Shanghaied to the Moon by Michael J. Daley Science Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Stewart is an average 11 year old boy. In the future. His dream is to be like his (dead) mom and his hero, Val Thorsten, a space pilot. But his dad refuses to let him go to space camp. Finally, he gets his chance with an old space pilot – Val Thorsten himself! This book was good because you … Read more
Alex’s Challenge Camp Confidential series #4 by Melissa J. Morgan Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I like this book because it makes me want to go to camp. It’s just like what happens at a real camp. The plot was that Grace needed to read 2 books because she flunked reading and if she didn’t she would not be able to go to the field trip or try out … Read more
Inkheart Inkheart trilogy #1 by Cornelia Funke Adventure Fantasy Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a really good book! It’s about these people: Meggie, her dad, Mo, and a lot of other characters from a book. Ok, so Meggie and Mo can read characters out of a book and write characters back into a book, and real people, too! Mo accidentally reads out Dustfinger, Basta, and Capricorn! Basta and … Read more
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was a great book! It’s about these kids, Ben, Tom, and Lindy. They meet a professor that can go into a different world called “Whangdoodle World” and he takes the kids with him after he trains them for a couple weeks. They each have a thinking cap that they need to get … Read more
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Classic Fantasy Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) A horse named Black Beauty meets new friends and is being traded between good owners and bad owners. The characters are Black Beauty and Merrylegs, and Ginger.
The Battle of the Labyrinth Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Percy Jackson stumbles onto an entrance to an ancient labyrinth and finds out his camp’s enemies can sneak that way. So, he and his friends go down there to try and stop the monsters from invading. Then they escape and get into an all-out battle – the camp versus the monsters. … Read more
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix Fantasy * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) A Cinderella tale with a twist. Prince Charming is charming, but has no personality and Ella is sick of all the ladylike rules, so she runs away. What will happen to Ella? I liked the ending of this book.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Graphic Novel Illustrated Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The Invention of Hugo Cabret is about a 12 year old boy who finds a mechanical man and thinks it holds a mysterious message from his dead father. The main character is Hugo Cabret. Other characters are Isabella, George Melies, Mama Jeanne, Monsieur Tabard, Station Inspector. I liked this book because it gives … Read more
Reckoning Star Wars: Last of the Jedi series #10 by Jude Watson Science Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) The final installment in the Last of the Jedi series, Jude Watson ends it with a bang. Still working as a double agent for the rebel alliance, spying from within the evil empire itself. Now working on the side of Darth Vader, Ferus Olin, a former Jedi, is tempted by his reluctant partner … Read more
Worth by A. LaFaye Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) The book Worth is about a young boy whose leg is crushed in an accident. The boy’s father needs help on the farm and brings home an orphan boy to help with the farm. The main character is Nathaniel. His role in the story is a farmhand. Other main characters are Ma, Pa, Seth, Clemson, John Worth, Gantrys, Danvers. I liked … Read more