Kids Books - Family
Winterhouse
By Ben Guterson
If I could give this book 6 stars, I totally would! This book was so fun and mysterious! The code that I learned from this book is very cool, and I'm actually going to tell all of my friends about it too! The main characters, Elizabeth and Freddy were codemasters and made word ladders and anagrams, which were really fun to read about. Ben Guterson really mastered the art of pulling a reader into a book and making it seem that they were really at Winterhouse with the characters. The ending was really surprising, and I really want to know what happens in the next book. I'm sure that I'll love that one too! Have fun reading this awesome book! It was Bear-y good! ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ ~ Lotte Parker
Froggy Learns to Swim
By Jonathan London
I like Froggy. He was pretty funny. This book was interesting and had a surprise ending. It made me laugh a lot. I would read it again.
Cooper (Puppy Place)
By Ellen Miles
The cover of this book is so cute . I have a corgi so I grabbed this book thinking this will be a cute and cool book. And it was!!!!
Before We Were Free
By Julia Alvarez
JoJo
Julia Alvarez, the author of Before we were Free takes readers back in time to the 60s in Dominican Republic. The setting is in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Some of the main characters are Anita, Carla, Mami, Papi and Tio Toni. Some of the plot is the SIM invades Anita’s house. Julia’s writing style is in first person. I don’t like it because it was hard to follow who was who. She makes it confusing on whether Chucha is a human or a pet. It also does not feel like you are in Dominican Republic in the 1960’s. Julia’s writing style is in first person. I don’t like it because it was hard to follow who was who. She makes it confusing on whether Chucha is a human or a pet. It also does not feel like you are in Dominican Republic in the 1960’s. ¨It turns out that the SIM discovered the plot and most of our uncle´s friends were arrested¨ Before we were Free was a boring book. I was long and had to many spanish words. If you like action adventure or fantasy than this book is not for you. If you like books about social issues than this book is for you. Before we were free was given the Pura Belpre Award. Julia grew up in the Dominican Republic.
Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (Mostly)
By L Pichon
This book is quite funny. You should read it. The boy in the book loves wafers and knows how to do wafer balancing. My favorite part is when Delia's hair looks terrible because I find it funny. I think kids of the age 6 - 12 must read this book.
Spider Sisters (Word kids!)
By Dr. John Trent
This book was very sweet. I really like the spider sisters. They are so kind to one another. I really liked that the words rhymed.
Just Jake #1
By Jake Marcionette
Cam
Jake is a really funny character. He is also the main character of the book. At my school we have a thing like the popularity ratings that Jake and his school does. Jake and his kid cards are so hilarious and his drawings are really good. I haven´t finished the whole book yet but i´m curious to see how Jake will get back on top at his new Maryland school and how many friends will he make. No more spoilers.
Soof
By Sarah Weeks
It’s really really really good! I love how Sarah Weeks’s writing style, and how the main character in the first book, So. B It is now grown up and is having a baby. It also answers many of my questions when I finished So. B it, like does she really have luck? And how did her mom die? To sum it all up, Soof is a brilliant book and totally deserves to be on your top 5 favourite books.
Weather or Not (Upside-Down Magic #5)
By Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, Emily Jenkins
Willa dislikes to be the cause of mess when she rains. The more Willa's magic rains, her feelings feel worse, and the more she feels worse, the more she rains. Meanwhile, Nory is excited to celebrate her first Bing Day, the town of Dunwiddle's magical holiday celebrating Zeponiah Bing. But, she is stuck doing Bing Day project with rainy Willa. All the storminess is making friendships drift away. Will they be able to make amends?
The Peculiar Pig
By Joy Steuerwald
This book was very funny and cute. You will fall in love with the peculiar pig! It made me laugh a lot. It had a good ending.







