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PERIOD FOUR BOOK REVIEWS

by Hannah L.**
 * Twilight Book Review

Hey Sara, I just read this amazing book called Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. The book begins when the main character Bella leaves her old life and home behind in the bright, sunny and dry Phoenix, Arizona for the little town of Forks, Washington, the wettest state in the U.S. where the gloom of the never ending rain and snow pouring down onto the mountainous pure green trees covered by moss begin to overwhelm her in the shadows of Forks. She moved to Forks to spend time with her single dad while her mom travels around the country with her new minor league baseball player husband. She drives an old truck to Forks High School everyday where the students think she is the shinny new toy since they had all known each other since pre-k, kinda like when you were a little kid and would see the new toy in the store and you would immediately like it better than yours. She loathes her new home until she meets someone very special… a dreamy vampire named Edward, good thing in the book he doesn’t have as big of an ego as in the movie. One problem with her fantasy, he wants to drink her blood, and not just the normal “I’m hungry” kinda thing, no I am talking about ten times the craving that I have to eat all the batter when we cook. He is like her escape from the other immature high school students that either love her or hate her with out knowing her, sound familiar? Though because he wants to drink her blood but has to resist he is a bit mood swingy. She automatically falls in love with him, like they were meant to be… sweet huh? But I better stop now or I will give too much away, so before I do buy, read and love the book that I couldn’t put down where action, romance, and a pinch of mystery are intertwined to paint a picture in your head and create a book you will love more than the movie. My rating J J J J out of 5. So I’ll talk to you later, Hannah

By: Sarah T.**
 * The Shack Book Review

The book __The Shack__ by William P. Young, teaches many lessons about living your life, and accepting losses and sadness. Along with the characters in the book, the miraculous story of how Mack's life changes, deeply touches the reader.

This book is about a middle aged man, named Mack who goes through a very difficult time when his youngest daughter of his three children is abducted, and evidence is found in a shack in the wilderness that she has been brutally murdered. However, after a long search, her body is not recovered. Mack's life is turned around when he receives a letter in the mail, asking to meet him at that very shack, but only signed "Papa". This was his wife's personal name for God. It ran through Mack's mind that it could be from his daughter's murderer, just a prank from some stupid teenager, or there was a slight chance it might actually be from God. He thought it over for a while, but then figured that he would never actually know, unless he went to the shack and found out. He ends up going, but does not tell a soul, except his best friend William, not even his wife and kids. While at the shack, Mack has an experience that will change his life forever. He also receives help for his older daughter, Kate, who became emotionally disturbed after losing her little sister. Does his little girl's body ever get uncovered? Although Mack __believes__ he had a wonderful encounter, did it __really__ happen? Does Mack live to tell the story of the glorious weekend he had?

I would recommend this book, because although it is unorthodox, it has very satisfying concepts on God and Jesus and the Trinity, but along with a very intriguing storyline that you will not be able to put down. You cant stop trying to decide whether he actually talking to God, or he is going crazy. You always want to know what happens next. I can guarantee that this book will make you think, smile, and cry, all at the same time. I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars for great detail, and emotion. I loved this book, and I am pretty sure anybody else would too.

**The Secret Language of Girls Book Review By Bailey Nero** The teenage novel, __The Secret Language of Girls__ by Frances O'Roark Dowell, is about two 6th graders, named Marylin and Kate, who have always been best friends and their journey that takes them to separation, lose, popularity, and survival of the first year of middle school.

Marylin, a wonderer and risker, and Kate, a girl who has her own and a basketball player, are starting 6th grade. They have a huge variety of concerns and questions. Will there be new friends? First kisses? Boyfriends? They promised to stay together through hard times but will they keep that promise?

Before the first day of school, the girls get a new neighbor. A girl one year older than them, named Flannery. Flannery was a mean, popular girl and she never let anyone tell __her__ what to do. When she met Marylin and Kate, the sixth graders were perfect people to boss. Pretty soon, a few months into school, Kate got tired of Flannery's attitude and stopped hanging out with Marylin and Flannery. Marylin doesn't care, she thinks Kate is immature and slightly babyish. Kate starts staying away from them at school and when shes home she hangs out with her six year old neighbor. Will she ever have her best friend again?

Soon enough, Marylin finds out there is tryouts for cheerleading. She trys out and, suprisingly, makes it. That changed her social life completely. At lunchtime, there is Marylin's cheerleader/popular table and then theres Kate's group of friends that was once Marylin's table too. They don't speak to each other anymore and it seems like they will never be friends again.

I recommend this book for teens because you get to learn how to survive 6th grade and what its like for friends who lose sight of what really matters. This book has wonderful excitement and suspense for whats coming up next. Rating:
 * 1/2 starsI decided to rate it 4 1/2 stars because the book sometimes doesn't make sense. Overally the book is fantastic though.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Book Review**
 * Erik B.

The main character, Bruno, came home form school one day to find his mother and their maid frantic, rushing for seemingly no reason to Bruno, but a very big deal for his mother. Mother was packing everything that was special to her, no one else needed quickly and Bruno had no clue why. He soon discovered that they were moving to some small town in the middle of no where to be more "safe" and for his fathers work. His mother didn't say why because his fathers job was secret and only Brunos Father and Mother knew what his father was doing for his job. Once Bruno and his family got to their new home he realized a lot had changed. In Berlin he had a large house with lots of fun things to do in it and here there was nothing to do and his house was half the size, the streets of Berlin were filled with fresh food and toys and fun stuff to do. At his new home in the new town there were hardly streets and nothing to do. Huge surprises come through out the book. There are major differences of emotion within the book some very sad, some very happy. It is a fantastic book that I loved all the way through it.

This book reminds me of __The Book Thief__ by Markus Zusak because they both take place in World War II and they both have a mix of emotions. In the begging of __The Book Thief__ death is narrating as well as the rest of the book. It seems like death is narrating at the end of __The Boy in The Striped Pajamas__. It isn't only as good as __The Book Thief__ its better.

You should read this fantastic book because it has a mix of emotion. It also has a fantastic begging and a sad, sad ending. It makes you mad, happy, sad, and erotic. This book will flip you turn you and make you feel amazing.

__Crossing the Wire POEM!!!!!__ By Henry B

 The book, __Crossing the Wire__, by Will Hobbs is an incredible book It has a super crazy hook The main characters name is Victor He needs to try to be a predictor If he doesn't leave soon enough The rest of his childhood will be rough Victor's family is broke This makes him choke His dad has died His mom has cried He needs to work for money This isn't even close to funny The U.S. Is full of opportunities He just needs to locate the right communities The money will be sent to his mom to help his family restore Hopefully they won't be as poor When making his way to America He meets a few new friends, none of which are named Erika Many things stand in his way Adventure awaits him every day I can connect pretty well My dad was unemployed and it wasn't swell Now he has a better job Therefore, we don't have to throb Read __Crossing the Wire__ You will be addicted from the first page The action is amazing

**New Moon Review By Rachel LiPuma New Moon By Stephenie Meyer**

N eeded to move away Edward did E vermore Bella is heartbroken W ent to get motorcycles so Bella dose not think about Edward

M oving forward Bella decided she likes Jacob O pen minded, Bella tried cliff diving O bviously, Jacob has secrets too N ever thinking she might drown, Bella goes cliff diving

B ut, of course Jacob saved her Y es Bella survives, but Alice has a vision of Bella drowning, but Alice doesn't see Bella being saved

S tunned Edward is T ries to kill himself E ven tries to get taken away by Voltarians P lease Bella says don't let Edward die H eading toward Voltair E ven Alice is worried N ever giving up I ncredibly worried E xpecting to be too late

M eeting at Edward Bella and Alice split up E very second closer to Edward death Y es Bella can finally see Edward E ver second Edward is getting closer to the light that will send him to his death R un Bella run or you may not make it in time

__**Evernight**__ **Book Review By Ali J.** Once you open the cover of __Evernight__, you can’t put it down. This is not only because Claudia Gray’s words trap you in to the story and leave you wanting more but because once you think you know what is going on, something is uncovered and changes everything. This enchanting book is about an ordinary teenage girl trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs, but every time she begins to find the place she finally fits in, she suddenly finds herself searching again for a place to belong.

The main character, Bianca, an ordinary teenage girl, moves to the creepy gothic Evernight Academy when her parents get teaching jobs there. Bianca finds herself surrounded by popular, rich, snobby, preppy students who all seem to ignore her and leave her all alone. While trying to escape the world she doesn’t belong in, she runs into a gorgeous boy, Lucas, who might actually connect to her. But as she begins to hope that there might be something between them, Lucas ignores her. Then as she begins to learn why, she questions who she is and what is the right thing to do and what her heart wants. As you get to know Bianca and finally think you understand her, half way through the book, all of that changes as you learn a surprising detail about Bianca and why she can’t open up to people, as well as normal people can, and why Lucas and her can’t be together.

I highly recommend this book for many reasons. Of course the amazing suspense is a big reason. I love this suspense, but I also loved the everlasting love between Lucas and Bianca. Although there are so many forces and factors that pull them apart they still hold each other’s hearts. I also loved this book because of the way Claudia Gray paints this beautiful story into your mind. I love the way she describes Bianca’s surrounding and each character, allowing you to picture what Claudia pictured as she wrote this. I also loved the characters that are all so different but also share the same big secret.

This book reminds me so much of many things. I connected this book to other books, real life, movies, and much more. First of all, you can connect to the way Bianca feels on her first day of school and how she feels alienated by all of the students at Evernight Academy. She feels like someone who doesn’t belong and can never fit in no matter what. I connect to this by when I first moved to a different school and I knew no one while everyone else knew each other since kindergarten. This book is perfect for any reader who loves mysteries, action, and romance. This book reminds me of __Twilight__ and __Vampire Kisses__ because all of these books are romantic novels between two completely different people that go against nature to be together. It is also similar to __Vampire Academy__ and __Harry Potter__ because all of these books are set in a boarding school. __ Evernight __ by Claudia Gray is worth giving it a look and reading it. I loved this book and would give it 4 stars out of 5. This book is an enchanting novel of how true love endures anything. Give this book a try and get absorbed in the story like I did. I hope you like as much as I did.

** __ Walk Two Moons __ __ Book Review __** Dear Anonymous, I have an incredible book that I think you would enjoy reading. It is called __Walk Two Moons__ by Sharon Creech. I think that if you read it, you will like it a lot, like I did. This book can leave you sitting in a chair staring blankly when you finish it because of what happens. When you read it, you will figure out what happens.
 * By Morgan C.**

I am recommending this book to you because it is a really good book. This book will suddenly smack you upside the head while you're reading it. I would give you more detail, but I might give away part of the book. Because of this, this book is mysterious. While you are reading it, you find out things that you would have never predicted to happen, like someone dying after an accident happening. On the bright side, this story can be very exciting, like an eleven year old girl driving her grandfather's car to Idaho. It makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens. This leads me to the conclusion that __Walk Two Moons__ is like a puzzle. There are pieces that you need to put together to figure out what is really going on.

So, anyway, __Walk Two Moons__ is about an eleven year old country girl named Salamanca (Sal) who just moved from Bybanks, Kentucky to Euclid, Ohio with her dad. They moved down the street from a lady named Margaret who her dad is close friends  with, but Sal thinks it's more than that. She befriends a girl her age named Phoebe Winterbottom and they end up being a little alike. Sal is in a car most of the story because she and her grandparents are taking a car ride to go see Sal's mom. While they are in the car, Sal is telling a story of Phoebe. Of course, like any other drive to somewhere miles away, they run into a few incidents, like a sudden trip to the hospital. And when Sal finally reaches Idaho, she finds out something tragic that could change her life forever.

I also made a few connections from this book to the real world. First, Salamanca lives a typical life (almost) with a friend that has a wild imagination. Sal and her dad move right in the beginning of the story. Just like in our world people move from house to house (like I did). In our world, there are also long car trips, like the one Sal and her grandparents take. Finally, there are lots of family things in this story and it makes you think about if this ever happened to you, how would you feel?

I rate this book * * * * out of 5 because it is really good! I hope you read this book and love it, like I did. I will talk to you soon! ~ i8hersheys

HATCHET BOOK REVEIW DANIEL S.

 Dear all monkeys,

The book __Hatchet__, by Gary Paulson, is a story of survival and adventure that is not very intriguing. It is like giving somebody a moldy banana and forcing them to eat it. So basically, Brian, the main character, is given a hatchet right before he leaves on a plane to see his dad in Canada. While on the plane, the pilot starts doing what you all do best, and emits strange smells. He then has a heart attack and dies. Brian gets scared and eventually lands the plane in a lake. He keeps falling asleep, waking up, falling asleep, waking up, falling asleep, throwing up, waking up, falling asleep, and so on and so forth. He finds a cave to sleep, and starts to find berries to eat. He then goes back into the earlier routine of falling asleep, waking up, falling asleep, waking up, throwing up, blah, blah, blah.

This book kind of reminds me of the movie Castaway, because Brian has to slowly learn to fend for himself, just like the dude in Castaway.

I would not recommend this book to any primate because since everyone knows that monkeys have a small attention span, they would lose interest immediately. The author definatley knows how to use good description, but he doesn't keep the reader interested for very long. I don't know why I am even writing a book review to monkeys, since they don't read( as far as I know) but if some monkey out there can read, here is a book review for them.

Your homosapien friend, Daniel S.

P.S. I give this because the author has excellent description

__Hoot Reveiw__ by By: Carl Hiaasen

Dear Dylan, How are you? Have you ever read the book Hoot by Carl Hiaasen? Let me tell you, it is a great novel! All though the story line is a familiar classic, there are some twists that keep you turned in. The novel is very exiting; I would give it a 4 out 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!

The story begins when Roy, a brown hair, big eyed tall, farm boy, moves to Florida. He was the typical new kid, always getting picked on and no friends. One day on the bus he is getting choked out and happens to glance out of the window, he sees a boy with blond hair and no shoes and baggy clothes on about his age running along the side of the bus, and then he would disappear. The next week Roy decides to follow him, not knowing where he’s going. The boy traps Roy and tells him to never com back. Over the next couple of weeks at school Roy sees this dirty blond beautiful girl. He discovers her name is Beatrice and he tries to talk to her but he has no luck, Beatrice calls him cow girl, just like the other kids, well, knowing Roy, he follows her. She leads him to the same boy he saw running along side of the bus. After talking for a while, Roy finds out they are step-brother and step-sister, Roy starts to build a basic friendship with them both, still not knowing the boy's name. He also talks to Beatrice more at school, she is beginning to like him. Finally, she convinces her brother, Mullet Fingers, to trust Roy. Mullet got his name because he is notorious for catching a small, fast fish (a mullet) with his bare hands. When the three kids meet at their secret hangout down by the river one day, Mullet's left arm is hurt. Him nor Beatrice will tell Roy what happened. Eventually Beatrice tells Roy that Mullet was down at the Mother Paula's Pancake House construction site and he was jumping the fence, running from the town's newest and youngest sheriff's deputy, Officer Delinko. Mullet was trying to postpone the construction, but Roy is still confused so they take him down the the constitution site and they tell him to be very quiet. After a while, Roy catches a quick glimpse of a tiny little owl head, now he gets it. Mullet and Beatrice are trying to postpone the construction because the dig site is right on top of a burrowing owls' nest! Mullet has been setting up traps and pranks all around the construction site such as putting gators in the port-a-potties and letting snakes loose into the office where Chuck Muckel, the manager, works. Roy decides to help them out. The police start to get involved and towards the end, it starts to get super intense. Can Roy, Beatrice, and Mullet Fingers pull it off? Can they stop the construction before a natural home is destroyed? Read __Hoot__ by Carl Hiaasen to find out!

One of the main reasons this novel is so good is because any middle school or high school kid can easily connect to the main characters. Especially Roy, the classic new kid trying to find his classes and trying to make new friends. I connected the story line to __Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows__, because three kids join together to stop a common problem. In __Harry Potter__, Harry, Ron, and Hermione try to stop Voldemort from killing Harry and conquering the world. In __Hoot__, Roy, Beatrice, and Mullet try to stop Chuck Muckel from building a pancake house and destroying a natural environment.

“☻☻☻☻☺” - 4 out of 5 “smiley faces”

**__Walk Two Moons Book Review__ By Morgan C.**

Dear Anonymous,

I have an incredible book that I think you would enjoy reading. It is called __Walk Two Moons__ by Sharon Creech. I think that if you read it, you will like it a lot, like I did. This book can leave you sitting in a chair staring blankly when you finish it because of what happens. When you read it, you will figure out what happens.

I am recommending this book to you because it is a really good book. It will probably be a pretty short book to you. This book suddenly will smack you upside the head while you're reading it. I would give you more detail, but I might give away part of the book. Because of this, this book is mysterio us. While you are reading it, you find out things that you would have never predicted to happen, like someone dying after an accident happening. On the bright side, this story can be very exciting, like an eleven year old girl driving her grandfather's car to Idaho. It makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens. This leads me to the conclusion that __Walk Two Moons__ is like a puzzle. There are pieces that you need to put together to figure out what is really going on.

So, anyway, __Walk Two Moons__ is about an eleven year old country girl named Salamanca (Sal) who just moved from Bybanks, Kentucky to Euclid, Ohio with her dad. . They moved down the street from a lady named Margaret who her dad is close friends with, but Sal thinks it's more than that. She befriends a girl her age named Phoebe Winterbottom and they end up being a little alike. Sal is in a car most of the story because she and her grandparents are taking a car ride to go see Sal's mom. While they are in the car, Sal is telling a story of Phoebe. Of course, like any other drive to somewhere miles away, they run into a few incidents, like a sudden trip to the hospital. And when Sal finally reaches Idaho, she finds out something tragic that could change her life forever.

I also made a few connections from this book to the real world. First, Salamanca lives a typical life (almost) with a friend that has a wild imagination. Sal and her dad move right in the beginning of the story. Just like in our world people move from house to house (like I did). In our world, there are also long car trips, like the one Sal and and her grandparents take. Finally, there are lots of family things in this story and it makes you think about if this ever happened to you, how would you feel?

I rate this book * * * * out of 5 because it's really good and I enjoyed reading it! I hope you read this book and love it, like I did. I will talk to you soon! ~ i8hersheys

**__Crossing the Wire POEM!!!!!__ By Henry B**

 The book, __Crossing the Wire__, by Will Hobbs is an incredible book It has a super crazy hook The main characters name is Victor He needs to try to be a predictor If he doesn't leave soon enough The rest of his childhood will be rough  Victor's family is broke This makes him choke His dad has died His mom has cried He needs to work for money This isn't even close to funny The U.S. Is full of opportunities He just needs to locate the right communities The money will be sent to his mom to help his family restore Hopefully they won't be as poor When making his way to America He meets a few new friends, none of which are named Erika Many things stand in his way Adventure awaits him every day I can connect pretty well My dad was unemployed and it wasn't swell Now he has a better job Therefore, we don't have to throb Read __Crossing the Wire__ You will be addicted from the first page The action is amazing

**The Little Prince Book Review** Review By:Talia Z.** To all book lovers out there, I would like to share my thinking on a particular book called __The Little Prince__. This is a peculiar book about a little boy that lives on asteroid b612 in the middle of space. On the planet is a flower like no other the boy has ever seen, it is just a rose but he has not seen much. Everyday the boy does the exact same thing and though he loves his flower and planet, he decides to leave and take an adventure. He escapes his planet with the help of migratory wild birds. On earth a man flying a plane crash lands. In the morning, the man wakes to a little boy (the man views the boy as a little prince but he is not fancy or royal). The book tells about the princes long journey. But, the two friends find themselves in the middle of a dessert facing greater dangers than death. They are starving and ran out of their supply of water. Will the two friends be able to stay together? Will they be able to survive the dessert?
 * Book By: Saint-Exupery

In this book the prince is a very interesting young man. He can talk to animals and plants and he is very persistent. I can connect to the girl Annie in __The Magic Tree-House__ because she is also very persistent and she thought he could talk to animals (I am not sure she really could). It is also a very odd book, in parts it stopped making complete sense. For this reason it is sort of like __The Men Who Stare At Goats__.

All in all, i would strongly suggest this book to any young or old reader. It is a very good childrens book, but, in parts, it is very hard to understand. If you have a child, I would suggest reading this book to them and explaining it along the way. It also has a different way of looking at adults. I also believe that any adult that is willing to put some time into a good book that looks at things with a different view would really enjoy it.

__Listen __ __Book__ __Review__ By: Annika V. The book __Listen__ by Stephanie S. Tolan is an excellent book. A girl named Charley, no not you Charlie, meets a stray dog, who, for some reason is scared of people. Charley, no Charlie, feels an odd connection with this dog and decides to tame it by feeding it. No, there is no food! Sit! Roll over! Lay! Down! Alright, as I was saying, she takes the neighbor's dog, Sadie, for a walk because the mysterious dog likes Sadie, no not you Sadi, for a walk because the dog likes Sadie. Charley soon finds herself thinking and dreaming about the dog and soon begins to worry about him all the time. Charley, sit Charlie, has many difficulties in her life during this book. Her leg was broken and she is still recovering, her mother is dead, her dad is a work-a-holic, and her best friend Amy is leaving for the whole summer.

It is fairly easy to connect to this book. This reminds me a lot of the book __The Lean'n Dog.__ Both books have a character with a lot of problems and both characters meet a wild dog and try to befriend it. In __Listen__, Charley, knock it off Charlie, has a broken leg that the doctors have to put a rod in to fix. My aunt also broke her leg and had to have a rod put in it too. The main character also doesn't like remembering. I feel like that sometimes. I don't want to remember things that are sad or things that hurt me. Also, even if you don't like dogs, stop whining everyone, shh; I can't even hear myself, that's better. Anyway, if you don’t like...uhm...canines, you should still read this book. Charley doesn't like canines either in this book. The only dog she likes is the wild one she finds.

I would highly recommend this book. It is easy to relate to, the author has a way of drawing you in, and of course it has dogs in it! Woo! It's like a wind tunnel in here! Settle down everyone! My rating for this book is definitely 5 out of 5 stars! This is an awesome book, and I think everyone should read it. Note: If you don’t have opposable thumbs, it may be difficult for you to read this book.

**Lily's Ghosts Book Review by Laura Ruby review by Kloe L.** Loveable Lily and her mom move to an old house in Cape May, New Jersey In the house strange things keep happening Lily tries to convince her mom of what she thinks is going on in the house Young Lily later finds out something mysterious about her great uncle and his brother She tries to save a treasure from entering the wrong hands Good thing someone is there to help He just so happens to be the popular guy, and of course they eventually fall in love. On the other hand, you can make many connections to this book So many books portray bad ghosts, Laura Ruby shows that maybe there are some good ghosts There are some people who are called pyromaniacs and they have a strong urge to set fires, in this book you may discover someone unexpected who is a pyromaniac, just like in My Sisters Keeper So you may be wondering if you should read "__Lilys Ghosts__" by Likewise I should tell you that this is an amazing book And that of course you should read it!!! Unusually funny and at the same time a little creepy Ruby does an amazing job at choosing word choice All of the characters are unique Red white yellow or blue, Ugly pretty or in between Boy or girl Young or old, you will love this book!!!

**Hunger Games Book Review By Allison H.**

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins is a wonderful and exiting read. In this book, set in the future, what is left of America is the city of Panem, 12 districts ruled by the all-powerful "Capitol." As punishment for a for a past rebellion, and to show just how powerless the citizens of the districts are, the Capitol randomly selects one boy and one girl through the ages 12 and 18 from each district (called tributes) to participate in "The Hunger Games." But these aren’t just any games, in these the tributes are pinned against each other and forced to fight to the death- the more gruesome and painful the better.

This year 16 year-old Katniss Everdeen and her younger sister, Prim, from district 12, are both in the running to enter the games. The odds are seriously against Katniss and her best friend, Gale, who both have a large chance of being called into the games. But before she can even fear for herself or Gale, Prim’s name is called. In horror and shock, Katniss desperately voulunteers in her sister’s place.

Now, just like that, Katniss and the other male tribute, Peeta Mellark, are on their way to the Capitol. But more surprises are just waiting aroung the corner; the Hunger Games are just one of Katniss’s problems. Little does she know on her journey she will face being torched alive, killer bees, a giant horn, a fake romance, the loss of freinds- and one of the most dangerous, the rising temper of the Capitol.

This is a great book and I recomend it to all, especially those who like adventure and romance. It’s a book that you won’t be able to put down, with nail-biting suspense and a killer ending. I give it five out of five stars and two thumbs up- read it today!

Becoming a Rider By Andres J. A book review for Eragon: by Christopher Paolini I highly recommend the book Eragon. Eragon is the first book of a set of three. The book is about a young boy living in a small town called Carvahall. The boys name is Eragon. Eragon lives with his uncle and cousin because he grew up as and orphan and did not know his parents. One day Eragon goes hunting for a meat in a mountain range called the spine. While hunting, Eragon finds a large blue stone. He takes the stone back to the town where he has it inspected by the merchants. When no body knows what it is or what it's worth, Eragon takes it home. About a week later, the stone shakes and moves. The stone cracks open and out pops a baby dragon! The dragon chooses Eragon to be the next dragon rider! Eragon raises the dragon in the forest of Carvahall. The dragon grows up and starts to learn things. Soon Eragon realizes that he can talk to the dragon with his mind and that it is as intelligent and most humans! It turns out the egg is one of three eggs left and it was cherished. The empire of Algasa (the country where the book takes place) send two super human soldiers called Raz'ac to capture the dragon. The empire is ruled by and evil dictator named Galbatorix so the Raz'ac are not nice. Eragon escapes Carvahall with his dragon and a story teller named Brom who knows a lot about dragons. It turns out that Brom formed the Varden, a rebellion group against the empire! Brom also has some other secrets. Eragon trains with Brom in sword fighting, flying on his dragon (Which he named Saphira) and even how to use magic. All of this is taught to him in order to become a rider and defeat the empire! Eragon is put up to the task of saving the country of Algasa!

This book can connect to two other books. The first book I connect it to is __Harry Potter__. Eragon has magic and dragons and a different world where different things take place. Eragon learns magic just like Harry learns how to be a wizard. The second book I can connect it to is __The Wrinkle in Time.__ In Eragon, The characters travel to all sides of Algasa in order to save the country. In the Wrinkle in time, they travel through space and time to save Meg's father (I also recommend that book) The book Eragon can connect to many other books for it's fun, excitement, and action!

The book Eragon is one of my favorite books ever and I recommend you read it! The book is full of action, adventure, fairy tale, fiction, drama, excitement and fun. If you like mythical, fairy tale books with lots of magic, this is a book for you. You might also like this book if you like action and fighting. All in all, I give this book much praise and you will want to read it to the end. Rating: * * * * * Five star! This was a great book!

BOOK REVEIW BY ANNIKA N.

Dear Anonymous, I just finished with this great book, __Graceling__ --I think you should read it! It's an adventure/fantasy/fiction book, about a girl named Katsa, Graced with unnatural powers. In other words, she's a Graceling.

To start, you're probably wondering what a Graceling is. A Graceling is a child who is born into one of the mythical Seven Kingdoms, Graced with a certain ability. A Grace is a skill that far surpasses the capability of any other human being. There are Graces like being able to run as fast as a mountain lion, calculate huge numbers mentally, or even sense if food is poisoned. Some Graces are useless, like being able to eat rocks without sickening, or twisting all the way around at the waist. But some Graces, like Katsa's, are eerie. Things like slipping into people's minds, or seeing things before they happen. Katsa's Grace is like this, she is Graced with killing-or so everyone thinks. She is the king's henchman, sent to do his dirty work, until Po comes along. Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, helps Katsa escape the unwanted commands to kill from the king, and together they go to find who captured Po's uncle, and why. What they were not prepared for was the adventure of their lives and a new truth about Katsa's Grace.

I think you might enjoy this book for a couple of reasons. First, it's a fantasy book, and, like Inkheart, there are certain characters who posses a special power, different from anyone ease's. Second, Kristin Cashore is a wonderful writer, especially for her first book-for any book really. And third, I'm your best friend-I'm not gonna lie to you. To finish up, I think you should definitely read this book. It's an action-packed thrill that's puzzling yet interesting, with a touch of romance. From, Anonymous

From, Anonymous

Point Blank book review by Brian Zitti <span style="display: block; font-family: Magneto,fantasy; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">The book, __Point Blank__ is the absolute best action packed book for teenagers and young adults. Once you pick it up you will not be able to put it down. Anthony Horrowitz has excellent word choice and he keeps you sitting on the edge of your chair until the very last page. Alex Rider, the main character, is a fifteen year old boy who lives in London, England and works for a secret spy agent group called M16. After a criminal named Sam Green kills one of the richest men in the world, Michael J. Roscoe, Alex is sent to investigate by being sent to one of the most expensive schools in the world, which Roscoe's son goes too. After he finds the owner of the school, Mr. Grief is a criminal who is taking all the other kids in the school in as hostages, he gets caught in one of the most dangerous situations in his life. After the action packed roller coaster to the end, he comes out on the winning side and saves everyone's lives. Alex Rider is like a teenage James Bond and is the most daring kid in the world.

__Inkheart book review__ Dylan H. In the end of the book Inkheart you get mix between amazing, magical beasts and horrible, dangerous, magical people. During the end of the book a courageous girl named Meggie is captured by a horrible, madman, who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He makes Meggie read a horrible monster out of a magical book called Inkheart. After the monster gets read out of the book, the magical horrifying beast try's to destroy everything in its way. Luckily her father is preasnt at where the monster and Capricorn has captured Meggie. Will her father save her in time before the horrible monster and Capricorn both try to kill her and possibly the whole world! This book is a very good and complex book, it will give you everything from weird mutated monsters and pets, to ungrateful little brats that most people call kids. Me and my sister can connect to the ungrateful kids in this book. The book will have your heart betting from the first page to the last page! This will be by far one of the best books you will ever read in your life time. Not will your heart be betting from the first page to the last but you will get an enormous amount of action, and suspense from the first page to the last page! If I could personalty rate this book I would give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars. The only thing that could make this book better is that in the book not only would you have a young girl but a young boy as well and they both go though all of this adventure with each other and they live happily ever after after the story. If this book had that in my opinion this book could be one of the most best books out there! All in all this book will have you tense and will give you suspense all the way to the end. You will not be able to set this book down once you have started it. Once you start this book if will give you shivers all the way to the end of this book. If you want a really good book that includes magical, mean, and mysterious things I would recommend this book Inkheart! Dylan H.

__Wings__ By E.D. Baker W- What would you do if you could see the Fey(all mythical beings) I- In this thrilling story Jak and Tamisin must escape Tarnigan a powerful goblin to reach their goal N- Now who and what will stop them G- good hearted friends show them the way S- Some ones in their way a greedy uncle who will stop a nothing to get this way B- Battles break out between fairies and goblins Y-yet who will stop them and bring this to an end

E.-Extremely sensible Tamisin will stand in the way D.-Does she have the strength to stop this B- beginning and ending at full speed ahead A-Anyone and every one should read this book. K- E- easy 5 stars and beyond R