By 13aimanm | March 12, 2010
Shiloh Season
By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Book Blurb by: Aiman
Young Marty Peterson rescued Shiloh from his abusive owner, Judd Travers, he thought his troubles were over. But when Judd starts threatening to take "his" dog back, Marty is afraid of losing the best friend he's ever had. Even after Shiloh's keen senses help save Judd's life, the old man refuses to mend his mean-spirited ways, convincing everyone in town he's just too nasty to change. Now, in a long-short gamble to keep the dog he loves, Marty sets out to prove that just like a mistreated animal, a man filled with hate can be healed by the power of kindness.
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By 13anniem | March 12, 2010
The Landry News
By: Andrew Clements
Blurb by: Annie
Cara is writing away for the Landry News and keeping the paper neutral not negative but mostly positive. Cara has started a News Paper called the Landry News in her old school, but the articles she wrote in the paper were mostly mean and negative to other people. So now Cara moved to a new school for a new start at Denton Elementary School. Cara’s mother thought that Cara would not start up the whole Landry News Paper again and write negative things but Cara did and the first article was slightly negative about someone. So for now on if Cara wants to keep up writing the papers then she has to learn how to write neutral instead of negative and she needs to have the truth in her writing.
I think that the
Landry News is a wonderful book for people to read because it tells you how to write the truth and have mercy. I also liked how Cara was so quiet in the beginning of the book and then once she published the first Landry News paper, she was noticed everywhere in the school. I hope you will enjoy the book as much as I did!
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By 13williamm | March 12, 2010
There’s no place like space
The cat in the hat takes kids to space and teaches them what kind of planets are hot and cold. Thing one and Thing two tell you facts about the planets.
I liked this book because it gets you a little deeper into space. I recommend this book to any one that likes space.
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By 13williamm | March 12, 2010
Encyclopedia Brown Carries On
By: Donald J. Sobol
This book is about a boy that solves crimes all around his neighborhood. So no one got away with breaking the law when Encyclopedia Brown was around he solved many crimes.
I like this book because there was a lot of crimes going on around town. So if you like detective books READ IT!!!
William
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By 13jasonl | March 12, 2010
Ghost Canoe
by Will Hobbs
Blurb by Jason
After a sailing ship is found on the rocks of Washington's stormy Cape Flattery with a dead body, Nathan MacAllister, the son of a lighthouse keeper, refuses to believe the authorities fable of no survivors. Mysterious footprints, burglary at a trading post, and children stories of a "hairy-man" induces Nathan MacAllister's belief of a survivor hiding in the abandoned sea caves. With his new friend, Lighthouse George, a fisherman of the famous Makah whaling tribe. Nathan searches the land for the smallest clues that might lead to the survivor of the shipwreck. In his search, Nathan discovers a Ghost Canoe with a skeleton inside that could reveal the truth of a mystery with ancient treasure, betrayal, and murder.
This book is great, but to me the beginning was a bit confusing because the book doesn't tie in the Ghost Canoe or the other mysterious things untill later. Still this book has a lot of suspense and will keep you guessing Nathan's fate.
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By 13jasonl | March 12, 2010
Crocodile Tears
An Alex Rider Series
By Anthony Horowitz
Blurb By Jason
Ever since Alex Rider's uncle past away, Ian Rider, Alex's life was a roller coaster ride. After his uncle's death, Alex learns that his uncle was a spy and all the vacations they had together, Ian was actually training Alex martial art and basic survival skills. MI6 , British's Intelligence, recruits Alex and sends him on missions all over the world, saving the world one mission at a time. And danger never left his side since.
Alex is celebrating the New Year in Scotland with his girlfriend, Sabrina and her family, Edward and Elizabeth. Edward is a journalist and is writing about Desmond McCain, a two timer champion at boxing, almost prime minister, and now a reverend. Reverend McCain owns a charity called First Aid and First Aid sends help around the world fast. In Scotland, Edward is hunted down and sniped which derailed his rented car into Lake where Alex demonstrates his survival skills. When Alex returns home, a journalist named Harry Bulman tells Alex he knows everything about him and is about to write a book about him and so Alex relies on MI6, but help isn't cheap. MI6 require him in return to infiltrate a generic mutation lab and figure out what it is doing. In the facility, Alex meets McCain again in a meeting about a project called " Poison Dawn", and angers/worry McCain so much that Alex might ruin his plan. So to keep the project a secret, McCain kidnapps Alex and poisons so he can smuggle him to Kenya. Once in Kenya Alex has to choose to save the world or himself.
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By 13carissay | March 12, 2010
The Lighting Thief
By: Rick Riordan
In The Lighting Thief, Percy Jackson seems like a normal kid with dyslexia and ADHD. When Percy's math teacher turns into a monster called a "Fury", things get very complicated for him. First, Percy discovers that he is a demigod, meaning that one of his parents was a Greek God and the other was a mortal. Second, he learns that his father is Poseidon, also known as One of the Big Three. Since Percy was born only 13 years ago, that means that Poseidon had broken an oath-- an oath sworn on the River Styx with the other Big Three: Zeus and Hades. The oath taken by the Big Three was that they would never have anymore children. This means that Percy wasn't supposed to be born! When Zeus's lighting bolt disappears, he immediately accuses Percy of taking it, because the Big Three can't steal each other's powers and only their children can do it. To prove his innocence, Percy must set out on a quest to find the lighting bolt. Will Percy survive the perilous journey?
I enjoyed reading this book because it was thrilling and had surprises that caught me off guard. I never thought that I would read this book, but I did after seeing the movie premier in StoryWorks! I was captivated, and I immediately began reading the story. I'm already on the 5th book, the Battle of the Labyrinth and I only started this week! I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys adventure, fiction or just an exceptional story!
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By 13carissay | March 12, 2010
Catching Fire
By: Suzanne Collins
In the brilliant sequel to
The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta have won the games; and now, they will go back home. Katniss thinks that everything will be back to normal once she arrives home: but things only get worse. Word is out that President Snow, the Capitol and the Gamemakers are angry. Rebellions have broken out in the districts: all because of Katniss's actions in the arena. Katniss realizes that there's only one way to keep her friends and families alive: she's going to have to keep playing as the star-crossed lovers. But soon, she realizes that playing that isn't enough. There's only one thing to do. And to make things more complicated, President Snow and the Gamemakers have decided to have a Quell: where another Hunger Game begins: but this time, previous winners from each district will compete once more. This can only mean one thing: Katniss is going back into the arena, where President Snow, the Gamemakers and the Capitol are hungry for revenge: and are ready to kill Katniss for it.
I enjoyed this book because it was riveting and had me hooked on it, just like
The Hunger Games. At every page, something new happens: poisonous fogs, blood rain and gory deaths. If you enjoy adventure books, this book is definitely one that you will want to bite into!
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By 13tonyx | March 12, 2010
Crocodile Tears
By Anthony Horowitz
Blurb By Tony
Crocodile Tears: Legend tells that when crocodiles are stalking their prey, they will pretend to cry. They will actually cry as they devour their meal. Crocodile Tears is about a teenage spy who works for MI6, also known as British Intelligence. (You might want to read the books before it. This is the last one.) Alex finally tells MI6 that he is through with spy work and wants a normal life when he is cornered with a dilemma. A journalist is willing release Alex to the press and tell the whole world that they have been saved 7 times by a 15 year old, or Alex could let MI6 take care of the business and in return Alex would do some spying in a biochemical research plant that could make Alex end up in the Middle East surrounded by hungry Crocodiles...
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By 13tonyx | March 12, 2010
Sherlock Holmes
By Sir Arthor Conan Doyle
Blurb By Tony X
Sherlock Holmes is a book that is filled with action and mystery. Dr. Watson is a doctor who just so happens to meet Holmes, a famous sleuth who follows the trail of many dangerous criminals. They embark on the trails of many famous criminals and crime scenes. No piece of information escapes Sherlock Holmes.
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