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= = ==] Mystery/Suspense= //Abrahams, Peter// __Down the Rabbit Hole__ Down the Rabbit Hole is about a girl named Ingrid who is good at solving mysteries. She finds herself in trouble when a woman in town ends up dead and her shoes could implicate her in the crime. She needs to find a way to prove who did the crime before the fingers start being pointed at her. She needs to figure it out fast, but with school, her parents and her new role as Alice in the town production of Alice in Wonderland, there is a lot that is keeping her busy. //Rated// 4 out of 5 stars by Hegland Homroom

//Gutman, Dan __Million Dollar Strike__// This is a great book. There is a clown that is destroying everything. It is trying to blow up the bowling alley, but who is it? Will the million dollar trick work? //Rated:// 4.5 out of 5 stars

//Snicket, Lemony// //__The Series Of Unfornuate Events__// These are great books. They are about three kids whom their parents died in a bad fire and get shipped away to some relative called Count Olaf. Count Olaf is willing to do anything to get their fortunate. There are 13 books you have to read for the surprising ending in book number 13. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars by MrUthe680

//Wallace, Bill __Skinny-Dipping at Monster Lake__// These friends go skinny dipping when they're fishing. They think they saw a monster. They don't like this old lady, but they learn to like her. They find a lady in a submarine. It is trapped by a cottonwood tree. Everyone tries to get it out. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars by Kaylee K

//Horowitz, Anthony __Stormbreaker__// Stormbreaker is about a young fourteen year old boy named Alex Rider. Some people say Alex's uncle Ian Rider has died in a car accident, Alex doesn't agree and when he finds out his uncle was working for a secret agency called M16 Alex has to go on his uncle's last mission and finish it Alex finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with no way out. This is #1 of the Alex Rider books. Rated 5 out of 5 stars by MrUthe680

//Horowitz, Anothony __Point Blank__// Point Blank is the second book in the Alex Rider series. Alex Rider is back in another adventure called Point Blank. Alex gets called back on a mission from M16 and has to go to the French Alps to a rich and snotty boys academy called Point Blanc. When Alex gets there the other six kids aren't exactly themeslves after a week. Can Alex figure out whos making this happen or Get caught sneaking around the academy? Read the book to find out! Back to Top

==] Fantasy= //Carman, Patrick __The Dark Hills Divide__// Alexa Daley faces her fear when she goes outside the wall. She meets Yipes who becomes her friend. She befriends Darius, the worlf. She learns his past and what the wall did to his life. //Rated//: 5 out of 5 stars!

//DiCamillo, Kate __The Tale of Despereaux__// Despereaux is a mouse who was born weird. He was born with his eyes open and now he was taken to the dungeon. Along the way he makes new friends and falls in love. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars by Taylor B

//Goodkind, Terry __Temple of the Winds__// Temple of the Winds is about a man named Richard. A plague breaks out in his kingdom called the Black Death. Richard seeks out the help of magic to rid his kingdom of the plague. He finds a place caleld the Temple of the Winds, but in order to get in he must be betrayed. By whom will he get betrayed by? Will he get betrayed by? Will he get betrayed? Read the book to find out. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

//Lasky, Kathren __The Capture__// It is an exciting adventure about a barn owl named Soren. One night his parents are off hunting and he gets pushed from the tree by his older brother Kludd. On Soren's adventure through St. Aggie's School for Orphaned Owls he meets a friend. It is a very good book! //Rated:// 4.5 out of 5 stars by Andrew S

//Lewis, C.S. __The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe__// The Pevensie Family of Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy have to go live with a professor so they get away from World War 2 and they find a magical wardrobe. It transports them into a world called Narnia. The Pevensie's must help save Narnia from being turned over from the Great Azland (lion) to the Evil White Witch. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

//Sleater, William __The Beasties__// This book is exciting! Is there really something underground or is it just your mind making up things? These two kids have the experience of their lives! To find out if the Beasties are real or a rumor read __The Beasties__. //Rating:// 5 out of 5 stars

//Vande Velde, __Vivian Now You See It...__// There is a girl names Wendy who finds these glasses that allow her to see things that aren't there. She goes through passageways to a different world. She also gets in a little bit of trouble with these glasses. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

//Pearson, Ridley __Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark__// This book is great and its about five young kids who are picked to be DHIs (Disney Host Interactive) but Wayne a Imagineer at Disneyworld needs their help defeating the Overtakers. The Overtakers are the evil characters of Disney. With the help of Amanda and Wayne, Finn Whitmann and four other kids are going to save Disneyworld and the outside of the park before the Overtakers take over the outside world also... Rated 4 out of 5 stars by MrUthe680 Back to Top

==] Science Fiction= //Stine, R.L. __Egg Monsters from Mars__// A boy named Dana is at his sister's birthday party and she is having an egg hunt. Dana found a big egg wth purple and green veins all over it. He takes it to a lab and the scientist captures his and he thinks it is going to freeze to death. //Rated:// 4 out of 5 stars

//Wells, H.G.// __The War of the Worlds__ There's a group of martians planning to attack Earth. They already have ships ready for battle and they have martians planted on Earth. Rated: 2 out of 5 stars Back to Top

==] Realistic Fiction= //Carey, Janet Lee// __Wenny Has Wings__ This book is about a boy and his sister who get hit by a car. His sister dies adn he has a near death experience. He goes through a tunnel into hthis light. Him and his sister were flying together until he gets sucked into his body. Now he writes to his sister and tells her what he is going through. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

<3 Harrison, Lisi The Clique <3 This book is about a girl named Claire who moves from Orlando to Westchester where she must stay in the Blocks' guesthouse. Massie Block is not happy about this! So her and hers friend Alicia, Dylan, and Kristen try to ruin her life! //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

//Carlson, Melody __Blade Silver__// It is about a girl Ruth who's family is falling apart. Her brother ran away. Her mom doesn't talk to her. Her dad is verbally abusive. She uses self-abuse to deal with her stress (cutting). The school counselor finds out and helps her get recovery. Her boyfriend and friends support her all the way. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

//Draper, Sharon __Tears of a Tiger__// There are a group of boys who just won their big game and they went ou tto celebrate. They were drinking and then they ran into a wall and all of them got out except one because his feet got pinned to a tree. It's showing how everybody tries to survive without him. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

//Frey, James __A Million Little Pieces__// It is about an alcoholic and druggy who only does it becasue he doesn't know the damage that it can do to him. Then he meets a girl, but she says that she will only go out with him if he stops doing drugs. Will he stop? Does he make a good decision? Well, you have to read it to find out. //Rated:// 4.5 out of 5 stars

//Spinelli, Jerry __Loser__// The book is about a kid who just started school and gets in trouble for stuff he can't help with his body. It's funny and kind of weird. //Rated:// 5 out of 5 stars

//De La Cruz, Mellissa// __The Ashleys__ //Lauren Page changed her hair, clothes, face... everything. This year all she wants is to be part of the// Ashleys. //All Lauren has to do is get something that Ashley Spencer (the leader) wants. At the dance Ashley has a peanut allergy attack and almost dies.....// There are sequels to this book, this is the first in the series. Rated: //4.5 out of 5 stars ---// Caria //Back to Top//

==] Historical Fiction= Avi __True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle__ //This is a book about a girl that goes to America. She recieves a knife and finds cruel stuff. She is on trial for murder. She has met some friends and became part of the crew.// Rated: //5 out of 5 stars//

Crowe, Chris __Mississippi Trial, 1955__ //The story is about a teenager from mid-1900's Arizona who has gone back to Southern Mississippi to see his gradfather. While he is threer he notices that things are a lot different than in Arizona. When a black teenager is murdered he thinks he knows someone who had been the murderer. Now he must choose whether he wants to testify or not.// Rated: //4 out of 5 stars//

Hughes, Dean __Soldier Boys__ //This is about the life of two young teens going to war. One lives in Germany and believes that Hitler is right. the other lives in Utah and wants to do something for his country.// Rated: //4.5 out of 5 stars//

Wulffson, Don __Soldier X__ //A German soldier gets wounded badly. He then changes uniforms with a dead Russian soldier. he falls in love with a Russian woman. The girla nd him get lost and try to get to America, but they have troubles on the way there. Will both of them survive? read this book to find out.// Rated: //4 out of 5 stars//

//Haddix, Margret __Uprising__// //This book is about three girls, Jane, Yetta, and Bella. Yetta is an immigrant from Russia, and Bella is an immigrant from Italy. Where Jane was born in the America. Yetta and Bella have jobs at the Triangle Shirtwaist Coat Factory, where Jane has a job as an educator to two little girls. One day while Jane and the two girls were visiting the factory. The fire happened, will any of them survive? Read to find out.// Rated: //4 1/2 out of 5 stars// //Back to Top//

==] Adventure/Survival= Kehret, Peg __The Hideout__ Jeremy Holland's parents were killed and he now has to go live withhis uncle Ed. On the train ride there the train crashes. He wanders off to a cabin in the forest. One night he hears gun shots, and in the morning he finds a dea bear. Rated: 5 out of 5 stars

Mikaelsen, Ben __Touching Spirit Bear__ //Cole is faced with a problem. He has done the wrong thing to a boy he knows. He sees the Spirit Bear more then one time. find out what him and the bear do in the book. It is an exciting adventure!!// Rated: //4 out of 5 stars//

Napoli, Donna Jo __Three Days__ //Jackie and her dad are on vacation in Italy. Jackie and her dad are on the road and her dad passes out. Two men come and kidnap her. The she meets Claudia their sister. She likes Claudia. Will Claudia help her escape?// Rated: //5 out of 5 stars//

Paulson, Gary //__Dogsong__// //Russel Susskit, a 14 year old Eskimo boy lives with his dad until he wants to learn the old ways of the Eskimos. Then he moves in with Oogruk the wisest man in the village. He uses Ookruk's dogs to hunt and ride for transportation. One day Oogruk dies and before he dies he tells Russell to pack up his things and take the dogs as far North as possible and when he comes back he will be a man.// Rated: //4.5 out 5 stars by Luke P.//

Paulsen, Gary __Hatchet__ //Brain is on a plane going to his dad. Something happens to the pilot and they crash into a lake in the Canadian wilderness. He has to try to survive in the wilderness.// Rated; //4 out of 5 stars//

Sachar, Louis __Holes__ //Stanley has a bad curse. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time a lot. He got sent to Camp Green Lake becasue he stole famous shoes. Well the cops that think that. He has to dig holes and battle dealy lizzards and thirst.// Rated: //5 out of 5 stars//

Sachar, Louis __Small Steps__ //Armpit is out of Camp Green Lake. He tries to get a job with a criminal record. He meets a famous singer and falls in love. Do you know what happens to her? To find out you need to read this book.// Rated: //5 out of 5 stars//

Speare, Elizabeth George __Sign of the Beaver__ //Matt is this 12 year old boy who sets a quest with his father to go to their new home land in the depths of the woods in Maine. Now its a race against the clock for his life, but that changes. Now he meets this guy named Ben, but when Matt's sleeping Ben steels the gun and Matt breaks his leg. Then he meets an indian boy who is named Attean.// Rated//: 5 out of 5 stars by Taylor B.!// //Back to Top//

==] Sports Fiction= Jennings, Patrick __Outstanding in My Field__ //Ty Cutter is named after Ty Cobb. His dad is obsessed with baseball. Ty plays on his dad's little league team, but there is one problem. Ty isn't good at baseball. in fact he is the worst playe ron the team! Ty doesn't even like baseball. He is only doing it because his dad made him.// Rated: //4 out of 5 stars//

Lupica, Mike __Travel Team__ //Its about this kid named Danny who gets made fun of that he small and now he thinks he's small. he wants to do something so he joins the Travel Team for his age. His dad becomes the coach and he puts the team together. He thinkgs that his team is not good, but they've played lots of games and they've won 2.// Rated: //3.5 out of 5 stars by Paige M.//

Myers, Walter Dean __Hoops__ //There's a boy named Lonnie who lives in a bad part of town. Lonnie and some friends are part of a basketball team. Their new coach is a druggy named Cal. Bad things start happening to the team. Will it tear apart the team?// Rated: //4 out of 5 stars//

Wallace, Richard //__Fast Company__// // This book is about a boy named Manny who loves track and field and tries to win most of his meets. He has trouble at first, but never gies up. He also has an encouraging family which helps him a lot. He also has lots of friends. There is a lot more series in this book. // Rated: 4.5 out of 5 stars Back to Top