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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Adventure Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book because it is very heart warming. And it shows how friendship and love are very strong. The plot for the story is basically about a young boy named Billy (main character) who is trying to get two coonhound dogs, but his family is too poor to buy him some. … Read more
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) Think back to New York in the 1920s: The Jazz Age – a place where the wealthy inhabitants of the East get their lives tossed around because they have nothing better to do. The story surrounds the romance of Jay Gatsby and Diasy Buchanan – what it could have been if Daisy hadn’t married Tom … Read more
The Sea of Trolls Sea of Trolls #1 by Nancy Farmer Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I liked how the story was about mythical creatures and adventure through a dangerous land. Jack is a scald that was taken away from his homeland. Thorgil is a berserker that is Jack’s friend. The plot is mostly in Jotunheim. Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Full of danger at every … Read more
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) It’s a book about a guy named Slam. He’s a senior in high school and living in Harlem, New York. He’s really good a basketball and he’s on a team at his school, Latimer. Meanwhile, his best friend, Ice is playing at Carver, Latimer’s #1 opponent. But this book’s not all about basketball. Mtisha, Slam’s crush, tells him that Ice might be … Read more
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy The Children of the Red King series #3 by Jenny Nimmo Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This was a really great book because it was creative and magical. In this book, Charlie finds an invisible boy at teh school. He must struggle with the Bloors and try and help his new friend. Will he make it? Read the book to find out.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was great. It was about a 15 year old girl (Melinda) who had a horrifying secret about Andy Beast. Then her ex-best friend (Rachel)starts dating him. What will she do – save her ex-best friend from Andy Beast or let Andy Beast do what he did to her? Review #2 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson … Read more
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was a great book. It was very imaginative and creative. It is about a girl who goes to a virtual reality place to play a game on her birthday. When a game goes wrong, she is stuck inside of it and the only way she can get out is if she wins. It sounds like a predictable … Read more
Trickster’s Queen Daughters of the Lioness #2 by Tamora Pierce Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In the exciting sequel to Trickster’s Choice, the war on the Copper Isles continues. As the spymaster of an underground movement, Aly Homewood helps the Raka (the natives of the isles) overthrow their masters. As she tries to concentrate on the war, she finds the love of her life. But when their plans turn … Read more
P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger and Ann Martin Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is really good because it’s basically about 2 best friends, Elizabeth and Tara, and Tara moves away to Ohio and leaves Elizabeth. The whole story is the two BFFs writing each other letters back and forth about what’s happening in their lives. It’s not boring and if one really liked it they could … Read more
Avalon High by Meg Cabot Adventure Fantasy Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was awesome. I loved it because it taught me more about the King Arthur legend, but it was written like a fiction novel. It is about a girl (teenager) that briefly moves to a new town and finds out that she and some of her new friends are the reincarnated forms of King Arthur and … Read more