The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman by Ben Winters is about a girl named Bethesda. Her class is assigned a special project: Solve a mystery in your life. Bethesda is already positive she is going to do it on their drab […]
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Ramona
The Ramona series by Beverly Cleary is about a little girl named Ramona, who is four years old in the first book. She is a funny kid who doesn’t mean to be a pest (well, maybe sometimes!), but to her […]
Continue reading »Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murders
Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murders by Kevin Sylvester is about a boy named Neil, a 14-year-old wonder-chef. He is one of the best chefs in the world, all because of one talent he was born with: an […]
Continue reading »The Candymakers
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass is about four kids who go into a competition to make the best new candy. Logan is the Candymaker’s son. He has lived in the candy factory since he was a baby and can detect the kind of chocolate by […]
Continue reading »Guest Post on Hank the Cowdog!
Hi! My name is Kelta and I am 7 and in 2nd grade. Audrey is my sister. She let me write a review, so here it goes! The Hank the Cowdog series by John Erickson is about Hank, a dog […]
Continue reading »School of Fear
School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari is about four kids with fears that are overpowering their lives. Madeline is deathly afraid of bugs and spiders. Lulu is afraid of small spaces. Garrison is afraid of water if there is anymore than a […]
Continue reading »My Life as a Book
My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian is about Derek, a boy who can’t stand school and lives for the summer. He is really excited for school to be out. Then he finds out his parents are sending him […]
Continue reading »Hank Zipzer
The Hank Zipzer series by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver is about a boy named Hank. Hank is a 4th-grader who lives in New York. He tends to get into trouble very often. For example, he has trouble reading fractions, […]
Continue reading »You Wouldn’t Want To… Series
I was in the educational aisle at the library, which I NEVER go to except when my mom says I have to, and was looking for something that wouldn’t bore me to death. Well, I found these books. The You […]
Continue reading »Masterpiece
Masterpiece by Elise Broach is a story about a beetle named Marvin, who lives under the sink in an apartment where James lives. After creating a piece of art that is found by James, Marvin befriends the lonely boy. Before […]
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