Name of Reviewer: Ella

Title of Book: This Journal Belongs to Ratchet

Author of Book: Nancy J. Cavanaugh     

# of pages: 322

# AR points:    6.0                               RL: 5.3

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If you like books with comedy, mystery, and excitement,  read: This Journal Belongs to Ratchet. It is about about a girl named Ratchet who just wants to be a normal eleven year old girl. Ratchet’s life is the opposite of normal. She is home schooled by her dad who spends most of his time in the garage fixing cars, her mom died when she was little, her dad has no sense of style and gets her clothes at Goodwill and Salvation Army, and her dad is all about saving the environment. Ratchet’s dad is trying to save Moss Tree Park from being turned into a strip mall. A problem in this book is that Ratchet doesn’t really know much about her mother. All she knows is that she died when she was little; but will Ratchet find out more about her mother and her past…… I loved this book because every time you turn the page it just keeps getting more and more exciting. I would not change a word in this book because it is so well written. One juicy word I would use to describe this book is CAPTIVATING because it kept my interest through the whole book. I reccomend  this book to ages 8 and up. Read This Journal Belongs to Ratchet and you will never want to stop reading.