Dec
11
2014

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

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The title of the book I am reading is The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. The main character in the book is Greg Heffly. There are other important characters in the book such as Greg’s older brother, Rodrick, his younger brother, Manny, his mother and father, and his best friend, Rowley. The main problem in the book is that Greg wants to be the most popular kid in his school, but he is actually one of the most unpopular kids in his school. The settings in the book include Greg’s house, his school and his best friend Rowley’s house.

The plot is that Greg is trying to be popular, but every time he gets close to being popular something goes wrong. An important event in this book is when he chooses his best friend, Rowley, over being popular. Another important event in this story is when Greg is forced to make a big decision when he has to decide whether to help his best friend who is having a hard time or lose the popularity he gains. Greg decided his best friend was more important than popularity. Greg also has a lot of problems with his family. For example, his little brother is always breaking his stuff.

I liked this book because it was about Gregory’s friendship with Rowley and because it was about things that could actually happen; also he’s about my age.  I would recommend this book because it is an easy read and a good story. I would give this book four stars because it is a great book but they aren’t very descriptive about the characters.

 

Dec
11
2014

One For The Murphys By Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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I read One For The Murphys and the author is Lynda Mullaly Hunt. The main character is a 12 year old girl named Carley Connors. She had an incident with her mother which landed her in foster care with the Murphy family. The main problem is she really wants to go back to her mother. But she cannot leave foster care because her mother is in the hospital. Carley gets really upset at the Murphys and causes chaos in their house. The story takes place in the Murphys household in a quiet little town.

In this book a lot of things happen. Mrs. Murphy makes Carley go to school. On the first day of school Carley meets this girl named Toni, who is kind of mean to Carley. On the next day of school in class there is a boy named Rainer who likes to call Carley names. Carley and Toni both hate Rainer. Then surprisingly Carley and Toni become best friends. One day a policeman comes to discuss with Carley that her mother might have helped someone hurt her. So when Carley’s mother is ready to take her back, Carley does not want to go because of what the policeman said and she has really grown to like the Murphy family. Carley is smart and strong but can lose her temper very easily. She tries not to cry because her mother always said, “Crying is for losers.”

She soon learns that her mother knew something that Carley didn’t know that could change Carley’s mind about leaving.

I really enjoyed One for The Murphys. It is my favorite book because there was always something happening and  there was never a dull moment. Sometimes after I read a paragraph I would picture what that might look like in real life. The author was very descriptive throughout the whole book. I would recommend this book to people who like dramatic but fun books because it is a fun book but sometimes it can get sad. I would also recommend it to people who like a book you can read pretty quickly but not to quickly. I would rate this book five stars.

 

Dec
11
2014

Pie by Sarah Weeks

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I am reading Pie by Sarah Weeks. The main character is Alice. Her aunt’s name is Polly. Polly makes the best pies in town and everyone knows it. Polly’s pie shop is called Pie. Everyone LOVES her pies. When Polly dies everyone is sad.

They are desperate to find out her secret pie recipe. In her will she leaves her pie recipe to her cat Lardo. She leaves Lardo to Alice. Now Alice is trying to figure out the pie recipe.

One night while Alice is sleeping she hears a noise. She just rolls over and goes back to sleep. But the next morning she can’t find Lardo. She thinks that someone took him to try to get the pie recipe. So Alice and her new friend Charlie try to find who took Lardo. They live in a small town called Ipswitch. Alice is the most sad out of everyone when Aunt Polly died because she enjoyed hanging out with Polly. Alice likes writing little songs. When she has a problem it cheers her up.

I really enjoyed this book because the characters are like detectives because they try to figure out who took Lardo and they won’t give up. I think everyone will like this book because it is about pie and adventure and everyone likes pie and adventure!!!! If five stars is the best I would give it 4 ½ stars!

Dec
11
2014

The Blood of Olympus By Rick Riordian

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     My book’s name is Blood of Olympus and the author is Rick Riordan. The main characters are Leo, Percy, Frank, Hazel, Jason, Piper, Annabeth, Nico, Reyna and Coach Hedge. The book is set in America, Europe and the Atlantic Ocean. The problem of the story is that some “people” try to destroy the Earth. Leo, Percy, Frank, Hazel, Jason, Piper and Annabeth are trying to save the world and Nico, Reyna and Coach Hedge are trying to transport a forty foot tall statue across the Atlantic Ocean.

     I think the biggest event in this story is when they decide to go with the snake people to try to stop the earth from getting destroyed and waking Gaea. Another interesting thing about the book is when they risk the Argo 2 getting destroyed to get back to Camp Half Blood. They need to get back because Camp Half Blood is about to get destroyed by Gaea. Leo is good with machines and can wield fire from his hand (so he’s fireproof, his whole body is) and his problem is that his true love is on an island called Ogygia, which a man never finds twice. Percy’s ability can control the sea/water to his will and he can breath underwater but his problem is he just came back from Tartarus and is not fully healed yet.

     I enjoyed this book because I like mythology, action, and fantasy and this book has all those things. The action is when they battle the “people”and the Earth/Gaea. The fantasy is the story,the mythology is the fantasy. I would recommend this book to people who like action,fantasy and mythology because this book has a lot of it. I would give this book five stars because it is so popular and it is Amazing!

 

Dec
11
2014

The Lost Hero by Rick Roirdan

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My book is The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. The main characters are Piper, Leo and Jason. They all have one godly parent and a mortal parent. Also Piper can tell anyone what to do with charm speak, Leo can summon fire and Jason can summon lighting. Piper is the daughter of  Aphrodite (Goddess of Love), Jason is the son of Zeus (God of the Sky and king of the Gods) and Leo is the son of Hephaestus (God of Fire and Blacksmiths).

The main problem is the main characters are trying to stop Gaea from destroying the Gods. Gaea is mother Earth (Goddess of Earth). The story takes place in many locations but the main area is New York.

Trying to stop Gaea by killing all her different monsters is the main theme of the story. They have many different ways to kill them like using lightning to kill Giants. Piper, Leo and Jason have ADHD to make their fighting more enhanced. What I mean by enhanced is they have more energy to fight. They are part of an important prophecy. A prophecy is something good or bad that will happen in the future.

I loved this book. I recommend this book to people who read the Percy Jackson books or anyone who likes adventure and Greek mythology. I rate this book five stars because it is an awesome story and it takes your mind on a roller-coaster of dreams.

 

 

 

By Antonio Ruiz

Dec
11
2014

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilo

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Winn-Dixie is very smart for a dog I think, because when Opal pretended that Winn-Dixie was her dog, Winn-Dixie played along.

Winn-Dixie was also very well behaved, because when Opal scrubbed Winn-Dixie down he stayed put. Opal said that he could tell that Winn-Dixie didn’t like it by his facial expressions. But he’s not very patient for example Winn-Dixie’s problem is that he isn’t staying still in the park outside of the preacher’s church. So he thinks that the preacher might not allow Opal to keep Winn-Dixie. So dogs aren’t allowed in Opal’s dad’s church. So Winn-dixie has to wait outside (kids aren’t allowed to be in this park with R.V.’s but they made an exception to Opal for three reasons 1. She is very responsible 2. She is very trustworthy and 3. Her dads the priest of the church on the park)

 One time Winn-Dixie saw a mouse in the church, so he did what any other dog would do ; he chased it… but this was in  the church so of course it distracted everybody in the church who were praying Winn-dixie is hoping that she can stay with the preacher and Opal because he is really having a good time with opal (aside from waiting outside of the church.)

 I really enjoyed this book because it grasps you in the beginning with scary, sad, and exciting moments. Like in the grocery store when Opals trying to save Winn-Dixie from the dog pound. And when Opal and Winn-Dixie are trying to get the preacher to like Winn-Dixie,it takes a long time for him to make his decision. Also when there is a thunder storm and Winn-dixie gets super scared and its really dramatic.

If you like exciting and gripping books Because of Winn-Dixie is for you!

And its really modern. And doesn’t give you a lot of information so its making you think a bit too!

I rate this book :

****

because there are some sad parts that I don’t like but………. otherwise its AMAZING!!!

 

 

Dec
11
2014

Poppy by Avi

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           I read Poppy by Avi. The main characters are Poppy and Mr. Ocax. Poppy is a mouse and Mr. Ocax is an owl. The main problem is that the mouse population is growing and there isn’t enough food to feed them all. They have to move to a place with more food but Mr.Ocax won’t let them move. It takes place in the woods.

                  At the beginning of the story, one day Poppy and her boyfriend Ragweed go to Bannock Hill because Ragweed thought that it would be romantic if he asked Poppy to marry him on Bannock Hill. Then Mr. Ocax flies down and eats  Ragweed up and Poppy feels really sad. After that Mr. Ocax wants to eat Poppy but Poppy saves herself and only gets a little scratch on her forehead. Poppy makes a big decision to go through Dimwood Forest all by herself. Mr. Ocax made the mice think that he is the boss and he protects them from porcupines but. Then Poppy figures out that he’s lying and that he’s the one afraid of porcupines and porcupines are vegetarian. He doesn’t want them to move because then he will lose his food.

         I enjoyed this book because sometimes it leaves you at a cliffhanger when you just want to read more and find out what’s going to happen. I also think it is fun when the animals are talking. I also really enjoyed this book because it has a lot of feeling at the end of the book. I would recommend this book to people who like books about animals or books that are a little scary or people who like mysteries. I rate this book 4 stars out of five stars.

 

 

Dec
11
2014

Invisible Inkling by Emily Jenkins

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The book I read was Invisible Inkling, it’s by Emily Jenkins. The main character’s are Hank and Inkling. A problem is that Inkling is invisible and it’s hard to see what he’s up to and it’s hard to find him. Inkling goes CRAZY when a pumpkin is around. They are in Brooklyn, NY.

Nadia (his big sister) carves these pumpkins that are really good. She made them for a festival. Inkling ate all of these pumpkins in the night. Hank wakes up and tries to find him because he made a mess eating the pumpkins, but its hard because he is invisible. His mom walks in and thinks it’s Hank but it was actually Inkling. Hank doesn’t want to tell mom about Inkling so he lies and says it was him so he has to clean it all up (it was a HUGE mess). Hank has to lie a lot because he doesn’t want to let anybody know about Inkling. If somebody finds out and tells the scientists, they will know and bring Inkling to a lab and find out why he’s Invisible. I bet that is hard.

I really like this book because it is funny, exciting and interesting! I recommend this book to people who don’t really like books with lots of action like Percy Jackson and Harry Potter. I give this book a 4 ½ (5 is the best).

 

Dec
11
2014

Wish You Were Erye by Heather Vogel Fredrick

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I read Wish You Were Erye by Heather Vogel Fredrick, it is in a series called the Mother Daughter Book Club. The main character is a girl named Megan Wong. Megan’s mom and Gigi (Grandma) adopted a French girl named Sophie who seems stuck up. Megan’s mom and Gigi are going out of their way to comfort her but Megan is really jealous so she plays pranks on Sophie trying to get her to want to leave. Megan usually goes to her house in Concord, Connecticut but here are other places she also goes: Her friend’s houses, Paris, New York City, hockey rinks and sometimes to a hill in Concord to go sledding.

Megan wants everything to go back to normal and for Sophie to go away so her parents will pay attention to her. Megan gets a little kitty for her birthday and names it Coco but the kitty likes Sophie better than Megan. Megan’s friend named Emma has a boyfriend named Stewart but it looks like Sophie is stealing him away from Emma. It’s not just Stewart who she is stealing, it’s all the boys at school so Megan does everything possible to make Sophie’s life miserable in Concord, so she will be humiliated. Megan’s Gigi got engaged to Sophie’s grandpa so Megan and Sophie have to become sort of step sisters and be related so they have to work some things out.

I really enjoyed reading this book and the whole series because I can relate to a lot of things that happen in the series. Heather is really good at making you want to know more when you put the book down. Megan’s friends all support each other really well. I would really recommend this book to people who like to read books about things that could happen in real life because these places in the book are real and the books they read are real books. It is Realistic Fiction. I would give this book a 4 star rating.

 

 

Dec
11
2014

The Blood Of Olympus by Rick Riordan

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My book is called The Blood of Olympus. The author is Rick Riordan. The main characters are Piper, Jason, Leo, Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, Reyna, Nico, Frank, and Coach Hedge.  The main characters are trying to keep Gaea (the evil person) from waking.

The book takes place in different places at different times. I don’t know when this book was happening.  Some of the places are: Greece, Delphi, and Long Island. The Roman and Greek camps are fighting each other on Long Island.

The plot is to wake Gaea and take over the world. Gaea is the earth goddess.  By waking Gaea they are waking a primordial goddess. Gaea is a primordial goddess who wants to take over the world. The Giants (Gaea’s children) are trying to wake Gaea.  The Giants are Gaea’s children. Gaea has 2 groups of children, The Titans, and the Giants. Gaea favors the Giants over the Titans. The Titans are annoyed at the giants and Gaea. The Titans lost their leader Kronos.

The main characters (the group of demigods) make a big decision by letting Reyna take the statue of Athena to Camp Half -Blood.  Reyna is Roman which means they won’t trust her as much (they are Greeks).  It is a big decision because Reyna might betray them.

The main characters are trying to prevent that by destroying the Giants who are trying to wake Gaea.  The problem is that if Gaea wakes she will be nearly impossible to destroy. Also, Giants are immortals and only a god and a demigod working together can destroy one. And if they destroy one it is only temporary until the Giant will revive.

I enjoyed the book because of the intense moments. For example “the Giants had gotten the blood they need to awake Gaea and the ritual was ending.”  “Gaea was destroying the camps by sinking demigods into endless pits.”  “The demigods and satyrs were surrounded by  monsters.”  I would recommend this book to people who like stuff that is intense and fantasy because this book is very intense and has fantasy . I would give this book five stars. I couldn’t really stop reading it.