Stacey’s Mistake By Ann M. Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club Stacey’s Mistake By Ann M. Martin is a great book. This is a book about a girl named Stacey Mcgill who lives in New York City. She used to live in Stoneybrook Connecticut, which is where her friends live, Kristy, Mary Ann, Claudia, and Dawn. She misses her friends very much, so she invites them to New York City. That was a big mistake because Mary Ann is being really annoying. Kristy can’t keep her mouth shut. Claudia hates Stacey's friends and Dawn is afraid of the big city. Stacy wishes she didn’t invite them.

   

I like this book because it’s interesting. In this series, there are 94 books. I think this is the best series that you should read. I can’t decide which is my favorite part in the book though.   

Review by - Madds

 

Death on Naboo by Jude Watson

Death on Naboo by Jude Watson is from The Last Of The Jedi, Star Wars series. It is about some Jedis attacking the villain named Malorum. Will Ferus Olin and his friends be able to defeat Malourum? What will the emperor do?

Overall the book is really good and I think you should read it. I really like this series. The book has cool characters and Jude Watson did a good job with it. I love Star Wars and if you do too, read this book. Also this book is the 4th book in the Star Wars: Last of the Jedi series.

Review by Cpt.Rex

 

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

In the book Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, Nora Grey's life is far from perfect. Nora had an attempt on her life yet survived which wasn’t a pleasant thing to go through. She had gained a guardian angel, but sadly her guardian angel was far from angelic, matter of fact quite devil-ish. The guardian angel named Patch had been given a second chance with life, while still not being human or being able to be seen. I personally believe that this book is good for most ages above 9-10 while it all depends on your mental age and how well you can take 18+ themes or themes of violence. Other than that, it’s truly an amazing book. 

I can relate with the character Nora Grey, as I believe she would be a great friend who wouldn’t talk about someone behind their back unless given a good reason, which I believe is outstanding friend material. This book would be the romance and horror category of books, although it rarely states anything truly in the horror category, even though there is gore and topics of such. Some parts of the book remind me of a few of the goosebumps series.

Review by Em0RaInB0w

 

The One And Only Bob by Katharine Applegate

I like The One And Only Bob by Katharine Applegate because it shows me that different animals can like animals that are not the same species as them. It can also means that animals can talk to species they have never met before. 

In the story Bob, Ivan, and Ruby all like talking to each other with the different sounds they make. Ivan is a gorilla, Bob is a chihuahua, and Ruby is an elephant! They love going on adventures with each other and going through good times and bad times. It can get so hard that they lose each other sometimes.

Review by Abigail

 

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday by Rachel Renee Russell

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday by Rachel Renee Russell. This book is about these 3 girls, Zoey, Chloe and Nikki. Nikki  is the main character. Nikki is going to have a luau party but there is a problem. The party is going to be canceled because her mom is ruining her party and she is very stressed. Later in the story Chloe has the invitations she made for the party and while she is gone the invitations are gone. 

My favorite character is Nikki's little sister Brianna. She is very funny and adorable and I love how she tries to make things for her sister. I can relate to this story because once I had a birthday party. 

Review by Isabella

 

Kristy’s Great Idea by Raina Telgemeier

Kristy’s Great Idea by Raina Telgemeier is a graphic novel based on the novel by Ann M. Martin, and part of The Baby-sitters Club series. The character in the book that is my favorite is Kristy. My favorite scene is when Kristy wants to start a babysitters club. Kristy has some friends, their names are Claudia, Mary, and Stacey . The plot of the book is the story starts in the beginning of 7th grade and at Claudia's house. The B.S.C. (or Baby Sitter Club) meetings  are in Claudia's room. 

The reason I like this book is because there's a lot of friendship and babysitting. There is a show on Netflix with two seasons called The Baby - sitters club. The show is as good as the books. I think you should read the book, then watch the show. 

Review By: Dance Queen!!

Dog man Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey

Dog man Fetch-22 by Dav Pilkey is a really fun book! There are a lot of plot twists! Like when an evil fish named Flippy was being mean, but then it turned into  a story that was made after one of the many other Dog Man books came out. It's also clever that at the beginning of the book the author  Dav Pilkey told us the real authors were two little kids named George and Harold. The main character is a dog/man which is why he is called dog man. There is a reason why he is half dog and half man. The story is in the front of every book.

            I really liked this book when I was younger. I would say it's from a 2-3rd grade level book. The best part about it is that it's easy to read. All the Dog Man books are easy to read because they are graphic novels. I also like that every once and awhile there are jokes, and they are not corny, they are really good sometimes. The book reminds me of my auntie’s dog because all the men had connections to the dog, but none of the girls did.

Review By:   Kitty Cat   =^-^=

Amulet 8: Supernova by Kazu Kibuishi

This is a book review about Amulet 8: Supernova by Kazu Kibuishi. This book is from a series of 9 books but right now there are 8. The ninth, and the final book in the Amulet series has not came out yet. Google says book 9 will come out October 25, 2022. The main character is Emily. She is the strongest character in the Amulet series. She is powerful because of an amulet she found in book 1. If you have not read book 1 yet, this is how she got the amulet. In The beginning, Emily’s dad died in a car crash. Then she moved into her great grandpas houes and found the amulet.

This book kind of reminds me of Ukraine and Russia because they're in a war and in the Amulet book series there's also a war going on. If you like action-packed fiction themed graphic novels with magical powers and wars, this is the book for you.

 

Review by Dude-J.D

The Guardian of the Realm by Elisabetta Dami

The Guardian of the Realm by Elisabetta Dami writing under the pseudonym Geronimo Stilton is full of adventure, action, and comedy. There are many surprising moments, and unexpected twists and turns. There are many characters, animals, and other fantastical creatures. One of the surprising moments is when a HUGE sea snake comes from the water and the main character is terrified! Will he find a friend?

             

The events of The Guardian of the Realm reminded me of the first book in the series. I want to do exactly what they did in this book, like go to new places, explore, and much more. This is the 11th book in the series Of the Kingdom of Fantasy. For me, the title of the book expanded my imagination and beliefs. 

Review by Let’s go Celtics

The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier

   The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier is about Jack Sullivan is a 13-year-old kid that is going through a monster apocalypse. Jack thinks he’s the last of his kind and everyone becomes zombies. Jack tries to save the world, but his first move is to save his friends by thinking he is in a hero movie. 

      My favorite character is Jack because he loves movies and soda just like I do! My favorite scene in the book is when Jack has to sneak by Blarg to get a super small screwdriver to fix his walkie-talkie to talk to Quint. In the book there are people and middle-schools briefly in the book, but if it was real it would have it for a longer time. 

Review by: I.Eat.Brainz.For.fun

Ghost Dog Secrets by Peg Kehret

Ghost Dog Secrets is written by Peg Kehret. I specifically picked this book because the understanding and descriptions are great. This is personally one of my favorite books knowing that they are trying to save someone. Rusty and his friend, Andrew attempt to save a dog that wasn’t treated properly by its owner. There was a house in a neighborhood that Rusty stumbled across and saw a dog that looked very skinny and badly treated. Rusty took pictures of the dog for evidence to prove the dog was poorly treated. Although Andrew's little sister found out and told her parents….

I have quite a good connection with this book because my family and I actually rescued our dog. My dog was in need of help when my mom and dad found her at an abandoned place near where my grandpa works. They then decided to surprise us with the dog around four weeks later as a present after we got home from a friend’s birthday party.

Review by-R0sey

 

The story, Ghost Dog Secrets, by Peg Kehret is about Rusty and his friend, Andrew, saving an abused dog. Every day Rusty feeds a skinny dog chained up with no shelter or food. His friend, Andrew, soon helps. After several days of feeding this dog they decided to take it home but try to hide it from his mother.  Wendy, (Andrews' little sister) is following him around and figured out that they have a dog, and she told on them. There had been a ghost dog trying to get Rusty to follow him. Eventually, Rusty followed him and encountered Ra’s mean owner, who was making terrible threats.

This book reminds of something going on in real life, because dog abuse does happen in real life. This book is fiction, but I think some parts are very realistic.

Review by Layla

Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey

Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey is part of the Dog Man series. So the main plot of the book is that the dog man is in big trouble and Petey’s dad gets out of cat jail and they have to stop him. I really liked the books. It was really funny and fun to read. My thoughts about this book are that when I first started reading it, I didn't like it. But after I read it for a little bit, I really liked it, because I like all the action. I just wish I could write a book. 

This book is like Captain Underpants. My favorite character is obviously Dog Man, but I also kind of like Petey’s son because he is very funny. I don't feel like telling you guys my favorite scene because I don't want to spoil it. But if you want to hear, then keep reading, but if you don't, skip this. My favorite part is when Pete's father turns the bag into a human with the spray. This book is fiction and this is my book review. This book is a Graphic Novel.

By Mrshady2010

 

Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey

 

Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey is about Dog Man, who has to go through the troubles of having a cone on his head. Lil’ Petey who keeps trying to keep Petey on his good side. As well as Petey who is trying to be on tv without any interruptions. All in all, all the characters have their own problems that they’re all going through.

I think that this book is really funny, has a lot of action and is easy for anyone to read. Although I do suggest that you should read all the other dog man books before you read this one. I really like this graphic novel series and I believe it is the best. 

Review By: Penguinja

Golden State Warriors by Sam Moussavi

Golden State Warriors by Sam Moussavi is about basketball with the Golden State Warriors and part of the Inside the NBA series. The state the warriors are from is San Francisco, California. The thing I like about this book is that it gives a lot of facts about the Golden state warriors. What years they played in how many championships they had. They talk about all the old players back then. 

This reminds me of myself, because I play basketball. And it talks about the players like Stephen Curry, who during 2015-16  had a .908 free throw average and in 2016 he made 1,593 three-pointers. Curry had 40 playoff game wins. And he made three NBA all-star teams. It talks about the greatest moments about the warriors during the 2015 NBA finals. The Golden State Warriors won 67 games during the regular season. I love reading basketball books and this one is my favorite. 

Reviewed by Rocco

 

Leatherback Sea Turtle by Rod Theodorou

Leatherback Sea Turtle by Rod Theodorou, from the Animals in Danger series. I like this book because it’s about turtles and I love turtles. It’s about Leatherback sea turtles and it gave me facts about Leatherback sea turtles. Facts like their mass is 550 – 1,500 lbs , they are 6 – 7.2 ft ,and they eat  jellyfish and sea squirts. So that is really cool to me that their mass is 550 – 1,500 lbs and that they are 6 – 7.2 ft. Also that they eat jellyfish and sea squirts in the sea. 

I like this book and I hope you will like this book just as much as I do. Sea Turtles have always been my favorite animal my whole life because I had a turtle when I was little. I like them because they swim and I also love swiming. Did you know that the leatherback sea turtle is endangered?

Reviewed by Turtle

 

Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman

I like the book, Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman because it is heartwarming. It is about Joseph’s grandfather making him a blue moon blanket  when he was a baby to keep him warm at night and to chase the bad dreams away. When Joseph started to get older, the blanket started to get old too. It was frazzled and torn and his mom wanted to throw it out, but Joseph still wanted the blanket. So grandpa fixed and snipped and twisted and turned it, and he made the blanket into a vest that Joseph could wear all the time with him. Joseph liked it and the other kids did too. 

I like this book. It is so good. You might like it too because it makes you feel joy and warmth inside and the book is about family and children. You should go to your nearby library and try to find this book and go read it. Have a Good Day.  

                   

Review by - realloyn  

 

The Creature from the Seventh Grade, Boy or Beast

The Creature from the Seventh Grade, Boy or Beast by Bob Balaban is about a boy that is in the seventh grade that gets bullied. He gets bullied because he is a short and skinny seventh grader. He doesn't do any sports so he gets made fun of then something happens. He becomes a dinosaur, everyone likes him and he is nice and might try a sport. 

I like the book because it is funny, cool and it is interesting. I connected with this book because I do not bully and I don't stand with bullying.

Reviewed by Jake the baseball god 

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

    Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is very interesting because in the story there's this spring and if you drink from it you’ll live forever. While Jesse and Winnie were traveling through the woods, Winne found the spring and wanted to drink it because she was thirsty. But Jesse told her not to drink the spring but she wanted to drink it. So the Tucks kidnapped her to tell her about the water. While she was getting kidnapped, there was this man in the yellow suit who saw it. So the man in the yellow suit negotiated with Winnie’s parents to get the spring in order for him to tell them where Winnie is.

   The reason I liked this book is because it’s fiction and it’s a really interesting story. Also this book is a mystery. It reminds me of the time when I felt like running away because I was annoyed by my parents. I also would love to live forever.

Review by: Drizaga

 

Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal by Barbara Park

    In Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal by Barbara Park, Junie B. Jones gets invited to Lucille’s slumber party, at her rich Nanna’s home. Junie B’s friend, Grace, is also going. They’re excited because they consider Lucille extremely rich. She wears elegant clothing has rich furniture and brags about her fancy life. Spending your time at a rich nanna’s house would be amazing, right? At least she thought so. 

    This book is mostly written for younger audiences. It's funny and child friendly. My favorite character is either Junie B. or Lucille. Junie B. is funny because she isn’t mature enough to know many things, and Lucille has a sassy attitude like most little kids. This book reminds me of when I was in kindergarten and acted like a crazy kid when I knew absolutely nothing. Junie B. is like other kindergarteners, too hyper!

Review by Everly

As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson

     As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson is about 18-year-old Pip, who is a local detective that is currently trying to solve a murder that occurred in her area. When she keeps getting anonymous

Emails that read “who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?” Pip is very terrified. She is going to therapy, but it does not seem to help. Although Pip always gets emails like that from anonymous users since she has a True Crime podcast. Pip starts to find connections to her stalker and a local serial killer caught 6 years ago. She is frightened to find out that police may have the wrong guy behind bars. Police say that they are right and they did arrest the right man. Pip decides she either solves this case alone, or she will be the one who dies next…

     Pip has one sibling, Ravi. I also have one sibling! This book reminds me of a book I read called “Scared”. It is a mystery book just like this. My favorite kinds of books are definitely detective fiction and nonfiction mysteries. I think if you like mystery books, then this is definitely for you. This book is also a scary book. This is the last book in the series, and there are three books in the series. My favorite scene in the book is the ending scene when the stalker tries to kill Pip. This book had lots of cliffhangers and it made me feel very odd, as it had great writing and great descriptions of characters and settings!

Reviewed by: punctual potato

 

Guts by Raina Telgemeier

Guts by Raina Telgemeier is about a girl named Raina. The book tells about Raina's life. It starts off when she gets sick, but her mother also is sick. Raina is a shy, nervous child. She has one younger brother and one younger sister. When Raina comes home after a school day she goes to the bathroom and appears to be sick but she's not. The next day Raina’s mother brings her to the doctor but she is very healthy. So what is wrong? 

Some of the things I liked in the book are how the author actually showed how people with anxiety and people who get panic attacks suffer, and how Raina's friends were supportive when she told them that she went to therapy.  This book reminds me of how people with panic attacks and anxiety actually suffer. 

Review by:  Material Girl

The book that I chose is Guts. The author of this amazing story is Raina Telgemeier. I chose this book because I loved its pictures and its story. It's a graphic novel, the best type of book in my opinion. I read this in third grade, but you can read it in fourth. It's for third and fourth graders. 

The story is about a girl in fifth-grade, called Raina. She is nervous about being an outcast. She has to go to a therapist, which makes her more nervous. Her bully makes fun of her every day and makes her think she is the only one going to therapy. Then she learns her friend is moving. Read the book to find out what happens!

Review by Kaitlyn

Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy by Barbara Park is about Junie B. Jones when she gets stuck on Pet Day with no dogs allowed! But that’s the only kind of pet Junie B. has! Read the book to find out what crazy stuff Junie B. does to try and get a pet to school! Also, she tries to keep her grandma’s fish she had caught at a lake. When Junie B. tries to take the fish to school UH-OH! She luckily found a pet, a surprise in front of her eyes. This book is a mix of fiction and fantasy, and of course Junie B. is my favorite character because she adds a lot of humor and action to the story. My favorite event of the book is when Junie B. finds out there is Pet Day and her face starts to become angry, because she only had a dog. The genre is realistic fiction.

This book is absolutely amazing and super funny. Unlike other Junie B. Jones’ books, this is the only ideal book that features any animals. I would recommend this book because it always makes me break out in tears. When I read this book for the first time, it reminded me of when I was 5, my preschool also had a Pet Day, and I also did not have a pet just like Junie B. So, I had to make a yellow snake out of clay and brought some ants in a jar. I was pretty proud of myself that day. But, I laugh at the silly memory now. This book mostly reminds me of my childhood and my early first grade year. I absolutely LOVE these books SO much. When my mom tells me to read something else, I say,”I love these books, I'm going to read them.” My mom doesn’t mind, and lets me read them. I also love the few pictures, because they show the main events. These are a few reasons I would recommend this book.

 Reviewed by: Nature Lover

Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

 

Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan is filled with action packed scenes. This book leads you into a world that you just wish you could enter. With gods and monsters, join these heroes as they save, or try to save the world from Gaea. 

I mean does that not remind you of your other favorites? It reminded me of my favorites, one of which was Harry Potter. And it isn’t even a complete rip off of Harry Potter so you will STILL fall in LOVE with it. Kind of funny as well, two of our heroes once had to wipe the disturbingly disgusting feet of a pirate, or they would die! Will the heroes survive, or will they die? Find out now in Heroes of Olympus 5: Blood of Olympus.

Review by theGREEKfreakofHOCKEY99

Inkling by Kenneth Oppel

Inkling by Kenneth Oppel is a fictional book set in the present about a family that is facing troubles in school and at work. The son of Mr. Rylance, Ethan, is the artist for a group project with his friends because his dad is an artist, but he isn’t a very good artist and can only draw stick men. While his dad might be an artist, he hasn’t drawn anything in a very long period of time, due to him not having any ideas and him being very sad from his wife’s death. Then one night, a “strange” creature appears, which has the potential to help Ethan and his dad with all the trouble they are facing.

This book reminds me of a book called “Wizard for Hire”, where two people that start off without knowing anything about each other end up being friends. Most kids can relate to this book because it shows that you might be chosen to do something in a group project because your family is good at it, but you might not be good at doing it. Other people can relate to losing family members at a young age. My favorite character is Inkling.

Review by a block of cheese

 

In Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret

In Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret, a boy named Jonathan has to help his partially paralyzed six-year-old sister, Abby during an earthquake while their parents are at a hospital. I like how Jonathan sticks with Abby instead of leaving her. And I also like the brother and sister bond with Moose as well. 

I feel connected to my book because I have two brothers and we share an interesting bond. Also, our dog is a crazy boy like me and my siblings, except I'm not a boy. And also, I think it was funny what happened to their camper, but I'm not telling specifically what happened because I don't want to spoil it.

Reviewed by Xenaia

 

Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret is a fiction book. There is a family going camping in California and some bad stuff happens to them. The mother hurt her ankle and the parents had to go to the hospital. There was a bad earthquake and a big tree fell. The children went and tried to find the bridge that they went over. They found the camper but it was destroyed. And more bad things happened… My favorite part of this book is when the earthquake happened because it was exciting. My favorite character is probably the dog because he saves Jonathan from drowning.

I’ve read many of her books before and they are very good! This book by Peg Kehret is my favorite. It reminds me of when there was a mini earthquake that happened. This also reminds me of having no pets in my house. I also love to camp with my family on long vacations. I really love this book, I recommend it if you like disaster stories.

Review by Shannyn

Becoming Muhammed Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander

Becoming Muhammed Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander is all about how Ali became a boxer and how his everyday life was. It talks about who Muhammed was during his childhood and all he had to go through. It also talks about most of his boxing fights and the outcomes at a young and old age.

I personally liked the book and thought it was different from most books because some pages are poems. And I liked it because I thought it was only going to be about his professional boxing career but turned out to be about his whole life. It also talked about his training and dedication which helped me out and gave me motivation.

This book reminds me about my boxing career, mostly because I started around the same age as him or because I do a lot of the same things that he did. It also reminds me of many other boxers. They all had around the same routine but there's a difference: he didn't give up and didn’t take breaks and he dedicated his life to boxing.          

Reviewed by string cheese     

Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander is about how Muhammad Ali worked hard to become a boxer. His life was hard before he became a boxer and he had to work hard. He was always interested in why he was different from white people. His grandad told him stories about how black people were segregated. Muhammad was always training hard to become a boxer.

I like this story because I like to work hard on whatever I set my mind on. I like to get stronger and faster. Just like him. I have watched boxing movies since I was six years old. Ali worked hard to achieve his goal. I had to do this when I did gymnastics.

Review by X-dawg2.0

Warrior Cats Dark River, by Erin Hunter

Warrior Cats Dark River, by Erin Hunter is mostly about these 5 cats, Willowpaw, Jaypaw, Hollypaw, Heatherpaw, and Lionpaw. These cats have certain bonds to Items/Cats. I will tell you a little bit about each of them.

Jaypaw is a cat who is a gray shorthair, blind, and the medicine den apprentice. While he is with Leafpool, the medicine cat, he finds an ¨Odd¨ stick, with strange claw marks. He finds this stick by feeling around for herbs on the small beach around Riverclan. He has the ability to invade dreams of other cats, but Jaypaw insisted that he doesn't ¨Invade dreams¨

Lionpaw, a gold pelted cat who´s ¨mentor¨ was a cat from Starclan, or maybe the dark forest.. While this cat helps Lionpaw to get stronger each day, the cats become more skeptical of where Lionpaw sneaks off to in the middle of the night.. While he gets stronger and more mysterious, the cats wonder where he is every single dawn. He appears to find some tunnels to meet his good friend.

Heatherpaw, a sandy pelted cat with blue-ish,lavender eyes and a devoted companion to Lionpaw, is one of the bravest apprentices. She makes up her make-believe clan with Lionpaw in the most claustrophobic tunnels, she only believes that Darkclan would be powerful enough to stop anything, only with Lionpaw of course.

Hollypaw, she's the thinker, the politician. Hollypaw believes that the warrior code is nothing more than the root to her every decision. She would hit the hardest paths in front of her deciding what's good nor bad, and sometimes those paths come to a hard stop and a turn in the tracks.

Willowpaw, the bestest friend to Hollypaw, helped her when she tried to fix the problem. Hollypaw thinks Willowpaw is a great friend. This gray musty cat, medicine cat and apprentice to Mothwing.

These 5 cats all have stories, Not together, but each other.

I really liked this book because it made me feel confident and courageous, I felt like I was a wild cat, battling to save the clans. As I read this book it felt more exciting when I dived deeper into the book. I liked reading about the 5 cats and their stories. I also have a cat named ¨Max¨ who is an outdoor cat. I like to think about this book whenever he comes back inside/outside, and think if he is a warrior just like them.

Review by Lilleep

 

Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon

Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon is about a group of friends sneaking into an old restaurant where there is a seemingly  abandoned set of animatronics, shut down due to horrible smells coming from inside the animatronics. Although they seem completely harmless and shut down, that's not the case. There's 2 versions of this book: the graphic novel and the regular chapter book. In my opinion the graphic novel is just a lot more informative, the other one is still pretty good too. But it's probably around 6-7th grade reading level. The graphic novel is a lot shorter, but it really shows all the scenes by using images. 

I really liked this book when I read it. I don't usually read a lot but I read this book in around 4 hours. I would definitely recommend it to people as it has a lot of action and adventure (and story) . It has a good connection to the game it's based on, with all the animatronics in the correct spots they were in the game.

 Review By: Krumifix