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

 

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

 

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey is a book about when Dog Man comes back to town, not alone, but with a furry feline called Cat Kid. They came at the right time. Dog Man needs to help when a new Kitty sitter comes to town and a glamorous movie starlet goes missing. Will Dog man and Cat Kid find the new Kitty sitter or will they never find the glamorous movie starlet.

Personally I like this book because it is a graphic novel. I also like Dog Man because it has some adventure. I like pictures and the author of this series of books has a lot of detail in his pictures. I like the the characters that he makes, because they have good personalities.

Review by PizzaGuy12345

Dog Man and Cat Kid was written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Dog Man is a graphic novel about Dog Man. He adopted a kitten named Lil Petey who was on the streets because,  (by the way Lil Petey is a clone) his creator Petey left for the bathroom. 

Anyway it's a good book. I really enjoyed it. It was funny. It's a comic/graphic novel, but with chapters. My cousins, one is 13 and the other is 24, they love it. This book is for people of all ages.

Review by fortnite battle pass

Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

       Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate is about a boy named Jackson and his family. His mom and Dad and his sister and dog might have to live In a minivan again. They are falling into hard times with no more money to pay rent. Crenshaw is a cat, he's large, he’s outspoken, and he’s imaginary. He has come back into Jackson’s life to help him. Crenshaw is so real to Jackson that it’s like Crenshaw is alive. It’s like when he closes his eyes, then opens them Crenshaw is still there. The imagination of a big cat is kind of weird.

I like Crenshaw because this book shows a lot of empathy, and I have an imaginary friend. In this book it shows how strong Crenshaw is, even if he’s imaginary. For me I don’t like cats, but he’s a big cat so I like this cat. I like books like this because you can’t stop reading it because you want to know what happens next. I really wanted to know what happens to Jack’s family. I pretty much think this book is really good and it catches you and makes you not stop reading, so maybe you will like it too.

Reviewed by KlameRider442

Dog Man the Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man the Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey is about a cat who is in cat prison. He has escaped 6/7 times. A doctor comes to see him and it turns out to be a friend that used to be in a group called Critter Scouts. Piggy is trying to get revenge on Petey the cat, who is evil. Piggy is trying to get revenge on Petey because he erased his badges. Petey’s badges were erased too. Petey will have a decision to make. Will he try to change and be a hero, or will he be the same old evil cat he always was? Find out in the story, Dog Man the Lord of the Fleas.

I have a connection with the book because it was funny in a lot of ways. It was a cool book, and it had cool characters. The book was a graphic novel and I like comic books. It was also a very creative book and it was a good story.

By, The Person That Is a Person

Crookedstar’s Promise by Erin Hunter

What’s in store for one of RiverClan’s greatest leaders, Crookedstar?  Here in Crookedstar’s Promise by Erin Hunter, his backstory starts from when he was just a tiny kitten.  In the beginning, Stormkit was just a kit who loved adventures.  When escaping the barrier of RiverClan’s camp.  Stormkit comes to the border with ThunderClan and comes face-to-face with the “terrifying” Goosefeather, ThunderClan’s Medicine Cat.  Stormkit turns tail and retreats from “The Battle”.  Stormkit loses his balance on a stepping stone when crossing the river back to camp and breaks his jaw.  He is renamed after his new appearance, now being called Crookedkit.  Follow Crookedkit as he regains the respect of his Clan, becomes an apprentice, a warrior, the deputy of RiverClan and maybe even leader.  Read in terror as Crookedstar tries to escape revenge from his Dark Forest mentor, Mapleshade.  She tries to teach Crookedstar to show no mercy.  Have you ever overcome your fears, like Crookedstar?  Erin Hunter has multiple messages in Crookedstar’s Promise, the first one is, “Don’t let others control you, be your own self.”  The other message is to overcome your fears.  Crookedstar is frightened of Mapleshade, but he cannot overcome her.  I recommend Warrior: Crookedstar’s Promise to readers looking for a well written fantasy book, an adventure story or just because they love cats!   

Reviewed By:  ThunderTheRainbowCat

Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

The book Warriors: into the Wild is about a cat named Rusty that leaves the life of a kittypet, or a pet cat and goes into the forest.  He learns that there are four clans called: Thunderclan, Shadowclan, Riverclan, and windclan.  I like this book because it is from a cat’s point of view.  In most stories with an animal’s point of view, the animals act like humans.  In this book the cats act like cats.  This book is very suspenseful too.  This book is the first in the huge series of Warriors.  I think everyone should read the Warriors series.   

Reviewed by Guy5000

The Shadows by Jacqueline West

The Shadows by Jacqueline West is the first book in a new series, The Books of Elsewhere.  I really enjoyed this book.  The main character, Olive moves into a new home on Linden Street with her super smart, mathematician parents.  The McMartin's were the former owners of the home, and they've left behind all of their furniture and their three cats.  Olive soon finds out this is not a normal house and there is absolutely nothing normal about the strange paintings that hang on the walls and refuse to be removed.  And wait, did something just move inside that picture???  Follow Olive into a new world, Elsewhere... if you dare.

Reviewed by Mrs. Castro

The Books of Elsewhere first book is The Shadows.  It is a book that will have you at the edge of your seat biting off all your nails down to the nub just to find out what happens next. When Olive Dunwoody moves into a large, stone house on Linden Street, she finds out the house is keeping secrets. She also finds out about the three cats and the paintings that won’t come off the walls in the hallway! And what about everything else in this house? Or what about Elsewhere?  Like it says on the back of the book, “This house is keeping secrets . . . be careful where you look!”

Reviewed by parrotcarrots

 

Warriors by Erin Hunter

The series Warriors, by Erin Hunter, is recommended for children 4^th through 6^th.  The story of The New Prophecy takes place in a forest. The forest is divided into four Clans; water, wind, thunder, and darkness.  All has been peaceful between the Clan cats for many moons, but the peace will soon be a memory.  Four cats, one from each Clan, receive a message from Star Clan telling them the forest will soon crumble, along with the Clans, unless they reach the sun-drown place.  They set out on a journey. Will the cats be able to save their Clans, or will all be lost? This series contains six books, along with three other series, each containing six books.  I enjoy this series because it gives you a perspective a cat would have.  This series is not found in your school library.

Reviewed by WinterRose13