The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Boxcar Children is a mystery book about four orphan children.  They are all alone with no home and no one to rely on, and nowhere to go except to their grandfather.  They have never met him and they think he will not like them. The children think he will not like them because before their parents died their grandfather did not like their mother. The children, Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny all cherish and immensely care about each other.  Since they have nowhere to go, they find a nearby bakery to sleep at overnight.  After the rest of the children fall asleep, Jessie and Benny overhear the baker talking to the baker’s wife. They are discussing taking away Benny and sending him to a children’s home and making Henry, Jessie, and Violet work at the bakery.  The children will never leave one another behind.  The children get a tiny bit of sleep and then run away overnight, so they will all be together and no one will be separated and nothing will come between their extremely close family.  How will they stay safe, healthy, and find any shelter?  If you would like to find out how they can accomplish these huge goals all alone, you should definitely read this book!  Also this book took place in the United States past when people rode horse and buggy or train, so by reading this you might also find out some awesome things about the olden days!

This review was written by: Jdrewbiebs        

Happy Birthday, Samantha! by Valerie Tripp

The genre of this story is historical fiction.  The main character is Samantha, and yes, I do like her. This book is interesting. In the book they are celebrating Samantha’s birthday. They are outside at Samantha’s mansion, when Eddie, the boy next door, ruins the ice cream by putting salt in it.  Samantha’s family makes it up to her by taking her to a famous ice cream shop in New York City.  You’ll have to read the book to find out all the adventures they have in New York.

Reviewed by Cupcake13

The United States Army by Michael Green

The United States Army by Michael Green is a book is about the United States Army.  This book tells the history, weapons, ranks, training, and the future of the army.  The main characters are real people in the army.  I like them because they defended our country for years.  The story’s setting takes place around the world. The author’s message is providing information to show how hard their job is in the army.  This is an informational, nonfiction book.  Do you think the future will be saved by the United States Army?

Reviewed by Pizza Lover

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays by Peg Kehret

The book Shelter Dogs by Peg Kehret is about 8 dogs.  The dogs used to be strays who find really good homes at the end. To me I really like the personalities of these beautiful animals. When these animals are brought into the shelter, they are not in good condition at all.  When dogs get brought into the shelter people who go to the shelter to adopt a dog want animals in good condition.  Dogs that get put up for adoption in bad condition don’t get adopted. But when people go to the shelter to see the dogs in this book, they feel really bad that they are not finding good homes. Since the people feel really bad, they give them a chance with their lives and these people bring them in. What really touches me is that there are really good people and they decide to be good to other people or even the animals that are here in this world. These animals are here for a reason and that reason is to make a difference in this crazy place we call Earth. I hope you enjoy this book very much because I know I did, and remember to read other Peg Kerhet books.

Reviewed by Bubbles 123

Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney is a book about a boy named Greg Heffley.  Greg has two brothers, an older one Rodrick, and a younger one, Manny.  It is getting close to winter and there is a blizzard coming.  He and his friend Rowley are trying to start a business, the business is to earn money to buy a videogame.  

The two boys decided to shovel people's driveways,  but that didn't work. I wonder what the boys are gonna do next? Read the book and find out.

Review by Llama_Llama_Llama

The title of this book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney.  Greg has two annoying brothers: Rodrick, and Manny. They always bother Greg.  One day a huge snow storm comes and Greg gets stuck in his house with his family.  See how Greg deals with his annoying family.  This book is a very funny book.  I know you will like it. Hope you enjoy the book.

Reviewed By: Reeses 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney is a funny book.  The main character, Greg is trying to be good around the holiday season.  Also a bully is bugging Greg and his friend Rowley and they don’t know how to handle it.  Later a crazy storm hits and Greg is stuck inside with his mom and two brothers.  Greg’s brothers kind of remind me of my 2 annoying brothers.  Since the power is out and they aren’t going to school, their mom steps in as their teacher.  Then they have a major flood in the basement.  This book is very funny.  I think that someone who enjoys a laugh would enjoy reading this book.

Reviewed by madkaterxo

The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn is a historical fiction story. It has three main characters. They are Florence, Sophia, and James. This story is about a girl named Sophia who used to live with her uncle, but one day she died. It starts off a long time ago in the nineteenth century in London.  Florence is an orphan. Her uncle finally takes Florence to live with him. After she arrived she was walking around looking for her room, when suddenly in the hall she felt like someone was watching her…..! What comes next?!  After I finished this book I felt like I wanted to read it all over again and again! I hope you want to do the same. Mary Downing Hanhn is a great author.  She wrote other good books, like Deep, Dark and Dangerous. That’s my second favorite book! The reason why I chose this book is because I love ghost stories.  Even though they don’t frighten me this book might frighten you!!! My two favorite characters are Florence and Sophia. Who are yours!? Tell me what you think about this book by just reading my post on this blog! Remember this book might not be in your school library, but it should be in the public library. J

Written by, Bieber125

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by author Louis Sachar are about a school and it’s made differently than usual schools. The school is kind of strange because it is thirty stories high. The main characters are Louis and Mrs. Jewls, their teacher. Their old teacher Mrs. Gorf got eaten. So then they met their new teacher Mrs. Jewls. At first she thought that the students were monkeys and treated them like monkeys too. 

I really enjoyed and liked this book because it was really funny. I liked the book because each chapter is about a different student. Also I liked how the author described things too. I liked that because then the reader could imagine the school and that part of the book. I hope people that read this book liked this book as much as me. Or if you haven’t read it, I even hope that you could read this book to see how funny it is.

Review By: Sofia212 

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar is an awesome book.  The main characters in this story are Louis and Mrs.Jewls.  I love these characters because they are the best characters in this book.  It is about strange children who have a strange and mean teacher and the mean teacher’s name is Mrs.Gorf.  Mrs. Gorf gets eaten by Louis and the children get a new teacher named Mrs.Jewls who thinks they are monkeys. This story takes place in a school thirty stories high. The author’s message is to get you interested, make you feel exited and funny.  It is so good.  I hope you will like this book as much as I did, because I love it. The kids are a weird bunch too, from Jason, to Sammy, to Maurecia who can beat up any boy in the class.  Read this book to find out how mean Mrs. Gorf came back to haunt the kids on the thirtieth floor.   

This book was reviewed by cupcake 21

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

Walk Two Moons is my favorite book by Sharon Creech. If you like sad but humorous fiction stories, this is the right book for you. This book is about a girl named Salamanca, otherwise known as Sal. She is going on a road trip with her grandparents Hiddle to Lewiston, Idaho, to see Sal’s mother, Chanhassen, who is resting in Idaho after leaving her home in Bybanks, Kentucky. On the way to Idaho, Sal tells her grandparents the story of Phoebe (FEE-be) Winterbottom, Sal’s peculiar best friend, whose mother also ran away from home. Salamanca, of course, is my favorite character in Walk Two Moons. I love Salamanca because she is easygoing and unique. I hate the fact that her life is getting worse and worse, but I am glad that she meets a couple friends, like Phoebe Winterbottom, Mary Lou Finney, and Ben Finney. Every story has a setting. When Sal is traveling with her grandparents from Ohio to Idaho, the setting is obviously across the United States. You will notice they stop at tourist spots along the way. Why on Earth would they waste their time in the Badlands and Black Hills? Well, as Sal points out, her mother had been in those places. The grandparents had decided to follow Chanhassen.


This is a fiction story about family life. The message in this book is this: Even if you lose a loved one, they are not gone. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sad and humorous stories. Sharon Creech is a great author. Also read Heartbeat, Love That Dog, and the prequel to Walk Two Moons, Absolutely Normal Chaos.

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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

The main characters in the story of Hoot by Carl Hiaasen are Roy Eberhardt a boy from Montana, the sassy Beatrice, and the running boy. Roy is a new kid in town. Dana the bully gave Roy the nickname "cowgirl". Roy is kind of shy he has no friends except for a kid named Garret. On his first day of school Roy spots a boy. The boy was running. Roy tries to catch him the next week. He finds out that the running boy is trying to save some owls where a pancake house is going to be built at Coconut Cove. Roy, Beatrice, and the running boy team up to save the owls. It is a great adventure full of friendship and action. Do you think they will save the owls in time?


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Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan

Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan was one of the 2003 Newbery Honor books.  At the start of school, a lot of students like to read books about school.  This book is about a boy from RI named Jake.  He has been kicked out of every school in the state because of his behavior.  His grandfather gets him into a school in North Carolina that is unlike any he has ever been in before.  Read this book and find out what happens when Jake meets the Applewhite family.