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!