Friday, March 20, 2009

Lexxe and Skye like Andrew Clements's No Talking!


This book is very good. It is about Dave, Lindsey, and other 5th graders. Dave starts a whole contest about who is more quiet, boys or girls.

A Fourth-Grade Fan of Akiko!

I like the book Akiko.it was really really good. i like the action!!!

Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff




Sam's life is a mystery and full of questions. He is afraid of the number eleven. Sam can't remember his mother and father. He often has a dream about freezing water, a sail boat and Night Cat. And the number eleven. Is Mack really his grandfather? And why can't he learn to read? Will a treacherous trip to the attic from the outside of his house answer Sam's questions? Join Sam on his journey to find out who he really is when you read Eleven!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Seance


In 1926 Scooter King helps his mother make the sceances she conducts seem real. He thinks he knows all the tricks of the trade. Then Scooter discovers a dead body in the water tank used by legendary escape artist Harry Houdini. Scooter becomes involved in a mystery that leads him into a dangerous world of murder, deceit, and possibly even magic. He teams up with Harry Houdini himself, but will working together stop Houdini from exposing Scooter's mom as a fraud? Read this exciting action-packed historical mystery by Iain Lawrence.

Billy Creekmore: a Novel


Billy was born ten years ago, in 1895. It was Friday the thirteenth, which might explain how he ended up in an orphanage for boys run by a cruel couple. Travel along on an extraordinary journey with Billy as he escapes with a stranger, works in a coal mine, and joins a circus in search of his past and ends up finding himself. An award-winning story by Tracey Porter.

Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning


In this endearing story, written by Danette Haworth, it is the 1970s, Melissa Gold moves into Violet's neighborhood and Violet's life starts to change -- and not for the better! Melissa seems bent on stealing Violet's best friends, Lottie and Eddie. Violet is a character you won't soon forget, one you wish you could meet in real life and a true friend. This story will stay with you long after you turn the last page!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Knucklehead



Have you read any of Jon Scieszka's hilarious books, like The Stinky Cheese Man or The Time Warp Trio series? Ever wondered where he gets his ideas? Then you'll enjoy his account of growing up with 5 brothers in Flint, Michigan, subtitled Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka. Each short chapter is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. (I got some funny looks when I was reading this one in public!)