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Book Reviews
Galloway School
Houston, Texas
A Wind in the Door
by Madeline L’Engle
reviewed by Alan
Mrs. Bank’s Class
feliciarobin@hotmail.comThis book is about when Meg meets a thing that Charles Wallace always
saying is a dragon. Meg was partnered up with the dragon and it mane
was Proginoskes. Proginoskes was suppose to help Meg on her journey to
find out what is wrong with Charles Wallace. When they further places
they will mill meet something that they have never seen before. Their
journey is very adventurous, so that means that when they go to some
other places they will meet some mysterious things going on.
I think this book is an exciting book. Especially when you are going
on a journey. This book has a very exiting adventure. My opinion is
that I recommend that this book be for adults or children. Madeline
L’Engle is one of the authors that I like. I like her books because
there is a lot of words that are very interesting to look up. For an
example, I want to look up Mitochondria and Farandolae.
Cupid Doesn’t Flip Hamburgers
by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
ISBN-0-590-48114-2
reviewed by Natalie
Mrs. Bank’s class
feliciarobin@hotmail.comThe theme of this book is good Vs Goody-Goody-two shoes. This book is
about a school called Bailey School. The school gets a new cook.
Eddie, Liza, Melody, and Howie need to get rid of her. Eddie thinks the
cook is Cupid, but Liza, Melody, and Howie don’t.
There was this girl named Carey and she was being sweet to the new
cook. So the cook gave her a sugar cookie, but while Carey was eating
the sugar cookie the cook quickly slipped on a heart shaped pin. After
that she was being all sweet and stuff to Eddie.
I think book was excellent. I would recommend it to anybody through
the age of 10-13. Hey! I hope you read it.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
by Roald Dahl
ISBN-014-130112-0
reviewed by Bryce
Mrs. Bank’s class
feliciarobin@hotmail.comI think the theme of this book is humor and adventure. The book starts
off right after the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Mr. Wonka
and Charlie’s family were circling above the factory preparing to make a
hole inn the roof to get in, but they waited to long and soon the were
in orbit. They decided to dock at the unoccupied space hotel. When
they got to the hotel they discovered that a colony of evil aliens were
living there. Once they go to the glass elevator they noticed that a
ship containing the staff for the new hotel was being attacked by the
aliens. Mrs. Wonka and Charlie attached a cable to the spaceship and
dragged the ship back to earth. Soon they were back in the factory.
Mr. Wonka offered Charlie’s grandparents a way to be young again. Once
Charlie’s grandparents heard that, they became selfish. They took to
many pills and soon there just tiny babies. Mr. Wonka gave the babies
some medicine that made them old again. In the end of the story the
President of the United States invited them to the Whitehouse for saving
the ship.
This book was great. It was very exciting. It was also funny. I
would not read it if you have not read the book before this one. I
think people who need a good laugh should read this book.
Bad, Badder, Baddest
by Cynthia Voight
ISBN- 0-590-60175-X
reviewed by Courtney
Mrs. Bank’s class
feliciarobin@hotmail.comThis is a book about two girls, Margalo Epps and Mikey Elsinger. In
their lasted book Bad Girls, they had a reputation for being bad. Now
they have competition with a girl named Gianette. Along with this
Mikey’s parents are getting divorce. Margalo doesn’t want to lose her
only friend so she along with Mikey have come up with a plan. The
question is will the girl’s plan stop Mikey’s parents from getting a
divorce?
I enjoyed this book so much. The characters reminded me of gangsters
sometimes. This author was particularly good a dialogue. I would
recommend with book to anyone, but first you read Bad Girls.
If You Only Knew
by Rachel Vail
ISBN- 0-590-37451-6
Reviewed by Courtney
Mrs. Bank’s Class
feliciarobin@hotmail.com
This book is about a girl name Zoe. She is in 7th grade but she
doesn’t even have a best friend yet. A girl, CJ, is who Zoe wants to be
friends with already has a best friend. On tip[ of the fact Zoe doesn’t
have a best friend her family seems to be falling about because of her
older sister. Can Zoe get CJ to be her best friend? Will her family
fall apart? If you want to know what happens READ the Book!!
I love this book. Zoe remind me of me most of the time. I like the
way the author knows how kids act and when she writes about girls her
books are great.! I think that’s her specialty. If you like reading
about people that seem realistic. Read this book.
PS Longer Letter Later
Paula Danziger & Ann M. Martin
ISBN- 0-590-21311-3
Reviewed by Courtney
Mrs. Bank’s Class
feliciarobin@hotmail.comThis is a book about two girls, Tara * Starr and Elizabeth. When Tara
* Starr moves away their friendship MUST continue thru letters. At
first it is very easy, then the girls’ lives start to change. It gets a
lot harder to keep their friendship. Elizabeth has terrible family
problems and Tara * Starr is becoming one of the most popular girls in
the grade. The question is can they be “Best Friends Forever??”
I like this book a whole lot!!! I give it two thumbs up! The authors
are really good at writing descriptions of scenes. I think all people
will like this book if you give it a try.
MEGAMORPHS 2, IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS
K.A. Applegate
0-590-95615-9I think the theme is adventure.
The story starts when Marco saw on the news that a nuclear submarine had sunk. Marco decided that he and the other animorphs should help. While they were helping the navy find the sub a nuclear warhead exploded. Which caused a time rip.
The animorphs were taken back in time to the Cretaceous period. The animorphs fought many fierce dinosaurs. Their only weapon was the power to morph any animal they could touch. They also discovered that before humans ever existed to intelligent species were fighting to control earth. In the end with the help of the animorphs one of the
species won, but the other species would not except defeat. They diverted a comet towards Earth. That comet was the comet that killed the dinosaurs. The comet also closed the time rip allowing the animorphs to go home.I enjoyed this book. It was adventures and funny. I also learned a couple of species of dinosaurs. You would have to read the books in the Animorphs series before this one to fully understand. If you like science fiction and adventure, this book would be a perfect fit for your personality.
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