Chapter Books

2nd grader Christina says, "This book is about a mail carrier named Curtis who had been a mail carrier for forty two years. It was his last day. The last house that he delivered mail to had a surprise for him because they will miss him. I recommend this book to people who want to be a mail carrier or people who like realistic fiction books."

3rd grader Shope says, "Marshp Cessano promised her parents that third grade would be her best school year ever. But that yucky Roger Friday will do anything to get Marsha in trouble. Now third grade couldn't be crazier because Marsha and Roger have to work on a class project together! I think that this book is outstanding. The characters spring to life. It has lots of humor too."

3rd grader Andrea L. says, "It is about woman's rights and making them isn't easy. This book is special to me because it shows how women, even children, have to work very, very hard for money."

3rd grader Jake W. says, "My book is about Henry being in a snowman contest. Read to find out what place he gets. You could dream and it might come true."

3rd grader Katherine S. says, "This book is about 11 children that get sick and counting a teacher and mouse that is sick too. Madeline, the smallest little girl that wasn't sick out of 12 children. She has to take care of all of them. This book is special because the 11 children that are sick plus the teacher and mouse want to get better. There was a knock at the door. She saw a wizard and the wizard said, "abrawcadabra" and poof! they were all better."

3rd grader Nicole L. says, "This book is about a little girl named Madeline. Her and the 1 other girls went to the circus. She got lost with the rich boy. They were a little scared. So they were in the circus too. But then the 11 girls found her and the boy. It's special because it has very good pictures, good characters. They are very good! But my favorite was Madeline. Well, I likes them all! This is a very SPECIAL book!!!"

3rd grader Becca F. says, "When Pip's parents go on a trip, she is stuck with two grandmas to babysit her. But Grandma Nan is too strict and Grandma Sal is too easy on her. The Grandmas never agree on anything! Now it's time for Pip to take charge. It's funny and a really great book to read over the summer if you have nothing to do. It's easy to read and the illustrations are great! This is a great book to read [To your grandma]."

5th grader Amy says, "This book is about how a girl named Elise comes to school and she is well, HUGE! Everyone makes fun of her and thinks she is the crook stealing the class's lunch money. She is on a strict diet, her mother won't buy her new clothes and she might get sent to a boarding school! But when Jenny's grades start to slip, Elise comes to the rescue! So, I guess there's more to a person than you would think. Nothing's fair in fifth grade, isn't that the truth, let me tell you! It taught me an important lesson that no matter how someone looks, there always is a good side. And,  I think that some fifth graders, or anyone for that matter, learn from this book that you can't judge a book by its cover and many otther lessons."

5th grader Amy says, "Wilma is an unpopular girl and she gets a wish. Her wish is to be the most popular girl at Claverford, her middle school. They will be going to high school soon and the wish will be gone. Wilma needs to find out how she can keep her wish and be popular forever. This book makes you think about things like who will always be by you know matter what. That makes you choose your friends more carefully than before. I know that is how it is with me now."

4th grader Hannah says, "Everyone hates the Herdmans. The Herdmans are a family of 6 kids and a mom. There is one in every grade of the school. They do the dirtiest pranks and jokes and make things explode. Beth is a blond girl with glasses. Beth ends up in Imogene's class. She's the meanest of all! But now everyone has to write something nice about an assigned person. Beth gets Imogene! What will she do?
This is a book about people thinking, "Oh, this is going to be the worst year ever!" But then, at the end of the year, they change their minds to, "Wow! this was the best school year EVER!."

2nd grader Daniel says, "This book is about Marvin and how he turned into his sister when he was washing his hands. It's a mystery and I like mysteries."

4th grader Amy says, "This book is about Peter and his brother Fudge. He and his brother go through some crazy adventures! I liked this book because we can all relate to or know a person like Peter or Fudge!"

4rd grader Amy says, "Ramona's World is about a girl who is experiencing a hard 4th grade life. It's a special book because it relates to 4th graders!"

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."

4th graders Derek and Connor say, "In this book, the scouts have to make cookies to get a badge. It was a good book."

5th grader Steve says, "Alice is best of friends with Patrick and they start going out. Alice gave lots of thought and decided to just be friends. It is like someone's normal life. Overall, it is a pretty good book."

5th grader Paige says, "In the beginning of this story, the classroom and characters are introduced. Then they talked about a chalkdust genie, a person with a messy desk, how they got a new art teacher, a witch coming to their Halloween party, a boy with had his own reading group, and some other funny events! At the end of the story, two kids met the first teacher ever who had lived on Apple Island. In my opinion, this was a pretty good book. The only thing was that the chapters didn't flow. The Classroom at the End of the Hall was definitely a fiction book!"

5th grader Katelyn says, "Peter has trouble with his brother, Fudge and their new baby, Tootsie. He also has to move to Princeton for a year. This was a really good book. I liked it when Fudge hid Tootsie and covered her with stamps. I really enjoyed this funny, hysterical book!"

5th grader Kelly says, "I thought this book was really good. It kept hold of my attention the whole time I read it. It was about a girl who is a tomboy and is going to middle school. She thought her friend, MaryAnn, was a tomboy too, until the first day of school when MaryAnn wore a skirt!"