Crispin the Cross of the Lead by Avi

The year was 1377 A.D. in England, and Crispin was in danger. He had lost his mom, his house, and his cattle. He was alone. All he had was faithful heart. He was only 11 yrs. old. Crispin was hiding beside a bush so Aycliffe wouldn’t see him {Aycliffe is the enemy}. But then Crispin moved and Aycliffe saw him. So then he started to chase him with his sword. But the rest is to be read. I recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense and action.                                                                           Luis 4^th period

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

When Eragon, a sixteen year old boy, learns that he must travel to the land of the elves to complete his training with magic, he finds that his life is in danger on the way.  Meanwhile the Varden, a rebellion organized against Galbatorix located in the dwarven city of Farthen Dur, starts encountering problems as they move from Farthen Dur to Surda.  Also, when the empire decides to invade Carvahall, Eragon’s home town, Roran and the other villagers face many hardships as they try to evacuate the village.  When Eragon arrives in Ellesmera, he learns a surprising secret about the elves, and Arya.  If you like suspense, action, romance (mostly suspense and action) then you’ll definitely like this book.                                                 

Riley 4^th period               

Pendragon by D.J. MacHale

Pendragon

by D.J. MacHale

  When Pendragon, a seemingly normal 14-year-old boy, learns that he must go through a wormhole (called a flume), to save other worlds (called territories), his life will change forever. If he wants to see his family and friends again, he must accept his role as a savior and try his best to succeed. Meanwhile, Saint Dane is causing the territories to plunge into chaos. This is a wonderful sci-fi read. Everyone will enjoy this suspenseful book. Read it to find out what happens…  

Larry 4^th period

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

In a city called Ch’ulp’o in 12^th century Korea, Tree-ear is a twelve year-old orphan who lives under a bridge with an old disabled man named Crane-man. Tree-ear leads a normal life until a potter, Min, finds him sneaking around his house. To pay for a piece of broken pottery, Tree-ear offers to work for Min. Tree-ear works for many months learning about the city’s most important trade, pottery, but never actually touching the clay. When a royal commissioner comes to the city and is interested in Min’s work, Tree-ear must go on a long journey far from home to prove his master’s worthiness of the commission.  But when two thieves smash the piece he is carrying, Tree-ear’s new knowledge is put to the test. If you like suspenseful, historic books read A Single Shard. By: Stevie 4^th period

Click Here! (To Find Out How I Survived 7th Grade) by Denise Vega

Click Here! (to find out how I survived 7^th grade)

by:Denise Vega  

12 year old Erin Swift is starting 7^th grade, but she and her best friend, Jilly, are separated into different tracks, or units.  She doesn’t know how she’ll get through 7^th grade without her best friend.  Then she meets Rosie and Mark, and makes friends with them. When she starts thinking it might be ok without Jilly, she punches Serena Worthington, her enemy, in the nose.  When she thinks things can’t get any worse things do. She made the role of a corncob in the school play, instead of a person. Plus she’s being called Pinocchio, and has big feet. Then her private webpage is published onto the internet by mistake!  Will Erin survive 7^th grade?        I think you will like this book if you’re a girl who likes drama. 

Erin 4^th period

A Dog’s Life by Ann Martin

                                            A Dog’s Life                                             By: Ann Martin 

Squirrel has such a hard time on her own. Her brother Bone, her mother, and herself live in a backyard shed. Their mother ran away when they were only I month old and left them by themselves. Squirrel always follows Bone wherever he goes, and he left when he figured out that their mother wasn’t coming back. Squirrel followed him and they came up to a busy highway. A man and a woman found them, and they took Bone and Squirrel in. Bone and Squirrel kept getting into their garbage cans and using the bathroom in the corners of the house. The man and women threw them back out onto the busy highway, and two women saw them get thrown out. The two women walked up and took Bone, but they said Squirrel would be fine on her own. Squirrel wondered around for years and met a friend named Moon. You will have to read this book to figure out what happens next. If you like dogs and sad and exciting books, then you will like this book.                                           By: Bailey 4^th period

The Egypt Game

THE EGYPT GAME

Eric (9), Susan (7), Kate, (7), and Joseph (6), find this Egyptian “shop”, filled with artifacts and novels. The kids come up with a game where they dress and act like Egyptians. There is only one thing. They don’t know that someone is watching them! Plus near the middle of the book there’s a murder! But at the end, there’s a weird “twist” about who it is that committed the murder and who is watching them. If you like books about mystery this may be the book for you.

Gary 4-th period

Ida B…and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan

Ida B Applewood is a 5^th grader who has been home-schooled from the time she was 5 years old.  That was after she spent two weeks and three days in kindergarten at Ernest B. Lawson Elementary School being called “Ida” instead of “Ida B”.But one day disaster strikes as Ida’s mom gets cancer.  To pay for the hospital bills, they have to sell something dear to her heart, the orchard with the trees she considers her friends.  Her dad tells her the new owner will cut them down.  And the worst of all, Ida will have to go back to school.If you are a person who loves and appreciates nature, or like to read about people overcoming challenges, this is the book for you.   –Yuri 4^th period

The Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newtown Peck

Rob, an 11 or 12 year old boy, has a blue ribbon wining pig, named Pinkie. After Rob helps Mr. Tanner, or his neighbor, have cow named Apron give birth to its calf, Mr. Tanner gives Rob a piglet from the litter of his new born pigs. Rob was so very existed about having his own pig. But there problem was Rodgers dad was a pig killer for a living in their home town on their farm in Learning. Pinkie grew up to be a fine sow. Then one day Rob’s dad had bad news, he was not sure but he thought that Pinkie might be unable to have piglets. So…will Pinkie have piglets, or will she be served up as bacon with sunny side up eggs on the side, with a glass of pulp free orange juice? Read this book if you like pigs, and to see what happens!! -Haley 4th period

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Four children, Peter, 14, Susan, 13, Edmund, 11, and Lucy, 7, have to go away to stay at professor’s house and have to stay there until the war ended in England. While at the house, Lucy finds a wardrobe, and it leads to a magical world, so they enter into it. During their adventures, they run into a witch, called the White Witch. She tries to kill them, but if she kills them, she gets power over Narnia. Then she’ll make it winter forever! So the kids need help, fast. Kids that like fictional, action type kinds of books then, read this book and find out what happens. By: Summer 4th period