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Review: The Big Something

July 2, 2012 By Boo Leave a Comment

Title: The Big Something
Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
Ages: 5-8
Favorite Character: Jilli and Fiercely

Fiercely was digging a hole to China and Jilli and Jim thought the dog was lost.

Jilli thought next door there was a witch. They thought it was Hansel and Gretel’s house because the witch was on a ladder painting ice cream cones and gumdrops on the wall.

Actually she was painting a school for Jilli and Jim. And she wasn’t a witch, she was a teacher.

I liked this book because it was kind of cute how they thought the school was Hansel and Gretel’s house, so they went inside and saw a whole bunch of old stuff like gummi bears on the floor. There were also cobwebs all over the walls.

Filed Under: Boys, Early Chapter Books, Girls, Humor, Mystery

Review: Ivy + Bean: No News is Good News

April 7, 2012 By Boo Leave a Comment

Title: Ivy + Bean: No News is Good News
Author: Annie Burrows
Ages: 6-10
Best For: Girls
Favorite Character: Ivy and Bean

Ivy and Bean were in their school lunch when they figured out they wanted Belldeloon cheese. They tried to come up with a way to make money to buy it. They finally figured out to make newspapers to get the money.

I like this book because Ivy and Bean were very clever in coming up with the newspaper idea. This book is kind of cute because the newspaper was about their town, Pancake Court.

I like both characters because they both are very smart and they always can find the right idea. Ivy is a girlie girl like me and Bean is a tomboy.

When you start this series you want to read every single one of them. But I think this book is the best one out of the Ivy + Bean series thus far!

Filed Under: Early Chapter Books, Girls, Humor

Review: Ms. Hannah is Bananas!

April 7, 2012 By BlueDolphin 1 Comment

Title: Ms. Hannah Is Bananas!
Author: Dan Gutman
Ages: 6-13
Best For: Girls & Boys

Ms. Hannah is Bananas is another great book in the My Weird School series. Once you get to know the main characters ( A.J. and Andrea ) you will really love the book! A.J. hates school and most of all, he hates Andrea.

The new art teacher they have is Ms. Hannah. She is very crazy. Mrs. Hannah wears dresses made out of pot holders and collects garbage instead of throwing it out. She is making a garbage ball and throwing everything that is garbage in the ball (that’s getting bigger and bigger each time they see her). Plus, she is making A.J. and Andrea be partners in a contest to draw anything you wanted.

They decided to draw a butterfly (since Andrea loves butterflies) riding a skateboard (since A.J. loves skateboards). They fight over who gets to bring it home and it rips.Their teacher sees that and sends them to the principals office. Mr. Klutz says they have to be nice to each other for one day if they wanted a candy bar. Will A.J. and Andrea get a candy bar? Will they win the contest? What will happen next?

I really really love the weird school books. They are a little young for me but I still have A LOT of their books. They are so hilarious and once you start reading them, you can’t wait to see what funny thing happens next. Trust me, about 5 times in this book you will laugh out loud. I love the way Dan Gutman writes his books.

I really wish I could meet the characters in this book. I love the whole series and I really think you should try this book. :-)

Filed Under: Boys, Early Chapter Books, Girls, Humor

Review: Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Stage Fright

April 5, 2012 By BlueDolphin Leave a Comment

Book: Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Stage Fright
Author: Meg Cabot
Ages: 6-13
Best For: Girls

This book is about a 9 year old girl named Allie. Her class is putting on an original play called Princess Penelope and the Realm Of Recycling. Most of the girls in Mrs. Hunter’s class want Princess Penelope’s part including Allie and her best friend Sophie. Allie tries out for the part and finds out she doesn’t get the part of princess Penelope but Sophie does!!

Allie gets the part of the evil queen!! Allie isn’t evil. How can she play a part that is evil? This causes some pretty major problems between Allie and some other girls in school.

Can she make it through without being too evil? Will she mess up? What will happen next? Read the book to find out!! :-)

Allie is a lot like me and I would feel the same way if this story was true and I was in it.

My favorite part was when Mrs. Hunter was giving out the parts.

I loved it so much my eyes were glued to the page. I was totally lost in my book. I hope when you read this book you are too.

I like learning about other kids. It’s great to know what their lives are about, how their lives go, and what differences we have with them. I would like these kids if I met them. They seem very nice. I wish I could met them.

Filed Under: Girls, Humor, Middle Grade Books

Review: Dear Dumb Diary, Me (Just Like You, Only Better)

July 8, 2011 By KK Leave a Comment

Book: Dear Dumb Diary, Me (Just Like You, Only Better)
Author: Jim Benton
Ages: 7-11
Best For: Girls
Favorite Character: Isabella

Ah…… Dear Dumb Diary……. I’ve had memories with you. Well, we are here to talk about this book, not me, so let’s get started. This book is about many, many things. Bands, Angeline doing this, Isabella doing that, and more bands, and yeah, basically. Wait, did I tell you the name of this book yet? It’s called “Dear Dumb Diary, Me! (Just like you, only better)” If you don’t know what I am talking about, you should start with the first book, since this is the 12th book.

I give this book 5 stars, because it is awesome. Very awesome. It’s a good book….. Never mind.

Filed Under: Girls, Humor, Middle Grade Books, Realism
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