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Feb
27
2014

Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

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My book is called Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz It is about this kid Alex who becomes a spy. He is very fast, sneaky, and well built up.He is a black belt in Karate, he has been on many hikes, bungy jumping, and mountain climbing.This book takes place in England.

Alex’s parents died before he really got a chance to meet them. He lived with his uncle Ian Rider who worked for a bank called the Royal and General. When Ian dies Alex learns that Ian was in fact not a banker but a spy. When Alex was called upon by MI6 (The Royal and General) his life is changed completely. And at age 14 Alex Rider is shipped off to boot camp. He hates boot camp the assault course he refers to as “The adventure playground from hell”. Alex works with a couple of people they are not very nice but he helps one of them and then they are nicer to him.

I loved Stormbreaker because it is very fast exciting and a spy book. I would recommend this to anyone who likes fast moving spy adventures. I give it fifty of five stars. *****I*********************************************200px-Stormbreakerbook

Feb
27
2014

Spy School, by Stuart Gibbs

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Spy School is a book filled with action…

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It’s about a kid named Ben Ripley. He is in 5th grade. He is very smart (I mean… VERY smart) but has a very boring life. One of the only things that he does is that he watches spy movies and looks at the CIA website…

 

But a second later, in the middle of the school year; a CIA agent named Alexander Hale  breaks into his house and tells Ben things he knows about him. The Hales have generations of CIA agents and Former ones. Keep in mind that skill skips a generation. Before Ben knows it, he’s being told about spy school: a school for future spys.

 

But Ben’s parents would know if Ben was missing… and the school is top secret. So there’s the lie that convinces the parents. The lie is: it’s the academy of science (they don’t say anything else). His parents say yes, and there he goes… of the Spy School.

 

But why is this happening in the middle of the school year…

 

That’s all I have to say. This is just the beginning and There are so many spoilers that that’s all I can say.

 

I would rate this book 6 out of 5 stars (yes, 6.)

 

Enjoy!

 

Feb
26
2014

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

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I recommend the book The Westing Game if you like mystery. It is by Ellen Raskin. The book is about a man and his will. He is said to have been murdered  and there are 16 people who live in a building and they are the suspects.

The story takes place in an apartment building called Sunset Tower.  Also at one point in the book there is a bomber. The bomber injures three people including itself. Thats not the only problem, someone is stealing stuff and in the end they find out who it is. So    back to the topic, they are put into pairs and each pair gets some clues and they have to figure out who killed Mr. Westing out of all of them. One clue that Mr. Westing gives is, “ It is not about what you have, its what you don’t have that matters.”

 

But Mr. Westing wants one person to be caught. The thing I liked the most about this book is the way it ends, but you should still read the whole book because it is all good. So I would rate this book ten stars out of five. **********.

 

Feb
25
2014

A Tale Dark And Grim By Adam Gidzwits

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A Tale Dark And Grimm

By Adem Gidzwits.

 

In this book there are 2 main characters, Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel love adventures! They go on all types of adventures. This book takes place in a lot of places. 1 place is the woods, Other places is a house, or a town. This  book has a lot of bloody details.

 

Throughout the story, Hansel and Gretel have to work together and power through scarey times. Hansel and Gretel are siblings who get along. They both love scarey! There are many people that are rude to Hansel and Gretel in the story. I really think this book is an adventure!

 

I enjoyed this book a lot. I liked the part when the witch almost eats them and a lot of other scarey parts. I would recommend this book who can handle gruesomeness and blood. And it is a little scarey. I would rate this book 4 **** out of 5*****.

And that is why I liked the book! you should read it.

 

Feb
15
2014

Out of My Mind, By Sharon M. Draper

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imgres-2Out of My Mind is a… so so book in my opinion.

It is about a 11 year old girl named Melody, who; can’t walk, talk, or have controlled movements (besides her thumbs.) Her doctors said she could never live anything near a normal life. Her parents said no but the doctors said yes. Her mom would get angry at them, but that didn’t change their mind one bit.

The only way she can communicate is by a board that has a bunch of words on it, made by misses V: her baby sitter. She knows Melody is smart, and Melody’s parents know too.

The school year is starting and it’s Melody’s first year of middle school. She is in the same classroom; the one for the kids with disabilities in the school. She learns the abc’s and 123’s again, and again, and again.

Her teachers say no, she’s not smart she’s retarded.  Melody thinks they think she is to dumb to hear them.

But now, Melody has a chance, a chance to have fun. Not watching the ‘normal’ kids play at recess. Her chance is a new type of class; one where she can be with the normal kids in the grade.

Sometimes Melody gets nervous and she drools and sometime has ‘tornados’ where she freaks out and makes weird sounds and kicks and  screams.

This is a knew beginning to her knew life.

And that’s where her adventure begins. It is kind of like East Side Story where it has a really bad ending. I would rate this 3 out of 5 stars.

Feb
04
2014

SCAT ,by Carl Hiaasen

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       Scat is a really good book that is about a teacher that goes into a swamp when a fire is burning to get a student’s medication. The teacher does not come out of the fire, Marta and Nick are wondering why she does not come out. But there is something about the timing, the day before the teacher disappeared a boy in her class eats half of her pencil and people are saying that the boy set the fire. Will Marta and Nick see the puzzle and put it together?

       This is a good book that I did not want to put down. This is a good book that people would love if they loved mystery and leaving you with a never ending idea.

      UnknownI would give this book 1,000 stars if I could, I would give it 5 ***** stars.

Jan
29
2014

The Real Boy by Anne Ursu

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The Real Boy by Anne Ursu

The Real Boy - Front Jacket - 2-13I thought The Real Boy was a great book. I had a couple of favorite things about this book. Not only was it well written but it was adventurous, exciting, and a bit mysterious.

My favorite character in The Real Boy was Cat. You guessed it, Cat is a cat. She is brave like when she was fighting a mud monster she kept on fighting to protect Oscar, who is the main character. Cat was buried under piles and piles of dirt, rock, and mud in that fight. When Oscar was digging her out she told him (Oscar can understand cats) to go help Crow (another cat) who had broken her legs.

 This book takes place in Alethia, a land where you can’t use magic, except for The Barrow. The Barrow is where Oscar lives. Caleb is a magic smith, Wolf is Caleb’s apprentice, and Oscar is Caleb’s hand. Oscar lives in the basement of Caleb’s shop with his three cats. He chops herbs and puts them into medicine.

Oscar is Master Caleb’s hand, but when Master Caleb leaves his shop to his apprentice Wolf things go bad. Wolf goes into the forest for what should be only a couple hours and leaves Oscar in charge of the shop, but when Wolf has been in the forest for almost 6 hours Oscar worries that something has happened to Wolf…

to be continued…

I would recommend this book to kids 8+. I would give this book 5 stars.

P.S. I know what you’re thinking “If this book is called The Real Boy does that mean I’m a fake boy/girl” no it doesn’t mean you’re a fake boy/girl it means that in the book he is a real boy.

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
10
2014

The 39 Clues, The Maze of Bones, By Rick Riordan

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The  39 Clues The Maze Of Bones is by Rick Riordan. The book is about a brother and sister named Dan and Amy whose Grandmother dies and creates a quest for only the Cahills. The Cahill family is the type of family who will do anything to get to be the most powerful person in the world. The quest takes chosen Cahill family members all across the world for one thing… the first of the 39 clues.

In the beginning of the book, the chosen family members are given a choice to walk out the door with 1,000,000 dollars in their hands or to attempt the life risking 39 clues. Six families picked the  39 clues, the Kabras, the Holts, Alistair Oh, Jonah Wizard, the Starlings and Dan and Amy. Dan has altitude problems and Amy has trouble speaking up to people.

A really important event in the book was in the beginning when Dan and Amy chose to burn up the million dollars and take the really small clue: THE FINE PRINT TO  SEEK OUT RICHARD S—-.  Another important part was when the mansion went up in flames which is when they discovered their secret admirer aka THE MAN IN BLACK. One last important part is when Dan and Amy find out that everyone is against them, in other words, trying to kill them but they are all family members.

This book would be ranked my fourth favorite book I have ever read. My favorite part of the book is when they are in the catacombs in Paris because I went in the catacombs when I went to Paris and I know, and can relate to the feeling of being creeped out. My least favorite was when I closed it. I would give this book ***** five stars. People who like mystery books and a little bit of realistic fiction, this book is for you.

Jan
10
2014

13 Gifts By Wendy Mass

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13 Gifts is a wonderful book by Wendy Mass. It’s in a series of books, but you don’t have to read the first two books before you read this third book. In this book, a 12 year old girl (almost 13!) named Tara keeps moving, and it’s getting on her nerves. A girl her age should stay put and have friends; But not her. So, when she finally has a chance to prove herself popular, even if it means stealing the Principal’s lifesize stuffed goat (don’t ask) she should do it, right? Wrong. Her so called, “friends” abandon her and let’s just say the results include pepper spray in the eyes and a very angry principal. Her parents think that Tara needs to take a break from everything for a while, so they send her to Willow Falls, a mysterious little town where her Aunt and Uncle live with their 11 year old daughter that Tara’s never met before. But some pretty weird things start to happen in Willow Falls. What will happen? Read the book to find out! I would rate this book 6 out of 5 stars because it was AWESOME! You should read this book if you like mysteries, because this story is very mysterious.