Dec
13
2013

Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo

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      Because of Winn-Dixie is an amazing book by Kate DiCamillo.  Opal, a 10 year old girl is the main character and owns Winn-Dixie.  Winn-Dixie is a dog, who Opal found in a grocery store.  It takes place in a town in Florida called Naomi. One important thing is when Opal finds Winn- Dixie.  It is important because Winn-Dixie made it so that Opal got friends.  Another important thing is when Winn-Dixie runs into Gloria Dump’s yard, which lets Opal meet her first friend.

      My favorite part of the book was when Opal starts working at the Gertrude’s Pets, because it is very funny.  It is funny because Gertrude the parrot keeps on screeching,“dog!”

      I recommend the book to ages 8 and older.  I would rate it 5 stars.

Dec
13
2013

The Great Brain series By John D. Fitzgerald

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I recommend the Great Brain series to readers that like adventure. I recommend the Great Brain series because the characters do things a normal day person would not do. The story is based in a small town in Utah. The “Great brain” refers to a very clever boy who has two  brothers and a mom and a dad. The boy uses his cleverness get things from other boys that he otherwise would not get.So the book is about him and his brothers adventures. But sometimes he get in trouble with grownups for using his cleverness to get those things.So once again I reccomend the “Great Brain” siries to people that like adventure.

                                                I would rate this book 5 ***** stars

                  

Dec
12
2013

Kiki Strike, by Kristen Miller

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In this mystery filled book a 13 year old girl named Ananka Fishbein thinks her life is boring until one day when she finds a sinkhole and sees a girl named Kiki Strike. you will meet a girl named sodionia in my opinion she is stuck up and snobby.Later on Ananka meets some mysterious girls Kiki Strike introduces her to. The girls names are Oona Wong, Betty Bent, Luz Lopez and Deedee Morlock. The series is set in New York city.

 I really liked this book and would give this book a five star rating.

Dec
12
2013

THIS BOOK IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU! By Pseudonymous Bosch

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 *****

My book is called: This Book Is Not Good For You! By Pseudonymous Bosch. It is part of a series. The first book is called : The Name Of This Book Is Secret. The second book is called: If You Are Reading To Late. The fourth book is called: This isn’t  What it Looks Like. There is a fifth book.

The main characters are Cassandra, Cass for short, Max-Ernest (By the way that is one name) and Yoji, Yo Yoji is what  his friends call him. The setting is all over the place because it is an adventure/mysteries book. The bad people are called The Masters Of The Midnight Sun.The two main bad people are called Ms. Mavuis and Dr.L. You find out in the first book that they look like they are 20 but they are really 200. The club that Cass is in is called The Terces. That is secret backwards because they are protecting a secret that the reader dose not Know about.

 

I would recommend this book to someone who likes mystery and adventure. I would rate this book 5 stars out of 5. *****.

 

 

Dec
12
2013

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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I read a book I really liked called Wonder by R.J. Palacio. The book is about a boy who had a different face from everyone else and his name is August. In the story he gets hearing aids and he has never gone to school before except in fifth grade he started school before that he was home schooled. Later on in the book August’s pet named Daisy dies and that is a real crusher for him and his family let alone  his other problems. August has an older sister named Via who is fourteen and just started high school. Via’s first name is Olivia. When broke up with her old best friends Miranda and Ella and got her first boyfriend Justin, August and Via had to go through those changes together. I really enjoyed Wonder because the book is not true but it could happen and it’s funny and a great book for nine or ten year olds. Out of five stars I would rate this book four and a half stars.

Dec
12
2013

Pish Posh, by Ellen Potter

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I read Pish Posh, a book by Ellen Potter. The main character is Clara. She is eleven and has her own apartment because she’s rich. But a girl named Annabelle tries to steal from her. What do you think Clara thinks about that? Meanwhile she was still working at Pish Posh, her parent’s restaurant. Thinking about Dr.Piff  someone she met who is very mysterious. You will find out more about Dr.Piff if you read the book yourself.

I would rate this book five stars out of five.This book would be good for 3rd and 4th graders.

Dec
12
2013

Summer According To Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney

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Summer According to Humphrey is a great book by Betty G. Birney. Humphrey is a curious and excited loved hamster that lives in a classroom full of children. He finds out that it is summer vacation. Where does Humphrey go? Well he finds out and goes to camp Happy Hollow. Humphrey has a lot of fun there. There are horses and pools and many things to do. But Humphrey can’t do all of that stuff though. This is a  book for 4th or 3rd graders. I rate this book 5 stars! Want to know what happens, find out  when you read the full adventure camp out story of Humphrey!

Dec
12
2013

When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

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When You Reach Me  is a book about a girl named Miranda who breaks up with her old friend named Sal. Miranda meets a store owner named Jimmy who has a stash of two dollar bills.  Miranda finds a man who kicks his foot out on the street and sleeps under a mailbox and says a chant that says “book, bag, pocket, shoe” over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over v and over and over and over and over  and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and many more times again. Miranda also meets the kid who punched her old friend Sal, and thinks time travel is possible. I rate this book 5 stars. I think this book is good for ages 8-14. If you have read the book A Wrinkle In Time, you will like this book.

 

Dec
12
2013

HOOT/Carl Hiaasen BOOK REViEW

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I read the book Hoot by Carl Hiaasen.  In the book the main characters are Roy, Beatris and Beatris’s step brother.  The story takes place in Coconut Cove, Florida.  Even though the story takes place in Coconut cove Roy was originally from Montana.  One morning Roy sees a running boy with out shoes.  That  is how Roy’s adventure starts.  My favorite  part of the book is when a construction site gets vandalized and they don’t know who did it.  I recommend this book for third grade through adults, I rate this book three in a half stars.

 

 

 

Dec
12
2013

My Book Review Of  Gone-Away-Lake! ! ! ! !

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Benjamin’s  Book Review Of  Gone Away LakeBy

Benjamin Winokur-Applebaum

 The book that I just read is called Gone Away Lake! I finished it a little while ago but now I can finally write about it!!   It is By Elizabeth Enright

The reason I liked this book is because it has  one picture per chapter. So I know what the scenes from the book look like when I need a picture in my head !    I also like this book because they describe it from the perspective of a child named Portia who is exposed to be looked at as the narrator/main character !  I also like the book because it is in the perspective of two time periods now(35 years ago)and 5,555 years ago!  Also another reason I like this book is because about five people are the feelings in the book and that one person is telling all of the people about it!  I also like that it has a bit of make believe in it!!

The plot is that there are two kid’s Portia and Julian (main characters).  The two kids find a lake in the forest and they then start to explore and have adventures in the swamp.  But they also  might meet some people or things that you would  not normally see in real life or in a swamp !!

There  are tons of interesting flashbacks and stories of that some people tell that they meet in the story !!There are lots of people you will meet in this adventure and lots of names of animals.  So if you like animals this is your book and if you are a story or surprises lover this is also your book !!

I recommend this book to you because it has laughs and screams and tells you stories that are fake but seem real.  It gives you tips about nature!!  That is why I recommend it to you to read !!!!

This is why I liked this book. It is called Gone Away Lake for you who do not remember !!  So if you like anything that I said in this book review you should check this book out because it is in the public library’s.  There are two books in the series Gone Away Lake and Return To Gone Away!!  My name is ben and this is my book review for you !!!!!!!!!!!!!

ENJOY

Published By New York Times!!!!