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Scorpia

By: Anthony Horowitz

Book Blurb By: A.J.

This book is about a boy named Alex Rider who works for an English Intelligence named M16 for most of his teenage life. But after being beat up on the missions, practically killed, and hearing all new secrets about his dad, he decides to stop. And after taking a trip to France and being captured but barely escaping, joins one if the most feared groups ever: Scorpia.

I liked this book because it had lots of good action. I would recommend this book to anyone who is into Alex Rider.

I give this book 3 out of 4 stars because it didn’t always keep me hooked.

The ride

Me and my two partners made this stop motion movie about people boarding a boat and going to some place. then you-know-who comes along, ruins the boat ride, and eats the poor man. enjoy!

Manhunt

By: James L. Swanson

Book Blurb By: A.J.

The book Manhunt, takes place in the mid 18 hundreds, and is about an actor named John Wilkes Booth, who has a strong opinion about the president, Abraham Lincoln. All over Washington, the people knew that Lincoln and his wife were going to the famous play “My American Cousin” at Fords Theater. 4 months before this, Booth, Being oh very rich, formed am anti Lincoln group of 5 people: George Avteroid, David Harold, Lewis Powel, and so on. Booth bought all the equipment hour his group, and each man was assigned to assassin one person or leader of the states. That night of the play, was the time that Lincoln was killed by Booth, and from there on out…the manhunt was on!

I adored this book because it had action, and excitement at every corner. I would NOT recommend this book to anyone who does not like blood and gore, but I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a historical, action packed book. My favorite character in this book was David Harold because he was mainly Booth’s sidekick and helped him carry on with his broken ankle. I give this book a four out of four star rating.

The True Meaning Of Smekday

By: Adam Rex

Book Blurb By: A.J. L.

This book is about a girl named Gratuity Tucci who is living in 2011 when earth is being attacked by an alien race called the Boov who is taking over human society! On her journey to find her mom, she encounters a Boov that tags along with her for fixing her car to make it fly.  To top that off, there is another vicious race of aliens called the Gorg attacking humans and the Boov, and Gratuity is in the middle of it. Will she ever find her mom and return back to her normal life again?

I liked this book because it was very thrilling and you never know what will be in store. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a great adventurous thrill. I give this book an over the top four out of four star review.

Room One

By: Andrew Clements

Book Blurb By: A.J.

Room One is about a boy named Ted who is the only 6^th grader in his school of 9. Since there is one room in the school, it’s being threatened to be shut down. Ted has a bigger problem: he found a family of 3 in an abandoned farmhouse in his town that is running away from somebody trying to track them in Texas. Ted promises not to tell anybody about them, but he tells his teacher anyway. The day after he told her, the family is gone and there are tire tracks in the driveway. What happened to them? What will Ted do now?

I liked this book because at times it can get very suspenseful and mysterious. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery. I give this book a four out of four star rating.

When author Ruth Spiro visited Avoca West it was very exciting because we got to learn about her life and how she wrote her stories. It was a really fun experence.

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog

By: Dave Barry

Book Blurb By: A.J.

This book is about a boy named Doug Barnes that is having a Christmas pageant in a couple of days and has to prepare. How can he prepare when his little sister is really close to the family dog, and the dog is dying? On Christmas Eve the dog dies and it is the day of the Christmas pageant! What will Doug do?

I liked this book because I thought that it was exiting and fast paced. I would recommend this book to any one of all ages. I would give this book a ***** rating.

I made this picture in Photoshop Elements and used the brush tool, liquify tool, and the bloat tool to make this picture.

Henry Ford, Boy With Ideas

By: Hazel B. Aird and Catherine Ruddiman

Book Blurb By A.J.

This book talks about the life of Henry Ford and his childhood, adulthood.  This book says the inventions he made as a kid and the cads he produced as an adult. He built his first car in a shed in the back of his home. It was to big to fit threw the door way, so he used a hammer to make it bigger so it could fit threw the door way. After all this happened, Henry was put into the car business and made his first car, the Model T. Then came the Model A.  He kept making cars his whole life until he died on April 7, 1947.

I loved this book because it really hooked me into the book and because it told me a lot about Henry Ford. I would recommend this to anyone just because it was a good book. My favorite character was Henry Ford because he made all sorts of inventions like my favorite car. I would give this book a ***** rating.