Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Boba Fett



Title: Boba Fett
Author: Terry Bisson

A boy named Boba Fett was in a war. He finds a bounty hunter that is dangerous. How would you feel if you met the bounty hunter?

An orphan named Boba Fett was alone by himself. His father Jango Fett was killed in a war. Boba Fett found himself in a war with clones and Droids firing at each other. Boba was sent to Bespin to find new parents. Boba found a bounty hunter named Arra Sing.

This book is a great book because it has a lot of action. If you like action and adventure, then you will like this book.

By: Vincent

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban



Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Author: J.K.Rowling

Have you ever been to a school just to learn magic? Harry Potter has and just as he thinks he's safe, something horrible happens...a murderer breaks in.

Horrible Harry Potter's aunt and uncle keep him captive in a cupboard. And then his godfather wants to murder him.

This book is enchanting because it is about magic. If you like fiction, mystery, and magic books, then you will like this book.

By: Thomas

The Indian in the Cupboard



Title: The Indian In The Cupboard
Author: Lynn Reid Banks

Have you ever had a little action figure come to life or your friend make one come to life?
What do you think this book is about? Read the summery and find out.

In the Indian In The Cupboard, a little action figure gets put in a cupboard and comes to life. Then Omri's friend Patrick brings a cowboy to life and it doesn't go well. Throw in an Indian, cowboy, and two boys and you get Indian In The Cupboard!

This book is a good book because there is a lot of magic stuff going on. If you like magical books, then you will like this book.

By: Shannon

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days



Title: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Author: Jeff Kinney

In this book you will find that there are lots of things going on like how Greg and Rowley get into a fight.

Greg is on summer vacation and has nothing to do except to play video games, but finally goes to the town pool and finds one of the loves of his life.

This book is good because there are lots of things going on. If you like funny things, then you will like this book.

By: Scott

Big Nate in a Class By Himself



Title: Big Nate In A Class All By Himself
Author: Lincoln Pierce

If you're looking for a FUNNY book, well Big Nate is a really laughable and cool book. Big Nate gets in a lot of trouble, and he ditches school because he knows that he has a test and he didn't study. And Big Nate gets a lot of write ups.

This book is really funny and descriptive because it explains almost everything you could think of. If you like funny books, then you will like this book.

By: Rena

Calvin and Hobbes



Title: Calvin and Hobbes
Author: Bill Watterson

Would you like to see a kid and stuffed tiger go on adventures and fight with each other and hang out with each other?

Calvin and Hobbes is funny because Calvin keeps his distance from Moe the school bully
but keeps getting beat up and he and Hobbes keep fighting sometimes and their adventures go
wrong the way they don't want it to go.

This book is hilarious because Calvin is always pinning his crimes on Hobbes and Calvin always gets
into trouble. If you like rude humor then you will like this book.

By: Phillip

My Haunted House



Title: My Haunted House
Author: Angie Sage

Imagine you've been looking for a ghost for years and find 2 ghost in your house. But now your Aunt Tabby wants to sell the house. What would you do?

Armanita Spookie and her ghost friend Edmund have to set up schemes so Aunt Tabby
doesn't sell the house. One lady comes to buy the house and so does the Wizzard family. They bought the house but they let Aunt Tabby, Armanita, Uncle Drac, and Sir Horace live with them.

This book is a very funny book because Sir Horace keeps falling apart. If you like partly scary and very funny books then you will like this book.

By: Payton

The Rescue



Tile: The Rescue
Author: Nicholas Edwards

Have you ever saved a dog from drowning?

A little girl named Emily has bad dreams three nights in a row and the third night she hears something from outside. Emily goes outside and she finds a dog and names it Zach. Zach is badly hurt and determined to survive.

This book is sad because a dog gets hurt. If you like animal books, then you will like this book.

By: Olivia

The Indian in the Cupboard



Title: The Indian In The Cupboard
Author: Lynn Reid Banks

What do you think would happen if you put a plastic Indian in a cupboard?

A boy named Omri gets a cupboard for his birthday and he puts an Indian in the cupboard. Read to find out what happens next.

This book is awesome because something cool happens. If you like fiction/fantasy books, then you will like this book.

By: Nick

Sleepy Hollow



Title: Sleepy Hollow
Author: Washington Irving

If you like dead people with no head or better yet, riding a horse, then you will like this book!

In Sleepy Hollow, you will meet Ichabod who is the best detective in New York. Then he gets called to go to Sleepy Hollow from two deaths. Will he believe in the headless horseman when he goes there? He better. Will he believe the witches future or not? If you read this book, beware, you will get sucked into the book!

This book is scary, creepy, and spectacular because you don't know what's going to happen next. If you like scary, ghost, and horror books, you will like this book.

By: Nathan

The Red Pyramid



Title: The Red Pyramid
Author: Rick Riordan

Your father has just been captured by one of the 5 most powerful Egyptian gods, Set! That just happened to Carter and Sadie Kane.

Join Carter and Sadie as they learn how to be Egyptian magicians and try to save their father. The only people they have to help them are Uncle Amos, Bast Muffin, Zia, a crocodile, Horus, Isis, and a baboon, but they don't trust them. To save their father, they must go to a red pyramid.

This book is interesting because it is about Egypt. If you like comedy and adventure, then you will like this book.

By: Marissa

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane


The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Author: Kate DiCamillo

Join Edward Tulane, a China rabbit, on his miraculous journey through so many places. Edward goes on a cruise with his owner Abilene, then has 2 boys throw him around, and he gets thrown overboard. Come join Edward on his journey!

Edward Tulane has been owned by so many people! His first owner was Abilene, next an old lady, along with a little boy and his little sister, and many more!

This book is AWESOME and funny because I found it interesting. If you like fantasy books, you will like this book.

By: Kaitlyn

Ook and Gluk


Title: Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Caveman From The Future
Author: Dav Pilkey

Have you ever seen cavemen do kung-fu?

This book is about two kung-fu cavemen who save their village from a guy who is trying to kill them.

This book is disgusting because the baby dinosaur throws up in a guy's mouth. If you like to see fun books, then you will like this book.

By: Joe

My Very Last Best Friend



Title: My Very Last Best Friend
Author: Julie Bowe

Have you ever lost your best friend? Well Ida May has. Now how will she survive fourth
grade?

Ida May's best friend Elizabeth moves away and now her life is getting rough. She wishes she could just lock herself in her room with her sock monkey George, but no, she has to go back to school and get tripped by Jenna Drews. How will she survive with Jenna Drews tripping her and calling her I-duh? Stacey just smiles her big crayon smile. This is a great book for young girls who like chapter books. You will have to read about how Stacey and Ida communicate with each other.

This book is a good book because it has a lot of great ideas for what you could do. It has a lot of friendships. If you like books about friendships and you want to know how to survive fourth grade, then you will like this book.

By: Hallee

Franny K. Stein


Title: Franny K. Stein
Author: Jim Benton

Franny K. Stein moves to a different house and likes her room dark and spooky. One day her room gets decorated with daisies and posters of cute horses. Then Franny K. stein makes it dark the next day.

Franny went to school and when she got there, no one seemed to like her. The only one she liked was the teacher. She wanted to be just like the other kids. Then she makes a project and it turned her really nice.

This book was weird because they talk about bats in Franny's room. If you like weird books, then you will like this book.

By: Gizela

Fourth Grade Rats



Title: Fourth Grade Rats
Author: Jerry Spinelli

Have you ever bean called a rat?

The fourth graders are mean to the little kids and they push them off the swings.

This book is funny because he kicks his teddy bear out the window. If you like to read funny books, then you will like this book.

By: Christian

Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf



Title: Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf
Author: Katheryn Laskey

How would you feel if you were born with a twisted paw but the wolf law says no? Then dragged from warmth to a lot of floating ice, to die by either drowning or vicious owls? Then nearly dying from a frozen death but saved by a grizzly bear?

This is the adventurous, deadly, loving, courageous, and triumphant story of Faolan, a wolf pup. Told from his eyes, you will have to read to find out what happens.

This book is awesome because it is a story of a wolf and his life. If you like adventurous fiction, then you will like this book.

By: Brandon

Wait Til Helen Comes



Title: Wait Till Helen Comes
Author: Mary Downing Hahn

Have you ever seen a ghost? Have you ever seen best friends kill each other?

Mary goes into a lake and Helen drowns her. Helen has been haunting Mary because Mary killed Helen when they were best friends with each other when they were younger.

This book is interesting because it has horror stuff in it. If you like horror stories then you will like this book.

By: Ashlyn

Magic Tree House



Title: Magic Tree House
Author: Mary Pope Osborne

How would you like to fly on a magic tree house?

This book is about a boy, a girl, and a magic tree house. They travel through time and collect rare items.

This book is magical because they fly through time on a magic tree house. If you like adventure books, then you will like this book.

By: Anthony

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

39 Clues: The Maze of Bones



Title: 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones
Author: Rick Riordan

You have two choices. Take one million dollars or risk your life to go on a dangerous adventure around the world to find thirty-nine clues. If you succeed in finding all the clues, you will become the richest, most important person in history, but that's only if you succeed. What would you do?

That's exactly the decision that Amy and her brother Dan, have to make. In The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan, Amy and Dan decide to take the challenge and they begin their adventure. But there's danger and competition lurking around every corner. Will they find the clues they need to solve the mystery? You'll have to read to find out.

This book is excellent because it has descriptive writing and is full of adventure! If you like adventure and mystery stories, you'll love this book.

By: Ms. Tanner