PIE, by Sarah Weeks

When Alice's aunt Polly, the pie queen leaves the recipe to her cat Lardo, she leaves her cat with Alice.

I liked this book because it is a confection...warm, delicious and filling...

Two other books I think others would enjoy are:  The Great Trouble AND The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

Star Wars: T.P.M., by Hanna Dolan

This book is about 2 Jedis who help a princess fight back the Driod army and a Sith lord.  The Sith is evil.

I liked this book because it has Star Wars and Star Wars is cool and also my favorite.

Hero Factory: Meet the Heros, by Shari Last

This book is all about Lego Heroes in the Hero factory and how they're made and what they do.

I liked this book because it's a Lego book and legos inspired me to be a Tech.E, MIT, inventor, scientist.

Two other books I think others would like are:  Wonder AND Holes.

Gamer, The Next Level

Gamer, The Next Level is about Mia and her brother Zak.  They find a game in a lake and they take it home.  Mia ate her dinner and came up when she saw her XBox in Zak's room.  She was mad but she started to play it.  But the game is real and Zak is captured by an octopus.  Will Mia save her brother?

I loved this book because  I like how they worked with each other and they were family.

Nightmares, by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller

Nightmares is about this boy named Charlie who has nightmares about his stepmother being a witch.  But it takes over his body and takes control.  Will Charlie survive?

I liked this book because it made Charlie dream that he was in a cage and locked up.

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein

12 winners are selected to be the first people to enter the town's high-tech public library.  They have to escape it before noon tomorrow.

I liked this book because of the action and suspense.

I would also recommend the Titan's Curse.

The Heir, by Keira Cass

America Singers daughter, an heir to the throne, is going to have her own selection where she can pick one boy out of 35 to be her husband and the future king of Ilea.

I liked this book because it is very interesting.

Two other books I think others would enjoy are:

The One AND The Crown

This review was written by Diya.

The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan

The 7 demigods of the Argo 11 have embarked on a quest to save the world.  With the Romans on their tails, they sail speedily to the ancient lands and the Mare Nostrum.

I liked this book because it's about Greek mythology.

Two other books I think others would like are:

The Lost Hero AND The Son of Neptune.

The Museum of Mysteries, by David Glover

This book takes you on an adventure through a museum full of math mysteries.  Though it might be difficult, you can always bounce back.

Two other books I think others would like are:

Cavern of Clues AND Mansion of Mazes

The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate

Ivan the gorilla lives at exit 8 Big Top Mall.  Stella the elephant is Ivan's best friend but she is very old.  She has an infection in her foot.  Bob is Ivan's other friend.  When Stella dies, Mack (the mall owner) needs another elephant.   Ruby comes along.

I liked this book because I read it in school.  I think it really deserved the Newberry medal.

Two other books I think others would enjoy are:

On the Banks of Plum Creek AND The One and Only Ivan.

Max Disaster #2, by Marissa Moss

This review was written about one of our wrapped book challenge books.  Come in to the library to try your mind at the wrapped book challenge!

Max's teacher assigned partners for an Egyptian project.  Max got his best friend, Omar.  Max loves aliens.  He wants to prove that aliens made the pyramids.  Max's mom got some books from the library. One of them is a magic book.  Max shows the book to Omar.  Omar finds a page on a love potion.  They tried it but it didn't work.  Then Max finds some proof about the alien thing.....

I liked this because it had a lot of action.  It was interesting.  The illustrations were great!

Two other books I think others would enjoy are:

The One and Only Ivan AND Little House on the Prairie

Sports Jokes, by Hugh Moore

Why shouldn't you tell jokes while ice-skating?  The ice might crack up.

I liked this book because the jokes were corney.

Foul Play Jokes that Won't Strike Out, by Rick and Ann Walton

What sports do cows like to play?  Foot-ball.

I liked this book because the jokes were funny.

Outdoor Jokes, by Pam Rosenberg

What happened when the sill camper bought a sleeping bag?  He spent 3 weeks trying to wake it up!

I liked this book because it was funny.

Best School Jokes, EVER by Mat Rissinger and Philip Yates

I think this book is really good for kids who like to tell jokes in school.

I liked this book because the jokes were hilarious.

The One, by Kiera Cass

A girl named America Singer is in the selection with 35 other girls who want to get married to Prince Maxon.

I liked this book because this book has a lot of details.

Two other books I think others would enjoy are:

The Selection AND The Elite.

The Adventures of Bean Boy, by Lisa Hardraker

Tucker MacBean is just a normal boy who loves comics.  But his problems are severe, including a torn family.  Everyday, Tucker must take care of his little brother while his mom is struggling at college.  One day, in Tuckers favorite comic he sees a page that advertised a contest that said to create a sidekick for Tucks favorite hero, H2O.  The winner gets a scholarship.  Tucker creates Bean Boy, an ordinary student that eats powerful beans that give him the power of Bean.  While working on the comic, Tucker becomes a very respecting student.  He even manages to get the grumpiest girl in school happy.  Finally, Tucker arrives at home to find he won the scholarship and his mom had won a scholarship from an essay.

I liked this book because it was realistic fiction and something like this can happen to anyone.

Two other books I think someone else would enjoy are:

Blood on the River AND Sign of the Beaver

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Marley and Me, by John Grogan

In my opinion I think the book Marley & Me was good because in the chapter the pictures explain what is happening.

I liked this book because it has a lot of funny pictures and also he was a crazy puppy.

Two other books I think others would like are:

Dork Diary 3 AND Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

The Haunted Cabin Mystery, by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Alden Children are going to visit their grandfather's friend, Cap.  But Cap gets hurt on a mysterious hole in the ground.  The Alden Children take good care of Cap.  But then mysterious things start happening.

I liked this book because it sends a shiver up my back.  I love Violet (one of the Alden children).

Two other books I think others would like are:

Sarah, Plain and Tall AND Saving Lily

Reviewed by Ailish

Mr. Burke is Berserk!, by Dan Gutman

Mr. Burke (the school grounds keeper) is digging in the school playground.  He finds "gold" while Mayor Hubble is making cuts for the school.  All the teachers are going crazy about the "gold", "silver" and "gilver".  Mayor Hubble wants the "gold, silver and "gilver" but does not know it is fake.

I liked this book because it is funny.  All the teachers names are weird.  AJ (the main character) name is funny.

Two other books I think others would enjoy are:

Miss Hannah is Bananas! AND The Box Car Children

Reviewed by Ailish

The Wish List

The Wish List
written by Eoin Colfer
Reviewed by Bennie

This book is about a girl named Meg who dies in a robbery.  Her good and bad deeds are even so the only way to go to heaven is to help the old man she robbed with his bucket list.

I liked this book because it gave me a strange, funny and interesting point of view of the afterlife.

Two other books I think other people would enjoy are:

Rissa Bartholemenus Declaration of Independance AND Triple Zero.

Miss Hannah is Bananas!

Miss Hannah is Bananas!
written by Dan Gutman
Reviewed by Ailish

Miss Hannah, (the art teacher) loves trash!  She has a newspaper ball in her room.  Miss Hannah wants everybody to be creative.  She takes them to an art museum and there is trash hanging on the walls!  Miss Hannah thinks  that's art!

I liked this book because AJ is weird!  I love books by Dan Gutman.

Two other books I think other people would enjoy are:

Because of Winn Dixie AND Summer in the South

Mr. Poppers Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater

The penguins were biting the pegs and strings off the fiddles, and the penguins knew not to do that and they hid under dancers blue skirts.  They lived in a hotel for awhile and they ate a lot and they performed in a lot of places.

I liked this book because it's interesting and funny.