Archive for the 'Students' Favorite Books' Category

          The book that I read was “There’s a Boy In The Girls Bathroom” by Louis Sachar. It is about Mrs. Ebbel’s class. There’s a new student that has to sit next to Bradley Chalkers. His name is Jeff. Bradley sits in the last row last seat in the classroom. When Jeff starts school he goes to the Counselor’s Office. She likes the students to call her Carla. The first time Jeff went to visit Carla, he accidently went into the girls bathroom. He was embarrassed. Bradley starts going to visit Carla from now on. At first Bradley is mean, obnoxious, and rude. But after a little bit he seems very grand, joyful, and nice. Bradley doesn’t like to do homework, but now that Carla told him he should try it, Bradley started to do his homework. After a while Jeff got new friends which made him very mean. He doesn’t visit Carla anymore since he made new friends. Then Jeff starts to be a bully. He bullies Bradley a lot. Because Jeff did that, Bradley got a black eye. At the end, Carla and Bradley are best friends. They talk to each other a lot and write each other notes. This was a very interesting book. I recommend you to read this wonderful and enlightening book!

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Title: Santa Paws on Christmas Island       Author: Kris Edwards

This book is about a family who doesn’t spend their Christmas in a snowy place.  Instead their Uncle Steve saved Big Jim Jessup from getting hit by a big truck.  So they got to go to
Florida and go
to Big Jim’s Hotel the Oasis.  They get 4 rooms for the kids and 4 for the adults.  In chapter # 7, Gregory and Miranda get surfing lessons.  Gregory is the only boy, including the teacher, who is a girl. Gregory is embarrassed because he keeps on falling and he isn’t in the water yet.  I recommend this book, because it is a good book.  If you read it, I guarantee you will like it.  This book is a mystery book because in every chapter something kind of bad happens.  I enjoyed this book because I love mystery books.  You have got to read it!!!!!!!!! 

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        Amazing Days with Abby Hayes by; Annie Maser             This book is about a girl named Abby. She loves to write in her journal.  Abby has 2 best friends. Her best friends are Natalie and Jessica. She wants a pet so bad.Her neighbor Heather gave her a kitten.  But her family doesn’t know. Do you think she can keep the kitten?   You’d like this book if you like kittens and if you like funny books. WILL Abby keep her kittens? Find out in Amazing days with Abby Hayes.      

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Title: The Homework Machine  Author: Dan Gutman 

In The Homework Machine there is a boy named Brenton who invented a homework machine. He let three of his friends use it. Then the police found out and now the kids are being questioned. Also one day they went on the Internet and told everyone to wear their clothes backwards and they did it.   It was so funny.  I would recommend this book to someone who likes funny stories and doesn’t like to do homework.

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Title: Ms. Lagrange is Strange by Dan Guttman

         Do you like comedy? Do you like books? Do you like food? If you like all three of them Ms. Lagrange is Strange! is right up your alley. This book is about how a boy named A.J. and his friends Michael and Ryan make their lunch lady quit. So now “Ella Mentry” school is in need for a lunch lady. Turns out it will be Ms. Lagrange. But the worst part is, a guest is coming to give “Ella Mentry” school an award but the school must be in tip top shape and that may cause some chaos in the lunch room because we all know Ms.Lagrange is Strange!

I recommend the book this book to people who hates books. Because I used to hate books to; but; after I read this book I read this book it made me to love books of all sorts!

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Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsAuthor: J.K. Rowling 

  I recommend the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. In the book a boy named Harry Potter goes to a magical school named Hogwarts where a lot of strange things happen there, people are dying. It’s up to Harry to save Hogwarts and the people inside. All he needs to do is to kill the huge snake and save the people in the chamber. But there is another problem. Lord Valomort. I recommend this book because there is a lot of magic and I like magic. Also, there is nonstop action and I like that too.

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Title: The Bridges of New York City by Cara A. Sutherland

This book is about all the bridges that are built in New York City.   Some of the bridges  have decorations all around them. It is also about bridges that open and close for ships. Some of the bridges have gold, silver, copper, and turquoise in them.  They are all different shapes.I recommend this book because I could see all the cool features from the top in the pictures. And my favorite solid shape for the top is a pyramid. I could see the point which is at the top of the pyramid.

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This book is about a girl whose parents move from California to Pennsylvania.  She lives in a house that is freezing cold because the heater does not work.  It is always snowing where she lives. The girl who is new is named  Kate and the girl who guides her around name is Tiffany, who seems to be bad.  It turns out she actually is bad.    Kate follows Tiffany into the 1st grade bathroom, and finds out that Tiffany smokes with her friend Madison.   Kate gets on a plane alone with out her parents knowing, but her friend Molly is picking her up.   Also Molly’s parents don’t know that she is picking Kate up from the airport.    Molly’s mom doesn’t know that she is picking Kate.  I am recommending this book, because it is really good.

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Cam Jansen and the Snake  by David Adler

In this story a thief stole a canvas bag with a camera in it.   They go to an art museum.  They won the television news scoop.  They also received prize money.  The Jansen family has birthday party.  There was a snake in a canvas bag and it ate a tuna sandwich. I liked this book. It was really specific.  It was a good book author:  David Adler. 

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Nate The Great and the Monster Mess by Majorie Sharmet. 

                This story is about a boy named Nate The Great. He is a detective.He was looking for a monster cookie recipe. He looked in cabinets and drawers. He looked everywere but he couldn’t find the recipe for monster cookies.Nate The Grate asked his friends, they didn’t see the recipe for monster cookies. I recommend this book because I think people like mystery stories. I am also recommending this book because it is funny.The book is also a little weird.  I enjoyed this book because in the story he loses a recipe for monster cookies.

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

One day this boy named Robby went to a hotel then their  was a mouse named Ralph. Robby was playing with his motorcycle then then. Ralph saw the motorcycle.  Ralph asked if he could play with it. Robby said ok. Then they became best friends. then Ralph asked if he could borrow it. Robby said “I don’t know.”  Ralph said “I will bring it back on time and nothing bad will happen to it.” Then Robby said ok. Then the next day Ralph started to ride the motorcycle then Ralph drove into Robby’s room and saw his mom in there to and she said that Robby is sick. Then by  accident Ralph drove into the laundry basket he almost fell in but he didn’t. The next day Robby was felling a lot better then Ralph gave back his motorcycle then Robby and his family left and they both said goodbye to each other.  I liked this book 

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Title: The Homework Machine
Author: Dan Gutman

This book I am reviewing is about four kids in the same group in school. But one kid named Brenton in the group invented a homework machine because he is a genious. Now all the kids in the group are using it to do their homework. Their teacher got suspicious because two of the kids Sam and Kelsey get B,s and C,s now their getting A,s and B,s. So she went to the principal and she said to give them a quiz. When the teacher gave them the quiz Sam and Kelsey failed, Judy got a C, and Brenton got an A. But Judy was a genious. Now that the machine is doing the work instead of them they are failing all their tests. I recommend this book for people who like mysteries. I particularly enjoy when they introduce the homework machine. I also recommend this book for people who don,t like homework.

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Author: Bruce Coville.

   This story is about a boy named Rod who was working on his science project when a toy size spaceship crashed through his window. Then mini-aliens asked for his help to fix their spaceship. Rod agrees to help them but he didn’t give them permission to use pieces of his science project to fix their ship. Then Rod regrets that he agreed to help the aliens fix their ship. Then crazy adventures start happening to Rod and the aliens.

    I’m recommending this book because it gives you so many exciting details that you can’t stop reading. Also, they do things in the book that you least expect.

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Miss Popularity by Francesco Sedito

This book is about a girl, Cassie who moves to Texas.  Cassie  is very scared to go to a new school. At  first she is scared, shy, and lonely. Cassie has no friends on the first day. When Cassie goes to school on the second day she meets a girl Etoile . I would recommend this book for someone to read that is moving or has a friend moving.

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The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hanh    

I’m suggesting The Old Willis Place because it’s adventurous.   It’s about 2 ghosts named Diana and Georgie and they’re spying on the new caretaker’s daughter named Lissa.  Diana wants to be friends with Lissa, but Georgie doesn’t.  When Lissa finally sees Diana she thinks Diana is a monster.  Lissa told her dad and her dad said it was just all in her imagination.  After that, Lissa fell asleep and Diana snuck into her room and read her diary.  When she finished reading her diary, she wrote a note saying she wasn’t a monster she just wanted to be her friend.  Diana told her to meet her somewhere near her house.          I’m recommending this book because it’s adventurous and scary.  What I mostly enjoyed about this book was Lissa meeting Diana. 

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling.

 Harry Potter is a good book because Harry and his friends Hermione and Ron have some really cool adventures that cost them lots of trouble .They almost get killed when they try to save the sorcerer’s stone because the person who killed his parents could come back to kill Harry Potter. One of Harry’s teachers wanted him killed because his teacher hated him. It was exiting to see how Harry got out of trouble.

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Only the Lonely by Laura Dower is a very good book. It is about a girl whose friends are all at camp and she is left home with her mom. She also got a new lap top that does not work. She gets messages from her friends in camp and misses them a lot. Her mom and dad are also divorced. When she goes on fish bowl she meets somebody who lives in Washington. Then something happens and the girl logs off. Find out what happens. Read the book. I highly recommend this book.  Book Review by Gabby

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