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Naomi Green ~ Ella Enchanted |
| Matthea
Boatright ~ The
Courage of Sarah Noble |
Naomi
Green
~ Fairest |
| Hannah Bouck ~ PANUCK Eskimo Sled Dog |
Emma
H. ~ Danny and
the Dinosaur |
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Hannah Bouck ~ Race
Against Death |
Grace Keen ~ Just Grace and the Snack Attack |
| Autumn
Bright ~ The Candymakers |
Grace
Keen ~ The Kachina Doll Mystery |
| Riley
Bunn ~ The
Princess Plot |
Sarah
Lindner ~ Treasury
for Children |
| Rachael
Doran ~
Island of
the Blue Dolphins |
Cedar
Miles ~ CONSPIRACY
365:January |
| Hannah
Embree ~ Sophie
and the Scoundrels |
Mary
Alice Petrash ~ Misty of Chincoteague |
| Bethany Graves ~ Curse of the Spider King |
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| Bethany Graves ~ Venom and Song- Book Two of the Berinfall Prophecies | Dianna Wise ~ The Hunger Games |
The
Candymakers by
Wendy Mass
I can’t tell you too much about The Candymakers without giving things
away, but I’ll tell you what I can. The Candymakers is about four kids who are
competing in a candy making contest.
First is Logan. He is the son
of the owner of Life is Sweet, the candy factory that is hosting this part of
the contest. He is a candy expert…as far as tasting goes. But can he make the
candy of his dreams and win the contest as his father and grandfather did?
Then there is Miles. Miles
loves the factory as soon as he sees it and makes quick friends with Logan. But
he has some very strange interests…and allergies!
Next is Daisy. She appears to
be a fairly average, energetic girl. But what average girl can pull a 50 pound
lump of taffy with no problem?
Then comes Phillip. He is
anything but average. He refuses to eat any candy at all, is rude to everyone,
and he is always scribbling away in a secret notebook of his. Why did Phillip
even enter in the contest?
Somehow, the four kids have
got to overcome all their difficulties, because in a few days time, they will
all be working together for something greater than just a contest. -Autumn
Bright, 14, Region A
CONSPIRACY
365:January
by
Gabrielle Lord
Cal Kilfane might seem like a ordinary 15 year old; or is he? This 15 year old
is actually a person who goes through a LOT, after seeing a crazy man come up
and tell him " Your Father.. T-T-They Killed Him! Cal You've got 365 days
to hide from the law and many well-known crooks if they find you T-T-They
will.... Hide... Orphoner... Riddle... Must... T-.." and then right in
front of him he dies, He Also goes through getting almost killed by sharks,
almost getting shot by his own uncle,gets kidnapped And Breaks into a friends
house this 15 Year old is DEFINITELY far from being Ordernary.~Cedar Miles,Age
10,Region SE
The Courage of Sarah
Noble by
Alice Dalgliesh
Sarah Noble was a little girl of eight. Sarah had
three sisters and three brothers. Sarah's father was going to
Connecticut to build a house, he was going to build a house and then come back
for the rest of the family. He took Sarah with him so she could cook for him
[none of her older sisters wanted to go.] On their way they came to a house
and a lady let them stay for the night. The lady had four children, two boys,
and two girls, the older girl was nice but the two boys were mean, teasing
her about the Indians saying, "they will chop off your head" "they
will skin you alive" "they will eat you". the next day they left.
They came to some land soon, and Sarah's father found a cave they could
live in until they built a house. one day, Sarah's father had to leave her
at the cave so he could go find logs to build a house [their horse
Thomas was going with him to pull logs.] So sarah sat in the cave reading her
Bible win she heard something, some Indians came over their fence, they were
small Indians, about the same size as her, sarah was nice and
read some Bible story's to them. the Indians left soon. Sarah's father got a
Indian to help him build the house, he called him tall john. He had a
little boy and a little girl they were sarah's favorate indian children. Sarah's
father, and tall john got the house done soon. Then her father had to go
back and get the rest of the family. he left sarah with tall john and his
family. sarah had fun there. She got a pair of Indian clothes, and
mocassins. one of sarahs favorate games was were they took of their mocassins
and put them in a row, then they hid a rock in one, then someone tryed to
guess what one it was in. Win sarah guessed she was right! Sarah turned
around, there was her father!!! "i thought you were one of the Indian
children" he said. after she changed her clothes tall john carryed her to
her house. Her mother was there and her brothers and sisters to sarah was very
happy to see them.
The End ~ Matthea
Boatright, Age 10, Region K
Curse of the Spider King by Wayne Thomas Batson & Christopher Hopper
This book is about seven teen Elven Lords from a foreign world that is under
attack by the wicked Spider King. The evil forces of the Spider King are
determined to finish to the job after being stopped once before by an ancient
curse. The teens must decide whether to go back to Allyra or remain on Earth and
risk the lives of innocent people- Including the ones they love. ~Bethany
Graves, Age 13, Region SE
Danny
and the Dinosaur
by
Syd Hoff
Danny found the dinosaur in the museum. My favorite part is when a
policeman stared at them because he had never seen a dinosaur stop at a
red light. There are three good adventures in this book.
The Dinosaur also goes to camp and plays football and goes to a birthday party!
~
Emma-6yrs old, Region MS
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive
the Bus by Mo
Willems
I read Don't
Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems. I liked the
part where the pigeon had a big melt-down. He really wanted to drive the
bus. He tries lots of ways to get to drive the bus. He shouldn't
drive the bus. Read the book to see what happens at the end. It
would be kind of cool if a real pigeon could drive a bus.
~ Nico Weldy, Age 7, Region K
Ella
Enchanted
by
Gail Carson Levine
I’ve read Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, and it’s about a girl
who was cursed when she was born and it would make her obedient and she’s on a
quest to break the curse once and for all. I really recommend it for younger
readers who like fairy tales. ~
Naomi Green
Emmy and the
Incredible Shinking Rat by
Lynne Jonell
Fairest
by
Gail Carson Levine
The book I read is Fairest by Gail Carson Levine. It’s a story about a girl
that is an innkeeper’s daughter and feels that she is ugly when she is invited
to the wedding of the king and queen! I recommend this for readers who like
fairy tales. My name is Naomi, my age is 10, and our region is SE.
The
Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
This is about future Panem. which was once North America.
President has become a dictator.
The Capital is in districts and is harsh and cruel....and participating
in the Hunger Games tributes have to kill one another to win.
~ Dianna Wise, 13, Region F
Just
Grace and the Snack Attack
by Charise Mercie Harper
Just Grace and the Snack Attack is an exciting book to read. It
describes a report that Grace has to do.
In
the book, Grace writes a report about an unusual food around the world. She
picked potato chips. In this book, her friend Mimi writes about hot dogs.
You can read about different kinds of potato chips.
The part I liked the most is when they had a potato
chip party--it was funny! Her parents bought all these different potato chips.
I believe the theme was food. She had to write a
report on food and she had a chip party. I think it was a great book. I would
recommend it to anyone who likes snacks.
Island
of the Blue Dolphins by
Scott O'Dell
Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl named Karana and her brother
who are left behind when their people leave the island.
Could you survive all on your own? Could
you make weapons and find your own food? Read
this stupendous book and find out how she does it. ~
Rachael Doran age 9 Region F
The
Kachina Doll Mystery
by
Carolyn Keene
The
Kachina Doll Mystery
by Carolyn Keene is an awesome book! It takes Nancy to Arizona for a big
mystery. Something funky was going on at an old home on a ranch.
First
of all, Nancy gets a letter from her friends Heather and Chuck. Then she
goes to Arizona with her friends Bess and George. Once they arrive, there are
two mysteries for her to solve. To clear Nygun’s name and to figure out what
was causing a “curse.”
I liked the part when they went horseback riding.
It was scary and exciting at the same time. A rattle from a dead rattlesnake was
thrown down at Nancy while she slipped and was sliding on her horse Dancer. They
were scared half to death.
The
theme is mystery and adventure. Of course, as it is a mystery series, I could
not think of a better description for it. ~ Grace Keen, age 9, Region A
Misty
of Chincoteague
by
Marguerite Henry
Misty
of Chincoteague is about a boy named Paul, a girl named Maureen, and their
Grandpa Beebe. They live on Assateague Island which is off the coast of Virginia
and Maryland. Long ago a ship carrying horses from Spain struck a shoal near the
island and sunk. The horses escaped and swam to Assateague Island.
Then
the book goes on to when Paul and Maureen live. They live on nearby Chincoteague
Island but came over to Assateague Island with their grandpa. They see the
horses and decide to try to get a pony to keep at the Pony Penning Day. On Pony
Penning Day some of the folk of Chincoteague round up some of the ponies on
Assateague and swim them over to Chincoteague in order to sell and train them.
Paul
and Maureen work hard to collect money to buy a horse called the Phantom. Before
Pony Penning Day, Phantom has her baby, Misty. They both are brought over to
Chincoteague. It was very exciting. But then someone else buys the Phantom and
her baby before Paul and Maureen can buy them. But then the man who bought the
horses won another horse for his little boy, and three horses was too much, so
he sold Phantom and Misty to Paul and Maureen!
But
the most exciting part of the book might be when Paul races the Phantom and wins
against a horse that’s been winning all the past races!
At
the very end, the mustang from Assateague comes back for Phantom, and Paul sets
her free. But Misty stays with Paul and Maureen. ~ Mary Alice Petrash,
age 7, Region A
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PANUCK
Eskimo Sled Dog
by Frederick Machetanz
A storm comes and Panuck a sled dog had
to lead the way. They lost the trail but Panuck was good at finding home.
They finally went home. ~Hannah
Bouck, age group 7-9, Region F
The Princess Plot
by Kirsten Boie
Jenna thinks the she couldn't have become more
lucky after she wins a starring role in a big motion picture about a princess,
but soon after she heads to the movie set in the country of Scandia things start
to go wrong. It turns out that the princess Jenna is portraying has recently
gone missing after the death of her father,and had joined a group of rebels
going against Scandia's treacherous new leader Norlin. Jenna soon finds
herself in the middle of their rebellious plot, and must help them to not only save
Scandia, but to save her own life as well. I really enjoyed this book
and I would recommend this to any girl who enjoys action stories. ~ Riley
Bunn, age 16, Region K
Race Against Death by Seymour Reit
Racers on dog sleds had to take
medicine to nome because diptheria was killing people in Nome. It was
spreading and everyone needed medicine.Finally the dog sledders came to Nome and
brought the medicine. ~ Hannah Bouck,
Region F, 7-9 age group
Treasury for Children
by James Herriot
I am a James Herriot fan. I’ve read All Creatures Great and Small
and All Things Bright and Beautiful. The treasury is a collection
of illustrated stories about different animals. I recommend it for all
readers of any age especially for animal lovers. ~ Sarah Lindner
Sophie
and the Scoundrels
by
Nancy Rue
Sophie is a young girl in elementary school. She has a huge imagination and a
heart full of God.
Her life is Topsy turvy and she needs to fix it. The
bullies at her school always pick on her. Her friends are there for her through
it all. And she survives with help from God.
Each member of the Corn
Flakes (her friendship club) all want to be Sophie's best friend but in the
end they manage to get along. This is a great group for girls aged 9 to
12. I liked because of her overactive imagination. ~
Hannah Embree, Region MS
Venom
and Song- Book two of the Berinfall Prophecies
by Wayne Thomas Batson &
Christopher Hopper
This book is about the continued adventure of the Royal Elf lords
that are now trapped in the strange perilous world of Allyra. The seven Elf
lords struggle to control thier new powers under the pressure or the Spider
King chasing them, and the the traitors in thier midst. The young lords must
hurry and crack the mystery of an ancient legend in order to save the Elven
race before all is lost. ~
Bethany Graves, Age 13, Region SE
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