Kids Books - Family

This book was great! I loved reading about Maryellen and her show about polio. I also enjoyed reading about her strong relationship with her older sister, Joan. This was a very nice story!

My friend actually showed me this book. it was filled with mystery and I like seeing how each character was developing. read this book if you like mystery.

The Misfits is a book where four kids in seventh grade are best friends who have one thing that they definitely have in common, their misfits. That's what the school thinks of them anyways. The name-calling and bullying are targeted to them and many others. One day and becomes too much and the Gang of Five (that's their group name, there's only four people in the group) set up a plan to end it. The Misfits does an absolute job at bring up the topics of bullying in school and other sensitive topics, the book handles the plot well and connects with people who also struggle with bullying, that's why this review is a five stars. For me, I can say that I can connect to the book when the main cast is tired of the bullying(I hope that's for a lot of people). I can recommend this book to grades 5 and higher who like realistic fiction.

Allie feels that the best feeling in the world is to win something, but she has never gotten to experience that feeling... YET. Everyone in her family has though. Her sister is a commercial star, her brother is a soccer master, and her great- grandfather is a Congressional Medal of Honor Winner. Allie just has the need to win something before she finishes her elementary years. At her 5th grade science fair, she had a chance but her dream got crumpled. Her teacher soon after announces that there would be a contest at school and that no one at her school has won. And just one problem; Allie's ex-friend and her friend are planning to use the prize money ($500) to go on a shopping spree. Will this be Allies chance to accomplish her goal?

The Igiby children, after finding who they were, now must travel to the Ice Prairies in search of safety. They encounter twisted people, cruel factory owners, and discover the hard way how Fangs are made. This book will have you laughing, crying and rooting for the Igibys at every turn. Andrew Peterson spins a wonderful tale of family, love, and loyalty. For the Shining Isle!

If you are tired of the same old fairytale, the I would definitely recommend these books. They offer a fresh spin on classics like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Goldielocks. (who turns out to be a wanted fugitive!) Enjoy!

Play ball by Matt Christopher. The book is realistic fiction and adventure. Carter and Liam have been playing baseball since they were little. Then Liam moved to California. When Liam moved to California. Ash Labrie moved into Liam’s old house. And took over his position as catcher. My favorite part of the book is when Ash followed Carter to his hideout and Carter had to lie about were he was going so Ash did not follow him. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes baseball.

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 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! (:

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!!!!!!!