EMS Student Book Reviews

Title List

101 Ways to Bug Your Parents
A Face First
A Walk to Remember

Abhorsen

An Early Winter

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging

Ask the Bones
The Bad Beginning

Bud Not Buddy
Chasing Redbird
The Chronicles of Narnia

Danger: Dive Book Three

The Deadliest Game
Doom Stone
Dunker
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
Ender's Game
The Face on the Milk Carton
Forged by Fire
Guy Time
Hope Was Here
I Know What You Did Last Summer
The Island
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Little Women
The Magician's Nephew

Many Waters

Mattimeo
McGrowl: Beware of Dog
Miserable Mill
Missing Since Monday
Monster
Multiple Choices
Nobody's Perfect

The Power of Two: Twitches

Preacher's Boy

Prince Caspian

Princess in Love
Princess in the Spotlight
Prom Date

Rats
The Reptile Room
The Ruby Raven

Run Away Home
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

She Said Yes

Silent to the Bone

Silverwing

Soldier's Heart

Standing Up to Mr. O.
The Smugglers
Takeoffs and Landings

Tawny

Telling Christina Goodbye
Trickster's Choice

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The Two Towers
Under a War Torn Sky
Vampire Mountain
Virtual Vandals

The Wind in the Willows
Witch Child



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101 Ways to Bug Your Parents by Lee Wardlaw *****
The book is about a kid who wrote a list of ways to bug parents.  As the list grows so does Sneeze’s biggest and best scheme to make himself rich and powerful. I suggest this book if anyone wants to get back at their parents. Reviewed by Andrew O.
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A Face First by Priscilla Cummings *****
A Face First
is about 12-year-old girl named Kelley. Kelley and her mother were in a horrible car crash due to her mother's irresponsible driving. Due to the crash Kelley had suffered third degree burns on her face, legs, and hand, and she fractured her leg. I thought this book was really detailed and the author described the characters and situations well. I felt that it was definitely worth a 5. It was great! Reviewed by Erica B.
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A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks *****
A Walk To Remember is about a 17-year-old boy living in the late 1950s named Landon who falls for a very sweet girl. All the detail that Nicholas Sparks had placed into the book kept me hanging onto every word right down to the very end, but what I found really extraordinary about this book was how the author connected a fiction book with harshness of life and still managed to create a book that could capture most hearts of readers everywhere.  Reviewed by Erica B.
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Abhorsen by Garth Nix *****
This book is one of the best fantasy books ever!! If you like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, I would definitely suggest that you read Garth Nix's books Sabriel, Lirael, and his best one yet, Abhorsen. Lirael is a young woman who must use magic to fight dead creatures and overthrow evil necromancers. An ancient force is being disturbed that has the power to destroy all life, and it's up to Lirael and her friends Sam, Mogget, and the Disreputable Dog to save the day.  This book was awesome!!! Reviewed by Brooke P.
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An Early Winter by Marion Dane Bauer *****
This book is about a young kid, Tim, and everyone tells Tim that his grandfather has Alzheimer’s disease. To prove them wrong Tim and his grandfather sneak away to Silver Lake. To find out what happens and if Tim's family members are convinced that the grandfather doesn't have Alzheimer's disease, read this book An Early Winter. I enjoyed it and I know you would too.   Reviewed by Amanda G.
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Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison ****
This book was hilariously funny and I enjoyed it very much. I feel so bad for that 14-year-old English girl, Georgia. She has so many hectic problems in her life. This is an extremely funny book, it is double cool with knobs (very,very,very,very(etc.) cool.    Reviewed by Lauren S. 

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Ask The Bones by Airelle  North Olsen *****
This book was about different scary stories from all around the world and it was really scary! One particularly scary story was about this guy who killed his dog and was "haunted" by it! Reviewed by Michelina 

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The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket *****
The Beginning
was an excellent book. This is the first in the Series of Unfortunate Events which is all about three very rich, but very unlucky, children named Violet, Sunny, and Klaus Baudelaire. In the beginning they are hit with horrible news. If you are the type who does like happy endings, don't read this book. But if you're the type who likes problem solving, than you'll love this book as much as I did. Reviewed by Emily Y.

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis *****
This book was the best book I have read all year.  After his mother dies, the boy in this book tries to find his father who abandoned him and his mother when he was just a baby. When the boy finally thinks he has found what is his father, he comes to find another shocking surprise.  Reviewed by Erica D.
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The Chronicles of Narnia  by  C.S. Lewis *****
The Chronicles of Narnia is a seven book series. Once you read the first one you'll have to read the rest. The most popular is probably The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. All the books take place in a make-believe world called Narnia. They would definitely be categorized as fantasy. If you like suspense and using your imagination these books are for you. If you're afraid to be creative, stay away.
Reviewed by Lindsay K. 
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Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech ***
The book was about this girl named Zinny. Her aunt died and Zinny felt that it was her fault. She finds this old abandoned trail and wants to uncover and clear it out. Zinny thinks that will help her uncover secrets about why her aunt died. This book is filled with different events: some scary some sad and some funny, and there is a very surprising ending.. Reviewed by Jenna C.
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Danger: Dive Book Three by Gordon Korman  *****
After reading all three, I can say this book was the best out of the three. I enjoyed it a lot. When the kids discovered the treasure, I got really excited. Reviewed by Morgan K.
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The Deadliest Game (Tom Clancy’s Net Force) by Tom Clancy *****
This book was a very good and detailed book and I recommend it for everyone. This book was set in the future when computers rule the world. When an online game called The Virtual Dominion of Sarxos comes out, billions of players lead their army into the battlefield and try to conquer the world. But when some psycho takes the game seriously people get hurt and even killed...In real life. Reviewed by Deadrick B.
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Doom Stone by Paul Zindel ***
I thought this book was okay. The main part of the book is there’s this guy named Jackson who went to visit his aunt Sara on an  anthropological dig in England. He went there and a man was attacked and then the same attack happened to his aunt Sara. The book is called Doom Stone because there’s this stone they found and it’s now called the doom stone but what does it do and how do they kill the beast? Well you’re going to have the read the book for yourself. Reviewed by Dan C.
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Dunker by Ronald Kidd ****
This book was great, it had a lot of thrilling moments and it keeps you reading until the very end. This main character is a really weird because he doesn't have any friends and because he does not have time since he is always at the studio making a commercial for a new product, but it all changes when this boy discovers there is more to life. He works all summer really hard at basketball in hopes of making the team. Reviewed by Brian K.
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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer ****
This book was very exciting. It consisted of many plot twists. It is a thrilling book that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the end. Reviewed by Jeremy L.
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card *****
Ender's Game
was an adventure of a young child able to pass the expectations of the teachers and a hero who won an interstellar war. At Battle School he had top ranking of the GAMES which are to train the kids to fight the Buggers in the up coming future. On the way to greatness he was outcast by the people around him so he could toughen up. While all this is happening to him he becomes the leading soldier for three years in a row. At the end even he could not even imagine. This was exciting for the suspense and the unique style of writing. Reviewed by Adam Y.
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The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney *****
I thought this book was very well written. Not once during this book did I want to stop reading it; every little detail was exciting. I was so amazed that the main character, Janie, found her own picture on a milk carton showing kidnapped children. That is all I am going to say about this wonderful book, because there are many thrilling surprises throughout the book. Reviewed by Elena 

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Forged by Fire by Sharon Draper *****
This book was absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed it. However, it made me cry in some parts; not from sadness, but from horror. This book brings to attention the abuse and evil parents can bring on their children. Reviewed by Morgan K.
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Girl in Blue by Ann Rinaldi *****
GREAT BOOK!!! This book is really good! If you like reading about brave girls, this is a good book for you. Sarah was a girl who ran off from home and made it into the army pretending to be a man. Her secret was discovered, so she became a spy, helping the Union a great deal. It's a great story for teens our age showing bravery and emotion. Read it!!! Reviewed by Jenny B.
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Guy Time by Sarah Weeks ***
Guy Time is a book about a boy (Guy) who rarely gets to see his dad who just divorced Guy's mom. Now his mom is dating some really weird man who makes fur coats. Buzz, Guy's best friend, has a plan to get Guy's parents back together by writing a fake love letter.  I gave this book a 3 because it could have had more detail describing characters and it wasn't as interesting as the first book in this series. Reviewed by Melissa M.
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Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer *****
 The book is about a girl, named Hope, who lives with her Aunt Addie, because her mother can't take care of her. Hope and her aunt travel from state to state working at different restaurants.  I really liked this book because it had a lot of detail and a good plot. Reviewed by Chelsea O.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan ***
This book was OK. It wasn't as scary as everyone said the movie was (I've never seen the movie). Four teenagers hit a little boy while they were driving in a car and killed the boy. They tried to cover it up, but someone knew that they hit the boy. It was all right, but I might suggest reading a different book if you are looking for a scary book, because this one wasn't exactly scary. Reviewed by Vicky B.
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The Island by Gary Paulsen ****
In The Island Will Neuton discovers an island while taking a bike ride in the town he just moved to. He finds a small boat and rows to the island. He returns to the island day after day and finds that he is learning about things he never thought of before. Finally he decides to camp out on this island. I think it is a good book that can even teach the reader a lot. I think the problems Will had to face and how he got through them were the most interesting parts. Reviewed by Kim B.
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by  C.S. Lewis *****
This book is about Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, who discover a magical wardrobe, which is a doorway to the world of Narnia. They are soon in Narnia and trying to save it from an evil sorceress who has cursed the land with eternal winter and no Christmas. The problem in this book is that Edmund actually is on the witch's side and he tries to get his siblings to befriend the witch, but the witch really wants to kill them so they don’t fill their place in Narnia, as king and queen. Will Good prevail in the end? Reviewed by Jason B.
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott *****
I thought this book was absolutely wonderful. This book is very long, but it is full of detail. It is a book for students who absolutely love to read and read. It is a book that is very easy to get into, and once you start reading you will not be able to stop. I recommend this book to serious readers who like to read stories that are true and very interesting
Reviewed by Nicole L.
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The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis *****
The Magician's Nephew is a great book because it is so explanatory. In this book Digory and Polly are magically sent out of this world and into another by Digory's crazy magician/scientist uncle, Andrew. The trip they take is, at first, forced because Uncle Andrew tricks Polly to touch magical rings that send you to another world, and Digory must also go to get Polly and bring her back with other magical rings. While they are in this world they discover that it is actually an entryway to many other worlds, the Wood Between the Worlds.  The witch, Jadis of Charn, is the main problem in this book because she makes a wreck of London, and when Narnia is discovered she starts mischief. She started evil that Aslan, the Creator of Narnia, never intended to have. How do these humans affect the new Narnia? You'll have to read the book and series to find out! Reviewed by Jason B.
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Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle *****
Many Waters is about 2 boys who get flung through time back thousands of years ago. The 2 boys soon find themselves in the middle of the bible story of Noah and the Ark. Will they be able to escape before the flood comes? Read this book to find out! Reviewed by Adam 
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Mattimeo by Brian Jacques  *****
This book was amazingly descriptive, featuring Matthias the Warrior as he struggles to find his son, Mattimeo, whom a slaver fox known as Slagar the Cruel had taken. Mattimeo and many other children from the peaceful Redwall Abbey, had to be brave to even to survive. Mattimeo must find the strength and courage in himself in order to free his friends and escape to Redwall. I think that this story was extremely well thought out, as it contained good vs. evil.  Reviewed by Connor N.

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McGrowl Beware of Dog by Bob Balaban ****
I liked this book because it was suspenseful, but the book also had a lot of humorous jokes.  This book is about how they find a dog and it saves the kid’s life by pushing the boy out of the road so he would get hit. They rush it to the vet and he is saved. The dog gets this thing while in the operation that the boy and him can communicate by pictures in the dog’s brain. This dog lives the best life because he gets everything he wants until he gets kidnapped by the vet who sees how smart he is. Will they save him or will the doctor use him for experiments? Read this book and you will find out. Reviewed by Brian K.
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The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket *****
The Miserable Mill
is an incredible book. It begins with the three miserable children, Sunny, Violet, and Klaus Baudelaire, on a train to their new home at lumber mill. They are wrongfully forced to work in this dangerous mill, with no breakfast, one piece of gum for lunch, and a disgusting casserole for dinner. One day Klaus is tripped, supposedly by accident, and his glasses break. This is where the great problem solving in this book starts.  He is forced to go to an eye doctor without Violet and Sunny. When he came back, he was all dazed almost like he was hypnotized. To find out how the Baudelaire kids defeat Count Olaf in this interesting and exciting book you have to read The Miserable Mill! This is the best book in this series out of books 1 through 4. Reviewed by Emily Y.
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Missing Since Monday by Ann M. Martin  *****
I give this book a 5 because it is really scary and suspenseful. It is about a girl that has to watch her little sister while their parents are on vacation. One day the little girl gets on the bus and then never returns home. This is a book about everyone trying to find a little 5 year old girl. In the end, they do find her. Reviewed by Mallory H.
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MONSTER by Walter Dean Myers ****
I thought this book was very good. It was cool because at one time you'll be reading about him (Steve the main character of the book) writing in his journal, and then you are reading about the courtroom. This book is about 4 guys who are getting tried for a robbery during which a man was killed. Steve Harmon is a 16-year-old boy who is being tried for partaking in this crime. To see who is guilty and who is innocent read the book and find out. Reviewed by Dan C.
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Multiple Choices by Janet Tashjin ****
This book was great! I really teaches you about being obsessed or scared. You just have to get help, like Monica did, except she hurt the people she loved first.
Reviewed by Morgan K.
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Nobody's Perfect -7th Heaven by Amanda Christie *****
I think this book deserves five stars because it was nice of Matt, the oldest child in the family, to help Lucy, the middle child in the family, get ready for the cheerleading tryouts that were held at her school. Read the book to find out if Lucy, who can be clumsy at times, makes it or not!
Reviewed by Val A.
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The Power of Two - Twiches by  H. B. Gilmour *****
I give this book a 5-star rating because it kept me at the edge of my seat. One of the girls was almost exactly like me. They were twins and witches and didn't even know it. I can't wait to read the next book in the series because this one was so suspenseful.
 Reviewed by Sheila B.
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Preacher's Boy by Katherine Patterson *****
This book is really funny. Robbie's father is a preacher, so he is expected to be a perfect little angel, which he certainly is not. This book is about how he feels: If people are always preaching about how it's so close to the end, he might as well try and have as much fun in as he can. This is one of the best books that I’ve read in a long time. Reviewed by Jenny B.
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Princess In Love by Meg Cabot ****
Princess In Love
is about girl named Mia Thermopolis. Mia had just found out about 3 months earlier that she was the heir to the royal thrown of Genovia. Since then her life has been crazy. Her mother is pregnant and married her Algebra teacher, she takes princess lessons w/ her grandmere every day, she has to make press conferences and interviews, and to top it all off she has a boyfriend named Kenny. In this book Mia has to find a way to survive the harshness of being in love and as well as the press. I thought this book was very good and fun, the perfect appeal for teenage girls. I liked the way the author wrote the book as though it was Mia's diary. It was humorous and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is into comic romance novels. Reviewed by Erica B.
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Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot *****
I give this book a 5-star rating because it kept me reading. The Princess in the Spotlight is funny and like any teenage girl. I kept me in suspense, now I have to keep reading the series to find out what happens. I like Mia because she's almost like me! I really enjoyed reading this book! I wish I could give it a 10 star reading!
Reviewed by Erin C.
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Prom Date by Diane Hoh *****
The reason why I gave Prom Date five stars is because this was an excellent book because it's like a horror mystery. There is a prom in Toomey High for the seniors, so it's a very important day. But somebody doesn't want everyone that is going to have a great time. There is someone going around killing or damaging everyone who is going. I like mystery books, especially this one, because I thought it was Margret's friend, but it turns out it was someone you would never expect it to be. So read this book and you will see what I mean. Reviewed by Allison D.
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Rats by Paul Zindel ****
This book is way nasty. Anyone who enjoys being psyched out and grossed out will so love this book! Reviewed by Morgan K.
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The Reptile Room
by Lemony Snicket ****
As you may know, The Reptile Room is the second book in this series about three very unlucky children named Violet, Sunny, and Klaus Baudelaire. In this particular book, these three children go to live with a new guardian known as Uncle Monty. Uncle Monty is a wonderful man, and to my surprise the Baldelaire children have some happy times. That is until Monty's new assistant comes along. But he turns out to be a person they never hoped to see again. Once this assistant arrives many horrid things happen to the children. They get into a car crash, something terrible happens to Uncle Monty, and more. To find out what happens in this exciting and sad book read The Reptile Room. Reviewed by Emily Y.
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The Ruby Raven
by Michael Dahl
*****
The Ruby Raven is the best book I have ever read! It's a well-written mystery that keeps you in suspense until the very last page. It's adventurous and comical. I wouldn't recommend it for the little tykes, however, because there are some murders involved. If you enjoy this book, I suggest you check out Michael Dahl's others: The Horizontal Man, The Worm Tunnel, and his latest, The Viking Claw. All of his books are part of the Finnigan Zwake series. I highly recommend it to 5th-8th graders. Get reading!
Reviewed by Erin K.
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Run Away Home by  Patricia C. McKissack *****  
This book takes place in Alabama in 1888. A young black girl, Sara Jane, witnesses an Apache slave escape. This is a wonderful book about his struggle to be free. I highly recommend it. Reviewed by Lindsay K.
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Sammy Keyes And The Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen ****
This book was a good mystery book that was very suspenseful.  It is about a girl in seventh grade named Sammy Keyes who lives with her grandmother in a retirement home on the fifth floor. One day she was bored so she was looking through her binoculars when she spotted some guy she recognized in one of the Heavenly Hotel's windows across the street. He was robbing someone. The cop assigned to the job is a horrible investigator, so it looks like it is up to Sammy to find out whom the hotel thief really is. Along the way Sammy finds a lot of clues the in the end proves exactly who it is. If you read this book and like it, there is a whole series of Sammy Keyes books. Reviewed by Ryan R.
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She Said Yes by Misty Bernall *****
I really liked this book because it was about the Columbine tragedy, but from a mother's perspective. This book is about a girl, Cassie Bernall, who was in Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 and was asked if she believed in God, she said yes and was shot and died. Before she died, Cassie was a troubled teen; she hung out with the wrong crowd and did drugs. Cassie was moved to a different school and began to turn her life around; she started to follow God and did the right things in life. Just as she was turning her life around, she died. I really liked this book because it was told from a mother's perspective; it had her feelings, sacrifices, and her side of the story.  Reviewed by Chelsea O.
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Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg ****
The book, Silent to the Bone, is about a boy named Conner whose best friend, Branwell, dropped his baby sister and she doesn’t wake up. After Branwell dropped his sister. he stopped talking and was sent to a behavioral center. Conner must find a way to communicate with Branwell to find the truth. Reviewed by Jessica M.
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Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel ****
The book Silverwing is a great book with a lot of excitement.  This book is about a bat named Shade who is looking for his dad and other bats who have been missing for over a year.  Ever since Shade's dad and other bats were banded by humans, everything that has occurred has been a disaster.  This is a good book because it shows how a runt bat, that's so small, can save his colony from owls and other animals. This is also a great book because it shows how bats can help each other out like real humans.  Reviewed by Jimmy T.
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Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen *****
In the novel Soldier's Heart, Charlie Goddard believes enlisting to be one of the Minnesota Volunteers during the Civil War would be a man's dream. So he does, and at first he enjoys all the things people give him. But when he goes into battle. he finds war to be the worst thing to happen to him.  He doesn’t want to die at fifteen, but he knows he can't run. He fears he'll never last through the whole war. Will he die or live? This is an exciting book! I liked to read what the main character, Charlie Goddard, thinks. His struggle during the war is very interesting. You have to read it for your self! Reviewed by Kim B.
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Standing Up To Mr. O. by Claudia Mills ****
Standing Up To Mr. O
. is about a 7th grader named Maggie McIntosh. Maggie loves her seventh grade biology class and the teacher Mr. O. She has an average of straight A's in this class until she walks out on a dissection of a worm and a frog, and is one grade away from an F. Maggie cannot stand the thought of killing any living creatures so she becomes a vegetarian and writes her opinion essay for LA on dissections and how they are wrong. What happens next? It was very good and I strongly advise you to read it. Reviewed by Erica B.   
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The Smugglers by  Iain Lawrence ****
The Smugglers was about a man named John who gets a ship called the Dragon that was made for smuggling. John hears that some tea is going to be smuggled so he stops it by taking the tea. He and the crew need to take it to France, then go to Britain for John's father. One by one the crew members are being killed and John doesn't know who to trust. John needs to do what he has to to survive. I thought this book was great! It was full of adventure and suspense. Reviewed by Katie T.
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StormBreaker by Anthony Horowitz *****
This book was amazingly well thought out and inventive. Secret agent Alex Rider uses the coolest gadgets to uncover the mystery of the StormBreaker computers. Posing as a regular child, Alex must find out the dark secret that sent his uncle, Ian Rider, to his grave. Even if he finds out the danger that the StormBreaker poses, can he stop it before it's too late for him, let alone the world?  Reviewed by Connor N.

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Takeoffs and Landings by Margaret Peterson Haddix ****
Takeoffs and Landings
was a very interesting book about how Lori, a fourteen-year-old girl, and her older brother, Chuck, reconnect with their mother. This summer is one of the ones Lori wasn’t looking forward to since she would be spending it with her mother and older brother. Ever since Lori’s father died she has lived with her grandparents while her mother travels the world speaking to all kinds of people. But this summer she announced that she would be taking her two eldest children with her. During their time in Chicago, Lori and her mom get in a fight and for the next trip the get into an even bigger fight. Lori’s mom can’t realize why she is getting herself in a fight and neither can Lori. Will they solve their problems or will they end up never speaking to each other again?  Reviewed by Melissa M.
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Telling Christina Goodbye by Lurlene McDaniels ****
This book was great, and like most of her other books it was sad. In this book, people have to learn how to let go of a great person that they knew who died in a tragic car crash. Her name was Christina, and everyone loved her. I think that this book can really teach you to cherish the time that you spend with people, and also to really do something with your life. You never know what will happen. Reviewed by Jessica S.
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Trickster's Choice by  Tamora Pierce ****
This book was really good! There was a lot of adventure and a delicious hint of romance! Reviewed by Morgan K.
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi *****
This book was a great book about a girl trying to make it on a ship alone. She is a spy for the captain because mutiny is about to occur on the ship. This is the true confessions. She swears to tell the whole truth. Reviewed by Breanne M.
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The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien ****
This book is great. It has great detail and you will feel like you are there. The fellowship of the ring is scattered. Some are at war and some are contending with treachery. The war is very descriptive. You can hear Orcs yell and arrows fling; Men crying and swords clashing. The end leaves you puzzled.   Reviewed by Steven Pierce

Under a War Torn Sky by L. M. Elliot *****
This book is filled with action. Its hard to put down you want to keep reading the book. Henry, a 19 year old pilot for the U.S. during World War Two, is sent on his 15th mission, which many people usually die on. While crossing occupied France he is shot down by the Germans. He struggles to get home when finally a French man catches him. He feds him, clothes him, and helps him get to the Norwegian border. From then he struggles to get to home. Finally he meets up with some Americans and gets to go home. Reviewed by Ryan D.

Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan *****
I really liked this fantasy book. Darren is a half vampire, traveling with his trainer, Mr. Crepsley. He is now going to meet the vampire princes to see if they accept him into their clan. The author includes wolves, vampires, vampaneze (cousins to the vampire that kill their prey when they draw their blood), in this story, and it is filled with adventure. Most of which is the hike up Vampire Mountain. It is a long hike, that takes days, and the vampires are not allowed to wear shoes or heavy clothing, even though it is very cold. Reviewed by Nicole M.

Virtual Vandals (Tom Clancy's Net Force) by Tom Clancy *****
This book was a very good book because just when you think someone is good he turns on you.  This book is set in the future when you can actually go into your computer and talk to other people. The Net Force are teenagers who are trained by the United States Marine Corps to find terrorists online and take them out, basically a seek and destroy team. This book was filled with detail and I recommend it for everyone. Reviewed by Deadrick B.
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The Wind and the Willows by Kenneth Grahame ****
I think this was a fun book. The characters are so great you just wish they were real! This was a great book! It was very well written! I really enjoyed it! There are these animals that live on the river. They invite some people over, and then a toad comes over. That is when the fun stops. Now the mice are on an adventure. They enter the world and have no regrets. Then fun turns into danger. The habitat is the danger in this case. This is a great children's book! I really enjoyed it, so I think that you will. This book is overall fantastic! Reviewed by Joelle M.
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Witch Child by Celia Rees ****
This book was all about the colonial times, but the main character is a witch. The witch, Mary,
flees to America, hoping to get sanctuary. I loved the book, but it was very confusing. It is a diary, so Mary is telling the story from her point of view, but sometimes I just didn't understand what she was trying to explain in her entry. But this book is filled with mystery and history. The author did a very good job.  Reviewed by Nicole M.
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