http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org Kids Blogging About Books Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:20:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Black Water, by D.J Machale is a book in the Pendragon series. the story starts when a boy named Bobby Pendragon goes into a world called Eelong. In Eelong, things are completely switched around. Cats are the masters of humans and the humans are slaves of the cats. However, the ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/09/05/black-water-d-j-machale/ The House on the Gulf is about a girl named Britt, Bran (brother) , and her mom. Her mom is finishing college.  Bran has a job and they had to move to Florida for the job. They needed the extra money. Her parents got a divorce and  Britt thinks her family ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/09/05/the-house-on-the-gulf-by-margaret-peterson/ The Time Travelers is a fictional book taken place in the 21st century and the 1900s.Two children get swept back in time thanks to an anti-gravity machine. A vicious man named the Tar Man tries to get revenge on the world, while the children(named Peter and Kate) try to get ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/09/04/the-time-travelers-buckley-archer/ The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tunlane is a fictional book that tells about a rabbit made of China that has been loved by many people. At first, he starts out with a girl named Abilene, then one day, gets thrown into the sea by two mischevious boys, then the adventure ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/09/04/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane-kate-dicamillo/ Jeff woke up in the middle of the night because he heard a loud noise outside. It was a boat. He woke up his brother David. They spot the man dumping a large bag in the lake. They immediately call Claire(there cousin) from there walky talky. The next morning the ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/09/01/the-clue-at-the-bottom-of-the-lake-by/ Matt and Parker go camping at Indian Creek by themselvess. They wake up early andgo to spot a blue heron. They go in a little creek and end up findinga dead man. They spot a man and it ends up being theirmarket dealer named George Evens. George may have a ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/08/26/dead-man-in-indian-creek-by-mary-downing-hahn/ This book is about Hannah Swensen, hilarous owner of Lake Eden's Cookie Jar. When Norman, one of Hannah's friends, buys a house from Rhonda Scarf, which she inherted from her aunt, Hannah becomes enthusiastic. Norman tells her that he plans to tear down the house and build the dream house ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/08/19/lemon-merigune-pie-murder-joanne-fluke/ I read the book Ruby the Red Fairy by: Daisy Meadows, this book is 1 point and 65 pages. The main characters are Kirsty Tate, Rachel Walker, and Ruby the Red Fairy. this book is mainly about how these two girls take a vacation, but when they meet they find ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/12/ruby-the-red-fairy-by-daisy-meadows/ Eldest by Christopher Paolini was fantastic! It is the second book in the Inheritance Cycle Series. The first is Eragon and the third is Brisingr. It is about a boy named Eragon. He has a dragon named Saphira and he is trying to travel to the magical place of Elves ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/12/eldest-christopher-paolini/ The books I read was Dive the trilogy it is three books in one. The first book is The Discovery, the second book is The Deep, and the third book is The Danger all by Gordon Korman. These books are about four kids Kaz, Dante, Adriana and Star who have ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/12/dive-triology-gordon-korman/ Alex is once again asked upon for help but the Australian Secret Service asks this time. His mission is to infiltrate on of the Snakeheads, a gang that smuggles drugs, weapons, and people. Alex and his long lost godfather, Ash, work together to find out what the Snakeheads are doing, ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/11/snakehead-anthony-horowitz/ I read the book Eleven by Lauren Myracle, it is 6 points, 201pages. The main characters in this book are Winnie, Winnie's friend Amanda and Chantelle, and Winnie's mom and dad. This book is mainly about this girl named Winnie and her only 11th birthday. She is really excited and ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/11/eleven-by-lauren-myracle/         The book I read was Guys Write for Guys Read By Jon Sciezka. This book is mainly about probably all the boy authors and illustrators coming together to make one book. Every author has to tell a story about when he was a kid in one of his boyish, gross, ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/11/guys-write-for-guys-read-edited-by-jon-sciezka/ I read the book life Starring Me by: Robin Wasserman this book is mainly about a girl who has to realize that life isn't all that fun. The main characters are Ruby Day but her real name is Rebecca, her sister Alana, Ruby's mom and dad, Ruby's aunt, and this ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/10/life-starring-me-by-robin-wasserman/ The book Scat by Carl Hiaasen is about a fire, an inhaler, and a panther. The main character, Nick Waters, has always wanted to see a panther. At the beginning of the book, a kid called Smoke (His real name is Duane Scrod Jr.) gets in a fight (not physically) ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/10/scat-carl-hiaasen/ I read the book Midnight Library by Damien Graves, the main characters in this book are Kate and Kate's mom and dad. In this story there is a girl named Kate and she was just a regular girl until one day where it all started. This day was just like ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/09/the-midnight-library-voices/ The book I read was Time Stops for No Mouse. Obviously all the characters in this books are mice. Hermux is a watchmaker, and Linka Perflinger flys airplanes. One day Linka brought in her watch for Hermux to fix it. The weird thing was that Linka said she wanted it done ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/08/time-stops-for-no-mouse-michael-hoeye/ This sequel to the Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder is about Hannah Swensen, a tall humorous, woman who owns the Cookie Jar in Lake Eden. When the president of Hartland Flour picks Lake Eden as the town to hold their first Bake-Off, Hannah is excited and is even happier when she ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/08/strawberry-shortcake-murder-joanne-fluke/ The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer is about a boy named Matt. He is a clone of El Patron. Matt lives in a piece of land called Opium and he is unhappy there. He is first treated like a beast. Everyone ignored him as if he was nothing ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/07/the-house-of-the-scorpion-nancy-farmer/ This is part of the clique Summer Collection. This summer, all girls of the popular group, the Pretty Committee, decided to go seperate ways for the summer. Ultra snobby leader of the group, Massie Block, attends a horse camp. It is extremely expensive, but of course her rich family can afford ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/05/massie-lisi-harrison/ This book is about a young boy named Hank that has two best friends named Frankie and Ashley. Hank, Frankie, and Ashley all discuss what they are going to be on Halloween because Halloween is around the corner. Hank has the craziest idea for Halloween: he says he wants to ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/03/hank-zipzer-my-dogs-a-scaredy-cat-henry-winkler/ This book is about a young boy named Hank that has two best friends named Frankie and Ashley. Hank has a sister named Emily that has a pet iguana named Katherine. Hank has a pet dog named Cheerio. One day when Hank, Frankie, and Ashley went to school, there teacher, Ms. ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/03/hank-zipzer-a-tale-of-two-tales-henry-winkler/ Schooled by Gordon Korman is about a boy name Capricorn Anderson. Cap is is his nickname. He has never eaten a hot dog, watched television, or seen a computer because he lives on a farm. Garland Farm to be specific. The farm grows fruits and vegetables. His life was extremely ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/03/schooled-gordon-korman/ Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies by Erin Dionne is a fantastic realistic fiction book. Overweight thirteen year-old Celeste Harris has joined the HuskyPeach fashion show contest. But, she didn't join her aunt signed her up. You think she should be excited? Think again! HuskyPeach is a store for overweight people She ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/03/models-dont-eat-chocolate-cookies-erin-dionne/ This is the sixth book. Don't read this summary before reading Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Crane, and Eagle. The main character is ShaoShu. The small boy sneaks onto Tonglong's boat without being seen. He stays hidden for awhile before he is captured and used as a spy for Tonglong. Fu, Malao, ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/03/five-ancestors-mouse-jeff-stone/ The book Replay by Sharon Creech is about a boy named Leonardo(Leo for short) who wants to be famous and wants to be a star, but his brothers and his sister call him sardine becouse of his noisy family who makes him feel like a sardine in a can. They also ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/03/replay-sharon-creech/ Wild Magic is a twisted fantasy inside the Immortals series. The Immortals Series consists of Wild Magic, Wolf Speaker, Emperor Mage, and The Realms of the Gods. Wild Magic is the first book. Inside Wild Magic, Veralidaine Sarrasri, or Diane, meets Onua Chamtong. Diane produces the talent of communicating to ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/02/wild-magic-tamora-pierce/ This is the fifth book. Don't read this summary before Tiger, Monkey, Snake, and Crane. Ying, the eagle kung-fu master whose old name used to be Saulong, snuck in the fighting club to rescue Fu, Malao, Seh, Hok, and Charles. Long disappears again until Ying splits off from the other kung fu ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/02/five-ancestors-eagle-jeff-stone/ This is the fourth book in the series. Don't read this blog before you read Tiger, Monkey, and Snake. Hok is the main character of this story. Her name is means Crane in Cantonese and she is a crane style kung-fu master. The story starts in her dream of what ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/02/five-ancestors-crane-jeff-stone/ This is the third book in the FIve Ancestors series. Don't read this blog before you read Tiger and Monkey. This time the main character is Seh, the young snake style kung-fu master whose name means Snake. The prologue tells about the secrets about Seh and Hok. Seh learns that ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/02/five-ancestors-snake-jeff-stone/  Do you like books about friendships between girls? Then this is the perfect book for you! The book the Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell  is a book about two girls named Kate Faber and Marylin McIntosh. These two girls have been best friends and neighbor for about their entire ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/01/the-secret-language-of-girls-frances-oroark-dowell/ This book is in the series Five Ancestors. Don't read this book before you read the first book Tiger. Monkey is about a young monkey-style kung-fu master named Malao, which means Monkey in Cantonese. He and his four brothers have escaped a assult on the Cangzhen Temple led by their ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/01/monkey-jeff-stone/ San Lee, an adopted child from China living a nightmare as his life. His dad went to jail, and his mom is stressing about it. So when he moves to a new town, new state, and a new school. He has no idea who he is or who he wants to ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/06/01/zen-and-the-art-of-faking-it-jordan-sonnenblick/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/31/dead-is-so-last-year-marlene-perez/    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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/31/tunnels-roderick-gordon-and-brian-williams/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/eagers-nephew-helen-fox/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/deeper-rodrick-gordon-and-brian-williams/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/deep-and-dark-and-dangerous-bymary-downing-hahn/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/the-amah-laurence-yep/  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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/kiss-the-girls-james-patterson/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/26/dead-is-a-state-of-mind-marlene-perez/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/26/ivy-and-bean-the-ghost-that-had-to-go/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/25/the-host-stephenie-meyer/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/25/dead-is-the-new-black-marlene-perez/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/24/twice-upon-a-time-rapunzel-the-one-with-all-the-hair-wendy-mass/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/23/oh-baby-nancy-krulik/ 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, ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/22/the-garden-of-the-purple-dragon-carole-wilkinson/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/18/tangerine-dward-bloor/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/15/blueberry-muffin-murder-joanne-fluke/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/14/11-birthdays-wendy-mass/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/14/the-last-olympian-rick-riordan/ "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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/14/eggs-by-jerry-spinelli/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/13/wuthering-heights-emily-bronte/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/callie-for-president-robin-wasserman/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/poison-chris-wooding/ 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, ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/drop-dead-beautiful-jackie-collins/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/10/kristen-by-lisi-harrison/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/10/claire-by-lisi-harrison/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/10/alicia-by-lisi-harrison/ 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 ... http://kidsbookblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/07/iq-roland-smith/