Jan
08
2014

The House On Mango Street, By Sandra Cisneros

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       The book The House On Mango Street is a book of short stories about a poor-ish girl named Esperanza, who has moved many times and her latest move was to Mango Street. She has no friends at first, but starts to make some as the stories go on. There is one girl in the Neighborhood who thinks she is related to the queen of France she is very wealthy and whenever people like Esperanza moves in she moves a little bit farther away from the neighborhood. There are many people who speak Spanish living on mango street even though it is a place in America. Esperanza dreams and imagines a lot because she knows that she is not living in a very  “wealthy” neighborhood. Esperanza feels that Mango Street is not the right place for her and hopes to have a house of her very own one day.

       My favorite part of the book is when they were talking about a boy named Louie well one of his cousins stole a car and the kids didn’t know so when Louie’s cousin told everyone to get out of the car and when the police took him away the kids were just waving and saying see you later. That is my favorite part because it is to me at least laugh out loud moment.

My least favorite part of the book is the first story which is about when Esperanza first explains her and her life. I didn’t like that part because it is really sad for example she was giving many clues that she was poor. It was really sad.

       I really liked the book because it is both funny sad and expressive in many ways. I also like the book because it tells me that I am more lucky than I think I am. Another reason I liked the book is how the author really used kid language to explain what is going on in a kids mind.

       I recommend this book to people who like sad and funny life stories. I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars!

 

 

Jan
08
2014

The Zombie Chasers, By John Kloepfer

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The main character of this book is Zach. One day his town gets invaded by zombies.  The zombies try to make the humans into zombies by biting the humans, his friend thinks he is the “zombie expert”.  Zach’s sister (Zoe) gets bitten by the zombies and her friend Madison (Madison is Zoe’s friend) is the only one is the house besides Zach that is not a zombie.  Zach says that the only way to get out is through the laundry chute and to the car.   So Zach and Madison think that Zach’s friend Johnston Rice (who is called Rice) is the “zombie expert” and they go to pick him up so they can ‘destroy’ the zombies.  They have figured out the case that created the zombies in the first place. Sorry, it would be a spoiler if I told you what it was.

I would rate this book 5 stars because everything about it is so good.  I would recommend this book to people who like fiction and fiction survival.

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

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 Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan

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The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

My book is called the The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. It is the first of the Percy Jackson books.

 

The book is about Percy and his discovery that he is a half-blood, which means that he has a mortal mother but a god as a father. His mom died when they were fighting a monster. Before his mom died she told him to go over the hill called Half-blood Hill and find the strawberry farm and go to the house there you will find safety. That is what Percy did. When he got there he finds out his dad is Poseidon, the god of the sea!

 

My favorite part is when they are at the waterbed store and Percy’s best friends are tied up. He rescues them by using his sword that is also a ballpoint pen.

 

I would rate this book 5 stars because it really drags you into the story. I would recommend this book to a person who likes Harry Potter because it is full of amazing adventures. This book really is a great book!

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

Mary on a Horseback by Rosemary Wells.

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Mary on a  horseback is a very sad story and lots of people dye. It is based on a real person named Mary who works at a hospital that only has three doctors. If you like stories where history happens, then this is a good book for you! I think this book is good for Third and Fourth grade. I would rate this book 4 ½ stars!

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

Jan
08
2014

Centerburg Tales by Robert McCloskey

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I recommend centerburg tales if you like adventure because it is all short stories that are connected.

This book is a sequel to the book Homer Price. The main character is as you probably guessed is, Homer Price. The place they are most is Uncle Ulysses diner.

Uncle Ulysses is Homers Uncle. The main side characters are the Sheriff, the Barber and Uncle Ulysses.

Again I recommend centerburg tales if you like adventure.