Biscuit's Big Friend (My First I Can Read) -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- Biscuit
meets a friend named Sam and they race and play
silly puppy games.
FAVORITE PART- When Biscuit falls into
Sam's water dish.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
25 pages
RATING-
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Biscuit's New Trick (My First I Can Read) -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- The
little girl plays with Biscuit, but, he doesn't get
the ball. Then, he rolls over, then fetches his
bone. Then he fetches the ball. He learned a new
trick.
FAVORITE PART- When Biscuit gets muddy.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
24 pages
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Froggy Gets Dressed -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- Froggy
wants to go outside, but, it's snowing and he forgot
his clothes. Will he go outside?
FAVORITE PART- When he forgets his
underwear.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Jonathan London
28 pages
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I Spy Funny Teeth (Scholastic Readers)  -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION-
Just like all the other books in this popular
series, you have to find the things that are listed
on the page.
FAVORITE PART- The extra riddles
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
29 pages
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One Dark Night -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- It's
about a mouse, a mole and a bear having an adventure
during the night.
FAVORITE PART- When the mouse, the
mole, and the bear become friends.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Lisa Wheeler
28 pages
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Shrek 2: Cat Attack! (Storybook with Stickers)-
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION-
Book is about the movie, Shrek 2. It tells a fun
story about Shrek and Puss in Boots.
FAVORITE PART- When Shrek is scratched
by Puss in Boots
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: David Cody Weiss and Bobbi JG
Weiss
22 pages
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Spongebob Squarepants Class Confusion -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION-
Spongebob can't get his boating license. Then, a man
pretends to be Spongebob to play a joke.
FAVORITE PART- When the man has a
cheeky face.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Sarah Willson
23 pages
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Spot's Windy Day and Other Stories (Spot) -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- In
Spot's Windy Day, Spot's kite gets stuck in a tree.
In Spot Follows His Nose, Spot goes on an adventure
to find good smells. And in Spot in the Snow, Spot
enjoys a snowy day.
FAVORITE PART- All the stories have
good things that happen in them
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Eric Hill
32 pages
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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Car Trip -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- The
Berenstain Bear family went on a car trip. The
cubs didn't like it at first but after awhile they
started to have fun.
FAVORITE PART- When they went to Mount
Grizzmore
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Stan and Jan Berenstain
29 pages
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The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- The
Berenstain Bear cubs get in a fight. They
learn how to solve problems without fights.
FAVORITE PART- When they make up and
become friends again.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Stan and Jan Berenstain
29 pages
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The Tide -
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION-
A man goes to the water to fish and discovers all
different sounds at the beach.
FAVORITE PART- The fun sounds, like
"chug, chug, chug"
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Nik Pollard
24 pages
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Cam Jensen and the School Play Mystery-
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION-
It's about a girl named Cam Jensen who solves
mysteries. A boy at her school does a play about
Abraham Lincoln, and they use a shoebox to hold the
ticket money. Somebody switches shoeboxes and the
police come and arrest the bad guy.
FAVORITE PART- The play.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: David A. Adler
53 pages + 1 extra page
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Danger in Quicksand Swamp -
Guest Reviewer, Luis, age 8
DESCRIPTION- Ben and
Jake are so excited when they find a treasure map in
Jake's garage and tried to go and find the treasure.
The question is will Ben and Jake find the treasure
in Quicksand Swamp?
FAVORITE PART- My favorite part was
when Ben and Jake trick the alligator and then they
cut of its tail and eat.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Bill Wallace
181 pages
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Herbie Jones Sails into Second Grade-
Guest Reviewer, age 7
DESCRIPTION- It's
the first day of the second grade and Herbie is
excited and a little scared about going to school.
He meets a new friend and has a fun teacher that
makes the second grade great!
FAVORITE PART- This book was fun to
read and has good pictures. I like that it is
divided into chapters.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Suzy Kline
55 pages
RATING-
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Nate The Great -
Reviewer:
Austin, age
9
DESCRIPTION-
Nate is a detective. He has a dog named Sludge
and a friend named Annie. She has a dog
named Fang. Together they find a lot of fun
mystery cases.
FAVORITE PART- I like when the mystery
is solved.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
62 pages
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Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine -
Guest Reviewer, age
8
DESCRIPTION- Nate
has to investigate two mysteries; a missing
valentine and a mysterious valentine. While he
does this he keeps hoping that he doesn't get a
valentine card because he doesn't like mushy stuff.
FAVORITE PART- My favorite part of this
book is the activity section at the back.
There are riddles, crafts, and a quiz. The
story is really fun too.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
27 pages
RATING-
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The Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur: A Jigsaw
Jones Mystery-
Reviewer:
Adam, age
7
DESCRIPTION- Jigsaw
Jones must find a dinosaur that goes missing after a
magic trick.
FAVORITE PART- The magic trick.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: James Preller
79 pages
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The Case of the Glowing Alien SCOOBY-DOO! -
Reviewer:
Austin, age
9
DESCRIPTION- You and
the gang need to find out who is the alien. You need
to listen to the clues carefully.
FAVORITE PART- The Clues.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: James Gelsey
57 pages
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Abracadabra (Mickey Mysteries) -
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION- Emilio
performed a magic act and Minnie has been acting
weird since then. Can Mickey help find her and find
missing jewels at the same time?
FAVORITE PART- When the case was over.
DISLIKED- Minnie's friend Agatha and
her her husband Emilio.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Disney Enterprises
95 pages
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A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Squirrel has been a stray all her life. It
doesn't help when her mother and brother, Bone,
leave her. Now Squirrel has to face the scary
human world.
FAVORITE PART- When Squirrel finds a
real home.
DISLIKED- The deaths in the book.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Ann M. Martin
182 pages
RATING-
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)  -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Gemma
Doyle is sent to Spence, a stuffy all-girl boarding
school, after her mother's murder. She becomes
friends with a shy girl who stutters, a beautiful
girl who's actually as mean as a witch, bonded to
her by a secret, and the witch's friend. Gemma soon
finds her visions are linked to this new world and
not all of it's good.
FAVORITE PART- When Gemma meets sweet
and shy Anne.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Libby Bray
403 pages
RATING-
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Life of Faith: Millie Keith Series, Volumes 1-8 (Life of Faith: Millie Keith, Volumes 1 - 8) -
Guest Reviewer:
Mandy, age 12
DESCRIPTION- This
is a series about a 12 year old girl named Millie
Keith who grows up during the mid- 1800's. It's a
really great series about how to learn how to live a
life of faith!
FAVORITE PART- I really love all the
parts in these books!
DISLIKED- It's a little
hard to understand at some points.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Based on Martha Finley books
220 pages
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A Ring of Endless Light (Austin Family)-
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Vicky
Austin is very confused on what to do. Her
grandfather is sick and she has attracted three
different guys to her. But all she wants to do is
help take care of dolphins while on an internship
with a local marina.
FAVORITE PART- When Vicky swims with
the dolphins.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Madeleine L'engle
332 pages
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A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag -
Guest Reviewer:
Kara, age 14
DESCRIPTION- Sean
Delancey finds out it is not easy being an eleventh
grade garbage bag. He didn't even know there was
such a thing until he met his English parter,
Raymond Jardine, who has no luck- zero, zip, zilch.
Both would like to win a trip to an exotic Greek
island, and to wow the judges they got to crazy
measures. This book is very very funny!
FAVORITE PART- When the little country
Jardine wrote a report on revolts against their king
on the day his report is due. Jardine wrote all
about what a peaceful country it was. See? He has no
luck!
DISLIKED- I don't have one. The whole
book is awesome.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Gordon Korman
257 pages
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A Walk to Remember -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Landon
Carter remembers his senior year in 1958 - cool
cars, lots of friends, girls, and just great fun.
But then he fell in the love with the preacher's shy
daughter and everything changed.
FAVORITE PART- The Christmas play.
DISLIKED- No!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Nicholas Sparks
240 pages
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Bravo, Mia! (American Girl) -
Guest Reviewer:
Amy, age 12
DESCRIPTION- Mia has
been training all year to master the figure-skating
moves she needs to compete at Regionals. But when a
family crisis threatens Mia's chances of competing,
she's heartbroken. She knows what it means to be a
good sport, but will she be able to accept this
latest challenge with determination and grace?
FAVORITE PART- At the end, when Mia's
brothers lift her up on her shoulders. When she had
to play the squirrel, Zuzu was funny too!
DISLIKED-When Mia fell down on the mayor on
accident when she was playing Zuzu the squirrel.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Oh yeah!
AUTHOR: Laurence Yep
136 pages
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Confessions of a Closet Catholic -
Guest Reviewer:
Erin, age 13
DESCRIPTION- This
book is positively wonderful! Great for 6th grade
and up. Justine is a young Jewish girl who wants to
be Catholic. With the help of her Teddy Bear,
"Father Ted", she turns her closet into a place
where she can confess her sins. But when her
grandmother becomes ill, Justine believes it was her
fault. I could read this book over
and over again!
FAVORITE PART- All of it!
DISLIKED- no
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Sarah Littman
176 pages
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Coraline  -
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION- It's
about a girl that moves to a new house and always
looks at a door and wonders what's behind it. One
day, she went in and found her other mother
and father. Can she find her real mom and dad? And
can she do it alone?
FAVORITE PART- Mr. BoBo's Mousestra
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Neil Gaiman
162 pages
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Deltora Shadowlands
Books 1-4 -
Reviewer:
Drew age 15
DESCRIPTION- After
the evil Shadow Lord invades Del, young Leif
discovers his parents are friends with the previous
king of Del. He also discovers an ancient belt, in
which seven gems must be placed. He must now journey
to put the seven gems into the belt and save Deltora.
FAVORITE PART- Just about everything
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Emily Rodda
555 pages
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid -
Guest Reviewer:
John Fuller, age 10
DESCRIPTION- Average
student Greg Heffley finds out that life isn't fair
when he's thrust into middle school where there are
jocks who need to shave twice a day. Between a bad
start to the school year, and a not so jolly
Christmas, Greg faces adventure after comical
adventure.
FAVORITE PART- The whole book! It was
so good, I just couldn't decide.
DISLIKED- The end.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Yes, 10 and up.
AUTHOR: Jeff Kinney
217 pages
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Do You Know The Monkey Man? -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Samantha has a lot of unanswered questions after her
twin sister mysteriously dies and her father moves
away. What she finds will change her life.
FAVORITE PART- When Samantha finds her
father.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Maybe younger
AUTHOR: Dori Hillestad Butler
193 pages
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Dragon Rider-
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION-
This is about a dragon named Firedrake. He has
to help save other dragons like him.
FAVORITE PART- The whole book is
awesome!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Cornelia Funke
523 pages
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Dreamland-
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Caitlin's
life isn't perfect - her sister just ran away and
her parents keep searching for her face on t.v. But
then she
meets Roger and is instantly drawn to him. He's
compelling and dangerous. He draws her into his
life... and dreamland.
FAVORITE PART- The ending- definitely
the best part!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Sarah Dessen 250 pages
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Ella Enchanted -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Ella of Frell gets a gift from the foolish fairy
Lucinda, a gift of obedience. She is forced to do
whatever she's told to, no matter how bad or
dangerous. Now she has to go on a quest to break the
curse once and for all!
FAVORITE PART- When Ella meets Prince
Char.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Gail Carson Levine
229 pages
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Ella Enchanted -
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION-
When Ella was born, she was cursed with the "gift"
of obedience. When her mother dies, she is replaced
with an awful stepmother. Ella falls in the love
with a prince named Char. Now she's on a quest to
break her curse.
FAVORITE PART- The three balls
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Gail Carson Levine
229 pages
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Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) -
Reviewer:
Drew age 15
DESCRIPTION-
When a young farm boy, named Eragon, finds a
polished blue stone in the forest, he finds it is
really a dragon's egg. With the help of a
story-teller and an ancient sword, he must save the
world from an evil force.
FAVORITE PART- I liked the high
intensity parts.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Christopher Paolini
497 pages
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Fairest-
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION- Aza was
found at the Featherbed Inn when she was just a
baby. As she began to grow up, she started to
realize she was ugly. One day, a duchess comes and
takes her to a royal wedding. There Aza meets a
prince that she falls in love with. But the queen
finds out Aza's hidden secret - she can illuse.
Soon, Aza's world is turned upside down.
FAVORITE PART- When Aza goes to the
gnome caverns.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Gail Carson Levine
326 pages
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Hana's Suitcase -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children's
Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan. It has a
little girl's name on it, as well as a date and the
German word for orphan. The center's curator goes on
a journey to learn about Hana Brady, an orphan
during the Holocaust.
FAVORITE PART- When George gets his
sisters suitcase back
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Karen Levine
107 pages
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Heartland #14 (Heartland) -
Guest Reviewer:
Mandy, age 12
DESCRIPTION- This is
a series about a girl named Amy Fleming who lives on
a horse ranch with her family. It's full of
adventures, love, and well, just life! You won't be
sorry if you read this series!
FAVORITE PART- Everything in these
books! It's just amazing!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!!!
AUTHOR: Lauren Brooke
Book 1: 140 pages
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Inkheart -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- This is
the first book in the Inkheart Trilogy.
Meggie's father can bring books to life. Now
Meggie goes on a journey to learn the same power.
FAVORITE PART- When Meggie meets Farid.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Cornelia Funke
548 pages
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Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy) -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- The
Second Book in the Inkheart Trilogy. Meggie
becomes part of a book and goes on an exciting
adventure as she tries to return home.
FAVORITE PART- When Meggie finds
her mother.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Cornelia Funke
635 pages
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Just as Long as We're Together -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Rachel
and Stephanie were best friends, until a girl named Alison moves in
down the block with her T.V. star mom. Stephanie
wants all three of them to get along and be friends.
But maybe Rachel doesn't want to. Will they be
friends?
FAVORITE PART- When Stephanie meets
Alison's grandma.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Maybe younger
AUTHOR: Judy Blume
296 pages
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Just Listen-
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Annabel
Greene - the model. That's how everyone sees her,
except all of the snotty ex-friends of hers. Her
friendships with them ended bitterly and her
sister's eating disorder is weighing down the
family. Then she meets music obsessed Owen and is
introduced to a whole new life.
FAVORITE PART- When Owen gives Annabel
the stack of CDs.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Sarah Dessen 371 pages
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Loving Will Shakespeare -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Anne
Hathaway's life isn't turning out well. After her
mother dies of the Black Death, a new nagging
stepmother moves in. Even little Will Shakespeare is
gone. But, when he suddenly comes back and even
though he's much younger, Anne falls for him.
FAVORITE PART- The whole book was good!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Carolyn Meyer
262 pages
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Meet Kaya: An American Girl-
Guest Reviewer:
Amy, age 12
DESCRIPTION- Kaya
dreams of racing her beautiful mare, Steps High. Her
father warns that the horse isn't ready, but when a
pesky boy insults Steps High, Kaya accepts his
challenge to race. As they ride, Kaya loses sight of
her little brothers. Her carelessness earns her a
nickname that her friends won't let her forget!
FAVORITE PART- When Kaya confesses to
what she did wrong.
DISLIKED-When the Whipwoman has to whip Kaya
and the other children
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Janet Shaw
88 pages
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Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934-
Guest Reviewer:
Julia
DESCRIPTION- In Meet
Kit, Margaret Milldred (Kit) Kitteridge is a
book-and-journalism tomboy who I think will appeal
to many living in 1932. Her life seems ruined when
her father Jack loses his job and "pipsqueak"
Stirling Howard and his controlling mother come to
board with the Kitteridge's due to the Depression.
On top of this, her brother Charlie can't go to
college. Will her life ever be the same again?
FAVORITE PART- I love the scene where
Ruthie and Kit were writing newspapers, though I do
have lots of other favorites!
DISLIKED- If you really think into the
plot, you might find this a tiny bit derpressing.
But if that doesn't bother you I'd totally recomend
it!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Valerie Tripp
88 pages
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Mystery of the Missing Dinosaurs -
Reviewer:
Adult Guest
Reviewer
DESCRIPTION- The
Field Museum in Chicago is missing their treasured
new dinosaur and one of their employees. Can
four kids help solve the mystery in time?
This book is part of the Carole Marsh Mysteries:
Real Kids Real Places series.
FAVORITE PART- I liked that the kids
were learning about dinosaurs and about Chicago
while enjoying a mystery. They seemed to
associate well with the children in the book.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
I would recommend this book for kids age 7 - 12.
AUTHOR: Carole Marsh
139 pages
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Missing Pieces-
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Jessie
Wells never knew her father. He had walked out
before she could really remember him. But now she's
fourteen and wondering why he left. Will she ever
find him?
FAVORITE PART- When Jessie finds her
father's cousin.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Maybe younger
AUTHOR: Norma Fox Mazer
137 pages
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My Sister Jodie -
Guest Reviewer:
Minnie, age 13
DESCRIPTION- This
book is about a girl, Pearl, whose sister has a
wild, fun loving personality. They move when their
parents get jobs at a boarding school that used to
be a castle. It's quite an interesting book, though
it gets a bit sad close to the end.
FAVORITE PART- When Pearly tells a
story to all the little kids in the school.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Definitely!
AUTHOR: Jaqueline Wilson
339 pages
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Night of the Twisters -
Guest Reviewer:
Samson J.C.R Tuiolosega, age 9
DESCRIPTION- A boy's
summer turns into a nightmare. A boy named Dan Hatch
and his best friend were having a typical summer
when a tornado has been spotted! Dan and his friend
run for shelter. When he gets home, his parents
aren't there. Based on a 1980's disaster. Dan and
his family and friends try to survive.
FAVORITE PART- I liked everything!
DISLIKED- In the middle when the
tornados form!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Yes, 9 and up.
AUTHOR: Ivy Ruckman
155 pages
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Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- It's
almost Christmas time and Gemma is excited to get
home. But then strange things start happening and
she meets Simon, handsome and sweet. But a new
teacher comes to Spence and she is suspicious... is
she part of the Order? And why is Kartik acting so
odd? This book is even better than the first - filed
with secrets and surprises.
FAVORITE PART- When Felicity, Anne and
Gemma try to make anagrams out of their names.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Libby Bray
548 pages
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Rules (Newbery Honor Book) -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Catherine wants a normal life. Her brother is
autistic and through his "classes" she meets Jason,
who only communicates through cards, and Kristi, the
spunky new girl next door. Maybe they are good
potential friends to someone with a crazy life.
FAVORITE PART- Jason's birthday party
and the part with the guitar!
DISLIKED- Nothing
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Maybe younger
AUTHOR: Cynthia Lord
200 pages
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Secret of Skullcracker Swamp-
Reviewer:
Adult Guest
Reviewer
DESCRIPTION- Tabby
didn't plan to spend her summer in the Okefenokee
Swamp with her father but she's going to try to make
the best of it. The book gets very exciting
when Tabby and her father come upon a mystery and
find themselves in danger.
FAVORITE PART- The mystery and suspense
was a great level for younger children; scary
enough but not too much. They also learned a
bit about the swamp and they types of wildlife you
would find there.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
I would recommend this book for ages 8 - 11.
AUTHOR: Carole Marsh
100 pages
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Shadows on the Sea -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
The U.S. is at war with Germany and Jill Winters,
the daughter of a famous pop star, goes to spend the
summer with her grandmother in Winter Haven. Things
become weird when a pigeon with a secret code tied
to its leg comes to Jill's house by accident. Jill
now has to figure out why all these things are
happening before something bad happens.
FAVORITE PART- When she meets Quarry.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Joan Hiatt Harlow
237 pages
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Summer's End -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- It's
the summer of Grace's 13th birthday and her brother
torches his draft card, his "invitation" to the
Vietnam war. When her daddy finds out, he kicks her
brother out. Grace then runs off to her
grandmother's farm and even more tragedy strikes.
FAVORITE PART- The whole book was just
O.K. No particular parts were fantastic.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Audrey Couloumbis
182 pages
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That Summer-
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Everything's going fast for fifteen-year-old Haven.
Two weddings in the family and she's still growing!
But then her sister's old boyfriend comes back to
town, reminding Haven of the summer when everything
was perfect... or so it seemed.
FAVORITE PART- When Sumner comes back
in their lives.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Sarah Dessen 198 pages
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The Doll People -
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION- It is
about a doll named Annabelle and her family. Out one
day, her Auntie Sarah goes missing. Later, a new
doll, Tiffany, and her family move in. Can Tiffany
and Annabelle find Auntie Sarah?
FAVORITE PART- I love it all!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin
256 pages
RATING-
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The Doll People-
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Annabelle Doll and her family can't help but wonder
where Auntie Sarah is. After all, she has been
missing for 45 years! But when the Funcrafts move
in, Annabelle is determined to find Auntie with the
help of Tiffany Funcraft.
FAVORITE PART- When Annabelle meets
Tiffany and the Funcrafts.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Maybe younger
AUTHOR: Ann M. Martin and Laura
Godwin
256 pages
RATING-
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The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood-
Guest Reviewer:
Asia, age 10
DESCRIPTION- Willa
and her mom are moving to the country. There they
meet a woman named Hazel. Can Willa figure out the
mystery of the faries and make new friends?
FAVORITE PART- When Willa got healed by
the fairy.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES
AUTHOR: Barb Bentler Ullman
243 pages
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The Green Glass Sea -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Dewey doesn't fit in with the other kids on
the Hill, where all the army families live. The year
is 1944 and the war is on. When Dewey's father is
sent away, she must go and live with Suze, who
thinks she's weird. But soon, they find a great
friendship between them.
FAVORITE PART- When the girls go to the
"green glass sea" for Suze's birthday.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Ellen Klages
318 pages
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The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Christina finds the burger shop odd after a strange
woman sits at her table. She's later
drugged and kept in a basement.
FAVORITE PART- When she escapes her
kidnappers.
DISLIKED- When she is turned away by
her family after escaping her kidnappers
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Joan Lowery Nixon
305 pages
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The Last Treasure -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION-
Ellsworth Smith doesn't know anything about his
family or family history. When Elizabeth, one
of his relatives, invites him to help find the
family treasure he is excited and ready to help.
FAVORITE PART- When they find the
family treasure.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Janet S. Anderson
257 pages
RATING-
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Meanest Doll in the World, The-
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION-
Annabelle and Tiffany are at it again. So they
wouldn't be seen, they hid Kate's backpack, but when
they got to school they get out of the backpack and
look around. But then go back into a different
backpack by mistake and go to a different house.
It's very good.
FAVORITE PART- The Cutouts!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin
260 pages
RATING-
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The Misadventures of Maude March -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Prim
and proper Maude March turned notorious bank robber?
No way! Sallie March, her sister, is surprised
when her lady-like sister becomes a thief.
FAVORITE PART- When the girls meet "Joe
Harden".
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Audrey Couloumbis
295 pages
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The Princess Tales: The Princess Test-
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION- Lorelei is
an ax man's daughter and one day, she gets lost and
finds herself at a castle. A prince she knows,
having met him a few times when she was younger,
lives there. She falls in love with him and has to
take a test to see if she is a true princess.
FAVORITE PART- When she finds the parsley
in the flowers
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Gail Carson Levine 90 pages
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The Sacrifice -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Abigail
Faulkner's small town of Andover is turned upside
down when two girls come, claiming to be tortured by
witches. When Abigail, her sister and her aunt are
accused, she doesn't know how far the town is
willing to go on with it.
FAVORITE PART- When Abigail is released
from her worst nightmare
DISLIKED- Nothing
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Kathleen Benner Duble
210 pages
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The Secret of Dragonhome -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Melayne
and her brother, Sarrow, are Talents and are being
hunted down by the King's Seekers. They are saved
and taken to Dragonhome, a safe refuge. But the
owner, Lord Sander, has a dark secret. Will they
find it out?
FAVORITE PART- When Melayne falls in
love with Lord Sander.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: John Peel
369 pages
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The Supernaturalist -
Reviewer:
Drew age 15
DESCRIPTION-
When Cosmo Hill, a teenage orphan, gets badly
injured during an escape, he gets healed by a group
of outcasts who are trying to fix a major wrong. As
his debt, he must help them in order to save the
city.
FAVORITE PART- I liked the futuristic
view of the book.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Eoin Colfer
267 pages
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap -
Guest Reviewer:
Rachel
DESCRIPTION- In this
book, Emily Windsnap finds out that her father
is a merman, which makes her half mermaid,
and that Neptune put her dad in jail for marrying a
human. Will she and her mermaid friend Shona
be able to save him?
FAVORITE PART- When Emily finds her
father.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Liz Kessler
209 pages
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The Two Princesses of Bamarre-
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION- Meryl and
Addie are sister princesses who live in a castle in
the magical land of Bamarre. Meryl always said she
would find the cure for the Gray Death, but when she
herself contracts the illness, Addie has to go find
it.
FAVORITE PART- The poem at the end
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Gail Carson Levine 241 pages
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Kit
Tyler, an orphan, travels to Connecticut Colony to
live with relatives. She meets a young sailor,
Nat, and befriends the "Witch of Blackbird Pond".
FAVORITE PART- When Kit becomes friends
with the "witch"
DISLIKED- Reading about how the people
in the 1600s accused innocent people of being
witches was sad
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Elizabeth George Speare
223 pages
RATING-
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The Twilight Collection (Twilight) -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- Bella's
the new girl and never really fits in anywhere. On
her first day of school, she thought the most
handsome guy, Edward, hated her because of the way
he acted like it when she sat next to him. But then,
she finds out what actually is wrong with him.
FAVORITE PART- When Edward and Bella
fall in love for real.
DISLIKED- No
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Stephenie Meyer
498 pages
RATING-
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Water Tales-
Reviewer:
Lexi, age 11
DESCRIPTION- It is a
book with two stories. The first if about
Aquamarine. A summer pool is about to be closed and
after a storm, two friends go to that pool the next
morning and find a mermaid. They have to rescue
Aquamarine, the mermaid, and take her back to the
ocean before she turns to dust.
The second story is Indigo. Two brothers feel like
they're out of place; they live in a town with no
lakes or oceans. They love the water and soon run
away with their best friend, but turn back once she
breaks her leg. Will they be able to save the day
when there's a flood?
FAVORITE PART- I liked Aquamarine's
story.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Alice Hoffman
198 pages
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Wizard Heir, The -
Reviewer:
Drew age 15
DESCRIPTION- Jack
Swift was just a normal high-schooler with an
ordinary life, until he forgot to take his heart
medication. It is then that he learns he is a
Weirland, a group of magical warriors, and he is not
alone.
FAVORITE PART- I like when Jack
discovers his powers.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Cinda Williams Chima
426 pages
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Torn Thread -
Reviewer:
Lys
DESCRIPTION- It's
1943 and Eva, along with her sister and father, are
taken away from their home by the Nazis and split
up. She and her sister are put to work at a Nazi
work camp. Eva is forced to work making blankets and
uniforms for the German army as her sister becomes
sick. Will it ever end?
FAVORITE PART- When the war is over!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
YES!
AUTHOR: Anne Issacs
183 pages
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Walk Two Moons -
Guest Reviewer: Brian Hall, age 10
DESCRIPTION- Sal is
a farm girl and she moved to the city because her
dad's job moved. About two weeks later, her mom went
missing. Will Sophie ever find her mom?
FAVORITE PART- When Sophie was driving
the car, and she was too young.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR KIDS YOUR AGE?
Yes
AUTHOR: Sharon Creech
280 pages
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