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Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan Realistic Fiction Romance * * * * Stars (Great!) Josie is part of a close-knit family who understand her even if they don’t always speak the same language. Josie is pretty particular about her likes and dislikes and when her older sister brings home her fiancé, Geoff, she takes an immediate dislike to him. He is SO obnoxious – talks far too much, makes ridiculous assumptions about … Read more
Hungry by H. A. Swain Dystopian Science Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Thalia’s mother helped create the innovative nutritional substitute and drugs that feed everyone and suppress their appetites and other urges (Synthamil). No one really eats or cooks anymore and there isn’t any food (there may not be any plants or animals either, as previous generations poisoned the Earth). Now her parents work for the company that distributes Synthamil – One World … Read more
The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller Realistic Fiction * * * Stars (Pretty good) Natalie is in 7th grade and she has a goofy science teacher who really wants his students to love science as much as he does. Natalie has a hard time taking him seriously, but she’s having trouble taking anything seriously right now, as her mother has fallen into a depression and won’t come out of her room. Natalie doesn’t … Read more
Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Adventure Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Willow Chance is a twelve year old genius who is obsessed with nature and with her medical conditions she finds it easy to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to make friends so this is her way of communicating. I really enjoyed reading this book.
I Funny I Funny #1 by James Patterson Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) A boy named Rafe Katchadorian always wanted to share his jokes with other people, but he always got bullied by these kids because he is in a wheelchair. So, he sneaked into New York City to learn about a stand-up comedian contest. Then, he successfully became Long Island’s funniest comedian! I loved this book because it … Read more
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements Adventure Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Mark just moved to New Hampshire and his parents are really rich. Mark and his science teacher do not get along, but they have to work together to help get themselves out of danger. I liked this book because it was kind of exciting and the story was pretty good as well.
Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Henry wants to buy a bicycle, so he tries many different schemes to try to earn enough money. His friend Beezus tries to help him earn enough money to buy a bicycle. I liked this book because it was kind of funny, but overall it was an okay book.
Throne of Glass Throne of Glass #1 by Sarah J. Maas Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book series completely blew me away. I am currently reading the fourth book in this series, and the story, writing, and character development keep getting better and better. The story follows Celeana Sardothian, a teenage assassin, in her journey overcoming many obstacles. I don’t want to give anything away! The story is … Read more
Grimm’s Fairy Tales by the Grimm Brothers Adventure Classic Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Grimm’s Fairy Tales has many different fairy tales that are exciting and really fun. It has fairy tales like Cinderella and Rapunzel. I liked these fairy tales because there was a lot of action and the fairy tales were really exciting and different. The stories were adventurous and they were really fun to read.
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Ramona is always called a pest by everybody. She is going into kindergarten where she gets to learn all sorts of things, but she keeps on getting in trouble. Ramona gets kicked out of kindergarten until she can stop pulling hair. I liked this book because it was funny and Ramona was a really great amusing character in the … Read more