How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier

How to Ditch Your Fairy

Justine Larbalestier

Bloomsbury

2009

I think this book is 5 out of 10 because it was really, really cheesy. This book is about a girl in a world where everyone has fairies that help them out with things.  The girl, Charlie, has a fairy that helps her park or a “parking-fairy” who gives her or the car she’s riding in the best parking spot available. Charlie hates this fairy and spends the whole book trying to get a new one. The book was really predictable. I would read this to a 9 to 10 year old but no older then that because it would just be too easy and not very entertaining. This is a child’s book not a teen book. 

Reviewed by Anna 8^th grade

Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn

Crimson Thread
Suzanne Weyn
Simon Pulse
2008

Crimson Thread is a remake of the classic fairytale Rumplestiltskin.  This version takes place in 1880, and the princess is actually an Irish immigrant named Bertie trying to make ends meet and help support her family.  Her father likes to embellish his stories and presents her as an amazing seamstress to his employer – the owner of a very large textile company.  When her father promises that she can create a beautiful dress in one night, Bertie thinks all is lost.  However, she is saved by a dark handsome stranger named Ray – someone she’s heard she should steer clear of.  When Bertie asks how she can repay him, he asks for her first-born child.  As time goes on, Bertie will find out just how serious Ray is.  Suzanne Weyn has created a wonderful story that is similar enough to the original but different enough to be compelling and interesting.  The strength of her characters and the mystery of Ray keep the reader turning pages wondering what will happen next.
Reviewed by the Librarian, 100th Grade

Flip by Martyn Bedford

Flip

Martyn Bedford

Wendy Lamb Books

2011

This book was awesome!  It’s the story of Alex who, one morning, wakes up inside Phillip “Flip” Garamond’s body.  He doesn’t know how he got there, but his body is in a coma and he’s not sure if the switch is permanent or if there is a way for him to return to his body.  Living someone else’s life is extremely complicated and as Alex tries to figure out if he should stay Flip or return to Alex he continually gets himself in trouble and can’t seem to keep his emotions or actions in check.  Eventually he meets someone who has had the same experience, which helps, but when he learns that his family (Alex’s) is thinking about removing life support, he is faced with a very difficult choice – figure out a way to return to his own body or spend the rest of his life as Flip.  I really enjoyed this book – it made me think about what makes my life good and what annoys me about life.  I wouldn’t give it a ten out of ten because it was a little slow in certain parts, but overall I liked the idea, the plot and the resolution.  I’d give it a nine out of ten.

Reviewed by the Librarian 100th Grade

Blank Confession by Pete Hautman

Blank Confession

Pete Hautman

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

2010

This book is about a boy named Shayne Blank. He walked into the police station and confessed to the murder of a high school boy. Why did he kill him? How could he kill him? Detective Rawls asks himself, but as Shayne tell his story and as the truth is comes out Detective Rawls is forced to see that Shayne might be more than the shy new kid in town. But how much more?  I would rank this book a 7 of 10 because the ending was not very good, it seemed like he wanted to add too much to the book.

Reviewed by Anna 8th Grade

Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt

Okay For Now
Gary D. Schmidt
Clarion Books
2011

I give this book a ten out of ten.  This book is about a boy name Doug who has a Joe Pepitone New York Yankees baseball cap, but not for long because someone took it and traded for a pack of cigarettes and then drove a car with no top and now it’s in a gutter somewhere. Then Doug’s dad gets fired and his “fast hand” gives Doug a black eye, and they have to move. They ended up in a town called Marysville where he will start an adventure that you will have to read this book to find out what happens. Happy reading!!!

Reviewed by Wade 7th Grade

The Girl in the Green Sweater by Krystyna Chiger and Daniel Paisner

The Girl in the Green Sweater

By Krystyna Chiger and Daniel Paisner
St. Martin's Press
2008

I would give this book an eight out of ten for a hard life story told with a positive twist. This book is a true life story about a little girl and her journey to live through the Holocaust. In this book Krystyna goes from a life of riches and nice things to a life in the German ghetto to life underground in a filthy sewer. She did all of this with her family to live to see another day, but the reader will keep reading to see how and if her family will actually make it.

Reviewed by Anna 8th Grade

The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara

The Bite of the Mango

Mariatu Kamara with the help of Susan McClelland

Annick Press

2008

I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 for its inspiration. This book is an autobiography about the life of Mariatu. She was a 12 year old girl living in African Village where she lived a nice childhood surrounded by her loved ones. Then one fateful day she was told to go get food from a nearby village. When she got there rebels, some no older than poor Mariatu herself, attacked. One of the many things that happened that day was the cutting off of both of Mariatu’s hands. Miraculously she survived, but that was the beginning of an unimaginable journey from the African refugee camp to the streets of London to a new home in Canada.

Reviewed by Anna 8 grade

Hichhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Hichhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Harmony Books
1979

A British novel about a man named Author Dent whos best friend is an alien. Author travle with his friend Ford Prefix. Along the way they meet up with Ford's cousin and girlfriend. They end up on the ride of Author's life. This was a deffinent 10/10. A must read British comedy.

Reviewed by Anna 8th Grade

Monster Blood by R.L. Stine

Monster Blood
R. L. Stine
Scholastic Inc
1992

Goosebumps Monster Blood is a great book in the Goosebumps series. It features Evan Ross, a young 12 year old boy who must stay with his Great Aunt Kathryn while his parents are away, and Kathryn is completely deaf. While outside Evan meets a young, carless, 12-year-old girl named Andrea, or Andy for short. While in town they run into an old toy store that holds a big surprise, Monster Blood.  Suddenly, Evan has to deal with the Monster Blood that seems to be growing, two neighborhood bullies named the Bymer twins, and his Cocker Spaniel named Trigger, who ate some of the Monster blood and is now growing too.
I would recommend this book to children, and adults of all ages. The author explains the book clear enough for almost anyone to understand. The book also has a mysterious twist which will make mystery lovers want to read this book. Almost anybody would love this book

Reviewed by Bradley 7th Grade

Rex Zero, the Great Pretender by Tim Wynne-Jones

Rex Zero, the Great Pretender
Tim Wynne-Jones
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2010

Do you want to read a book that has a lot of mysteries and keeps you guessing what will happen next? That is what happens when you read “Rex (the great pretender)" in which the main character is Rex. He is the youngest of his sister and two brothers. A lot of things happen in this book but the main one is that Rex moves and he wants to go to the same school so every morning he rode his bike to his old school. Then he had to collect money so he could ride the bus because his mom got suspicious. I like how the author wrote the book because it is in first person and that makes it so you can see and hear what the character is seeing and hearing ,and it gives you a since of the place it’s set. I also like it because you can see what is happening though the whole story. I would recommend this book for kids all ages because it is a good book because it has a lot of ups and downs. I compare this book to me because I had to move and I did not want to.

Reviewed by Issac 7th Grade

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
Ally Carter
Hyperion
2007

Cammie, short for Cameron, is a 15 year old girl. She is seeking to find adventure at her all-girl spy school, Gallagher Academy. After a mission to Washington D.C., the headmistress, Cammie’s mom, decides to bring boys from Blackthorne Academy to train with the Gallagher girls. When they have an enemy in their hands, will Cammie, Macey, Bex, and Liz, all roommates, figure out all the mysteries?
Carter writes in a mysterious way that makes you want to keep reading. The mood/tone in most of the book is happy, mysterious, and at times humorous. When a new part of the book comes, you don’t always expect what’s coming. I would recommend this book to 5th-8th grade girls, because it’s a fun book that deals with crushes and girl stuff. Carter wrote this book in a series of three books. The books are, I’d Tell You I Love You, Then I’d Have to Kill You; Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy; and Don’t Judge a Girl By Her Cover. I really liked this book, and hope you enjoy it.

Reviewed by Analise 7th Grade

Kira-kira by Cynthia Kadohata

Kira-kira
Cynthia Kadohata
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
2004

Cynthia Kadohata’s Kira-kira motivated me to be grateful for who and what you have. Katie and Lynn are two sisters that share a very close bond with each other.  Katie and her family are moving down to Georgia because their family Japanese food store went out of business.  Their parents are going to work at a chicken factory and the family must get used to the new arrangement from a small, no-space, apartment in Illinois to a medium-sized house in Georgia. All of the sudden, Lynn is very pale and weak. Lynn is diagnosed with lymphoma and anemia. “‘Katie?’ she said. I almost never fell asleep deeply anymore----as soon as she said my name, I already sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was.  But that night I was completely exhausted. I could barely lift myself out “(Page 181).

Cynthia’s writing has themes of love, family, friendship, and how some families have to deal with a dying child. I enjoyed this book. I related to this book a lot from financial issues, family death, and friend issues. Kira-kira made me smile from ear-to-ear. Highly recommended four-teen and up.

Reviewed by Kaytlin 7th Grade

The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler

The Back Door of Midnight
Elizabeth Chandler
Simon Pulse
2010

Sixteen-year-old Anna is going to visit her uncle Will to discuss family matters over the summer. When she arrives she is shocked to find out that her uncle died in a murder, and her physic aunt is living alone with her and all of the little voices inside her head. When Anna tries to solve the murder she is distracted by love that might be fatal to her. Anna finds out about the murder and what has happened, for the most part, and is on a thin line of death. Anna will be lucky if she survives.

When I was reading the book I could visualize almost everything that happened. “When I glanced up at her, her eyes were darting around the room as if insects were popping out of the kitchen walls and she was trying to count them.” (page 18).I love the figurative language that she used to make the book more interesting, and I felt as if I was a character in the book. I would highly recommend this book for ages 10 and up.  It is an amazing, fun, adventurous book.

Reviewed by Kaylin 7th Grade

Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts

Where the Heart Is
Billie Letts
Warner Books
1995

For some people the number seven is lucky but for Novalee Nation, seven is her worse nightmare. When Novalee and her boyfriend Willy Jack are on their way to begin a new life in California, Novalee falls asleep and her flip flop falls through the missing a floor board of the car.  She goes into Wal-Mart to buy new shoes and she knows that something is going to happen when she got $ 7.77 for change.  Willy Jack leaves her at the Wal-Mart, and her “adventure” begins.  Letts, the author, makes two hillbillies fall in love after Benny, a local guy, helps Novalee have her baby in the store. Novalee finds out what love is and how nice and caring people are in a small community and how they all respect each other.  I recommend this book to anyone who likes romance and comedy in one book, also for ages 12 and up.

Reviewed by Alex 7th Grade

Angel by James Patterson

Angel
A Maximum Ride Novel
James Patterson
Little Brown
2011

Maximum Ride, A.K.A Max, is a kick butt character fighting to survive. Paterson’s Angel made me jealous because she isn’t afraid of anything or anyone, except losing her flock, and to top it all off, she can fly!

Max has wings. Before she was born they took the egg and crossed it with some bird DNA. She isn’t the only one who has been crossed with bird DNA. There are five others, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy (also called Gasman for unfortunate reasons), and Angel. They don’t just have wings they have special powers: Max can fly super-fast, Fang can blend in with the tree, Iggy can feel colors, Nudge can attract objects to her, Gazzy can imitate people and sound just like them, and Angel can do lots of things: she can change figures, breathe under water, read minds, send thoughts, and talk to animals.

Before you read this book, I would recommend reading the first seven books.  It is easy to catch up with what’s happening, but read the first seven books, please. It will be easier, and it’ll give you a chance to fall in love with the characters.

Reviewed by Miranda 7th Grade

Slob by Ellen Potter

Slob
Ellen Potter
Philomel Books
2009

A boy named Owen Birnbaum trying to have a good school year, but can’t because there is a bully named Mason.  Later on in the year Owen’s parents get shot, so now they are living with a close friend for right now.  What I like about this book is that you can feel the characters emotions also the author, Potter, makes you feel like you are part of it.  “Even if you see the person who did it, even if the police can find him and catch him in jail, it won’t change things.”  My opinion of the book it is a good book that makes you wonder what is going to happen next.  I highly recommend this for 13 years and up because you can make a connection from a long time ago.

Reviewed by Shoni 7th Grade

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Eldest
Christopher Paolini
Alfred A. Knopf
2005

Eldest is the second book in the series “The Inheritance Cycle.”  The book Eldest keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next as the story switches between Roran and his cousin Eragon.  Eragon learns the way of the elves by a master Dragon Rider.  Eragon is also a Rider, and his dragon’s name is Saphira.  Roran takes leadership as he directs those who survived a terrible battle that destroyed their small village caused them to run away to a faraway land called Surda.

Paolini’s Eldest thrilled me with its constant action.  Because Paolini included his own languages throughout the book, there is a glossary in the back of the book for the three different languages that are spoken!  I highly recommend this book to people who have read the first book, Eragon, and who are either advanced readers and/or are 5th grade and up.

Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow

Saving Zasha
Randi Barrow
Scholastic Press
2011

Randi Barrow’s Saving Zasha mesmerized me with its historical action tale about a German shepherd and a boy who has to save her. It’s a touching story about a connection between a boy and a dog. 13-year-old Mikhail finds a dying man and his dog, Zasha, in the woods. Mikhail and his brother Nikolai have to keep her a secret or else they will kill her. Mikhail and Nikhil are on an adventure to find a lot of hiding places for Zasha so that no one can find out about her.

Barrow uses a lot of descriptive writing in his book but the most specific thing he uses is the way he makes you have a picture in your head like “Zasha turned toward him at the sound of her name. The water boiled in the kettle and mother poured it over the same tea leaves we’d use at breakfast.” This book is for everyone because it’s an adrenalin-rushing, exiting book. I recommend this book to people ages 10 and up because there are some parts that are just overwhelming and mind boggling.

Reviewed by Dustin 7th Grade

Tell Us We’re Home by Marina Budhos

Tell Us We're Home
Marina Budhos
Anthem Books for Young Readers
2010

Tell Us We’re Home is an exciting and decent reading book. It’s about a girl named Jaya and her mother Mrs. Lal. Jaya wants to go to a dance but they don’t have much money to spend. So Jaya begs to get a new dress. Often Jaya hangs out with the boys. Mrs. Lal is a nanny. Jaya is a helpful, generous young girl. She goes through a lot of struggles like having to help her mother clean wealthy peoples’ houses and she gets made fun of. But most of all she is strong and she doesn’t let it get to her!! Mrs. Lal is a hard working mother.   I liked how Jaya and Mrs. Lal were always close but sometimes throughout the book got in arguments. Then she goes through many struggles.  I disliked how the author didn’t explain some of the parts clearly, but in general I liked this book. I recommend this book to any 7th grader that likes slow and mysterious books.

Reviewed by Sarah 7th Grade

Johnny Hangtime by Dan Gutman

Johnny Hangtime
Dan Gutman
Harper Trophy 2000

Johnny Hangtime has been “run over by trucks, hit by machine gun fire, thrown through plate glass windows, and drowned in quick sand” (113). He is a stunt kid in Dan Gutman’s exciting, adventure book, Johnny Hangtime. Johnny lost his dad three years ago when he died doing a stunt at Niagara Falls. Now Johnny does stunts for a movie star named Rickey Corvette. He is going to follow in his dad’s footsteps and go over Niagara Falls. Johnny hasn’t gone to Niagara Falls since his dad died. His director, Roland, wants to do a stunt movie from start to finish.  This dream is coming true and Roland asks Johnny to do a Niagara Falls gag.  They went to Niagara Falls and then an accident happens again.

I recommend this book to kids who are in middle school.  But remember one thing.  Don’t try these stunts at home!

Reviewed by Evan 7th Grade

IceFire by Chris D’Lacey

IceFire
Chris D'Lacey
Orchard Books 2006

Icefire by Chris D’Lacey is a about David and his new dragon G’reth that is a wishing dragon. David uses a wish to find the fire tear of the last living dragon. Which someone else wants and will do a lot of things to get it.

The writing style is a hard to understand, but the vocabulary makes the writing interesting.  It also makes the dragons look real in your head.

 Chris D’Lacey is a great author at writing dragon books because of his great    imagination.

I would recommend this book to friends that are 12 years old and up that are good readers with a big imagination.

Reviewed by Trevor 7th Grade

Zach’s Lie by Roland Smith

Zach's Lie
Roland Smith
Hyperion Paperbacks 2003

Roland’s book “Zach’s Lie” just mesmerized me with its mystery and crimes, Zach (aka) Zack and his family are in a particular situation where they have to hide from the FBI and the other people who think they are trying to help them but the lives of the Granger (aka) the Robinsons aren’t falling for it they know that there dad is in a Mexican detention center. Zach, Wanda and their mom Neil are being watched, and Zach and Wanda (aka) Joanna hope to be able to rescue their dad. Zach might be going back to school, but he is really wondering if he might be able to get his dad out of jail for drug dealing.

“Zach’s Lie” has a very unique style, it’s like a secret within a secret and a mystery at the same time. The type of person I would recommend this book to would be 13 or older because it has a lot of suspense and disappearing.  I want to read it again when I’m a little older because then I could get to understand it a little better.

Reviewed by Samantha 7th Grade

Devoured by Amanda Marrone

Devoured
Amanda Marrone

Megan can see ghosts.  Well, technically she can only see her twin sister, Remy, who died when they were in second grade in a car accident. Her dad was injured in the accident but he never woke up from his coma. For the past 10 years he has been surviving in a nursing home with a feeding tube. Since the accident, Remy started showing up every once in a while, maybe once every two months. However, recently Remy has been showing up a lot with scary words like “she is going to die” and “hurry Meggy!” Remy shows Megan the future, and once Megan pieces all the clues together, will it be too late? Will there be time for a budding new romance? Will taking away her father’s feeding tube help Remy move on? Find out in this paranormal fiction book by Amanda Marrone.  My rating is 9/10 because it was very unpredictable. Amanda takes a Disney fairy tale and turns it into something scary; you never know how things will piece together until the very end.

Review by Marissa 7th Grade

The Romeo and Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone

The Romeo and Juliet Code
Phoebe Stone

The Romeo and Juliet Code is one of the many secrets in this World War 2 setting. When Felicity is shipped off to Bottle Bay, Maine to stay with her dad’s family that she has never met, she finds more and more secrets rather than answers. One of the main questions is “why is my dad sending letters to Uncle Gideon and not me”. When a secret person named Mr. Donovan shows up asking about the letters only to her uncle Gideon.

The writing of this book was done extremely well however, the plot leaves the reader with questions that made the book not really have an ending in the end. This book would be so much better if there was a sequel that tied up the loose ends of the book. Finally there the cover was very misleading to what the book was going to be like. My rating is 4 out of 10 because of the ending and the cover.

Review by Kaysee 8th grade

Choker by Elizabeth Woods

Choker
Elizabeth Woods

This book is about 16-year old Cara who is really kind of the loser at her high school. Cara dreams about her best friend, Zoe, whom she moved away from when they were in 5^th grade. But suddenly, Zoe shows up at Cara’s front door saying she ran away from home and she needed a place to stay. So while Zoe is hiding out in Cara’s bedroom, mysterious murders and disappearances are occurring to girls at Cara’s school. Is Zoe responsible? This book is fantastic; I read it on one night. My rating is 9/10. 

Review by: Marissa 7th Grade

Daughters of the Sea: May by Kathryn Lasky

Daugthers of the Sea:  May
Kathryn Lasky
Scholastic Press 2011

I just finished reading May the second book in the series Daughters of the Sea. I would recommend this book to anyone. The book starts of slow but ends up really good. Kathryn Lansky did an excellent job when it came to May. I love how the romance was developed along with the character. This was just as I would believe would happen to a real person if mermaids were real.  I can’t wait for the next book in the series to see what Kathryn Lansky has up her sleeve next.  This book was a nine out of ten because it starts of slow but ends up being a great read in the end.

Review by Kaysee 8th Grade

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Lord of the Flies is a book about a group of British boys who crash land on a deserted island. All goes well until Jack the hunter’s leader decides to leave the main group of boys led by Ralph. Many boys go with Jake because they’re hunters or want the pig meat or the pork he provides. The beast on the island keeps the boys out of the jungle but not for long. Jack and his group of boys hunt for pig. One time they leave the sows head on a stick for the beast. A boy walks back to find the beast – or the Lord of the Flies – standing watching his flies eat the head. The boy runs back to Jack were Ralph is talking. He dies at their feet, sending people into frenzy. In the frenzy Jack kills Piggy a fat boy with glasses. After that its Ralph’s blood Jack wants and everyone else is too scared to do anything but go with it. They burn down the island in their attempts to kill him. This goes on until rescue arrives.

                I found this book great. To me it represents what happens when we as a group just follow without question. It’s like when people celebrate and push over a car. If you ask them why, there is a good chance they will say “well everyone was doing it”. To me this book shows humanity at its worst. I would still give it a 10 out of 10 though.

Review by Anna 7th grade

The Girl Who Became A Beetle by Greg Taylor

The Girl Who Became a Beetle
Greg Taylor

 

After reading “The Girl Who Became a Beetle” I did not want the book to end. In the story Regina Bloomsberry makes a wish that changes her life forever. Regina Is about to go on the ride of her life. Greg Taylor has out done himself in this book. Ten out of ten for the wonderful book full of twist turns to the last chapter of the book. This is easily one of the best books I have read. I can’t wait to see what Greg Taylor has for us next. Regina never thought that the words “I wish I was as famous as the Beatles.” would change her life. Now she is dating the number one teen heart throb in America. Will she be able to become her old self or will she be a Beatle for ever?


Review by Kaysee 8th Grade

Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith

Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1
Alexander Gordon Smith

Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1 by Alexander Gordon Smith is a book about a teen age boy named Alex who is falsely accused of murdering his best friend. He is “proven” guilty in a court of law and sentenced to life in Furnace Penitentiary. Furnace Penitentiary is a prison for adolescent criminals. It is located miles underground in a deep crevice found by scientists. In Furnace Penitentiary you work for half the day, eat worse than pigs, and get taken from your cells at night by scary men wearing gasmasks. Alex hates being here and tries to escape. The whole book is about Alex and his friend’s quest to escape. I would give this book 11 out of 10. This book is a great thriller and will keep you on the edge of your seat.       

Review by Anna 7th Grade

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember
Jeanne DuPrau

The first book of the series this is the book for you! This book is filled with adventures, mystery, and action. Doon Harrow and Lena Mayfleet live in an underground city called the City Of Ember and they have to save the citizens of Ember from terrible black outs that are getting worse every day. One day Lena finds a box and in this box is what’s left of some paper with what looks like on it.  By this time the black outs are getting worse and the City of Ember is the only light in a dark world. So with the help of Doon Harrow, Lena can save everyone from dwindling supplies, black outs and a traitor, and all this is happening because of a mysterious box with 0-0-0 on the front.

10 out of 10 – full of action and mystery.

Review by Michael 8th Grade

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
James Patterson


Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment is about a family of super human kids that have to save the world with their powers from the evil scientists who made them. They come with many powers like raptor vision and the ability to fly. They escaped from the lab the scientists call the “school”, but one of the kids named Angel is kidnapped by these things called Erasers (half man half dog beings) and Angel is brought back to the school and it is up to Max and her gang of flying kids to save Angel, find their parents and save the world with action all along the way. I would give this book 10 out of 10 for action, mystery, and super human powers. Book 1 of the Maximum Ride series.

Review by Michael, 8th Grade

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Fablehaven

Brandon Mull

Kendra and Seth Sorenson are two middle school age kids who really don’t want to visit their old fashioned no-TV, you break it you buy it Grandfather in Connecticut. When they arrive, they begin to learn secrets about the old place, such as items hidden in the loft, an old abandoned lake, and the whereabouts of their grandmother who is supposedly off visiting relatives. Magical creatures may soon be unveiled…

            Mull really pulls the reader in with his expert writing skills, with something you don’t expect. His magnificent use of description and dialogue make you feel right with Kendra and Seth as it switches points of view from the two kids.

            The book gets a 10 out of 10 rating. It is the first of a five book series, all of which have come out.

Review by Brigham, 7th Grade

And the Journey Begins...

As a librarian, it's my job (and my favorite thing) to find ways to get kids to read.  Sometimes, it's like pulling teeth - some kids just don't like to read.  However, with some kids, they are ready and excited to read.  Recently, we started a book club at our school, and a group of excited, dedicated kids have emerged!  They're so energetic and excited that we decided to start a blog that will contain our book reviews.  To be honest, we're stealing the idea from Di Herald and her Genrefluent Teen Talk page.

Here's how it will work.  The kids will read book and write reviews on those books.  We'll edit the reviews and then post them to the blog.  If you like their posts, please please comment on them.  We're hoping to encourage others to read by sharing our experiences with books - new and old.

Thanks for joining us!
The Timberwolf Library Book Club