Author: Hillary McKay
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a really good book! It is about this girl called Saffron, but people call her Saffy. She is beginning to have suspicions about being adopted because her brothers and sisters are all named after paints (their parents are painters) and she isn't. And to find out what happens, read the book!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Halfway to the Sky
Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Reviewer: Cool Aunt Holly
This book (recommended to me by Bookgirl) is about Dani who decides to run away from home and hike the Appalachian Trail (more than 2,000 miles!!) all by herself. Her mother comes after her and finds her, but Dani convinces her mom to hike a little further. They meet lots of interesting people and Dani learns a lot about her mom and herself. If you read this book, you'll want to hike the Appalachian Trail too!
Reviewer: Cool Aunt Holly
This book (recommended to me by Bookgirl) is about Dani who decides to run away from home and hike the Appalachian Trail (more than 2,000 miles!!) all by herself. Her mother comes after her and finds her, but Dani convinces her mom to hike a little further. They meet lots of interesting people and Dani learns a lot about her mom and herself. If you read this book, you'll want to hike the Appalachian Trail too!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Bridge to America
Author Linda Glaser
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a really good book. It is about a boy Fivel who is Jewish. He lives in northern Poland in 1920. He has 5 other brothers and sisters. His dad went to America to get money to send to them so they can go too. Fivel lives in fear of Cossacks who kill little Jewish boys for sport. When will he hear of his father? Can he escape the Cossacks? Will he ever get to go to America? And to find out what happens, read the book!
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a really good book. It is about a boy Fivel who is Jewish. He lives in northern Poland in 1920. He has 5 other brothers and sisters. His dad went to America to get money to send to them so they can go too. Fivel lives in fear of Cossacks who kill little Jewish boys for sport. When will he hear of his father? Can he escape the Cossacks? Will he ever get to go to America? And to find out what happens, read the book!
A Mango Shaped Space
Author: Wendy Mass
Reviewed by: Book Girl’s Mom
As Book Girl would say, this is a really good book! Book Girl herself recommended it to me, so how could it be otherwise? But boy is it sad. Keep your Kleenex handy! The fascinating part of the book is that the main character, Mia, has synesthesia. Sounds, numbers and letters appear in her mind in color. This is Mia’s big secret – she doesn’t want anyone else to know and think she is a “freak.” She doesn’t realize that there are other people like her in the world until one day she happens to meet a little boy who sees in colors too. This meeting, and troubles at school finally force her to tell her family the truth. And to find out what happens next, read the book.
Reviewed by: Book Girl’s Mom
As Book Girl would say, this is a really good book! Book Girl herself recommended it to me, so how could it be otherwise? But boy is it sad. Keep your Kleenex handy! The fascinating part of the book is that the main character, Mia, has synesthesia. Sounds, numbers and letters appear in her mind in color. This is Mia’s big secret – she doesn’t want anyone else to know and think she is a “freak.” She doesn’t realize that there are other people like her in the world until one day she happens to meet a little boy who sees in colors too. This meeting, and troubles at school finally force her to tell her family the truth. And to find out what happens next, read the book.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Review Writer: Gabe
Kate, Sticky, Reynie, and Constance are back with an unexpected journey to Lisbon in search of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Benedict, the one who brought them together. It is an awesome journey with
clues, cannons, a cannonball, bullfrogs, Ten Men, and thiefs. In this book anything could happen . The world is your oyster!
P.S. The red letters are clues to the blanks!
Review Writer: Gabe
Kate, Sticky, Reynie, and Constance are back with an unexpected journey to Lisbon in search of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Benedict, the one who brought them together. It is an awesome journey with
clues, cannons, a cannonball, bullfrogs, Ten Men, and thiefs. In this book anything could happen . The world is your oyster!
P.S. The red letters are clues to the blanks!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Hoot
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a really good book. It is about a boy named Roy. While a bully is pushing his face against a bus window, he sees a running boy. The boy does not have any shoes on. Roy runs off the bus the bus to follow the boy. He follows the boy to a golf course and watches him run into the woods. Then he gets hit in the neck with a golf ball. Who was the running boy? What was he doing? And to find out what happens, read the book!
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a really good book. It is about a boy named Roy. While a bully is pushing his face against a bus window, he sees a running boy. The boy does not have any shoes on. Roy runs off the bus the bus to follow the boy. He follows the boy to a golf course and watches him run into the woods. Then he gets hit in the neck with a golf ball. Who was the running boy? What was he doing? And to find out what happens, read the book!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Peter and the Starcatchers
Authors: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a really good book! It is the prequel to Peter Pan. It is about a boy named Peter who is an orphan and the leader amongst the orphan boys. One day the orphanage master decides to send the boys on a ship to serve a king. Once they get on the ship, Peter realizes that it is going to be horrible, so he tries to escape, but he doesn't make it. Once it is nighttime a sailor shows the boys to their tiny cabin and gives them something horrible to eat. Peter sneaks of to find decent food. While doing so, he comes upon a rat suspended in air, as if by a string. But there was no string. And to find out what happens, read the book!
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a really good book! It is the prequel to Peter Pan. It is about a boy named Peter who is an orphan and the leader amongst the orphan boys. One day the orphanage master decides to send the boys on a ship to serve a king. Once they get on the ship, Peter realizes that it is going to be horrible, so he tries to escape, but he doesn't make it. Once it is nighttime a sailor shows the boys to their tiny cabin and gives them something horrible to eat. Peter sneaks of to find decent food. While doing so, he comes upon a rat suspended in air, as if by a string. But there was no string. And to find out what happens, read the book!
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