The World According to Humphrey

This book is about a hamster named Humphrey who is a school pet in a class with many interesting kids that you'll find out about in the book. Humphrey is in paradise til his sweet, loving owner (aka teacher) leaves to travel then disaster hits. A new teacher who hates rodents comes . . . There's no one to take Humphrey home at night and he's very bad but then people start taking him home. No one knows the lock on his cage is broken . . . What will happen?

I recommend this book for any grades 2nd and above. You'll have to read the book to find out what happens.

- Mia

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The reason I chose Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is because it is sooo magical. Anyway the book is about Harry going back to Hogwarts and finding out that he is a Parseltongue. (That means he can talk to snakes which is a very uncommon gift.) And at the end he ends up fighting the Basilisk.



- Sophia

Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express

The characters are Stink, Sophie, Webster, Judy and Mrs. B. The story takes place at Stinks house and the Fur and Fangs Shop. Mrs. B. from Fur and Fangs saved 101 guinea pigs that were tested on shampoo and perfume and were half starved to death.

My favorite character is Stink because he is funny. I like the entire book. I recommend this book to the boys.

- Jake

Little Snowflake's Big Adventure

This is a book about a little snowflake who really wanted to be a part of the kids' special snowman.  The kids' names were Anna, Jacob, Greg and Julian.  He went on an adventure.  It was complicated for him to be a part of the special snowman, because he landed on stuff that he was not supposed to land on.  The snowflake landed on a goose and on a rock.  The little snowflake's wish was to be a part of the kids' snowman.  Anna saw the little snowflake on a rock.  So she added the snowflake to the snowman.  He was the twinkle in his eye.  The parts of the snowman are the eyes, the rocks, and the hat - that was Jacob's.  The nose was a carrot.

This book was given to my brother.  We like it a lot.

- Claire

Cinderella

In the story, Cinderella wants to go to the Ball, but she doesn't have a dress.  She finally got to the Ball and the Prince wants to marry her, but she left at 12 midnight.   He said, "Stop!"  But she didn't stop. 

My favorite part was when she was dancing in the Ball with the Prince.  My favorite character was Cinderella.  She was happy after she married.  Did you know that Cinderella really doesn't have to wear the good dress?

- Aditi

Goodnight Moon

The story is about a baby bunny who is getting ready for bed and he says goodnight to everything before going to sleep.  The main characters are the baby bunny, the mouse and the kittens.  The setting is the baby bunny's room.

- Malini

Insectlopedia

My favorite poem is The Black Widow Spider on page 18.  I think this poem is cool because there are black clothes in the web.  The characters are insects.  I recommend this book to people who like bugs or poems.  The pictures are very cool.  They are very colorful and artistic.

- Addie

Nicki (American Girl Today)

This book is about a little girl named Nicki.  Nicki is ten years old.  Nicki lives in Colorado.  She has a little brother.  Nicki and her mom are training a service dog named Sprocket.  My favorite part was when Sprocket ate pizza.  Two new girls came to her school.  Their names are Kris and Heather.  Nicki promised her friends and family she would help them with projects.  She had a hard time keeping her promises.  In the end, she does well training Sprocket and helps her friends.

-Olivia

Wayside School is Falling Down

One kid named Ron did not bring his lunch.  Unluckily, school lunch was Ms. Mush's specialty - Mushroom Surprise.  The only person in the school who ate it was Louis, the yard teacher.  Ron was in line, he asked Ms. Mush for the Mushroom Surprise.  Ms. Mush was so happy she started to cry.  When Ron got to his seat everyone crowded around him.  He took one small bite.  One kid asked, "What is the surprise?"  He said, "Bananas and spinach."  Every time, there was a new surprise.  When Ms. Jews even came over it was different.  Read this book to hear all the other funny stories.  I suggest this for kids from 8-11 years old.

-Jessie

Star Wars: Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive

This story is about a kid named Boba Fett.  He is the son of Jango Fett.  This story takes place in Star Wars II: Clone Wars.  Before Jango died he told his son, Boba, to find Dooku and become a bounty hunter.  Boba got into a lot of trouble during the hunt for Dooku.  Will he succeed?  Check this book out to see.  My favorite part is when Obi Wan Kenobi, Anakin and Padme are hanging from poles.  They are supposed to die, but they get saved by the 200 other Jedi!

-Noah

Star Wars: Galactic Crisis!

The book is about the starting of the Clone Wars.  A clone is a warrior with a mostly white armor.  There are 200,000 clone troops and 90 clones are in a troop.  They are the same army but there are different ranks.  200 Jedi and millions of clone troops came in gun ships to battle the droids on Georosis.

-Ted

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a story about Greg, a 6th grader who thinks he is a wimpy kid.  His mom bought him a diary for him to write down his feelings.  He hates the word diary and calls it a journal.  The other characters in the story are his brothers, Roderick and Manny and Rowley, his best friend.  In his diary he writes about himself, his family, friends and other people.  For example, Greg writes about his bad experiences at school like getting shoved, teased, and punished.  But he also writes about what he and his best friend do when they get together.  Stories about how his dad punishes him to teach him to be a better person are also in the diary.

Greg was my favorite character because I could relate to his experiences and how he felt.  I also like Greg because he and Rowley write comic books and I love comic books.  My favorite part of the book was the comic illustrations.

I enjoyed reading the book because it was funny.  I like it so much I asked my mom to buy the second book, The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Roderick Rules!

-Zoser

Mrs. Roopy is Loopy!

This book is about Mrs. Roopy and she keeps thinking she is somebody else.  The main characters are A.J., Andrea, Emily, Michael, Ryan and Mrs. Roopy.  The setting is at school.  The first day Mrs. Roopy comes dressed as George Washington and she says that she is him.  The next day she is rejulare and she says she wasn't there yesterday.  The next day Mrs. Roopy is Little Bo Peep and she really thinks she is these people.  If you want to know what happens next you have to read this book.

- Dori

I read Diary of a Wimpy Kid:Rodrick Rules. It is about a wimpy kid in school named Greg and his best friend Rowly. Rodrick is Greg's big brother and he is mean to Greg. I really like this book because it is very funny. I recommend this book for 2nd graders and up. You will love it. -Ethan

The Titanic was a ship that was going to New York. Jack and Annie were on the ship but a couple of days later the ship started to sink, then they met Lucky O'Mally and William. They said,"the Titanic is sinking", after that I think everybody made it. I recommend this book to 2nd graders and up.

-Gabby

The Other Side

The Other Side is a short, sweet story that's about an african-american girl. She lived from the time when whites and blacks were segregated to the time they weren't. It's about the many changes she saw.

"I recommend this book for first-grade and up. I loved the whole thing so much."

~ Truly

Galimoto

This is a very touching and incredibly written book. It is about a 7 year old boy named Condie , who is trying to make a Galimoto. There is only one problem ........... he doesn't have enough wires. My favorite part is when he proves to his brother he can make a Galimoto. What is a Galimoto? You'll have to read the book to find out! This book is good for all ages.



- Mia

Food Fight By: carol

Clarice Bean That's Me

This book is about a girl named Clarice Bean and her life. She has a older sister named Marcie (who is a girly girl) an older brother, Kurt (who tells people not to talk to him) parents, a grand dad(he always is asleep) a dog named Cement ,and a little brother named Minal. Clarice has to share a room with him and hates it because she never gets peace and quiet. Our favorite part was when she got in trouble for dumping spagetti on Minal's head and for throwing his sheets out the window. She got sent to her room for 3 whole hours! She loved it, peace and quiet at last!

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Shelznick

This book is about a kid who lives with his dad but then he dies so he lives with his uncle but then he dies so Hugo is living in the walls of a train station and fixes the clocks.But then he meets this girl who can fix the broken auto man read it to see what happens next... I recommend this book to 8 to14 year olds. This book is 500 pages but has 300 pictures. It will probably take 1 to 1 and a half weeks to read this so have fun. Posted by Alden in room 13.