Kids Books - Family

I found this book in the new section of my school library, like a lot of the books I read. It started with the quite unique character of Talia "Tally", the girl who wears ringtail lemur necklaces and Save the Squids tees, with her friends Sonnet and Caleb, "Spider". The best part of the story was definitely Ava, head "clonegirl", who has anorexia, an eating disorder. She exercises all the time and almost ever eats, which Tally gets really worried about. Then, Ava threatened to blackmail Tally if she told anyone. This book is a great look at eating disorders, which are way more common than you might think, and friendships in the midst of middle school. I recommend this book for all middle-grade readers.

The Doldrums In this brilliant debut novel for children in the middle grades,The Doldrums, Nicholas Gannon introduces readers to the adventures, sometimes accidental, of an eccentric young dreamer named Archer B. Helmsley and his two equally eccentric friends. Nicholas Gage, the author of this book had a strong idea of making this book full of adventures and a good read for kids. The book itself falls into the category of Fantasy Fiction. If I rated this book I would give it a 5/5. My overall opinion on this book is that it made me laugh numerous times throughout this book and I would definitely recommend this book for all ages. Archer is growing up in a home filled with the magnificent collection of oddities owned by his grandparents, renowned explorers and adventurers Ralph and Rachel Helmsley. He is stuck inside of his own house not able to get out because of his parents. They do not want Archer to be like his grandparents and go of exploring when times are difficult for their family. Although he's never met them (except for the day of his birth), Archer's mother and father quickly recognize that he may be more like his grandparents than they prefer. "Some parents may wonder, How do we know we have the right one? after bringing their child home from the hospital. If Mr. and Mrs. Helmsley had such thoughts of their own, they were quickly extinguished. From the very beginning, Archer showed all the signs of being a Helmsley." This quote explained how they knew Archer was indeed a Helmsley and how the parents knew about it. From his age of birth he has always to talked to his stuffed animals. With his imagination he thinks that they are indeed human beings and treats them like them. If someone was reading this book for the first time, they might connect to James Bond movies because he travels the world and that is exactly what Archer plans to do when he gets older. Nicholas Gannon is now a well known author with his award winning book. The type of reader that may enjoy this book is someone who is into adventures and makes sure to read every single sentence in this action packed book.

This book is about a dog who goes missing in a fire, owner looking for mike with rapid heart.

This book is amazing because I like how Jaden feels lonely sometimes. Understanding a boy with problems is really hard, and Jaden were friends with him. Better off, (Dimash) Jaden and Dimash are brothers, because Jaden has proven how much Dimash means to him. Cynthia Kadohata is an author that can realize how good siblings can be. Jaden's life didn't turn out to be "an epic fail" as he calls it, but it turns out to be how Jaden wants his life to be. When I think about what Jaden's dad says when Jaden starts crying, Jaden's dad says, "Don't worry about him. He just wants your attention". W hen I think about that, I sometimes feel like Jaden can be a bit spoiled. I am not surprised because characters in stories can be like that. 5 stars and beyond!

I read this book, starting out just as something which was on my summer reading list, but I grew to like it. It was about a girl who grew up under different circumstances than a typical person. However the style of the book wasn't my type, but it was an okay book overall.

So I got into this book thinking it would be a mostly childish small read. I had watched the TV show when I was younger and just for the fun of it decided to read this book when I found it in an isolated shelf at Barnes and Nobles. What I was not prepared for, however was a book so engrossing and mysterious that even Sherlock would be scratching his head in wonder. This book which I misunderstood to be a children's book was actually a detailed and layered novel with many twists turns and jokes that one cannot help falling love with it. I believe that every person has something that they love so much, but they are one of the only people in the world that do so, and that is the case with me in this book. The reason this book is a widely unrecognized despite its witty humor and gripping storyline is because it's relatively unknown, there's no advertising about it and it's not sold in many places. Even the author is mystery himself, Charles Ogden isn't even a real person it's a pen name for a group of writers who are unknown. I would highly recommend this book to be read not only because I want to expand its horizons but because everyone deserves to read a book is spectacular as this at least once in their lifetime.

I want to read this book soooo badly! It's coming out June 14, 2016

Bearhaven is where humans and bears can interact with each other; a safe environment for abused and (second-generation type...) bears to live. So the whole plot is very intriguing and very unique! It kind of reminded me about the series the Warriors... And I really liked how the author used personification to make bears talk... well they have these technological transmitters (BEAR-COM) that translate "bear language" to English... It's kind of quite cool! Like safe means Shala, fast means Grauk, and attack means Gal (just a little helpful words to know before exploring the words of Bearhaven)... So starting off with the beginning... Meet Spencer Plain, he's always around with bears, know many random facts about bears, because his parents (bear activists) created Bearhaven after seeing the cruelties that people treated bears... but Spence never knew that... he didn't even knew that they played video games or eat delicious food (well sounds delicious to me!!). After Uncle Mark quickly gets Spence and tells him that his parents are missing (his dad is abducted while his mom quickly fled somewhere unknown)... Spencer soon unravels the secrets of his parent's actual job and becomes very determine to find his parents. Of course the adult bears and Uncle Mark underestimate Spencer... I mean what can this little kid do???? Instead with the help of Kate (this adorable bear), she helps train Spencer into being the man that can save bears and his parents... When he meets his nanny (trying not to spoil it... but don't worry the author doesn't forget about her... because she plays a crucial role)... they make a plan to stop all the bear abusers... because it's about to get real... Because they're going down for real!!! (did you see the pun I did there ;D) So can Spencer defeat the "bad guys," save RoRo and her cubs, and save his parents??? Well if you want to know... read and find out! So I thought that the end would be "everybody gets a happy ending" and it would be cliche... but I was wrong... The ending surprised me... Also how people mistreat bears... is just horrible... I wished the author dug deeper into the problems, solutions, and history about bear abuse... but overall... I thought this was a sweet book... After all who doesn't like to read about talking bears with a crazy spy mission!!! So if you like mischief, adventures, and think kids can make a huge difference (because it is soooooo true... Anybody can make a difference... they just need to have the right mindset)... then this book is perfect for you!! Enjoy! Because it's about to be real!

Wow. This book was so moving. It has a great message that everybody has their own problems, and don't judge a book by its cover. I love that Libby and Jack have history even if they don't know it right away. The connection they have even though they are two completely different people is amazing. The book is not the most appropriate because it drops a lot of f bombs and other cusses, and it mentions some mature topics but I LOVED this book. Would recommend.

This book is the best book I havve ever read! If you like Ghost stories you should totally read this book! It is about a girl named Flourence who is an Orphan who moves to live with her Uncle and Aunt because her mom and Dad died when a boat sunk. Her aunt is extremly mean to her. And her Uncle is the one who is the only one who is nice to her. She has two couisins James and Sophia. Sophia died in a terrible fall of the roof of the house. James is sickly and is always in his room. Flourence thinks that Sophia still haunts the house when she always feels someone following her. Read This book to find out what happens next! This story will make you want to stay in bed under the covers with a flashlight up all night!