Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl By: Daniela

Name of Reviewer: Daniela

Title of Book: Dork Dairies: Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl

Author of Book: Rachel Renèe Russell

Illustrator of Book: Rachel Renèe Russell

# of pages: 279

# AR points:    4                                  RL: 5

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

http://www.amazon.com/Dork-Diaries-Tales-Not-So-Popular-Party/dp/1416980083/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457047702&sr=1-1&keywords=tales+from+a+not+so+popular+party+girl

Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl is the most humorous book I’ve ever read in my life! I thought Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl was a great book because I felt so sneaky since it felt like I was reading someone else’s diary, and I also like that the author, Rachel Renèe Russell, made Nikki Maxwell, the main character, very creative! Like when Nikki came up with a Tooth Fairy Repellent for her little sister, Brianna. If I were the author, I would change that Mackenzie Hollister doesn’t steal Nikki’s duffel bag with her clothes in it under the stall in the restroom, at the Annual Halloween party, because that’s not fair to Nikki. So many bad things have happened to Nikki and so many good things have happened to Mackenzie Hollister. If I were Nikki Maxwell, I would tell Chloe and Zoey that I couldn’t be trash bags for Halloween like they wanted to and tell them Brandon asked me to the Halloween Dance and I don’t want to look embarrassed. If I could pick one juicy word to describe Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl, I would choose dramatic because this book is so dramatic because Nikki is dealing with bratty Mackenzie Hollister, Brandon, her annoying sister, her parents, and Zoey and Chloe, her immature best friends.  Even if you are not a big fan of books, read Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl, and you will end up falling in love with this series!

The Orphan of Ellis Island By: Daniela

Name of Reviewer: Daniela

Title of Book: The Orphan of Ellis Island

Author of Book: Elvira Woodruff

# of pages: 167

# AR points: 5                         RL: 4.9

http://www.amazon.com/Orphan-Ellis-Island-Travel-Adventures/dp/0590482467/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1456971637&sr=1-1&keywords=orphan+of+ellis+island

The Orphan of Ellis Island is a book with extraordinary events and experiences that are sometimes sad. I really loved reading The Orphan of Ellis Island because this book is filled with unexpected moments and lots of adventures in a lot of different places. This book is also filled with many emotions, happiness, sadness, scariness, and even nervousness; books like this are books for me. The author of The Orphan of Ellis Island, Elvira Woodruff makes you want to never stop reading her books. If I were the author, I wouldn’t change any part of this book because everything is perfect the way it is; there is nothing to change. If I were a character in the book, I would’ve stopped Salvatore from eating cherry pits so that he wouldn’t die. Also, I would change the part when the three Candiano brothers and Dominic are supposed to get on the boat to go to America and instead they would just stay in hiding until later. If there was one word to describe The Orphan of Ellis Island, I would choose thrilling because this book has a lot of exciting moments and adventures throughout the entire book. Read The Orphan of Ellis Island and it will definitely bring adventure into your life.

Hoot by Pablo

Name of Reviewer: Pablo

Title of Book: Hoot

Author of Book: Carl Hiaasen

# of pages: 292

# AR points:    9                                  RL: 5.2

http://www.amazon.com/Hoot-Carl-Hiaasen/dp/0375821813/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1456578687&sr=1-1

              Hoot is a great story where Roy has just moved from Montana to Florida, “Cool” he thought as he found out about the new Mother Paula’s Pancake House, but later he finds out about the owls. What will he do? I loved this book because this book makes you realize that you have to stand up for what is right. If I was the author, I would not make Lonna so harsh to Mullet Fingers. If I was Roy, I would have stopped the vandalism and figured it out without any sabotaging. One juicy word I would use to describe this book is brave because these kids have to be brave to stand up for what they believe in, even if they are at risk. Hoot is a great and fascinating book which I recommend to… anyone. Happy Reading!!!