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Chapter Books
Adventure Books
The newest recommendations are at the
top. Ratings: 5=The Best Book
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
5th grader Noah says:
"This book is full of twist and turns if you read it i hope you won't do
I did I couldn't wait I had to see what happened so I looked on the last
page. That's why I give this book thumbs up. It combined a great plot
with ancient Greek gods to make the book even more interesting. This
could fit into a lot of different genres so that's why many people like
this book. This book has the most suspense you'll ever find like " You
should go west and face the god who turned you shall find what was
stolen, and see it safely returned, you shall be betrayed by one who
calls you a friend and you shall fail to save what matters most at the
end."
This book could be a lot of different genres but the most is adventure.
A twelve tear old boy named Percy Jackson is about to get kicked out of
boarding school for the fifth time. But that's not half of his problem.
Now the monsters and gods seem to be walking right out of his textbook
and right into his life. And before you know it he's made one mad the
god of the sky Zeus' lightning bolt was stolen and now Percy has to go
to the underworld to retrieve it from Hades. But does Hades have it. Or
has a familiar face betrayed him.
This book is definitely a book you just can't put down. You try do but
the book is like super-glued to your hands. The best thing I love about
this book is you never know when something is going to strike you get
attached to a character and you never want anything bad to happen. One
weakness I think was the ending happened a little to fast. But besides
that this books strengths were a used a lot of detail the author would
not leave out one thing therefore you were not left with questions.
This book you would fall into the age group of probably 3rd grade and up
with words like adolescent and hard for younger kids to pronounce. This
book is a great read I mean I was exhausted after reading it for hours.
Every page you want scream because you know something exciting will
happen."
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Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
5th grader Matts says:
Will's and Chester's faces drained of blood as this hope receded, and
they realized the futility of their plight. They were being dragged
deeper into the bowels of the earth, and there was absolutely nothing
they could do about it.? Ready to get goose bumps, the chills, or to
let your eyes grow wide in amazement? Tunnels was so exciting and
creepy that my goose bumps had goose bumps! This book gets a THUMBS
UP! You will ?dig? every thrilling detail!
If you enjoy fantasy mixed with adventure and mystery, you must read
Tunnels! Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows loves to dig tunnels with his
dad. Together, they explore the earth beneath London, hoping to uncover
archaeological secrets from the past. They discover a train station
from a century ago. Will is beyond excited and continues to dig new
tunnels without his dad. He and Chester, his best friend, secretly dig
farther into the tunnel. One day, the unimaginable happens. The boys
break through a tunnel wall and find a city that appears to be
deserted. But is it? Suddenly, the biggest and strongest man they have
ever seen captures Will and Chester. How could there be people living
this far underground? The boys are thrown into a pitch-black holding
cell and forced to answer questions through unspeakable methods of
torture. To remain alive, Will must live with a new family in the
Colony. Chester remains in the holding cell. Can Will escape the
agony? How will he rescue Chester? Read the book to find out all the
details!
A strength of this book is the authors? abilities to create mental
images that fill the pages of this thriller. You will believe that it
is possible to live miles below the earth's surface. The authors? use
of descriptive text makes you see and feel the underground world. For
invading the Colony, Will and Chester are tortured with a ball of energy
that causes such horrible pain that the boys think their heads will
explode. The ball of energy almost sucks the life out of the boys,
leaving them shaky and weak with vomit streaking down the front of their
shirts. Their heads pound and part of their vision is missing.
Gruesome picture, isn't it? Be warned, there are plenty of dark moments
to follow, all described in vivid detail. Yet, you will want to keep
reading this page-turner, and you will be totally absorbed by the
suspense! The authors make you understand the history of the Colony,
which explains the creepy nature of the Colonists. Colonists believe
that Topsoilers, like Will and Chester, are evil and will destroy the
Colony. History also reveals that there are rebels among the Colonists
who help the unfortunate, captured Topsoilers and who dare to question
authority. Weaknesses of the book include physical violence, which is
commonplace among the Colonists, and you may not like to read the gory
details. In addition, the vocabulary is difficult with words like
"recalcitrant," "eviscerated," and "apoplectically," so have your
dictionary handy. You may also lose interest because of the length, 472
pages. Finally, the book starts out slow, but it picks up steam, so
hang in there!
This book is a definite THUMBS UP! You will get caught up in this
story! At times, you will be shocked and horrified. At other times,
you will run with the rebels and root for them to win. The ending will
totally exhaust you but in a good way! Watch for the sequel due out
this spring! I recommend Tunnels to an older group because of the
violence, vocabulary, and length. Fifth grade boys and girls all the
way up to adult men and women will find this book fascinating. Do not
pass this one up!
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Civil War on Sunday by Mary
Pope Osborne / Rating: 4
2nd grader Katya says, "This is magic tree house book. Jack and
Annie went back to the time of the American Civil War. There they
meet nurse Clara Barton and do their best to help wounded soldiers.
Jack and Annie met their great-great-great-grandfather, who was a
drummer boy. They find out, that war is not a game."
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Adam Sharp Swimming with Sharks by George Edward
Stanley / Rating: 4 2nd grader Nick says,
"This book is about Adam Sharp and Kay Largo, two kids in elementary
school, who solve the mystery of why ships are sinking all over the
world. They are two very smart kids who get to go on lots of adventures
to save the world.
This book is special because it is fun to read. Adam
and Kay are like spies. They can solve crimes with cool gadgets!"
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Day of the Dragon King by Mary Pope Osborne
/ Rating: 5 2nd grade Sam says, "Annie and
Jack go to China 2000 years ago. Morgan,
the keeper of the tree house, sends them back to save a book. They need
to find the book and bring it home before the Dragon King burns it. He
is burning all the books. He doesn't want anyone to know more than him.
You learn lots of stuff about China 2000 years ago. You learn how silk
is made and how books were made before paper. It has magic in it and
soldiers and exciting chases.
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City of Ember by Jeanne DePrau / Rating 5
5th grader Courtney says, "Flickering lights... this may cause darkness
forever!!! City of Ember is a book about a girl named Lina and a boy
named Doon. They live in the dangerous City of Ember. In this city, The
sky is gray. There is no color. They are running low on EVERYTHING.
Every now and then the lights will flicker and go off. The people of
Ember are praying that they come back on. So far they have, but some day
soon, they might not. Lina finds some interesting clues to maybe
another city. Can Lina and Doon find the way out before Ember goes dark
forever?
It is full of suspense and you can hear the writer talking to you. You
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Storm Breaker by Anthony Horowitz
5th grader Mitchell says:
On a sunny morning your driving along, when a speeding semi truck comes
dashing toward you, from around the corner. A loud screech of metal, and
then silence. Well this is the situation Ian Rider was in.
This book is realistic fiction because the characters could be real ,and
the places are real. In this novel a boy named Alex experiences a death
in his family; his uncle, Ian Rider. Ian Rider worked for a company
called M.I.6. Since Ian Rider's death M.I.6. has been looking for a
replacement. That's when Alex comes in. Alex is Ian Rider's grandson,
but Ian hates it when Alex calls his uncle. Before Alex started working
for M.I.6., he went to the junk yard where Ian Rider's car was going to
be disposed of. When he got there, he got the biggest surprise of his
life.
I liked this book because there was lots of action throughout the whole
book, which made me think about what I just read. It was hard to
put this book down since I always wanted to find out what was happening
next. At the end of one chapter Alex was left in a fish tank with one of
the most deadly jelly fish, and I wanted to keep reading to find out
what happened to him. It has an unpredictable ending. You had to read
the whole book to understand it. I thought the ending would have been
with Sayle killing Alex, but instead the helicopter pilot killed Sayle.
I recommend this book to anyone 8 and up because it has some violence,
action, and swears. Also some tough vocabulary. If I could rate this
book 1-100 I would rate it 10,000 because it's a book that's naturally
good. Once again I would rate this book, even the entire series 10,000,
and I bet you will too.
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Flyte By: Angie Sage
5th grader Tyler says:
Have you to ever dreamed of being able to fly? Well this is what
Septimus Heap does in book two of the Septimus Heap series. Septimus
heap is 14 years old, normal height, normal weight, has straw colored
fairly curly hair, and in this book usually wears a green tunic.
Flyte is a fantasy book and is mainly about a boy named Septimus Heap
who has to save his sister when his older brother takes her away on his
horse. Septimus has to save ?the princess? from his older brother.
This series is my favorite series that I have read so far. I believe
this book is good for how it can be hilarious one second and serious the
next. This book is so full of action and the author gave this book so
many adventures. I believe this book needs improvement in poor character
description. I quote ?he was a short man with shiny white shoes.?-
(Weasel Van Klomf). One improvement I would make is to add more
characters and places; I believe this would make it more exciting.
I recommend this book for ages eight an up for it's hard words like
manuscriptoium, enforcement, and conjuration. This story will absolutely
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Nim's Island By: Wendy Orr
5th grader Michaela says:
"Twenty coconuts into Keyhole Cove to see how long they'll float." Nim
typed. There is a girl named Nim. She lives on a island that most people
don't know about. She is an animal person and a kid who loves to have an
adventuring time.
The genre of the book is realistic fiction because there could be a girl
named Nim on a island that we don't even know about. There is Nim's dad
named Jack that you will probably will not hear his name a lot because
he is always fishing in the ocean. Nim is e-mailing back and forth
talking about many different things, to Alex and someone is going to
drop by for a while. Some twist and turns come to the book too.
There are lots of strengths and weaknesses in the book. One of them is
the end is so interesting. It has more act like Alex almost drowning in
the ocean a sinking boat. It is a cliff hanger and that is a strength.
It leaves you on a time is so interesting and stops to read the next
book that should come out. One of the weakness in the book is boring in
the middle of the book because it is only about e-mailing Alex and doing
chores. The second one of the weaknesses is that is to easy because the
words are to easy and only one word was hard but it is just to easy.
I would recommend this book to who ever loves action and adventure this
is a book for you. one because there is a stock at every turn. Second it
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Eragon
by Christopher Paolini /
Rating: 5
4th grader Maggie says, "This
book is about Eragon (the new dragon rider) finding a dragon egg, and
once he touched the dragon, he was automatically the new dragon rider.
Now he has to face evil and must decide on which side to go on, the
Empire (bad) or the Varden (good). When he decides which side, the other
side hunts him down with urgals and the ra'zacs. Now he must get to the
other side without getting killed, or getting kidnapped by the dangers
ahead of them. Eragon will have to make decisions, face dangers, deaths,
creatures like elves, dwarfs, and the destruction of the powerful Morzan
an empire who got rid of the rest of the other dragon riders. A lot of
danger is ahead of them. If you want more answers read the book, Eragon,
I highly recommend the book. You should see the movie too!
This book is special 'cause...
1. It is was so special that there was a movie made of the book
2. It has adventure, scary at points too, surprise, but most of all,
magic!
3. It has fantasy , with dragons, magic, elves, dwarfs, urgals (giant,
vicious, frightening, magical creatures), dragon riders, and more!"
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Julie of the Wolves by
Jean
Craighead George / Rating
5
2nd grader Ciara says, "Julie
is orphaned at 13 years of age and she decides to run away from home
because she is mistreated. She plans to go to San Francisco where her
pen pal lives. The trek across Alaska is real hard and she becomes lost.
To survive, she has to make friends with a pack of wolves. She hopes
they will accept her as one of them. You will need to read the book to
learn if she survives. You really feel what Julie's life is like. The
writing style changes as she stays away from people and becomes more
primitive...a lot like the way wolves live."
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Adventures of Captain Underpants by
Dav
Pilkey / Rating 4
2nd grader Erin says, "Well,
George and Harold loved to draw and write comics so one day Harold and
George said "We should write comic books." This is a very funny book."
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Peter and the Starcatchers
by Dave
Barry and Ridley Pearson
/ Rating: 5
4th grader Kaitlyn
says, "This book is about A boy
named Peter. He lives at an orphanage with his other friends. One day,
they get shoved onto a ship named the Neverland. It is supposed to hold
the greatest treasure on earth. When sailors try to haul a trunk aboard,
one gets a strange tingling sensation. Once on deck, Peter meets a rich
girl named Molly who can talk to porpoises! One night, Peter goes out to
look for food, and finds a flying rat in the room with the trunk!
Meanwhile, Molly's father is aboard another ship called the Wasp. He
too, is holding a trunk aboard. His is supposed to be the real treasure,
but is it? Meanwhile, a devious pirate called Black Mustache, or Black
Stache for short, has also heard about this treasure, enough to want it.
The Neverland crashes on a deserted island, Molly and Peter went off in
the rowboat earlier, and they too crash, but on a different side of the
island. Come along with Peter and Molly as they take you on a wild and
awesome adventure! This book is jam-packed with adventure!"
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Hatchet
by
Gary Paulsen
4th
grader Omar says, "This book is
about a boy on a small plane. He is the only passenger. The pilot dies
of a heart attack and the plane crashes. The only way the boy can
survive is with a hatchet that he has. You will have to read the book to
find out if he gets saved. This is the story of survival."
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Captains Courageous
by
Rudyard Kipling
4th
grader Davide says, "This book
is about a kid named Harvey. Harvey is a son of a rich family. He smokes
a cigar on an ocean liner, gets sick and falls off the ship. A schooner
picks him up and works him to the bone. Harvey meets Dan and they have
some great adventures together. I like EVERYTHING in this book!!!"
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The Tale of Desperaux
by
Kate DiCamillo
4th
grader Kelsey says, "This book
is about a mouse named Desperaux who falls in love with a princess. He
gets thrown in the dungeon for talking to a human. The book is also
about a rat named Chairoscuro who likes the light, when rats are
supposed to like the dark. Tale of Desperaux is also about a girl
named Miggery Sow who is a servant who really wants to be a princess.
This book is SO GREAT. Read the book to find out how these things fit
together. This book is special because it is cliffhanging and
page-turning. It is not a very happy story but it is sssoooooo
interesting. Even if you don't like mice it will seem like all of them
are your good buddies. You will laugh when they laugh and you'll cry
when they cry."
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The Incredible Journey
by
Sheila
Burnford
4th
grader Keath says, "This book is
about two dogs and a cat that go on an incredible journey looking for
their three owners. It is very sad but it is a very happy adventure. I
has animals and their great adventure is funny too!"
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The Meanest Doll in the World
by
Ann Martin
5th
grader Sarah says, "Annabelle
Doll and Tiffany Funcraft are put in jeopardy when they are smuggled to
school in their owner's backpack. What will they do? At school, they are
accidentally taken by another backpack to an unknown home! There, they
meet a doll crew terrorized by the meanest doll in the world...Mean
Mimi. Can Tiffany and Annabelle foil Mimi's plans to be the "Queen of
all Dolls"? This book keeps you excited and lets you dream about what
dolls would do!"
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The Boys Return
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
4th
grader Sarah says, "It's spring break. Wally Hartford and Caroline
Mallory have to do something that they have never done before. Once
Wally hears the news about the mighty Beson brothers coming to stay in
town for a week, he's sure that it will be great. It will be nonstop
action all the way. The boys are planning on scaring the girls at their
sleepover. But the boys do not know that the girls are plotting too.
Meanwhile, everyone knows that there is a hungry cougar on the prowl.
When the kids take a break from their tricks, they decide that they will
join forces to catch the cougar. Guess who gets stuck with the scariest
job? Read this book! What makes it so special is that it shows how boys
and girls get along."
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
by Margarite Henry
4th
grader Elizabeth says, "This book is about an adventurous burro who
lives in a canyon. He eats pankas, searches for treasure, and goes on a
mountain lion hunt. He also gets to meet Teddy Roosevelt and his son and
he solves a murder mystery. There are many more amazing things this
courageous burro does. All in all this is the best book! I thought this
book was special because I love horses and a burro is a close relative."
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The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke
5th
grader Sarah says, "Two runaway boys, Prosper and Boniface a.k.a. Bo,
flee from their cruel aunt to Venice, Italy, a magical place. They meet
a gang of street children with their leader Scipio, a.k.a. the Thief
Lord. The band causes mischief in the city...until a private detective
named Victor gets on their case and plans to take Bo back to his aunt!
Then Scipio gets a private mission to steal an ancient magic wooden wing
from a mansion. Before he does, the crew of children find out his deadly
secret and their friendship goes out. Somehow, they manage to steal the
wing all together...but they get caught! The wing was from a carousel
that turns children into adults and adults into children! Before Prosper
knows it, he and Bo are taken on a fantastic journey with many new
friends on the way.
This book really teaches you to be truthful to your friends. If you
can't be truthful, maybe that person's not your real friend."
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Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli 5th
grader Savanna says, "The book is about a new girl in school. She is
Hawaiian, sings and plays "Happy Birthday" on her ukelele to people, and
wears the longest dresses you have ever seen. Her name is Stargirl.
First it was Susan, then Pocket Mouse, then Mud Pie, next was
HullyGully, now Starigirl. This book is from a boy's point of view. He
starts to fall IN LOVE with Stargirl Caraway, the craziest girl in
school. Then she changes. They were being shunned. She changes for Leo
so he doesn't have to be shunned. Read the book!!!! I can only tell so
much!!! This is one of those books that just is GOOD!
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The Baudelaire Orphans in the
Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
There are three orphans whose parents died in a
big fire. A bad guy named Count Olaf wants to steal their fortune. The
orphans go to a place called the Austere Academy. This is the kind of
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Firewing
by Kenneth Oppel 4th
grader Sarah says, " A young bat ventures in the underworld to try to
rescue his friend. Unfortunately, there's only one way out! Can his
father help him? This story shows you what true courage really is. |
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Animorphs #1: The Invasion by
K.A. Applegate
4th grader Meghan says, "This book is about
five kids that fight to save the world from snail-like aliens that take
over human brains with a weapon: the power to morph. To acquire an
animal's DNA, then become it. The book tells about how the alien
invasion began and how the five teens use their weapon. Plus, they
explain about what they're doing is a secret, especially to the enemy.
That's why you should read this book." |
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Silverwing
by Kenneth Oppel 4th grader
Sarah says, "A young silverwing bat gets lost during an early
hibernation that he caused. His name is Shade. Shade gets blown away
during a storm. He meets a brightwing bat named Marina, an albino bat
named Zephyr, Goth, a vampire bat, and all sorts of various creatures!
But which are friends and which are foe? I think this book is special
because when something crazy happens, there is always an explanation." |
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Pokemon Junior #15
2nd grader Laurynas says, "This book is about Ash finding a village
called the Wobbuffet Village. There was a Pokemon battle there. I like
Pokemon and if you like Pokemon, you will like this book too.!" |
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The Whispering Statue by Carolyn
Keene
5th grader Brianne says, "This book is
about Nancy Drew trying to solve the mystery of the whispering statue.
During the story there are thieves, robbers, and pipe explosions too!
Also, Nancy and her friends get kidnapped once or twice. Can she solve
the mystery before Mr. Basswood finds out? It is a special book because
of all the amazing things that happen. You never know what can happen
next!" |
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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
5th grader Katie says, "This book combines Sherlock Holmes and James
Bond to create a new kind of story! Artemis decides to translate "the
book" written in gnomish and only readable by fairies. He has no idea he
is bothering fairies with the technological advances of their millionth
century when it is only the third to humans and fairies run on human
time!!! Anyone who likes mystery, magic, action, adventure or just plain
fun will LOVE this book!" |
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Tangerine
by Edward Bloor 6th grader
Jessi says, "This book is about a boy who moves to Tangerine County, FL.
During his time there, 2 people he knew and admired died. One was killed
by his brother and his brother's friend. The portable school houses get
sucked into a sinkhole and tons of other disasters occur. What makes
this book special is that the boy, Paul, is almost legally blinded.
People say that he stared into a solar eclipse, but that's not true!" |
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Stone Fox by Reynolds Gardiner
4th grader Courtney says, "This book is about a boy named Willy, a
grandfather, and Willy's dog, Searchlight. In the story, Willy's
Grandfather doesn't wake up in the morning and Willy does not know what
to do. He tries a lot of different things, like giving him soup, etc.
Also, Willy tries to make hand signs to him so that Willy can tell if he
wants soup or not because his grandfather cannot talk or anything. He
can't even move!!! Finally, Willy needs to save money to keep the farm
going so he joins a dog sled race. There is an Indian who is always in
it and has never lost a race. He joins to win. The day of the race comes
and Willy takes the lead and he is 10 feet from the finish line with
Searchlight when Searchlight's heart bursts and he dies... Do you think
Willy wins? What makes this book special is that the book is true. Willy
is a boy around 9 or 10 and his mom and dad have died. He is living with
his grandfather and is putting up with a lot of trouble." |
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Holes
by Louis Sachar 4rd grader Amy
says, "This book is about a boy named Stanley who is sent to a boys'
jail and must dig holes 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep. He starts to think
that there is more to it than just HOLES. I liked this story
because it is a mystery and wonderful."
5th grader Melanie says, "This story is
about a boy who digs holes in a boys' jail. He finds his real true
friend who helps him live through a tough time. Stanley helps a friend
and breaks a family curse which has been with the Yelnats family for
three generations."
5th grader Adam says, "This book is
about a boy named Stanley who is accused of stealing Clyde Livingston's
shoes and has to go to a digging camp. I think this was a great story
and it was fun to read."
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Crisis at Crystal Reef by Rebecca
Mosta and Kevin J. Anderson
5th graders Colleen and Beth say, "Jacen, Jaina,
and their friends race across the galaxy to find a ship that was stolen.
They find the ship and help their friend. This book is exciting and fun.
It is not hard to read and it is a favorite of mine." |
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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
5th grader Lauren says, "This book is about a boy named Jeffrey Magee.
He lives with his parents who die in a train crash. Then he lives with
his aunt and uncle who hate each other and have 2 of everything. Jeffrey
left them when they were at a choir concert. He always ran. He ran fast
and met Amanda and borrowed a book from her. Jeffrey was good at a lot
of things. When he returned the book to Amanda, he lived with her
family. Then he ran away from there to live at the zoo. He lived with a
man named Grayson next. Everyone knew Jeffrey as Maniac Magee and that
he really didn't have a home. I think this is a very good book because
it tells how a boy can live and survive without parents or a home." |
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The Cay by Theodore Taylor
5th grader Murtuzah says, "This book is about a boy named Timothy and an
old man named Philip. They get stuck on a cay. They have lots of
adventures. Philip even saves Tim's life. I really recommend this book.
It's an adventurous book too and is NOT boring at all. I thought it was
really good." |
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The Rescue by Ann M. Martin
5th grader Brittney says, "One day Stacey is walking on the beach with a
toddler. The toddler slips and falls in the water. She doesn't know how
to swim. So, a lifeguard named Brad saves her. In my opinion, I think
that this book is great for all ages. You just need to know how to
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Chapter books are found in the
FICTION section of our LMC.
They all have a capital FIC on their spine label above the first three
letters of the author's last name.
Like this:
Once students become pretty
good readers, chapter books are for them. This is where your imagination
really kicks in and a well written story brings fantasy to life.
Clow
Kids rave about these REALLY GOOD chapter books!
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