“When is the egg going to hatch?” Daisy and the Egg is about a little duckling named Daisy. Her mom had an egg. It took a long period of time for the egg to hatch. When the egg finally hatched, they named the duckling Pip. They watched the sun-rise ... more
Have you ever given up on yourself? If you have then Wilma Rudolph is not like you. Wilma was a small young girl when at the age of 4 when she was diagnosed with polio and scarlet fever. Her leg was paralyzed. That did not stop Wilma. One Sunday the Rudolphs ... more
Can you imagine not being good at anything? This story is about a spunky young boy who really doesn't fit in with his peers. He is not really good at anything! But, when a young girl goes missing he tries to help. But what he doesn't know may change his ... more
This story is about a snail. One day his teacher sends him to go and get books from the music teacher. Snail always comes back with wild stories. Snail's teacher sends him to go and get the new student from the principal's office and he sees a fire extinguisher ... more
Laura makes a club and calls it Pig City. To make sure none of their friends tell about the club, Laura makes her friends give her something very embarrassing. Gabriel wants to join, but when Laura asks him to do something embarrassing, something goes terribly ... more
Once there was a boy named George. He liked inventing medicine. When his parents leave home, they keep him in charge of his grandma's medicine. George doesn't know his grandma needs a special medicine. George made a weird medicine for his grandma because ... more
Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose are best friends. Ruth Rose likes to dress in all one color. Dink's real name is Donald. Josh has freckles. The three kids go to visit a friend named Sammi. Sammi lives on an imaginary island named Costra. His family rules the ... more
The story is about Alexander and his horrible day. His day was horrible because his brother pushed him into the mud, he didn't find a prize in his cereal box, and then the cat didn't want to sleep with him. I thought the book was kind of sad because ... more
Two youngsters named Coke and Pep take a trip across the country. Their teacher tries to kill them. What would you do? Then more and more people try to kill them. Would you ask your mom to call the cops? They won’t believe you. Do they survive? Is the end ... more
You must be mistaken!? A girl named Dawn just found out she has cancer and will be treated at the hospital as soon as possible. There she meets a kind girl named Sandy and they become the best of friends. Now they both have to fight for their lives, or ... more
This book is about a black sheep. All the animals in the story are asking the black sheep for things they like. But the sheep did not have anything the animals wanted. She did not have milk or bones. The animals wanted things sheep do not usually have. ... more
This book is about two girls named Mandy and Mimi. They are sick and tired of their old games. So one day they were thinking of games to play and they remembered, The Haunted House game. They had made up that name a long time ago. They put up marsmallow ... more
Have you ever planted so many flowers? Lydia has! Lydia is moving to her uncle's house for a year until things get better at home. Her father hasn't had a job for a long time. She writes to people like her mother, her father, and her grandmother. Lydia writes ... more
Do you believe a ten year old girl can be in charge of her brother and the house independently while her mother is away? An interesting fiction book Angel in Charge will tell you more about lovable siblings. Angel, a ten-year old girl, lived with her ... more
The book is about a dog named Maxi and his owner named Jim. Maxi got lost. Jim was driving his taxi and found Maxi. It was snowing and Maxi got into the taxicab. Jim became Maxi's owner. They went to a lot of places together. They drove to the airport ... more
Do you like to read books with funny characters? Well then, you should read The Gadget War because it has funny characters. One of the characters is Kelly and another is Albert. Kelly and Albert have a war with gadgets that they create. One example is ... more
Arthur Goodenough is a normal boy who goes to school, lives with a normal family, and never believed in magic. When he steps foot in Hardbattle bookstore he expects to find books and a quiet place to do his homework. But he finds something he never believed ... more
Once upon a time a girl named Esperansa was helping her grandma make clothes for la fiesta del pueblo (the town's party). Esperansa and her grandma worked day and night. The day came and Esperansa had to go to the town. She got on the bus, but when she ... more
This book is about a wacky family. It is hilarious, and keeps you entertained when reading because you're always laughing. This family visits their grandma in Birmingham. They have some very exciting adventures while they are in Birmingham and at home. Also ... more
Angelina's birthday is coming soon. She and her friend Alice race home from the party store. Angelina crashes on her bike and it breaks. She tries to make money by doing jobs so she can buy a new bike. But the bike costs too much. For her birthday, all ... more
In Wendy Mass's nonsensical story, 11 Birthdays, two friends, Amanda and Leo's, lives change on their tenth birthday. After having their birthdays together, Leo has now made it so their 11th birthday is without each other. This happened because Leo said some ... more
This book is about Humpty Dumpty who is afraid of heights because he fell off from a big, gigantic wall. We’re sure you’ve heard about it. Humpty Dumpty loved watching birds but because he was afraid of heights he could not go up on the wall and watch ... more
Imagine if you had three sisters - how annoying! Well Amy March does. Her preppy rich friend Katie is getting her picture taken. Amy wants her picture taken but doesn't have the money. So she visits her Aunt March but doesn't get the money. She went to Mr. ... more
This story is about a boy who woke up one morning as a giant beetle. He spent the day as a bug. His mom and dad didn't even notice. This book is really funny because it was hard for him to do normal boy things. My favorite part was when he couldn't ... more
Wow this book is great! I read all of the Shiloh books and this one was the best! More action, more worries, and more trouble appear in this book. Now Marty has Shiloh and he thinks Judd Travers and him are even enough to call a truce. David (Marty's best ... more
This book is about a girl named Amelia. Her mom brought her a notebook. They were going to a new house to move but Amelia did not think it was a good idea because she liked her old house. When they go to the new house they stop in all kinds of restaurants ... more
This book is about some ants and a boy that is a bully to ants. Another boy is a bully to him. The smaller boy is bigger than the ants so he bullies them. One day, the ants took him to see the queen. She asked why he was throwing water at the ants. The ... more
This book is about two sisters who go to school on the first day and the older sister is wearing a hijab. They are excited to go to school. A girl asks the little sister what her older sister is wearing on her head. At first, she whispers “A scarf” but ... more
This book shows two kinds of germs that usually make you sick. They are bacteria and viruses. Germs are found everywhere. They are in air, food, water, and everything you touch. Some germs can not get in your body because white blood cells and antibodies get ... more
This story consists of two rivaling families, the Malone family and the Crutchfield family. When tragedy strikes the Crutchfield family the Malone family is quickly blamed for the death. The father of the Malone family was sentenced to three years in the ... more
This interesting book is a book about dinosaurs. I like this book because it will make me learn the insights about dinosaurs. It had a large reptile that ate a little dinosaur that just came out of its mother's egg. Mrs. Frizzle's class went to a place ... more
From rags to riches! Esperanza is a loving and rich 13-year-old girl. She lives with her Mama, Papa, Abuelita and many servants on a ranch in Mexico. Esperanza's life seems to be perfect. However an unbelievable event tears her family apart. In the beginning ... more
Have you and your life-long best friend ever gotten into a fight and all you could think about is, "Will we ever be friends again"? If you have, then The Secret Language of Girls is a great book for you. It will almost feel like you are reading ... more
"My Louisiana Sky" is about a girl named Tiger. But before I say anything you must know that Tiger's parents are mentally challenged and they are always embarrassing her. She is named Tiger because when her mom was little she had a cat named Tiger. ... more
Hey! This book is awesome. It is about George Washington's mom, and a little bit about George. Mary had to raise five kids on her own after her husband died. Mary doesn't want George to get hurt in the war. She begs him not to go, but he's twenty-one ... more
Did you ever wish to get a book published? Well, in this fantastic story the brilliant main character, Natalie, does. Natalie's best friend, Zoe, convinces her that her book is good enough to get published. Zoe becomes Natalie's agent and goes through many ... more
Have you ever wondered why you are here? We all have meaning in our life. This book is about an earthworm named Carl that wants to know the meaning of his life. He wants to know why he does what he does and why he’s here. He goes and asks all the animals ... more
This book is about a girl named Cassandra (or Cass for short) and her friend Max-Ernest. In this book they go on an adventure to a very strange hotel. The people who work there seem weird. They had heard a story about some strange characters who seem a lot ... more
"Don't ever doubt that a mere second can change your life forever." That's what happened to Lise, a twelve year-old girl, whose life was perfect. Despite her uptight mom, Lise and her brother, Free, were pretty happy until their mom was involved ... more
There was a family that wasn't very strong and the mom was having a baby. They were expecting it to be stronger, but the baby wasn't very strong. The children decided to give him avocado pear. Every day the baby would eat avocado pear. He got stronger ... more
Imagine that your first words were Boing Boing! Wouldn't that be funny? This story is about just that. On his second birthday, Gerald Mc Cloy's first words were BOING! BOING! His mother and father turned green because they were surprised that at the age of ... more
Vera B. Williams tells a story about a girl and her mother and her grandmother. They fill up a jar with coins so they can buy the most beautiful, cozy, soft arm chair in the world. They want to get the chair because there was a fire in their old house and ... more
In the story Amelia Bedelia has to take care of a baby. Amelia doesn't know how to take care of a baby. She doesn't know what a baby bottle is. She thinks the bottle will break. She thinks that baby food is little food. The story is full of funny stuff ... more
How would you feel if your parents died in a fire? The Grim Grotto is about 3 orphans named Violet, Klaus and Sunny. In this story, they are alone on a raft because they are always trying to get away from Count Olaf, their very evil uncle. The children ... more
Make Four Million Dollars By Next Thursday is a great book for people who like surprises. Jason is the main character of this story. Jason wants to be a multimillionaire when he grows up. One of the surprises in this story is where Jason has to dig for exactly ... more
Do you know who the most awesome and respectful teacher is? It's Mr. Falker! Mr. Falker helped Patricia with reading and math. This book is about a girl named Patricia who had trouble in reading, writing and math. Patricia lived in Union City, Michigan on ... more
Shiloh is a very lovable book. It tells the story of Marty, an eleven year old boy, and Shiloh, a beagle. They meet one day while Marty is out on a walk. Shiloh belongs to Judd Travers and his timid nature leads Marty to believe that Judd abuses Shiloh. Marty ... more
Dave is a 5th grade boy who's got a thing against girls. He claims girls talk more than boys. He got the idea from his report on India. He heard about a man who spent a whole day without talking, once a week for a year. So he challenges all the fifth grade ... more
This book is about a black sheep. All the animals in the story are asking the black sheep for things they like. But the sheep did not have anything the animals wanted. She did not have milk or bones. The animals wanted things sheep do not usually have. ... more
Won't Know Till I Get There is about a boy named Steven and his parents who decide to adopt a boy. The boy's name was Earl. He was a gangster with a criminal record which includes vandalism, and stealing. Steven decides to show Earl how tough he is by spray-painting ... more
This book is about a starling bird named Calvin who likes to read books. He reads about planets circling the sun and what makes the wind blow. He couldn’t fly because he was too busy reading the whole summer in the library while his brothers, sisters and ... more
In The Talented Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker, Clementine is at school when she finds out that the third and fourth graders are going to be putting on a talent show, but she says that she doesn’t have a talent. She claims that she can’t even hop, after ... more
Marvin Redpost is an ordinary kid until he is asked to dog sit the teacher's pet. He gets $25.00 if everything goes well. But everything doesn't go as he thought. Marvin leaves the door to the house open, but just a crack. The next day after school he goes ... more
Whoever You Are is about the differences and the similarities of people in the world. Their skin colors might be different, their schools might be different, but their hearts are just the same. Their love is the same and their feelings are the same. Their ... more
We chose this book because it helps us learn the alphabet. Also we picked this book because we thought it was real funny. Lastly we picked this book because we have it at home and we read it all the time. This story is mostly about the alphabet. It sings ... more
This story is about a chameleon that always changes colors. One day he saw a zoo. "He never saw so many beautiful animals before." First, the chameleon meets a polar bear. He wishes he could be a polar bear because he wants to be strong just ... more
Do your parents fight a lot? What do you do? Do you try and help out? What about other people? Do you ever think of how other kids might feel? This book has 229 short and easy pages. This story is about a kid whose parents are in a big fight. The dad ... more
"We have to win guys! We just have to! The fate of Dilliontown depends on it." Tom Gallagher is a 12 year-old boy who lives in a place called Dilliontown. It's all because Tom had to open his big mouth. Doc, Tom's neighbor, has about two hundred ... more
Do you like realistic fiction books that take you on adventures of sadness and happiness? Well, Crenshaw is the book for you! This interesting book by Katherine Applegate is very amusing. It is about a boy that has an imaginary friend who is a cat named Crenshaw. ... more
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