War I Finally Won – book review

The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Historical Fiction Juvenile Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Ada and her brother Jaimie are now permanent wards of their guardian, Susan, who took them in when they were evacuated from London.  The first thing Susan does is arrange for Ada to have surgery to correct her clubfoot, which has long been a source of pain and shame for her.  The recovery process is long … Read more

Week in the Woods – Read It and Rate It

A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements Adventure Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Mark just moved to New Hampshire and his parents are really rich.  Mark and his science teacher do not get along, but they have to work together to help get themselves out of danger.  I liked this book because it was kind of exciting and the story was pretty good as well.

Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Read It & Rate It

Grimm’s Fairy Tales by the Grimm Brothers Adventure Classic Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Grimm’s Fairy Tales has many different fairy tales that are exciting and really fun.  It has fairy tales like Cinderella and Rapunzel.  I liked these fairy tales because there was a lot of action and the fairy tales were really exciting and different.  The stories were adventurous and they were really fun to read.

Ramona the Pest – Read It and Rate It

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Ramona is always called a pest by everybody.  She is going into kindergarten where she gets to learn all sorts of things, but she keeps on getting in trouble.  Ramona gets kicked out of kindergarten until she can stop pulling hair.  I liked this book because it was funny and Ramona was a really great amusing character in the … Read more

Ramona and Beezus – Read It and Rate It

Ramona and Beezus by Beverly Cleary Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Ramona is Beezus’s little sister.  Beezus feels that Ramona is so annoying and ruins everything for her.  Beezus feels guilty because she doesn’t love Ramona all the time.  I liked this book because it was really funny and it was a pretty good book overall.

Big Field – Read It & Rate It

The Big Field by Mike Lupica Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) The book The Big Field is a great book because it was sports-related and about the championship.  If you like a suspenseful season of baseball or just love sports this is a good book.  Where the main characters get into a fight and might blow the season.  Also, his dad doesn’t want anything bad to happen so he stops watching … Read more

Whatever After: Dream On – Read It and Rate It

Dream On Whatever After #4 by Sarah Mlynowski Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Abby and Jonah once again fall into their mirror and this time they fall into the story of Sleeping Beauty, but accidentally bring Abby’s friend Robin.  When Robin pricks her finger on the spinning wheel, the whole story changes (again!).  When they meet Rose (Sleeping Beauty), and her annoying little brother, Rose helps them find a fairy … Read more

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker – Read It and Rate It

Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker Dork Diaries #6 by Rachel Renee Russell Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) It’s almost Valentines and for this year’s Valentine’s dance, it’s girls ask boys out!!!  Nikki really wants to ask Brandon (her crush) out, but a series of unfortunate events occur, including Mackenzie stealing Brandon’s phone and texting messages acting like him!!!  But in the end Nikki and Brandon realize that Mackenzie stole … Read more