Kids Books - Family
When the Butterflies Came
By Kimberley Griffiths Little
When The Butterflies Came is a great book for ages 8-12. (Kids under 8 may not understand the concept, and the book may be a little too intense.) Filled with mystery and excitement you should like this book.
Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World
By Bill Nye, Gregory Mone
Claire
In this book, Jack and the Geniuses, Jack is an 11 year old with 2 genius foster siblings. Ava speaks many languages and builds robots for fun and Matt is amazing at math and astronomy. After breaking into their weird neighbor's house, the next day they are in for a surprise. They are invited to their neighbors house. It turns out, their neighbor is a scientist named Dr. Hank Witherspoon. The siblings become Hank's assistants. Ava, making robots, Matt solving equations, and Jack... answering emails. When Jack, Ava, and Matt are invited to Antartica, they go. Soon they find that one of the scientists has gone missing. Will Jack and the Geniuses find Anna the missing scientist, or will Anna die in the Antartica coldness. Read this book to find out!!
Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans
By Russell Ginns
I got this book from my library. It took forever for it to come in, but it was worth the wait. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. I read it cover to cover without leaving my couch once. Samantha's uncle is missing. He was there Friday. And then - he wasn't! After a week, the Spinner family find a note in their waffle maker, explaining that Uncle Paul was actually a rich explorer. And he gives them some pretty big presents. Sam's sister gets $2,400,000,000, and her brother gets the New York Yankees. Sam can't wait to get her present. It must be big - exciting - expensive! But all she gets is an umbrella with a note attached to it. It says "Watch out for the RAIN". Sam spends a week moping around the house, when her little brother notices something weird about the inside of the umbrella... It's a map! Follow Sam and Nipper, her little brother, on their adventures around the world, and watch them battle ninjas with baguettes, go on white water rapids without a raft, and more! I recommend this book for kids 8-11.
Even Weirder! (WeirDo #2)
By Anh Do
I really like this book, I love the illustrations and the epic word choice. Anh Do is really funny! The concept and ideas are really creative! I recommend this book to 3rd graders and above.
The Boy on the Porch
By Sharon Creech
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The book "The Boy on the Porch" is a great source of emotional twists because of the boy who mysteriously appeared on a couple's porch. The boy uses many weird tap sounds to speak and loves to be around a dog and cow. The book is a great and short story that helps kids and people to create a mental image of a boy who loves to tap beats, but in order to know more, find out in the book later!
Dracula
By Bram Stoker
Dias
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a classic novel horror based in the United Kingdom. I would recommend this story to people that enjoy horror stories. The beginning of this story entices the readers to read more. Not being a horror story fan I lost interest after the third chapter. This story is about the notorious Count Dracula, king of vampires, and Van Helsing the known Vampire hunter, and his group of comrades. For those that enjoy vampire stories this is one of the books you need to read, it introduces a new person that most vampire fans do not know about. You learn about Van Helsing and his understudy, Lucy western and Count Dracula.
Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator
By Jennifer Allison
This book is about a regular girl who goes on a regular vacation and happens to find herself trying to find out why her cousin's Aunt Melanie committed suicide! A great book with a great mystery! (By the way it is not scary)
What's Left of Me (Hybrid Chronicles)
By Kat Zhang
I am in LOVE with this book. I can't WAIT to get the second one! This book is very well thought-out. I've seen lots of authors making their books go event after event after event, giving the character no time to process what's happening and making the character quite shallow, or making the character think the whole time with almost no events, making the book boring. Kat Zhang gives the character both time to process everything and time to take action (a LOT of action). I found myself staying up LATE at night reading his book. It hooked me; the title, the picture, the intro. And it only gets better in the middle. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves dystopian books and loves action.
You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys
By Sharon Flake
The reason I chose to read this book is because it talks of real life situations that could happen. This book is written by urban males and written from their point of view. One of my favorite stories is about a male named Tow-Kay, getting married at the age of 16 to the love of his life, she is pregnant . After he gets married he starts to freak out and ruins the day. find as if this book brings real life "could happen" situations.