The Report Card by Andrew Clements May 13, 2010
Posted by jcarlson in : Realistic Fiction, School Fiction , 1 comment so far
Have you ever thought grades and tests were a bad way to measure how smart you are? Well, Nora the main character thinks so. To prove what she means she gets bad grades. Which makes her parents, the school and her teachers set out to find out why she is doing this. Nora tells the librarian and her friend about her plan but no one else.
To know the rest you should read this book and find out if people will realize what she is doing and if her plan worked!
I liked this book because it was interesting and showed the importance of standing up for yourself.
~Kasturi, Fourth Grader~
Dog at the Door by Ben Baglio May 13, 2010
Posted by jcarlson in : Animal Fiction , 2comments
After a Halloween party Mandy Hope comes home and finds a golden retriever tied to a flower pot at her door! After Mandy’s dad examines the golden for injuries he tells her that the dog is pregnant. He also tells her that her puppies are due in a few days. Mandy suspects that the dog, which they named Goldie, was stolen. Can Mandy and her friend James Hunter find the dog’s owner? Read this book to find out.
~Tatyana, Fourth Grader~
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter May 11, 2010
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Rusty, a house cat, dreams of living in the forest. When he ventures out in the forest, the first forest cat he sees he gets into a fight with. When Bluestar the Thunderclan leader invites him into the clan, he accepts. On his first night there, the Thunderclan deputy Redtail dies. As Rusty, now known as Fireheart, struggles to learn the clan ways, he uncovers a shocking secret about the brave warrior Tigerclaw, later the Thunderclan deputy. This is a really good book.
~Tatyana, Fourth Grader~
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry May 4, 2010
Posted by jcarlson in : Historical Fiction , 6comments
This book is about a girl named Annemarie that helps her Jewish friend Ellen during World War II. Ellen is a Jewish girl that is going through some hard times in life during the war. Things that are hard for her such as the Nazis are looking for her, her parents are taken away somewhere they will be safe, and she goes to live with her friend Annemarie. To figure out what happens to Ellen and see if she can ever live a normal life again, you should read this book. I liked this book because it was interesting and adventurous!
~Lily and Anna, Fourth Graders~
Guess Again! by Mac Barnett May 1, 2010
Posted by jcarlson in : Poetry , 3comments
This book is hilarious. It’s a combination poetry and riddle book. Each rhyming poem describes the picture on the next page. The last word of the poem is missing. You have to guess the word. You’ll be surprised every time! Look for this book in the 800’s section.
~Mrs. Carlson~