to ignore their rude comments. Will Alex make the team? Will the girls continue mocking her? Find out by reading this book. The next girl I will tell you about is Natalie. She lives in New York City and is having problems with boys and problems with friends. Natalie’s best friend is Hannah. Hannah and Natalie are girls who love good gossip and spending the whole day at the mall. Natalie has a crush on a boy that goes to her school. When she goes to camp she realizes that she also has a crush on a boy that she went to summer camp with. All she can talk about is witch boy she should ask out and so on. Hannah starts to feel that Natalie is growing up faster than she is. Natalie thinks that she is doing something wrong and calls on her friends from summer camp to help her. She e-mails all of them and they all give her advice. Will their advice help solve Natalie’s friend problems? Who will Natalie decide she likes? read this book to find out!! The last character I will tell you about is Jenna. Jenna’s parents are divorced and Jenna feels that she does not get to spend time with her friends because she has to go from her mom’s house to her dad’s house. Jenna misses out on a lot of parties because she must stay home and spend “family time” with her dad. So, when Jenna comes to school on Monday she hears that her best friend had a party over the weekend and called the wrong house so no one was home. Everyone is talking about how great the party was and Jenna starts to feel left out. So, the next weekend her best friends decide to have another party. Jenna REALLY wants to go but, she must spend “family time” with her dad. What will Jenna do? Will she get to go the party? Find out by reading TTYL!!!

By: Maranda W.

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Swindle is about a boy named Griffin and his friend Ben, they plan a sleepover in a haunted house the day before it’s supposed to be demolished. Griffin finds a Babe Ruth baseball card worth around $1 million dollars in the house. But then, Griffin and Ben take the card to a collector named S. Wendell Palomino (a.k.a Swindle). “Swindle” tricks them out of the card. Now, Griffin must put together a team in order to get the card back. There are many challenges they have to face, like dealing with a mean guard dog, a safe, and a high-tech alarm system. Will they get the card back, or will they “die” trying? You have to read Swindle to find out. In my opinion, I would rate this book a 10 out of 10 because it has so much adventure, and if you like taking risks, I suggest you read this book.

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Cynthia P.

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This book is about three cats Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw. Jaypaw is a medicine cat apprentice and Lionpaw and Hollypaw are both warrior apprentices. Lionpaw is friends with Heatherpaw, an apprentice in Windclan. Heatherpaw finds an underground cavern and decides that Lionpaw could meet with her there. Lionpaw agrees, but when they explore the cave further they find the caves are underground tunnels that go on throughout all the territories! Meanwhile Hollypaw is frustrated because everbody in her clan thinks a battle with Windclan is coming. Will a battle with Windclan commence? Will anybody find the secret tunnels? Well you have to read this book to find out. I give this book a 8 out of 10 because it was pretty confusing.
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This book is about a boy named Harry Potter. He is a wizard, but hates the summer holidays, because he has to spend them with his mean relatives, the Dursleys. When he is outside hiding in order to listen to the news, he hears a deafening bang from the streets and is blamed for it by the Dursleys. When they have finished telling him off, he sets out to find his cousin, Dudley. He finds Dudley with his friends talking about the latest person they have beat up. Harry walks with Dudley and cannot help teasing him about his size and his nickname. When Harry has reached the limit, suddenly everything goes black (to Dudley) and dementors glide onto the street. Dementors are black-cloated figures who, with the chance, will kiss you (that’s when they suck the soul out of your mouth) and you will exist with no soul. So when Dudley falls to the ground, Harry produces a Patrones. A Patrones is a spell to repel dementors; each wizard’s Patrones takes a different form due to the wizard’s personality or past experiences. And then the Dementors glide away. The only problem with that is, underage wizards are not allowed to use magic outside of school. If you want to find out what happens to Harry and Dudley, then you should read this book.

Blogged by Carina D.

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In the faraway kingdom of Ayorthia, Aza is definitely not the fairest of them all. She is convinced that she is ugly. But she has a kind heart and a huge talent: her singing voice is extraordinary. But the jealous Queen Ivi wants it. Queen Ivi wants nothing more than to be the fairest in all the land. But Aza also falls in love with handsome Prince Ijori. Prince Ijori sees past the way Aza looks on the outside, and sees who she really is on the inside. When Aza finds a magic mirror that belongs to Queen Ivi, disaster strikes! A secret that she’s been keeping for a long time gets revealed to everyone. What will happen to Aza? What is the secret? What will Prince Queen Ivi and Prince Ijori do? Find out when you read this fantastic book by Gail Carson Levine. I think this is such an awesome book and I really liked reading it. I recommend it to girls of all ages!

Emily N.

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Memoirs of a Geisha is an outstanding book. It may be a long, small-words one, but it taught me many things. I’d like to recommend this book to girls 10 years of age and up because there are some adult stuff in it, but not that inappropriate.
Nine-year-old Chiyo Sakamoto was separated from her family because her mother was dying of bone cancer and her father couldn’t afford to take care of Satsu, Chiyo’s sister, and her. Mr. Tanaka Ichiro is a wealthy man who takes Chiyo to a place faraway in Kyoto to the Nitta okiya – a geisha house in the geisha district of Gion- where she befriends another trainee, Pumpkin, and where she has expensive debts. Those debts were caused not by Chiyo, but by the Nitta geisha, Hatsumomo, (who is jealous of Chiyo turning into a geisha) and this ruins Chiyo’s path of becoming a geisha.
After some time passed, Mr. Tanaka announced that both of Chiyo’s parents were dead and that Satsu ran away from her new home eloping with her secret boyfriend. After that, they were never seen by anyone ever again. Satsu was unsure of her future until she meets the Chairman, who gives her money to buy ice-cream, where then does she look into the future and sets it to becoming a geisha. Mameha, a rival geisha, who’s successful, to Hatsumomo sees the charm in Chiyo and takes her in. [Note: One of Chiyos' debts was charged because Hatsumomo blackmailed her into ruining Mameha's very expensive, silk kimono. Why was she doing this?] After being taken in, Chiyo’s name was changed to Sayuri and Mameha trains her to be rivals with Pumpkin by holding her deflowering ceremony (where Sayuri becomes a geisha) earlier causing Mother (Mrs. Nitta. She was planning to adopt Pumpkin, but then, changed her mind) to adopt Sayuri.
After many years, Sayuri becomes successful, but then, World War II comes in and ruins everything. Sayuri secretly loves the Chairman, who she met some time ago, but it seems like he’s pushing her towards his assistant, Nobu. After the war was over, Nobu pleads Sayuri to convince the minister to let the Chairman be the Chairman again (after the war, their business was over) and if she does so, he’ll become her patron. But Sayuri loves the Chairman, not Nobu. Follow along as Sayuri faces the many problems of being a geisha. The rule was that no geisha is allowed to marry any man. To a geisha, love is just an illusion, it does not exist. Please enjoy reading this book!

Kelly H.

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Palmer LaRue first visit to the Annual Family Fest was when he was four and he discovered that on Pigeon Day, shooters would let out five thousand pigeons and kill them. Then, whichever birds were still alive, the wringers would come in and twist their necks releasing them form their misery… Or at least that was what he was told. Ever since his second visit, Palmer was scared to turn ten, he dreaded becoming a wringer. Many months before his tenth birthday, Palmer hears a tapping on his window, discovering that it was a pigeon. Knowing that his father was a pigeon shooter, Palmer tried to shoo it away, but somehow he ended up taking care of it and as time passed, he ended up loving it. Nipper [the pigeon. Palmer decided to call it that because he nips at everything] is a ordinary pigeon with eight colors on it’s body and one day, Palmer’s friends figure out that he has a pigeon. He became friends with his neighbor, Dorothy, (again. Before he was in a gang so he bullied her and she ignored him) and because of his life being endangered she starts to avoid him. After Palmer breaks up with his friends, he trusts Dorothy with all his heart and they both began to discover many ways to save Nipper. Together they set Nipper free in the city so he won’t be in danger, so that nobody can hurt him. The next few days finally became Pigeon Day and Palmer decided to come after all. There were many rare birds that lived, but there was specifically special one. It flew in circles and lowered to the ground even though it was targeted and almost killed. Could it be? Palmer wondered. This was one of the most incredible books I’ve ever read. I’d like to recommend this book to boys, but I also think girls should read this to understand the sensitivity and stupidity in a boy’s heart. This story may be fiction, but the Family Fest and Pigeon Day events do exist. Please Enjoy!

Kelly H.

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Flush is a hilarious, irresistible book. Noah and Abbey Underwood’s father is a nature-loving man, but he has some anger issues and those issues cause him to go to jail.. for doing the right thing! Noah’s father sunk a gambling boat, Coral Queen, because he accused the owner, Dusty Muleman, of dumping his guests wastes in the ocean where sea animals live and eat. Well, while Noah’s father is in jail, Abbey and Noah try to find ways to get back at Dusty and prove he’s illegally dumping poop everywhere, but doing this just might lead to other shocks. They don’t have any evidence and so they can’t prove it. Until one day they meet Shelly, a bartender who used to work on the Coral Queen, and they spot them in the act… What will happen to Dusty Muleman and will Noah’s father ever get out of jail and house arrest? This book is amazing and I’d like to recommend it to EVERYONE!! I was so caught up in the action and the little mysterious appearing one after another surprised me. I hope you enjoy reading this book.

-Kelly H.

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During Billy’s older years he had a flash back of his childhood memories and piece by piece the story unfolded. When Billy was young he really wanted coon hounds. Billy picked berries, sold worms, and dozens of other chores for an entire two years to only earn fifty dollars. When he went to pick up his dogs at the depot after he ordered them, he named the girl Little Ann and the boy Big Dan. When they went on their first hunt they caught a coon. They hunted further away from home night after night. Every week or so, he went to his grandfather’s shop to sell the coon skins. When his dogs were one of the city’s greatest hunters, Billy’s grandfather signed him up for a hunting competition. When it was Billy’s night to hunt a blizzard roared over the sky. Billy lost his dogs and his grandfather tripped and hurt his ankle. Billy’s father’s prediction is that the blizzard will last untill morning.

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The Capture is about an owl named Soren. Soren has a brother named Kludd and a sister named Eglantine. Soren gets pushed out of the nest one day, but he does not know who pushed him out. Soren asks if Mrs.Plithiver a blind nest snake if she could ask Kludd if he could help, but Kludd refuses and goes back to the nest. Soren waits for his mom and dad, but insted of his mom and dad showing up he gets captured by an owl named Grimble. Grimble brings Soren to a place called St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls. At St. Aegolius they have to sleep at night which is wierd for Soren because owls usually sleep in the day. Soon he finds out that they are trying to moon blink him. He meets an Elf owl named Gylfie and they try to make a plan to escape the miserable St. Aegolius Academy. Will they escape? What does moon blinking mean? There is much more that will happen to Soren, but you will have to read this book to find out. The Capture is an adventures book I hope you read it. Boys or girls will like it, BUT there is fighting in it. I hope you read it!

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Carly L.

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This book is about a boy named Gregor, who falls into a crate in his laundry room with his sister. Gregor lost his father for four years until he figures out what happened to him. It started out when Gregor met some people in the underworld. The peolple try to help him get out until Gregor says “No”. This is because one of the men showed Gregor a keychain. The keychain was the one that Gregor’s father never went anywhere with. So, he figures out that his father fell in the crate as well. He went through the same experience, that is why he disappeared. Some of the people in the Underworld help him find Gregor’s father using the Prophecy of Gray. It foretells the future. Gregor happens to be in it including his sister, Boots, crawlers, fliers, and a lost one up ahead.(that is his dad) This book would be fine for both boys or girls. But, I don’t think it would be good for those girly-girls out there. I hope you read this wonderful book though!

Kimi T.

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Alexa Mischief Daley is probaly her name from my perspective of the book. It starts out when Alexa is on her way to Bridewell with her father. She unpacks all of her stuff and gets ready for another summer. Every summer she goes to Bridewell and dreams of being on the other side of the walls. The walls were made by Warvold because he felt that Bridewell needed to be protected. Well, on the day Alexa got to Bridewell, Warvold asked for Alexa to go on a walk with him. On that night, Warvold died. The next day, Alexa goes to the library and finds a way out of the walls. She goes to a forest where she is lead by a boy named Yipes (cute name huh). She found a stone called a Jocasta. The Jocasta allows her to communicate with animals. The animals she meets are a wolf, Darius, bear, and a chipmunk, named Murphy. The animals told her that there is someone that is betraying Bridewell. Someone is going to destroy it. It is up to Alexa to save Bridewell. The person who is going to destroy Bridewell goes by Sebastian. This book is good for both girls and boys although, I think girls may like it a tad bit better.It is a fast read and I highly reccomend it. Enjoy!

Kimi T.

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First of all, I would like to start by thanking Dillon D. because when he finished reading this book, he kept saying that he loved it and that it was wonderful. So, he inspired me to actually pick that book up and start reading it. Thanks Dillon! I owe you one!

The book I read, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was in my opinion a very fantastic book. So, since I LOVED it so much I am going to tell you about the book in a summary. Harry Potter has been living with darkness all his life. Harry has been given a task to locate and destroy Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. But Harry must find a way to break his fear and complete his task. He must leave warmth, safety, and companionship of The Burrow to walk the path awaiting him. Also risking the chance that he might die. Will he finish his task? Or die trying? If you want to find out if Harry completes the task he is given, get up and read this fantastic book! I think this book would appeal to people that love fantasy and people who are into dragons and magic. In my opinion, I would give this book a 100 out of ten, because I loved it so much!

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Cynthia P.

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This book is the sequal to Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hyptnotism. It is great for people who enjoy trying to figure out what will happen next. Perfectly Punctually! That is the same line that Molly’s friend, Lucy Logan, used to hyptnotise her in the last book. Well, Lucy’s back. She invites Molly over for tea. Molly thinks it will be a friendly tea, but it turns out to be some serious news. First of all, Lucy is bandaged all over her body. Also, celebraties have been hyptnotised and Lucy thinks she knows who it is. Molly’s quest is to stop this man, but she has promised Rocky, her best friend, she would never use hyptnotism ever again. She tells Rocky about it, and they are off heading to Los Angeles. Molly hyptnotises with her eyes, while Rocky hypnotises with his voice. Molly and Rocky bring some of the people from the orphanage with them so that it looks like they are just a big family on vacation. On the plane to Los Angeles, Molly discovers something weird with her hyptnotic powers. When she stares at an item that isn’t living, she gets a cold fusion feeling. She has only felt this once, when she stared at Lucy’s bushes. She told herself that next time she feels this feeling, she’ll let it grow instead of stopping it. It was easy to get a good hotel even though the Academy Awards were going on. Rocky hypnotised the person who books the rooms so they could get one of the best rooms in the whole hotel. That night, they investigated the evil man’s lair. They brought a man named Nockman because he use to be evil before Molly hyptnotised him. They brought him so they could get past the lock. All they found was a plan about E-day. They didn’t understand at the time what E-day was. The next night, they investigated the evil man’s room. He was going to be out on a dinner, probably hypnotising another celebrity. They almost got caught! Then, the evil man froze time! Molly wasn’t frozen though. Everyone else but her and the evil man were solled frozen. That’s when they got caught. Next thing they know, they were going to die in two minutes! Since Molly can freeze time, she has a lot more time. Will Molly and Rocky die? Will the evil man get stopped from controlling all the famous people in the world? What is this evil man’s name? Will Molly and Rocky get hypnotised because they know his secret? You can find out by reading Molly Moon Stops the World by Georgia Byng.

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Stephanie D.

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Tally is finally a special, a strong and mighty fighting machine. But Tally is a little lonely, so she tries to get her friend Zane to turn special, except there’s one problem you have to have done something special. While Shay and Tally try to make Zane seem special they end up starting a war. Also when Tally can finally take down smoke something happens. I think that anyone who likes adventure would enjoy reading this fun story.

-Melissa I.

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Where Jonas lives, life is predictable, safe, and orderly. People hardly make their own choices; every aspect of a person’s life is carefully planned. Everything’s decided for them by the Committee of Elders. Where Jonas lives, there is no snow or sunshine, no colors or music, no animals or nature, and worst of all, no love. In December, Jonas and the other Elevens will become Twelves and they will be assigned jobs for them to do in the community. They will have many responsibilities. Jonas is chosen to have the most honored, mysterious, and important job: The Receiver of Memories. A Receiver of Memories is the one person with access to memories of the past. Jonas begins his training with the current Receiver whom he calls Giver. Giver gives memories of the past to Jonas – memories of things that Jonas never knew of. At first, Jonas receives memories of good, happy things like love and sunshine. But the Giver must also give Jonas memories of loneliness, wars, poverty, hunger, grief, and rage. He will have to carry the burden of knowing the pain. Jonas realizes that the community he lives in is not all it seems. He also realizes that there are different and better ways to live. This book is a really fantastic book, but it is hard to understand. It’s a book that I’m sure you’ll never forget. I recommend it to both boys and girls.

Emily N.

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This book is about a young boy named Dave Packer and his enemy Lynsey. Dave was in the middle of his fourth hour of no talking in class. He was staying quiet for the WHOLE day. Yeah, that’s right I said no talking for a WHOLE day in school. It was the end of his class so, he went to lunch, and he was still not talking. He was not talking because he was doing a report on India and he found out that one the greatest leaders of India, Mahatma Gandhi, did not talk for a whole day for one day in the week. Mahatma Gandhi inspired Dave to do the same. So that his how he got into a HUGE mess. When he walked into the cafeteria it was the loudest thing you ever heard in your life. Dave was use to it. He was just sitting in the cafeteria and eating, not talking, but listening too. When he was listening to his friend’s conversation he couldn’t help over hearing Lynsey’s conversation that was at the next table. Lynsey was talking about a girl and her sweater. They talked and talked. Dave was so annoyed so he got up and he said,” IF YOU HAD TO SHUTUP FOR 5 MUNUTES, I BET THE WHOLE TOP OF YOUR HEAD WILL EXPLODE!!!!!” Dave made a bad mistake saying these words because, one, he broke the rule about Mahatma Gandhi and ,two, Lynsey was as mad as a monkey getting his banana stolen. Back to the story, Lynsey threw her sandwich and said,”Oh, like there’s something wrong with talking? You never have any trouble with yourself blabbering and blabbering every day. We’ve all heard you.” After that Dave and Lynsey started bickering at each other until they decided that the best was to settle this is to have a contest. The contest was to see who can not talk for 2 days, but can say a 3 word sentence, maximum and it was also boys against girls. If you want to know who wins in the contest and if every 5th grade student gets in trouble read this fantastic book, No Talking, by Andrew Clements. I think this book will appeal to boys and girls, ages 8 – 13. This book can also appeal to adults, but not as much as kids will like it. This book does not have a hard vocabulary at all. I thought this book was fantastic because it was funny and I liked the whole concept about not talking. I also thought this author was very creative with this idea and I would like to try this sometime because it sounds fun. I loved this book and I know you will to.

Blogged by David G.

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Four Clans of wild cats have been fighting for their Clans’ survival, The ThunderClan, the ShadowClan, the RiverClan, and the WindClan. Rusty, an ordinary house cat, finds himself wanting to be free, with the wind blowing in his fur. He fights with a wild cat, Graypaw, and earns the privilege to become an apprentice of the ThunderClan, which changes his name to Firepaw. Firepaw trains himself to hunt, move swiftly, and now he has warrior blood. But with his clever movements, will he be able to save his own Clan? Ravenpaw, another apprentice, lost his mentor, but it seems like he’s hiding a secret about how he died… or about who killed him. After a few moons (moons=years or months), Firepaw has become a strong-hearted apprentice. But, everything is getting worse. The WindClan was driven out of it’s territory by the ShadowClan and now the RiverClan is sharing their territory with the ShadowClan, just because they need more food! Now, shortage of food is becoming a BIG problem for the four Clans. The ShadowClan is attacking the ThunderClan! Lately, they’ve killed the ThunderClan’s medicine cat, Spottedleaf, and they’ve taken Frostfur’s kits. Yellowfang, ShadowClan’s medicine cat, was kicked out and now she’s fully become a ThunderClan warrior, but no one is willing to except her, besides Firepaw. Yellowfang knows who did this and she’s helping to get back the kits, but can she earn their trust, just by returning Frostfur’s kits? On this journey, Firepaw and Graypaw are willing to risk their lives to save their Clan, but will they be rewarded for fighting bravely with all their might? Read this book to find all the answers and please read carefully! I recommend this book to everyone and I really enjoyed it. Their was so much description, that I couldn’t stop reading it. I even stayed up past twelve o’clock! Enjoy.

Kelly H.

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This is a book that is about a girl named Olivia who gets put into a school where almost everyone goth. I hope you know what that means because it is hard to explain. This is the first story in the series. It is all about the time when two twin sisters Olivia Abbott and Ivy Vega find each other but they didn’t know the other exists. Then Olivia finds out that Ivy is a vampire. Will they separate forever? Or will they accept each other for who they are? You will have to read this book to find out. I would recommend it to more girls than boys. I hope after reading my blog you will choose this book to read. I am now going to read the rest of the series.

Saliha H.

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This is a great book about scary stories. Most of these stories are based on true events. Like the one about a bleeding house. And also the one about the long distance call or the one about the ghosts haunting the store. This is a long story but there is not much I can tell you about it because this book is something you need to read on your own. If you have bad nightmares and hate horror books/movies don’t read this. I thing boys and girls would like it and that if you start reading the first ones don’t finish the book because the stories keep getting worse and worse. This book is one of the first horror book I have read and I hope it will be you first too. If you can’t get it in Mrs. Phillips’ library you should try getting from a different library. As I said before don’t read this if you have bad nightmares.

Saliha H.

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