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Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In my opinion, I love this book. The stories don’t make much sense sometimes, but that’s what makes it fun. The characters of this book are so creative, and if I wrote this book, my characters wouldn’t ever top these ones. I’d recommend this book to anyone.
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Classic Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) The Phantom has been playing mean tricks on the opera workers for weeks now and no one knows why. Some say he’s a ghost. But then one day a man finds a girl that he knew from his childhood. He follows her into a dressing room. He hears a man’s voice. He asks the girl, Cristine, who … Read more
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier Graphic Novel Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) It is about a family who moves to a new town that has ghosts in it. They go to the Dia de los Muertos party. They see a lot of ghosts there. Then they all live happily. Review #2 * * * * Stars (Great!) I liked “Ghosts” because it was really interesting to learn and see how Cat … Read more
The Cat Encyclopedia for Kids by Joanne Mattern Non-fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This was a great book. It had many juicy details and great steps for taking care of lovely cats and kittens. I would recommend this book for anyone that is going to get a cat or kitten or is in love with (or liking) cats or kitten.
Royal Crown From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess #4 by Meg Cabot Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Princess Amelia is about to be crowned Queen of Genovia, but when their cousin tries to take the throne by genetically proving that his son is more Genovian and closely related to the 1st Queen of Genovia the matter is taken to the Genovian Supreme Court, only days before Amelia’s coronation! … Read more
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere” is an amazing and heartbreaking story about one family’s hardships through the loss of their home and loved ones due to Hurricane Katrina. This story made me cry, but was very memorable and changed the way I feel about tragedies and other people. I … Read more
Winter Lunar Chronicles #4 by Marissa Meyer Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Marissa Meyer is one of my favorite authors. She packs humor, adventure, suspense, action, fantasy, sci-fi, and drama all into a single book. Winter is book number 4 in Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series out of a total of 6 books. Winter is about Princess Winter-Hay-Blackberry of Luna and Princess Selene Blackberry (rightful queen to … Read more
Kuroko’s Basketball (manga series) by Tadatoshi Fujimaki Manga Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a book about their training camp while practicing for the Winter Cup Games. They also run into two of Kuroko’s old friends’ basketball team. They train hard and also to practice their game. Serin loses. At the end they go to watch Inter-high finals. I liked this book because of their being human, but also … Read more
Mockingjay Hunger Games #3 by Suzanne Collins Dystopian Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book I loved because it was so full of action and violence, like how they go into the Capitol. Also this book did not take me long to read because it is an amazing book. I hope other people will read it. Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In the final book … Read more
My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn Realistic Fiction * * * Stars (Pretty good) Elle Zoellner is gobsmacked when her Japanese father, with whom she has never had any contact, suddenly informs her that he is bringing her to live with him in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother was incarcerated (drugs) not long ago, and Elle has been living in foster homes, so her transition to the wealth and privilege enjoyed by her … Read more