Book Review: The Good Dog

Title: The Good Dog
Author: Avi
Fiction or Non-Fiction: Fiction

Summarize the plot but don't give away the ending!!

McKinley wants to be with the wolves butJack just wants to save Duchess, a mistreated dog. Can Jack convince McKinley or will he become one of the wolves?

What did you like about this book?

It being a dog book attracted me to it. I heard Avi was a good author but that might not be my kind of book.

What didn't you like about this book?

A lot of things. It took a long time to get through. It looked good, but I just didn't like it. The book was okay.

Would you recommend this book to others?

No. It didn't have very good detail. It was confusing and seemed boring. It seemed like a book where you either like it or hate it.

Read, reviewed and written by Megan G. 8th grade

**If this book sounds like something you would like to read, please ask Mrs. Taylor about this the next time you visit the library!!!

AR INFORMATION:

Author: Avi,
Interest Level: Middle Grades
Book Level: 3.7
AR Pts: 5.0
Summary: McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack.

Book Review: Speak

Title: Speak
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Fiction or Non-Fiction: Fiction

Summarize the plot but don't give away the ending!!

Speak is about a high school girl who over the summer crashed a party by calling the cops. Now she has no friends because her old friends hate her. She talks about each of her classes when school starts and about the way her friends ignore her. She finds an old janitor's closet and turns it into her own little space. But in the end she reveals what happened the night of the party that she called the cops on.

What did you like about this book?

I liked the way the book was focusing on that that do have a way to relate to real middle school and high school life. I liked how I felt I really understoon how this girl felt.



Would you recommend this book to others?

I would recommend this book to others especially if they are having a hard time in high school or middle school. This book touches on topics dealing with friends to thinking teachers just hate you. I really enjoyed this book so I have to admit that I've read it two times already and am thinking of re-reading it for a third

Read, reviewed and written by Summer G. 8th grade

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AR INFORMATION:

Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Interest Level: Upper Grades
Book Level: 4.5
AR Pts: 7.0
Summary: A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

Book Review: Among the Enemy

Title: Among the Enemy
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Fiction or Non-Fiction: Fiction

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Mathis has gotten used to being alert and ready to run when needed so when the population police storm into his nice warm room and take him and his friends a truck, they know they have to get away so their real identity is not found out. But the way they do it may kill his friend. After a tree falls and cuts her head open, he and his father's friend have to carry her away and in doing so Mathis's friend gets shot in the leg and he leaves them to find help. When he comes back they're gone, but the population police are there. Now he has to know if they are okay without getting hurt himself by joining the population police.

What did you like about this book?

It keeps you hanging and wanting more.



Would you recommend this book to others?

Yes, I would recommend this book to others because it's adventurous and exciting!

Read, reviewed and written by Anna F. 7th grade

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AR Information:

Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Interest Level: Middle Grades
Book Level: 5.3
AR Pts: 7.0
Summary: In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.

Accelerated Reader Update December 21

5th Grade

1. Marcel Munger 191.2
   
2. Kristine Mason 190.2 pts
3. Abraham Davidson 183.1 pts
4. Jacob Hart 149.3
   
5. collin Leiber 120.4
   

6th Grade

1. Valerie Emerick 271.1 pts
2. Marty Eagle 270.1 pts
3. Ryan Beyer 120.6 pts
4. Madison Radtke 111.7 pts
   
5. Markus Munger 102.2 pts
   

7th Grade

1. Olivia Kelley 339.2 pts
2. Joey Volpe 314.4 pts
   
3. Morgan Clauss 307.1 pts
   
4. Anna Maria Fuller 248.6 pts
5. Steven Donahue 198.6 pts
   

8th Grade

1. Sarah Eagle 488.7 pts
2. Victoria Doppelberger 301.6 pts
3. Gabrielle Schwarts 284.8 pts
4. Racel Semeyn 214.2 pts
5. Chase Martin 202.1 pts

Accelerated Reader- Update December 2, 2009

5th Grade

1. Marcel Munger 165
   
2. Kristine Mason 153.6pts
3. Abraham Davidson 132 pts
4. Bryce Collins 112.1 pts
5. Caitlyn Dillon 110.2 pts
   

6th Grade

1. Valerie Emerick 249.7 pts
2. Marty Eagle 206.8 pts
3. Ryan Beyer 103.5 pts
4. Markus Munger 95.9 pts
5. Steven Angel 88.9 pts
   

7th Grade

1. Olivia Kelley 303 pts
2. Morgan Clauss 301.7 pts
3. Joe Volpe 300.4 pts
4. Anna Maria Fuller 295.4 pts
5. Patrick Ford 157.8 pts
   

8th Grade

1. Sarah Eagle 488.7 pts
2. Gabrielle Schwartz 284.8 pts
3. Rachel Semeyn 209.2 pts
4. Victoria Doppelberger 203.4 pts
5. Keenan Ylen 181.7 pts
   

Book Review: Becoming Naomi Leon

Title: Becoming Naomi Leon
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Fiction or Non-Fiction: Fiction

Summarize the plot but don't give away the ending!!

A girl and her brother are living with their grandmother in a trailer. They have no idea where their father is and the mother just intruded into their life after she left them with their grandma one year ago.

What did you like about this book?

I like how Naomi never gives up hope that she won't find her father.

What didn't you like about this book?

I didn't like how the author doesn't describe the settings very well.

Would you recommend this book to others?

Yes, I would recommend this book to others because it is a very heart-warming book.

Read, reviewed and written by Alyssa N. 7th grade

**If this book sounds like something you would like to read, please ask Mrs. Taylor about this the next time you visit the library!!!

AR INFORMATION:

Author: Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Interest Level: Middle Grades
Book Level: 5.4
AR Pts: 6.0
Summary: When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father.

Book Review: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod- 8th Grade Bites

Title: Eighth Grade Bites (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod- Book 1)
Author: Heather Brewer
Fiction or Non-Fiction: Fiction

Summarize the plot but don't give away the ending!!

Vladimir is a vampire in 8th grade. His parents are dead and he is left with his Aunt Nelly. Mr. Craig, Vlad's English teacher is killed. Otis shows up and subs for Mr. Craig. No one knowing he is actually bad. In the end more than one thing is revealed about Otis.

What did you like about this book?

Wow! I liked this book because it was very descriptive of things and I got a fell for the people and places. I personally enjoy vampire novels and I feel this one had many twists and turns and many mysteries to be solved. The ending was completely unexpected , I didn't see it coming.

What didn't you like about this book?

I loved the whole thing from beginning to end, cover to cover.

Would you recommend this book to others?

Yes, I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys vampire stories. This book is fun to read with many twists and turns. The ending I did not see coming but it was even better than I thought it would be. There were many places where I was like, 'wow'!

Read, reviewed and written by Summer G. 8th Grade

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AR INFORMATION:

Author: Brewer, Heather
Interest Level: Middle Grades
Book Level: 5.4
AR Pts: 7.0
Summary: For thirteen years, Vlad has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.