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Do you love the High School Musical Movies? If you do, then you'll love the Stories From East High: Battle of the Bands. I read this book and it was great! I think you're gonna love it!The story is based on High School Musical and High School Musical 2. This story is about East High's very first battle of the bands. Anyone can enter: groups, duets, or solos. Sharpay formed a girl group with drama club friends Alicia and Charlotte, and Taylor McKessie from the chemistry lab. Troy has formed a guy group with his basketball buddies, Chad, Zeke, and Jason. While all this is happening, Gabriella and Ryan are left in the shadows. While everyone is making music, Gabriella signed up to tutor another student and Ryan signed up to be tutored by antother student. Then they find out that Gabriella is tutoring Ryan! Then, Ms. Darbus talked Gabriella into doing a solo for the battle of the bands. So she starts working on her song with Kelsi.Then Sharpay screams at Ryan and accidentally loses her voice.Will Sharpay's voice come back in time for her to win, or will she just have to give up this award?Read:High School Musical: Stories From East High: #1 Battle of the Bands.


The Tale of Despereaux By: Kate DiCamillo. The Tale of Despereaux is a wonderful story filled with love, danger, mice, and rats. There are four different parts to this story. Part 1:Part one is about Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse with large ears and who was born with his eyes open and not like other mice. Despereaux gets in trouble and is sent to the dungeon.Part 2:Part two is about Chiaroscuro, a rat who is not like other rats who live in the dungeon- he loves light. One day, he goes upstairs to the light and falls into the queen's soup and the queen. . . You'll have to read the book to find out that part.Part 3:Part three is about Miggery Sow, a girl who's pa sold her to another man for a handful of cigarettes, a red tablecloth, and a hen. Then, later, she is taken to the castle.Part 4:Part four is about Miggery and she becomes a part of a rat's evil plan. Except Miggery doesn't know that the plan is evil. There is much, much more to the story, but if you want to find out more, check out the book about a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread.

Miss Laurie's note: The Tale of Despereaux will be receiving the big-screen treatment soon; look for it in theaters. But remember: the book is almost always better!

Two Picture-Book Favorites

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
This book was funny! I liked when she swallowed the horse!

Elevator Magic
The best part of this book was when the boy went to the store and there was a rock and roll band there!

Hannah's Reads

I read a book called "The Year with Miss Agnes." It was about a teacher in Alaska who came from England. The teacher's name is Miss Agnes. She was very friendly to the girl in the story and her sister, who was deaf. The book took place a long time ago. It's a really sweet book and good for schools. Schools should be doing the same things she has done in Alaska.

I also read another book called "All of A Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor. It's a really good book because there are 6 sisters and they live in New York in 1900.

More Anonymous Picks

FACE ON THE MILK CARTON
it's a good book about a normal girl who finds out she was kidnapped. It's like a mystery and i like it because it keeps you at the edge of your seat

BABY MOUSEthey are a funny comics about a normal baby mouse wanting to do stuff

What Angela Likes

GARDEN OF EVE
this book is like a mystery but isn't, it takes place in bomont with every tree and plant dead. there's a magical seed that was from the garden of eden. this seed led to another world,it was a different bomont, every tree geen and alive plants everywhere. this book is very exciting! angela

SIX-GRADE GLOMMORS, NORKS, AND ME
this book is about a girl in sixth grade. she thinks stuff has been not going well, but soon she realizes she's happy right were she is. angela

Chase's Favorites

"Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures" by John Malam and Steve Parker
I like this book because it tells facts about dinosaurs. For example, T-rex has two claws on each hand. Oviraptor stole eggs and ate them! Brachiosaurus knocked down trees to eat them. Liopleurodon was the biggest dinosaur ever! If you want to know about dinosaurs, read this book.

"Amazing 3-D Bugs" by Keith Faulkner
The "Amazing 3-D Bugs" book is the best. I learned lots of stuff. The Goliath beetle is the biggest beetle alive. The black widow is the deadliest spider ever! The army ant will eat anything in its path. The termite is the master builder in the bug world. The scarab beetle is like a living jewel.This book has a lot of interesing facts. That's why I like it. You will too.

A Charlie Brown fan!

Charlie Brown's Yearbook, by Charles M. Schulz
If you like Charlie Brown stories, then you'll love this book. It is called Charlie Brown's Yearbook. It includes several Charlie Brown stories like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown and more.It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is about Charlie and Lucy and other friends going Trick-or-Treating on Halloween. Meanwhile, Linus and Sally are sitting in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin to come.He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown is about Charlie Brown sending his dog, Snoopy, off to dog school. Charlie Brown calls his friend to ask if Snoopy can stay the night. But Snoopy ends up staying for a couple of days because he doesn't want to go to dog school.If you want to find out what the other stories are, or if you want to find out more about the stories, then check out Charlie Brown's Yearbook, by: Charles M. Schulz.

A Fun Summer Read

Summer Camp Secrets: Pranked
By: MadisonKelly age 12 arrived at Camp Pine Heaven with her parents early that morning. She got taken to her group by cabin 1As' counselor. She meets a sweet and quiet girl named Melissa. Then at lunch time, she arrived. Reb Carillson-Known as an Evil Twin. Reb's partner Jennifer, was always on her side, but the Evil Twins hated Melissa. Kelly starts hanging out and going to activities with the Evil Twins and became the Terrible Triplets. The girls started pulling pranks on Melissa, like short sheeting her and taking her towel and robe when she was in the outdoor shower! But soon Melissa loses her special bracelet and blames the Terrible Triplets. Did they take it? And now Reb won't talk to Kelly? What's going to happen next?

Donovan's Diaries

Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin

I like it, because it's a diary of a bug, from the bug's point of view. They have a few things that humans do, like go to school. It's not just for boys and not just for girls, it's for both. Parents would like it also, because it's silly.

Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin

I like this book, because it's silly and it's my type. There's lots of dialogue. It's another bug's point of view. This one is good, and parents will like it, because there are problems in it that parents are dealing with.by Donovan C. age 8

Liam Likes...

Peedie by Olivier Dunrea
He's very funny and he forgets things. He lost his cap one day and he forgot to circle the egg. The cap was on the egg, and that's my story.by Liam C. aged almost 4!

Jacob Flaherty's Favorites

Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
This book is about everything about dragons. It shows maps on a few other pages and one big one which shows where dragons were. They found dragons in Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, three in Asia, Africa, Australia and one in the water. The book showed scales. More scales. More scales. The bones, the mustles, and the body parts (fangs, teeth, scales, horns, large bat-like wings, etc.). Some can fly and some can not fly.It talks about how it grows into a dragon. It starts as an egg. It takes 36 months for a dragon to grow. They show dragon dust. It's really pretty. On the other side, the dust is pretty because they show it on the other side too.The book is pretty inside it and outside it.

Curious George by H.A. Rey
Curious George lives in Africa. He was a good, little monkey and he was always very, very, extremely curious. The yellow man saw him and George came off a tree. George put the man's hat on but couldn't see, then the man took off the hat. George was popped into a bag. George was caught.This is very interesting. Why is George smoking? His clothes were a little too big for him when he went to bed. George rowed on a boat to a dock and then got on a big ship.George went out on the front of the boat. He saw seagulls flying and wondered if he could fly like a bird. He tried and first he flied then he fell in the water. When he was back safe, he climbed up a house and saw some people with balloons. George tried to get a red one for himself except that he got all the balloons and flew away. They had to run far! George saw everybody and they looked like dolls and toy houses. Soon the wind stopped. He landed on a traffic light. The yellow man yelled "George!". The man paid for all of the balloons. He went to the zoo where George could live and all the animals had a balloon.

Drew Flaherty's Favorites

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

This book is about one grinch and a bunch of Whos. The grinch pretended he was santa and stole everything from the Whos. He stole it because he didn't like Christmas. He thought the Whos would be sad the next day because they didn't have any presents.He went to give a Who a glass of water and the other Whos were sleeping. The grinch was gonna dump the presents down on the ground off a big hill. Then he heard singing. Then the dog with the horns on his head pushed the grinch down the hill on his sled. The grinch stood on the bags blowing a big horn.At the end of the story, the grinch carved the roast beast with himself and the Whos. Even the Whos and the grinch ate it.



Dragonology: the Complete Book of Dragons

My favorite part is the book has actual dragon skin and the dragon dust. You can touch the dragon skin but not the dust.This book is about many dragons. My favorite dragon is the Chinese Lung. The Japanese dragon has four toes. The Chinese dragon has five toes.

Maggie Recommends:

Minnie and Moo and the Case of the Missing Jelly Donut. Maggie really liked the book and thought it was the funniest mystery on earth. It was funny when Minnie and Moo dressed up like chickens. Maggie thinks all kids should read this book.

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle because she has all these crazy cures. Maggie's favorite is Mrs. Piggle Wiggles "Not Pick up Toys Cure". Maggie thinks kids all around the world should read it.


Miss Laurie's note: I love the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books too! Check out all of them by Betty MacDonald.

A Lemony Snicket favorite

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket is about 3 children whose parents die one day in a fire. And that's where the whole series starts. Their first guardian is really a villain who forces them to do nasty things and tries to get ahold of their fortune. And all the other details, well you have to read the book to find out.

Funny Book

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is about Greg Heffley's journal. He is in middle school. The things he writes are hilarious. If you want a good laugh read this book.

Junie B. Jones: Good and Bad

Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed is an awesome fast going book. It is not hard to read and it is very funny. It is fun to read.

Junie B. Jones: One Man Band
I thought the book was slow going. Really nothing happened. It wasn't as good as Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed.

Anthony's Funny Faves

Anthony Cervera likes:

Edgar and Ellen series by Charles Ogden
about a brother and sister named Edgar and Ellen. It was a very funny book and I liked it a lot.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
The book was about a boy named Peter and he was very annoyed by his little brother. I liked it a lot.

What Matt Likes

Travel Team By Mike Lupica
I love this book because i am a big sports fan and I like basketball. It is all about a boy who doesn't make his travel team becase of his height.

Tom Needham's biography Albert Pujols : MVP On and Off the Field
I liked this book because he helps so many people and gives away thousands of dollars. He is religous and wants to help people who are in need.

Carson's Dahl Favorites

Matilda by Roald Dahl
I read this book and it was amazing! Her parents were so cruel to her, but she had 3 friends--Lavender, Hortense, and Miss Honey, her teacher. It was very good at the end. She got to live with Miss Honey. The end.(by Carson Peasely)

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
In this book James lived with his 2 horrid aunts. They were very mean to him. But one day a giant peach grew and when James went inside he met grasshopper, spider, silkworm, glowworm, earthworm, lady bug and centipede. And they lived with James in the peach.(by Carson Peasely)

Jacob Recommends...

jacob flaherty - Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons.

This book is about everything about dragons. It shows maps on a few other pages and one big one which shows where dragons were. They found dragons in Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, three in Asia, Africa, Australia and one in the water. The book showed scales. More scales. More scales. The bones, the mustles, and the body parts (fangs, teeth, scales, horns, large bat-like wings, etc.). Some can fly and some can not fly.It talks about how it grows into a dragon. It starts as an egg. It takes 36 months for a dragon to grow. They show dragon dust. It's really pretty. On the other side, the dust is pretty because they show it on the other side too.The book is pretty inside it and outside it.

Jacob Flaherty - Curious George by H.A. Rey

Curious George lives in Africa. He was a good, little monkey and he was always very, very, extremely curious. The yellow man saw him and George came off a tree. George put the man's hat on but couldn't see, then the man took off the hat. George was popped into a bag. George was caught.This is very interesting. Why is George smoking? His clothes were a little too big for him when he went to bed. George rowed on a boat to a dock and then got on a big ship.George went out on the front of the boat. He saw seagulls flying and wondered if he could fly like a bird. He tried and first he flied then he fell in the water. When he was back safe, he climbed up a house and saw some people with balloons. George tried to get a red one for himself except that he got all the balloons and flew away. They had to run far! George saw everybody and they looked like dolls and toy houses. Soon the wind stopped. He landed on a traffic light. The yellow man yelled "George!". The man paid for all of the balloons. He went to the zoo where George could live and all the animals had a balloon.

Drew's Favorites

drew flaherty likes how the grinch stole christmas!This book is about one grinch and a bunch of Whos. The grinch pretended he was santa and stole everything from the Whos. He stole it because he didn't like Christmas. He thought the Whos would be sad the next day because they didn't have any presents.He went to give a Who a glass of water and the other Whos were sleeping. The grinch was gonna dump the presents down on the ground off a big hill. Then he heard singing. Then the dog with the horns on his head pushed the grinch down the hill on his sled. The grinch stood on the bags blowing a big horn.At the end of the story, the grinch carved the roast beast with himself and the Whos. Even the Whos and the grinch ate it.

Drew Flaherty likes Dragonology: the Complete Book of Dragons. My favorite part is the book has actual dragon skin and the dragon dust. You can touch the dragon skin but not the dust.This book is about many dragons. My favorite dragon is the Chinese Lung. The Japanese dragon has four toes. The Chinese dragon has five toes.

A Mother's Pick

Loved the biography Laura Ingalls Wilder by Alexandra Wallner. I read it to my 3 year old and read it with my 8 year old. I remember reading the Little House in the Big Woods series and loving it. And now this book gives a great summary of Ms Wilder's long and meaningful life. Definitely a must read if you like her stories. Jennifer

Nina's Favorites

Nina liked "My Friend is Sad" by Mo Willems.She liked that the pig found out that when a friend is sad you should just ask the friend "whats the matter?'.

Nina thinks that "Grizzwold" by Syd Hoff is fun. Grizzwold finally found the perfect home.

Some Fun Picture Books

katy the kitten was a good book. it was about a kitten who was playing with a bunny and she got lost and her mom found her because of the bell around her neck. I really enjoyed this book. the end

Are you my mother was a great book to read. The mother bird went to get worms and the the baby bird hatched. She went out looking for her mother asking lots of animals if they are her mother. At the end she finds her real bird mommy. the end.

Tyler Likes Mysteries!

Tyler Likes The Hardy Boys Books:The Hardy Boys #11 Abracadeath - I like this book because I like mystery books. Also it looks like a comic book but is a book.

Crime Files: Body of Evidence is a good book! Crime Files: Body of Evidence is a good mystery because it gives you facts in a mystery that is about 4 minutes long and give you a solution.

Xander likes Wimpy Kid and Mysteries

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by: Greg Heffley's Journal was a weird book because Greg never gets what he wants, he never wins. The story was very funny. I recommend others read it. Xander

I liked the mystery The Empty Envelope (an A to Z Mysteries). Many people get arrested and they always solve crimes. The characters included Josh and the story is very interesting. Xander

Some Great Beginning Readers

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
I like how the words sounded alike. And I like how Sam I am was trying to get him to eat the green eggs and ham in the "box" with a fox. I loved it because at the end he did like green eggs and ham.

Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire. I liked the book because the animal with all the spots wanted to be in the zoo, but the zookeeper did not want him in the zoo. And I liked how his spots went everywhere and they changed colors. He also juggled his spots.

Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. I liked the Winn-Dixie because when Opal and Dixie went to Gretude's Pet Shop, Otis played the guitar and all the animals in the shop listened and were calm. I loved this book.

Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Polacco. I like the book because it was about the importance of reading. Aunt Chip was the librarian and she wanted all the kids to read instead of watching T.V. It was a good book.

Isabella, the Harry Potter fan!

Isabella Levitt says...Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone is one of the best books ever.

Isbaella Levitt says...Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a very good book.

City of Ember and Inskpell

I like the book "The City of Ember" by Jeanne Duprau because it is very interesting how the author made the characters very primitive.

Miss Laurie adds: Watch for the movie, coming soon!

I like the book Inkspell by Cornelia Funke because the author made the story very magical.

Gretchen's Picks

FLOTSAM by David Wiesner is one of my favorite books! There are no words to read you just use your imagination to go along with the pictures. Gretchen Wilber

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner is a great beginning chapter book. You'll love the characters and if you like Mysteries this series is for you. Gretchen Wilber

Miranda Recommends...

A while ago I read a book called 20,000 leagues under the sea. It was about a submarine called the Nautalis that travels in almost all the oceans and seas in the world. They even go to the south pole where no one has ever been before. (This happened a long time ago.) I think it was a great book. Miranda

The day before yesterday I read a book called Harry The Poisonous Centipede Goes To The Sea. It is about three poisonous centipedes that travel from a tropical island to a city. (I can't tell you which because we don't want collecters going there to capture them for their collections.) For a while people thought that that particular kind of giant centipede was extinct. It is a great book. Miranda 7

Madison's Pick

I recomend... The Ghost,the White House,and Me. KayKay Granger's life changes when her mom runs for president and wins the election! Her dad tells her that Abraham Lincoln's ghost haunts the White House. KayKay and her little sis Ally try to uncover the mystery. KayKay discovers that she should leave the case alone. She pulls a prank, makes a new friend, and has fun. By:Madson Drake

Chance is a A Captain Underpants Fan

"Captain Underpantsand the attack of theTalking toilets!"Suggested by Chance Stephenson Written by Dav Pilkey
Read this fun filled Fight, Wedgie power vs. Potty power included!
Flip-o-ramas, Comics, Toilets, This book has it All!
Guaranteed to make you laugh until soda Comes out your nose!
It’s so funny you won’t want to put it down. I read it in one day.