The reptile room by Lemony Snicket has so many topics I can write about. The 3 kids Violet the oldest, Klaus the brains, and Sunny the youngest. Thier parents died in a fire 2 years ago. Some people would say it is very sad because it talks about the Baudelaire’s dead parents. I would say this sensational book will take you through feeling you will never have thought you had, and show you to be thankful for everything you have.
The setting is in Hazy Harbor. A city where it always rains and it has nothing to do exciting in it. The town makes every one feel kind of sad because of the weather that has no sunshine and all clouds. Would you like to live in a place where all it does is rain and the sun never comes out?
The main characters are the most important part of the book. The 3 Baudelaire orphans move from home to home. Violet is the oldest with a very good instinct for inventing. Klaus the middle aged is a very smart kid who loves to read. And last but not least Sunny the youngest that bites things constantly with her razor sharp teeth. The Baudelaire’s take you through adventures as if you were in the room yourself.
This book takes you through feelings that you would normally feel in real life not in a story. The man who the orphans stayed with in the first book secretly dresses up as Uncle Monty’s assistant. Uncle Monty was planning on taking the orphans to Cuba with him to research snakes. That is until the unexpected Count Olaf kills Uncle Monty with snake venom that he keeps in the Reptile room (a giant room filled with reptiles to the top). Then Count Olaf tries to make them travel to Cuba with them so he can kill the orphans where no one will find out. But will a long time friend come back from the dust and save them? Or will the Baudelaire’s bodies be left on the cold beaches of Cuba to rot?
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Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Review by Alex C.
Who do you think is the best author of our time?
Some would say J.K. Rowling or Christopher Paolini.
I believe that the best author of our time was J.R.R Tolkien because of his books titled: The Lord of the Rings.
In this epic saga, Tolkien paints his words so vividly
that you are half afraid that the pages will come alive!
He has mystery and suspense on every page and his descriptions of places Like Mordor or Minas Morgul leave you
gasping for air. The amount of detail he puts into his writing is phenomenal. His characters are larger than life,
his enemies fierce and terrifying and his climaxes are nothing
short of amazing!
My favorite character in the series has been Gollum if only because of his multiple personality disorder.
He believes he is both Gollum the cave creature and Sméagol:
The kind river person.
Several other reasons include: His maddening
thirst for the ring, his anger toward anything happy
and his dislike of cooked food.
My least favorite character thus far has been
Legolas because of his airy, almost superior actions and dialogue. Another thing I dislike about him is that he adds no sense of adventure or humor; therefore he adds nothing except a being for Gimli the dwarf, to argue with.
In conclusion, I believe that the Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring was an awesome tale of mystery and adventure, of love and suspense and finally, of magic and wonder. This is why I love Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and why I think you should read it.
Some would say J.K. Rowling or Christopher Paolini.
I believe that the best author of our time was J.R.R Tolkien because of his books titled: The Lord of the Rings.
In this epic saga, Tolkien paints his words so vividly
that you are half afraid that the pages will come alive!
He has mystery and suspense on every page and his descriptions of places Like Mordor or Minas Morgul leave you
gasping for air. The amount of detail he puts into his writing is phenomenal. His characters are larger than life,
his enemies fierce and terrifying and his climaxes are nothing
short of amazing!
My favorite character in the series has been Gollum if only because of his multiple personality disorder.
He believes he is both Gollum the cave creature and Sméagol:
The kind river person.
Several other reasons include: His maddening
thirst for the ring, his anger toward anything happy
and his dislike of cooked food.
My least favorite character thus far has been
Legolas because of his airy, almost superior actions and dialogue. Another thing I dislike about him is that he adds no sense of adventure or humor; therefore he adds nothing except a being for Gimli the dwarf, to argue with.
In conclusion, I believe that the Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring was an awesome tale of mystery and adventure, of love and suspense and finally, of magic and wonder. This is why I love Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and why I think you should read it.
The Desperado who Stole Baseball by John H. Ritter reviewed by Michael L.
The Desperado who Stole Baseball
Have you ever read a book that really caught your eye? Some might say Heat by Dave Lupica because of the suspense and storyline. The best books I have ever read have realistic characters, storyline that I could relate to, and have a great setting. The book The Desperado who Stole Baseball by John H. Ritter contains all these characteristics.
There were many characters that served a great role in making this book one of the best books ever. First, Jack was the main character. He had charisma, heart, and a sense of humor. He traveled all the way from “St. Louie” to a little town in California called Dillontown. He lives his life off of baseball. Next, Billy “The Kid” Henry is a wily Desperado who has been hunted around the U.S.A. for being convicted as a murderer. Finally, Long John Dillon, the founder of Dillontown, is a great ballplayer / manager. He plays and manages the Dillontown Nine, a group of ballplayers who are either criminals or people who couldn’t make it to the big leagues because of financial problems. John Dillon was a run away slave from St. Louie.
The setting is a fairly new town in California founded by Long John Dillon called Dillontown. Dillontown is a town of about 100 people or so and all the people live, eat, and breathe baseball. All the saloons are named after baseball strategies or plays. It is kind of a hostile environment because of its rowdy citizens. It is smack dab in the middle of the desert. During the book the year is the late 1800’s. Although many slaves were still owned, any escapees could come and settle here as their home without being treated badly.
The Desperado who Stole Baseball has many different problems that relate to the same storyline. The plot however is all one topic: Baseball. Jack is trying to find the little town of Dillontown to finally meet his long lost uncle, John Dillon. Jack has a very wide imagination and thinks he has thought up some great situation plays for the Dillontown Nine that is famous for being good at baseball. On his adventure to Dillontown, he meets Billy Henry who didn’t introduce himself as Billy “The Kid” at first. The two newly found friends arrived in Dillontown just in time to audition for the two newly opened spots on the baseball team’s line-up. The team has a huge tournament to find out who the actual best team in America really is. Will Jack and Bill help the Nine, or will Billy be caught and thrown in prison?
If I had a choice I would make all the classrooms in America read this book. I highly recommend this book to any person who likes baseball and suspense or just likes to read a good book. This book contains thrill, suspense, humor, and even some history. All these qualities make this a great book.
Have you ever read a book that really caught your eye? Some might say Heat by Dave Lupica because of the suspense and storyline. The best books I have ever read have realistic characters, storyline that I could relate to, and have a great setting. The book The Desperado who Stole Baseball by John H. Ritter contains all these characteristics.
There were many characters that served a great role in making this book one of the best books ever. First, Jack was the main character. He had charisma, heart, and a sense of humor. He traveled all the way from “St. Louie” to a little town in California called Dillontown. He lives his life off of baseball. Next, Billy “The Kid” Henry is a wily Desperado who has been hunted around the U.S.A. for being convicted as a murderer. Finally, Long John Dillon, the founder of Dillontown, is a great ballplayer / manager. He plays and manages the Dillontown Nine, a group of ballplayers who are either criminals or people who couldn’t make it to the big leagues because of financial problems. John Dillon was a run away slave from St. Louie.
The setting is a fairly new town in California founded by Long John Dillon called Dillontown. Dillontown is a town of about 100 people or so and all the people live, eat, and breathe baseball. All the saloons are named after baseball strategies or plays. It is kind of a hostile environment because of its rowdy citizens. It is smack dab in the middle of the desert. During the book the year is the late 1800’s. Although many slaves were still owned, any escapees could come and settle here as their home without being treated badly.
The Desperado who Stole Baseball has many different problems that relate to the same storyline. The plot however is all one topic: Baseball. Jack is trying to find the little town of Dillontown to finally meet his long lost uncle, John Dillon. Jack has a very wide imagination and thinks he has thought up some great situation plays for the Dillontown Nine that is famous for being good at baseball. On his adventure to Dillontown, he meets Billy Henry who didn’t introduce himself as Billy “The Kid” at first. The two newly found friends arrived in Dillontown just in time to audition for the two newly opened spots on the baseball team’s line-up. The team has a huge tournament to find out who the actual best team in America really is. Will Jack and Bill help the Nine, or will Billy be caught and thrown in prison?
If I had a choice I would make all the classrooms in America read this book. I highly recommend this book to any person who likes baseball and suspense or just likes to read a good book. This book contains thrill, suspense, humor, and even some history. All these qualities make this a great book.
“Max” Reviewed by Amanda H.
What makes a book so enjoyable? Some might say it is the adventure in a book, others might say it is the way the author paints a picture in your head. A good book is filled with a good setting, interesting characters and a good plot.
Max is a very good book for portraying a setting, in the book Max you feel as if you are in the story. The bird kids do air shows in various places. But they always have to be on the look out for the M-Geeks. Once Max’s mom gets kidnapped they venture off under the islands of Hawaii to try and rescue Max’s mom. When I say under the islands of Hawaii I mean it, they have to go in a submarine under the islands of Hawaii to try to rescue Max’s mom. When they are under the islands of Hawaii they are gently gliding over the ocean floor. Since they are on the ocean floor you know it is dark, and they see some animals on their journey.
Max is full of interesting characters, the main characters are bird kids for crying out load. The Bird kids are Max, Angel, Iggy, Gazzy, Fang, Nudge and their dog Total they are the heroes in Max. The villains are Mr. Chu and all of his M-Geek robots. In the book Max, Mr. Chu kidnaps Max’s mom. To help save Max’s mom many people join in, like Dr. Bridget Dwyer, and a member of the U.S. Navy come to help. Max is surely full of lively characters.
The plot of Max is very suspenseful. The bird kids were enjoying one air show, of many air shows, when they got shot at. Once they got shot at they were
leery of doing another air show. Then their flying dog Total got hit, so they stopped doing air shows and went into hiding. The bird kids came out of hiding and Max started to spend time with her mom and half-sister. Then suddenly Max’s mom got kidnapped. The bird kids put a group together to help them find her mom. The group figures out that Max’s mom is being held under water, off the coast of Hawaii. They go to Hawaii, and go on a sub-marine to find Max’s mom. They run into some obstacles along the way.
I would highly recommend this book I thoroughly enjoyed it. Max is full of suspense, action and drama. Will they find Max’s mom? If so will they rescue Max’s mom in time? You’ll have to read the book to find out.
Max is a very good book for portraying a setting, in the book Max you feel as if you are in the story. The bird kids do air shows in various places. But they always have to be on the look out for the M-Geeks. Once Max’s mom gets kidnapped they venture off under the islands of Hawaii to try and rescue Max’s mom. When I say under the islands of Hawaii I mean it, they have to go in a submarine under the islands of Hawaii to try to rescue Max’s mom. When they are under the islands of Hawaii they are gently gliding over the ocean floor. Since they are on the ocean floor you know it is dark, and they see some animals on their journey.
Max is full of interesting characters, the main characters are bird kids for crying out load. The Bird kids are Max, Angel, Iggy, Gazzy, Fang, Nudge and their dog Total they are the heroes in Max. The villains are Mr. Chu and all of his M-Geek robots. In the book Max, Mr. Chu kidnaps Max’s mom. To help save Max’s mom many people join in, like Dr. Bridget Dwyer, and a member of the U.S. Navy come to help. Max is surely full of lively characters.
The plot of Max is very suspenseful. The bird kids were enjoying one air show, of many air shows, when they got shot at. Once they got shot at they were
leery of doing another air show. Then their flying dog Total got hit, so they stopped doing air shows and went into hiding. The bird kids came out of hiding and Max started to spend time with her mom and half-sister. Then suddenly Max’s mom got kidnapped. The bird kids put a group together to help them find her mom. The group figures out that Max’s mom is being held under water, off the coast of Hawaii. They go to Hawaii, and go on a sub-marine to find Max’s mom. They run into some obstacles along the way.
I would highly recommend this book I thoroughly enjoyed it. Max is full of suspense, action and drama. Will they find Max’s mom? If so will they rescue Max’s mom in time? You’ll have to read the book to find out.
HIVE by Mark Walden reviewed by Mel G.
HIVE
What makes a good book? Some might say one with filled with action and suspense. The best book has realistic characters, interesting conflicts, and a strong message theme.
I am reading the book HIVE by Mark Walden. The setting of this book is in a dormant volcano that was turned into a school. In the school they teach students from around the world to become villains. It is easy to picture the school the way Mark Walden describes it. The school was carved from black granite and there are many beautiful statues.
This book has three main characters Otto, Wing, and Dr. Nero. The characters are very easy to relate to because the all grew up in poor and rich environments, and in orphanages. The characters are easy to believe real because the do what most people can do. Otto is a brilliant young boy with a promising future. Wing is a kung fu expert, and dr. Nero is the head of the school.
The plot of this book is the kids from around the world get captured to come to hive, the school, and are taught to become the next super villains of the world. But Otto and Wing do not want this. They gather other kids that believe as they do and try to escape from hive. But one thing they don’t know is that Dr. Nero knows about the escape plan. Then as they are about to be captured by Dr. Nero a mutated plant comes out of nowhere and starts terrorizing the school.
I would definitely recommend this book to all my friends. This book is very action packed and filled with suspense. So next time you are at the library see if they have HIVE by Mark Walden.
What makes a good book? Some might say one with filled with action and suspense. The best book has realistic characters, interesting conflicts, and a strong message theme.
I am reading the book HIVE by Mark Walden. The setting of this book is in a dormant volcano that was turned into a school. In the school they teach students from around the world to become villains. It is easy to picture the school the way Mark Walden describes it. The school was carved from black granite and there are many beautiful statues.
This book has three main characters Otto, Wing, and Dr. Nero. The characters are very easy to relate to because the all grew up in poor and rich environments, and in orphanages. The characters are easy to believe real because the do what most people can do. Otto is a brilliant young boy with a promising future. Wing is a kung fu expert, and dr. Nero is the head of the school.
The plot of this book is the kids from around the world get captured to come to hive, the school, and are taught to become the next super villains of the world. But Otto and Wing do not want this. They gather other kids that believe as they do and try to escape from hive. But one thing they don’t know is that Dr. Nero knows about the escape plan. Then as they are about to be captured by Dr. Nero a mutated plant comes out of nowhere and starts terrorizing the school.
I would definitely recommend this book to all my friends. This book is very action packed and filled with suspense. So next time you are at the library see if they have HIVE by Mark Walden.
Uglies series by Scott Westerfield. Reviewed by Shalynn M.
Do you have a favorite book? Some might say that their favorite book is Twilight. My favorite book or book series is the Uglies series by Scott Westerfield.
In the book Uglies the author makes you feel like you could almost be there with the characters. There are scenes where Tally Youngblood (main girl) is hover boarding through the rapids and when she gets back she has scratches and bruises on her face. You can just picture how that would look and feel. Also, when Tally is pulling a prank and she’s hiding from the “cops” and she runs into Shay (who turns out to be her best friend). The way the author describes the scenes makes you feel like your there or you could be there. The setting of this book is all over the place. It goes from Tally hover boarding to her being in her dorm room with Shay, but the way the author describes it makes you feel like your actually there.
Tally Youngblood is the main character. Her personality is kind and caring. Her ex-best friend is Peris. After Peris turned pretty, Tally was alone until she met a girl named Shay. Shay and Tally become best friends. Shay is kind of a bossy type of girl and always wants her way. Tally is kind and caring.
When kids turn twelve they are moved away from their parents and into a dorm where they feed you and where you go to school. You stay there until you are sixteen. After you are sixteen you turn pretty. That’s where doctors do an operation that make you turn beautiful. It has always been Tally Youngblood’s dream to become pretty but, when her friend Shay runs away she is forced to go and find her.
The book makes you feel like your actually there, it makes connections with you and the characters, and the book shows you another kind of world. Those are the reasons why I like the book Uglies.
In the book Uglies the author makes you feel like you could almost be there with the characters. There are scenes where Tally Youngblood (main girl) is hover boarding through the rapids and when she gets back she has scratches and bruises on her face. You can just picture how that would look and feel. Also, when Tally is pulling a prank and she’s hiding from the “cops” and she runs into Shay (who turns out to be her best friend). The way the author describes the scenes makes you feel like your there or you could be there. The setting of this book is all over the place. It goes from Tally hover boarding to her being in her dorm room with Shay, but the way the author describes it makes you feel like your actually there.
Tally Youngblood is the main character. Her personality is kind and caring. Her ex-best friend is Peris. After Peris turned pretty, Tally was alone until she met a girl named Shay. Shay and Tally become best friends. Shay is kind of a bossy type of girl and always wants her way. Tally is kind and caring.
When kids turn twelve they are moved away from their parents and into a dorm where they feed you and where you go to school. You stay there until you are sixteen. After you are sixteen you turn pretty. That’s where doctors do an operation that make you turn beautiful. It has always been Tally Youngblood’s dream to become pretty but, when her friend Shay runs away she is forced to go and find her.
The book makes you feel like your actually there, it makes connections with you and the characters, and the book shows you another kind of world. Those are the reasons why I like the book Uglies.
Night by Elie Wiesel Reviewed by Carter B.
Do you have a favorite book? Some people say there are two many good books to choose from while others might say they don’t read that much. My favorite book, however, is Night by Elie Wiesel because I think the setting, plot, and characters are all very interesting.
The setting of Night is very interesting. The setting of the book is in 40s and 50s during the Holocaust in Europe. The author really made me feel that I was in the snowing nights and days running with the Jews on trails or in the small ghettos feeling closed in by the barbed wire fences and armed officers. While reading this book whenever I closed my eyes I would picture the setting.
The book Night also has a great plot. The book is about a Jewish family that lives in Europe during the Holocaust. It is a story about how they are separated at camps and how the father and son go through extremely hard times together. The biggest problem I think they face is getting though the hard times and staying alive. The father and son have to do hard work and make hard decisions just to stay alive like when the family doesn’t know if they should try to hide or if they should run and escape the camps and ghettos. The Holocaust and constant threat of death changes everybody involved in it. I think this book wasn’t ever boring and I always had trouble stopping while reading this book.
This great book also had well developed characters. Since the story is written by the teenage boy in the true story you really understand each character. The boy, Elie, has to do more than any other teenage boy should have to do to live. Even though his religious beliefs give him very little privileges than others he stays true to them. He and his father are very strong people to stay true to their beliefs after all the pain it caused them. When Elie would see horrific things and go through hard challenges and would still focus on what he needed to do and what his dad needed to do it showed me he was focused and determined.
I recommend this book to anybody who likes a book that will never bore you. It has great characters, a great setting, and a great plot. The book Night by Elie Wiesel is a great book, and I think you should read it.
The setting of Night is very interesting. The setting of the book is in 40s and 50s during the Holocaust in Europe. The author really made me feel that I was in the snowing nights and days running with the Jews on trails or in the small ghettos feeling closed in by the barbed wire fences and armed officers. While reading this book whenever I closed my eyes I would picture the setting.
The book Night also has a great plot. The book is about a Jewish family that lives in Europe during the Holocaust. It is a story about how they are separated at camps and how the father and son go through extremely hard times together. The biggest problem I think they face is getting though the hard times and staying alive. The father and son have to do hard work and make hard decisions just to stay alive like when the family doesn’t know if they should try to hide or if they should run and escape the camps and ghettos. The Holocaust and constant threat of death changes everybody involved in it. I think this book wasn’t ever boring and I always had trouble stopping while reading this book.
This great book also had well developed characters. Since the story is written by the teenage boy in the true story you really understand each character. The boy, Elie, has to do more than any other teenage boy should have to do to live. Even though his religious beliefs give him very little privileges than others he stays true to them. He and his father are very strong people to stay true to their beliefs after all the pain it caused them. When Elie would see horrific things and go through hard challenges and would still focus on what he needed to do and what his dad needed to do it showed me he was focused and determined.
I recommend this book to anybody who likes a book that will never bore you. It has great characters, a great setting, and a great plot. The book Night by Elie Wiesel is a great book, and I think you should read it.
May Bird and The Ever After By: Jodi Lynn Anderson Review By: Rachel F
Have you ever read a good book? What makes that book good? Some might say because of the adventure. Others might say because of the romance. Well, May Bird and The Ever After is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It has suspense, adventure, and the author describes everything so well, I felt like I was there right along beside the characters.
May Bird and The Ever After takes place starting in a small town in West Virginia. May lives with her mother and cat in a white house just outside Briery Swamp. Briery Swamp is a lake in the middle of a forest. It is a very dark and dreary place, where there are noises and shadows everywhere you turn. Later in the book May ends up in The Ever After. The Ever After is a star a million miles from earth where people go once they have died. The Ever After is a big world filled with ghosts, spirits, specters, and anything else dead. It is very dark and very dangerous. Nobody is safe there.
May Ellen Bird is the main character of my book. May has big brown eyes and short, thick black hair. She is a bright, adventurous, and a very creative girl. She is a live one who gets sucked into The Ever After. As the author talks about May, I feel as if I really know her. May lives at home with her mom and Somber Kitty. Somber Kitty is a very brave, very hairless cat and he is May’s best and only friend. Along May’s path she is helped by her house ghost, Pumpkin. He is a very weird creature, with a big head little hair, and a lop-sided smile. Pumpkin travels with May on her journey.
In May Bird and The Ever After, a young girl named May is sucked into a very different world, where you go when your dead. But, the truth is, May isn’t dead yet. She is a live one, as they call it, and she shouldn’t be there. In The Ever After there is a creature called the Bodey. His job is to get rid of everyone that shouldn’t be in The Ever After. He has heard that May has entered and he is now after her. May is in a lot of trouble. She is trying to get out of The Ever After, and boy it is a struggle. She meets and loses many friends along the way. She is being attacked and faces many problems.
The whole time I was reading this book I have felt like I have been along side with May. Traveling with her in her struggles to get out of The Ever After. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read or doesn’t. This is a very good book. I never wanted to put it down. I felt like I saw what they saw, smelt what they smelt, and felt what they felt.
May Bird and The Ever After takes place starting in a small town in West Virginia. May lives with her mother and cat in a white house just outside Briery Swamp. Briery Swamp is a lake in the middle of a forest. It is a very dark and dreary place, where there are noises and shadows everywhere you turn. Later in the book May ends up in The Ever After. The Ever After is a star a million miles from earth where people go once they have died. The Ever After is a big world filled with ghosts, spirits, specters, and anything else dead. It is very dark and very dangerous. Nobody is safe there.
May Ellen Bird is the main character of my book. May has big brown eyes and short, thick black hair. She is a bright, adventurous, and a very creative girl. She is a live one who gets sucked into The Ever After. As the author talks about May, I feel as if I really know her. May lives at home with her mom and Somber Kitty. Somber Kitty is a very brave, very hairless cat and he is May’s best and only friend. Along May’s path she is helped by her house ghost, Pumpkin. He is a very weird creature, with a big head little hair, and a lop-sided smile. Pumpkin travels with May on her journey.
In May Bird and The Ever After, a young girl named May is sucked into a very different world, where you go when your dead. But, the truth is, May isn’t dead yet. She is a live one, as they call it, and she shouldn’t be there. In The Ever After there is a creature called the Bodey. His job is to get rid of everyone that shouldn’t be in The Ever After. He has heard that May has entered and he is now after her. May is in a lot of trouble. She is trying to get out of The Ever After, and boy it is a struggle. She meets and loses many friends along the way. She is being attacked and faces many problems.
The whole time I was reading this book I have felt like I have been along side with May. Traveling with her in her struggles to get out of The Ever After. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read or doesn’t. This is a very good book. I never wanted to put it down. I felt like I saw what they saw, smelt what they smelt, and felt what they felt.
May Bird and The Ever After By: Jodi Lynn Anderson Review By: Rachel F
Have you ever read a good book? What makes that book good? Some might say because of the adventure. Others might say because of the romance. Well, May Bird and The Ever After is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It has suspense, adventure, and the author describes everything so well, I felt like I was there right along beside the characters.
May Bird and The Ever After takes place starting in a small town in West Virginia. May lives with her mother and cat in a white house just outside Briery Swamp. Briery Swamp is a lake in the middle of a forest. It is a very dark and dreary place, where there are noises and shadows everywhere you turn. Later in the book May ends up in The Ever After. The Ever After is a star a million miles from earth where people go once they have died. The Ever After is a big world filled with ghosts, spirits, specters, and anything else dead. It is very dark and very dangerous. Nobody is safe there.
May Ellen Bird is the main character of my book. May has big brown eyes and short, thick black hair. She is a bright, adventurous, and a very creative girl. She is a live one who gets sucked into The Ever After. As the author talks about May, I feel as if I really know her. May lives at home with her mom and Somber Kitty. Somber Kitty is a very brave, very hairless cat and he is May’s best and only friend. Along May’s path she is helped by her house ghost, Pumpkin. He is a very weird creature, with a big head little hair, and a lop-sided smile. Pumpkin travels with May on her journey.
In May Bird and The Ever After, a young girl named May is sucked into a very different world, where you go when your dead. But, the truth is, May isn’t dead yet. She is a live one, as they call it, and she shouldn’t be there. In The Ever After there is a creature called the Bodey. His job is to get rid of everyone that shouldn’t be in The Ever After. He has heard that May has entered and he is now after her. May is in a lot of trouble. She is trying to get out of The Ever After, and boy it is a struggle. She meets and loses many friends along the way. She is being attacked and faces many problems.
The whole time I was reading this book I have felt like I have been along side with May. Traveling with her in her struggles to get out of The Ever After. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read or doesn’t. This is a very good book. I never wanted to put it down. I felt like I saw what they saw, smelt what they smelt, and felt what they felt.
May Bird and The Ever After takes place starting in a small town in West Virginia. May lives with her mother and cat in a white house just outside Briery Swamp. Briery Swamp is a lake in the middle of a forest. It is a very dark and dreary place, where there are noises and shadows everywhere you turn. Later in the book May ends up in The Ever After. The Ever After is a star a million miles from earth where people go once they have died. The Ever After is a big world filled with ghosts, spirits, specters, and anything else dead. It is very dark and very dangerous. Nobody is safe there.
May Ellen Bird is the main character of my book. May has big brown eyes and short, thick black hair. She is a bright, adventurous, and a very creative girl. She is a live one who gets sucked into The Ever After. As the author talks about May, I feel as if I really know her. May lives at home with her mom and Somber Kitty. Somber Kitty is a very brave, very hairless cat and he is May’s best and only friend. Along May’s path she is helped by her house ghost, Pumpkin. He is a very weird creature, with a big head little hair, and a lop-sided smile. Pumpkin travels with May on her journey.
In May Bird and The Ever After, a young girl named May is sucked into a very different world, where you go when your dead. But, the truth is, May isn’t dead yet. She is a live one, as they call it, and she shouldn’t be there. In The Ever After there is a creature called the Bodey. His job is to get rid of everyone that shouldn’t be in The Ever After. He has heard that May has entered and he is now after her. May is in a lot of trouble. She is trying to get out of The Ever After, and boy it is a struggle. She meets and loses many friends along the way. She is being attacked and faces many problems.
The whole time I was reading this book I have felt like I have been along side with May. Traveling with her in her struggles to get out of The Ever After. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read or doesn’t. This is a very good book. I never wanted to put it down. I felt like I saw what they saw, smelt what they smelt, and felt what they felt.
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer Reviewed by Morgan M.
What makes a good book? Some may say that a comedy, Romance, Or Mystery are the most entertaining. For me, I think that romance is the best, that is why I read Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer.
The setting of Breaking Dawn, is in Forks, Washington. Fork’s is a very gloomy and rainy town, but for vampires, It is a perfect paradise. The year is around 2007. Bella often goes to La Push to see her best friend Jake, Who is a werewolf.
Breaking Dawn has many very important characters. Bella is the main character in these books. She falls in love with a vampire, and has to make a lot of hard decisions. Bella’s father, Charlie, Has a big role in all 4 books because he keeps her in line, and helps her with troubles. There is also the whole Cullen family, such as, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Rosalie, Emmet, Jasper, And Edward. Jake is Bella’s best friend, And was always there for her when Edward left.
Breaking Dawn is a romance about a young human named Bella, falling in love with a vampire. Edward Cullen. Bella finds herself facing many problems in this book, including giving birth to a half vampire child, Renessme. She is eventually turned into a vampire, But more problems erupt. The Volturi, A vampire Army, has set out to kill the Cullen’s, And the newly born girl, Renessme. Bella would do anything to keep her baby safe. She learns to fight, But Edward isn’t too happy about that. Is love for Bella is unconditional and he couldn’t bare to see her or Renessme get hurt.
Breaking Dawn has a very romantic, yet suspicious affect that most readers feel when they read it. Breaking Dawn was by far, one of my favorite books to read. If you would like to know the ending to this story, you will have to pick up the set, And start. But be careful, these books are very hard to put down.
The setting of Breaking Dawn, is in Forks, Washington. Fork’s is a very gloomy and rainy town, but for vampires, It is a perfect paradise. The year is around 2007. Bella often goes to La Push to see her best friend Jake, Who is a werewolf.
Breaking Dawn has many very important characters. Bella is the main character in these books. She falls in love with a vampire, and has to make a lot of hard decisions. Bella’s father, Charlie, Has a big role in all 4 books because he keeps her in line, and helps her with troubles. There is also the whole Cullen family, such as, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Rosalie, Emmet, Jasper, And Edward. Jake is Bella’s best friend, And was always there for her when Edward left.
Breaking Dawn is a romance about a young human named Bella, falling in love with a vampire. Edward Cullen. Bella finds herself facing many problems in this book, including giving birth to a half vampire child, Renessme. She is eventually turned into a vampire, But more problems erupt. The Volturi, A vampire Army, has set out to kill the Cullen’s, And the newly born girl, Renessme. Bella would do anything to keep her baby safe. She learns to fight, But Edward isn’t too happy about that. Is love for Bella is unconditional and he couldn’t bare to see her or Renessme get hurt.
Breaking Dawn has a very romantic, yet suspicious affect that most readers feel when they read it. Breaking Dawn was by far, one of my favorite books to read. If you would like to know the ending to this story, you will have to pick up the set, And start. But be careful, these books are very hard to put down.
Travel Team By Mike Lupica Review by Ryan L.
Travel Team
Have you ever read a really good book? Some would say that good books are the ones that leave you with a lot of questions or filled with suspense. The best books have are the ones that make you feel like you are in the story, and you can see and hear everything that is going on very clearly.
I read the book Travel Team By Mike Lupica. The setting of this book takes place in Middletown, New York, in the twenty-first century. Most of the time in Middletown it is at the main characters house or on the basketball court. I play basketball, so I can picture everything very clearly on the basketball court. It makes me feel like I am in the stands watching the game.
This book has five main characters in it. They are Daniel Walker, Ali Walker, Richard Walker, Will Stoddard, and Tess Hewwitt. Daniel is the main character out of all of them. Will and Tess are his friends and Ali and Richard are his parents. Danny lived for basketball. He played it when it was snowing or ninety-five degrees, it didn’t matter to him. They seem like real people to me because they do things that real humans do, they do good at things, and also make mistakes. I like these characters because most of them are my age, they are twelve or thirteen years old. I especially like Will because he is into sports and always has a good time, no matter where he is or what he is doing.
Danny is a twelve-year-old-boy who LOVES to play basketball. When Danny doesn’t make the seventh-grade Travel Team, he is very disappointed. He keeps wondering why he didn’t make it, since he was so much better than most of the kids who made it. It turns out he was too small to be on the team, and that they wanted to have a tall team that year. So, will Danny make it on a team this year? You can find out by reading the book, Travel Team, By Mike Lupica.
I would definitely recommend reading this book if you are into sports. Go to a local library and check it out, borrow it from a friend, or go out and buy it from a bookstore nearby. This was one of the best books that I have ever read.
Have you ever read a really good book? Some would say that good books are the ones that leave you with a lot of questions or filled with suspense. The best books have are the ones that make you feel like you are in the story, and you can see and hear everything that is going on very clearly.
I read the book Travel Team By Mike Lupica. The setting of this book takes place in Middletown, New York, in the twenty-first century. Most of the time in Middletown it is at the main characters house or on the basketball court. I play basketball, so I can picture everything very clearly on the basketball court. It makes me feel like I am in the stands watching the game.
This book has five main characters in it. They are Daniel Walker, Ali Walker, Richard Walker, Will Stoddard, and Tess Hewwitt. Daniel is the main character out of all of them. Will and Tess are his friends and Ali and Richard are his parents. Danny lived for basketball. He played it when it was snowing or ninety-five degrees, it didn’t matter to him. They seem like real people to me because they do things that real humans do, they do good at things, and also make mistakes. I like these characters because most of them are my age, they are twelve or thirteen years old. I especially like Will because he is into sports and always has a good time, no matter where he is or what he is doing.
Danny is a twelve-year-old-boy who LOVES to play basketball. When Danny doesn’t make the seventh-grade Travel Team, he is very disappointed. He keeps wondering why he didn’t make it, since he was so much better than most of the kids who made it. It turns out he was too small to be on the team, and that they wanted to have a tall team that year. So, will Danny make it on a team this year? You can find out by reading the book, Travel Team, By Mike Lupica.
I would definitely recommend reading this book if you are into sports. Go to a local library and check it out, borrow it from a friend, or go out and buy it from a bookstore nearby. This was one of the best books that I have ever read.
The Faerie Door written by B.E. Maxwell Review by Chris H.
Have you ever read a book that you liked so much that each chapter you just want to read to the next chapter? Some might say no. While others would just start naming off books that they’ve read. The book The Faerie Door was a mystery what was going to happen next, making it very good to read.
In the book The Faerie Door written by B.E. Maxwell the setting differs. Elliot is a boy that lives in New York near the nineteen sixties. Victoria is a girl that lives around the eighteen nineties. Elliot is a poor boy in the poor neibor hood of New York. Victoria lives in the richest family with a huge mantion. Then they switch in and out of faerie land. Faerie land is a magical land you have to teleport to get there. The land consists of Good Faeries and Bad Faeries. There are castles and war zones. Mystical forests and creepy swamps.
In the story Elliot and Victoria are the main characters. Elliot is afraid of almost every thing and he is very quiet. Victoria makes up for that however. She is very out going an brave there is nothing out there she cant face. Victoria is a very likeable character in making the story more enjoyable
The plot of the story is very interesting. In the faerie world the Bad Faeries have decided to take the passageway to our world and use our wepons agenst us. So the Good Faeries put rings in our world the rings open a door to the Faerie Door, which opens a door to Faerie Land, and Elliot and Victoria both find one.
I would recommend this book to people that enjoy fiction and suspense.
In the book The Faerie Door written by B.E. Maxwell the setting differs. Elliot is a boy that lives in New York near the nineteen sixties. Victoria is a girl that lives around the eighteen nineties. Elliot is a poor boy in the poor neibor hood of New York. Victoria lives in the richest family with a huge mantion. Then they switch in and out of faerie land. Faerie land is a magical land you have to teleport to get there. The land consists of Good Faeries and Bad Faeries. There are castles and war zones. Mystical forests and creepy swamps.
In the story Elliot and Victoria are the main characters. Elliot is afraid of almost every thing and he is very quiet. Victoria makes up for that however. She is very out going an brave there is nothing out there she cant face. Victoria is a very likeable character in making the story more enjoyable
The plot of the story is very interesting. In the faerie world the Bad Faeries have decided to take the passageway to our world and use our wepons agenst us. So the Good Faeries put rings in our world the rings open a door to the Faerie Door, which opens a door to Faerie Land, and Elliot and Victoria both find one.
I would recommend this book to people that enjoy fiction and suspense.
Code Orange by Cooney Reviewed by Emily E.
Have you ever read a book that you love and can’t wait to see what happens next? Some people might say that they can’t find a book and that they don’t like to read. Others might say that they love to read and can never put a book down. That’s why I read Code Orange because you are never board. You always want to see what is going to happen next.
In Code Orange the setting takes place in New York, the craziest city in the United States. The time period that this book took place in was right after 9/11 so everyone was really sad. So everyone was watching behind every corner at every street. When I was reading this book I can picture a lot of things in my head about what she says. For example, I can see when he running down the sidewalk, out of breathe and looking for water. She does a really good job on details. The author, Caroline B. Cooney also makes me feel like I am a bird in the middle of New York and watching everything that goes on. I really like that in books.
The main character in my book is Mitty Blake, he is doing a report on small pox. What it was and how they killed a lot of people when it was going around. Mitty has a girlfriend named Olivia and she is a big part of the book also, Mitty has a best friend Drake that is always by his side and is a big part of the book also. I like all of these characters because they are all about my age, and I can relate to them in a lot of ways. For example Mitty doesn’t like school very much but he is very smart and never gives up on what he is doing. Like when he was doing a report on small pox he liked what he was learning about and would not stop doing research on it. I can relate to Mitty the best because he is like me in all of these reasons.
The plot of the book is very good. Mitty is doing a report on small pox and he finds these scabs that are about 100 years old. He decides to tough them. So then he thought to himself what if I get it now. So he read up on the signs of it. Now he thinks that he has it.
I would recommend this book if you are looking for a good read and something to never put down. This is a very good book.
In Code Orange the setting takes place in New York, the craziest city in the United States. The time period that this book took place in was right after 9/11 so everyone was really sad. So everyone was watching behind every corner at every street. When I was reading this book I can picture a lot of things in my head about what she says. For example, I can see when he running down the sidewalk, out of breathe and looking for water. She does a really good job on details. The author, Caroline B. Cooney also makes me feel like I am a bird in the middle of New York and watching everything that goes on. I really like that in books.
The main character in my book is Mitty Blake, he is doing a report on small pox. What it was and how they killed a lot of people when it was going around. Mitty has a girlfriend named Olivia and she is a big part of the book also, Mitty has a best friend Drake that is always by his side and is a big part of the book also. I like all of these characters because they are all about my age, and I can relate to them in a lot of ways. For example Mitty doesn’t like school very much but he is very smart and never gives up on what he is doing. Like when he was doing a report on small pox he liked what he was learning about and would not stop doing research on it. I can relate to Mitty the best because he is like me in all of these reasons.
The plot of the book is very good. Mitty is doing a report on small pox and he finds these scabs that are about 100 years old. He decides to tough them. So then he thought to himself what if I get it now. So he read up on the signs of it. Now he thinks that he has it.
I would recommend this book if you are looking for a good read and something to never put down. This is a very good book.
The End of Forever By: Lurlene Mcdaniel Reviewed by Jamie C.
Have you ever gotten lost in a book? Some may say no, reading is a waste of time. I might’ve been one of those people, until I set my eyes on The End of Forever. The End of Forever is a great book due to the setting, the characters, and the plot.
First, the setting of this book varies. During the first part of the book the setting is in a school, on a stage, and at their home. The second part of the book the characters are mainly in the hospital. The school this book takes place at is a school for girls. The characters in this book are not as high-class as the other students but they manage to get by. The portion where the characters are in the hospital isn’t necessarily what you would call frightening, but it’s crowded and silent. Other than the piercing voices of the doctors and nurses no one is really in chatting mood.
Next, the characters. My favorite, Amy, Is Erin’s sister. They are both very close in age, but nothing alike. Amy is outgoing, hilarious, and just goes with the flow. Erin is very serious, she’s clean and tidy, and she’s also very up tight if you ask me. Amy is the type of girl who isn’t worried about her future, she just lives her life. She’s very dramatic, and her room is a pigsty, but everyone seems to love her. Erin, her room is organized, just like she is. Erin loves dancing, just as much as her sister Amy loves acting. Though these sisters are completely opposite, they both share something really special.
Finally, the plot of this story begins in such a way that you will never guess, in your wildest dreams what the ending may be. As I said before Amy and Erin had their differences, they didn’t always get along. The night of Amy and Erin’s very important show, Amy asks Erin if she can take the car to get some extra sodas for the cast. Erin was a little worried but gave the keys to her anyway. When Amy wasn’t there right away, Erin was beginning to wonder. Amy is always late, so Erin wasn’t too worried about her absence. But as the time grew longer, Erin’s patience grew shorter. She went out looking for Amy with Amy’s boyfriend, Travis. It was a long and frightening drive to the hospital when Erin had found out what happened to her sister. What will her parents choose to do? How long will Amy be at the hospital? Will Erin ever be able to forgive herself for giving Amy the keys?
In conclusion, this book kept me guessing. The End of Forever got me hooked. I got lost in the wonderfully fearsome story of the two sisters. I recommend reading this book. It may be hard to relate to if you’re a boy, seeing how this book is about sisters. Girls will really enjoy reading this book. It had it’s ups and downs, and it just might make you cry, but trust me, it’s worth the tears.
First, the setting of this book varies. During the first part of the book the setting is in a school, on a stage, and at their home. The second part of the book the characters are mainly in the hospital. The school this book takes place at is a school for girls. The characters in this book are not as high-class as the other students but they manage to get by. The portion where the characters are in the hospital isn’t necessarily what you would call frightening, but it’s crowded and silent. Other than the piercing voices of the doctors and nurses no one is really in chatting mood.
Next, the characters. My favorite, Amy, Is Erin’s sister. They are both very close in age, but nothing alike. Amy is outgoing, hilarious, and just goes with the flow. Erin is very serious, she’s clean and tidy, and she’s also very up tight if you ask me. Amy is the type of girl who isn’t worried about her future, she just lives her life. She’s very dramatic, and her room is a pigsty, but everyone seems to love her. Erin, her room is organized, just like she is. Erin loves dancing, just as much as her sister Amy loves acting. Though these sisters are completely opposite, they both share something really special.
Finally, the plot of this story begins in such a way that you will never guess, in your wildest dreams what the ending may be. As I said before Amy and Erin had their differences, they didn’t always get along. The night of Amy and Erin’s very important show, Amy asks Erin if she can take the car to get some extra sodas for the cast. Erin was a little worried but gave the keys to her anyway. When Amy wasn’t there right away, Erin was beginning to wonder. Amy is always late, so Erin wasn’t too worried about her absence. But as the time grew longer, Erin’s patience grew shorter. She went out looking for Amy with Amy’s boyfriend, Travis. It was a long and frightening drive to the hospital when Erin had found out what happened to her sister. What will her parents choose to do? How long will Amy be at the hospital? Will Erin ever be able to forgive herself for giving Amy the keys?
In conclusion, this book kept me guessing. The End of Forever got me hooked. I got lost in the wonderfully fearsome story of the two sisters. I recommend reading this book. It may be hard to relate to if you’re a boy, seeing how this book is about sisters. Girls will really enjoy reading this book. It had it’s ups and downs, and it just might make you cry, but trust me, it’s worth the tears.
Angels and Demons Dan Brown Review by Nathan D
Have you ever read a really interesting book? Some people may say that there are not any interesting books out there. Some may say most interesting books are too thick. In the book Angels and Demons, there are the characters, the setting, and the plot.
In the book Angels and Demons, there are a bunch of characters brought in. Robert Langdon is a historian at Harvard University. He is also a single man in his late 30’s, and swims every day to stay in good shape. He gets a phone call in the early morning from Maximillion Kholer, who is the director of a large company called CERN. Vittoria Vetra is in physics at the company CERN. All these people are brought together by this big plot from an ancient satanic cult to get back at the Catholic Church.
The setting starts out in the early morning of a nice day in Boston. Then the main character Robert Langdon is flown on a jet to Switzerland, where the company CERN resides. It is now about mid afternoon when Robert and Vittoria are flown on another jet to the Vatican City. This is where they spend the rest of the day and late into the night. In the Vatican they get taken to churches throughout the entire area of Rome. Some of the places they end up at are St. Peter’s Square, and the Sistine Chapel.
In the book Angels and Demons, the plot is very confusing, and it is at times hart to understand. Robert Langdon wakes up to a call in the early morning from a man named Maxamillion Kholer. He is told of a murder from an old satanic cult called the Illuminati. This group has been believed to be extinct for more than century. Robert is taken to Scotland to look over the body. The man that was murdered has a brand Illuminati across his chest, the brand having perfect symmetry. This is a big clue that the Illuminati did not go inactive and are on the move. The scientist that was murdered had discovered a brilliant new technology called Antimatter. Which when coming in contact with matter could be like a nuclear explosion. Robert Langdon meets the daughter of this scientist, her name is Vittoria. They are both sent to the Vatican City to find antimatter that was stolen when her father was murdered. When they get there, they are sent on a wild goose chase to solve a riddle from the Illuminati. The four Il Preferiti, the four cardinals that are preferred candidates for the next Pope, are being murdered and branded with Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. These are the four elements of science when the Illuminati were high up in power. They also have to search for the antimatter before it goes off and destroys the Vatican.
This book is a great book, and it explains a lot about the church history. It takes a little time to read, and the reader has to be at the skill level to comprehend what is going on. I would suggest this book to anyone that likes confusing books, or anyone that likes reading big books filled with a ton of interesting points.
In the book Angels and Demons, there are a bunch of characters brought in. Robert Langdon is a historian at Harvard University. He is also a single man in his late 30’s, and swims every day to stay in good shape. He gets a phone call in the early morning from Maximillion Kholer, who is the director of a large company called CERN. Vittoria Vetra is in physics at the company CERN. All these people are brought together by this big plot from an ancient satanic cult to get back at the Catholic Church.
The setting starts out in the early morning of a nice day in Boston. Then the main character Robert Langdon is flown on a jet to Switzerland, where the company CERN resides. It is now about mid afternoon when Robert and Vittoria are flown on another jet to the Vatican City. This is where they spend the rest of the day and late into the night. In the Vatican they get taken to churches throughout the entire area of Rome. Some of the places they end up at are St. Peter’s Square, and the Sistine Chapel.
In the book Angels and Demons, the plot is very confusing, and it is at times hart to understand. Robert Langdon wakes up to a call in the early morning from a man named Maxamillion Kholer. He is told of a murder from an old satanic cult called the Illuminati. This group has been believed to be extinct for more than century. Robert is taken to Scotland to look over the body. The man that was murdered has a brand Illuminati across his chest, the brand having perfect symmetry. This is a big clue that the Illuminati did not go inactive and are on the move. The scientist that was murdered had discovered a brilliant new technology called Antimatter. Which when coming in contact with matter could be like a nuclear explosion. Robert Langdon meets the daughter of this scientist, her name is Vittoria. They are both sent to the Vatican City to find antimatter that was stolen when her father was murdered. When they get there, they are sent on a wild goose chase to solve a riddle from the Illuminati. The four Il Preferiti, the four cardinals that are preferred candidates for the next Pope, are being murdered and branded with Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. These are the four elements of science when the Illuminati were high up in power. They also have to search for the antimatter before it goes off and destroys the Vatican.
This book is a great book, and it explains a lot about the church history. It takes a little time to read, and the reader has to be at the skill level to comprehend what is going on. I would suggest this book to anyone that likes confusing books, or anyone that likes reading big books filled with a ton of interesting points.
The Lost Island of Tamarind: by Nadia Aguiar reviewed by Michaela T.
Have you ever read a book, which once you were done you said, “Wow what a great book”? Some might say, “Yes many times I have done that.” others might say “no, I hate reading”. How I would answer that question is yes and that book is called The Lost Island of Tamarind: by Nadia Aguiar.
In this book the main characters are three children (Maya, Simon, and Penny) their parents and two friends they meet in Tamarind (Helix and his bird). The book is written mainly in the view and feelings of Maya, who becomes the mother of her infant sister and her eleven year old, brother Simon. When Maya is only about fourteen. I can relate to Maya because I am around her age and it would be really hard to take care of my siblings all by myself.
Maya’s parents are scientists who study life underwater. When they were out sailing in a place they had never been before a huge storm came out of nowhere. Maya’s parents went up to control the ship when they were knocked overboard. When Maya woke up, in the morning, her parents weren’t there. Luckily Maya was able to navigate the boat to a nearby island. When they landed they met a kid named Helix who helped them to get closer to Greater Tamarind where they would be able to find their parents easier. Along their way they met some different kind of people, who were a lot different from what we are used to such as, mermaids, giants, trolls, and many other fictional characters.
Tamarind is a humungous island filled with smaller islands called the lesser islands all surrounding the biggest one of them all, which is Greater Tamarind. All the islands are covered in weird little villages and forestry. All the different forests have their own dangers, such as the child stealer who when children wandered off she would send her monkeys to capture them and bring them to a camp, where they weren’t fed often at all and were kept there until they die. Also another danger is animals that randomly attack. And also the terrible weather, rockslides, and volcano. Later in the book Maya acts like she is the princess to help find her parents but when the king figures it out he sends his guards after them, adding a new thing to look out for, They must also watch out for ,horrifying pirates who want their ship, The Pamela Jane.
This book is one of those thrillers that when you read all of the stories within the story you are amazed at all that they go though. The Lost Island Of Tamarind is a great book.
In this book the main characters are three children (Maya, Simon, and Penny) their parents and two friends they meet in Tamarind (Helix and his bird). The book is written mainly in the view and feelings of Maya, who becomes the mother of her infant sister and her eleven year old, brother Simon. When Maya is only about fourteen. I can relate to Maya because I am around her age and it would be really hard to take care of my siblings all by myself.
Maya’s parents are scientists who study life underwater. When they were out sailing in a place they had never been before a huge storm came out of nowhere. Maya’s parents went up to control the ship when they were knocked overboard. When Maya woke up, in the morning, her parents weren’t there. Luckily Maya was able to navigate the boat to a nearby island. When they landed they met a kid named Helix who helped them to get closer to Greater Tamarind where they would be able to find their parents easier. Along their way they met some different kind of people, who were a lot different from what we are used to such as, mermaids, giants, trolls, and many other fictional characters.
Tamarind is a humungous island filled with smaller islands called the lesser islands all surrounding the biggest one of them all, which is Greater Tamarind. All the islands are covered in weird little villages and forestry. All the different forests have their own dangers, such as the child stealer who when children wandered off she would send her monkeys to capture them and bring them to a camp, where they weren’t fed often at all and were kept there until they die. Also another danger is animals that randomly attack. And also the terrible weather, rockslides, and volcano. Later in the book Maya acts like she is the princess to help find her parents but when the king figures it out he sends his guards after them, adding a new thing to look out for, They must also watch out for ,horrifying pirates who want their ship, The Pamela Jane.
This book is one of those thrillers that when you read all of the stories within the story you are amazed at all that they go though. The Lost Island Of Tamarind is a great book.
The Lost Island of Tamarind: by Nadia Aguiar reviewed by Michaela T.
Have you ever read a book, which once you were done you said, “Wow what a great book”? Some might say, “Yes many times I have done that.” others might say “no, I hate reading”. How I would answer that question is yes and that book is called The Lost Island of Tamarind: by Nadia Aguiar.
In this book the main characters are three children (Maya, Simon, and Penny) their parents and two friends they meet in Tamarind (Helix and his bird). The book is written mainly in the view and feelings of Maya, who becomes the mother of her infant sister and her eleven year old, brother Simon. When Maya is only about fourteen. I can relate to Maya because I am around her age and it would be really hard to take care of my siblings all by myself.
Maya’s parents are scientists who study life underwater. When they were out sailing in a place they had never been before a huge storm came out of nowhere. Maya’s parents went up to control the ship when they were knocked overboard. When Maya woke up, in the morning, her parents weren’t there. Luckily Maya was able to navigate the boat to a nearby island. When they landed they met a kid named Helix who helped them to get closer to Greater Tamarind where they would be able to find their parents easier. Along their way they met some different kind of people, who were a lot different from what we are used to such as, mermaids, giants, trolls, and many other fictional characters.
Tamarind is a humungous island filled with smaller islands called the lesser islands all surrounding the biggest one of them all, which is Greater Tamarind. All the islands are covered in weird little villages and forestry. All the different forests have their own dangers, such as the child stealer who when children wandered off she would send her monkeys to capture them and bring them to a camp, where they weren’t fed often at all and were kept there until they die. Also another danger is animals that randomly attack. And also the terrible weather, rockslides, and volcano. Later in the book Maya acts like she is the princess to help find her parents but when the king figures it out he sends his guards after them, adding a new thing to look out for, They must also watch out for ,horrifying pirates who want their ship, The Pamela Jane.
This book is one of those thrillers that when you read all of the stories within the story you are amazed at all that they go though. The Lost Island Of Tamarind is a great book.
In this book the main characters are three children (Maya, Simon, and Penny) their parents and two friends they meet in Tamarind (Helix and his bird). The book is written mainly in the view and feelings of Maya, who becomes the mother of her infant sister and her eleven year old, brother Simon. When Maya is only about fourteen. I can relate to Maya because I am around her age and it would be really hard to take care of my siblings all by myself.
Maya’s parents are scientists who study life underwater. When they were out sailing in a place they had never been before a huge storm came out of nowhere. Maya’s parents went up to control the ship when they were knocked overboard. When Maya woke up, in the morning, her parents weren’t there. Luckily Maya was able to navigate the boat to a nearby island. When they landed they met a kid named Helix who helped them to get closer to Greater Tamarind where they would be able to find their parents easier. Along their way they met some different kind of people, who were a lot different from what we are used to such as, mermaids, giants, trolls, and many other fictional characters.
Tamarind is a humungous island filled with smaller islands called the lesser islands all surrounding the biggest one of them all, which is Greater Tamarind. All the islands are covered in weird little villages and forestry. All the different forests have their own dangers, such as the child stealer who when children wandered off she would send her monkeys to capture them and bring them to a camp, where they weren’t fed often at all and were kept there until they die. Also another danger is animals that randomly attack. And also the terrible weather, rockslides, and volcano. Later in the book Maya acts like she is the princess to help find her parents but when the king figures it out he sends his guards after them, adding a new thing to look out for, They must also watch out for ,horrifying pirates who want their ship, The Pamela Jane.
This book is one of those thrillers that when you read all of the stories within the story you are amazed at all that they go though. The Lost Island Of Tamarind is a great book.
Starcross by Phillip Reeve Reviewed by Bryan J
Have you ever read a really good book? Some might say that a romance novel or a sports book is the best. The really good books have an interesting setting, a various amount of characters, and a good plot.
It is important to have a good setting for every book. The book Starcross by Phillip Reeve does a great job of having an interesting setting. The setting is far in the future in the year 2156 in outer space. Since I will not be living that long. The author does a great job of making it seem real. There is an earth in the book, now the Europeans own almost all the land. It is spilt between the French and the German. The people are in an asteroid from Jupiter. They do not live on Jupiter but they live in a different asteroid belt. They can fly on ships from planet to planet. The setting really made me interested in this book.
Characters are in my option the most important part of a good story. There are many different characters in this book. It describes all of the them to make you feel like they are part of our world. The main characters were the Mumbsy family of Myrtle, Art and their mom. Art is the one who the story is actually about it is kind of like a journal that he writes. He and Myrtle never get along they always fight. Art is around 13 years old. He loves to explore and find new things. Myrtle is 16 years old. She thinks she controls every one and she always has to look good. She can’t be in public if she is not beautiful. Their mom is around 2,000 years old. She is a special type of person that cannot die. They also know this pirate that helps them survive in the asteroid. His name is Jack Havok. Jack is 16 years old and he is very brave and he likes to impress other people. The four characters I mention met in the first book of this series, which is called Larklight. Not all the characters in their world are good. There were two villains, with a group of hats called Moobs. There was always a problem for the good guys. The two people was Mr. Tifter the man who lured them into Starcross, and Mrs. Buedegard who was a French spy that tried to capture them and make them work for the French. The hats were a group of black slush that could transform themselves into any shape or form. They tried to suck the brain cells of people and by doing that they could control you.
The plot is what makes the stories interesting. In this story the Mumbsy family gets invited to go to a new hotel. At this new hotel they get attacked by a group of hats, which are called mobs. Through the story Myrtle and Jack escape from the hotel, then they go to a different asteroid so they could not be found. Later, they came back from their hiding spots and go and try to save Art and her Mom. The reason they wanted the Mumbys is because the mom could make you be able to transport your self to a different world.
This is a really good book. This book covers all of the required information. If you are interested in action type of books then this is the book for you. It is funny and full of action every chapter is leaves you hanging. Also it gives you a good laugh. I defiantly recommend this book. Starcross is one of the best books I have read.
It is important to have a good setting for every book. The book Starcross by Phillip Reeve does a great job of having an interesting setting. The setting is far in the future in the year 2156 in outer space. Since I will not be living that long. The author does a great job of making it seem real. There is an earth in the book, now the Europeans own almost all the land. It is spilt between the French and the German. The people are in an asteroid from Jupiter. They do not live on Jupiter but they live in a different asteroid belt. They can fly on ships from planet to planet. The setting really made me interested in this book.
Characters are in my option the most important part of a good story. There are many different characters in this book. It describes all of the them to make you feel like they are part of our world. The main characters were the Mumbsy family of Myrtle, Art and their mom. Art is the one who the story is actually about it is kind of like a journal that he writes. He and Myrtle never get along they always fight. Art is around 13 years old. He loves to explore and find new things. Myrtle is 16 years old. She thinks she controls every one and she always has to look good. She can’t be in public if she is not beautiful. Their mom is around 2,000 years old. She is a special type of person that cannot die. They also know this pirate that helps them survive in the asteroid. His name is Jack Havok. Jack is 16 years old and he is very brave and he likes to impress other people. The four characters I mention met in the first book of this series, which is called Larklight. Not all the characters in their world are good. There were two villains, with a group of hats called Moobs. There was always a problem for the good guys. The two people was Mr. Tifter the man who lured them into Starcross, and Mrs. Buedegard who was a French spy that tried to capture them and make them work for the French. The hats were a group of black slush that could transform themselves into any shape or form. They tried to suck the brain cells of people and by doing that they could control you.
The plot is what makes the stories interesting. In this story the Mumbsy family gets invited to go to a new hotel. At this new hotel they get attacked by a group of hats, which are called mobs. Through the story Myrtle and Jack escape from the hotel, then they go to a different asteroid so they could not be found. Later, they came back from their hiding spots and go and try to save Art and her Mom. The reason they wanted the Mumbys is because the mom could make you be able to transport your self to a different world.
This is a really good book. This book covers all of the required information. If you are interested in action type of books then this is the book for you. It is funny and full of action every chapter is leaves you hanging. Also it gives you a good laugh. I defiantly recommend this book. Starcross is one of the best books I have read.
The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke. Review by Skyler R.
What makes a good book? Some might say a funny, scary or a romance. Well I think that suspense makes a good book. That’s why I read The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke.
The setting was in a variety of places. For the majority it took place deep under the Pacific Ocean, where it was pitch black dark and you couldn’t see a thing and where a couple sea monsters are lurking around. Next for the other part of the story it took place in the base. It was right over the Great Barrier Reef. Finally it took place very little on the surface of the Pacific Ocean were all you could see for miles and miles was water and occasionally a whale surfacing.
There were only a few main characters, but they played an important role. First there was Don. He started and ended as a first warden. He trained Franklin in many different types of submarines and also was his partner in a couple of missions. Next there was Franklin. He started out as a trainee and moved up to a first warden. He actually was first an astronaut and had such a bad accident he couldn’t return to space or his family, which happened to live on Mars, again. Finally there is Indra. She didn’t play a big part, but she was an important person. She was Franklin’s new wife. She also worked at the base as someone who was almost like a marine biologist when Franklin showed up.
The plot consisted of a few parts, and there were a few different sections in the book. First you hear about how Franklin was being trained by Don and how he met Indra. Next there was a short part about how Franklin had remembered being in space, and he was extremely sad and he ran away. Next there was when Franklin and Don go on missions together after not seeing each other for quite a while.
In conclusion I would defiantly recommend this book. It was extremely suspenseful and had a lot of detail. It also had an easy to follow plot but still had but had some very unexpected parts. So this book is well worth reading.
The setting was in a variety of places. For the majority it took place deep under the Pacific Ocean, where it was pitch black dark and you couldn’t see a thing and where a couple sea monsters are lurking around. Next for the other part of the story it took place in the base. It was right over the Great Barrier Reef. Finally it took place very little on the surface of the Pacific Ocean were all you could see for miles and miles was water and occasionally a whale surfacing.
There were only a few main characters, but they played an important role. First there was Don. He started and ended as a first warden. He trained Franklin in many different types of submarines and also was his partner in a couple of missions. Next there was Franklin. He started out as a trainee and moved up to a first warden. He actually was first an astronaut and had such a bad accident he couldn’t return to space or his family, which happened to live on Mars, again. Finally there is Indra. She didn’t play a big part, but she was an important person. She was Franklin’s new wife. She also worked at the base as someone who was almost like a marine biologist when Franklin showed up.
The plot consisted of a few parts, and there were a few different sections in the book. First you hear about how Franklin was being trained by Don and how he met Indra. Next there was a short part about how Franklin had remembered being in space, and he was extremely sad and he ran away. Next there was when Franklin and Don go on missions together after not seeing each other for quite a while.
In conclusion I would defiantly recommend this book. It was extremely suspenseful and had a lot of detail. It also had an easy to follow plot but still had but had some very unexpected parts. So this book is well worth reading.
Hugh Glass, Mountain Man by Robert M. McClung Review by Cameron B
Have you ever read a great book that you didn’t want to put down? Some might say no reading is boring or the Harry Potter books. Well I read Hugh Glass Mountain Man by Robert M. McClung I couldn’t put it down. I thought this book was great because of the setting, characters, and the plot.
The first great part about this book is the setting that took place. The whole book had a setting in the land of the trappers in the 1800’s. Things like rivers and open land was surrounding Hugh Glass and everyone else, along with Indians. The setting was nice because it could be so empty and then you would be amazed what could be there and how to use it. The setting was also a great part of the book because it seemed so relaxing just to have quiet every once in a while.
The second part I liked about the book is the characters. All of the characters seemed to be strong people, but they could change so fast. Hugh Glass was one of my favorites because he had so much drive and perseverance. He would not stop if he wanted to get something. I thought Hugh Glass was such a strong person so I admire him. Another one of the characters that interests me is Jim Bridger and Fitz. They taught me a lesson about never giving up on somebody and courage. In one part of the story they leave a fallen friend just to be safe from the closing in Indians. I thought Hugh Glass was such a strong person so I admire him. However Fitz and Jim seem good at first but soon made a mistake to haunt them for the rest of their lives, leaving a friend behind.
The third piece of the book that I liked was the plot. The book was about a trapper, Hugh Glass, going out with a group to the land to go and start trapping beavers. One day they were hunting and a bear had crept up on Hugh and mauled him. Everybody in the group with him thought he would be dead but he hung on to his life. Many days passed as Hugh barely breathed. Soon the leader said they should leave, but two people need to stay with Hugh. Those two people were Jim and Fitz. After days of watching and taking care of Hugh, Indian signs were spotted. In this country the Indians were deadly. So Fitz made the decision to leave Hugh and try to save there own lives. Hugh eventually gained enough strength to move and crawl. He started to crawl all the way to a fort to try to get his revenge on Fitz and Jim Bridger after leaving him for dead. But does he ever get to them?
The setting, characters, and plot were all great things about this book. I highly recommend this book it was very exciting. This book can also teach you a great lesson on courage and pride.
The first great part about this book is the setting that took place. The whole book had a setting in the land of the trappers in the 1800’s. Things like rivers and open land was surrounding Hugh Glass and everyone else, along with Indians. The setting was nice because it could be so empty and then you would be amazed what could be there and how to use it. The setting was also a great part of the book because it seemed so relaxing just to have quiet every once in a while.
The second part I liked about the book is the characters. All of the characters seemed to be strong people, but they could change so fast. Hugh Glass was one of my favorites because he had so much drive and perseverance. He would not stop if he wanted to get something. I thought Hugh Glass was such a strong person so I admire him. Another one of the characters that interests me is Jim Bridger and Fitz. They taught me a lesson about never giving up on somebody and courage. In one part of the story they leave a fallen friend just to be safe from the closing in Indians. I thought Hugh Glass was such a strong person so I admire him. However Fitz and Jim seem good at first but soon made a mistake to haunt them for the rest of their lives, leaving a friend behind.
The third piece of the book that I liked was the plot. The book was about a trapper, Hugh Glass, going out with a group to the land to go and start trapping beavers. One day they were hunting and a bear had crept up on Hugh and mauled him. Everybody in the group with him thought he would be dead but he hung on to his life. Many days passed as Hugh barely breathed. Soon the leader said they should leave, but two people need to stay with Hugh. Those two people were Jim and Fitz. After days of watching and taking care of Hugh, Indian signs were spotted. In this country the Indians were deadly. So Fitz made the decision to leave Hugh and try to save there own lives. Hugh eventually gained enough strength to move and crawl. He started to crawl all the way to a fort to try to get his revenge on Fitz and Jim Bridger after leaving him for dead. But does he ever get to them?
The setting, characters, and plot were all great things about this book. I highly recommend this book it was very exciting. This book can also teach you a great lesson on courage and pride.
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