Kids Books - Family

Not everyone can be at the top of the rock pile. There has to be someone or something to support the top-rocks. Alby feels that he is a bottom-rock. He tells himself that not everyone can be at the top of the rock pile, but when he overhears his mother and his grandfather talking, he eavesdrops and hears his mother say: "Alby's not a rock." Alby feels even worse about himself, and his parents keep expecting him to do things he can't. The only person who can understand him is his nanny Calista. But when his friend, who is an identical triplet who's family has two pairs of triplets gets on a reality show, Alby is faced with yet another problem: Losing his friend. At school, things are worse. He has to face a mean bully named Darren and stand up for his friend, Betsy who has a stutter. He has to go to 'math club' to get better at math, but finds that it isn't so bad. Alby goes through many issues and problems but in the end realizes that only one thing matters: Being kind. Written by Lisa Graff, the author of A Tangle Of Knots, Absolutely Almost is the perfect book for any realistic fiction fans out there.

Rafe wins a school art project and a trip to Australia to showcase his art. When he arrives, it is raining heavily and his host's children are not welcoming. His trip starts to improve when he meets new friends. This book reminded me of my vacation when it rained all day. I really like this book.

Oh my goodness what a book!i feal the spine tingling that vicy felt lost in alaska it makes me want to be a better freind to my dog its safe to say this is a GREAT book i for sure is a must read summer book happy reading!(:

This is an amazing book about a girl named Tess who lives on an island in Maine. When a family moves to the mainland, the state of Maine threatens to shut down the school.Tess' family then takes in a 13year old named Aaron. Aaron can really play the trumpet, but is shy and often grumpy. Can tess and her fiveyearold sister, Libby, help Aaron feel comfortable, or will Aaron leave and the school shut down? this great read by Cynthia Lord is amazing, and i would recommend all of her books, including Rules. FIVE STARS

Public School Superhero is about a boy named Kenny, who lives in Washington DC, goes to Union Middle School, stands up to the town, and gets called 'grandma's boy', because his grandma walks him to school. I'm rating five stars, because it's a bold book.

Book after book of I funny, it just gets better and better (and funnier). We're introduced to the continued scenario: THE FINALS ARE IN THREE DAYS!!! Jamie's sweating enough to fill Niagara Falls, he just KNOWS that he's gonna choke, his brain is crammed with jokes (great jokes and...not-so-great jokes), the Smiley family is as "smiley" as ever, and then: The Planet's Funniest Kid finals gets...CANCELED. WHAT?! Is this the end of Jamie Grimm's somewhat-short career? Not so fast. With promises of his own TV show, big bucks, (personal security guards), endless limousine rides, and all that wonderful fairy-tale happy ending stuff IF he wins the contest, (it didn't really get canceled after all, did it?) somehow you get the feeling that Jamie's going to be sweating a lot. Get an empty swimming pool, you might need one. Because Jamie's in for one heck of a ride. (No pun there, he's still in his wheelchair.)

This book was awesome! The main character is a boy named Jake. He just moved from the best team he ever played on, to a not so talented team. Please read this book to find out what happens to Jake.

I discovered this book about a year ago and wanted to read it all school year. Finally, I got to read it a few weeks ago, and it was most certainly worth the wait. It begins by telling the story of the Yanakakis family, the most famous and rich family on the earth. They are living in an underground compound, however, because of a nuclear attack 6 years ago. 6 years in a compound is driving Eli's father insane, and Eli and his sisters realize that they need to get out. This book is a thriller that keeps the pages turning. It's slightly morbid and it's a long wait for the book, but definitely worth it.

This is an amazing third book of The Crims series. It shows how much family matters even if your criminals!

I love this book!! I recommend this book for people who like novels and realistic fiction. Claire Goldsmith is an 8th grader who is going through so many problems, such as her dance friends leaping their way to the high school dancing level while she is stuck dancing with 11-year-old pipsqueaks, and the fact that the bullies in her school have gotten worse (Ryder Scott, to be specific), but those problems are nothing compared to what her father is going through. Meanwhile, she has a science teacher who compares everyone to her perfect daughter, Meredith, and her dance school's Dad Dance, and Claire isn't sure if she'll survive 8th grade...