Kids Books - United

This book, "The Hero Two Doors Down'' is based on the true story of eight year old Steven Satlow and his hero Jackie Robinson in 1948. Steven heard a rumor that an African family was moving into a jewish neighborhood, the one he lived in. All Steven's neighbors were against it, because they didn't want an African family in their neighborhood, or in other words, they cared about race. It so happens that Stevens hero, Jackie Robinson moved in two doors down from him. This book is so cool and one of the best books I've ever read!

Her books are really good

Lauren Tarshis has written many thrilling books, the most famous being her historical fiction series, I Survived. These past few years I have enjoyed reading Lauren's works, and the way she was able to portray the main character in these national disasters. So I was very excited when I got my hands on a copy of this book, Tornado Terror. I was interested to see how Lauren would tie a story and facts together. This is a nonfiction book, but Lauren had just the right combination of pure facts and narrative that would enthrall any reader. Inside book, both tornadoes featured, the Tri-State Tornado of 1925 and the Joplin Tornado of 2011 have a short story of a young person-just as she writes in the fiction series. The interesting thing about these stories, is that they are actually based on a real person and that person's experiences. It isn't a complete work of fiction narrative. But there was more than just stories. There were many pictures, and tidbits about "normal" life during that time period. There were also specific facts about both tornadoes, and tornadoes in general. I also enjoyed reading about what storm chasers are, and famous tornado scientists. I recommend this book for elementary and middle school, but it would also interest some younger highschoolers. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.

A great book. I read this when I was in elementary school. It's interesting and easy to read.

My friends and I read this book at our book club.This book was about a girl who is a tom boy. She does every dirty thing her brothers do.Her name is Caddie WoodLawn.Her mothers sister comes and she is like a very rich lady. She teaches Caddie to be a lady and then she wants to be both a lady and be a tom boy. This was the best book ever.

Hatchet By Gary Paulsen Recommendation 7 and up I would rate the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen a 5/5 because it's just such an interesting book with all the action and drama and surprises around every corner. I personally think that Hatchet is a great adventure novel and I'm going to tell you a bit of what happens in this book.This book is based on a very likable kid named Brian who is going to see his father in Canada. But something unexpected happens. The pilot has a heart attack. Brian does all he can to keep the plane in the air. It crashes in the water by a far away woods. The pilot drowns and Brian almost does too. Now it's Brian's goal to get food, make a shelter, and try to survive. Read this book as soon as you can!!!

Hattie Inez Brooks, a 16 years old who lived through World War One. She used to live in Iowa with her Aunt Ivy and Uncle Holt. Hattie is well known as Hattie-There-And-Here to her relatives. Her good friend, Charlie Hawley, who is a soldier who basically on the way to England then to France. Charlie has taught Hattie how to play baseball properly and gave her a cat named Mr. Whiskers. Hattie moved to Vida, Montana to move in her homestead from her another uncle, Chester. She met one possible enemy, Traft Martin who has offered to buy her homestead at least twice. She also met a loving family which are very good friend to Hattie; Karl, Perilee, Chase, Mattie (decreased by young age), Mattie`s doll, Mulie, and younger sister, Fern Mueller, Leafie Purvis, Mr. Edgard, and newborn baby in Mueller family, Charlotta "Lottie". In nearly every chapter, we could read the letters between Charlie and Hattie, they kinda really like each other but never admitted...just yet! While some other chapters, we also could read newspaper-like at the starting of the chapters. In nearly ending of the book, nearly everyone were affected by Spanish influenza. Then in the ending of the book, Hattie has discovered that she made a "home" on her late uncle, Chester which is finally sold to Mr. Martin. I would def recommend this book because this is super good! I also rate this 5 stars! - Happy Reading!

A book about a founding father who worked hard to accomplish his goals.

I love all four of these books they are awesome and i am really in to science fiction. Love baseball and love that he mentions the louisville slugger museum

This book is one of my FAVORITE BOOKS EVER!!!!!! The author, Christina Uss, tells the story of a very quiet orphaned girl who, one day when she was around four, showed up on the doorstep of a monastery in a pink shirt with a bicycle on it. Since she has no name, one of the nuns that live in the monastery, Sister Wanda, names her "Bicycle" after her shirt. She grows up living and being homeschooled in the monastery. Bicycle is a very quiet girl who has trouble making friends and is happy to stay in the monastery with Sister Wanda, the monks, and her beloved bicycle Clunk. But Sister Wanda thinks she should make more friends, so she signs Bicycle up for a summer camp called the "Friendship Factory" that promises "three guaranteed friends by the end of the summer". Well, Bicycle does not like this idea ONE BIT, so she decides to make a friend on her own terms. Bicycle runs away to bike all the way across the country to meet her idol, a famous biker who is holding a bike festival in California. She thinks she can convince him to be her friend so that Sister Wanda will se that she CAN make friends. On the way, her bike gets haunted, she meets a lady with yummy cookies, gets knocked unconscious, rescues a bicycle-obsessed racehorse, and saves a slow-food food chain. I think this book is amazingly funny and I totally reccommend it!