Kids Book Blog » Nonfiction http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org Kids Blogging About Books Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Snakehead – Anthony Horowitz http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/snakehead-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/snakehead-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:43:42 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=799 When Alex Rider returned from space, he was sent on a mission by the Australian Secret Service to investigate the Snakeheads, an extremely dangerous gang. He was going to spy on them with Ash, the god father he never knew. They were going to disguise themselves as Afghan refugees and they were going to be illegally shipped from Bangkok to Australia by the Snakeheads. As soon as he arrived at Bangkok, he and Ash were shipped to Australia. Scorpia, the people that the Snakeheads are working for captured Ash and Alex was on his own. Scorpia soon found out that Alex was a spy and they were going to kill him. Fortunately, Alex managed to escape. Major Yu, the leader of Scorpia caught Alex and Major Yu was going to sell Alex’s intestines. Will Alex escape? Will he find Ash? Will he put an end to Scorpia and Snakehead? Read Snakehead, the 7th book of the Alex Rider series to find out.

 

Blogged by Justin L.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/snakehead-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/feed/ 0 Ark Angel – Anthony Horowitz http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/ark-angel-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/ark-angel-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:14:30 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=798 When Alex Rider was recovering at St. Dominic, a private hospital in London, four armed men tried to kidnap Paul Drevin, son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the riches people in the world. They kidnapped Alex instead of Paul. Alex found out that the people that kidnapped him were from Force Three, a group of eco terrorists. Once Force Three found out that they kidnapped the wrong boy, they locked him up and burned the building that Alex was locked up in. Fortunately, Alex escaped and he was invited to Nikolai Drevin’s place. Nikolai was constructing Ark Angel, the first hotel in space and Alex was invited to watch a rocket get launched to Ark Angel. A couple days later, Paul, Alex, and Nikolai were headed to New York. When they landed Alex wasn’t allowed to go with Paul and Nikolai because his passport expired. Alex was sent to the CIA. The CIA told Alex that Nikolai was a criminal. Alex was to spy on Nikolai and if he found any information, they will arrest him. Alex soon finds himself in great danger when Nikolai knows that Alex was working for the CIA. Before Nikolai locked Alex up, he told Alex that he was going to blow up Ark Angel with a bomb and send it falling into the White House. Will Alex stop Nikolai in time? Will he get executed? Read Ark Angel, the sixth book in the Alex Rider series to find out!

 

Blogged by Justin L.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/ark-angel-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/feed/ 0 Eagle Strike – Anthony Horowitz http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/eagle-strike-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/eagle-strike-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:14:05 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=797 When 14 year old Alex Rider goes on a vacation with one of his friends, his friend’s dad gets bomb by Yassen Gregorovich, the person who killed Alex’s uncle, Ian Rider. Alex soon finds out that Yassen worked for Damian Cray, a very famous singer. Alex went to spy on Damian Cray and found out that he was going to break in Air Force One and jack up the security system. Then, he is going to use the U.S. missiles and blow up all the drug producing companies around the world. Alex was found spying and was put into a life and death game. Will Alex manage to find a way out of the game? Will he stop Damian Cray from destroying the world? Read Eagle Strike, book four of the Alex Rider series to find out!

 

Blogged by Justin L.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/04/eagle-strike-%e2%80%93-anthony-horowitz/feed/ 0 The Mystery of the Martello Tower-Jennifer Lanthier http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/01/04/the-mystery-of-the-martello-tower-jennifer-lanthier/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/01/04/the-mystery-of-the-martello-tower-jennifer-lanthier/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:10:31 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=664 The book starts with Hazel, her brother Ned, and Frankie. Hazel wakes up to find that she, once again, had the horrible that she is held captive in at tower. After she has this dream, something bad always happens to her. This time Colin, her dad who is a famous painter, sudenly disappears. Frankie lives across the hall and is babysitting them for the time. She doesn’t know where their dad is either. Later, two scary men threaten Frankie, saying she owes them one of the paintings. Then Ned’s and Hazels apartment gets robbed by the two same men who obviously have the keys to their house. Frankie has to fly somewhere for the day but is stuck at the airport on her way back. Hazel knows this is bad, so they move in with their cousins and Uncle they didn’t even know existed until a mysterious email on their dad’s file. They then only realize there is no way to escape this journey-the two men know a way into their cousin’s house.

After help from the cousins and Ned’s latest gadgets, they think they know what has happened.

Read to find out more!!!

-Sophia R.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/01/04/the-mystery-of-the-martello-tower-jennifer-lanthier/feed/ 0 The Daring Book For Girls http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/11/18/the-daring-book-for-girls/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/11/18/the-daring-book-for-girls/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:17:37 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=647 The Daring Book For Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz is an amazing book that teaches a girl how to do a lot of things like playing basketball, doing a cartwheel, how to make a cootie catcher, etc. Even though I read this book I didn’t really understand how to do a cartwheel. Some things from this book I already knew like: how to make a cootie catcher or some Greek roots. One thing that this book taught me was how to tie a sari. This book taught me a lot more than I thought it would.

            I would recommend this book to ONLY girls. (from the title) Enjoy!!!  

~Saliha :)

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/11/18/the-daring-book-for-girls/feed/ 0 The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Brian Selznick http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/10/17/the-invention-of-hugo-cabret-%e2%80%93-brian-selznick/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/10/17/the-invention-of-hugo-cabret-%e2%80%93-brian-selznick/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:48:21 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=608

 

This story is about an orphanage boy named Hugo Cabret whose father died in a fire and left a broken automaton which Hugo thinks could save his life. Hugo lives in a train station. One day, he tries to steal a toy mouse and the shop owner caught him and took his notebook full of pictures of his automaton his father drew. Now, Hugo has no way to fix the automaton. Hugo made many attempts of trying to get his notebook but he couldn’t get it back. As time passed, Hugo finally fixed the automaton without his notebook and stole a key from Isabelle that perfectly fits inside the automaton and the automation drew a picture. If you want to know what the automaton drew and if the automaton actually saved Hugo’s life, read The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

 

blogged by Justin L.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/10/17/the-invention-of-hugo-cabret-%e2%80%93-brian-selznick/feed/ 0 Haunted Animals True Ghost Stories – Allan Zullo http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/09/02/haunted-animals-true-ghost-stories-allan-zullo/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/09/02/haunted-animals-true-ghost-stories-allan-zullo/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:17:55 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=529       Haunted Animals is a great, but kind of a scary book. There are a lot of chapters about different animals. This book is 128 pages. One of my favorite chapters was Rescue from the Beyond. What happened was there is a girl named Megan and her dog named Hamlet. Hamlet loved Megan so much that he would put his life on the line for her. They live in a neighborhood that is not very nice. One time someone broke into Megan’s house and the dog fought off the bad guys.  I would love to have that dog. There is one more thing that happened at the end of the book. If you want to find out, then you should read the book Haunted Animals by Allan Zullo.

By Jack S.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/09/02/haunted-animals-true-ghost-stories-allan-zullo/feed/ 7 More Haunted Kids True Ghost Stories – Allan Zullo http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/08/27/more-haunted-kids-true-ghost-stories-allan-zullo/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/08/27/more-haunted-kids-true-ghost-stories-allan-zullo/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:29:35 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=495 This book is a scary book. It includes several different true ghost stories. I like the story about The Headless Train Man. It is about three girls named Allison, Sasha, and Robyn. They were having a sleep over at Allisons house. Allison’s dad is telling a story about the Headless Train Man that only comes out on stormy days and only goes to Daisy Hollow. The reason the Headless Train Man goes there is because that is where he died. Allison thought her dad was just trying to scare them. So Allison suggested that night to go out and look for the Headless Train Man. If you want to know if they find the Headless Train Man, you should read More Haunted Kids True Ghost stories By Allan Zullo.

Jack S.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/08/27/more-haunted-kids-true-ghost-stories-allan-zullo/feed/ 3 Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie- Jordan Sonnenblick http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/26/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie-jordan-sonnenblick/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/26/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie-jordan-sonnenblick/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 17:19:49 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/?p=364 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.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/26/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie-jordan-sonnenblick/feed/ 4 The Scary States of America- Michael Teitelbaum http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/the-scary-states-of-america/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/the-scary-states-of-america/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 03:59:59 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/the-scary-states-of-america/ 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.

]]> http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/the-scary-states-of-america/feed/ 1 Mandy-Julie Andrews Edwards http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/22/mandy-julie-andrews-edwards/ http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/22/mandy-julie-andrews-edwards/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:05:50 +0000 Mrs. Phillips http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/22/mandy-julie-andrews-edwards/ This story is about a young girl in an orphanage that finds a place of her own. Mandy wonders what is beyond the wall right outside the orphanage. One day she climbs over it, and discovers a cottage. She asks her friends for brooms, flowers, and more. Soon, she gets in trouble because of it. She takes her friend’s hedge cutters when he said not to. Everyone was gone at a feildtrip and the only reason she isn’t is because she pretended to be sick. She breaks the cutters, and gets in huge trouble. Nobody knows about the cottage, so when she is told she has to stay inside for a week, she can’t explain why she absolutely can not do that. After that, one of her friends fallows Mandy after school, and discovers the cotage. Mandy makes her swear she won’t tell anyone. One day, she meets a secret admirer which keeps leaving her gifts in the cottage. She sneaks out of bed, to write him a note saying that she’s stuck in bed. She ends up getting stuck in the cottage during a huge storm. Will her friend tell the truth to save Mandy or keep her promise? Who is this secret admirer? Obviosely, you won’t know until you read the book. This book would attract girls more because it doesn’t have a ton of action.

Blogged by:
Stephanie D.

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