Kids Books - Family

16 Things I Thought Were True, by Janet Gurtler, was fairly good read! It was really interesting and I really enjoyed the Twitter part of the book! I also felt that I could "connect" some of the characters because the author did a good job describing them and making it relevant to today's youth. I would definitely recommend this book but there is a little bit more kissing in this book than I would have liked but overall good book.

Tells a story about a gymnast who really wants to win regionals! I read this book 5 times all the way through. Thank you Donna Freitas for writing this book!

Its about a girl name junie b jones and got told by her friend that there is a monster under her bed and everyday when she is asleep he opens his mouth and sizes her head so he is going to eat her and her fingers now junie is sneaking to her parents bed but they shoo her away. But junie overcomes her fear

This is the best book I have ever read in my entire life! It is so Awesome! It's about kids with R.I.S.K. factors - Reocurring Incidents of the strange kind - that go to camp. The whole story revolves around this kid named Emerson. His factor is floating. He makes some cool friends and even a best friend... Hank. He's hilarious, and he turns invisible. Emerson and all of his friends suddenly have a problem, Murphy, their friend who time travels, went to the future and discovered he was gonna be dead before he returned to camp. They all work together to save him, and it goes on from there... :)

I didn't really like this book. It is about a girl named Sara who hates her life. Her brother ran away and she learns lessons while taking the "journey of life". Will she find what shes been looking for or lose her brother and fail "life's big long journey. :/

I liked this book because it was full of thrill and excitement. It had a little bit of violence but it was still very interesting and it hooked me in. I highly recommend this book for people who like war and american history.

This book stars out Ivy Sparrow and her older brother in an ambulance, rushing their Granma Sylvie to the hospital. But they have no idea what is in store for them once after they arrive. Right away Granma Sylvie is taken into care. Ivy and Seb's parents are on their way. All appears to be fine(except for the strange man Ivy saw poking around the hospital). But then Ivy and Seb return home-to find it completely trashed. When they are investigating the scene, a strange force of toilet-brush wielding policemen show up. To make things worse they want Ivy and Seb! Ivy and Seb manage to escape with the help of another fugitive Valian. After they arrive at their destination they are amazed. They find themselves in an underground world-Lundinor. In Lundinor, ordinary objects have incredible powers. There are buttons with healing powers, talking bells, candles that make the holder invisible. But the world of Lundinor has secrets buried. Ivy and Seb discover that their family is connected to this uncommon world, and they have no idea of who they can trust. They must race to discover the truth and get to the bottom of hidden history before time runs out. One thing I liked about this book is that it started out with a bang. The story starts right away, with plenty of action. I also like how all the information we receive about this uncommon world is woven into the story, so it doesn't distract from the story. I'm very excited to read the second installment in this series! Jennifer Bell did an amazing job of creating this underground world, it is a completely new concept. I haven't read anything like it, making it even more enjoyable. I recommend this book to middle school and high school readers. I think older elementary kids would also enjoy it. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.

I enjoyed it, the book had action,(some horror aspects) drama, and suspense. I recommend to anyone in 8th to 10th grade

Have you ever been the odd one out? Or to the point where because you so odd and weird looking, your life is in danger all the time? Welcome to the hard life of a thirteen-year-old Tanzanian boy, Habo short for Dhahabo, which means “golden”. In the realistic fiction book Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan, Habo is albino which is very rare. Unlike the rest of his dark-skinned family, he has yellow hair, light eyes, and pale white skin. All of his family, except for his sister Asu, has a very hard time accepting who he is. Habo has a hard time accepting who he is himself. A lot of times in the book his brother can't even look at him without making Habo very uncomfortable and not confident with his looks. A similar book to this is Ghost Boy by Iain Lawrence. It is about an albino boy that sticks out as well. Tara Sullivan was born in India and spent her childhood living with her parents in Bolivia, Bangladesh, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic. She went to Tanzania to interview many families which tells me that she got good information. I would definitely recommend this book to others, but more specifically ages eleven and up would enjoy the book. I would rate this book a 5/5. This book shows love, kindness, passion, and dedication. In the book Habo is so dedicated to travel for his safety. It also showed the overall thinking process of a boy with an incredibly tough life, which is something that I really enjoyed.

The Land of Stories is back! Alex and Conner are in different dimensions and facing different challenges. Conner is chosen for his school's field trip to Germany to hear three new stories from the Brothers Grimm! The first two are shockingly same to Conner's, but the third...well it seems that it is a warning for the Land of Stories! Conner has to warn his sister and the whole fairy world- because this warning might be deadly. Teaming up with Bree, Conner's classmate on the trip and his crush, and some help for talkative lion statues and Mother Goose, Conner has one goal: keep everyone safe and don't die. Meanwhile in the Land of Stories, Alex is thriving. She gets to grant three wishes a day, is becoming the youngest person to join the fairy council, and now has....kind of a boyfriend? But her grandmother isn't doing too well, and it's worrying Alex. The Fairy Godmother can't go now...can she? When Conner comes crashing in, followed by an army and some humans, Alex pushes her worries to the back of her brain. Right now it's time to save The Land of Stories- and not die! Happy reading!