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Jan
11
2014

The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley

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I think that the” Sisters Grimm” is  a very good book. It is a very good book for people who like adventures

because the “Sisters Grimm” books are all about adventure.  And I really liked it because there is a mystery

in each book that is solved at the end of each book. I also like it because it has fairy tale characters but they

don’t go through the stories, though it just has the characters after the story or event that happened to them.

I recommend  book or series to 3rd to 4th graders.

– Ruby Wexler

Jan
09
2014

Divergent By Veronica Roth

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This book takes place in a future time period where there are factions. A faction is a group of people who believe or follow the same ideas. Here are some of the factions; Erudite the Intelligent, Abnegation the Selfless, Dauntless the Brave, Candor the Honest, and Amity the Peaceful.

 The book starts out in a time of year when teenagers pick their factions. Beatris (the main character) wants to stay with her family in Abnegation but she is not selfless enough (a quality required to be in Abnegation) so she is not fit for that faction. Before the teenagers pick there factions they take a simulation test in their mind. Their brains are actually injected with serum for this test. The test is suppose to tell you what faction you are best suited for. When Beatris takes the test she gets a  result of 3 different factions she is suited for, which is rare. This is called being Divergent. After difficult thinking, she picks Dauntless and then the action begins!

 Beatris then goes through a learning process of being Dauntless. Then she finds out secrets of factions that might change the world.

 I really enjoyed this book because it was full of action.

I would recommend this book for ages 14 and up SO IF YOU’RE READING THIS REVIEW DON’T READ THE BOOK!

So thats how Marlowe see’s this  hope you enjoyed it.

Jan
08
2014

Museum Of Thieves, By Lian Tanner

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The book I read is the Museum Thieves. It was very good and I liked it, it had a very rich tone that is very good to read when you’re tired. It also very action back book. It gets you off your chair and makes you want to read it more. It’s about a girl named Sophie and she runs away, after the government looks for her. She finds a museum, it’s called the museum of thieves. And in the museum there are some very strange people, and some very strange things. Sophie will test to get in the museum. Read this book if you want to find out figure if the government will find here. I give this book a five star rating. If you want to read it good for you if it’s not your type move along.

 
Jan
08
2014

The Talent Show

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The Talent Show

by Dan  Gutman

(Benjamin Winokur-Applebaum)

 

This winter break I read a book called  The Talent Show  by Dan Gutman.  I think he writes the best books ever because he knows the best topics such as a kid who becomes president and a boy solving a war with video games!  So the book that I am going to tell you about-The Talent Show- is written by that great author, Dan Gutman!

 

The book The Talent Show takes place in Cape Bluff, Kansas out on  the  prairie  where  there  are  many  different  hazards  such  as tornados. A big tornado hits the town and the book lists every character and what they are doing when the tornado hits in the very beginning of the book. (first chapter)  After the tornado was finished doing its stuff the library was flooded and houses were lifted clean off their foundations and cars were found up to 24 miles away!  But in a town meeting the new principal had the idea for a  talent show to raise money  for the library and if extra, for the town!  But they overcame many problems such as printing advertisements, youtube videos for people to watch, lighting, tools in case another tornado hit, a prize, the judges, the people to run the show and the place to have the talent show.  Something amazing is that Cape Bluff has one very important celebrity but can he get here from Los Angeles? Somehow they figure it all out, but one thing that and one problem remain and that is what the book is all about.

The Talent Show

Jan
08
2014

the Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman

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I read the book the CHRISTMAS GENIE by Dan Gutman. The main character is Chase. The setting of my book is in the present and in a school. In the book a meteorite crashes into Mrs. Walters’ class. A genie comes out from the meteorite and Chase and his classmates get one wish! I liked the book because the ending was very surprising.  My favorite part of the book was when someone wishes for a truck full of candy! Elizabeth and Alyssa don’t want the candy because they said that you would get obese and diabetes if you ate all the candy. I recommend this book for kids who like fiction because the story is fiction and they would enjoy it. I rate this book *** stars.

 
Jan
08
2014

The House of Hades by Rick Riordon

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The House of Hades

 

This book takes place for two of the characters in Tartarus, a place where the monsters go when they die. The other characters are on a boat trying to find them. When they are in Tartarus they have to fight a bunch of monsters because thats where the monsters are re-born.

 

The main character is a boy named Percy Jackson and his dad this is Poseidon the god of the seas. Percy is sent out on a quest to kill Gaea the god of the earth with 7 others named Annabeth, Nico, Hazel, Coach Hedge, Piper, Jason, Frank, and Hazel. At the end of the book before this Annabeth and Percy fall into Tartarus.

 

This was really good and I would rate it a 10 out of 5 since it was so good And I would definitely read it again.

Jan
07
2014

The Enormous Egg, By Oliver ButterWorth

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This book is about a triceratops that hatched out of a hen’s egg. It is also the only living dinosaur in the world. A boy named Nate Twitchel and his friend go on a quest to save this dinosaur. The main characters are Nate, a paleontologist, a dinosaur,and Nate’s  family, which is his dad, his mom, and his sister. The book takes place on a farm in Freedom, New Hampshire. My favorite part was when the egg hatched. The dinosaur was so cute as a baby! I really, really enjoyed this book and I would recommend this book to people who like action and times where you think “ wow! This is interesting, but I wonder what will happen next?” I would most definitely rate this book 5 stars. It is really good.

Jan
07
2014

Keys of the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull

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Fablehaven is about a brother and sister (Seth and Kendra) that find a magic world. In the magic world there is a demon prison and the keys are artifacts that have magic powers. The enemy is the Society of the Evening Star and they are trying to open the demon prison. The artifacts/keys are hidden on places that hold magic animals called preserves. Seth and Kendra look for the artifacts to stop the Society of the Evening star from getting them. There are many preserves but five are secret and have artifacts in them. I would recommend this book to people that like fantasy and adventure. My favorite part would be a spoiler so I won’t say it. I rate this book 4 stars because it wasn’t funny enough.

Dec
21
2013

Scumble by Ingrid Law

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The book that I is finished is called Scumble by Ingrid Law. Scumble is a book for people who like fantasy. The book is about a family who has something called a savvy. A savvy is a magical power. Nobody knows that the family has powers. All of the family members get their powers at 13. But after they turn 13 some of the family gets soft and nice savvys and others destroy stuff. The book is basically about them mastering their special savvy. Scumble is the second book in the series and Savvy is the 1st. If I were to rate this book on a scale of 1 to 5…5 being the best it would be  off the charts.

Dec
20
2013

Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Hard Luck

“Hard Luck” is about a boy named Greg Hefley who is in middle school and is about thirteen years old. As you probably know, middle school is not the easiest task  of your life.GH [GH stands for greg hefley] tries to find new friends and struggles, after he gets ditched by his old one, Rowley Jefferson. How will greg get

a new friend?