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Jan
29
2014

The Tail of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Kessler

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The main character of The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler is Emily there are some supporting characters and they are her mom and Shona. Most of the book takes place, well its sort of even the story takes place on land as well as under water.

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One important part of the book was when Emily felt a cramp like felling in her legs a felling of them joining together and that night she was felling a little curious so see snuck out that and creeped into the ocean and she discovers her secret she was a mermaid.

Another important  part of the book was when she and Shona (her mermaid friend) go to this abandon ship and Emily realizes that the ship is exactly what her mom had said her dream boat was like so Emily starts to get a little freaked out.

This was one of the best books I have ever read. My favorite part of the book was when Emily went to mermaid curt because of what she did but I can’t tell you what she did you will have to read the book and find out. I didn’t have a least favorite part. I would rate this book ***** out of ***** and people who believe or want to know more about  majestical creatures this book is for you.

 

Jan
29
2014

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming.

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chitty chitty bang bang by Ian Fleming (who also wrote the James Bond series) is a book about a magical car and it’s adventures and it is excellent. chitty chitty bang bang is set in England and France. the main characters are Mimsie Caractacus Jeremy and Jemima Pots a poor-ish family who make millions on an invention. when they get the money they buy a car and fix it up then they go on an adventure. They’re in France they run into some trouble. there is also a recipe  surprise at the end, if you have the right edition. I give this book ***** five stars.photo

 

Jan
29
2014

A Tale Dark And Grimm By Adam Gidwitz

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This book is a horror/humor themed novel. I usually do not like horror and humor together but I think that this book changed my mind. This book is about Hansel and Gretel. All of you probably know about Hansel and Gretel and their cheesy little witch story. but this book shows the original, grimm, tale. Not only does it show you the witch story but it also shows you a bunch of other horrifying, eye-popping, tales. I would recommend this book to people who don’t feel queasy when they read about blood and people who do not get scared easily because as said before, this book is pretty scary (not to me but probably to some people in the grade.) I would rate this book 5 out of 10 stars because I really think that this book did not get the most appealing introduction and ending. But what I really do love about this book is all of the fantasy and adventure in between the horror and humor. The last story about a dragon seemed the most upbeat but if you want to know what it was you’ll have to read the book to find out.

Jan
29
2014

Remarkable by Lizzie K. Foley

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imgresEvery one in the town Remarkable is remarkable every one but a girl named Jane. If Jane is walking down the street, people will bump in to her because she is so unremarkable. Jane meets a pirate captain named Captain Rojo Herring, and is put in a class with the mischievous  Melissa and Eddie Grimlet . Her grandpa John also never gets noticed so Jane tries to be remarkable but she cannot get noticed one little bit. Jane will have to face dangers of a huge storm, a lake monster who is named lucky and is lucky, three mean pirates and the construction of the bell tower at the post office. Jane knows it is up to her to save Remarkable and she might realize she is remarkable after all. I rate this book 5 stars.

 

Jan
29
2014

Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J.K Rowling

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On Harry’s fifth year at Hogwarts lots of things change. I have watched the movie a few times but I am only at page 125 and it goes to page 854 or something around that. I know that you should always read the book before watching the movie but did it a different way. So since i did not read the whole book but I watched the whole movie I am going to explain all of the part I read in the book and then I will maybe explain what happens a little bit in the movie.

imagesWhen harry leaves the Dursleys house he is so happy because the Dursleys are always so mean to Harry. The place harry goes to is Sirius Black’s house and Harry gets to see Hermione, Ron,Fred and George. Whenever Harry sees all his friends and he has not seen them in a while he is always so happy to see them. But when Harry returns to Hogwarts a new defense against the dark art professor comes and that is when things change a lot. The new professor’s name is Dolores Umbridge she is about the most strict teacher at Hogwarts so far. Dolores Umbridge loves pink and everything in her little office is pink, she does not exactly like Harry so much and she acts nice to him but she actually tricks Harry into doing bad things…

This book so far is a really good book and if you like stories that kind of make you feel like the place is real you would like this book. The book is also adventurous and the book makes you want to read more and sometimes you just want to keep on reading until you finish the book. I would definitely recommend this book and I would give this book a four star rating out of five stars.

Review by Olivia

 

 

Jan
29
2014

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

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So here is my book review on The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. So imagine you were an everyday city boy but you kept getting kicked out of schools for reasons you can not explain, well that is Percy Jackson’s life. He is twelve years old and this might be his first year where he is not kicked out of his boarding school, Yancy Academy. His best friend is a boy named Grover who walks with a limp and his favorite teacher, Mr.B is in a wheelchair. His least favorite teacher that hates him to death is Ms.Dodds. One day Ms.Dodds asks to speak with him alone, then his teacher attacks him and turns into a flying monster. Somehow he kills the monster with the pen, (that turned into a sword,) that Mr.B gave him. So now think, if you were an everyday city boy and a monster just attacked you and you killed it and you are only twelve you would be freaked out. So that was how Percy Jackson is feeling.

Very long story short he figures out that greek gods are real. His mom was married to Poseidon, the god of the sea. So he is half mortal and half god. He is called a half-blood or demigod. He goes to a camp called camp half-blood and meets a girl named Annabeth who is a daughter of Anetha. He also finds Grover there and it turns out that he is a satyr. A satyr is a person who has a human body from waist up and goat legs from waist down. Soon Percy and his friends are sent on a quest. Percy is being blamed for stealing Zeus, the god of the sky’s lightning bolt.They think Hades, the god of the underworld stole it. They have to find Hades, get the bolt back and prove to the gods Percy did not steal it.

 

While he’s on the quest you wonder if Hades really did steal the bolt and if proving his innocence to the gods is really the reason he accepts his Quest. To make it worse they have about 10 days to do it!!!!!!!! I rate this book *********************** out of five stars. This was literally the third time I read the series, ( did I mention Percy Jackson is a series)  I recommend it to anyone who likes a twist on realistic fiction.

Jan
29
2014

Vordak The Incomprehensible by Scott Seegert (author) and John Martin (illustrator).

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vordak                Vordak The Incomprehensible is a great book. I love it because it is silly and goofy. Vordak is an evil villain. He is very smart and funny. He sometimes talks to himself. It is funny when he does it.  Vordak has an evil lair filled with creepy stuff. The book is him talking to you about what happened to him. He makes a bunch of inventions that work. He made an age reduction ray that makes things young again. He tried it on him, it worked, but it broke and he made him too young so now he has to go to school. My favorite part in the book was when Vordak went to school on the school bus to get to school. He has an enemy named Commander Virtue and he has a kid that goes to school at Farding High which is where Vordak has to go to school. There is some trouble at school though so Vordak does not like it. I like the books that are totally unrealistic like this one I recommend this book to people who like the books that are totally unrealistic and to people who like funny books too. I finished the book in less time than I thought I would read it.  I give this book five stars! Whoever reads it or has read it you are awesome!

 

Jan
11
2014

Behind The Bookcase By Mark Steensland

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I think that behind the bookcase is a really good book. It is full of mystery and secret. And the main character [Sarah] doesn’t want to stay at her recently dead Grandmother’s house to clean it up for selling. Just as she  thinks that her summer is the worst weeks of her life ,she finds a unfinished letter from her grandmother that says strange things are happening behind the bookcase… She finds a new world and that is is where the adventure begins. I would rate  this a five star book. And recommend this book to 4th to 5th graders -Ruby Wexler

 

Jan
08
2014

Mary Poppins, By P.L Travers

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My book was Mary Poppins. It was about a family named the banks who have a nanny named Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins And the children Michael, Jane, John and Barbara. Meet a angel from the sky, many talking animals and use a compass that helps you travel around the world and more. I would rate the book 4 and a half stars out of five stars because in my opinion sometimes there was a little too much description I like to get to the story because it is so interesting. I would reccomend this book to some one who does not like alot of comedy but a lot of adventure and magic. I loved it I hope you will like it to!

Jan
08
2014

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

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  There is a place called The School for Good and Evil. Every four years two kids get kidnapped and one kid get placed into a school for good and the other kid gets placed into the school for evil.  A girl named Sophie thinks that when she gets kidnapped she will be placed into the school for good and Sophie’s best friend Agatha thinks that she will be placed into the school for evil because Agatha never wants to be around so many people and she lives in a very old grave yard. Sophie is always happy and lives in a little town called Gavaldon.

       The night Sophie and Agatha get kidnapped Sophie gets placed into the school for evil and Agatha gets placed into the school for good. Now all Agatha wants to do is go home while Sophie is trying to find the school manager so they can be in the schools they think that they were meant to be in. After a few days Agatha gets a sheet of paper that says on it, Agatha School for Good first year. Sophie soon gets a sheet of paper that says, Sophie School for Evil first year. Now Sophie and Agatha might not be able to switch schools anymore because they are now officially placed into their schools and now everyone knows that they are good or evil. Sophie thinks that it is a mistake that Sophie got placed into the school for evil and Agatha is a little confused if she was meant to be put in good or if she was not.

      If you want to find out more read this book. This book is a mysterious, adventurous and magical book. So if you like those kind of books you might want to read this book.  I would give this book a four star rating out of five stars.

 

Review by Olivia