Reel Life Starring Us by Lisa Greenwald --Patricia

It’s about a girl named Dina who moved to a town named, Rockwood Hills. At the school they’re having a fiftieth anniversary gala. Dina gets paired up with a girl named Chelsea, to do a video about the life of a Rockwood Hills student, because they both started a month late. Chelsea has always been the most popular girl in school, but she started late because she had mono (a disease). In the beginning they’re just partners, but in the end they’re almost the best of friends.
I like it because it was a funny tale about how two people can start out as enemies, and end up as friends.

Well Gotta Go,
Patricia Pardo

Wonder Struck --Brian Selznick ----Anthony M.

Wonder Struck is about a boy named Ben who lives in Minnesota with a his uncle, aunt and his cousin. He is trying to find his dad in New York because his mom never told him who his dad was and now she can’t tell him because she died. The pictures in the book is based on a different story about a girl who lived long ago.

It was sad because he didn’t know who his Dad was. I wanted to find out if he was going to find his Dad. I was excited because he was finding clues that helped him get one step closer to finding his Dad.

Anthony Martinez

Spaceheadz Book # 3 – By Brianna C.

The book is about three aliens that come to Earth disguised as fifth graders and a hamster. The hamster, Major Fluffy, is the leader of the gang. They have to save Earth by collecting 3.14 million +1 brainwaves. They collect all of them. Earth is about to be saved thanks to Major Fluffy and his friends … or is it?

I liked it because it was funny. The aliens, their friends, and the secret agents made the book really funny. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes funny books


--Brianna

Bigger than a Bread Box

It’s about a girl named Rebecca whose dad lost his job, and they have to leave him because he had a fight with her mom. They went to live at her grandma’s house, where she found a bread box that grants wishes. The things she wishes for just appear into the bread box but these things belong to other people. It gets her into serious trouble. I like it because it is funny and mysterious.

-Alizé

Prince of Darkness: More Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire

Nigel is a popular young vampire with a mortal girlfriend and a normal life. But when a new kid, Jason, comes into town Nigel has a very bad feeling. Nigel suspects Jason isn’t a normal human. He’s faster and stronger. He’s soon getting the girls attention and humiliating Nigel at sports. Everyone likes Jason even though Nigel is better looking. Will Jason turn Nigel’s life totally lame? Find out more by reading this.
I liked this book because Nigel describes every part of his everyday life, but not really personal facts.

- Samantha

The Son of Neptune

Valerie said:
It was adventurous and it was exciting. I really liked it when it leaves you hanging off a cliff.

Marcos said:
My favorite part is when they were on a hill in San Francisco. They came upon different types of grain spirits that they slashed and the grain spirits turned into cereal. It was kind of intense.

Louie said:
I liked the book because it is about mythology. I also liked it because it is so entertaining. I liked the part when Hazel was swept away by a tornado and is ambushed by a bunch of grain spirits.

Andrea said:
I like the part in the book when Percy is in the jail cell with Frank and Hazel made all of the jewelery fly everywhere. It was awesome.

Uglies by Scott Westerfield---Samuel R.

The book is about a girl named Tally who wants to go to Pretty Town. Pretty Town is a place where people get operations that make you pretty then they go and live their dream lives in a place called Garbo Mansion. Tally escapes to go find her long time friend Paris who just moved in to Pretty Town. But then just as she’s about to leave she finds mysterious people named Shay and David who want to escape Pretty Town. Will Tally become pretty? Will she turn in Shay and David? It’s serious, mysterious and quite unusual. Scott Westerfield mixes fantasy and sci-fi in to one exciting, thrilling book that you will surely enjoy.

Killer Koalas from Outer Space by Andy Griffiths--Brianna

Read about bad Ideas and silly people. There are things like bloodsucking grannies and rocket-stealing ants. Then killer koalas from outer come to earth and rip off your face.

It was funny and silly

--Brianna

This Isn't What it Looks Like By Pseudonymous Bosch--Patricia

This book is about a girl named Cass who goes into a coma after she eats weird chocolate. It was time travel chocolate so she goes back to the past, but when she wakes up during a power outage she feels like she is in the past and the present at the same time. Through the rest of the book she "sees" people she met in the past.

Well, I don't want to say any more and ruin it so I'll tell you why I liked it. I liked it because some parts of the book will surprise you, and you won't want to stop reading.

---Patricia

2011-2012 Book Reviewers

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