The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart

For the second time, Kate, Reynie, Sticky, and Constance are joined together by Mr.Benedict. This time, he has prepared them a scavenger hunt to test their talents. But before they start off, Rhonda gives them bad news; Mr.Benedict and Number Two have gone missing and it has to do with the horrible Mr.Curtain! As they follow the clues to try and save Mr.Bendedict and Number Two, they face Mr.Curtain's new helpers; Ten Men who have ten different ways to hurt you. Here's a part in the beginning:

"What if we come across a Ten Man?" Constance asked. "Don't worry about that," said Kate, with a dismissive wave of her hand. "We'll just need to keep an eye out for suits and briefcases-and, you know, be prepared to run for our lives." "Thank you," said Constance with a quaver in her voice. "That's ever so comforting." "A Ten Man probably wouldn't even notice us,"Reynie said. "Four children don't exactly look like a rescue team, you know." "Well, I suppose that's true," Constance said in a somewhat stronger voice, and Reynie smiled encouragely. He didn't quite believe what he'd just said-he suspected at least some of Mr.Curtain's henchmen would have heard about them. But Mr.Curtain, of all people, would hate to admit he'd been outsmarted by children, and it was possible he'd avoided mention of them. At any rate, Reynie thought it best to shore up Constance's courage, for he could tell she intended to come along regardless. Kate cracked her knuckles. "If we're going to do this we need to get started. Four days, the letter said, and we may need every minute." "So, what's the plan?" Sticky asked, putting away his polishing cloth and resetting his spectacles. If we're in agreement," Reynie said, "We'll go wherever these instructions lead us. Secretly, of course. The adults would never let us go now-not even if Rhonda and Milligan came with us." "Of course not," said Kate.
"we'll need to sneak out." "oh boy," said Sticky, who hadn't thought about this yet. "If a Ten Man doesn't kill me, my parents surely will." Reynie grimaced, imagining how Miss Perumal would react when she discovered he'd gone. He quickly forced the image out of his mind. "are we agreed, then" Kate asked. "Agreed" said Constance and Reynie. Sticky let out a breath. "Agreed." Everyone looked at the envelope then, wondering where in the world-and into what unknown dangers-it was to take them.

I loved this book a lot; more than the first one. This book has adventure, bravery, friendship all in one.

The Mysterious Bendedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Four smart kids. One very dangerous mission. Reynie Muldoon, Sticky washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contrairie are four of the last children to pass the test that Mr.Benedict tested them on. But now, as they face their enemies, Mr.Benedict's twin brother, Mr.Curtain and his crew, they are scared out of their wits. can Kate, Reynie, Sticky, and Constance stop Mr.Curtain before he does something horrible? Read this book to see how The Mysterious Benedict Sociiety proves that children can do anything.

Rules by Cynthia Lord

I loved this book because Catherine sounds a lot like me.

Catherine just wants to be normal. But that is just too big a wish if you have an eight year old little brother that has a serious case of Autism. When Catherine's new neighbors move in with a twelve year old like herself, she's so happy. But will Kristi like David, Catherine's brother even though he's sometimes wacky? And how will Catherine feel when a disabled kid from David's occupational therapy place asks her to a dance?
Read this FANTASTIC book and have a whole different understanding of families with disabled kids.

The Four Donkeys by Lloyd Alexander

Who likes picture books? I like to read picture books sometimes. Here's one that I really liked.


It's about a carpenter, baker, and a tailor. They all are getting ready to go to the town fair and sell there things. But before they go they make each other late. When they all are on there way to town all of thm end up riding in the fat bakers carriage. Then the donkey puklling about 200 cakes and pies, 3 people, in hot weather, bundles of shoes, got tired and lay down in the middle of the road! So the baker, tailor, and carpenter picked up the hot and tired donkey and put him in the carriage. What do you think they will do next?

Will they get to the fair in time?

What do fish have to do with anything and other stories by Avi

I didn't like this book that much. It was about people who have to live on the sidewalk, and ghosts. You might like the book but I didn't. There was another story in it that was about phone calls. There about 5 stories in the book. I didn't like any of them. I hope you read the book and leave a comment on how you liked it!

Fairy Tales by Benlie Doherty

Do you like fairy tales? I do. I read the popular fairy tales but in different versions. This fairy tales book has Cinderella and those popular fairy tales. But the author changes it a bit. The illustrator drew very pretty pictures too. I really loved this book of fairy tales more than any other I have read. I hope you enjoy reading the book!

LASSIE Come-home by Eric Knight

I really loved this book because it described a lot of things. It was sad though. I wish that Lassie had been my dog! The book had a lot of feeling to it. Sad, adventurous, and excitement.

This book is about a well-trained collie named Lassie. Lassie waits out side of the gate everyday for John to come home from school. And every day they walk home together. But John's dad sells Lassie oneday. John comes home and notices that lassie isn't waiting for him at the gate. He realizes that his father and mother have sold Lassie. One day Lassie is waiting for John and one day she isn't. The man who bought Lassie keeps having to come to John's home and taking Lassie away again or vice versa. Whenever John comes home from school he hopes Lassie is waiting for him. But Lassie isn't waiting for him anymore. Lassie had gotten out of her new master's kennel and run away. But it was harder to find John then she thought so. This is how Lassie's journey started. Lassie was taking a very big risk, she could be shot and killed. THings that bad. But Lassie loved her master so much that she was determined to find John. Lassie goes through lots of pain and has to fight and run a lot. Lassie got hurt a lot too! To find out what happened read the book. I loved it, I hope you will too!

Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

Abby Carson is a sixth grade failure. She just can't stand doing homework. To not fail sixth grade, abby must do a pen pal project. She chooses to write to Sadeed Bayat, a local in a town in Afghanistan. In Sadeed's town, it is wrong for a boy to write to a girl. So Sadeed's sister dictates and signs the letter for him. Sadeed decides to write to Abby in private, because he thinks his sister just is not writing the right things to his pen pal. But just as Sadeed and Abby are getting to know each other, something horrible happens in Sadeed's village because of the letters to America. Read this book to find out what happens! I really liked this book because it really makes you feel like you're in Afganistan.

The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements

Hart Evans is known to be the most popular kid in the whole school. But unlike some popular kids, he is actually nice and doesn't have to pretend to be. When Hart "accidentally" shoots one to many rubber bands at his chorus teacher, what will happen when the teacher tells them that they have to organize the Christmas concert all by themselves, and Hart is the directer? And will Hart still be the popular kid after this? Plus, how can Hart stand his nosy little sister who gets into all of his business?
I liked this book because it shows that kids can do anything.

The Belt of Deltora by Emily Rodda

THis book is about a boy named Leif. Leif lives with his father Jarred, and his mother Anna. When Jarred was a little boy, his best friend Endon bacame king. When someone becomes the next king of Del, you have to put on 'The Belt of Deltora'. The belt of Deltora is made out of steel. On the steel are seven gems. The Diamond, Emerald, Topaz, and 4 more gems. But when Endon became king his assistant/helper was one of the shadow lord's servants. The shadow lord is a bad person who pretty much likes to destroy things for fun. Endon's helper was branded with the shadow lord's mark. Leif intends to go and collect all the gems and give the belt with all the gems to Endon, the proper king. The shadow lord had taken all the gems and scattered them in places people wouldn't want to go. Jarred gets Leif a companion for his long journey. Barda the Beggar. Barda and Leif set out for the Forest of Silence. Danger waits there for them. Will Leif and Barda live through the danger? Read the book and you will find out!

Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

When Isabella (Bella) Swan moves to her father's home in Forks, Bella becomes bored and home sick for her mother. When Edward Cullen comes in and reveals that he is a real, live, vampire, can Bella break up with him before she gets to attached? Edward himself dosen't want Bella to make a mistake, because being a vampire means never getting older, and if Bella wants to be close to Edward, she must become a vampire. When Edward goes away to stop Bella from making mistakes, will Bella fall for Jacob, who turns out to be a werewolf? And will Bella, Edward, the Cullens, Jacob, and the wolf pack, be able to stop Victoria and James, who want to kill Bella? Read this book to find out.

Animal House and Iz by Betty Hicks

Iz lives with her father, step-mother, and step-brothers, Logan, Jack, and Joey. But unlike most kids, Iz loves her new mother more than her old one! And she loves her new home with all of them more than anything. At the moment, Iz's new family, has one porcupine, a goldfish, some Praying Mantises, and lots more. Iz gets warned when her real mom says she can permantly live with her real mom, Elizabeth. She hates it when her mom, Elizabeth calls Iz Elizabeth. Iz loves her new name her step-brothers named her, Iz better than Elizabeth which now seems weird and long. Iz really wants to stay with her father, new mother, and brothers instead of only with her mom. And with project GAD (Get A Dog), can Iz convince her mother to let her choose who she really wants to live with without hurting her mom's feelings? Read this cool book to find out!!!!

The School Story by Andrew Clements

Natalie's mother works at a company who chooses books to publish. Natalie herself is a great writer, and would love to get her writing published when she got older. But when she writes an amazing book called "The Cheater" her best friend, Zoe, convinces to try and get her book published. But can Natalie's mother realize that Natalie not only is a writer, but is a great one too? And can Natalie, Zoe, and their teacher, get "The Cheater" published? Read this book to find out!

Other books by Andrew Clements: The Landry News and No Talking.

Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell

Chicken Boy is about a boy named Tobin McCauley. His sister and brothers, Summer, Shane, and Patrick are troublemakers in their schools. His father never has any time at home, and his mother's dead. The McCauley kitchen hasn't been cleaned in months, and all they usually have for dinner and lunch, is pizza and soda. For breakfast one day, Tobin can't find anything to eat, so he finds himself eating a bag of mini marshmallows and drinking some coke. When Tobin starts his first day in seventh grade watching his Granny get aressted, Tobin knows he's going to have problems. To make matters worse, Tobins one an donly friend, believes chickens have souls. I loved this book so much and hope you will too!

Rissa Bartholomew's Declaration of Independence by Lynda B. Comerford

Eleven year old Rissa Barhtolomew has had the same friends for her whole life. She has four friends, Beth White, Jayne Littleton, Kerry McGrew, and Angel Franzetti. She would call Beth her best friend, because their mother's were best friends, and Beth and Rissa were born on the same day , in the same hospital, in the same ward. But when Beth starts wanting to be called Bethany, she starts to get annoyed, especialy when all her friends start getting obsessed with boys, make-up, and malls. When Beth's mother plans Rissa's party which is shared with Beth, Rissa makes up her mind to make new and different friends. Will this be as easy as Rissa thinks? And will Beth and the others realize that they lost a good friend? Read this great book to find out!!

Philippa Fisher and the Dream Maker's Daughter by Liz Kessler

Philippa is missing Daisy a lot, and she wishes to see her everyday. Philippa goes on a vacation with her parents and makes friends with a local girl named Robyn. When Philippa gets to know Robyn and her father more, she starts to feel that there is definitely something wrong with the Robyn and her father. Daisy is missing Philippa just as much as Philippa is missing her, so Daisy decides to break an ATC rule and visit Philippa. When Daisy and Philippa are reunited, Daisy starts to mess up her new ATC project. With this, Daisy, Philippa, and Robyn are all in danger. Philippa realizes that she wil have to work hard to save herself and her her friends. Plus, Robin doesn't really like Daisy, so how in the world can Phillipa help them if they just won't work together?
Read this fantastic book to find out what happens!

I loved this book tons because tit shows that anyone can be friends.

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

When Emily Windsnap has her first swimming lesson, she finds out a big secret about herself. She's a mermaid. Part time, actually. She can turn into a mermaid when she goes into the water fully. When Emily makes friends with a full time mermaid, Shona, she finds out that her father who left her and her mother when Emily was an infant, didn't want to leave her and her mom. And, she tries convince her mom not to think about Mr. Beeston, as a "nice, charming" light house keeper, who works for the merman king who took Emily's father away. Read this book to find out where and why Emily's father is! I hope you love this book as much as I did!

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

When ten year old Winnie Foster finds Jesse Tuck out in her woods, the Tucks capture her and take her away to their home. When they get there, the Tucks spill their secret: years ago, they were on a journey and they and their horse took a drink from a spring, and after that, none of them ever got hurt, and they never got any older, and worse, they would live forever and ever!! Winnie, instead of being afraid, decides to become friends with the friendly strangers. When Mae is taken prisoner and is subjected for hanging for shooting a man who was trying to capture Winnie, can the Tucks and Winnie be able to rescue her before they try to hang Mae and find out they can't? Read this great book to find out!! You will love it!

I loved this book right from the beginning.

The Problem with The Puddles by Kate Feiffer

Poor Baby Puddle. When she was born, her parents couldn't agree on what to name her. Her father calls her Ferdinanda and her mother calls her Emily. Everyone else calls her Baby. Ever since Baby was born, poor Mr and Mrs Puddle couldn't agree on anything. There was one time when Mr and Mrs Puddle wanted to get a dog but they couldn't choose one kind of breed they both wanted, so they got two, both named Sally. One day when they rushed back to the city from visiting their summer house in the country, the Puddles forget the Sallys. Will the Puddles agree to go back and rescue the Sallys?
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!

The Wizard in the Tree by Lloyd Alexander

This book is about a kitchen maid, Mallory. She works in Mrs. Parsley's kitchen. Oneday Mallory finds a wizard named Aribican. He had been stuck inside a tree. Aribican had been on his way to Vale Innis, a magical place. Sine Mallory got him out of the tree Mallory wanted the little enchanter to give her three wishes. When the Aribican tried to make something by magic, it doesn't work. His power has seemed to gone out of control. Aribican turns himself into a duck and all sorts of other animals when he his only trying to do some basic magic.

Meanwhile the squire Scrimqueor was very bad. Mallory was treated horribly. Mr. Parsel was the only nice man. Other than Aribican of course. But as the days go on Aribican and Mallory help each other through there problems. To find out what happened read the book!

Warriors #2: Fire and Ice

I loved this book. I hope you will too!

In Fire and Ice Fireheart and Graystripe get sent by Bluestar to bring WindClan back. They do, but get into a fight with RiverClan on their way back. Graystripe accidently pushes a RiverClan warrior called Whiteclaw into the gorge. When they get back, Bluestar is angry, but to help them be more responsible, she lets them mentor Brackenpaw and Cinderpaw. Fireheart also tells her the turth about Tigerclaw, but she doesn't believe him. Graystripe, feeling guilty about Whiteclaw starts avoiding Fireheart. One day when the two of them are hunting with their apprentices, Graystripe falls in the river and almost drowns, but Silverstream rescues him.After that Fireheart notices that Graystripe is missing from camp a lot and learns that he is meeting Silverstream in secret. They fight about it and stop being friends. Meanwhile, a lot of other things happen. Fireheart meets Princess and she gives him Cloudkit to take back to the clan. Greencough breaks out in ThunderClan and Bluestar loses her 8th life. Tigerclaw lays his trap for her by the Thunderpath at the same time and Cinderpaw gets caught in it instead, losing the use of one leg. Brokenstar and his rogues attack the clan. Graystripe kills Clawface and Yellowfang blinds Brokenstar and tells Fireheart that he's her son. Bluestar decides to take him prisoner and changes his name to Brokentail. At the end ThunderClan learn that RiverClan and ShadowClan are attacking WindClan and they go to help. ThunderClan and WindClan win, but Tigerclaw sees Fireheart let Silverstream go without hurting her. After the battle, Fireheart and Graystripe make up.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rowling

With Dumbledore gone for good, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger finish their years at Hogwarts as Sixth years. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to try and finish Voldemort once and for all by getting rid of all the Horcruxes. On their search for them, will their friendship remain and will the intruging Deathly Hallows get in the way? The epiloge to this book is so good!!I loved this book a ton!!


Seventh and last book in the Harry Potter series.
(J.K., PLEASE write more!!!!!!!!!!!)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K.Rowling

Muggles are starting to notice the war between Voldemort and Harry Potter. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for long periods of time. Sixth years are learning how to apparate and are not loving it. In Potions with new Professor, Slughorn, Harry has extraordinary help from a boy called "The Half-Blood Prince" who owned the book Harry is borrowing. When Dumbledore offers to teach Harry, will Harry learn interesting facts about Voldemort, as a boy that will help defeat him? And who is The Half-Blood Prince? Read The Half-Blood Prince to find out!!

Sixth book in the Harry Potter series.

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix by J.K.Rowling

When Harry Potter gets back to Hogwarts after a horrible summer at the Dursleys', he starts having bad nightmares about a door at the end of a silent corridor. Harry wakes up with his scar burning worse than ever. When Harry has a dream about Sirius getting tortured by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, can Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and their new friend Luna, save Sirius and escape You-Know-Who, or will You-Know-Who just have been tricking Harry? And will they be able to stand their new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher, Umbridge who is worst than Snape? Read Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix to find out!!

Fifth book in the Harry Potter series.

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire by J.K.Rowling

Harry Potter wants to get away from the horrible Durselys' and go to the International Quidditch Cup with the Weasleys and Hermione. He wants to look forward to the upcoming competition involving two other magic schools. But when Harry's name comes out of The Goblet of Fire, can Harry get past all three tasks without dying like other participants have done over the last competitions? Read this book to find out what happens!!

Fourth book in the Harry Potter series.

Warriors #1: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

This book is about a cat named Rusty. One day Rusty was outside and trying to hunt, but the problem was when he got close to the mouse his bell would jingle. All of a sudden a big weight landed on him! It was a cat! Rusty ran, jumped over the fence and was heading towards his house when he decided to fight the cat. He turned around and started fighting. This cat was really good though. All os a sudden the cat stopped and started washing himself. Rusty crouched ready to spring in case the cat started to fight again. But the cat seemed as though nothing had just happened. "Hi, What's your name?" The cat asked. Rusty said his name was Rusty. "What's your name?" Rusty asked the other cat. The cat said his name was Graypaw. Rusty asked Graypaw where his home was. That's when Graypaw said he lived in Thunderclan. What's thunderclan? Rusty thought. Then two other cats amerged from the woods. They asked Gray paw what he was doing with a kittypet. What's a kittypet? Rusty thought. They told Graypaw that he had fought well. Then one of that cats said "I'm Bluestar, leader of thunderclan." "This is Lionheart." 'Hello." Lionheart said. Lionheart, Bluestar and Rusty talked for a while. Then Bluestar asked Rusty if he would like to join Thunderclan. Bluestar said she would comeback tomorrow for his answer. Next morning Lionheart and Bluestar showed up again. They asked him what his answer was.

Will Rusty go live in Thunderclan? Or will Rusty stay with his owner?

Elissa's Quest by Sydney Taylor

This story starts out with a girl named Elissa. She lives with an old woman who makes medicine and stuff like that. Elissa's mother died when she was little, and her father left her. Elissa promised herself that she would travel all around the world to find her father. Then one day her friend who was a Lord said that he had a man at his house who was her father. So Elissa was invited to have lunch with her friend. She sat down at the table. The man who her friend said was her father was called Lord Falk. He asked Elissa a few questions, but mostly talked to her friend, Lord Bob. At the end of the lunch Lord Falk went over to the old woman who Elissa lived with. Lord Falk told the old woman that he would be taking Elissa away. The old woman said "Yes, Lord Falk." She told Elissa to pack up her belongings quickly and to have a safe journey. On their journey Lord Falk told Elissa a little about her mother. Elissa didn't know where her father was taking her. Lord Falk was taking Elissa to the Evil Khan. He had made a deal with the Evil Khan that if he let the Khan borrow Elissa he could have a better army. When night came the unpacked there tents and set them up. Lord Falk had guards guard Elissa's tent. Then all of a sudden they saw cloaked and hooded figures with knives. Lord Falk had his whole army attack them. Plus two guards in front of Elissa's tent. But when the hooded creatures left, they looked into Elissa's tent and she was gone! Will they find Elissa? What will happen to Lord Falks deal with the Evil Khan?
To find out read this fantastic book!

The Double-Digit Club by Marion D. Bauer

I liked this book a lot. I think you will too! It starts out with a girl named Sarah and her friend Paige. Also there's this girl Valerie. Valerie has this club only for double-digits. Sarah isn't 10 yet. Paige is going to turn ten before Sarah. One day Sarah and Paige were sitting on the lawn, and they both had dolls that looked like them. Sarah moved her doll and said "Do you want to join my club Paige?" Paige moved her doll and said "No thank you Valerie." They had been practicing that for hours. Paige was supposed to answerer no. Sarah didn't have many friends, and she really didn't want to lose Paige as a friend. When Paige turned 10 they decided to go to the beach. Before hand they had practiced a speech for Paige to say when Valerie asked her to join the club. So they went down on the beach and parked their bags and towels right next to Valerie's and her clubs. Then they sat down. After a while Valerie came over and asked Paige "Would you like to join the club?"
Will Paige say yes or will she say the practiced speech that Sarah had told her to say?
Read the book to find out!

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K.Rowling

Harry Potter has to sneak back to Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after accidentally inflating Dudley's aunt Marge. Harry stays at Ron's house until Hogwarts starts, on September 1. Harry overhears Mr.Weasley talking to Mrs.Weasley about how criminal Sirius Black broke out of Azkaban, (a prison for wizards and witches), and is on the loose and trying to find Harry and kill him. Will Harry, Ron, and Hermione find out the truth about Black and get rid of Ron's rat, Scabbers before its to late? Read this book to find out!!

Third book in the Harry Potter series.

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets by J.K.Rowling

Harry Potter is dying to get back to Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a second year. But as he's leaving, a house elf, Dobby, servant of the Malfoys, warns him not to go back to Hogwarts, that bad things will happen. Harry ignores Dobby and goes to Hogwarts anyway, but when he gets there, bad things happen, and Harry, being at the wrong place at the wrong time is blamed to have petrified Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris. But worse things are happening; students are getting petrified, just like Mrs. Norris. And who is Tom Marvolo Riddle, founder of a diary Harry reads? Can Harry, Ron, and Hermione stop the petrifying and find out who Tom Marvolo Riddle is? Read this book to find out.



Second book of the Harry Potter series.

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K.Rowling

Harry Potter's parents are dead. Harry Potter lives with his ugly and fat aunt Petunia, uncle Vernon, and his cousin, Dudley. They're called the Dursleys. They tell Harry that his parents died in a car crash and that explains his lightning bolt scar on his forehead. When Harry gets a letter, his uncle snatches it away before Harry can even take a look at it. When Harry finds out that the letter tells him that he's been accepted to a school called Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry can't wait. When Harry arrives at Hogwarts, he finds the Mirror of Erised and two extremely odd Professors: Snape and Quirrel. And, he finds out how his parents really died.

Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Avrill

This book is about a tiny black cat named Jenny. She lives with her owner in a nice house. Jenny wears a red scarf that her owner gave her every where. At night all the cats in town meet together. All the cats that meet together are called the Cat Club members. All of the Cat Club members have special talents. All of them. Some can read. Some can walk on the hind legs, and some can sing. Jenny is not in the club. Jenny is too shy. But one day she hides in a rose bush and watches the cat club start their meeting. But she get's spotted. The twins Romulus and Remus who have a talent of pretend fighting together pulled her out of the rose bush and in front of their leader. Their leader asked Jennyif she wanted to join the cat club. Will Jenny agree? Or will she say no?
Read the book and all your questions will be answered!
I loved this book. It was really good. I hope you will like it too!

Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister by Liz Kessler

Philippa is just a regular person, but her parents are NOT. They are party performers. They do neat magic tricks, but they also drive around in a car with clown pictures on the sides! Poor Philippa is so embarrassed when her dad drives her to school in his pajamas! One day, when Philippa was sad about her best friend Charlotte moving, Philippa picked a daisy. She didn't know that at midnight, the daisy would turn into a fairy. When it finally happens, the fairy, who's' name is Daisy, want to finish her job as soon as possible, and doesn't even want to be friendly with Philippa! Daisy must grant Philippa 3 wishes before the life span of a picked Daisy runs out! If Daisy is still in the human world when it runs out, Daisy will die. Daisy doesn't even spend time getting to know Philippa. Philippa tries her very best to make Daisy feel at home, but Daisy just won't realize that Philippa wants to be friends. Will Philippa and Daisy finally be friends? And will Daisy get back into fairy world before time runs out? Read this book to find out what happens!!!!

Eggs by Jerry Spinelli

Eggs is a great book. Its about a boy, called David who is 9 and doesn't want friends, and a girl called Primrose, who is 13.
David's mother died, David's dad has to work all week, and David has to live with his old grandmother who tries to act like a mother. Primrose lives with her very weird mother who thinks that she can read peoples' fortunes. Primrose's father got a divorce with her mother when Primrose was little. When David and Primrose meet, they never would think that they would be best friends. David one moment is braiding Primrose's hair, and the next moment Primrose and David are screaming and fighting. When Primrose takes David on an adventure to Philadelphia, David realizes how fun friends can be. Read this book to learn more about Primrose and David.

Loser by Jerry Spinelli

I really liked this book, but I don't like the title. This book is about a boy called Donald Zinkoff. Everyone calls Donald "Zinkoff". But Zinkoff, even though he's in middle school, still acts like a baby. He has messy handwriting, just like toddlers. Zinkoff hardly gets an A. Even though Zinkoff tries his best, he can't get good grades, which makes all the other kids call him a "Loser". On Field Day, Zinkoff was allowed to go ahead for the Big Running Race. But when Zinkoff was running, as hard as he could, was so far behind of the other teams, that when his team finally made it to the finish line, everyone whispered "LOSER" to Zinkoff. Poor Zinkoff. Even his teachers don't like him! They think that he doesn't try hard.
Can Zinkoff finally be the hero that everyone wants?

Crash by Jerry Spinelli

Crash got his name when he knocked his cousin Bridget out of the way, one Christmas when Crash was little. Crash, know in middle school, has the perfect person to tease: Penn Webb, also in middle school, lives down the block from Crash. Penn, a vegetarian and a Quaker, is just perfect. Penn even is friends with Crash's little sister Abby. Penn also believes an old legend about Mississippi River mud. Penn says that when the mud is 50 years old, it can cure anything. When Crash's grandfather, Scooter has to go to the hospital because of a stroke, Penn gives Scooter his mud from the Mississippi River. Will Crash finally befriend Penn?

The Absolutely, True Story... by Willo Davis Roberts

I didn't like this book because it was BORING! It's about a sister and brother who go on a trip to the Yellow Stone Park with there New Neighbors, who they just met the Rupes. The Rupes are more feisty than Alison (the sister) and Lewis ( the brother) thought! Alison had offered to babysit the Rupes little kids,but on the way to YellowStone it turned out that she had to watch them every single second, more than she could take! The little kids were very active so Lewis had to help her when he could. Also Mr. Rupe is a horrible driver with a mobile home that was as big as the one they had! How can Lewis and Alison take any more?

The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Lesley M. M. Blume

This book is about Piano, and spying. Franny Hansen is a Piano prodigy. Franny's best friend is Sandy Hellickson, who is sort of like a tomboy, and thinks that Franny doesn't like the piano. Rusty Nail is the smallest town ever. There is only one traffic light, one school for all grades, one grocery store, one church, one lawyer, one doctor, one bar, and one old drunk person. Everyone is afraid of some people called "Commies" who come from Russia. So, the whole town gets suspicious, when a "Commie" arrives in Rusty Nail. Some people even start a club against Commies! This Russian's name is Madame Malenkov, but her first name is Olga. But no one knows that Olga is not a Commie. Olga is a world famous Pianist, and when Franny's teacher can't teach her anymore, Franny asks Olga to teach her. Olga, a hot tempered lady asks Franny to work for her lessons. Can Franny work hard enough to earn Piano lessons? And who will play better at the surprise at Rusty Nail's school, Franny or Franny's enemy, Nancy Orilee? Read this book to find out!!
I loved this book, because I am a musician to!!

The Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon

This book is about a boy called Mario who lives with his mother and father. They are very poor and make their living selling magazines and newspapers at their newspaper stand. Mario has been wanting a pet for a long time, but doesn't get one. His time comes when he adopts a pet cricket called Chester. Living in a newspaper stand is nice, but gets nicer still when Tucker mouse, and Harry cat enter his life. But as soon as Chester shows off his singing talent, Mario's family put him in a cage and make him sing concerts! Chester loves to sing, but only for fun. This kind of singing gets him wanting to go back to his home state, Connecticut. Can Harry cat and Tucker mouse make him stay, or will Chester catch the train, back to Connecticut?



I really like this book because there are animals in it.

Porcupine by Meg Tilly

Porcupine, is not really about Porcupines. The book has a little bit of Porcupine in it, but not much. Porcupine is about a girl called Jacqueline (Everyone calls her Jack) and her younger sister and brother, Tessa and Simon. Jack is a tomboy, Tessa acts like a princess, and Simon is shy. The thing I really don't like about this book is that there are some REALLY bad words. But otherwise, this book is fabulous! Jack, Tessa, and Simon have hard time after their dad was killed in a war. Even worse, their mom dropped them off at their great-grandma's house, and left! Find out how Jack, Tessa, and Simon survive living with their ill-tempered and grouchy great-grandma by reading this book!! I suggest this book to 10 year olds and up, because of the bad words.

Caleb's Story by Patricia MacLachlan

This is a continued story from Sarah Plain and Tall.

Caleb's Story is about Anna going to work for a doctor in town, and Caleb's new little sister, Cassie.
Cassie finds an old man in the barn, but Caleb doesn't believe her. Is there really a man? Read this book to find out if there is!



I really liked Sarah Plain and Tall, and I was so happy to find that there was another book about her!

This book is really good; you should read it!

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

This book is about a boy named Roy Eberhardt. He just moved to Coconut Cove in Florida, but he wishes that he could be back in Montana. As a new kid in Middle School, he gets bullied by the meanest kid, Dana Matherson. One day on the bus, he noticed the running boy. It was a boy around his age, only he was running away from the bus, and had no shoes. Roy decided to investigate. In investigating, he makes friends with a girl named Beatrice, who won't say how she is related to the running boy. Roy and the Running Boy work together to save some special owls.


This book is really funny and has police officers in it.

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

I loved this book. I would suggest this to kids 10 and up, since it has romance in it.
When a new girl shows up at the high school, Leo Borlock and his friends go crazy, since the girl is so different and has such an unusual name: Stargirl. Everyone loves her! The girls invite her to join the cheerleading team, but when they find out that she cheers for the enemy (other team), nobody likes her anymore, except for 2 special people...
I would recomend it because it is funny and Stargirl went through high school, even though lots of kids didn't like her.

Iggie's House by Judy Blume

This book is about a girl named Winifred.

It all starts when Winifred's friend Iggie moved away. The people who moved in were black. There were no black people on Winifred's street. Winifred thought it was special. The people who moved in were the Garber's. There are 2 boys and a girl. They are from Detroit. Winifred thinks there from Africa she is a little disappointed when she find out that they aren't.
Down the road there is this girl. She is not allowed to play with black people and she hates them. So does her mother. So they make a petition and they put up a sign right in the Garber's front yard telling them to leave! Can Winifred convince them to stay, or will they move again?

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

I loved this book very much. I think that you will too! This book is about 4 kids and 1 parent. The oldest is Rosalind, who's practical and responsible. Next is Skye, she is stubborn and feisty. Jane is the next oldest and she is dreamy and artistic. Then last but not least is little Batty, who does not go anywhere without her butterfly wings. There dad is Mr. Penderwick.
The Pnederwicks go on a vacation where they excpect a old dirty looking cottage to stay in. But instead they find a huge castle looking like place called Arundal Hall. The sisters have warned each other to stay out of trouble and out of Mrs. Tiftons gardens. Mrs. Tifton is the owner of all the land. The Penderwicks live right next to the garden of Mrs. Tiftons! So it happened that Skye wanted to go into Mrs. Tiftons gardens to look around. So she walks around the bushes and thorns that make a divider between Mrs. Tiftons gardens and where they are living. Skye finally finds a place to sneek in. She walks around in the garden and is amazed at all the flowers. But then she goes home and on her way out she was going so fast that she bumped into a boy...

jess by Mary Casanova

This book was suggested by one of my good friends; her name is also Maia.
Jess McConnell and her parents are spending five months in Belize at an archeological dig of ancient Maya ruins! Jess is excited about traveling for the first time out of the United States, being home-schooled, and going on a trip without her older sister and brother.
When Jess and her new Mayan friend go on a eco adventure, Jess learns lots of things about the jungle, and about the ancient Mayans who lived there.

The Big Book for Girls by Bart King and his 5 sisters

I loved this book from the start! But it does have some parts I did not like at all! Do you want to know what that is? The dating, and kissing parts. But other wise I love the book. It's me! It also has some cool facts and some not so cool facts.

I think this book would mostly be recomended for 8 year olds and up.
My favorite parts are the parts where you can choose a nickname if you don't have one, the pet part, and the part where it tells what level the laters in your name are.

This book is a real girly girl book! I like those kinds of books. If you want to find some interesting facts, and your a girly girl you will want to read this book! I loved it!

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

This book was recommended by our friend named Emma. At first I thought that the book was not interesting. But I was wrong. It turned out to be a great book!


This book is about a girl named Emmy. She has this mysterious nanny named miss Barmy. People later call her the Barmy lady. Her nanny uses magical potions to make no one notice Emmy that much. Emmy's parents are usually away so when her parents come back miss Barmy makes special treats with magical potions in them for Emmy and her parents!


But one day she went to school and she heard the class pet which was a rat grunt and groan. She was trying to forget about it and told herself that it was not true. But after class one of the boys named Joe heard the rat too. Joe asked her if she had heard it. She grinned.

Later in the story Joe, Emmy, and Rat become best friends. But then Emmy and Joe get bitten by Rat and they figure out that he is the incredible shrinking Rat! But how will Emmy grow to her normal size before her parents come back from there trip?

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda is a little girl who has very terrible parents. They call her unsmart, even though she is four, and can read adult books! She is so smart, that when she went to Kindergarten, she could already do her twelve times tables!
Everyone at Matilda's school is afraid of Miss Trunchull the headmistress. Even the teachers are frightened! Miss Trunchbull is so mean, that when someone does something wrong, she might throw them into the air, or hold them into the air by their ears!!

This book is delightful to read millions of times!!

Marley a dog like no other by John Grogan

This book is special because it is about a naughty dog. Marley, a Yellow Labrador, who is extremely rambunctious. As he becomes an adult dog, Marley eats lots of stuff, like pillows, pieces of a sofa, and even his owner's jewelry! The Grogans buy him a crate to try and stop him from eating the whole house, but he even smashes the crate! What are the Grogans going to do?? I loved this book because it is about a dog.

Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones

This is one of my absolute favorite books. It is about a dog that has three legs, and a boy who is bad at sports. The dog used to be a Champion Show dog until a car accident made him have three legs. After Champ recovered, he was adopted by the boy, Riley. His former owner didn't want him because he had three legs. Once he was adopted, he and Riley did Agility trials.

I loved this book because it's about a dog that does Agility.

Seeing Lessons by Spring Hermann

Abigail, and Sophia Carter are both blind. They live on a farm with their mother, father, two older brothers, and younger brother. When two doctors from Boston come to tell their father that Abigail and Sophia could go to a school for the blind, Abigail is thrilled!!! As soon as she and Sophia get there, Abigail's life changes completely. Read this book to find out how!!

Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski

When I first started this book, I thought it was hard to understand because they talk differently. I also thought it was for older children than I. They said "purty" for pretty and "ain't" for isn't. It took a while for me to understand them. Once I got used to it, the book was so exciting!

The book begins when the Slaters find out they have new neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Boyer. Mr. Slater gets into fights with Mr. Boyer. Mr. Slater also gets drunk. Mr. Slater doesn't like the new neighbors and is always making trouble for them, such as cutting their fence! Bad Slaters!!!

Mrs. Slater wants to help the Boyers, but she has to listen to Mr. Slater who tells her not to help them. The main character from the Boyer family is Berthenia Lou, but they call her Birdie! The main character of the Slater family is Jefferson Davis (Shoestring).

If you want to find out what happens to these two families...you have to go to a library or buy this book!

The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street by Sharon G. Flake

This book is about a girl named Queen. At home she acts like a queen! Her family treats her like a queen!! But her teacher in school hates her. In school a new kid comes! Everyone hates him at first......but then everybody wants to be his friend, and everybody does not want to be Queen's friend!

But then the boy, his name is Leroy, comes to visit Queen's house and her parents and Leroy ignore her........What will she do?

Mia by Laurence Yep

Mia St. Clair is a 10 year old girl who has three older brothers, Perry, Skip and Rick. She is a figure skater, only she learned how to play hockey. She helps out at the rink in exchange for lessons and ice time.
One night, her whole family and she play living room hockey, and she gets knocked over and lands head first behind the sofa!
As Mia prepares for the Winter Show, she helps teach a basic skating class for little kids, the Twinkles, and has to keep up with her home-work and rehearsals to.

***This is an American Girl book.***

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking is a nine year old girl, and she lives all alone in her house, Villa Villekulla. She and her neighbors Tommy and Annika, have lots of adventures, such as playing-follow-the leader, only that includes climbing on the roof!
Pippi is the strongest person in the world. She could lift her horse off of her porch if she wanted.
Pippi has bright red hair, that was braided so tightly that they stuck straight out, and she had lots and lots of freckles. She wears a dress that she made herself. It is blue with a yellow flower near the top, and has patches of red all over it. She wears un-matching stockings, and too-big-shoes.
She has a monkey called Mr.Nilsson. Pippi sometimes walks down the street backwards. Pippi also sleeps with her feet on her pillow, and sings her self to sleep.

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Opal wants a dog really badly, even before she moved from her home town, Watley in Florida, to her new town, Naomi in Florida. Her dream comes true, when her father, "the preacher" asks her to run to the market to buy a box of Macaroni and Cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes. At the market, she finds a dog. The manager of the market threatens to call the pound, but Opal stands up for the dog and tells the manager that the dog is hers. She brings the dog home, even though where she lives, in a trailer park, dogs are not allowed.
Read this book to find out how she helps the dog, and how the dog helps her!!

Meet Julie by Megan Mcdonald

Meet Julie is right! Julie is a girl who does not give up. Julie has a big sister Tracy who is fifteen, and a mother Mrs. Albright who is now Ms. Albright. Her dad is a pilot. Julie had gotten used to the idea that her mother and father were divorced when she played pretend! But now it's for real - her father and mother divorced. Julie, Tracy, and mom would move across town while Julie's father would stay at their old home.

Julie's best friend Ivy didn't want to say good-bye to Julie. It was too sad.
But Julie would miss her pet rabbit, Nutmeg most of all! Julie wasn't allowed to bring Nutmeg so she had to leave her behind with her father!

When Julie gets to their new home she finds out that there is a basket ball team at her school! Julie wants to join. Her friend T.J. is already on the basket ball team! T.J. tells Julie that he will have the registration form up soon! When Julie asks the coach and he says "No!" She doesn't know what to do. Will she have to give up the idea about joining the basketball team or will she figure out something?


***This an American Girl book***

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

Mrs.Piggle-Wiggle is very good at helping parents with their kids. She helps parents change their children's behavior, such as being a slow-poke, or being a cry-baby. For a slow-poke she asks the parents to spray a special spray of hers onto their kid's clothes. For a cry-baby, she asks the parents to give their child a special liquid medicine, that tastes really good.
She keeps all her cures in a big chest, that Mr.Piggle-Wiggle left for her.
This book is very funny, and kids of all ages will like it.

The Good Dog by Avi

McKinley a head leader dog of a pack is up to a big challenge! Redburn a golden Retriever wants to take over McKinley's leadership! Half of the pack want Redburn to be leader, but the other loyal half of the pack want to help McKinley be leader again. But poor McKinley also has to help a wolf, Lupin hide from Mr. Pycraft who is mean and wants to kill her! Mr. Pycrafts dog Duchess has tried getting away from Mr. Pycraft but it's no use.

But back at home McKinley is causing big trouble and his owner which Mckinley calls his boy, wants to find out what's happening! .... to be continued

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