Kids Books - Literature

Scout (Puppy Place)

Scout (Puppy Place)

By Ellen Miles

This book’s genre is realistic fiction and it was written by Eleen Miles. In the first part of the story they adopt a dog to foster. And they can’t find anyone who wants her so, they train her to be a search and rescue dog. Then they see a policewoman at school to sponsor in class. They become friends with her and she has a police dog too. At the end of the story the policewoman's dog has to retire so she needs a search and rescue dog. So, there may be someone for Scout. The main characters are Lizzie and scout. Lizzie is a girl who is very kind. She loves to foster puppies. Scout is a puppy who is going to be a search and rescue dog. Lizzie has to foster Scout for a long time and after she gets to know her better she really wants to keep her. But she doesn't end up keeping her anyway. Two key events that happened in the book that added to the plot are when they asked a lot of people to adopt her but nobody wanted to and at the end when they found someone who needed her rather than wanted her. These two things added to the plot because they changed how the story was told and made it more interesting and exciting to read. I think finding an owner who needed her rather than wanted her was the best thing to possibly do. I think the main characters changed from the beginning of the story to the end of the story because, in the beginning they were trying to get rid of Scout but at the end they gave her to someone who needed her. In chapter ten you see this happen on page 72 when Lizzie says, “ ...would be the perfect person to adopt Scout…”. One unanswered question that I’d like to ask the author is was scout a good search and rescue dog when he was done with training? What I enjoyed the most was when they found an owner for her then that someone would help with training for shour! And I know that she will be perfect for the job. Yes, I would recommend this book because it has lots of adventure and it is very exciting and mysterious to read. It also has some cute feachers. It interested me right when I saw it just sitting there on the bookshelf. The cover was the cutest part. I am very glad that I got this book!

Sleepovers

Sleepovers

By Jacqueline WILSON

This is a story about the alphabet club .Their names are, Amy, Bella, Clhoe, Daisy and Emily.Daisy has a big sister called Lily. Excpet, she can't talk or go to school.Besides from Lily, Amy's was coming so, she plans that she is having a sleep over.

The Enormous Crocodile

The Enormous Crocodile

By Roald (Quentin Blake, illustrations) Dahl

Emilym

This story is about a crocodile who was greedy and mean and lived in the biggest brownest muddiest river in Africa ( you feel you are there because you see the drawing) . He wanted to eat children. The first time wasn't so easy so the second time he had lots of tricks for the children. He acted like a sea-saw. Did he eat all the children? What were his tricks? Did he have what he deserved for being mean? If you want to know more, read the book. I enjoyed this book because when he did his tricks he looked a little bit real. I liked it because I was afraid something bad was going to happen to the children. I liked the way Roald Dahl writes because he creates suspense. I liked the words that Roald invented like: “Whoozing Phisiiing Oompa Loompas Rainbow drops” and more. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a bit of mystery and likes doing tricks to persons and for second graders and upper levels.

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

By Francis Scott Fitzgerald

This book is great, though you might want to read a dictionary or something first so you can practice learning big words because this book has a lot of them. It would be a great book to have in your collection and defiantly worth the read.

Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz)

Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz)

By Gennifer Choldenko

I just finished this book, and I LOVE IT! In this book, It is about Moose Flanagan again. His father works as an guard in Alcatraz, so their whole family had to move. Natalie, Moose's sister had Autism (it was 1935, they did not know what it was yet) so she went to an special school, that Al Capone (an gangster) helped her get into. When Al Capone asks for a favor from Moose, he doesn't know what to do. Slowly, the island seems to become more unsafe and unsafe. When Natalie, Piper, and Moose are captured, they find out that the kidnappers are escaped prisoners. Still, they have to break free from them somehow, but how, if they have guns?

The Haunted Museum #1: The Titanic Locket: (a Hauntings novel)

The Haunted Museum #1: The Titanic Locket: (a Hauntings novel)

By Suzanne Weyn

The Haunted Museum Titanic Locket is a great book! It is about two sisters going on a cruise but first they stop at the haunted museum. The signs say DO NOT TOUCH!!!!But the sister couldn’t resist touching a locket. They notice the time and have to rush to the cruise ship to meet their parent’s drooping the locket. As soon as the get to the cruise ship the locket appears!!!! I love this book I hope you do too! (:

Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt Series)

Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt Series)

By Jack Gantos

Before reading this book I was a little skeptical, but it turned out to be an amazing book. I read it with my class, because the teacher assigned it to us and couldn't put it down. Though it isn't entirely true story, the author, Jack Gantos, used his name for the main character and some characters are based off real people. Jack, a kid who has grown up in Norvelt his whole life, and when nervous gets bloody noses, is just starting summer vacation. But when he does some things that upsets his mother and one final act to set her off, he finds himself spending his time with Miss Volker, the old woman nearby, and the rest grounded in his house. Miss Volker has been it Norvelt her whole life and knows everyone there so she's in charge off the obituaries for the local paper. But whats starts as a normal summer job (against Jack's will) , turns into a mystery as the old ladies of Norvelt start dropping dead and can only take Miss Volker and Jack to get to the bottom of. It is a very fun book that will be making you beg for the second, just like it did to me, but luckily it will be coming out sooooon!!!!!!!

I Am Princess X

I Am Princess X

By Cherie Priest

...Three years ago May's best friend Libby died in a terrible car accident...now, still grieving, May remembers the comic she created with her best friend--Princess X, a sword-wielding, beast-slaying hero.Of course Libby is dead--no one could survive such a tragedy! At least, that's what May thinks--until she notices Princess X stickers all over her town.All of a sudden, strange things start happening. May follows the clues to a web-comic called I am Princess X, a modified version of her own comic. Alongside new pal computer whiz Patrick (AKA Trick), she discovers a secret that can be kept no longer: Libby is alive. What will happen next as May begins the quest to find her best friend? Join this fast-paced, comics-between-the-pages novel and find your inner warrior princess.

Cut

Cut

By Patricia McCormick

Callie has a huge problem, she was sent to Sea Pines, a mental health institution for this problem, this problem nearly killed her, and this problem will forever leave marks on her body. Callie suffers from a mental illness that makes her want to hurt herself. She barely talks, so much so that the other girls even gave her the nickname S.T., Silent Treatment. It almost looks as if Callie will never get better. But, she finally starts talking taking her first steps toward recovery. This daunting book will leave you rattled. The story does and will not give you the warm fuzzies, but, it does give an important message in never giving up, no matter how easy it is. Callie shows how no matter how difficult, you need to keep on fighting. This is such an important message , which is why I recommend this book. Even though Callie could easily give up, she didn't and she shows the reader there's more to life than giving up. I recommend this book to kids in the middle school/high school. I believe (if you can) you should read this book ASAP, for it gives an incredible perspective on those who have a mental illness. (Also please check with your parents before reading this book, it may contain some language or descriptions not appropriate for some age levels.)

Sold

Sold

By Patricia McCormick

This book is AMAZING. Words cannot express how well the author did on writing this book. It is a very depressing story about a thirteen year old girl name Lakshmi, and her experience with the cruelty in this world. Lakshmi is a typical, poor hill girl. One day her step father decides to let her work as a maid in the city to earn money for the family. But when she visits the city, she finds out that she is not actually there to become a maid but something she never imagined doing in her lifetime. I must warn you this is a very depressing story as it progresses . It can be a lot for young readers to handle. But this book is a very inspiring and excellent book, I highly suggest this book to everyone.

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