Students: Please "comment" on this page with the name and author of the book you read in addition to Wonder this summer. Then, decide whether or not you would recommend the book to other students. Explain why or why not. It is not acceptable to only write "I would recommend the book because it was really good." Give me more details! Here is an example for Wonder:
"The book I read this summer was Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I thought the book was really powerful and had a great message of staying true to yourself even when faced with challenges. The main character August (Auggie) has to go through a lot of challenges that many middle schoolers go through, plus many more. I would recommend the book because it was a great story and had a lot of events that kids our age understand. I would especially recommend it to anyone nervous about going to Middle School."
- Ms. Ridenour
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I read The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen. I would recommend it to people who like action packed, fantasy and suspenseful books. I think it was good because i really like action and fantasy books so it was just right for me. It hooks you at the first page and theres a huge surprise at the end. I don't think it really relates to school or life in any ways but its really good and you should read it!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI read Last Shot by John Feinstein. I would recommend it to others because it has suspense and action and basketball. Its about a boy named Stevie Thomas won a contest which if you win you get to go to the final four as a student reporter. He finds out with the other winner (Susan Carol) that Chip Graber is being blackmailed unless he throws the last game. Stevie and Susan Carol went to Chip Graber's hotel room and talked to him and he confessed. They exchanged what they all knew about it. Susan Carol and Stevie agreed to help Chip. I would tell you the result but........I'm not a spoiler. If you like what you heard then stop at the library and get the book!!!
ReplyDeleteI read The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefwater. I would recommend it to people who like reading books with horses and fiction. I myself do not like horses that much but I still liked it. I think that the characters were well made. I really liked this book and so may you so go out and get it!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI read The Kane Chronicles #1 The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan.I would recommend it to others because it has an extraordinary balance between the times that it is funny and the times that it's not.Rick Riordan is very good at teaching ancient culture through fiction books. He has done Greek,Roman, and now Egyptian.You should really get this book to uncover ancient Egyptian secrets and get a laugh out of it too.
ReplyDeleteI read Powerless by Matthew Cody. I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy,action, and adventure. It is soooo suspenseful. I thought this book got to a to a slow start but then it it popped right into a great book. This was one of my most favorite book. I recommend that you go buy this book right now! :)
ReplyDeleteI read Swindle. It was so good because it was fun. It had so much action you never get bored. If you like sports than this is the book for.
ReplyDeleteI read RUST by Royden Lepp it was one of my favorite books of all time. I would reccomend it to any one who likes graphic novels you never get bored
ReplyDeleteI read The Rivalry by John Feinstein. It is for people who like sports and mysteries. It is about the Army- Navy football game. It starts off a little slow but it turns into a mystery during the middle of the book. This book is really good and I recommend it to anyone who likes sports and mysteries!
ReplyDeleteI read Ida B By Katherine Hannigan. I really enjoyed it. It does have a slow start but once your into it you can't stop reading it! I would reccomend it to people who are having a tough time coming back to school. Ida B (the main character) has a hard time because she hates school and would rather be homeschooled by her parents... Read the book to find out more!!!!
ReplyDeleteI read the book Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper. It is for people who like intense and suspenseful books. The book is about a girl name Melody who is disabled; she can't move her whole body except for her thumbs. She also can't talk, so her mom helps her with everything. In the middle of the book she gets a machine that helps her talk. This machine changes her life. I recommend this book to anyone because all ages could enjoy it and it has a good message.
ReplyDeleteI read Insignia by S. J. Kindell (I think). It was about a new world war three, yet with a huge advance in technology, including virtual reality Sims. The war is fought over property in space(Asteroid belt mines etc.). It was full of action and suspense, and many twists and turns. Anyone who likes action, adventure, and sci-fi would love this. *Get it from your nearest book place!*
ReplyDeleteThe book I read this summer was Mocking Bird by Katherine Erskine. I would recommend this book to people who like to read inspiring books because I thought this book was really inspiring. The book had a really nice story about a girl's brother dying and how she survives without him. I really enjoyed this book and recommend that you read this book too.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer. It is a very suspenseful and intense book. I would recommend it to people who like suspenseful and competitive books also to people who like the word game Scrabble. Overall The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman is a great book!
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. I would recommend this book, because the plot is very interesting. The main character, Samantha, is a little conceited at the beginning of the book. However, by the end she has changed and becomes a kinder person by placing her life below others. The book is mysterious because Samantha dies at the beginning of the book, but still wakes up the next morning! If you like mysteries, you'll love this book.
ReplyDeleteThe book I read this summer was called the One and Only Ivan. I recommend it to people who love animals. It was a great book, and I liked it because it was very cute, thoughtful, and had a happy ending. I also loved this book because I was on the edge of my seat every page. It was full of twists, turns, and suspense. The One and Only Ivan was a great book and I one hundred percent recommend it.
ReplyDeleteI read Swindle by Gordon Korman This Summer. It is about a kid named Griffin Bing who finds A Babe Ruth baseball card who then later sells it to a tradesman for WAAAAY less than it is worth. later Griffin gathers friends to try to steal the card back. SPOILER ALERT!!! I recommend this book to people who like sports, adventure and dogs.That is why I like this book so much.
ReplyDeleteI read the book Zebra Forest by Adina Gewirtz.I thought that it was a good book to read.The main character Annie lives with her grandma and her brother, Rew, in the middle of Zebra Forest.When they hear their back door rattling their whole lives change forever. I really recommend this book. When you get into the book you can't put it down!
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ReplyDeleteI read The Rivalry by John Feinstein it's a great book I recomend it because well if you like sports and mystery you would really like this book, it has alot of those things.
ReplyDeleteI read the book Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine. Its about a twelve year old girl, who is quiet and shy, feels like her worlds falling apart, until she meets the new girl Liz. Liz and Marlee become fast friend. Then Liz is caught for"Passing" for white and leaves the school without a good-bye. Marlee decides she wants her friend back. But to stay friends, Marlee and Liz must be willing to take on segregation-and the dangers their friendship could bring to both families. I definitely would recommend this book to people who like realistic fiction.
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ReplyDeleteThe book I read this summer was called The Postcard by Tony Abbott. It could possibly be a good book for people if you like mystery, but I on the other hand would not recommend this book to me it was really boring and I think there should have been more action and more suspense if I were to rate this book I would give it a 2* rating because of its content and suspense. P.S. I read another one of this authors books that was not good either, if your looking for mystery these are good mysterious books I suggest the amulet graphic novel series by Kazu Kubushki, Magic Thief, Harry Potter series, Spider Wick series, The Masterpiece by Elise Broach illustrated by Kelly Murphy, and Shakespeare Secret both wrote and illustrated by Elise Broach.
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Over the summer I read Holes by : Louis Sachar. I would recommend this book because it tells about a time in a not so fun place. It has action and good vocabulary words in my opinion. The book is about a kid named Stanley who does some bad things and ends up in Camp Green Lake. He ends up having to dig a six foot long and 6 foot wide hole every day! Although if I told you the rest you would not have to read the book now would you. Anyways, if this got your attention then stop by the library or book store and purchase it.
ReplyDeleteI read Masterpiece by Elise Broach. If you like good mystery books then Masterpiece is a good book for you. Masterpiece is about a boy and a beetle when a masterpiece gets stolen and their adventure to get it back.
ReplyDeleteI read the Confectionately Yours series by Lisa Papademetriou. If you like drama, humor and baking this book is good for you. They have recipes in the books for cupcakes. My favorite book in the series has been Save the Cupcakes. Hayley's world is far from perfect with her parents divorce and she lives with her grandma, her mom, and her little sister above a tea shop. She goes to school with her best friends Artie and Marco. Out of 1-10, I choose 10. I enjoyed this book and the series is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI read Masterpiece by Elise Broach. I recommend it to people who like mysteries. Marvin, the beetle, lives with his large family under James Pompaday's bathroom sink. When James gets an ink set for his birthday MArvin draws him a perfect mini drawing that looks exactly like a Durer painting. Everyone thought that James drew it so Marvin and James became friends. Christina and Denny (the art museum workers) asked James to help them stop the thief that stole three paintings that Durer made, Justice, Prudence, and Temperance. The thief was going to steal Fortitude too so they asked James to draw a fake Fortitude. (The four are made to go together as sisters.) Will they stop the thief and find the other paintings? Read this awesome book to find out!
ReplyDeleteI read the book Swindle by Gordon Korman over the summer and I loved it because it's a great book for kids that like realistic fiction and it has a great sense of humor in it. I loved how the kids got together and made a friendship with such different personalities. The book starts out great and throughout the book progresses. From a scale from 1-10 I would rate the book a 9 or 9 and a half. I enjoyed the book and I hope you will too.
ReplyDeleteI read Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos. It was really funny. I recommend it because the author based the story on himself when he was a kid. He actually named the character Jack after himself. The author actually lived in Norvelt, PA. That's why I think you should read this book.
ReplyDeleteI read the book The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. This is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. It has a little bit of a slow beginning, but once you get into it then it turns out to be a really good book. I think that it is really suspenseful, exciting, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. I recommend this book for people who like a little bit of mystery, books that you always want to keep reading, and fiction books. I loved this book and if you read it, then I think that you will too!
ReplyDeleteI read Revolution Is Not A Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine. Its a book about a girl who is living in a time when they have to rebuild China. The main character is a girl named Ling who likes to put pony tails on her fathers head. Her favorite treat is fruit and her mom makes her drink disgusting soup. I think you should read it if you like hard times, fighting, and food, but I do not recommend this book, because the book talks too much about eating food and not enough about how hard it was for her dad to be in jail. I would rather know about that experience than food.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read the book London eye mystery. It is a very good page turner. It is about a cousin named Salem visiting his cousins, Ted and kat. One day Salem wanted to go to the London eye. As Ted Kat and Salem got to the back of the hour long line a stranger comes up to them and offers them a free ticket. They take it but only Salem could go so he boarded the London eye but when his capsule lands and the doors open he is no where in the group. What happened?!?!?!?!read this book to find out!
ReplyDeleteThe Flight of the Phoenix wasn’t that great of a book for me because I thought it was boring in the beginning how his parents died in a plane crash. I also thought it was boring because once he got to Aunt Phil’s house he didn’t do anything besides look at maps on the wall. So I wouldn’t recommend the book for other people.
ReplyDeleteThe book I read this summer was Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. I thought this was a touching story about a girl named Melody who has a disability. I would recommend this book to people who like cliffhangers and I think everyone that reads this book loves it and can't put it down.
ReplyDeleteThe book I read this summer was called The Candy Makers. I recommend this book because it is filled with excitement, suspense, and fun.
ReplyDeleteThe book I read this summer was called Darke. I would recommend this series to people who like magic and fantasy.
ReplyDeleteThe series order is "Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke, and Fyre". It is about a dark magic that takes over a castle and the good guys have to fight to take it back. If you start the first book and don't like it wait until about the 100th page and it gets VERY good.
The book I read over summer was Long Shot by Mike Lupica. I strongly recommend this book to people who like basketball. It isn't all about basketball it is also about leadership and standing up for yourself. I loved this book and I Hope you do too!
ReplyDeleteI finished Warriors Sunset by Erin Hunter a couple nights ago and I strongly recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy and war. The story is about a cat named Brambleclaw and he has an evil father who wants his sons Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost to become leaders of the four clans. Hawkfrost has the similar ambitions of his father but Brambleclaw has the choice that would affect all four clans in his paws. Will he choose the right choice?
ReplyDeleteIf you want to read from the start read Warriors Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
This Summer I read The Candymakers. I love it, its a great book! I recomend it to boys and girls, and people who love candy, like me!
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read a non-fiction book called Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper. I would recommend this book if you like suspense. The story is about 11 year-old Melody who hasn't been able to speak one word in her entire life. Melody suffers from synesthesia and cerebral palsy which limit her body but not her mind…but not everybody knows that. Melody is going to start school at Spaulding Street Elementary, but how will she communicate to everyone? If you want to find out you will need to get the book!
ReplyDeleteI read Swindle by Gordon Kormon over the summer. I recommend this book to people who like action and adventure, and this book is so suspenseful. I really think you should read this book.
ReplyDeleteThe book I read this summer was The Candymakers by Wendy Mass. I thought this book was a great book because they do first person to each main character telling their side of the story. The main character (Logan) challenges himself to be one of the contestants for making new candy. I think kids will really enjoy this book because whoever likes lots of candy and likes to imagine things, this will be a great book.
ReplyDeleteI read The one and only Ivan. It was a great book. You will like it if you like animal stories. You should really like this book.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read The Big Field by Mike Lupica. This book was hard to set down once I got into it. This book showed how to get through times and show what teamwork really is. I think this would be good for a 9-12 year old. This book would be good for a boy or girl who loves sports. That is why I liked The Big Field by Mike Lupica.
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