Inkheart

Inkheart is a great book filled with excitement, such as: "I told my self about a thousand times I need to buy a revolver for safety!" while robbers roamed around the house." It just makes me want to read more and more. I think every one should read it, it is pretty descriptive. I think everyone should read this book. When I think about this book, I think that the characters in this book don't care about their lives because their so crazy. I think that this book needs more story. For example, Mo, a character, gets kidnapped; or adult napped, but it would be cool if it said what happened. Over all,I think this is a great book. I am excited to read more!

Warriors:The New Prophecy Midnight

This book is a very good one, and I am pretty picky about the books that I read. This book was written by Erin Hunter, who is actually three people! But now isn't the time to tell you about that. Anyway, this book has a ton of action, and is definitely one of the best books that I have ever read. It is about four cats who go on a mind-bending journey that they know practically nothing about. Pretty exciting, isn't it?
While I was reading this book, I had soooooooo many thoughts and opinions. At first I thought that this book would be really boring. But boy, was I wrong! I think that this book could be read by anyone who enjoys adventure, boy or girl. I think that I would probably give this book a twenty bazillion percent grade,if this book were a test. I think that this book is suitable for anyone who likes cats and reads plenty of fantasy novels. I would definitely red this book again someday. It was an absolutely fantabulous read. I hope that if you ever read this book, you would think so ,too.

Kitchen Princess

This is an amazing, descriptive and delicious book. It is a graphic novel about a girl who is set out to find her prince. It even has great recipes in the back. Though it doesn't take long to read the a they are some of the worlds best books. The artist is an spectacular drawer. It is an absolutely fun book but a little confusing at first to read because since it is Japanese and you have to read it left to right. At the very front of the book there is a glossary for Japanesse words that are used in the text. That made it REALLY helpful. I can't wait to read the rest in the series.

the Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart was a great book so I was eager to go out and buy the Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey also by Trenton Lee Stewart. Being the second book in the series I hope that it is as good as the first book. There are actually more characters than in the first book like in this new book you meet, and not all of them are humans: Ms. Purumals mother, Madge, Captain Noland, Cannonball, Mr. Argent, and more. If I could have one personality Trait that you find in the book It would be being able to be so brave like Kate, you might be surprised that I didn't say I wanted to be able to basically have infinite knowledge like Sticky (George) but I wish I could conker my fears as well and as quick as Kate. If you know what a page turner is this sure is one! A page turner is a book where you just want to keep reading until the end of the book. This book is exciting, funny, adventurous, unique, and mysterious.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

This book is like a fairy tale for wizards. It has magical things like a hopping pot that can help solve all your problems. This book is great if you like fairy tales and is great if you read Harry Potter. The book has many text to text connections from Harry Potter. When you read Harry Potter it helps you understand the magical things in the book. One text to text connection is that they both have magical characters a wizard or a witch. I notcied the magical people awlays had to do something wise, brave or foolish. In the first story there was an odd sickness called crop warts. I saw a cool word it was grievously ill. In the second story the witchs and Kight have awsome hard question like pay me the treasure of your past. There are three more stores that are great to read.

Look Who's Playing First Base

    Look Who's Playing First Base is one of many books by Matt Christopher. It is a book about baseball. The team needs a first baseman and Mike their second baseman is coming home when he finds a kid named Yuri, he asks Yuri if he wants to play for Mike's team, the Checkmates. Yuri is a russian who moved to the United States of America last year. I think the book is really good, but I've only read about 80 pages and I would recommend it to baseball fans.  

The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia)

The silver Chair is about 3 characters Jill, Eustance, and Puddlegum. Jill and Eustance are real people or daughter of Eve and son of Adam and Puddlegum is a Marshwiggle (a Narnian creature). Most of the story is about what Jill is thinking and what she is doing. 

This is not my book but it is full of adventure there are talking owls, giants, kings and queens, petty much every thing. one of the things I like about this book is that there are little drawings I really like them they help picture the scene. I love fantasy books and I especially like The Chronicles of Narnia!  When I read this book I feel excitement and worry. I feel worry because the characters take risks. 

I feel excitement because these character are on a mission and when characters are on a mission exciting things happen like say a character finds what they're looking for or they find someone or something that can help them.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-it-yourself

This is probably one of my favorite activity books because it has some activities most other books don't.  For example, one of the pages has an impossible maze.  This book also asks you questions, and gives you quizzes.  Some of the quizzes will ask questions like:  Have you ever done this?, or have you ever done that?, or what's your least favorite this?, or what's your least favorite that? ect.  One of my favorite things in this book, though, is the comics.  it has ragullar comics, unfinished comics, and blank comic panels where you can create your own comics.  So, as you can see, this is a unique activity book.     

When Santa Fell To Earth

When I saw the title of this book I quickly picked it up and started reading. My favorite character is Nicolas. He is a Santa. This book teaches you that not all Santa's have round tummies and beards. I also learned that Santa's ride with magical things. I like how imaginative the author is. I think it is cool how this author looked at Santa's a different way.

This book was written by the author of Inkspell. I like how the author made chocolate come into the story. This book has a lot of magic in it. I learned a lot of stuff in this book that I think I am not going to need. Before I read this book, I thought that Santa's ride around in sleighs. Now I know what really they ride in. This boy does bets with a genius. If he wins he gets to copy his papers during a test. I think that is absurd! I think that livens up the story. I think it is sad that the boy is ruining his own fun just because he is jealous of this other girl.

It is amazing how the author used things that seemed so harmless and cool and change them into mean characters. I have to say this book is one of a kind.

Cirque Du Freak 1 A living Nightmore.

Cirque Du Freak is a book by Darren Shan. The books main character name is Darren Shan weird right. He hangs out in a group of four Steve , Alan and Tommy. He goes to a freak show called Cirque Du Freak.They are freaks. Like a Werewolf, Snake Boy, or even someone who can chew through any thing his diet is glass and nails.
I think it is a very good book and even though no won I know who has read them has read all 12 of them. I know what they are about and they look really good so i probably not going to all of it is hard they are so many good books right under my eyes and they are usually really good when you have not heard about them because it makes it more thrilling.
I have noted that the saying don't judge a book by a cover is true.

Fablehaven

Fablehaven is a great book its like a Harry Potter, only in a kids talk way. It's very mystical and mysterious and some action, the book has fairies, witch's, greedy trolls and Kendra and her brother Seth (human beings) and of course this book can't go wrong with out a problem.
Kendra and Seth had no idea that their grandfather's a caretaker of Fablehaven, inside the parted woods just like the park only abounded nothing but the dark and trees, and what is inside is all fairies, trolls,and witch's. They all had laws and boundaries,
Then when the the rules and laws get broken, the forces of evil are among them, Kendra and Seth have to face the the biggest challenge of their life to save their family, Fablehaven, or even the world! If you love action, mystical books or fantasies this book is just right for you. when I read this book I'm can start to see the the woods, trolls and other animals or creatures on the pages seeing Kendra and Seth driving past the old house, Kendra and Seth stepping on the path of the ivy shack, and that's how I would look at the book but the surroundings just looking at the house, kind of darkish green with no sunlight. Well that is what Fablehaven is about.

Things Not Seen

Things Not Seen is one of the best books in the whole world. And it is also by Andrew Clements, author of the bestselling, Frindle. Frindle is definitely not as good as Things Not Seen. This book was very detailed, interesting, and well thought through.

As I was reading this fantastic novel, I thought it was a mysterious fantasy because Bobby, the main character wakes up one morning is invisible. 

I also thought this novel was more of an interesting read. It was not really on the funny side, and more on the freaky side. This book was, like I said, was really, really good. Other people may look at this book and just say either "wow. It's by Andrew Clements! It looks so good!" or "Ugh. That looks like a boring book." But trust me, this is a really good book. And plus, you can't judge a book by it's cover! 

Also, as you probably know, the author of the book is a very good writer. And this book was awesome. My favorite part in this book is everything. I actually do have an absolute favorite part. It is the end. It is a very good ending. But I am not telling you what it is. You are just going to have to figure it out on your own. Also, in the middle-end part of the book, the Bobby almost kisses the other main character which is why this book is also kind of romantic. Not really though.

I totally give this book a two thumbs up! Read it. You will like it. I promise. 

Chicken Soup for a Horse Lover's Soul

The reason why I love this book is because there are so many short stories that break your heart and that are SO sweet. I personally like the happy ones. I really want a horse so this really helps me out. After reading Horse Lover's Soul I realize how hard it is to take care of them. My favorite chapter is God Bless Little Horse Lovin' Souls because it is so adorable how a little girl starts crying after her horse show because her horse Snickers did so well. This is probably the shortest story at a page in a half but is also the most descriptive and heart warming.

After reading the first chapter I was in tears. They were so sad, because a lot of the horses died. During these stories I felt a tingle in my body. I think one of the saddest was also really cute. It was about a horse named Martha who was going into labor and eventually give birth to twins, which is very rare. She only likes one of her babies and kicked the other in the head which caused a blood clot. She gets to go into the house and sleep in a room with the parents. Luckily she survives. The reason why I love this story is because it is just To cute to be.

After reading this book I can't wait to read a lot more books in the series.

Eldest

I'm reading the book Eldest.  I like the fantasy part in the book.  I think the author should have put more in Eragon's travel from Tronjhiem to Ellesmera because he left out most of it.  I also think that he should put more detail in the things that Eragon sees.  Other than that Eldest is a great book.  I like how there is a lot of action in the book.  I don't really understand how the magic works in the book.  I recomend t00his book to anyone who likes actions and fantasy stuff. But read the first book or else it won't make any sense.

The Sister Switch

The book Sister Switch is about identical twins. Andie has freckles because she is outside in the sun all the time playing sports like soccer, soccer is her favorite sport to play. And Caitlin likes music and math unlike Andie. But when Caitlin has to have a fitness test they switch their self, and when they try to turn their self back into them self everything goes wrong will they straiten everything out our will they mess it up. Andie and Caitlin tell their story's will the main story fluently continuous. When one girl tells the story from her site it feels like I am actually in the book, playing her. My favorite character in the story is Andie, because she is more sporty.

Cornelia and the Audacious escapades of the Somerset Sisters

This book, by Lesley M.M. Blume, is a book about a girl called Cornelia,who loves to use interesting, unknown words an to read dictionaries, and whose mom is a famous pianist. Cornelia's housekeeper, a french woman called Madame DesJardins, is always following her around, and Cornelia tries to hide from her. One day, she runs into an indian man  called Patel, who is trying to catch a mischievious pug called Mister Kinyatta. She finds out that Patel is the servant of a rich woman who lives right next door to her! Cornelia makes friends with the woman, whose name is Virginia Somerset, and sneaks away from Madame DesJardins as much as she can to go visit her. Together they have fun. Virginia tells stories about her childhood, and Cornelia listens and learns new,intersting words, since Virginia is also a word lover, with a library "filled' with dictionaries. Cornelia thought she lived a very boring life, but Virginia teaches her that the world is quite, quite exciting.

I thought that this book was very good because it has a lot of mystery and cliff hangers, but it's kind of the type of book that goes like this"Ok this happens. Bla bla bla. Now this happens. Bla bla bla. If you don't read it the right way, it can seem very boring. It is why I recommend it to more advanced readers, like 10-12 years old readers.

Shug

Annmarie's life has just changed. She goes to Junior High in September.  The boy down the street has changer, the other girls have changed. A week before the end of the summer, there is a girl/boy pool party. Shug(Annmarie), it the only girl who is wearing a one piece bathing suit. I feel bad for Shug because her dad is never home, also her mom only cooks when her dad is home. Her mom always makes excuse when Shug wants something. Shug thinks herself not as pretty as her sister and her mom. Lots of people say she looks just like her dad. This brings her down. 

I'm only about a year younger than the character, Shug. I know that it is hard for Shug to manage her family and have people to laugh at her. I liked the part where one of the boys at the pool party starts saying things about Shug like "She's flat as a board." It was awesome when she made a diving bet that whoever did the best dive then the person who didn't win would have to carry the other persons books. I think this wouldn't be a fair trade because that guy said some mean things. I know what that feels like. 

I like this book and I predict that Shug will stand up and say what she needs to. I also predict that she will either ask Mark or Kyle. She likes both of them because nice. But I don't think she will want Mark much longer because he is leaving her out and not doing the things they used to do. I understand because because they are going to Junior High, but can't he at the least just walk to the bus stop with Shug? 

Well this is a good book and I would recommend it to people who like to stick with books.

Miki Falls

Miki falls is one of the best books I ever read. It is a manga witch is a kind of Japanese comic book. It's by a man called Mark Crilly. He is an amazing artist, and he even does tutorials on manga on YouTube. Miki is the main character in this book. This is her last year of high school, and she still doesn't like some one. On the third day of school a new kid comes. His name is Hiro. There is some thing strange about him, maybe it's the fact that he has isolated him self from every  one else, and doesn't want any friends. Miki doesn't know, but she can't stop herself from liking him.

One of my favorite parts of this book is when Miki and Hiro go on a walk on their way back it start to rain. There were thees funny circles in the back round, and i thought they were just a gate, but then in the next panel i was surprised there was a car! Then i realized  that the funny circles were head lights. The car hits Miki, and Hiro, but just barley. I was thinking how can you live through that. You are dead for sure if you get hit by a car! Then they get up. What? I thought in my head.

Miki falls may not be the most realistic of books but it is one of the bests.

Painless Algebra

From the same series as Painless Grammar, Painless Algebra is one of the easiest nonfiction books to read, though it may seem hard at first. From 3x(3x)=x3 to 5+5x/(-2)=38/2+x, this book has all of the math problems: the ordinary, and then some.

I really think that this book is very useful because I didn't know that to add two terms, they have to be like terms and use the same variables or else that is as far as you can simplify it. I didn't know that 3x+4x is 7x instead of 7xx. Also, I didn't know the three steps for figuring out variables in the equation above. I didn't know that lines on graphs have equations. Here is the rule that all lines follow: y=mx+b. M stands for the slope, and X and Y are the coordinates from one dot on the line. (For more information on the slopes of lines, check out chapter five.) Tons of useful information resides in this book, which I think was a great idea.

Book Fair Quick Picks

Got some money burning a hole in your pocket? Down to the last day of the Book Fair and still haven't decided what to buy? Here are some suggestions, all read by both me and my niece:

Magyk, by Angie Sage


This is the first book of several in the Septimus Heap series. It takes place in an imaginary world full of witchcraft and mysterious creatures. In it, a boy, Septimus Heap, who is the 7th son of a 7th son and who therefore has strong magical powers, disappears. His father, Silas, is entrusted with the care of Jenna, the daughter of a murdered queen. When Jenna turns 10, evil forces come after her to prevent her from claiming her place on the throne. The book is the story of Jenna's flight from those forces and the people who help her along the way.

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart


The author of this book got the idea for it while trying to solve a puzzle in the newspaper. It is about a group of kids who answer a strange ad in the paper, the puzzles they have to solve as a result and the reason they have to solve them. Great characters, interesting puzzles and strong plot. The book fair is selling both this book, in paperback, and the hardcover sequel, "The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey"

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick


My niece considers this to be one of the best books she's ever read. After finishing it, she insisted that her mom read it. Her mom liked it too.

This is a unique book, for is a combination traditional and graphic novel, without being either one. It is the story of Hugo, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station. Beautifully illustrated with a very intricate plot leading to a fantastic ending. Already considered a masterpiece.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card


This is the first book in one of my favorite science fiction series of all time. In it, children are recruited to become soldiers in a war against an alien race. Andrew "Ender" Wiggins becomes a star recruit, but as such, is given increasingly demanding tasks and is kept away from his friends. This is the story not only of his "Battle School" training, but of how, as he is given more and more power and is separated from his friends, he vows not to become evil and maintain his friendships. This book, along with its two sequels, "The Speaker for the Dead" and "The Xenoxide" are true classics and must read books for science fiction fans.

The Mummy with No Name

This book has Mice in it -- well, it happens in New Mouse City. A mouse named Geronimo Stilton you ask who he is? He writes newspaper but his true passion is writing stories about adventures. In new mouse city, all of his books are bestsellers! Back to the book. Weill Geronimo was relaxing he got a letter from his friend Cyril Sandsnout who works in a Egyptian Museum in new mouse city. So Geronimo invited his nephew Benjamin and one of his friends to come with him, but Benjamin's friend is a real disaster for Geronimo. They get into big trouble wile trying to find the Pharaohs treasure I gees they have to find the Mummy with no name that cepes cruising along the Museum and it always says "Goooo awaaaaay... or you'll beeeeeeeeee sooooooooooooooooorry.... " And then leaves dust behind! Just wait until you read this book, you will see how the book is. By the way I think that it is awesome!

THE SEA of MONSTERS

      I have only read sea of monsters for one day but it is the best book I have read for a while.  The book is not good if you have not seen the first book (Lightning Thief).  If you like books about greek gods and all that stuff than this book is perfect for you.  But this is not the only book there are three more and I think they are coming out with another one.  In all the books there are three or more main characters and they always go on these types of quests.  I can not tell you any more for I have already told you to much.   

Rotten school

Rotten school by R.L Stine. Now I know that your probably thinking a scary book, because R.L Stine pretty much only writes scary books, but not any more.

Rotten school is really not a scary book at all. It's really funny and kind of disgusting in away or a big way. Anyway, this book about a guy named Bernie Bridges and his friends Feenman and Crench, they all go to a boarding school called Rotten school.

I would say that this book is for a age group of 7-9 and not for a 5th grader like me. It has really big text and only 107 pages, but there is A LOT I mean a lot of series in Rotten school. I read a lot of the series and I haven't even read all of them! I think that you should go and try it out. Have fun reading!

No Place For Magic

No Place For Magic is a really interesting book. It is the third book in the series. It is based on magic. Evil magic and good magic. In the first book called The Frog Princess two people fall in love when they are trapped as frogs. They eventually turn back into humans after they go through some little adventures which compared to what is coming up ahead of them are easy. There names are Emma and Eadric. In the second book called Dragons Breath they meet and make friends with a dragon and they get chased by other dragons. That book ends with several ingenious twists. In the No Place For Magic they have to go back to Eadric's castle to ask them a very important question but, when they get there they found out that Eadric's little brother has gone! Of course they set out looking for him and Emma has noticed that Eadric is a little to found of the girls of his kingdom. Remember what I said about them falling in love? Well Emma is worried that Eadric might go off her before the big event. When they are fighting monsters and vampires to get Eadric's brother back Emma is thinking that maybe Eadric wasn't the strong and loyal man she thought he was.  Will there love end or will it continue until they get married?

The Beacon Street Girls: Letters From The Heart

For a while I have been reading the Beacon Street Girls book 3 Letters From the Heart by Annie Bryant and I have really liked it. The book is about girls who are around twelve years old, so I can relate to some of the girls loves of sports, drama queen attitudes, fashion obsessions, Loves of art, help with organizing, and much more. The characters names in the book are like names I have never heard before! Their names are Avery Madden, Katini Summers, Charlotte Ramsey, Isabel Martinez, Maeve Kaplan-Taylor, and one Character who has not appeared yet; Ms. Razzberry Pink, not Raspberry Pink but Razzberry Pink, which is a name I have definitely never heard before. I have many questions about what will happen later in the book, I don't want to give away too much so I will tell you only one of my questions: my question is about Avery, who asked her friend Meave to let her take care of her guinea pigs for a while because her mom is allergic to dogs and cats and people rarely have allergies with guinea pigs. Avery has never looked after one before so problems could happen easily so my question is what will happen? I hope I have told you enough about the book for you to like the sound of it and maybe even read it! I would recommend it to anyone who liked the "How I Survived Middle School series.  

The Alchemyst

    I'm am reading this book called the Alchemyst. It is action packed and full of suspense. It is about two twins (Sophie and Josh) who have a prophesy written about them. It says they will have to save the world. 

     At the beginning of the book a evil scourer attacks the shop owner Josh works for. That was one of my favorite parts in the whole book. The scourer brings these creatures made of mud. Thy are kind of like people, but they melt and die when they are in the sun for to long.  During the battle the twins learn about magic. By that I mean they see a curled haze with sparks a explosions. Half way through the battle josh is holding a very valuable book. I thought it was kind of weird how all he wants to save is a book. Then the evil scourer comes up and grabs the book from Josh's Hand. At least all but two pages of it. I didn't think much of it. I mean what use are two pages. It turns out the book is full of magic spells and the two pages that Josh saved are the most important ones. I still think that that is kind of random. But kind of cool.

    As you can see the Alchemyst is a really cool, action packed, humorous, and suspenseful book. I hope you think so too.    

Shoeless Joe and Me

       Shoeless Joe & Me is a great book. It is a book about the famous Black Sox scandal, it is by a great book by Dan Gutman. This series is one of my favorites and my favorite book in this series is definitely Mickey & Me, but this is probably my second favorite book in the series. 

       Joe the main character travels through time to 1919 and meets Shoeless Joe Jackson and tries to make him deny the money from the scary sharp nailed gamblers. Not only that but he has to visit his great grandmother and her brother and take their photos. He almost died on the journey 

       The book Shoeless Joe & Me is an action-packed book. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes books about baseball and history or both.      

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The book Prince Caspian is full of adventure. In this book Prince Caspian blows on Queen Susan's Horn. This horn was given to her by Father Christmas in The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter are on an adventure while Prince Caspian and all of the talking Narnia animals are on their own adventure.

When I read this book I fell like I am there in the scene watching them fight, panic and save the day! I always wonder things like if I was there would I be scared out of my mind or feel so happy because I was finding someone that was going to be the next king and in a few hours going to save the day. When I was reading I also thought things like I wish I was a Narnian animal so I could talk but not be human. Almost all the animals in Narnia can talk which I think is really cool my favorite talking animal is Trufflehunter a badger who helps Prince Caspian in the begging of the book. Anyways I think prince Caspian is a really great book and if you are up for adventure and you like a little violence I would definitely recomend this book. I always feel happy when I read it.       

The Penderwicks On Gardam Street

The Penderwicks On Gardam Street is a great book for anyone who likes a full household. It is a book about four sisters who generally love each other very much, but can still get on each others nerves. This book is also a sequel to an award winning book, The Penderwicks. 

        This book is full of excitement, and all of while I was reading it, my head was about to burst with all of the thoughts that I was thinking. I think that this might have been because I had already read the other book, which was also very good. One of the reasons that love this book is that anyone could read this book. I'm saying that a boy or a girl could read this book. However, I am not saying that they would enjoy this book as much as I did, ( and that's a lot.) but it definetly  is not a book for just one gender. That's what I love the most about this absolutely fantabulous book.

Artemis Fowl

Artemis fowl is a very... sophisticated book.  When I say sophisticated I mean it has lots of hard words.  It's also just a very sophisticated sounding book.  It also has lots of things that you would find in a fairy tale book; sprites, trolls, and more.  It even has items (such as invisibility shields) that couldn't possibly be real.  But what I like most about it is the action.  The action is actually, believe it or not, also sophisticated.  You're probably wondering how that's possible.  Well, all they have to do is put a bunch of weapons in with really weird names, and make the writing as detailed as possible.  And then when you read it, it'll sound sophisticated.  There's also a lot of humor in the book.  And the humor is, you guessed it, sophisticated. So technically, the whole book is sophisticated.   

Inkheart

I've been reading Inkheart lately, and I've been enjoying it a lot! The main character is Meggie, and her dad's name is Mo. Mo has a friend named Dustfinger. Dustfinger isn't his real name, it's just a code name, but nobody knows his real name. Yet. Mo's code name is Silvertongue. I don't get why they have secret names, or how they got them, but I'm sure it's for a good reason. 

Meggie is always getting taken out from school from her father because they have to go some where to organize books. It seems a bit weird to go some where to just be organizing books, but Mo is a book binder, and he also organizes books. Meggie likes to call him a book doctor. In the part where I am right now Meggie, Mo, and Dustfinger, are at Mo's sister Elinor's house. Elinor has books from wall to wall in every room except for the kitchen. There isn't even one book in the kitchen. 

Meggie does not like Elinor and Elinor doesn't like her, or any child. She says that her books are like children to her. She doesn't let sun hit the pages or let visitors read the books, for it  just leaves behind finger prints, and hairs in the pages. So that is what has happened so far. Just that.

Abner & Me

Abner and Me is a book by Dan Gutman. He has wrote a load of & me books including Shoeless Joe & me, Jim & me, Honus & me, Jackie & me, Satch & me, Babe & me and Mickey & me. My Favorite book is probably Satch & me.
But now lets focus on Abner & me it has lots of action and humor.
Joe goes back to the 1863 and he wants to get Abner Doubleder autograph for his baseball coach Flip and wants to see if invited the game of baseball .
But he goes back in time and see's Abner play baseball and he was horrible he did not know what it was. He also was disgusted by the solders playing baseball.

Joe also tried to save xPresident Linchion with his mom oh yeah she went with him to!

The Shakespeare Stealer

The Shakespeare Stealer is a very good book. It is good because it has lots of action in it and can be sad then wondering what will happen to the main character will he get killed will he run away or feel lots of pain. It makes me think what will happen to him what will it end like will he run away forever or not. He is a orphan and then he gets a master whose name is Mr. Bright after seven years another master gets him and tells him to copy the script but he gets captured and has a new master. I was thinking what will happen to him will he go to jail or not. I hope not.

Witch Child

Witch child is a great, scary book to read anytime you feel like it. 

This book starts in 1659, and ends in 1660. It is about a girl called Mary Newbury, who is said to be a witch child, because her grandmother was thought to be a witch. She goes on a wild adventure to run away from the people who want to kill her. Along the way, she meets some pleasant, and unpleasant characters who try to help her hide from the witch hunters, as they call themselves. She has to find a way to live in peace, without having death on her tracks.

For more information, here are some good websites for this book:

-www.candlewick.com/witchchild

-www.witchchild.com

                                                 You can also e-mail the author - Celia Rees- on witchchild@candlewick.com

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soal

This book is great. I liked it because it helped me get over losing my dog. One night I left it in my mom's room and she read all the stories about dogs. Another reason I like this book is that you can skip around and not read the ones you don't like.

This is a book with many authors and many stories. I pretty much only like the stories about cats and dogs, but some times I come across stories about birds or deer that I like. 

In this book animals help people get well, learn to walk after being paralyzed on someones entire left side, and many, many, more. WARNING!!! Some stories may be sad and may make you cry. The book has about 400 pages of friendship, love care, and loving sadness. 

I an on page 234 and have only been reading it for six days. It goes by fast because its so fun to read! There are so many other books in the series that I can't name them all. Some of them are, Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul, Pre-teen Soul, Dog Soul, Cat Soul and many, many, more.

 

 

A Begging a Muddle and an End

This book is a great-but confusing type of book. Avi wrote this book, he is one of my favorite authors. It's  kind of an adventure book but it's also not. 

A Beginning a Muddle and an End has two characters: Avon the Snail and Edward the Ant. Avon is the one who is writing a story. Edward is the one who gives lots of "helpful" ideas. You see, Edward thinks that Avon should write something on his paper and that "something" is the word that Avon writes-but what next? So now Avon the snail only has "something" on his paper. Edward and Avon talk a lot, that explains all of Edward's "great" idea's. They both go on lots of adventures while talking, playing pranks, and, of course, eating.

 The reason I like this book is because it's very detailed, wise, clever, and has tons of humor written in the depths of the pages. As Avi, the author of this fantastic tale, said on the cover of the book: "It's the Right Way to Write Writing"- and he was right.

P.S. I definitely give this book a "two thumbs up!"-Read it! I dare you!     

Coraline

Coraline is a scary book. There are gross things in it though. At the beginning it seems normal but when you get a bit into the book things can get a bit scarier and scarier. The character I admire most is Coraline. I admire her because she is brave and plays a game that is hard for her not to lose. In the game she has help of a very interesting thing that looks normal. Another character that I like is the black cat because the author gave the cat a funny personality. I have had nothing happen to me related to this book. I like the idea that you have another mother, though I would probably change her personality a bit. I thought that it was very interesting how the other farther turned out different from the other mother. My favorite part in the book is when a hand is able to crawl when it is cut of the persons hand. I think that it's weird that Coraline 's mother and father don't remember being in a glass ball. I sometimes wonder if Coraline's mother and father got hungry while trapped in the glass ball. Here is a tip:don't read this before bedtime.

Painless Grammar

     Painless Grammar is what can I say, painless. It's about how you should talk and correct grammar. For example: you should not say, "I will lay down" say "I will lie down" those are parts of the book. What's fun, is that somtimes there will be a ramdum subject and  it will be in the book later. This book is not really a story about anything, but it's a great book about grammar.  It is fun to read and I've learned a lot from it.  There are pages about one thing to make sure you understand.  

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon & Dean Hale

So, you think you know the story of Rapunzel? Think again. This graphic novel is like no other fairy tale you have read. Set in the Wild West, Rapunzel is raised by the wicked Mother Gothel. When her wicked "mother" puts her in a prison tower, Rapunzel outsmarts her by using her loooooong braids as a means of escape. The wild situations she gets herself into just never seem to stop. I kept thinking, "oh no, not another dangerous escapade". She teams up with Jack, a former outlaw, to try to right the wrongs of the world and help the oppressed. I found the adventure to be non-stop, the illustrations amazing (the illustrator said it took him a year), and the dialog kept me chuckling throughout. What's more, the ending is quite satisfying!

Marley a Dog Like No Other

Marley is a great book about a big male Labrador retriever. In the beginning of the book, there’s some stuff about the author and how when he was little, he got a dog that was perfectly well behaved and never did anything bad. After that, when he got older, he and his wife bought a dog that was “stupid” and never listened to commands, jumped on people and knocked people over. I think that it was very funny that Marley was scared of lightning and thunder but it is also sad that he is so desperate that he tries every thing to get out and then ends up with bloody paws and snout. I think this book is a great book because of how it is a true story and it shows you that l dogs are not perfect loving animals, but that some are.

When I picked the book up I thought that the book Marley was a book written from the dogs perspective and I didn’t want to read it, because I read a book from a dog’s perspective and I didn’t like that book. I wanted to find out if the book was written from Marley’s perspective, so I flipped to a page in the middle of the book and read a paragraph and it was from the man’s perspective, and luckily I read it.

The People of Sparks

At first when I was reading The People of Sparks, I was a little confused, not knowing who any of the characters were. The People of Sparks is the sequel to The City of Ember, and when I started The People of Sparks there weren't any of the same characters, and I didn't know where the setting was either. So pretty much what I'm saying is that in the beginning of The People of Sparks it was very confusing, or undetermined you might say.

As the book went on, the book started to make more and more sense. The main characters were mentioned, and they became part of the action too. Well, I don't know if they were part of the action actually, but that's just because there wasn't any. The book got more interesting as you got farther into it. The characters started to do more, and the plot became hotly anticipated.

If you have read the Ember books, you might of noticed this too, but to me it stood out. All books in the Ember series have titles that are The Blank of Blank. They are all called The Something of Something. I notice this as similarities, and I think it might be a style of the authors writing.

The People of Sparks is a great book so far, and if you're looking for a good book to read, I sure hope you choose this one!

Accidental Love by Gary Soto

As you as probably guess this book has a lot of romance, duh! When I picked up this book and I thought okay two people in love that weren't supposed to be in love but, when I started to read this book it was a lot different then I thought. Anyway, when I started reading this book there is a girl that broke up with her boyfriend when her boyfriend crashed his dad's car and the glove compartment flew open and picture of him and another girl hugging that flew right on her lap. And that's pretty sad for a girl to see, so she broke with him, then it goes on to different thing's like going to a new school. I think that the first part was my favorite part so far.

Some parts are kind of hard to understand for me. There is a little bit of Spanish which I don't know that much of. It wasn't a just right book because it was written in a way I would think a age group from maybe 12-60 and I'm not quite 12 yet. well, it really just depends what kind of a reader you are. 

Well, I would recommend this book to anyone that likes romance and a tad of Spanish and is a young experience reader or the age group that I said in the second paragraph . And why don't you just find out your self and read this book!

The Big Bazoohley

The Big Bazoohley has a lot of action. A poor family goes to the King Reward Hotel where Sam and his family have $44.20 in all the world and the hotel charges $453 a night! They are from Australia and they are visiting the U.S., and they are in the middle of a giant Blizzard. They are in for some trouble and Sam has to save them. It happens to involves sleepwalking, semi kidnapping, a little romance, ten thousand dollars and a possible witch. Oh and of coarse the Big Bazoohley.

This book made me think a lot about what is going to happen in the rest of the book if I should stop right know or keep on reading it would I have to stop on a bigger cliffhanger or a smaller cliffhanger. The relationship between Sam and Wilfrid is interesting because they are both friends and have a lot in common, Like they don't like his mom or dad and they both like baseball hats. I liked this book a lot because it is kind of spooky. I would recommend this book to people who like spooky action.

The Mysterious Benedict Society

This book is an amazingly adventurous book about 4 characters, Sticky, Kate, Reynie and Constance. These 4 are on a secret misson for Mr. Benedict. This story has a lot of adventure as I said before because they are on a secret mission on an island. This book has a lot of friendship. too.  All of the characters don't know each other before this so in the book they get to be friends and earn each others trust. When I read this book I always wonder what's going to happen next because this book is a mystery and so many things happen in mysteries because the characters are always getting into trouble. 

What I think about when I read this is what it would be like to be there, to be that character, or I'm glad I'm not them, and things like that. Like there is a part where Sticky gets caught in a plant, and I mean caught Sticky practically gets eaten by it.  Thats when I was glad I was not him! 

Anyway I am really enjoying this book and if you very much like mysteries I would try this book and see if it's as fantastic for you as it is for me.

Seer Of Shadows

Seer Of Shadows is a great book about a boy named Horace. He is an apprentice to Mr. Middleditch. Horace helps Mr. Midleditch with his job, and in return Mr. Middleditch teaches the art of photography. One day, a black servant girl called Peg comes along and tells Horace her very rich mistress is coming to get her picture taken. When Horace tells Mr. Middleditch this message, Mr. Middleditch concocts an "evil"plan. Horace has to take secret pictures, and this plan turns into a dangerous adventure when he makes a ghost come back from the dead.  This ghost has his "heart" set on vengeful murder, and Horace and Peg are the only ones who are able to stop it! 

This book is a great, interesting book because it has wonderful cliff hangers, and big old action stuffed in. It is a good story to read on Halloween, because it is a very spooky book. Avi is a super writer because he writes with a lot of suspense and mystery inside his stories.He also writes with a lot of emotion. I think Seer of Shadows  is a most awesome book to read.

Vive La Paris

This book Vive La Paris  by Esme Raji Codell is a terrific book for two reasons. First, because it is two genres, realistic fiction and historical fiction. That is great because you get to experience two genres at a time. 

Second, the character from one of her other books, Sahara Special, Sahara is a pretty cool kid. For instance, " I really think you should take that off Paris, said Sahara" when Paris was wearing her yellow star. I thought that was cool to put characters from different books by her into her other books.

In this book the main characters are African Americans and speak of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  That made me think was a earlier year than the 21st century but when one of Paris's  brothers said, "Think like the 21st century, Michel." That kind of caught me off guard when he said that because I all along thought that it was earlier in time. Have I mentioned Paris the main character is like? Well if I haven't here I go, Paris is a girl who likes history, takes piano lessons from a little old lady named Mrs. Rosen, has for brothers, and has a friend named Luz. She is a girl who learns about the place she was named after with her piano teacher.   I would like Mrs. Rosen as a piano teacher because she could give me advice and she had a good selection of old costumes and music.

For Boys Only

The combination of Marc Aronson and HP Newquist as authors makes a great book. From math tips to cracking codes and sports to snacks, this book is packed with extreme fun. I would recommend this book to any typical boy. Just remember to keep a chitchit close when working on the puzzles. I would give it 8 stars out of 10. This is the best book I've read this year and the one before.

 I thought that the book was great. Not only was it beyond expectations, but it had everything that you would not expect in a nonfiction book (including the man who walked between the twin towers). Some of the book may creep you out, but most of it is fun. I didn't touch it at first, so my mom had to motivate me. But when I first picked it up, I knew I was going to have a hard time putting it down.

 P.S. If you want to help me work on the puzzles, you can.

Pendragon, Book Nine, Raven Rise

As you may know, Pendragon is a book that contains lots of violence, a little bit of humor, and depression. But it also has action. Lots of action. Like a whole ton of action. In fact, if I made a list of every action packed part in the book, the list would go on forever (almost). Now, here's an example of something that I would surely put on that list:

At one point in book nine, the main character, Pendragon, is faced with a carnivorous mutant bear-thingy. At first, using it's sharp claws, the mutant bear-thingy makes a big cut in his arm, making him weaker (the wound later caused him to pass out from blood loss). But using his non-injured hand, Pendragon grabs a black magic wand-like weapon, that was lying on the ground nearby, and manages to use it to impale the beast in the eye, and puncture it's brain, making it squeal in pain, and fall down, dead. Pendragon had won the battle! But wait! He wasn't done yet! He walked over to the body of the beast, took the black weapon out of its eye, and plunged it into it's chest, multiple times, just to make sure it was dead.  

So, at least now you know how sick, and disgusting the action is in Pendragon. Actually, I just used that example, because it's probably one of the most disgusting parts in the book, but still. You also now know that, when I said that Pendragon had humor, violence, and all those other things, I forgot to mention that it also had sick, disgusting violence. Oh, and I hope my disgusting descriptions didn't make YOU pass out (LOL).

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

I liked the book Harry Potter and the half blood prince because it is a perilous book with tons of action. Harry is still going through the five stages of grief, because Sirius has died. Then, he and Dumbledore go on a dangerous journey to find The 4 remaining horcruxes of Lord Voldemort. Harry finds out more about Voldemort's family and past by taking 3 or 4 trips into the Pensieve. With Hermione and Ron, he fights the most dangerous of people, like Fenrir Greyback and other evil Death Eaters that have their minds set on murder.

I think that J. K. Rowling is an awesome writer because she has written 7 books in the Harry Potter series, and she writes in a voice that makes you forget everything else.

Eagle Strike

I am currently reading Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz, I'm reading it specifically because I'm trying to go through all of the Alex Rider books. I wanted to do this because when I started reading Point Blanc by Anthony Horowitz I loved the book so much that I had to read the rest so I thought it would be a fun thing to do.

I am enjoying this book so far because it you are always wondering what Alex Rider is going to do in the situation you're thinking about, but the Alex Rider books can have some violence so you're wondering how he can save his life. What I also like about these books is that I have found that in books when its a bit scary and has some violence, I actually like it, but don't take me the wrong way I don't like violence but in books it makes it very exciting and challenges me as a reader. Yet another thing I like about the Alex Rider books is the gadgets, I personally love spies! The gadgets are cool and I wish I could have stuff like them. But in this book as he is not working for the MI6 when he meets the villain he had no gadgets but I bet he will soon!

In the Alex Rider books I admire Sabina, the whole romance of the book. What I admire about her is she is very mature and athletic, with a good sense of humor, which I always like in a character. I also admire the main character, Alex, who is also very athletic, mature,and has a good sense of humor but what I like about him most is he is a secret agent working for the MI6.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes gadgets and spies, and books that at some points you just cannot put down.

Molly Moon's Hynotic Time Travel Adventure

This Molly Moon book is by Georgia Byng. It is the third one. In the first book Molly Moon learns how to hypnotize and in the second book she learns how to stop the world, by freezing it. When I first saw this book I looked at the cover and thought that Petula, Molly's dog was going to have a puppy. It really tricked me because I took so long looking at the picture on the cover that I didn't pay much attention to the title that said Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure. Time Travel is the key, because if they travel back in time then they can get the puppy Petula.

In this book Molly Moon learns how to time travel. Molly has ruined the plans of a evil person, who is as evil as he is ugly. FOUR Molly Moons are in this book. Petula Molly's dog gets stolen. While she is stolen she gets her ear pierced. Molly found out that when you time travel something bad happens to you! Back in time Molly meets a thief that steals her time traveling stones, but they bribe them back. I thought that Molly would be stuck in the past.

Molly Moon is my favorite character. I admire her. I admire her because
she is always full of excitement and mystery. In this book I think that the setting is important, because when Molly stops time you don't know if everything is like ice, or if the surroundings are the same color just frozen.
I recommend this book to people who like adventure and enjoy reading funny fantasy.

Tatterhood

This book is not really true but not really false either, so it is gonna be kind of hard for most people to fully understand. It was written by Ethel Phelps and is based on stories from people all around the world. Some of these stories are myths and some are legends. I really liked this book because now I know what other parts of the world strongly believe in. I think that you should read this book because it will give you an idea about what the rest of the world thinks happened. It has a lot of stories from Africa and Japan.
While I was reading this book I thought lots of things such as "Wow, I never even thought that that could happen that way." or " I s that even possible?". When you read this book, you will almost defenitely think of how stuff could've happened. I would give this book a ten out of ten because it really explained a lot of things that I had never even wondered about, such as, how the catipillars got to be here or about constellations. This book is extremely interesting while being sort of magical at the same time. I really love this book, and I hope that you will, too.

Almost Starring Skinnybones

In Almost Starring Skinnybones, Alex gets sun glasses signs auto graghs nobody wants. why? you read for your self. Alex makes a commercial. And because of that, he gets to get laughed at. Alex always gets laughed at. Yay! Yay! I'm going to be in a commercial! but insted no one can stop laughing until they get sluged twice. Skinnybones is a great series and... a funny one to. so he made the commercial because he won a contest and he has to do what he hates most. hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. every one laughs. Read this book and see how funny, fun, and clumsy alex is. I recomend it.

The City Of Ember

The City Of Ember is a very great book by Jeanne DuPrau. It takes place underground, and the main characters are Doon and Lina. They find an instruction book of how to escape their city Ember, but unfortunately, some of words and letters were missing. Lina tried to figure out the words, and figured out what the instructions said. She did have some help from friends and family though. After Lina has figured out what the instructions meant, Lina and Doon began the journey to escape Ember. The journey is very difficult because of boating in a paddle boat, having to climb up a wall which took several hours. Finally, Doon, Lina, and one of Lina's family members make it out of Ember and send a letter saying how to escape Ember, and some one finds it. The book ends there, so you have to read the next book in the series to find out what happens.

Babe and Me

Babe and Me is written by Dan Guttmen and is a part of the And Me series.  As always in the books, Joe has has problem but he also has solved them but that could change any time. But the reason it is called Babe and Me is because Joe goes back in time again but to 1932 to see the 1932 World Series in Wrigley Field, Chicago to try to see the New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs but that was one goal the biggest one was to see the famous called shot home run by Babe Ruth.
Joe finally spends quality time with his dad he never really got to go to a real pro baseball game Joe is the biggest baseball fan I have ever heard of. Joe notices that he was in the middle of the great deprecation so he really found out what that was.  Now is the best time to read about a president fail again.

Spalt!

I read a book called Spalt by Eirc Walters and by the way its a really good book, Anyway when I first came picked up the book I got kind of confused of what spalt ment. I stood there staring blankly at a book cover my mom probably thought I was crazy, But then it came to me spalt meant something splating into someone or something. I felt so weird and I was thinking about why it didn't come to me before.

When I was reading this book I, realized how much this was about tomatoes and, this is really just a personal opinon, but I don't like tomatoes very much. When I was done with this book, I thought the beginning of of the book doesn't really fit with the rest of book. The begining of the book is these two young boys, Keegan and Alex, trying to figure out if the cops were trying to look for them. The cops were trying to find them, but not because they did anything wrong, though. The mayor wanted to talk to them about the tomato fest.  But in the end, it's about throwing tomatoes. Well maybe that fits.

I would recommend this book to anyone that likes...tomatoes!

The BFG

This book is weird and interesting at the same time. It made me think, is this possible, is it true? That is what I thought a lot when he said that flowers screamed when you picked them, and I hoped not. It is also very funny how the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) talks. He puts 'is' into almost every sentence. I was wondering how the BFG hears these things, and are they true? I would recommend this book to people who like humor and weird things.

Night Hoops

Night Hoops is one of the best books I've ever read. The reason I think that is because you can find the difference in the beginning and the end. The other reason I think it is one of the best books I've ever read is because it is an author I have never heard of. I knew I liked it right away because right at the first sentence it got into action. Most books introduce the author and say his friends, which takes up a chapter.  This first sentence gives a good lesson: it tells how to stop the fastbreak. It is a good book and I would reccomend it to any sports fan.

Wolf Brother

Wolf brother is an extremely exiting book about 3 characters, Wolf, Torak, and Renn. This book is full of action and friendship. Torak found Wolf after a terrible thing, a bear killed Toraks father and not just any old bear a demon bear. Before he died Torak swore an oath to find the Spirit Mountian or die trying. Torak and Wolf run into a RavenClan patrol and meet Renn then all this extrordenaty stuff happens in the RavenClan camp and Torak finds out that he's The Listener! There is a prophecy that tells it all. A shadow attacks the forest. None can stand against it. Then comes the Listener. He fights with air, and speaks in silence. Torak has a whistle that only Wolf can hear, and he has to fight a battle with Hord, Renn's brother, to live, and he uses steam. But along the way to the mountians with Renn and Wolf there is some thing else, the Nanuk. I won't tell you more because I don't want to give it away.
This book is great because I love to think and my mind is always spining when i read this. It gives me great ideas for different things like, I love to write about nature and this takes place in nature! I am crazy about reading and I read for hours when I get a good book and this is one of them! I really enjoyed this book and I hope you maybe try it too! As I said before this book is full of friendship Torak gets to be best friends with Renn and Wolf as always there too. I hope as you read you notice some of the things I have said and can also think about it in your own way.

Katie Kazoo,Switcheroo No Messin' with My lesson

This book is about a girl called Katie Carew.  Her teacher, Misses Derkmen, entered the Cherrydale Teacher of the Year Contest, so now their teacher is offer reacting. And Katie has a very big problem, especially because she lives right next to her teacher.  To win the Teacher of the Year Contest is Misses Derkmen's biggest wish, and Katie knows that wishes can go wrong  a lot.                                      

I think this book has a lot of humor and I like the character Susanna a lot.  She wrote a column that's called "Ask Susanna" and she answer a girl's question and it made her class go crazy.I really like this book and I think you would, too.                

Twilight

Twilight is an amazing book about a girl named Bella, who lives with her mom but one day she wants to go to her dad's house for the year. This book is really descriptive when it comes to describing people. For example, "Then a doctor walked around the corner, and my mouth fell open. He was young, he was blonde...and he was handsomer than any movie star I'd seen. He was pale, though, and tired looking, with circles under his eyes. From Charlies description this had to be Edward's father". Though I am only in the early pages of sixty I have seen a lot of that.

This book has a lot of, romance, action, thrills, mysteriousness and even a bit of scariness. So far in this book I have been really enterained because of the intresting trates.

I am really excited because this book is going to be made into a movie in a few months.