Saturday, January 23, 2010

When You Reach Me (*****)


This book is a very surprising and a little bit tricky to figure out the notes that Miarenda keeps reciving. Who are these misterious notes from? Read it to find out what happens.

This book is 197 pages long. I'll give this book five out of five stars (*****).

When You Reach Me by, Rebecca Stead

top ten books for boys


Here are my top ten books for boys:
1. Fablehaven Series by, Brandon Mull
2. A Giant Problem by, Holly Black
3. Swindle by, Gordan Korman
4. The Magic Thief by, Sarah Prineas
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by, Rick Riordan
6. Swordbird by, Nancy Yi Fan
7. Hatching Magic by, Ann Browner
8. What the Dickens by, Gregory Maguire
9. The Tale of Despereaux by, Kate DiCamillo
10. Knucklehead by, Jon Scieszka

Sunday, January 10, 2010

The Garden of Eve (***)


This book is about a girl named Eve who's mom dies and she and her father move to a little town in middle of nowhere. It is 35 miles to the nearest town. She receives a magic seed as a birthday present from Maggie, a older woman who knows almost everything about the town. Eve finds that magic is real in a mysterious way with a boy who claims to be a ghost. Read it to find out what happens.

This book is 231 pages long. I'll give it three out of five pages long (***).


The Garden of Eve by, K. L. Going

Dealing with dragons (****)


This book is about a princess who is bored of being a prim and proper "lady". But Cimorene is a tomboyish, headstrong and smart. She is being forced to be married to a prince who spends too much time in the artillery room and cares about little more than himself, artillery, and his reputation. She meets a frog that tells her the directions to a place where she can get advice & answers. She follows the frogs directions and ends up in a cavern of dragons. One dragon, Kazul, took a liking to her and takes her into her care. Cimorene lives happily under the care of Kazul. Read the book to find out what else happens.
This book is 212 pages long. I'll give this book four out of five stars (****).
Dealing With Dragons by, Patrica C. Wrede

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Stolen Children (***)


This book is about two girls named Amy & Kendra who got kidnapped by two guys named Smokey and Hugh. Amy is a very smart girl. She is very surprised when a lady phones her asking for a babysitter for one day. Amy accepts and is soon on her way to the job. Amy settles Kendra, a sweet little girl who always has a little stuffy animal with her, it's name is tubby. She goes down stairs for a while. When she comes back up to Kendra's room she is gone.
This book is 165 pages long. I'll give this book three out five stars, I did not like it that much.
Stolen Children by, Peg kehret

The Last Olympian


This book is the fifth book and the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. I thought this book is a very good book because it has a lot of suspense and I literaly could not put this book down and was disappointed that the book ended so soon.
I really like this book and recommend it for people who don't mind a little bit of violence.
This book is 381 pages long. I'll give this book five out of five stars (*****) because I really enjoyed all of the suspense!
The Last Olympian by, Rick Riordan