The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

This book was written by Howard Pyle and is written in the Old English style of writing. It is about the well known criminal of England that is infamously known for his sharp skills with the bow and for his kind heart to his fellow men in trouble. I found that this book is mostly made up of short stories about Robin or one of his merry men that are loosely connected with no main plot except the concept of a man going through life.
I found this book ridiculously hard to understand and that it takes time to toil away at the simplest of sentences. I would definitely say that this book lived up to its 8.6 reading level and would strongly recommend this book to anyone at least 7th grade and up.

Liang K'13

Harry Potter and the Order of th Phoenix

This was a si-fi book by J.K. Rowling. I loved this book eventhough it was super long it was worth it. In this book Harry had to use a spell outside of Hogwarts to get rid of the dementors. Harry had to go to court to see if he got expelled. During this book a new head mistress comes that is really mean. Towards the end of this book it is very suspensful.

Marie S'13

The Maze Runner

I read a book called the maze runner by James Dashner. It was about a kid named thomas who was transported by a freight lift to a place caleed the glade with knowledge of the world, but no personal memories about his life. The glade is a large stone courtyard surrounded by four walls which open and close, and beyond that there is an enourmous maze, which the "gladers" try solving so that they can escape. This book was amazing, and one of the best books i ever read, because it made you think , draw conclusions, and you couldn't stop reading it. I would rcommend this book to everyone fourth grade and up.

Ezekiel Z '13

I read the book Rucker Park Setup by Paul Volponi. The book is about basketball and J.R. and Mackey are in a basketball tournament at Rucker Park. They are playing for the Greenbacks and one day they are playing someone comes up and stabbed J.R. I will tell you no more.
I thought that it was a pretty good book and I iked it because it is about baseball. Paul R. 13

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The Hockey Machine

 

I thought the hockey machine was a very good book. it was full of a lot of suspense,and if you read this book you will definitely want to read more.

The Hobbit

The Hobbit is a good si-fi fantasy horror book. It is about a hobbit (someone shorter that a dwarf) that goes on a quest to find treasure and slay a dragon. He succeeded on getting the treasure, but not killing the dragon.
mackie a'13

Bunnicula

Are you ready for a laugh-out-loud version of the spooktakular? Then James and Deborah Howe's series about the vampire bunny is one you'll definitely want to check out! From the snappy dialogue to the hilarious mistakes of one high-strung cat, this book is a joy from beginning to end. And best of all, there are lots more in the series!

Lynn G '84

skellig

I think that SKELLIG was the best book i have ever read.Its my horror/ fantsy book and i loved it. its about this boy who has a baby sister that has heart problems and they just moved into an old beatup house with a garage that is pratcly going to fall appart. one night the boy walked into the garage and saw....... a man................. or is it.


marieh,13

The Stone Child

This books main character, Eddie Fennicks, is in love with horror books and is thrilled when he finds out his family is moving to his favorite authors home town. They arrive in town with an unexpected car crash , a superstitious tow man, and to make things worse, all the townspeople believe in the Olmstead Curse (the author of the horror books) and don't take to kindly to newcomers. Eddie doesn't mind and soon finds himself with a new friend and life is going well. But suddenly he finds a book, Olmsteads last book before he disappeared, and Eddie suddenly finds himself among hooded figures,moving shadows, a woman from the dark lands, and a stone child with a book.

I thought this book was a good read and (for me) was a fairly short book. Their is horror in the book but it was fairly light (no nightmares for me), but it did have some gruesome descriptions of the creatures that hunt Eddie in the woods.

LiangK'13

Cat Running

            This book was about a girl named Cat Kinsey and she is really fast and won the fifth grade race last year. Now this year everyone wants heer to run in the sixth grade race. She was originally planning on running it and then she found out thaat everyone one was wearing slacks.So then she asked her parents if she could weeaar slacks and her dad said no. She was so upset that she decided not to participate in the sixth grade run. I didn't really like this book because it was kind of boring and didn't have enough detials.
                                                                                                  Kayh'13

Home of the Braves by: David Klass

     This book is about Joe Brickman the captian of Lawndale High Schools soccer team. The Lawndale braves have like never won a soccer game. This year a student from Brazil come to play soccer. Joe hates this guy because he is dating the girl he has liked forever. When Antonio the guy from Brazil starts playing on the soccer team they start winning. With all of the teams wins it draws bigger crowds and more publicity. By the end of the book something so surprising happens you wouldn't even believe what you just read. I liked this book  because of the way he keeps you so interested in it.

- Marie S '13

The Basket Counts

the Author is Matt Christopher. It is about basketball. where Mell plays basket ball with his friends. he went to skateland the lights went out during skating. he won the champship game. i liked this book.





Ernest K '13

One-Handed Catch

The One-Handed Catch was a good and fairly easy read. I was surprised that I got through it fairly quickly since I usually despise any book with sports in it, but this was my one exception. Even though the main character loses his hand, the author describes none of the gruesome images, but instead uses comedy to cover the urgent atmosphere, so you don't need to worry about being grossed out. This book also has almost no bad words in it, so if you want a clean book this would be a good pick.

LiangK'13

Miracle on 49th Street

My book this month was Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica. This book was sorta like a sports book and a romance book. I liked how the characters were very different in their personalities and stuff. It was kind of creepy how Molly just hops into Josh's car before she evens knows himIt was still a really good book.

~Lizzie K. '13

Swindle

     This months genre was sports so I read Swindle by Gordon Korman. I don't really know how it's a sports book, but it is a good book all the same. The book is focused on a kid who is trying to get a baseball card that a shopkeeper "Swindle" swindled him out of. I liked this book because it made you think. It also made you fell for the characters. I would reccomed this book to anyone fourth grade to eighth grade.

Eziekiel Z '13

The Boy Who Saved Baseball

If you are a fan of sports books with a quirky twist to them, then you need to read this book by John H. Ritter. It is filled with sports talk as a local baseball team becomes responsible for the fate of the entire town. Ritter has a lot of fun inventing new words to describe the action, and his vivid language choices only enhance the action. The ending of the book is really unexpected.

The best part of the book is the richness with which Ritter develops each of the main characters. They seem to jump off the page, they are that realistic.

Lynn G '84

Change Up: Mystery at the World Series

Do you like Sport-Mystery books? If you do, this is the book for you. This book is about two teenage sportswriters who think that they have came up with a story at the World Series. Did they really come up with a story, or is it a hoax, read the book to find out.
Mackie A'13

A Surprise Twist!

             This month's genre is sports! I decided to choose Melissa Lowell's " A Surprise Twist".
This book is an easy read with a simple plot, and relatable characters. It's about a girl with big skating dreams, but soon skating soon becomes a chore instead of a passion. This book relates to kids, tweens, and teens everywhere who are still figuring out their own interests and talents. It's short and gets straight to the point, which is why I give Melissa Lowell two thumbs up!

Noel B '13

Notebook

I liked this book because it had so much emotion and alot of love in it. it made me cry on some parts.


JeanL,12

my sisters keeper

i liked this fat book because it just like what my fam is going threw, cause my grammy has the same kind of cancer she did.
LYNN L 12

Band of Brothers

The book band of brothers talks about one company for world war 2 easy company. The story begins with 2years of hard traning before getting dropped on D-Day in Germany. The drop was bad everyone was scattered. The army regained and moved out. Then it was time to movie then comes the battle of bulge. The bombing was tremedous. Then the news came that they killed Hitler. The war was over.
I very much enjoyed this very much recommended to the older reader but great book.

Alan O. 2012

Powerless

I liked this book and thought it was very well written. It was a quick read. It is sort of a mystery mixed in with super powers.

The Postcard

This book is about a boy who travels down to Florida for his grandma's funeral. While there he finds an old postcard in a desk and this leads him into a mystery about his family. I thought this book was really good. It kept me reading all the way till the end. This is a great book for anyone who likes adventer/thriller and of course mysteries.
Lindsey T. '12

Voyage of the Frog

I found this book kinda boring. I think it would be a good book for people who like boats and understand all the terms they use in the book.
Loissa W. '12

The Eleventh Plague

I really enjoyed the post-apocalyptic , adventure thriller, book called the Eleventh Plague,by Jeff Hirsch.
it is about a boy who's family is almost completely wiped off the face of the planet, along with 2/3 of the world. he has a constant struggle with the world, self, society, and fate. in the end, there is a firefight and after all that,he gets a girlfriend and eventually marries her and raises a family when he is just 16-17 yrs. old. but very very exciting. 10 out of 10!

Pat. G. '12

ramona and beezus

This book was very good....... FOR KIDS! i thought if i was 3 years younger i would have liked it. Ramona and beezus start out feighting with each other and in the end they make up .it was a okay book.

Jurassic Park

The book I read was Jurassic Park. It was a funfilled book with lots of action, adventure, and you even learn stuff in that book that you probably didn't even know about. This book was about a dinosaur person who finds bones and what not and he was asked to inspect the island Isla Nublar and see if John Hammond will open the park to the world. Stuff goes wrong and they get in some trouble with the nightmares of the reptiles that used to rule the earth. I liked the book for the suspense and entertainment.

James F, 12'

Voyage of the "Frog"

Numb from grief, David sails out into the Pacific to fulfill his Uncle Owen's final request - to have his ashes scattered at sea.  Little does he realize how is uncle's dying wish could also lead to his own dying...

Gary Paulsen works his familiar magic with this high-seas adventure.  Details of sailing are painstakingly researched and used in David's narrative.  While the constant nautical references do become difficult to follow, the survival story of the teenager does not.  Like Paulsen's more famous work, Hatchet, the main character struggles against seemingly impossible odds to survive.

This is the first novel where we come across thematic elements that force us to compare the character's life and actions with our own faith and beliefs.  Much is made of the hopelessness of Owen's death and David's subsequent troubles, yet nowhere in the story does it ever mention what we know to be the ultimate truth - that death for a believer does not create the devastation that David feels, and that no matter what happens, God is always in charge of our lives and always with us.

This novel introduced the topic of CONFLICT.  All five forms were evident at one point or another within this story.

Although it may not have been the best novel you've read all year, I hope it did give you a lot to think about!

Lynn G, '84