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Dead is So Last Year by Marlene Perez is about a intruging mystery. It is the third book of the Dead is the New Black series.
In the paranormal city of Nightshade, summer has begun. It is the summer before Daisy Giordano is going to be a senior in Nightshade High School. This paranormal town is beyond wierd with vampires, werewolves, banshees, and terrible creatures. But, doppledangers, evil clones of people, are appearing everywhere. Legend says when you meet your doppledanger, you will die a slow painful death. The Giordano family are all pyschics but, the Daisy’s mom is in Italy working on a case. The Giordano sisters are on their own to solve the case.
While trying to figure everything out, Daisy is having relationship problems with her boyfriend, Ryan. Well, all the sisters are. Daisy’s sister, Rose, is dating a werewolf named Nick. Nick is a werewolf and he isn’t that experienced which causes him to be moody. Her other sister, Poppy, is gorgeous but, she was dating a ghost. She is still grieving over him because he finally crossed over to the other ’side.’
Going through all of this, Daisy is keeping her spirits up to try to find who is creating the doppledangers. Soon, will everyone in Nightshade have a doppleganger and die?

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Heather C. Enjoy! ^^

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   Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams is a great book. I enjoyed it a lot.

   Tunnels is about a fourteen year-old boy named Will Burrows who has a desire for archaeological digs just like his mysterious father, Dr. Burrows. When Will and his best friend Chester Rawls are digging a tunnel in Highfield, which is where they live, Will’s parents get into a huge argument. A couple days later Will tries to look for his dad but can’t, he’s not in his office, not at home, not anywhere. He just disappears.  So Will and Chester decide to investigate. While searching they find a little tunnel behind a bookcase in Will’s dad’s office. Once their deep into the tunnel they find something, not his dad but an underground city called the Colony. They face many obstacle and meet many friends and dangerous enemies. Will they find Will’s dad or end up running for their lives? If you want to find out you got to read Tunnels. This book is adventerous, thrilling, and has a lot of secrets behind the characters. I would recommend this to both boys and girls of any age, though it’s a bit long. This is the first book of a three part series. The other two books are Deeper and then Freefall. Read this book, it’s one of my favorites.

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Previous to this book, Eager and the Bells had many adventures. And now Eager is back in ” Eager’s Nephew”.

This book takes place in somewhere we would all picture the future to be like. Robots, pods for transportations, and interactive screens. Robots such as Eager have been banned. Because of this, Eager and many other robots are out in the hiding. However, Eager goes back to visit the Bells’, a very kind family he stayed with. Little did he know though, his little robot nephew, Jonquil, came with him. Jonquil is a special robot, but Eager has to try to keep him secret. Just as the two arrive to the family though, strange things start to happen. It appears that an unkown man is trying to steal the identity of one of the Bells’. Then, Ju’s father suddenly disappears. Eager and his nephew are on the case of solving this mystery. They have to go on the search for him to get Ju her father back.

Will they be able to get her dad back? Read to find out more about Eager’s Adventures!

Sophia R.

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Deeper by Rodrick Gordon and Brian Williams is the sequel to Tunnels. 

In Tunnels, Will Burrows, a kid with a passion to dig, and Chester Rawls, Will’s friend, investigate the disappearance of Will’s father. But what he finds is an underground city called the Colony. 

Now in Deeper, Will, Chester and Cal wander the fiery pits below the Colony, called the Deeps, in search of Will’s father and a way out of the Deeps. They meet friends, enemies, and a plot to destroy all Topsoilers (people who live on top of the earth’s surface). Can Will, Chester, and Cal be able to save all of the Topsoilers or will the Topsoilers, Will, Chester, and Cal be killed? Find out by reading Deeper. I liked this book a lot because there is suspense, adventure, and secrets about the characters. I would recommend this book to boys and to girls. This book is a bit long, but if you like the series, then you will finish it in no time. Also look for the next book in the series Freefall.                   

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I read the book Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn. It is 7 points and 187 pages. The main characters in this book are Ali, Ali’s mom and dad, Ali’s mom’s sister Dulcie, Emma, and Sissy. This is a very scary stories and a very big mystery. One day Ali starts looking through old boxes and finds a photograph, she reconizes two people her mom and Dulcie when they were little. but then there was a third person. The person was almost completely torn out of the picture but the person’s hair and part of their arm was still showing. Since she wants to figure it out she will only have two monthe to do so because she is staying with her cousin in the same house her mom and Dulcie used to visit. When they were at cabin it  looked old and wrecked but still okay to live in for a couple of weeks. One day when Ali and Emma were playing outside they meet this girl named Sissy. To Ali she is mean, rude, and spiteful and Ali starts to think that if Sissy plays with Emma all the time it will ruin Ali’s summer to spend time with Ali. Sissy has a BIG secret, but does it have something to do with the old photo? As you would think Ali will use her whole summer to find out. If so, Ali must be carful because when she finds out because it might just happen to her, that would be to die. If you would like to find out if Sissy had something to do with the photo or if Ali dies you have to read the book Deep and Dark and Dangerous. On a scale on 1-10 I would rate this a 1,000,000. This book was an awsome book and I hope hyou read it too.

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      Sarah L.

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What if… your father died a few years ago, and have three, four, or five younger siblings, and you mom is trying to get a good job to keep the family going. Amy is 11, lives in San Francisco, and the same thing is going on with her. Her mom is trying to get a good job to keep Amy in her ballet classes. When Amy’s mom gets a new job as an amah (a highly respected nanny in china), Amy has to miss some ballet classes to watch her younger siblings. Amy’s mom is an amah to a wealthy 11, Stephanie, whose mother died. When Amy’s mom tells her children about how nice Stephanie is, Amy gets jealous.

I think this is a good book. It has some of the same characters as the ones in the Ribbons series. I would give this book 4/5 stars.

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 In this thrilling novel, Alex Cross returns as a homicide detective. A new case has come forth, but will Alex be able to figure this one out? We’ll have to see. If you have read the other books, Alex Cross has solved about every case he’s been given. But, will he solve this one?

 This criminal he’s up against isn’t just the regular type. This one, abducts beautiful young women, and keeps them locked up under his roof. Let me tell you, the details aren’t so pretty.

 Alex must stop this madman who calls himself “Casanova”. But Alex soon finds out that Casanova isn’t easy to catch. Alex is just about to give up when Casanova abducts Alex’s niece! Now, it is up to Alex, and his partner, Sampson, to catch Casanova, and find the women. Will Alex and Sampson catch Casanova? Will they find the other women AND his niece? The answers to all these questions and more… will be found! Just read, Kiss the Girls, by James Patterson.

 My Rating:

I would give this book a 9 out of 10. I really loved the book and the plot. It was just that the details weren’t so… “kid friendly”. But I’d recommend this book to young adults and adults. Both women and men.

Thanks for Reading!

Cynthia =]

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Dead is a State of Mind by Marlene Perez is the sequel to Dead is the New Black in the Dead Is series. Please read Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez before reading this book!

Daisy and her psychic family solve crimes in the paranormal city of Nightshade! Daisy just got her powers of telekinesis and mind-reading. But, when a mysterious teacher at Nightshade High School gets murdered, no one knows what to do. Daisy’s mom, sees a tea-cup as a clue, what could that mean? The teacher that got murdered, Mr. Davis, has a dark secret though. Daisy’s sisters, Rose and Poppy, have no idea what the clue means either.
Also, all three sisters have relationship problems:
Rose is dating a werewolf!
Poppy is dating a ghost!
And Daisy? She broke up with her steady boyfriend and best friend, Ryan, and is falling for a new guy who is supposedly decended from Gypsies and is a fortune-teller!
Daisy tries to sort everything out. Not only does Mr. Davis has a dark secret. Everyone does! Ryan, the Chief of the city, her mom, and even her sisters! They’re all keeping something from her. She overhears one word: Scourge. But, what could that mean?
A murder group? A new supernatural creature? Or possibly a close friend.

This is a great fantasy! The author, Marlene Perez has her own journal: http://marperez.livejournal.com/ and website: http://www.marleneperez.com
I am looking forward to reading the last book in the Dead Is series. This book is worth 7 points.

Blogged by:
Heather C.
Enjoy! ^^

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I read the book Ivy and Bean the ghost that had to go by Annie Barrows. The main characters in this book are Ivy who didn’t talk a lot and was shy and Bean who was willing to do about everything. They would go to school in the second grade and they have a lot of friends. At recess they started hearing noises in the bathroom. A couple times they would see a white blur now and then. Then one day they started thinking there was a ghost in the bathroom. Later they told one person then it spread through the whole second grade. The “ghost” was starting to cause trouble and starting to get angry, so Ivy and Bean ddecided to make a potion to scare away the ghost. Bean didn’t want the ghost to go, she said that it only came and started getting angry because it was not R.I.P. When they made the potion they spread, poured, and dumped it out of a jar so it would go away. If you want to find out if they get rid of the ghost or not you have to read Ivy and Bean and the ghost that had to go. It is 1 point, 125 pages, a really quick read, but also a great book. If I had to rate this book 1-10 i would honestly give this book a 10!

                               blogged by: Sarah L.

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The Host, by Stephenie Meyer is about a soul trapped inside a girl, named Melanie’s body.  Melanie had a little brother, Jamie, her Uncle, Jeb, and her fiance, Jared.  When Melanie’s soul was put inside her body, Melanie became a voice inside the body’s head once the soul had a certain dream about Melanie and Jared.  She had these daydreams and dreams over and over.  The soul, named Wanderer, was immediately in love with Jared just like Melanie was in love with Jared, too.

When Wanderer was driving to see someone to talk to about her constant dreams, the voice that was Melanie’s inside Wanderer’s head said, “Jared and Jamie are close by.  Go find them.”  Before Melanie had a soul inside her, she lived with Jared at Uncle Jeb’s house in the desert.  The desert where Jared still lived was close by.  After long hiking days in the desert, Wanderer gave up.  She laid down on the desert sand, closed her eyes,and waited for herself to die of thirst and hunger… but then, some liquid touched her lips.  When Wanderer opened her eyes, she saw Melanie’s uncle, Jeb, giving her water and saving her!

Uncle Jeb took Wanderer to his house and he was the only one who respected her because the rest of the people who lived in his house were humans, when people like wanderer were taking over the universe.  A lot of people wanted to kill her, including Jared!  The longer Melanie stayed, more people started to respect her and talk to her about all her adventures.  When Jamie, Melanie’s little brother asked,”What is your name now?”  Wanderer replied, “My name is Wanderer.”  Jamie started to call her Wanda for short.  Later on, Wanda became her name.

Living with all of Melanie’s friends are a blast, but they are many ups and downs.  Some people want Melanie back, and the only way there is, is to have a doctor take the soul out of her body.  Many people want Wanda to stay with them and help the whole house out.  What decision will Wanda make?  If you want to find out what happens, read the book the host, by Stephenie Meyer.

This book took me a while to read.  It was a fantastic book and I would rate it a 9 out of 10 10 being the best.  I would also recommend this book to boys and girls, ages 11 and up.  Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed it!

-Jodie C.

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Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez is about a psychic family solving a crime.
The Giordano family is psychic, everyone, except Daisy. But, when there are mysterious disappearances of young, beautiful girls, the Giordano family tries to solve the crime. When Daisy’s mom asks her older sister, Rose to help solve the crime, she wants to help. Daisy and Ryan, her best friend, or maybe soemthing more, try to stop something that is taking the girls’ lives. Daisy suspects a vampire might be the one who is taking them away. Daisy suspects the head cheerleader, Samantha Devereaux is the one who is behind it all. Why? Because Samantha came back to school with a new style. She looks…pale…and she only wears black. Why is Samantha dressing like she’s from the dead? Daisy joins the cheerleading squad to get more information. She realizes that it isn’t Samantha. It’s someone or something else that isn’t draining the blood from the victims but, the life force. What devil is behind this?? Will she find out, or will her life force be taken away?

I really loved this book. It is definitely fantasy and is a quick read. I read it in two hours and it is worth seven points.
Enjoy! ^^
Blogged by:
Heather C.

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The book Twice Upon A Time-Rapunzel: The One with All the Hair, by Wendy Mass, is about Rapunzel getting drug away from her home and Prince Benjamin saving her. In the beginning of the book, it is Rapunzel’s birthday and she is very excited. But all of a sudden a witch comes to take her away from her house and her parents. Her parents try to stop the witch from taking Rapunzel. Rapunzel gets to either stay with her parents but then the witch would take away a rare plant that Rapunzel’s family uses to get money from people. Rapunzel’s family needs the money to pay for the things they need. So, Rapunzel’s parents let the witch take Rapunzel to a tall tower instead of taking the plant. In the middle of the book, Rapunzel meets one person named Steve who gives food and gifts to her when she needs something in the tower. At the end of the book, Rapunzel meets Prince Benjamin who apparently saves her. Prince Benjamin lives in a large castle and has two friends, a sister, a mum and a dad. Prince Benjamin, his friend, and his cousin had a plan to go to find a cave with a treasure when all the men were out one day on a hunt. When they got to the cave they found something other than a treasure, they found a hermit! The hermit said instead of a finding a treasure to follow the voice. So, Prince Benjamin followed the voice which was Rapunzel’s voice. To find out how he saves Rapunzel and how Rapunzel lives her life in the tower, read the book Twice Up on A time-Rapunzel: The One with All the Hair, by Wendy Mass. I would rate this book a 7.5 out of 10 because it was a little too fairytale like for me, but overall a really good book. I would recommend this book mostly for girls because it is a fairytale.

Claire P.

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The book Oh, Baby, by Nancy Krulik, is mostly about Katie changing into a baby.  Katie always, in every Katie Kazoo book, turns into something or someone rather than herself. It is because she always wishes in her head that she was something or someone rather than herself. Katie’s wishes always come true and after she realizes she is not herself anymore she is so mad or frustrated.  Don’t you think she would be happy? Well, I guess not because when Katie’s wish comes true she is stuck for a while. In this book Katie turns into Heather, her best friend Suzanne’s baby sister! Oh-No! Katie is stuck in that baby’s body for some time. While Katie is Heather she hates it because she has to drink formula! Yuck! Then she realizes she did something when Suzanne changed Heather’s, which was really Katie, diaper. So to find out what Katie did read the book Oh, Baby by Nancy Krulik. I would rate this book a 9.5 out of 10. I would rate that rating because it was a fast read but a GREAT book! It only takes less than an hour to read, but like I said it is a GREAT book. I would recommend this book to mostly girls because it focuses on Katie who talks girly. So, go get the book or borrow the book Oh, Baby by Nancy Krulik. It was GREAT!

Claire P. 

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The Garden of the Purple Dragon by Carole Wilkinson is about a thrilling fantasy. This is the sequel to Dragon Keeper and the prequel to Dragon Moon.
Ping, a dragon keeper, and a dragon, Kai go on amazing adventures. Kai is the last imperial dragon. He is only a child though, no more than half a year old. But he can’t fly yet. For a dragon, it takes 500 years to grow horns and 1,000 years to grow wings and fly. They are both living in a cave on the sacred and forbidden mountain of Tai Shan. But, when everything is doing well, they get caught by imperial guards. They are arrested. When the king realizes that she is a dragon keeper, he lets them free but, they are trapped inside the palace. When a necromancer or evil witch steals the young dragon, Kai, and takes his blood for a spell of immortality, will Ping ever save Kai? Will he die? And will the imperial dragons be extinct forever?
I really loved this book and it was a fantasy. My favorite genre. The best part had to be when they were happy living in the cave of Tai Shan. I think it would suit both boys and girls. There is some fighting but, it is totally appropriate. I hope you will all love this book as much as I did! Enjoy! ^^

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Heather C.

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Don’t let titles deceive you, this book is not about tangerines at all. Paul is a 7th grade soccer goalie, the best in his league, who is moving with his mom to Florida to join up with his dad and brother.  When he joins the soccer team at Lake Windsor Middle school, he gets kicked off because of his problem. Paul actually can’t see without special goggles. So when Paul gets a chance to go to a different school, who don’t know of his blindness, he doesn’t hesitate to switch to Tangerine Middle school. He joins the team, but he is remembering certain things about why he went blind that are involving his brother. Will he remember what happend to his eyesight? and how did it happen? Read Tangerine by Dward Bloor.

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In Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swenson and her sister Andrea are solving a murder. America’s “Cooking Sweetheart” visits Lake Eden for a publicity and baking a cake for a winter festival.  But when Hannah and her sister give the cooking sweetheart a tour, they find out that she’s not so sweet. Later the next morning Hannah opens up her cookie shop and finds the cooking sweetheart dead on the ground with her haed mashed. The police have closed down her shop for the time being, so now Hannah and her sister need to find out who killed the “sweetheart” fast. I think that anybody who likes a good mystery will enjoy this book.

Melissa I.

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I’m really surprised that there was not yet a blog for this wonderful book!

11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass is about a girl named Amanda. She has a best friend Leo. They have been inseperable by birth. They have the exact same birthday, born in t he same hospital, and they have shared every single birthday party together until this year. You see, at Leo’s tenth birthday party, he said unkind words about Amanda that she overheard. Right then, she decided to break their friendship. Since then, they haven’t spoken to each other at all! For a whole entire year! How bizzare. On their eleventh birthday, they both didn’t like celebrating it without each other. When Amanda falls restlessly in bed on the night of her eleventh birthday, she is relieved that it is over. But, little did she know, when she woke up again, it was her birthday again. And over and over again. She starts getting panicked. Amanda doesn’t tell this to anyone. But, when she finds out that Leo is realizing that the day is repeating she is shocked! They both wonder why they have been having these strange happenings. They try to correct it but doing different things and seeing the effects but, will they ever be able to resume their proper place in life?

I really loved this book! But, the more I think about it, how dreadful would it be to repeat the day over and over again? And worst of all without anyone else knowing! I also finished this book in one day. It is worth seven points and is definitely fantasy. Happy Reading and Enjoy! ^^

Blogged by:
Heather C.

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This book is the fifth and final book in the Percy and the Olympians series, so don’t read this book until you read the first 4. The story starts when Percy goes with Nico to the underground lair of Hades, lord of the dead. Nico leads Percy to the River Styx, where Percy bathes and somehow, because of the River Styx, becomes invincible. So invincible in fact that he defeats Hades the lord of the dead in a fight. Percy goes back up to the real world and organizes all of the halfbloods to fight and protect Mt. Olympus, the home of the gods. With Kronos and his armies quickly approaching and the halfbloods scrambling to make defenses. Who will win, in the last and final battle for….The Last Olympians.

–Blogged by Garrett T.

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“The humped eyelids with their glittery purple were like tiny twin eggs, bird’s eggs.”

When David and Primrose first meet, David is sure that she is dead. David, a young boy, and Primrose, a mouthy teenager, could not be more different. Primrose would do anything to get away from her crazy fortune- telling mother, even if it means spending her life in a car, which she uses as her room. David longs to watch the sunset with his mother. His dead mother. He would do anything to get her back. David and Primrose sneek out every night after dark. They could be going to The Refrigerator’s house, or maybe dumpster dive for the flee market on Thursdays, whch Primrose hardly has any luck at. David is sure he will never break another rule (other than his Grandmother’s), and hopes that one day being good enough will bring his mother back. But until then, he plans to never ever watch the sun rise without her by his side. When Primrose and David go on their big adventure to the city, the two definitely demonstate their bond together. Will David’s mother come back? Will Primrose ever learn to love her mother? Read Eggs to find out.

I personally really liked the book “Eggs.” It was really sad, and very touching, or sometimes funny at parts. I think that Jerry Spinelli really wrote this book as well as he could. My favorite character was Primrose, because of her spunky, carefree attitude. Of all the parts of the book, I liked the night of their big advenure best. It made me cry and laugh, but it was definitely touching. It took me a whole day to read “Eggs”, because I couldn’t stop reading it.

I would definitely reccomend “Eggs” to girls and boys in possibly fifth grade and up. 10/10.

natasha m.

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Warning! I give away the ending in this book. So if you want to read it, do not read my blog!
I just read a fantastic classic! This book is includes several flashbacks. It’s the retelling of a twisted story of love and death.

In 1801, Mr. Lockwood arrives at an inn called Thrushcross Grange.When the weather turns bad, Mr. Lockwood is forced to stay at the inn. During the night, he finds a book telling the experiences and adventures of a girl named Catherine Earnshaw (Cathy). Mr. Lockwood reads a few adventures and realizes that Cathy and Heathcliff were extremely close. The next day, he leaves but suffers from a terrible cold so, he asks the housekeeper who lead him to his inn in the Thrushcross Grange to tell him the story of Heathcliff and Cathy. The housekeeper, Nelly tells the story of thirty years ago in Wuthering Heights:

When Cathy’s father died, her brother, Hinley inherited the property. Also, Cathy and a man named Heathcliff are inseperable friends. But, Hinley dislikes Heathcliff so, Hinley forces Heathcliff to work on the estate. Because Cathy loses Heathcliff she is upset but, she becomes friends with the Lintons. She is extremely fond of the youngest of them all, Edgar Linton. After a few months Cathy agrees to marry Edgar. Because Heathcliff still loves Cathy, he storms out of Wuthering Heights. But, when he leaves, Cathy is upset and she gets a terrifying fever. But, Edgar makes Cathy feel all better.
Months pass…years pass…and finally Heathcliff comes back. He tries to kill everyone who doesn’t let him and Catherine be together. But, since he feels hate toward Edgar, he marries his sister, Isabella. Because he married her, he will inherit the land of Wuthering Heights after Edgar dies. Catherine is extremely happy to see Heathcliff again. But, during the time that Heathcliff was gone, Catherine got pregnant. Heathcliff and Catherine fall in love right before Catherine gave birth to Edgar and her son. She dies of giving birth and Heathcliff is left with nothing but a broken heart. Soon Heathcliff dies and their graves are right next to each other. Their souls will live together forever. Their love for each other is unbreakable even after death.

After hearing this story, Mr. Lockwood visits their graves and realizes their importance in love and death.

I loved this bookk. A true classic. It was so sad but, I really loved the way it was written. I think it would appeal to both boys and girls.

Blogged by:
Heather C.

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Callie For President, by Robin Wasserman is about a girl named Callie running for class president against a girl who Callie thinks is stuck up, Brianna Blake.  Brianna has ran for president for the past couple of years and no one has run against her, so every single year she won the election because no one had anyone to vote for!  Well one day when Callie and her friends Max and Fish were in their social studies class, Max changes the whole election…”I nominate Callie!”shouts Max.  Fish agreed with Max, so Callie was running for class president against Brianna Blake.  

When Brianna asks Fish to help her make posters for the election, Max and Callie get very offended because Callie was nearly SURE Fish would say no.  But, nope, Fish said yes.  HELPING BRIANNA BLAKE make posters for the election when CALLIE, his best friend was running against her, not very nice!!!  At Callie and Max’s first president meeting, they decide to have a bake sale at the school parking lot.  That exact time and day when Callie and Max were holding the baking sale, Brianna Blake comes in with a hit rock star and tries to persuade all the students to vote for her, not Callie.  

Who will win the election?  Will Callie ever get Fish back on her side?  Will Brianna and Callie EVER be at least friends?  To find out what happens, read the book, Callie For President, by Robin Wasserman.  I highly recommend it to mostly girls ages 8-12.  I would rate this book a 7 out of 10, ten being the best.  It was a good book, but it could be better.  

Blogged by Jodie C. 

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Poison by Chris Wooding is about sixteen-year-old Poison. She lives in the marshes of Gull, a small village in the Realm or the world. Her mom, Faraway died of swamp lung so, her father, Hew, remarried. Of course, she hates her stepmother. On Soulcatcher Eve, Poison is sprinkled with magic dust and she is put to sleep for hours while a Scarecrow (evil creatures) steal her baby sister that’s about two and a half years old. During the night, her little sister, Alzalea, is replaced by a changling. A changling is a replica of a person left by the scarecrows that took her or him. But, the changling is pale, and has huge black dots for eyes. Poison hates to see her sister gone so, she sets off to find her. But, she doesn’t even know where to go! As she searches the Realm, she meets many new people and consider them her allies. Some of these people are: Myrrk, Peppercorn, Hierophant, and her favorite, Bram. As she tries to reach the Scarecrow that stole her sister, she goes through wild adventures including friends, magical creatures, and strange twists. This book is considered a ‘twisted fairytale fantasy.’
This is a great fantasy. Enjoy!

Blogged by:
Heather C.

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Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins is a crazy romance story. There are three stories taking place at the same time:

When sixteen-year old Max Santangelo gets together with someone on an internet website, it’s like she’s begging for trouble. When they decide to meet up in a Kmart parking lot, she waits and waits but no one shows up. She meets a guy, Ace. Max wishes that her mystery person is Ace but he’s not so, she waits more. When the actual mystery person shows up, Henry, he is a creep. Max is disgusted so, Ace pretends to be her cousin. But, Henry pulls out a gun and threatens to kill Max and Ace. Max finds herself chained in a cabin in Big Bear, California. She also soon realizes that her mom, the famous Lucky Santangelo, didn’t let Henry get a chance to act and become extremely famous.

At the same time, Lucky’s best friend superstar Venus deals with relationship problems with her boyfriend star Billy Melina. Venus realizes that love is never what it seems.

On the other side of the country, another drama is taking place. Anthony Bonar’s grandfather, Enzio Bonnatti is murdered. Anthony is a famous business-man. He’s rich and married. He absolutely despises his wife so, he always leaves her in their main home in Mexico while he roams America, Italy, Australia, and Canada. Anthony and his wife, Irma, seek secrets about Max and Billy.

At the end, these three stories connect and form something more. Will this confusing love mystery ever have a solution?

Blogged by:
Heather C.

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This book is part of The Clique Summer Collection.

This Summer, the Pretty Commitee decides to all do different things this Summer. But while the rest of the Pretty Committee has scattered all across the world, she is just stuck home. She’s tutoring a snobby kid named Ripple to make some needed money. However she thinks she wants to quit when she finds out Ripple has been using her to get to know about Kristen’s friend, and leader of Pretty Committee, Massie Block. Ripple wants to be JUST like Massie. But then again, who doesn’t?
But her mind changes when she meets Ripple’s insanely HOT brother, Dune. He’s a surfer, and is adorable. However there’s conflict when Skye, the beautiful, snobby girl from school is interested in Dune, too. How can Kristen compete with that? But don’t worry… Kristen will find a way to impress Dune and eliminate Skye’s chances with him…

But what WILL she do?

Sophia R

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This is a book from The Clique Summer Collection.

This Summer, the Pretty Commitee has decided to go their own directions for the Summer. So, Claire goes back to Florida to visit her old friends. Yay! She hasn’t seen them ever since she moved to Westchester and her family stayed in Massie’s guesthouse. Massie is the snobby, rich leader of the Pretty Commitee. She and the PC wouldn’t allow Claire in their group when she first got there; Claire was just made fun of. But now she is with her old buddies for a couple of weeks. They were going to compete in the “Kissime”. It’s like a beauty pageant. But Claire is instead asked to be a celeb judge because she starred in a movie. But conflict starts when rude Massie comes and visits all of them in Florida! Her friends hate Massie, Massie hates them, and now they are all going to compete in the pageant; the one Claire has to judge! How can she choose just one friend when they all expect her to pick them? Massie and her gorgrous looks would win hands down, but she can’t hurt her friends’ feelings, can she?

What will Claire do?

Sophia R

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This book is part of The Clique Summer Collection. This is one of five books.

Alicia is part of the fabulous, rich, and popular group, The Pretty Commitee. However, this Summer, all five girls decide to go on with their summer alone. Alicia decides to trace back to her roots, and visit Spain. She goes to visit her two gorgeous cousins, and her one mean cousin, Nina. At a party they all go to, there’s a famous singer named !i!. He is looking for a gorgeous spanish girl who will star in his new music video, “rain in spain”. Of course Alicia wants the part, but so does EVERY girl in Spain! However, when she get’s in a physical fight with her cousin, the bump and break one of the great statues at the party in the hotel. They are put to work as maids to pay it off. Ew! And now they can’t audition!
What is Alicia to do?

Sophia R.

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Hey guys I just read a great book by Roland Smith called I.Q. This book is about a boy named Quest (nicknamed Q) who is about to have a new sister and dad. His step dad and mom are in a band and he and Angela, his new sister, go with them. Along the way they meet a very mysterious person named Boone. Later they find out that he works for a secret agent like company. (like the CIA or the Secret Service) When Q and Angela find out that Angela’s supposedly dead mother is alive and that someone is trying to kill them they have to beat all odds to figure out the mystery. How will Q and Angela escape their pursuers? and will they find out if Angela’s mother is alive or not? Read this book to find out.

–Blogged by Garrett T.

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The book, Star-Crossed by Mimi McCoy, is about a girl named Abby signing up for a mobile horoscope by, Miz Astrid.  Abby didn’t really want to sign up for the mobile horoscope, but Abby’s BFF Chelsea signs her up for it. 

Abby has a perfect life.  She is the star on her track team and gets good grades.  But when Chelsea signs Abby up for the horoscope, everything goes from way, way up, to way, way down.  One example of the good times was when Abby first looked at her horoscope, it said, “Unexpected riches may come your way,” then after her track practice, Abby found a 20 dollar bill lying on the ground!  Another example of the bad days was when Abby’s horoscope read, “Beware distractions and double check everything…”  That same day, Abby was at a track meet, running her hardest.  Their school was going to win this race!!!  But right before the finish line, Abby tripped and landed SMACK on the gravel track and lost.  Later, Abby found out she tripped because she forgot to tie her right shoe lace! 

Will Abby’s luck turn?  Will she ever get a good horoscope by, Miz Astrid?  To find out what happens to Abby in the end of the book, read Star-Crossed, by Mimi McCoy.  I would rate this book a 9 out of 10, ten being the best.  It was a great book, and I enjoyed it very much.  I highly recommend it to girls ages 8-12 or 13.  Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you read the book!

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Eleven-year-old, Penny has always been given so many gifts because her father died when she was just a baby.  Everyone loved her dad so they want to help cheer her up.  She also has so many uncles she can hardly count.  They always are the ones who give her things.  All her uncles are great, but who she really likes is Uncle Dominic.  Uncle Dominic lives in a car.  He says it’s more comfortable and he can wear his pajamas and slippers all day.  He also gets to listen to the Brooklyn Dodgers games and usually invites Penny to come along with him to listen.  But her summer isn’t coming out the way she planned.  She and her cousin, Frankie, have to get jobs at Falucci’s Market.  Also she can’t go swimming because her mom is afraid that she will catch polio at the pool.  Her Nonny, who only speaks Italian, cries every time she hears Penny’s dad’s name.  People really did enjoy his presence.  But worst of all, Penny’s mom is dating the milkman.  He comes every day to sell milk to them and she always sees her mom trying to flirt with him.  Also Frankie thinks that one of the uncles has money hidden somewhere in their house.  Will Penny’s summer ever turn out as planned?  Will Frankie and Penny find the money that was hidden?  Will Penny’s two families ever be friends again?  Read this book to find out.

I loved this book!  It taught me that your family doesn’t have to be perfect to maintain a good life.  It also taught me that even though the times may be rough doesn’t mean that it can’t get better.  You can get through the roughest times even if they seem impossible to get through, you just need to be happy.  It taught me that miracles aren’t just in fairy-tales, they can happen in real life too.  Believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything.

Ryan K.

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Miss Popularity Goes Camping, a book by Francesco Sedita is about a girl named Cassie Knight going on her first camping trip for a 6th grade field trip!  Cassie has never really gone camping, so the day she was going to the site she was both excited and a bit nervous.  She was mostly nervous because of all the activities she was going to do, like bungee jumping and hiking. 

When Cassie arrived at The Gamut, the camp site, the class already had to go hiking to where they would set up the tents, eat their meals, and do activities.  When Cassie was hiking, the class had to cross a little streamm.  There were only two ways to go across, the first was to go across a fallen tree, and the second was to go across a couple of rocks in the water.  Cassie decided to go across the rocks, and right before she was across at the other side, she fell, SMACK in the mud, which got her new Levi’s wet and muddy! 

If you want to find out if Cassie ends up to like camping and has a blast at The Gamut, then read the book, Miss Popularity Goes Camping, by Francesco Sedita.  I would rate this book a 10 out of 10, ten being the best!  I truly liked this book more than the first and will definately read it again.

-Jodie C.

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The main characters in this book are Jim, Ben, Christyn, Scott, Billy,Uncle Frank and Mike. In the beginning of the story they are out to find this guy that is selling counterfeit skateboards to kids that need a new board. Mike’s skateboard shop is losing money because all the kids are buying the fake skateboards instead of the real skateboards at Mike’s shop. Mike is planning to buy this land to build a skate park for kids to enjoy. Also Mike’s skateboard shop always holds a skateboarding competition. The person who wins gets a grand prize of 1,000 dollars. Mike payed off half the land for the skate park, but he still needs to pay 150,000 more dollars in order to get the land. Since the mayor of the city moves the meeting for the land two weeks earlier than it was supposed to be, Mike does not have enough money to pay for the land. If you want to figure out who wins the skateboarding contest, and if they catch the guy who is selling the counterfeit skateboards, and also if Mike ends up getting the land, read The Trouble with Skateboarding. This book is ten points.

Written by: Jack Stralen

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In the book I read It Only Looks easy  a girl named Kat Randall gets into a big mess! First her dog,Cheddar, gets hit by a car! Then , Kat finds out that the lady in the car wasn’t supposed to be in the car! She was an old women with Alzhiemers disease. This means she is confused and forgets things. Second, when Kat is in the middle of school ,she can’t take the pain of her dog dying, so she leaves school on a borrowed bike to visit her dog at the pet hospital. While she is in the hospital the bike she borrowed is stolen! Just what she needed! So then the person who’s bike she took tracks her down.  Boy her mom is not the happiest mom ever. Her mom is accusing her of stealing other bikes to! Now that is just rude! So now Kat has to make money to repay for another bike! So on top of all that she has to think of jobs to do and work! So this is not the best year of all for Kat Randall. If you want to find out if Kat repays the bike or if they find our who stole the bike read It Only Looks Easy.

Ione G.

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Realistic fiction

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