How I Survived Being a Girl by Wendelin Van Draanen shared by chraq

The book, How I survived being a girl, by Wendelin Van Draanen took place in California, where Carolyn and her two brothers lived. The main character was a twelve - year old girl named Carolyn who lived in a friendly but sneaky neighborhood. Carolyn and her brother’s favorite thing to do was spy on their next door neighbors and throw rocks down their chimney. Carolyn had short red hair and was a tomboy. She was always getting into trouble. An example was when Carolyn and her brother snuck on top of their neighbor’s roof and threw rocks down their chimney. When the neighbors called the police, Carolyn and her brother raced home and pretended to be in the middle of a game. When their dad came home he made them clean up the house and make dinner because he had important news to tell them. The important news was they were going to have a baby sister in a few months. Carolyn cried but only because she was happy. When Carolyn met her new teacher she called her dragon lady and told every body she wore a wig. When the principle found out, he called her to his office and told her not call her teacher that and she is very nice once you give her a chance. The next week Carolyn had a choir performance that she had to go to, so her mom made her wear a dress and curl her hair. Things were a little weird between her and her best friend, Charlie, because he had a girlfriend that she didn’t really care for. After the performance was over, Charlie and Carolyn talked everything over and were okay again. I recommend this book to girls who have a curious mind and are opened to different options in life.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins shared by yinat

In the action book Catching Fire Katniss and Peeta have to go back to the Hunger Games with all of the victors from the other Hunger Games for the Quarter Quarrel. In the games she makes a lot of alliances and almost got killed many times. Without a man named Finnick she would have lost Peeta and her own life. At the end of the games she blows a hole in the force field that surrounded the arena. After she did that the arena started to blow up. That’s when a hover craft from an undercover group comes and picks her up. In the hovercraft Hamitch and all the victors are there to explain why they helped her to stay alive. They needed her to stay alive because without her they can’t over throw the capitol.

"Only the Good Spy Young" by Ally Carter shared by yochi

Cammie was back at Gallagher Academy, a spy school. Last summer, she was almost kidnapped by a mysterious circle called the Circle of Cavan. She and her friends find out that Joe Solomon, their teacher, was a member. Cammie wants to trust him, but she can't talk to him, for he disappeared, leaving Cammie with the words "Follow the pigeons". As Cammie and her freinds figure out what it means, she hears that her father who was thought to be dead, was alive. Cammie risks her life as she tries to find out the truth. Unfortunately, The Circle of Cavan was also looking for Joe Solomon. When she meets up with Mr. Solomon and the Circle, Cammie finds out the unbelievable truth. That her father was still alive. In the end, Cammie had no where to go, and she had no choice but to jump from the hill, which was more than just a few feet. She woke up in a hospital room, where her freinds were waiting for her. Mr. Solomon was found, and he was also alive. But the mistery of Cammie's father's whereabouts are still unsolved...

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins shared by sikar

In the The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, there are twelve districts
in Panem, a nation located in North America . Sixteen-year-old Katniss
Everdeen and her family reside in District 12. When the Reaping day
comes, Prim is chosen to be District 12's female tribute for the 74th
Hunger Games. Formed to punish the districts for rebelling against
Panem's Capitol, the Hunger Games gathers 24 tributes and pits them
against each other. Katniss replaces Prim and, with the male tribute
Peeta Mellark, takes part in the Hunger Games. There, they fight to be
the last ones standing, and become allies when the two of them both
get an opportunity to live. Katniss and Peeta, who has always loved
Katniss, become a couple in the audience's eyes, and therefore get a
lot of support. Katniss takes advantage of this and pretends to fall
in love with Peeta. When Katniss and Peeta are forced to fight to the
death after they are the only tributes living, they both attempt
suicide with nightlock berries, and they are stopped and declared
winners of the Hunger Games.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry shared by bumoh

The story Number the Stars is about how young Annemarie Johansen and her friend, Ellen Rosen, survive the Germans invasion of the Jews in Denmark. The Germans were desperately trying to find the Rosen's. They needed all the help they needed to hide or even leave Denmark for good. Annemarie's brother in law, Peter, helped make a plan for the Rosen's to be safe. Annemarie's uncle, Henrik, was the person who helped the Rosen's escape to Sweden. The Johansen's and Rosen's might never meet again.

The Homewrk Machine by Dan Gutman shared by bumoh

The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman is about Kelsey, Sam, Judy, and Brenton, kids with completely different personalities, who get along with each other because of a machine that does their homework for them. The machine was built by Brenton, the smartest of the group. When these kids were assigned to work together in class, Brenton told the other about the machine and from then on they used the machine almost every day. People were starting to find out about the machine. The kids knew they were going to get into big trouble. They had to think of an idea to use the machine and not get caught.

Last Payback by James Van Ooting shared by gaadi

In the book The Last Payback by James Van Ooting a girl named, Dorothea learns that her brother Dale died. Everyone says he got shot by his good friend Ronnie. Now, she was the only person left in the twin protectors club, a club that Dorothea and Dale created, and she can’t stop thinking about their one and only rule,” never delay a payback”. Now Dorothea knows what she has to do to make the score even. The rest of the book is about how Dorothea gets even with Ronnie. At the end of the book Dorothea finds out that Ronnie did not kill Dale but, that Dale killed himself.

Pop by Gordon Korman submitted by kitae

Pop is a book about a boy that moves away to a new state and meets a random man in a park while practicing football. The man's name is Charles Popovich, a great NFL player who had a 17 year career. His nickname was the King of Pop. Unfortunately, he developed Alzheimer's from too many concussions and his family tried to hide his illness.

Meanwhile, the boy tries out for the football team and succeeds. He falls in love with a cheerleader, Alyssa, who used to be with Troy Popovich, Charlie's son. After that, he realizes that Charlie had Alzheimer's and why Charlie kept calling him Mac. He sneaks off with Charlie to Charlie's old college, where he appears to regain his sanity and remember everything. They go together to Troy's football match, where Charlie climbs up onto a statue at the top of the bleachers. He looks at Marcus, his eyes clear and lucid, and falls off.

I liked this book because it showed a lot of info about Alzheimer's and what it can do to people. It's like they're living in a different reality from us. It's very sad.

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan shared by ralia

The Lost Hero takes place in modern-day United States , following a hero, Jason, and his friends through their many adventures in order to save the queen of the gods and defeat the Titans.

Jason woke up on a bus in a summer wilderness camp with a bunch of other kids. He had no idea who he was or how he got there. There were two kids there named Leo and Piper who claimed to be his friends. They said that they were headed for the skywalk at the Grand Canyon . When they arrived, they got ambushed by wind spirits and their protector/coach got captured. Jason and his friends got picked up by two demigods and were brought to Camp Half-blood .

They found out that Hera was captured and needed help from a demigod to free her. The mysterious appearance of the three demigods prompted the rest of the campers that they should be the ones to go on the quest. They set out on the quest and stopped to get directions from minor gods and to pick up their protector, coach Hedge, from an evil department store. They went to a mountain to defeat the titan Enceladus.

Then they went to the wolf house to free Hera from Porphrion. They got there in the middle of a battle between demigods and monsters Jason, Piper, and Leo took care of the rest of the monsters and set to work on Hera’s cage. Hera broke free and scared off Porphrion.

The three demigods became heroes and Jason got his memory back. I think this book was well written and fast-paced. I would give it I think this book was well written and fast-paced. I would give it 4 ½ stars.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown shared by whjer

The Da Vinci Code follows Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu as they escape from the French police after being falsely accused of murder (in Sophie's case, assisting the so-called "murderer"). Throughout their journey, they try to solve a code that could unravel a secret that goes back for centuries, a secret about the Holy Grail.

Fish By Gregory Mone shared by nichi

Fish used live in a house with many brothers and sisters. His brothers were all strong, but only Fish was weak. But he was gifted in the ability to be able to swim. One day, his family lost a horse, and they didn't have money either. So they had to give away Fish, because he was the weakest. So he was sent to his uncle's house, and there, he worked hard to earn money. Then when he was sent to give an important package, it was stolen by a pirate. As he tries to get it back, he ends up being in the group of pirates. He figures out the captain was going to go treasure hunting to find an enormous golden chain which was very priceless, although some of the crew didn't agree. Then his first assistant betrays the captain, along with other crew mates. Fish is on the captain's side, now knowing that the package was a clue for the treasure. It all ends when Fish and his new friends "fight" their enemies and finds the treasure.

Maze Runner by James Dashner shared by sobri

The Maze Runner is one of the best books that I have read so far and leaves you wanting to read more from this series.Summary:A boy named Thomas wakes up in a place called the Glade.He has no memories of his parents,his home,or how his life was before he came to the Glade.After looking around the Glade,Thomas notices two things:There is only boys in the Glade and the Glade is surrounded by a maze.The Gladers don't know why or how they got into the Glade but they do know that the most important thing to do there is to figure out how to solve the maze so they could go home.Then the next day,a girl is sent up-the first and only girl in the Glade.What surprises Thomas and the Gladers is what the message that the girl delivers says.Everyday since the girl has arrived,Thomas starts to feel different and believes that she and him are the ones who know how to solve the maze.But in the maze,they have to be careful for those Grievers,creatures that attack you,or else they can get the Gladers and the girl killed.

The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez shared by coroe

The book, The Circuit, by Francisco Jimenez describes the life of a migrant child and his

indigent family. Panchito’s family included his parents, four brothers, and young sister.

The family, which at first consisted of only Roberto, Panchito, and their parents, decided to sneak past the immigration illegally and enter California in order to leave their poverty behind. They first were given a job picking cotton in a Santa Maria.Unfortunately, Panchito could not pick cotton, for he was too young. He envied his older brother, Roberto, who was fifteen years old, for he was able to. Both Roberto and Panchito had a very difficult time at school, for they knew little English. Several weeksafter arriving in California, their mother gave birth to Torito, who became very sick. Although it took a miracle, a doctor was able to heal the newborn.

Later, they left Santa Maria and headed to Corcoran, where they again pickedcotton. Unfortunately, it rained often so they could not pick as much cotton and therefore,made less money. After the cotton season was over, the family traveled to Orosi, wherethey picked grapes for Mr. Patrini. They where given a nice home to live in, but it burned down when they used gasoline for their kerosene stove.

The family left again for Corcoran, but changed their mind because of Papa’sinability to work in the fields. Since Papa had a sore back, they moved to Santa Maria,where Panchito could continue his education, and Roberto could find a job. With the help of the generous Mr. Sims, Roberto’s old principal, he was hired to become the janitor and an elementary school.

Right when everything seemed okay, the Border Patrol caught the family. During the school day, they barged into Panchito’s classroom and led him to their car. Unfortunately for them, their efforts to leave their poverty behind would be wasted.

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket shared by sikar

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket is the continuation of the
Baudelaire orphans’ tragic lives. Now that Olaf isn’t their guardian,
Mr. Poe relocates the children to herpetologist Dr. Montgomery
Montgomery, or Uncle Monty. They’re happy and they’re reminded of
their old lives. He shows them the Reptile Room, where all of his
reptiles are. Among them is the Incredibly Deadly Viper, whose name is
a misnomer, and it becomes Sunny’s friend. But then Stephano, Uncle
Monty’s new assistant, comes to the house, and they realize that he’s
Olaf. They try to convey this to Uncle Monty, but are unsuccessful.
Instead, he believes that Stephano is trying to take credit for his
work, so he rips up Stephano’s ticket to go to Peru for a study.
Stephano murders Uncle Monty and tries to take the children to Peru
himself so he can get their fortune, but Mr. Poe unexpectedly comes
and learns of Uncle Monty’s death. He calls Dr. Lucafont, who says
that Uncle Monty was killed with the venom of the Mamba du Mal. The
children disprove that the snake killed him by showing evidence that
Stephano injected the venom into Uncle Monty. Stephano is revealed as
Olaf and retreats with the doctor, who is Olaf’s associate. Mr. Poe
takes them once more to find another guardian. I liked this book
because it was just as entertaining as the first, and it had new
things added into the storyline.

Mitch and Amy by Beverly Cleary shared by talis

To put it really briefly, it just a daily life for Mitchell and Amy.

It starts when Mitchell and Amy start the new grade which is 4th grade.

And it goes 'till the next year, January.

There was a lot of problems and an answer but there is some that they couldn't solve.

For example, Amy was making a pinata for a class party but an Alan, who always bullies Mitchell, brakes it when Amy was walking to school. That was the problem but didn't got solve.

The example that did solve is when Mitchell finally got an interest to reading.

He was a sort of a bad reader and he didn't try to read either.

But on the Christmas vacation,

Amy got a book about an guns and the title and the front cover catch Mitchell's eye.

he starts reading a story secretly, because he don't want his family to know he's reading.

But his mother saw him reading so all the family congratulate.

and also, the Alan the bully got to talk with a principle because he was bullying at last.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins shared by sobri

Catching Fire is a good book to read if you enjoyed the first book of the series,The Hunger Games.Catching Fire is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen,a sixteen-year old girl.After winning the Hunger Games,Katniss thought that she can go home happily to her family and her longtime friend,Gale,and forget that the Hunger Games existed.But Katniss thought wrong.Now there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol that Katniss and Peeta,a sixteen-year old boy,created ever since Katniss pulled out those poisonous berries in the arena.But what's worse is that she and Peeta have to go back into the arena to fight for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Hunger Games.But those aren't just ordinary tributes that Katniss and Peeta have to fight,these are tributes who have won the Hunger Games before and now that they are in the arena,they must battle each other to death.So now this time,Katniss must decide who to trust because making one mistake in the arena can only lead you to one thing,death.Let the seventy-fifth Hunger Games begin.

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell shared by licar

The book Black Beauty is a fascinating tale about a horse and her extraordinary life. Black Beauty is a horse that was born in a stable with her mother Duchess. Both lived a very peaceful life. Black Beauty spent his young life with his mother on Farmer Grey’s farm. Farmer Grey was a good, kind man and the horses that he had owned had a good life. His mother told him that not all people were as good as Farmer Grey. So she gave him some advice: ‘Always be good so people will love you. Always work hard and do your best’. Black Beauty tried to follow this advice all his life. He ends up being sold to Farmer John. He had a couple of good years with Farmer John. However, life goes on and Black Beauty is sold. What would happen next in her life? What type of owner has she been led too?

Gossamer by Lois Lowry shared by ataks

Gossamer by Lois Lowry is really good. It is about a dream-giver named Littlest One who gives dreams to an old lady and her dog. She goes with her instructor, Thin Elderly, who teaches her how to collect fragments by touching things and how to make them into dreams. Soon, an angry boy comes to live with the old lady. The leader of the dream-givers, Most Ancient, senses that the sinisteeds are stirring. Sinisteeds are dream-givers who pressed things instead of touching and turned evil. They give nightmares to people who are weak. Thin Elderly and Littlest One find out that the sinisteeds are targeting the boy, John, who came to live with the old lady. Littlest One and Thin Elderly try their best to protect John. John's nightmares are about his mother, who is trying to find a job so that she can have John back. Eventually, school starts, and John goes to the school that his mom works at. Then, Littlest One no longer needs to give dreams to John and the old lady. She and Thin Elderly return to the Heap, their home, where Most Ancient shows Littlest One the new dream-giver that formed. The new dream-giver is named New Littlest, and Littlest One is now known as Gossamer, for her gossamer touch. This book is great!

This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer shared by ataks

I just read This World We Live In. It is in the Life as We Knew it series. In this book, Miranda and her two brothers and mom are struggling to survive. Last year, a meteor hit the moon and caused many deaths and natural disasters. Food is scarce, and Miranda and her brothers must scavenge the houses of the people that have died to find items such as toothpaste, shampoo, etc.. Miranda's brothers go fishing for a week, and her older brother returns with a girl named Syl, who he married on the trip. Soon, Miranda's dad, step mom and baby half-brother arrive with three people: Charlie, Alex, and Julie. The six of them move into one of the few standing abandoned houses. Miranda falls in love with Alex almost immediately. Alex wants to leave and leave Julie at a convent, but nobody wants them to go. Miranda and her dad take them to the convent, and find out that it is empty. They return, everyone is happy except for Alex. Alex tells Miranda that he and Julie have passes to a safe town, and that he wants Miranda to go to the safe town with them. Miranda says yes. Charlie and her dad want to go with them, along with Miranda's step mom and the baby. Just when they are about to leave, a tornado hits their home. Everyone rushes to safety. When the twister passes, Miranda discovers that a few lives are lost. This book is really good, and you never want to put it down!

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger shared by ataks

I just read The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. This book is about a kid named Dwight who invents an origami Yoda. Dwight is really weird. For example, he wears the same shirt for a month, wants everyone to call him "Captain Dwight", and he wears an origami Yoda on his finger. However, the origami Yoda can predict the future. A boy named Tommy wants to find out how Yoda (a.k.a. Dwight's voice) can know so much. It could just be that Dwight has the Force or something, but Dwight is so dumb that Tommy thinks that Yoda is for real. To find out how Yoda can predict the future, Tommy puts together a case file about the questions people asked origami Yoda. One day Harvey, Tommy's friend, makes his own origami yoda. Harvey thinks that Yoda is a fake, and trries to prove it by making Tommy ask an important question to Dwight's Yoda: Does Sara like Tommy? Tommy asks both Yodas; Harvey says no, Dwight says yes. To find out which Yoda is right, Tommy has to ask Sara to dance at the PTA Fun Night. At the fun night, Tommy finds Dwight dancing with a girl named Caroline, who he had gotten into a fight with a kid named Zack for. Then, Tommy asks Sara to dance, and she says yes. It turns out that Dwight's origami Yoda is real! This book is great!

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead shared by ataks

The book When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead is really interesting. It is about a girl named Miranda and her best friend, Sal. One day, Sal gets punched by a random kid. Miranda tries to get Sal home, but when they pass the crazy guy on the corner, Sal runs home. He stops talking to Miranda. Soon, Miranda recieves a note telling her that someone is coming to save her friend's life. It also tells her to write a letter about the events leading up to the time the person arrives. Soon, Miranda learns that the kid who punched Sal is named Marcus . Marcus is very into the theory of time travel. The notes continue coming. Finally, one day, Sal is walking home and Marcus comes up behind him. Sal starts running away, and is almost hit by a truck -- but the crazy old guy on the corner saves him. He dies in the process. Soon Miranda realizes that the old guy was Marcus and that in the future, Marcus would build a time machine to come back to the past and save Sal's life. I think that this is a great book! It's really hard to put down!

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff shared by chele

Hollis Woods was a baby when she was left by her mother and for 12 years she had been transferred from one foster home to another. To the social agency, she is a mountain of trouble because she skipped school and ran away. She finally got a family, the Regans, a family willing to give her a real home, she ran away. She got put with Josie an old artist who is losing her memory, Hollis begins to feel needed and doesn't ever want to leave Josie, an old woman who knows a lot about friendship and love. Fearful that the social agency will separate them, Hollis planned an escape. This time she took Josie with her and returns to Branches, the summer home that belongs to the Regans. All along, Hollis wanted for her life with the Regans, and recorded every special moment with them in a gallery of pictures.

This book was amazing and sweet because a girl fought for what she wanted.

Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Again by Todd Strasser shared by chele

Jake and Josh wanted something from their friend Andy, so in return Andy wanted something. A new girl named Mica who walked with her dog. Andy thought if he could borrow Jake's dog, Lance to meet her. When they went to Jake's house Jake's sister Jessica was with Lance and Jessica said he might have to go to obedience school again. They asked Jessica to borrow Lance, she said yes. Every time Andy got close to Mica Lance always went the wrong way, so Andy wanted Lance and Jake to switch bodies. It was possible because their science teacher made a transfer intelligence machine, which switches bodies. Mica's dog, Foo Foo fell in love with Lance. Then, Jessica came and she took Lance, so he could go to obedience school and Foo Foo also was going the same place. They all left the cruel obedience school and went home. Jessica and Lance came home to disaster, she had found out about the switch and was determined to know the truth. Andy and Josh convinced Jessica he was normal. Josh took Lance and Jake on a walk and went to go find Andy. Andy was at Mica's house. They got him to leave and they went back to school and changed back. Andy held his part of the deal and gave them things the wanted.

I thought this was a good book, but it was sorta strange how he can switch bodies with others. It was a funny book in all.

Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson shared by chele

In class they learned about racism and unfairness, it made Hope emotional. Darlene called Hope bad words a lot. Hope saw beautiful boots at Next to New and wanted them. She thought of a point system, so she got a reward for dealing with Darlene being mean to her. Hope had been grinding her teeth and had lots of headaches. This year for her birthday Darlene gave Hope $25 to spend. She spent some and then went to go eat with the Next to New workers. Hope gave one of Darlene's dresses to Next to New. She misses the bus home and then starts to talk to Brody and ended up telling him about her mom. Her mom came and when Hope got in the car Darlene had her dress-the one hope gave to Next to New- Hope got grounded and couldn't work at Next to New and couldn't go to ODS anymore . Hope freaked out in class and went to the counselor and told her about Darlene. The counselor came to Hope's house and talked to her mom. Hope said she wasn't sure if her mom loved her and she wasn't sure if she loved her mom. She also said maybe i should go away. Her mom got sad and let Hope go to ODS. Darlene is taking parenting classes.

I thought this was a sad story because the mother bullied her daughter, but in the end it became happy because the mother learned to treat her daughter better.

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clement shared by chele

15 year old, Bobby Phillips woke up one morning invisible. His parents learned about his invisibility and told him to sleep. They left for work and Bobby went out to the library all wrapped in clothes. Bobby met Alicia Van Dorn and told her his secret. Bobby was watching the news and saw an accident and it was his parent's car. They come back from the hospital, all of Bobby's absences causes the State Department to investigate. Alicia's parent find out about Bobby, and Mr. Van Dorn and Mr. Phillips look deeper into his invisibility. They find out it was because of a problem with a Sears electric blanket. Bobby found another invisible girl named Sheila Borden. Alicia gave Bobby an idea and Bobby woke up visible. Bobby told Sheila about being visible again, but she didn't want to be visible.

I thought this was a great book and it sorta gave a lesson by saying even if you have a disability you can help in many ways.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum shared by leali

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the best book I've ever read. It was like a modernized fairy tale. When I was young, I only knew that there was Dorothy, a tin man, and a witch. However, when I was reading this book, there was much more than that. Dorothy ends up in a different world with her house and her dog, Toto, and coincidentally kills the Wicked Witch of the East. The kind Witch of the North gives Dorothy the Wicked Witch's silver shoes. She kisses her on the forehead, which leaves a mark, so that in her journey to Emerald City, no beings would hurt her. Dorothy travels to Emerald City, where the great wizard named Oz lives because she would like to go back to Kansas. As she journeys, she meets with three friends: the Scarecrow, who wants a brain, the tin man, who wants a heart, and the cowardly lion, who wants courage. In their journey, they begin to know the importance of teamwork and friendship as they save and help each other.

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger shared by gaadi

In the book The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger is about how a kid named Dwight invents a way of making an origami yoda. Dwight himself is not very smart and good at giving advice but when he put origami yoda on his finger and talks in his yoda voice he gives really good advice. Then Dwight becomes really popular throughout the whole middle school for his advice. Later in the book Tommy asks origami yoda if there would be a pop quiz in math and origami yoda said yes. After math class and taking the pop quiz Tommy told the teacher that he knew that there would be a pop quiz. But the teacher said he did no plan the pop quiz. I recommend The Strange Case of Origami Yoda to every one.

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket shared by hujul

I read the book The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket. This book was a sad, but cunning book about an evil man who wants to steal some orphans' fortune. The Baudelaires, who are now orphans because their parents died in a fire, were adopted by a "relative" who wanted to take their fortune. Count Olaf, the evil man, planned to "marry" Violet, the oldest Baudelaire orphan, in order to take their fortune. He made a play, which he was using to hide his real plot. Klaus, the second oldest orphan, figured out the scheme by reading their neighbor's, Justice Strauss who is a judge in court, law books. He confronted Count Olaf and told him to stop, but one of his henchmen stole Sunny, the youngest Baudelaire, put her in a bird cage, and dangled her from a window in a high tower. Count Olaf threatened to drop her if Violet did not marry her. According to the law books, a man and woman are legally married if there is a real judge in there (Justice Strauss), the woman and man say "I do", and they sign a paper with their own hand. Klaus told Violet about this, and she knew how to foil it. When the scene of the play came where they were to marry, she said "I do" and signed the paper with her left hand when she was right-handed. He said they were officially married and stopped the play. Justice Strauss said she was sorrry about it, but it was real. Violet then revealed that she signed it with her left hand, so it wasn't legal. Mr. Po, the man who was supposed to watch the orphans, immediately decided to take the children away from him. He said he would get the fortune, one way or another.

Love Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli shared by hujul

The book I read was Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. This book is a letter Stargirl is writing to Leo, who she still loves. She explains all her fun and bizarre events in Pennsylvania, where she moved. She meets Dootsie, a five-year-old who calls herself a "human bean", Betty Lou, who is afraid of going outside, Charlie, who sits in the cemetary with his now dead Grace, Alvina, a tomboy with one gliterry pink nail, and Perry, whom Stargirl seems to be falling for. She has fun and whacky adventures with them, but she dearly misses Leo. She asks herself, "What's life without Leo?" She also sends him a telepathic and important question: Will we ever meet again? Then her old Arizona friend came with a note from Leo thats said, "Yes." That was all she needed to be happy.

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman shared by ngkin

A summary for the book The Golden Compass. It's about a girl called Lyra Belacqua going to the north to rescue her friend roger but get betrayed by her uncle Lord Asriel who was actually Lyra's father. Children started disappearing one day because of the Gobblers. There were many theories about the gobblers. One was they experimented on children, the other was that they eat children, and another was that they kill children in any way they could imagine etc. So after Lyra and her friend Roger went down to explore a crypt, they met a professor. The professor told Roger to go back to the kitchen to help them while Lyra was to go back to the college and try to do some girlish things then boyish things like climb on a roof then hurl stones at people and get into fights and stuff. Roger was kidnapped by the Gobblers. Lyra was sad but when she saw Mrs. Coulter, she wanted to be with her for she was very kind and wise. Lyra had wanted to go to the north very much to explore like her uncle Lord Asriel. Mrs. Coulter told her this but Lyra soon realized that they were never going to go north but stay in london and meet really important people. She ran away only to be caught by turkish slave traders. Luckily, some gyptians who knew Lyra came and killed the turks. Lyra told them her story and adopted her. Lyra felt like a gyptian because she was actually of some use and had to do some things like chores on board the ship. The gyptians were people who spent a lot of their lives sailing in the water. When the gyptians stopped at a place called the Fens, they started to decide to whether or not to take Lyra to the north to rescue the kids. Lyra had received a gift from the master of Jordan that could tell the truth if you turned the 3 needles to the correct symbols and framed the meanings of them in your head, the 4th needle would swing and tell the answer. She met Farder Coram, a really old dude who is smart and studied a lot, who told her some of the meanings of the symbols. Lyra was not sure about the alethiometer, the gift, and asked it a question. It said that Mrs. Coulter was angry and sent clockwork flies after her. When night came, Lyra went up on deck and was attacked by clockwork flies. Farder Coram saw this and decided it was best to take Lyra along with the Gyptians. They stopped at Trollesund and met a bear called Iorek Byrnison. He was tricked by the locals because they wanted his armour. To the bears, their armour was their soul just like the daemons that belonged to humans. Lyra consulted the alethiometer and told the bear where it was. He went on a rampage to get his armour back and indeed he did. They also met a guy called Lee Scoresby who was an aeronaut and owned to balloons that could take them anywhere the wind took them. They went on north and Lyra was captured by the samoyeds and was given to the gobblers. She was then taken to a station but everyone called it Bolvangar, the evil field, for nothing existed within a mile of it. She was then experimented on and people began to sever the link between daemon and human. Mrs Coulter appeared out of nowhere (literally) and stopped the process. Lyra gathered her wits after that and signaled for the children there to run and escape. Iorek Byrnison who was Lyra's guardian came in time before the men guarding the place fired their rifles. A battle raged afterwards for the gyptians also came to fight the men known as tartars guarding Bolvangar. the gyptians won. After that, Lyra went to svalbard, the kingdom of the bears, so Iorek could get his freedom back for he was exiled because of killing another bear. Iorek came 24 hours later and fought the bear king, Iofur Raknison, who was changing the old ways of the bears. Iorek won and was no longer an outcast and became king. They went north to free lord Asriel. Lord asriel want a child so he could finish what he wanted, build a bridge to another world. He saw Lyra and nearly fainted but when he saw the recently rescued Roger, he calmed down. Some time later, he took roger up to a mountain to finish what he wanted. Lyra followed. Lord asriel had already wandered into another world and Lyra decided to follow.

Mossflower by Brian Jacques shared by licar

Mossflower, by Brian Jacques, is a wonderful prequel to Redwall. Though it the prequel, it is a stunning fantasy about what became Redwall, where animals live in a peaceful environment. However, before Redwall was built, there was an evil leader that had taken over Mossflower. Before this happed there was a cat named Lord Greeneyes and he concord Mossflower. Under his rule, judgments were not crucial yet his judgments were not too soft. Then he had a daughter and a son, Tsarmina and Gingivere. Tsarmina was always crucial and evil while Gingivere was very kind and generous. However, one day a mouse came in and fought the solders single pawed until he was finally captured he was thrown in prison. He said to Tsarmina that they would regret their choice of keeping him alive because he swore that he would free this land under this unfair rule. But what can this Warrior mouse do when he is guarded with hundreds of soldiers and two cats, excluding Gingivere. What would he do now? How can he save the whole woods of Mossflower now?

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeeffer shared by gaadi

In the story Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeeffer a girl named Miranda tries to have a normal life when the world I changing rapidly. When a meteor hit the moon so hard that it knocked the moon closer into orbit and changes the world very fast, world wide tsunami, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions all at once and that’s only the beginning electricity goes on and off, ash from the volcanoes are blocking out the suns rays resulting in snow in September. Miranda tries to live a normal life during all of this.

Redwall by Brian Jacques shared by licar

Redwall, by Brian Jacques, shows that if you are determined, you can achieve anything. Mathias, the mouse, is determined to save Redwall (a place where animals live in peace) from a power-hungry rat named Cluny and from his solders. So he sets out on an adventure through the woods in search of Martin the Warrior’s sword, intent on beating Cluny no matter what it took. Through his journeys, Mathias ventures out on a journey despite some trouble. On one occasion, Mathias was captured by the sparrows and held captive. However, he was determined to escape and fought through the sparrows without the fear of failure. Lastly, Mathias went to fight a snake to reclaim Martin’s sword because the snake, Asmodeus, stole it. Mathias bravely approached Asmodeus for a fight. As a result, Mathias won through his skill and determination to save Redwall. Like the brave mouse, Mathias, if you are determined to do something and you stick to it, you can achieve anything.

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer shared by jeril

First, Artemis is a 13 year old boy (only child) who has the highest IQ in all of Europe and is very rich. In this book, he learns respect for his mom, dad, and his best friend (his only friend) Butler, his bodyguard. He also learns appreciation. Now to the other part of the story. The main part of the story is Artemis searching for his father. He needs help from fairies. But, before that, in trade, he and Butler have to help the fairies track down an evil fairy and pixie before they take over the underworld. I enjoyed this book because of the action.

Blue Moon by Alyson Noel shared by kushr

Ever is learning how to use the powers that come along with her immortal status. She and Damen train every day in order to improve her control so she can successfully manifest objects. Their love is strong and seems to be able to stand the test of time. After all, Damen has found her again and again over the last 400 years no matter her incarnation. It seems now, with Damen’s rogue, ex-wife out of the picture, they can finally be together without danger.

Ever and Damen are about to take their relationship to the next level when everything begins to fall apart. When a strange new boy enrolls at school and begins shaking everything up, Damen begins to act strange. In addition to acting like a stranger, his health seems to be deteriorating at a startling rate. Ever does the only thing she can think to do – go to Summerland to find out what to do to save the love of her life.

Now Ever has to choose between saving her family from the horrible car crash that killed them or saving her beloved Damen….

Alyson Noel creates a magical world of diverse teens in a realistic high school setting, along with the right tension to make Ever’s discovery of her own immortality- she should choose it- exciting and creditable. You will desperately want to read the next book.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins shared by sobri

The Hunger games is one of the best action books that I have read so far.The Hunger Games is about a future North America where a shining capitol surrounded by twelve districts lies.The Capitol is harsh and cruel and forces each of those twelve districts to send one boy and one girl,between the ages twelve and eighteen, to compete in the annual Hunger Games,a fight to death on live TV.In the District 12,Katniss Everdeen puts her skills to test when she steps forward to take her sister's place knowing that she has to try hard to win or face death.

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket shared by sikar

In Lemony Snicket’s The Bad Beginning, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire’s parents die from a fire that burned their mansion down. Mr. Poe, a banker who was their parents’ friend, sends them to Count Olaf, who wants the children because he thinks that the fortune Violet will inherit will belong to him if he’s their guardian. He realizes that isn’t true and is rude to them. The orphans live miserably. The children report his behavior to Mr. Poe, but they find that Olaf can raise them in any way he wants. Olaf layer makes them participate in a play. Klaus suspects that Olaf’s plotting something, and discovers that Olaf is going to really marry Violet to take her fortune. Klaus’ suspicions are verified and Violet is forced to marry him, or Sunny will die by being dropped from a tower. The wedding eventually comes and all the requirements for legal marriage are done, after which Olaf reveals his scheme. Violet points out that she used her left hand to sign the document required for marriage, but she is right-handed; because she did not sign with her own hand, she isn’t married to Olaf. Olaf gets away with the rest of his thugs, and Mr. Poe takes them to find another relative. I liked this book because the writing was funny, and the storyline was interesting.

White Fang by Jack London shared by leali

White Fang started off with a time when White Fang wasn't even born yet.Two men are on a sled on the way to a fort, when they discover that the wolves are killing their sled dogs. One of them, One Eye, was taken by a she-wolf (as referred to in the book). After they mated, five tiny cubs were born. Since the she-wolf settled near a cave, food was hard to find. However, since One Eye and the she-wolf had lots of experience on hunting, they were able to survive. Four cubs died, and the last cub survived with great fierceness inherited both from his dog father and his wolf mother. After the she-wolf fought a lynx, she was greatly injured and together, with the cub, traveled to the end of a lake. They met some Indians and they started to keep them in their hands. White Fang began to be feared by everyone and loved by no one. One day, the bully Beauty Smith bought him from his Indian master. White Fang became a vicious killer that fought for money. Will White Fang ever know the true meaning of love or will he die as a deadly killer?

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron shared by coroe

In the book, A Dog’s Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron, a loyal dog endeavors to find its purpose in life. It was reborn several times, and wondered why, for it had fulfilled its purpose in the life before.

In the dog’s first life, he was a feral animal, living in the wild with his mother and three siblings. His mother taught him to avoid humans, but he was helpless when a group of people caught him and took him to the Yard. It was full of other dogs, but a trio of humans fed all of them regularly and gave them attention. A woman who he referred to as Senora named him Toby. Toby craved Senora’s loving attention, but was forced to leave the Yard when a man of authority took many of the dogs away one day after a large dog named Spike severely injured Toby’s leg. He was taken to a room along with the other dogs that had no chance of survival.

In the beginning of his second life, he was adopted by a man who stopped to drink on the way home, and left his newly adopted puppy in the car. The dog became dehydrated, but a woman noticed him and poured water on him through the open window. She took him to her own home, where a young boy lived with his parents. The boy immediately fell in love with the dog and named him Bailey. They would play all day, and during the summers, visit the Farm where grandma and grandpa lived. Bailey was such a loyal dog that when Ethan (the boy) dived into a pond and did not emerge out of the water, he pulled him out and dragged him to the shore. The boy was actually just looking for something underwater, but was still impressed. As Ethan grew older, a boy named Todd became jealous of him and his success in football. His hatred towards Ethan was so great that he tried to burn his house down. Luckily, Bailey bit his leg and was able to warn Ethan’s parents. His parents were unharmed, but Ethan was injured. He would have to walk with the help of a cane, and his football career was over. During the time Ethan began to attend college, Bailey was becoming older and older. He was taken to the vet, and he knew his life would soon end. He was told that he had been a good dog, and that he could let go. Ethan was somehow able to make it to the veterinarian and say one last good-bye to his loyal dog.

To the dog’s surprise, it was reborn again, although it had fulfilled his purpose by being alongside Ethan. Also to its surprise it was a girl. She was adopted by a policeman, who named her Ellie and trained her to find people using her extraordinary sense of smell. With her knowledge from her past lives, she was especially good at rescuing people. Her owner, Jakob, always had a sense of sadness in him, which she could not heal. On one mission in which they had found a kidnapped girl, Ellie had to track down a criminal. He was armed with a gun and shot Jakob. Jakob was taken to a hospital and turned out to be okay, but Ellie had to be reassigned to a new policewoman, who attempted to get in shape and became a rescuer like Jakob. Maya, the policewoman, eventually succeeded after lots of hard work. She was able to work with Ellie and also married a caring man named Al. On one mission in the rubble of an earthquake, Ellie found a small child, but the path to him was full of toxic materials. She later lost most of her sense of smell and had to stop working. She eventually met Jakob again and saw that he had a happy family. On one trip to a school, Maya was told that a child was missing. Ellie somehow managed to track him down. He was in a sewer, trying not to fall into the currents of murky water. When he did, Ellie jumped into the freezing water and saved him. Later, like in the life before, she began to lose her energy, and was separated from a sobbing yet thankful Maya.

Angelfish By Laurence Yep shared by khana

Angelfish By Laurence Yep

The book is about a girl named Robin who does ballet. Accidentally she breaks a shop window. Afraid of losing her ballet recital part she agrees to work at a fish store for three months without telling her parents. The owner of the fish store is named Mr.Tsow and he is a very grumpy man. From being with the man so long Robin comes to realize the story of the man and that he is kind in the inside. Can Robin help Mr.Tsow?

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume shared by chraq

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing takes place in New York City at his old ad cozy apartment, at his school, and at the playground. The main character is a nine-year old boy named Peter. Peter knows his little brother is a trouble-maker but every adult seems to adore him. Peter feels that Fudge is always in his way. The problem that Peter was facing was his little brother. Several problems that Fudge made were when one time he ripped Peter's project poster. Also, when fudge ate Dribble. In the beginning of the book Peter won a small turtle at his friends birthday party and decided to name it Dribble. Peter had to take care of it on his own because his mother hated reptiles. On the first day that peter brought home Dribble he explained to Fudge that it was his turtle and Fudge can't touch it. After that Fudge laughed like crazy. Many exciting happened in the beginning that siblings can relate to. When Fudge ate Dribble they ended up at the emergency room where Fudge had to get surgery to take Dribble out. Peter was very upset so his parents bought him a new pet that he really liked. I recommend this book to students who have rough times with their sibling(s) because this book teaches you patience.