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FOURTH GRADE
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Author
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Title
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Comments
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Allen,
Judy
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Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of
Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions, and Ancient Mysteries
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I
recommend this book because I have a thirst for knowledge and I like to learn
these things.
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Allison,
Jennifer
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Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator
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It is a
story about a girl who has some problems and mysteries she has to figure out,
like a lot of regular people.
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Anderson,
Kevin J.
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Stars Wars Young Jedi Knights
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It has
action and it’s fun.
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Beech,
Sandy
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Worst Class Trip Ever (Castaways)
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It is very
funny!
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Betancourt,
Jeanne
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Ten True Animal Rescues
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Bisson, Terry
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Pursuit
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The
series is great, and the last (Pursuit) is the best.
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Card,
Orson Scott
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Ender’s Game
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Child,
Lauren
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
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Clement,
Andrew
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Things Hoped For
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It’s
terrific, but read Things not Seen first.
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Colfer, Eoin
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The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl) (2 votes)
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It’s a
great book.
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Colfer, Eoin
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The Supernaturalist
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Creech,
Sharon
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The Wanderer
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I would
recommend this book to my sister because she likes adventures.
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Curtis,
Christopher Paul
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Bud, Not Buddy
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It put me
in the book.
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DiCamillo, Kate
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The Tale of Despereaux:
Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (3 votes)
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1) Has
lots of adventure.
2) It
tells an adventure that has different stories within. It makes sense when you
hear somebody else’s opinion.
3) It was
good. I liked how the author kind of talks to you.
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Dickens,
Charles
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A Tale of Two Cities
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It’s
great. It tells you how people lived in the 1700s and it’s full of violence,
which I like.
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Du Prau, Jeanne
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The City of Ember
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It’s a
cool sci-fi book based on people underground who don’t know they’re
underground. It’s a great book.
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Dunmore,
Helen
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Zillah and Me
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She was
weird, and she lied a lot.
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Edwards,
Julie Andrews
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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
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It really
helps you open your imagination.
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Erickson,
John R.
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Monkey Business (Hank the Cowdog #14)
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Farmer,
Nancy
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The Sea of Trolls
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It’s fun
and exciting.
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Flanagan,
John
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The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 1)
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Flanagan,
John
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The Burning Bridge (The Ranger’s
Apprentice, Book 2)
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It’s
really good.
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Funke, Cornelia
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Inkheart
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It has
really good fantasy adventure.
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Funke, Cornelia
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The Thief Lord
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It has a
lot of problems, and all of them get solved.
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Green,
Simon R.
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Deathstalker Legacy
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It’s
balanced with drama and action.
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Groening,
Matt
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Bart Simpson’s Guide to Life
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Hale,
Shannon
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Goose Girl (3 votes)
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1) It is
kind of a fairy tale and it is very adventurous and very good.
2) It’s
like a fairy tale, but it’s twisted.
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Hobbs,
Will
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Kokopelli’s Flute
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Juster, Norton
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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It is fun
and exciting.
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Kadahota, Cynthia
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Kira-Kira
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It is
full of fun and excitement but has one single awful tragedy.
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Keene,
Carolyn
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The Silent Suspect (Nancy Drew)
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It has a
tremendous amount of mystery, and it always has you wanting to read some
more.
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Kehret, Peg
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Cages
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It is
really good, not too long or short, sad and happy.
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Kishimoto, Mawsashi
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Naruto (2 votes---1 for Volume 11)
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1) It is
funny, adventurous, cool, and I like their special powers.
2) It’s
funny. Naruto’s teacher is really funny. I like
that the people were in teams.
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Konigsberg,
E. L.
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The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
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It is
funny and has smart and cocky characters.
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Levine,
Gail Carson
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Ella Enchanted
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I love
it. It’s got dragons, centaurs, ogres, phoenixes, and other magical
creatures. It won a medal.
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Levine,
Gail Carson
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The Wish
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It’s a
really good book about magic, junior high, and life.
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Lubar, David
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In the Land of the Lawn Weenies
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It has a
lot of small stories.
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Lupica, Mike
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Heat
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It is
about his love of baseball.
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Martí, José
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Los zapaticos de rosa
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It is a
poem that talks about a girl with pink shoes and another girl.
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Martin,
Ann
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A Dog’s Life: Autobiography of a
Stray
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McDonald,
Megan
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The Sisters Club
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The
author writes like I would write. She is very detailed. It is very good for
girls. It gives laughs!
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Nimmo, Jenny
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Midnight for Charlie Bone
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Nimmo, Jenny
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Charlie Bone and The Time Twister
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It’s a
really fun book, full of adventures, and it’s a series. I love series!
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O’Brien,
Robert C.
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
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The book
is really exciting and cool.
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Osborne,
Mary Pope
|
Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic
Tree House)
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It’s
mysterious and exciting.
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Paolini, Christopher
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Eragon (3 votes)
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1) It has
adventure and detail, and it’s realistic.
2) I
think it is good.
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Papademetriou, Lisa
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Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon
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It is a
fun book.
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Pokémon
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Pokémon Sapphire
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It is
good.
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Pokémon
|
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
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It had a
log of cool adventures.
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Riordan,
Rick
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson
and the Olympians, Book 1)
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It’s
adventurous.
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Riordan,
Rick
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson
and the Olympians, Book 2)
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It is
exciting, funny and mysterious. I would recommend this book to anyone who
likes good and exciting books.
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Rowling,
J. K.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix
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Lots of
suspense.
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Rowling,
J. K.
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Harry Potter series
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It’s very
interesting and exciting. The author makes you want to keep reading.
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Roy, Ron
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The Canary Caper
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It’s a
good mystery book.
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Ryan, Pam Muñoz
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Esperanza Rising
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Ryan, Pam Muñoz
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Riding Freedom
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It was
sad but great.
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Scott,
Michael
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Young Oxford Book of Ecology (2 votes)
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Shannon,
David
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No, David!
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It’s a
really funny book.
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Spinelli, Jerry
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Crash
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Stine, R.
L.
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The Rich Girl (Fear Street)
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I like
it.
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Strasser, Todd
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Slide or Die (Drift X)
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It has a
lot of action and reality.
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Streatfeild, Noal
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Ballet Shoes
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It’s fun
to read.
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Strudwick, Helen
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The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
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Toriyama, Akira
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Shonen Jump
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White, E.
B.
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Charlotte’s Web
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It is a
wonderful book of friendship with animals and fun!
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Wilder,
Laura Ingalls
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Little House on the Prairie
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It is a
good, interesting book that is true and exciting.
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Wiles,
Deborah
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Each Little Bird That Sings (3 votes)
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1) It is
funny.
2) In
parts it was sad and happy in other parts.
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Yee, Lisa
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Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
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It’s a
great book, and it’s really exciting.
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FIFTH GRADE
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Author
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Title
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Comments
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Alexander,
Lloyd
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The Book of Three
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It was an
action adventure book, almost the exact same thing as Lord of the Rings.
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Barry,
Dave
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Peter and the Starcatchers
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It is
adventurous.
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Barry,
Dave
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves
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It is a
good book.
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Bloor,
Edward
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Tangerine
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The book
harnesses the weird and unexplainable.
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Blume, Judy
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Are You There, God? It’s Me,
Margaret (2
votes)
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1) I
recommend this book to girls that are going through puberty.
2) It
tells you what is more than likely the changes you are going to go through.
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Blume, Judy
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Otherwise Known as Sheila the
Great
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I
recommend this book for people who like humor and Judy Blume’s books.
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Cameron,
Eleanor
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The Wonderful Flight to the
Mushroom Planet
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It’s a
really fun book to read. The book has lots of action. They have to go into
space and it’s a hard ride.
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Clements,
Andrew
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A School Story
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It shows
that kids can do things that adults think they can’t do.
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Codell, Esmé Raji
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Sahara Special
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I
recommend this book for people who really like stories about kids solving
their problems and people who like really, really good writing.
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Colfer, Eoin
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Half Moon Investigations (2 votes)
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1) It is
a good book, and I think everybody should read it, especially if you want to
be a detective.
2) I
think it is a good mystery book.
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Cooney,
Caroline B.
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Wanted!
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It has a
lot of adventures in it, and it’s a mystery. If you like mystery, then this
is the book for you.
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DiCamillo, Kate
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The Tale of Despereaux:
Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (4 votes)
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1) It’s
an easy read and a fun read, too. I liked it a lot.
2) It has
LOTS of details. It’s funny, and whoever reads it, they would enjoy it!
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Dixon,
Franklin W.
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Hardy Boys I
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It is
about mysteries, and I like mysteries.
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Etchemendy, Nancy
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The Power of Un
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Although
it’s short, it’s full of adventure, mystery and is very hard to put down.
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Gonick, Larry
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Cartoon History of the Universe (2 votes)
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1) It’s
funny, it’s fast to read, and it’s history!
2) It’s
funny, and it’s a fun way to learn about history.
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Gutman, Dan
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The Million Dollar Shot
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This book
is about basketball, and I like basketball.
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Hesse, Karen
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The Music of Dolphins
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It’s a
great book that shows a meaning in
life and is really, really interesting.
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Hiaasen,
Carl
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Hoot
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I
recommend this book because it shows that you should protect animal habitats.
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Hobbs,
Will
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Kokopelli’s Flute
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There is
a very, very surprising part in the book along with some scary parts.
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Holt,
Kimberly Willis
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
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Adventurous
and funny.
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Hunter,
Erin
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Warrior series (2 votes)
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1) There
is adventure. Once you start reading, you don’t hear anything except the words it’s giving
you.
2) I
recommend this book to people who love cats’ adventure. It’s a great story.
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Hunter,
Erin
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The Sight (Warriors: Power of
Three, Book 1)
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I would
recommend it for somebody who likes cats and books of fighting and action.
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Jacques,
Brian
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Redwall
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It’s an
action-packed thriller.
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Jacques,
Brian
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Triss
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It’s a
good book.
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Johnson,
Jane
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The Secret Country (The Eidolon
Chronicles)
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It’s very
adventurous, magical and funny.
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Juster, Norton
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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It gives
you great details, and you can almost see the pictures in your head!
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Kadohota, Cynthia
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Kira-Kira
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It is
powerful and funny and sad all at the same time.
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Kessler,
Liz
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap
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It’s a
fun book about a girl that turns into a mermaid.
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Lord,
Cynthia
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Rules (3 votes)
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1) I
recommend this book because something is always happening.
2) It’s
about a girl and her brother with autism. It seems like something that could
actually happen, not just made up.
3) It is
a good book about rules for a brother.
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Lucas,
George
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Star Wars Trilogy
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It is an
adventure/fantasy. It is like the future.
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MacHale, D. J.
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Black Water (Pendragon,
Book 5)
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It’s
exciting and sorta funny.
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Maine,
Margarita
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Mi Chupete,
Mi Almohada
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It’s very
funny and adventurous.
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McAllister,
M. I.
|
Urchin of the Riding Stars
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There is
adventure, struggle, and animals. It makes you not want to put it down!
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McKinty, Adrian
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The Lighthouse Land (Lighthouse Triology)
|
It
evolves into the mind of a crippled and mute boy who may find the secret of
life itself.
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Naylor,
Phyllis Reynolds
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Alice In-Between
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It’s
funny, and it’s one of those boks that you can’t
put down.
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Osborne,
Mary Pope
|
Afternoon on the Amazon
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It is
adventurous and funny. When you read it, it’s really, really hard to put
down.
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Paolini, Christopher
|
Eldest
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It is
suspenseful and exciting. Great war adventure, fantasy book.
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Paolini, Christopher
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Eragon (3 votes)
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1) It has
mysteries and adventure.
2) This
book is good for 4th and 5th graders. I really
recommend this book.
3) It has
dragons, monsters, magic and love. I would recommend it to anybody older than
9.
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Pascal,
Francine
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The Case of the Hidden Treasure
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It is
funny and interesting, and it is a book you cannot put down. It is very
mysterious. Read it!
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Patron,
Susan
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The Higher Power of Lucky (2 votes)
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1) It’s
great! It is a fantastic book. It is written like you are there.
2) It
shows you that someone always loves you.
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Pilkey, Dav
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Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot
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It’s
funny and has lots of adventure.
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Rowling,
J. K.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets
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It has a
very good plot.
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Ryden, Hope
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Wild Horse Summer
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This was
very interesting and adventurous. I loved it. I recommend this book to people
who love horses and adventure as well.
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Sachar, Louis
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Holes
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It shows
you how to be a good friend.
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Taylor,
Theodore
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The Cay
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Shows the
difference between whites and blacks during the 19th century.
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Tolkien,
J. R. R.
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The Hobbit
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If
recommend this book if you like adventure and violence.
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Twain,
Mark
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Huckleberry Finn
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It is
funny and has a lot of action and plots.
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Wright,
Betty Ren
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The Dollhouse Murders
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It is a
really good mystery book with a good twist.
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SIXTH GRADE
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Author
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Title
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Comments
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Avi
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Crispin and the Cross of Lead
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It was
exciting, adventurous and really mind-boggling. I would read it again
anytime, anywhere.
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Brashares, Ann
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants
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Entertaining,
only recommended for girls. Really pulls you in because it switches points of
view and you want to get back to different people.
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Brasheres, Ann
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The Second Summer of the
Sisterhood (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants)
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Emotional,
inspiring. This is a great book for people who love intense stories.
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Canfield,
Jack
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
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It’s
good.
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Card,
Orson Scott
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Ender’s Game
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It’s a
fast-paced science fiction book that you can’t put down.
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Christie,
Agatha
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And Then There Were None
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Gets very
interesting.
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Colfer, Eoin
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Half Moon Investigations
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It is
very funny, filled with mystery, and once you start reading, you can’t stop.
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Colfer, Eoin
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Artemis Fowl series
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It is
fantasy meeting technology, in a kaboom of
awesomeness!
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Collins,
Suzanne
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Gregor the Overlander
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I
recommend this book because of the drama and adventure that takes place all
through the book.
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Corder, Zizou
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Lionboy (Lionboy Trilogy)
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It has an
interesting setting and topic with interesting characters who seem lifelike.
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Etchemendy, Nancy
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The Power of Un
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It’s fun
and exciting and a little bit creepy.
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Funke, Cornelia
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Inkspell
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It is a
fun and adventurous book that has lots of fantasy in it. It is sometimes
happy and sometimes sad, and most of all it’s a great sequel to Inkheart!
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Funke, Cornelia
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Inkheart
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It is
long but great. It is a mystery and lots of others. It keeps you holding onto
the book until you finish.
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Gregory, Kristiana
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Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine
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It’s
great, fun and interesting. It is a diary of a royal girl. You can learn
about living in her shoes.
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Han,
Jenny
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Shug
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This book
is really good. It feels like you’re actually there watching everything they
do.
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Hand,
Elizabeth
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A New Threat (Star Wars: Boba Fett, Book 5)
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It has a
lot of adventure.
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Harrison, Lisi
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The Clique
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It’s
interesting and great for people who love fashion.
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Hunter,
Erin
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Into the Wild (Warrior series)
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It’s a
nice book that’s very interesting.
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Kadohata, Cynthia
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Kira-Kira
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It’s
about how the real life is.
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McLaren, Clemence
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Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel
of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War
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Good,
educational, romantic.
|
Meyer, Stephenie
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Twilight (4 votes)
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It’s the
best book in the world! It keeps you reading! You can’t put this book down!
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Nix,
Garth
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Mister Monday (The Keys to the
Kingdom, Book 1)
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It is a
great thriller. It has lots of action and is suspenseful.
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Paolini, Christopher
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Eragon
|
It is a
very good adventure book.
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Patterson,
James
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
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It’s a
fun book, and it is a fun mystery/adventure book.
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Riordan,
Rick
|
The Lightning Thief (3 votes)
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1) Has a
witty blend of modern-day time and Greek mythology.
2) It has
a lot of action, suspense, mythology, and humor.
3) It
combines reality and Greek mythology while adding suspense and mystery.
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Riordan,
Rick
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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson
and the Olympians, Book 3) (2 votes)
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1) It’s
fun, exciting and suspenseful.
2) It’s
got a lot of cool mythology.
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Riordan,
Rick
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson
and the Olympians, Book 2) (2 votes)
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A lot of
action put together like a puzzle. Very interesting.
|
Riordan,
Rick
|
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson
and the Olympians, Book 1) (2 votes)
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It is
good and adventurous.
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Rowling,
J. K.
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban
|
A great
and funny mystery with plenty of magic. This book has a great twist.
|
Salvatore,
R. A.
|
Icewind Dale Trilogy
|
It was
really interesting and heart-wrenching. It was full of suspense, and some
parts were funny.
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Scieszka, Jon
|
It’s All Greek to Me
|
It’s kinda funny!
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Sones, Sonya
|
One of Those Hideous Books Where
the Mother Dies
|
It’s a
really good book, but I recommend it for 6th grade and over! But
it’s like really good!
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Steinbeck,
John
|
Of Mice and Men [adult book]
|
It’s
really a nice book that has a few strange scenes, but I think lots of people
will like it.
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Westerfeld, Scott
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Uglies
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This book
is exciting and unique. You will love this book if you like science fiction.
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Wiles,
Deborah
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Each Little Bird That Sings (3 votes)
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1) It’s
awesome possum lemon glossom, and e-z peasy lemon squeezy to read.
It’s super doper looper, but it’s a bit sad.
2) It is
a good book: sad, funny, and I enjoyed it a lot.
3) It’s
really good, just sad.
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Yee, Lisa
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Millicent Min: Girl Genius
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There’s a
great plot line, and I couldn’t put it down.
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