Much Ado About Anne, By Heather Vogel Fredrick

The main people in this book are Cassidy (the hockey player), Megan ( the fashion crazed), Emma ( the bookworm) and Jess ( the shy one). The setting is Concord, Massachusetts. It is a very historical place. The girls are in a Mother-Daughter book club. There are boys that are mean to the girls and sometimes funny and girls that are mean and tease them. I really liked this book. I would recommend this to people who have read Anne of Green Gables because they read it in the book club. I would rate this 5 out of 5 stars. I liked this because it has things I can connect with the girls. If you like it, it is the second in a series of 6 books. It switches points of view between the 4 girls. If you like books about friends and family you should read this.

 

My Last Best Friend By Julie Bowe

                                      My last best friend.

                            by Julie Bowe

My last best friend is a really funny, good book. It is about a girl named Jena, and Jena’s best friend moved away. She is starting middle school with no best friend! To put more in Jena’s life,  his girl has a crush on Cole. Cole really has a crush on Jena, so it works out right? NO! They don’t know that the other person likes them! The book takes place mostly at school. I really liked this book! I would give it 5 stars! I Would recommend this book to some one who likes reading about drama in school! The other problem that you will come across in the book is how will she see her old best friend? Help Jena maybe find a new friend! Help Cole figure out if Jena likes him. Help Jena figure out if Cole likes her!

 

The Tiger Rising, By Kate DiCamillo

 

This is a very good book for someone who likes a mix a nature and non-fiction. The book is about a boy named Robert ‘Rob’ Horton who is around 11 years old. His mother is dead (died from cancer) and finds a tiger in the woods behind the ‘The Kentucky star Motel’ In Florida. The tiger really cheers him up along the way. He meets two ‘bus bullies’ named Norton Threemonger and Billy Threemonger. On one of the bus rides to school he sees  and meets a very independent girl named Sistine Bailey.  She hates Florida and wants to leave. She stands out with her clothing and attitude. She fights first in fights, gets hurt and doesn’t care.

Rob’s dream came true and then his real journey begins.

 Two big events are that he finds the tiger and he finds Sistine’s missing pieces to the puzzle.

I would give this book 3 *** because it doesn’t have a lot of suspense. There are parts where you want to just put the book down.  

A School Story, By Andrew Clements

This book is called A School Story and if you like Andrew Clements you might like this book. The story is about a girl,her teacher and her best friend who write a book and they try to get it published by the girl’s mom. The really important characters are Natalie Nelson    the girl, Zoe her best friend, Hannah Nelson the girl’s mom and Mrs.Clayton the English teacher.

The story takes place at the Deary  School and at Shipley Junior Books, the publishing company.

 

I thought that that book was not the best book I have ever read in my whole life so I didn’t enjoy the book.  But there was some goodish exciting parts of the book, like when they had the publishing party for Cassandra Day, which was Natalie’s alias name [fake name.] And the time when she and Zoe got in a fight and they made a whole big deal out of letting Mrs. Clayton help with the book.

 

My least favorite part was practically the whole thing except for the non boring parts which were the parts I just told you and thats pretty much it.

Why the book didn’t interest me was because the people didn’t have anything exciting to say. The book would have been more interesting if it had funny quotes but there were some things that were funny, like when Natalie said, ”Zoe is not the fastest reader but she is very picky with the books and she liked this one.”

            I would rate this book a ½

 

Hatchet, By Gary Paulsen

     

      In Gary Paulsen’s book Hatchet, a boy named Brian Robeson finds himself left alone to survive in the Canadian wilderness. Brian encounters  all sorts of wildlife and eats things that he never thought he would eat. Brian is also dreading a secret that isn’t helping him think about how he is going to survive. Later in the book he realizes that he needs to survive and nothing can be in his way.

        I found the book ok not great, but that might just be because I am a scaredy cat. One of the reasons why I found the book ok, not great is because I found that the book had too much description; for example when Brian was eating Gary Paulsen was describing guts and muscles. Another reason I found the book ok, not great is that the main character is a kid just like me and it is scary to think about that happening to me or any of my friends.

      My favorite part of the book is when Brian gets his head straight and tells himself he needs to survive. I like that part because it made me feel strong and powerful. 

      My  least favorite part of the book is when Brian first get to the Canadian wilderness because he is confused and very hurt both physically and mentally.

 

      I recommend this book to people that like to be on the edge of their seats and held in suspense a lot when they are reading.

                     I give this book three out of five stars!      

 

School Story, by Andrew Clements

School Story is about a girl named Natalie. She writes a book, her friend wants to publish it. It takes a few steps but she says yes. The only problem is that Natalie’s mom is a publisher. And Natalie wants her mom to publish it. But her mom doesn’t know it. So will she get her mom to publish her book or will some one else get the job? If you read this terrible book you will find out. The editor of this book made a bad decision to publish it. Now a bunch of kids will have to read it. I give this book a one star rating because it was terrible and it told you the whole thing at the beginning. I recommend this book to the “Society of Bad Books.” This book is like eating a bad pickle the whole way through. My favorite part of the book is when I closed it.

Frankly Frannie: Principal for the day, By A.J Stern

Frankly Frannie is a hilarious book by AJ Stern. It’s a series about a girl who already has a résumé, business cards, and mustard packets (they’re so much more grown-up than ketchup). So why is it taking eleventeen hundred years for her to find work? Frannie goes on a different mission to find work in each book. In this book, Frannie’s school is having a competition. Whoever has the best composition gets to be the Principal for the day! Frannie is so excited! Who will win? I think people who like funny books should read this because it’s a really funny book and Frannie makes up a lot of funny words like excitified,pricipalish, and more. And if you read dark scary grim books like I do, this would be a book that you can relax on and laugh at. I would rate this book 4 stars, because even though it’s not the best book in the world, it’s good for some light reading and if you want a funny book to read, read Frankly Frannie: Principal for the Day!

Hatchet, By Gary Paulsen

 The main characters are Brian, his mom, his dad, and the pilot. The book takes place in a plane and in the Canadian wilderness. Some important events were his first fire, a death, and him almost trying to kill himself. I enjoyed this book because of its interesting plot in surviving in the wilderness with nothing but a hatchet.

My favorite part was when he found a way to make food and fire near the middle of the book. My least favorite part was when a tornado came near the end of the book. I would recommend this book to people who can handle intense scenery and very very severe sadness. A death occurs and some of the parts may be a bit gruesome. If I were to rate this book I would give it **** (four stars) because of its complex threading of the words and it really makes you feel like you’re in the book.

 

Because of Winn-Dixie,By Kate DiCamillo

I really enjoyed this book! The main characters are the dog, (Winn-Dixie) and India Opal (the girl who is telling the story). The setting is Naomi,Florida. The girl doesn’t have a mother and is very hard for her. I can connect because I have always wanted a dog and I got one. In the book she finds Winn-Dixie and her father lets her keep him! Her father is a preacher. Over the book she finds friends so she isn’t lonely anymore. I would give this 4 stars out of 5.

Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo

      Because of Winn-Dixie is an amazing book by Kate DiCamillo.  Opal, a 10 year old girl is the main character and owns Winn-Dixie.  Winn-Dixie is a dog, who Opal found in a grocery store.  It takes place in a town in Florida called Naomi. One important thing is when Opal finds Winn- Dixie.  It is important because Winn-Dixie made it so that Opal got friends.  Another important thing is when Winn-Dixie runs into Gloria Dump’s yard, which lets Opal meet her first friend.

      My favorite part of the book was when Opal starts working at the Gertrude’s Pets, because it is very funny.  It is funny because Gertrude the parrot keeps on screeching,“dog!”

      I recommend the book to ages 8 and older.  I would rate it 5 stars.