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Nolan

This month I read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.  It is about Harry Potter, a young boy, and his friends Hermione and Ron.  Harry stayed at Hogwarts School over the summer.  He met a man named Gilderoy Lockhart, a book writer.  Harry gets more information about the chamber.  Will Harry ever find out what animal is in the chamber?  The genre is fantasy.  I recommend this book because it is long and also interesting. 

Mirah

This month I read Katie Kazoo Switcherroo Drat! You copycat! by Nancy Krulik.  It’s about Becky, Susan and Katie.  Becky copies Susan in about everything.  Becky even takes Susan’s report topic.  The genre of this book is fantasy.  You should read it because it is very detailed.  Will Becky ever stop copying Susan?  Read it to find out.
 

Michelle

This month I read True Tales of Animal Heroes by Allan Zullo.  It’s about heroes who don’t always have to be human.  For example, there was a 16 year old boy who did not listen to his father and went out to the forest and got lost and it started to rain.  What animal will save him or will he be saved?  Also a girl was almost attacked by a shark.  Did anyone see her?  Will she be saved?  The genre of this book is informational.  I recommend this book to people who love animals.  I bet you will be amazed how smart and caring animals can be.
 

Caroline

This month I read The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler.  It’s about a boy who is getting a new gym teacher and hears rumors about how the gym teacher is mean.  Some say he makes you jump out of an airplane.  Others say he makes you lift up his car.  Is the gym teacher really mean?  Read to find out.  The genre of this book is fantasy.  I liked it because it is suspenseful.
 

Yesh

This week I read Heat by Mike Lupica. It’s about a boy who does not have a dad or mom, just his brother.  So one day the boy was practicing baseball. He hit a robber with his pitching by accident.  It turned out he became a hero.  So a few days passed when suddenly a tragedy happened.  A reporter wants to take a picture with his family.  Will everybody find out about his long lost secret?  Tune in to find out. The genre of the book is realistic fiction.  I recommend this book to you because it’s a thrilling story.
 

Carly

This month I read The Doll People by Ann M Martin.  It’s about a doll named Annabelle and her aunt is missing.  Annabelle wants to find her aunt.  But then she meets a friend.  Her friend is a plastic doll named Tiffany.  Anyway, Tiffany is her best friend and together they make a perfect team.  As a perfect team do they find Annabelle’s aunt?  Read to find out!  I like it because it teaches a lesson about friendship.

 

Thomas

This month I read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.  It is about a kid named Harry Potter who keeps on hearing these strange voices in the piping.  He soon finds out it is a big snake.  His friend Hermione Granger gets petrified from it!  Will Harry defeat the big snake?  Read to find out!  The genre of this book is fantasy.  I like it because it has a good mystery. 

 

Jacqueline

This month I read a book called The English Roses: The New Girl by Madonna.  It’s about Nicole’s friend Leslie coming to England.  When Leslie came she met the other roses and she was acting better than them.  So the next day the English Roses told Nicole about Leslie’s acting better than them.  Will Nicole trust her friends?  Read this book and find out!  The genre of this book is realistic fiction.  I like it because it teaches you to include everyone. 

 

Eric

This month I read Robert the Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner.  It’s about a horse Robert who sneezes whenever he smells roses.  Will Robert ever cure his problem?  Read to find out.  The genre of this book is fantasy.  I liked it because it’s a happy story. 

 

Will

This month I read It’s not fair by Carl Sommer.  It’s about a bee who is happy until he finds out worker bees do all the work!  So he gathers the young worker bees and leaves the hive.  Will they come back?  Read to find out.  The genre of this story is realistic fiction.  I liked it because it taught me a valuable lesson.

 

Chinmay

This month I read Eragon by Christopher Paolini.  It’s about a boy named Eragon who finds a very queer blue stone which hatches and turns out to be an egg of a dragon.  Eragon is now part of the dragon riders.  The dragon riders have had only one person right now, the evil king Galbatroix.  Eragon has to beat his shade Durza before he can beat Galbatroix.  Will he beat Durza?  Read this to find out.  The genre of this book is fantasy.  I like it because it is suspenseful. 

 

Sabrina

This month I read A Dangerous Path by Erin Hunter.  A Dangerous Path is about a warrior cat named Fireheart.  Fireheart is the deputy and is needed more than ever because Bluestar, the clan leader, is convinced that StarClan, their warrior ancestors, has turned their back on ThunderClan and every ThunderClan cat is a traitor.  There are four clans in the forest, each clan with their own personality and quality.  There is ThunderClan, they are fierce and brave, WindClan is swift and loyal, RiverClan is clever and strong, and ShadowClan is wily and proud.  Tigerclaw, the traitor who killed the old ThunderClan deputy so he could become deputy and attempted many, many times to kill Bluestar, has become ShadowClan leader.  One day Fireheart sees a trail of fresh kill leading to the ThunderClan camp.  The trail of fresh kill has Tigerstar’s scent on them and dogs have found it and are following it.  Fireheart comes up with the only plan to let the dogs chase them and lead them to the gorge and climb up a tree and let the dogs fall over.  Will Fireheart’s plan work or will his trap catch his clan mates instead?  I recommend this book because with every paw step, there are more dangers and mysteries, and they are all solved in an exciting conclusion. 

 

Marisa

This month I read Magyk by Angie Sage.  It’s about a family, the Heaps.  Their beloved son, Septimus, the seventh son of a seventh son, is taken away the night he is born, said to be dead by the midwife.  The same night, the baby’s father, Silas, finds a beautiful newborn girl with violet eyes.  The Heaps take her into their care and name her Jenna, but who is this mysterious girl, and what really happened to Septimus?  The genre of this book is fantasy.  I like this book because it is very exciting and urges readers onward. 

 

Noah

This month I read Eloise takes a bath by Thompson and Knight.  This book is about a girl named Eloise who is taking a bath and explaining all of the things to do, but because of all the water, she is causing the ball room down below where Mr. Salomone is having a ball, to flood.  Will the ball be saved from flooding?  Read to find out.  The genre of this book is fiction.  The reason I chose the book was that it was very funny. 

 

Stephanie

This month I read The Case of the Great Sled Race by James Preller.  It’s about a kid detective named Jigsaw Jones.  He solves mysteries.  A bully in his school named Bigs Baloney, wants Jigsaw to find out who stole his sled.  Jigsaw and his friend agree to work on the case.  Will Jigsaw and his friend find out who stole Bigs’s sled before the sled race?  Find out!  The genre of this book is mystery.  I recommend it because I think it is a suspenseful book. 

 

Ally

This month I read And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr Seuss.  It’s about a little boy and his dad always tells him to keep his eyes open and see what he can see but he made up what he saw.  He is going to say he saw an elephant, two giraffes, airplanes throwing down confetti and a lot of other things.  When he gets home will he tell his dad the made-up story or what he really saw?  I recommend this book because it teaches a lesson not to lie. 

 

Shannon

This month I read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss.  Green Eggs and Ham is about a guy named Sam who is trying to make a guy like them.  He says to try them but he will not eat them.  Then one day on a boat with Sam he tries it.  Will he like green eggs and ham?  Read the book to find out.  This book is fantasy fiction.  I recommend this book because it is funny, cool and awesome.

 

Tori

This month I read Space Rock by Tom Biller.  It’s about a guy named Bob.  It all starts when his project was due.  All he had to do was to buy a postcard and tie it to a balloon and let it go.  So, when school was over he walked home, but he found a weird rock so he put it in his pocket.  When he got home he wanted to go to bed but he heard a mouse.  It was the rock.   He said that he had to go back on a ship, so did he get on the ship the next day?  Read the book to find out.  The genre is fantasy.  I recommend this book because it is very funny, descriptive, colorful and creative. 

 

Gianna

This month I read Light Your Candle by Carl Sommer.  This story is about three girls that are trying to make their town more inviting and clean.  To make it more inviting they picked up garbage and made people stop fighting.   Do you think that they made their town a better place?  Read to find out!  The genre is realistic fiction.  I recommend this book to you because it is realistic and very cool. 

 

Zach

The title of the book is Lord of the Rings and the author is J.R.R. Tolkein.  It is about a hobbit who has to bring a ring to a volcano.  They have to battle orks!  There are castle battles like Helm’s Deep and Menes Tearith.  The reason I picked this book is because it has a whole lot of action in it.


Liam

This month I read Dangerous Book For Boys by Hal Iggulden. This book is about making cool tools and gadgets. I learned to make tree houses, bows and arrows, and go carts. It also tells you about ancient history. If you want to build a tree house read to find out how! I recommend this book because its the perfect book for boys to make cool stuff. The genre is obviously informational.


Kate

This month I read The Magic School Bus Insect Invades by Ann Capeci. This book is about a class learning about insects. And two people brought in class pets. But they don't know what to eat and what their homes are like. So they go on a field trip to find out that stuff. But they trip down the bus stairs and their bug Spot, Whirly, and Fang got out and they go on a big adventure to find them. Will the class find Spot, Whirly, and Fang? Read to find out! This book's genre is science fiction. I recommend this book because you can learn a lot of new facts about insects.

 

 

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