The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a really great read! It has really great characters. Prosper and Bo have run away from their aunt’s house after their mother died to Venice, Italy. There they meet a gang of street children with their mysterious leader, The Thief Lord. Who is the Thief Lord and how does he get the things he says he steals? Find … Read more
The Tail of Emily Windsnap Emily Windsnap series #1 by Liz Kessler Adventure Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a great book. Everybody has a secret, right? Well, Emily’s is a little different. She didn’t even know it until her first day of swimming class in 7th grade. She has never been allowed to go in water before (she showers, but not in a pool or ocean), which … Read more
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen Funny Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I really liked this book because it was amusing to see the same things happen, but from a guy’s point of view and then a girl’s perspective, and how different we think. It’s a cute story that I enjoyed reading, and was a real quick read. Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book … Read more
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book because it was very funny and it is a good book to read for about 10-12 year old girls. It is actually giving you real facts. All teenage girls should read it!
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In Ashes of Roses, a teenage girl comes into America at Ellis Island from Ireland like thousands of others. America represents her new life and new freedom. Only one problem – her baby brother is sick and isn’t let into America. So, her dad and her baby brother go back to Ireland, leaving Rose and her sister … Read more
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I love this book. It’s a great book because it wants the reader to understand that having a sibling isn’t all that bad. It also talks about how prejudice is affecting the earth.
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Adventure Fantasy Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Tuck and his family captured a girl named Winnie. They wish she was theirs because they haven’t seen change in almost 80 years. When the man takes Tuck’s horse and tells Winnie’s parents where she is, the man and the constable go looking for her. Will they ever find Winnie? Review # 2 * * * * Stars (Great!) … Read more
The Dark Is Rising Dark Is Rising sequence #2 by Susan Cooper Fantasy Review # 1 * Star (A waste of time!) This is a horrible book. If you don’t like to die of boredom, don’t read it! This is the worst book I’ve ever read. It is about stupid cross-like things with a circle around them. Don’t read it! It makes no sense!
The Wide Window A Series of Unfortunate Events #3 by Lemony Snicket Funny Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) When Count Olaf killed Uncle Monty in the last book, Mr. Poe found another relative/guardian, Aunt Josephine, for the Baudelaire orphans. In this book Count Olaf disguises himself as “Captain Sham.” Now he’s selling boats. Aunt Josephine runs off, because Count Olaf threatens to kill her. She leaves him to the Baudelaires. Then, … Read more
The Reptile Room A Series of Unfortunate Events #2 by Lemony Snicket Adventure Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) When Mr. Poe finds out that Count Olaf is after the Baudelaire fortunes, he finds another relative for Violet, Klaus, and Sunny to live with. This new guardian is a herpetologist – a scientist that studies snakes. His name is Montgomery Montgomery. The same day the children arrive, Uncle Monty says that … Read more