Chapter Books

2nd grader Kate says, "Cam and Eric are at the mall. They find out that there are stolen diamonds and try to figure out who stole them. This is a good mystery."

5th grader Sarah says, "Ten strangers are gathered on a island by a mysterious person. Each one has a terrible past that they are trying to escape. Each one has killed or murdered someone before. At the top of everyone's bed, there is a poem. It's called "Ten Little Indians." One night at dinner, a man, one of the people gathered, choked to death. This matched the poem perfectly. The remaining nine people found this odd, but didn't mind it too much.  Another day, a woman died in her sleep. This matched the poem too.  Many more deaths happen, and the remaining people now know that one of THEM is the killer.  But who? Only the dead are above suspicion.

This is the best murder-mystery book ever! I love this book! It is my favorite book! I've read it twice! It keeps you reading it and reading it and reading it and reading it...

5th grader Savanna says, "This book is about a girl, Amanda. Amanda's parents, Chad and Jessie, are thinking about moving from their home in Stump, Pennsylvania, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. While they are checking out Minneapolis, Amanda spends time with her cousin, Elinore, and her Aunt Sally and Uncle Cliff. She makes friends with one of the Kennedy kids, Cynthia. There are lots of Kennedy kids, and Aunt  Sally calls them unfortunate.

Cynthia write poems. The first time was an accident, but she left a poem under a rock. Then when she went back to get it, it wasn't there. There was a picture describing the poem to replace it.

Then there's Mrs. Mead. Mrs. Mead lost her son 10 years prior. People think Spook Wade {a legend-sort of person} took and killed Bucky, her son. She knows this isn't true. She is Spook Wade's aunt. {His real name is Charles.} Cynthia hears the oldest Kennedy, Lander, when he's drunk. He says things like, "I didn't mean to leave him there." or "I didn't mean to lock the refrigerator." Cynthia found out that Lander killed Bucky. He seriously didn't mean to. Buck did something mean to Cynthia, so Lander stuck Bucky in a refrigerator in the dump. Remember, this was ten years before. Cynthia slips an anonymous note to Mrs. Mead saying where Bucky is. They went to the sump and found Bucky's remains. But just after that, Lander "ran away". He said he was never coming back. That night Lander came back. He was driving drunk, and he died. Charles {Spook Wade} was taken out of the forest, for since his mother had died Mrs. Mead had full custody of him. No one ever thought he was so nice and normal. Yet a few months later.......We begin to see a romance between Cynthia and Charles.

This book is very well written, and has the most interesting plot."

5th grader Brianna says, "This book is about a girl who goes with her friend and a big avalanche comes. They get buried in the snow. Later they have to find their way out . The girl makes her way out but not the boy. She gets her dog to find him and the dog does. He sniffs the boy and she's on her own to find a way to dig him out. She carries him back to the house. What makes this book special is it's so exciting. You never know what is coming next! It leaves you on the edge when you have to stop reading!"

5th grader Brianna says, "The book is about a girl who went to the fair but there's a mysterious stranger there. The girl's little brother gets hurt. Now it's up to her to help out but only one problem, she's lost her voice! What makes this book so special is it's so exciting and sometimes maybe even scary. You'll never want to put this book down. It's very fun!."

3rd grader Nathaniel says, "This book is about missing dinosaur bones. Cam's friend bought a postcard of a dinosaur. The one on the postcard had missing bones in the museum. What makes this special is it is very fun to read and full of surprises. You'll love this book if you love mysteries."

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!"

2nd grader Chris says, "This book is about two boy detectives trying to solve a mystery. Someone is trying to take a design from someone else's car motor. I like mysteries and this is a mystery."

2nd grader Dominick says, "This book is about Nate the Great trying to solve mysteries. He tries to find stuff. He goes to a lot of places looking for the answer."

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 Jessi says, "This book is about a girl who goes to an annual fair in her town. Her friend and her brother meet her there later with his friend. Her brother gets kidnapped by a robber and gets thrown into a boat that takes him around and around a slimy, scary, cave ride. His sister finds out he is missing and she goes into the cave to look for him. She finds him there unconscious in the water and hoists him up onto another boat with her. Then she gets out of the boat and pulls it along because the ride has stopped. She avoids the thief by just a hair and sneaks both of them out of the cave to her parents. It turns out that there was more than one thief and they get caught and arrested. Both the brother and sister's names were in the newspaper the next day and they were famous, again. I think this book is special because it is sort of like a sequel to another book that Peg Kehret wrote called Horror at the Haunted House!"

5th grader Kirsti says, "Zoe has a playhouse at her grandparent's house. she finds a little girl maned Zoe Louise. Zoe finds out that Zoe Louise is a ghost and must travel back in time and try to save her from being killed. But, if she travels back in time, she won't have her best friend. Read the book to find out the ending. If you like ghost stories then read Stonewords. It is sad, scary, and sometimes funny. You will enjoy it."

5th Grader T.J. says, "Chester wanted to prove that Bunnicula was a Dracula rabbit. I think this was a great book. It was exciting to read."

5th grader Erin says, "This book is about a girl who is in many different places. One example is the fraternity house. My opinion is that this book was great. It kept making me want to read more. All in all it was a great book!"

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."

5th grader Eric says, " The main characters live in Nebraska. Someone is out to kill them because of a car crash last summer. It's a good book and gives clues about what's going to happen next."

5th grader Meghan says, "Hank gets cross-eyed and has to beat up a mean Doberman pincher. His eyes have to get uncrossed so he is able to fight. I like the book because it shows how brave someone can be even when there's something wrong with them."

4th grader Scott says, "It is my favorite book ever! Imagine in the dark of night, you see a glow, almost shiny and two hands rise from a dark stain on the floor. It is my favorite book ever!"