The Pharaoh's Secret (****)

This book is about a girl and her name is Talibah, she has a little brother named Adom, he is 11 years old. Talibah and her Dad, along with Adom, go to visit Egypt, wear their Mom and Dad were born. Her Mom died when she was nine and her brother was five. They have to solve a mystery about Egypt's only woman Pharaoh, Hetshepsut. She loved a man named Senenmut, who was a from a common family, and should not be treated with respect. They could not marry, so Senenmut promised they would be together in the after life. When Senenmut disappears and they have to figure out what happened to him.

This book was 302 pages long. I will give it four out of five stars (****).

The Pharaoh's Secret
by, Marissa Moss

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (*****)

This book is about a girl named Calpurnia Virginia Tate. She lives in 1899. In her household she lives with seven brothers, her Mom & Dad, and a very mysterious Grandfather. Her oldest brother, Harry, gave her a little red notebook to write her observations in. When she has a question about grasshoppers she goes to her grandfather as a last resort. He does not give the awnser, only clues. When she finally finds it she makes a close relationship with her Grandpa, who is a naturalist and also is trying to find a way to make pecans into whiskey. Read the book to read Calpurnia's whole story.

I listened to this book and it was nine hours and six minutes total. I will give this book five out of five stars (*****) because it was a good story and interesting to learn about how life was in the 1800's.

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by, Jacqueline Kelly

Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place The Mysterious Howling (***)

This book is about a fifteen-year-old girl who gets hired for a governing job for three children at a house called Ashton place. Lord Aston claims that he found the children in the forest of Ashton place. Penelope Lumley is a very smart and creative Governor who is determined to get the three children out of their old dog-like habits.

This book is 263 pages long. I'll give it three out of five stars (***).

Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place the Mysterious Howling
by, Maryrose Wood

Wild Magic (*****)

This book is about a brother and sister who get enchanted by the pied piper's music. They live in Hamelin, and it is overrun with rats. The mayor promises him one thousand gold coins if he can get all of the rats out of the town, which he does and the mayor does not pay him, so he takes all of the children into Elvendale, which is a magical world. Jacob gets left behind because he has a cripple, the door closes and Jacob cannot go in any more. The pied piper has a curse to turn into a horrible, ugly mean beast every night of the full moon. He can only pass it on to a certain child. This child happens to have been left behind. When he does pass the curse what will the victim turn into under the full moon? Read the book to find out!

I'll give this book five out of five stars! It was 278 pages long.

Wild Magic by, Cat Weatherill

My Top Ten List , Febuary 20, 2010

These are my favorite books!!!
1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (the whole series) by, Rick Riordan
2. When You Reach Me by, Rebecca Stead
3. Enola Holmes Mystery's by, Nancy Springer
4. Ingo by, Helen Dunmore
5. The Girl Who Could Fly By, Victoria Forester
6. Esperanza Rising by, Pam Munoz Ryan
7. Birdwing by, Rafe Martin
8. The Goose Girl by, Shannon Hale
9. Birdie's Book by, Jan Bozarth
10. Sword Bird by, Nancy Yi Fan
Hope you will read and enjoy these books as much as I did!!!

Climbing the Stairs (***)

This book is about a Indian girl named Vidya, her life changes forever when her father gets hurt badly in a freedom march because of herself. She moves into a different house and her brother enlists in the army, can her life get any worse?

This book is three out of five stars (***), I thought it was okay, but it was a little boring. This book is 243 pages long.

Climbing the Stairs by, Padma Venkatraman

Every Soul A Star (***)

This book is no where near getting on my favorites list. It's about two girls. One's name is Bree, she is a fashinable , snotty girl who cares about little more than herself. The other ones name is Ally, she is a caring, carefree, nice,and kind.

This book is 322 pages long. I'll give it three out of five stars (***).

Every Soul A Star by, Wendy Mass