Kids Books - Skills

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I read the book Slob by Ellen Potter. The book is about an overweight boy who is having a hard time at school. People keep bullying him, and someone keeps taking his Oreos. On top of this, Owen's parents had just died recently. So tries to build a machine that can replay the video tape of his parents death. I really liked this book. It was really funny, but also very emotional. Also, it wasn't a sob story. Throughout the book you don't feel super bad for him, to where the point you are about to cry. It was just the perfect amount of emotion, which was lightened up by humor. This book is realistic fiction because these things can all happen. He's not fighting dragons, or saving the world from robots. These events could actually happen. I think anyone 11 or older would be able to read this book. Anyone younger wouldn't feel the same emotions as Owen, and there is some profanity. A external conflict in this book is Man vs. Society. Throughout the whole book it's Owen fighting against the bullies and the school. He isn't fighting himself, nature, or one particular person. He is fighting school.

2 stars--I don't want my review to be long and rambling, so let me just get to the point--I did NOT like this book. I didn't finish it--I read about 1/3 of the story before I got bored OUT OF MY MIND and had to put it down. I've read some of Chris D'Lacey's other works before, including the first five books in the Last Dragon Chronicles, so I really tried to give Fire World a chance--but it wasn't very enjoyable for me. There was almost NO action in the first third of the book. None of the people actually do anything. It's just the main character, David, living in a huge library (called the Librarium) with his friend Rosa and the Librarium's curator, Mr. Henry (who, BTW, is as dull as drying cement and not at all a noteworthy character). David doesn't have much of a personality either, other than having a crush on Rosa. I really wish there was more action and character development--the story would've been interesting if there was. Then there's Aunt Gwyneth. I just HATED her personality and the way she acted, as if she's better than everyone else. In the previous books, she was a villain for some time, but a GOOD one. I enjoyed her snappy comments and wily personality. But in this book, she's just an annoying bully who uses power and brute force to get what she wants. The plot was kind of cliche, too. The characters are living in a different world, where the only inhabitants are humans with special powers and strange creatures called firebirds. As the story progresses, the main characters eventually discover the existence of dragons. Now, where have I seen that before? I'm not saying the story needs to be completely original, but this plotline of people discovering that mythical creatures are real seems overused. The only reason I'm giving the book 2 stars instead of 1 is because D'Lacey describes everything in great detail and the world building is okay. Also, the cover is absolutely AMAZING. Seriously, it looks like a professional artist designed it. So if there are more books in the series after this one, I probably won't be reading them, because Fire World didn't live up to my expectations. This is my honest opinion.

This book shows great drama to the main character and the others. The best thing that was about this book was the funny Balloon goons. It made me laugh.

The ebook version was the version I read. It is a really great book, with a shocking climax and falling action. Now that was definitely the kind of novel with 'sugar and spice and everything nice'. I enjoyed every bit of it, despite the fact that I wouldn't really put it on my top three favorite books. Amelie is the kind of girl who is independent and sparkles in her own unique way!

Say holidays and Emery Mason will gag. Em hates the holidays. They are so not her thing and what's worse is that she's forced to work as an elf at her parent's Santa booth. Ugh. So on a break during her elf job, she finds herself wondering in a hot cocoa shop next door. She meets a boy, Alex Perez, who loves the holidays and is full of joy for the holidays. When she tells him she doesn't like the holidays, he just laughs. Alex is cute, but he isn't Em's crush. Her real crush is Sawyer Kade. Sawyer is handsome and artistic. But...Em keeps on hanging around with Alex on her breaks. His holiday spirit is starting to wipe off on her. Maybe...the holidays aren't so bad. At school her class has to do a secret santa. Em gets Sawyer- that's great right? He's still the one Em likes, right? Sawyer's gifts are great. They are so thoughtful and her. But Em's mind keeps drifting off to Alex. Meanwhile at home, there is a family disagreement that makes Em's life very different. Can Em sort out her feelings for everything? Suzanne Nelson twists love and holiday spirit into this book. Happy reading!

This book is about a girl who struggles to speak up and is facing problems at school and at home. Her mother's new boyfriend Lenny is a horrible guy who is manipulating her and practically ruining her brother Bryce's life . Zoey is torn in between speaking up, and family.

One lesson that Ava learns that will help her life is that knowing the future and answers would never help her life which means, knowing everything can hurt somebody's emotion or feelings. For example, Ava asks some negative questions that is relating with her family to the pencil and the pencil replies her questions, the answers made Ava frustrated and thwart, and she realizes that the pencil is causing a lot of problem. So, this means to Ava is that knowing unrevealed things and answers would not make a victorious life for her, which this made Ava pessimistic at first. And also, she realizes her life is so much better with out her extraordinary blue pencil. Consequently, knowing everything and problems would never make a triumphant life for a person. I'd rate this book an "8 out of 10." I would recommend this book because Ava is truthful and honest how she expresses her true emotions, and since the setting of this story is mostly school themed, it relates with students' life. One question that I'd ask to Ava is "How does a pencil affect and change your afterward life?"

I read Mia's Boiling Point along with books 11-12 in a three book set. When i first started with this book, I thought, shouldn't i start with book 1? Mia, who is currently in a shoe obsession, finds these awesome pair of shoes-her dream shoes. They're not too high heeled, not chunky or spiky, and are black but sparkly. Then, she meets a new girl at her school named Olivia Allen, who ALSO loves fashion and shoes, just like Mia. But even with her new friend, there's trouble brewing. Katie is worried Mia will ditch her (just like her old friend Callie did) and Alexis and Emma just aren't warming up to her. And, Olivia is also not a good listener and an awful locker buddy. And, the girls got to make cupcakes for emma's brothers' party! But thank goodness olivia has her own locker now! Mia used $41 out of her shoe savings to get Olivia's locker looking fabulous, but Olivia still hasn't paid her back, AND says she did it herself! Finally, the Cupcake Club discovers the real olivia! *SPOILERS* Olivia used the forty one dollars she owed for teh shoes Mia so desperately wanted! But, through good times and bad, the Cupcakers will always be there for each other.

Emma is modeling for an ad! And not just any ad, but a The special day bridal salon ad! And guess what? Emma is modeling more and more! Unfortunately, there is one major flaw in this. and her name is...buh-buh-bum! OLIVIA ALLEN! When Emma sees Olivia is modeling with her some times, this is AWFUL news. BUT...Alana Swenson's Emma's agent. And here is even worse news than Olivia allen, aka Sydney the second! This modeling career is getting really tiring! Soon, Emma starts questioning her career. Does she really enjoy it? Does she really need that much money? is it really worth it? Find out in Emma, Smile and say 'Cupcake!'