I read 101 Dalmatians last year and wanted to watch the sequel film. It was a good movie if you are a dog lover/animal lover like me! But the characters are a little bit boring.

Nikki is a girl that I thought would be similar to me because I home school and was thinking about going to a private school. The book is a good idea, but I do not like the way Nikki writes about herself and her parents in the diary. I wish she had more of the dorkiness of someone beyond awesome! I could not connect with Nikki. Nikki is boy crazy and is always wanting stuff. If she is smart, she makes us look bad. The words were sometimes really confusing, mean and hurtful. Not a book I will read the others in the series.

This book is about a girl named Lucinda who decides to live a year on roller skates in New York. Now that sounds so awesome! Even though her story is in the 1890's and New York is not the great city of today, it is a page after page of intrigue and adventures for Lucinda. Her story starts off with her parents having to leave her with an aunt that isn't too happy to have her stay a whole year with her. Who in your family would want you to stay for an entire year? I think my Aunt would since I am just like her! It is not all fun and games so far for Lucinda, but she meets some interesting people. I like that she has a mind of her own and makes friends with people that are of a different culture than her.

Why wouldn't I want this book! Animals are AWESOME! National Geographic is AWESOME!. National Geographic takes me on an adventure with each issue I received and I have been receiving their magazines since I was 6! The Almanacs will be like the ULTIMATE birthday and Christmas gift all rolled up into one. I really enjoy reading about animals and their habitats. The most recent magazine I read about the secrets of Orcas! Wow, right? It was really awesome because it read how the orcas communicate. Did you know they communicate with sounds? Did you know there are different dialects to their sounds, too? That's right, just like in people can have southern or northern or eastern or western dialects, orcas can master a new dialect from a new pod (that's a group or family or orcas) if the swim into their area. Now why would I not want to learn more cool and awesome fantastic facts like this? That's why I really, really want this book. It will be on my night stand forever. Or at least until my mom makes me put it away.

I thought I would like the books because it a mystery book about kids. But the stories were kind of predictable and I could guess what was going to happen. Didn't really work my imagination or had me excited to read the next book in the series. An easy and quick read without a lot of excitement.

Greg and Rowley are funny and clumsy as ever. In this book Greg wants and needs money and gets Rowley to join him as they try to find ways to raise money. Getting into trouble is always Greg's downfall and he ends up finding making money isn't as easy at he thinks. Snowstorm makes his efforts worse and hungry and cold, while his brother is the only one with food and heat during the storm. Rowley turns his friend in and Greg ends up doing a good deed in the end.

I am a HUGE Nick Bruel fan! I have been reading Bad Kitty since I was 5 years old. Camp Daze is one of my favorites because Kitty forgets she's a cat and thinks she's a dog but later remembers she's a cat and saves Uncle Murray from a bear! From getting jumped on by Baby and getting her name wrong on her brand new name tag, Kitty is off to a really bad start of her day. Her awesome breakfast is destroyed and in her anger kicks her bowl which hits her on the head causing her to think she is a dog. And the fun begins for Kitty, but not for Puppy. It was funny to see Puppy's and Baby's reaction to Kitty's new behavior. Kiddy no cat, Kiddy dog is Baby's answer to why Kitty will not play with him. Puppy gets an invitation to a cat free and stress free dog camp and Kitty get's to tag along. It's a great read to meet the other dogs at the camp and how Bad Kitty tries to keep up with them. But she finally remembers she's a cat, but you have to read to find out how.