Love, Ruby Lavender

                      Did you ever miss something so much that you never want to let it go? That’s what Ruby has trouble with. Ruby and her grandmother Miss Eula have so much fun together, from chicken catching to just making conversation. When Miss Eula goes on a long vacation to Hawaii without Ruby, Ruby’s life changes. Love, Ruby Lavender is a book about Ruby’s adventures with her friends, surprises with her rivalries and wishing Miss Eula would come back as soon as she can.

                      When you  miss something so much and you’re really sad about it, read this book by Deborah Wiles. It will make you laugh, possibly cry and experience other mixed emotions. Good garden of peas!

-Dave

Hatchet

By: Gary Paulsen

Hatchet was written in 1987 by Gary Paulsen and it won the Newbery Honor. It is the first novel in the Brian's Saga and is followed by four sequels.

Hatchet depicts the excitement and adventure of a thirteen year-old boy, Brian, who has been stranded in the Canadian wilderness. While traveling on a single-engine plane to see his father, the pilot has a heart attack and dies. After a somewhat successful landing in the Canadian wilderness, Brian is forced to survive with nothing other than what he carried in his pockets when boarding the plane and the hatchet that remained attached to his belt. Brian is forced to build a shelter and face the challenges that await him told throughout the unforgettable story of Hatchet.

I would recommend this book to people who need a good book to read who like survival stories. If you’re interested in the book Hatchet, then you might like the other books in Brian’s Saga. They are: Brian’s Hunt, The River, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Return.

-Wolf

The Akhenaten Adventure

The Akhenaten Adventure is the first book in the series Children of the Lamp. It is about twins who lead a pretty normal life until at age eleven when they get their wisdom teeth and everything changes. John and Philippa Gaunt are both eleven when they get their wisdom teeth. During the surgery to remove the teeth they have a dream about their Uncle Nimrod. The dream tells them to ask their parents to visit Nimrod in London over the summer. This book is an amazing mix of adventure and fantasy that makes it hard to stop reading at the end of a chapter. It is so suspenseful. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys reading fantasy and humorous adventure.

Slugarang

Seekers: Spirits in The Stars By Erin Hunter

Seekers is a very loving book. Four bears, Kallik, Ujurak, Toklo, and Lusa are on a mission to save the wild, when they come across a mysterious island full of Polar bears. This book is very active and full of adventure and suspense. I would recommend this book to any animal lovers who enjoy a good laugh, friendship, and excitement.


By: Butterfly Wolves

Framed by Gordon Korman

Griffin Bing was framed; he didn’t do it. Griffin Bing was framed for stealing a Super Bowl ring. He swears he never touched it but all the evidence leads to him. The more he and his friends try to find the real criminal they end up getting into more trouble. How is Griffin going to get out of this one? Griffin is the man with the plan and he and his friends won’t stop until they get to the bottom of this mystery. If you like this book it is in the Griffin Bing series with the books Swindle, Framed, Zoobreak and the last book, which is coming out soon, Showoff. You can read about it at http://gordonkorman.com/. This is an interesting book and you always want to keep reading. It is also a pretty easy book to read so I will recommend this book to everyone especially the youngest readers.




-Pie 1234

Holes by Louis Sachar is a great read. I would know I read it eight times!

The book follows Stanley Yelnats and Stanley may be the hero in this book, but there’s nothing heroic about him. He’s overweight, ugly and picked on. When he gets caught in a crime he did not commit not only does he blame his no- good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great- great –grandfather, he’s also blaming his luck. When he has to choose between jail or Camp Green Lake, Stanley picks Camp Green Lake. He’ll be finding about his luck after all. There’s no lake at Camp Green Lake just holes. You heard me, holes! If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole that’s 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep in the blazing sun that bad boy becomes a good boy. After a while those boys realize character isn’t the only thing they’re digging. The Warden is looking for something, and Stanley will find it before anyone else does. I recommend this book for kids 10 and up. It’s a great read if you want something different. It’s genius writing and I love it! 5 out of 5!

Chuck Taylor

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

Theodore Boone is having fun at school and with his friends. He also enjoys sneaking into court to watch trials as much as he can. But this 13 year old gets more than he ever expected. For the first time in Strattenburg history, there is a huge murder trial. There is a man, Mr. Duffy, who is accused of killing his own wife! Everyone thinks that Mr. Duffy is guilty, but in court, you have to hear the prosecution's side of the story and the defense's side of the story. Unfortunately, the defense is putting up a phenomenal case. It seems that Mr. Duffy will not be guilty. What is going to happen in court, and what will Theo do about the case?

This book was amazing. It had lots of adventure in it. Theo was so involved in the trial. He was almost the biggest help in it. John Grisham did a good job with changing things up in the book. The plot was pulling me in and it made me want to become a lawyer. I liked that this book was informative and fun to read. I recommend this book to all that love adventure and suspense. At the end of some chapters, I’d ask myself, “What will happen next?” This book will make you ask yourself the same question.

-Mankind