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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Restart Book Review

Name of Reviewer: Sindhu
Title of Book: Restart
Author of Book: Gordon Korman
# of pages: 243
# AR points: 9                        RL: 5.1
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library
When Chase wakes up in the hospital, he learns that he fell off the roof- but doesn’t remember anything. He starts reviving slight memories as he goes to school, and notices that most kids are afraid of him. Chase realizes that he used to be a bad person, and he now wants to change. But can he? I loved Restart because it is has a fantastic plot, vivid details, and realistic characters- everything a great book needs. If I were the author, I would not change any part of this book because it is written in such a way that everyone wants to keep reading, no matter what circumstances the characters are under. If I was a character in Restart I would not have solved the problem any differently because the way it was solved was very smart. If I could pick one juicy word to describe this book, it would be fantastic because it keeps you interested and seems to pull you in, as though you were one of the students next to your locker when Chase walks by. I think that Restart is a great book for anyone and is a wonderful read that should be enjoyed by everyone.

Friday, November 24, 2017

The Incredible Magic of Being


Name of Reviewer: Sindhu
Title of Book: The Incredible Magic of Being
Author of Book: Kathryn Erskine
# of pages: 247
# AR points: 8                                    RL: 4.6
            Julian, a 9 year boy who almost died at birth, the same moment his grandfather died, is a uni-sensor and has slight special needs. He can feel when someone needs something, like when his stepsister’s bus broke down on her way to school and his mom needed to pick her up. When Julian moves to Maine, he meets his neighbor, Mr. X, and eventually manages to become friends with him through Mr. X’s sadness of his wife’s death. I loved The Incredible Magic of Being because Julian shows you things that you never thought were a problem, and things that everyone thought were crazy make sense through his eyes. If I were the author, I wouldn’t change one part of this book because it is incredibly wonderful just the way it is. If I were a character in The Incredible Magic of Being, I wouldn’t change the way the problem was solved because it was solved well, with enough twists and turns to keep you reading.  If I were to pick one juicy word to describe this book it would be incredible because it keeps you reading and makes the impossible seem plausible.  The Incredible Magic of Being is awesome for any person of any age unless… well, there isn’t any unless!


Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Short


Name of Reviewer: Sindhu
Title of Book: Short
Author of Book: Holly Goldberg Sloan
# of pages: 296
# AR points: 10                                                RL: 5.3


Julia Took, an unusually under height child, is starting to feel miserable during the summer.  She constantly thinks of Ramon, her dead dog, and also her friends who were out of town.  Suddenly, her mom makes her and her brother audition for The Wizard of Oz  (which she really, sincerely didn’t want to do), she meets her odd next door neighbor, and starts to make a scrapbook, a surprising hope opens up inside of her: maybe, just maybe, her summer will start to get better.  I love Short because when something brazenly obvious (to the reader) is about to happen, Julia makes the opposite occur.  If I were the author, there is not one part of this book I would change because Short has been written so perfectly, so fluently, that one change would destroy the story.  If I were a character in the book, I would not have solved the problem any differently because the way it was done was very smartly and properly fixed, and the director got better in the end.  If I could pick one juicy word to describe this book, it would be ingenious because the author used the story in such a way that it has a purpose, and is extremely creative with the characters and plot.  You should read Short because it is wonderful for any person of any age.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Jack Love That Dog

Title of Book: Love That Dog
Name of Reviewer: Jack
Author of Book: Sharon Creech
# of pages: 86
# AR points:    1                                    RL: 4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’ library

 Love That Dog is a book about a boy evolving to like poetry and is about a dog and it is exciting and thrilling.   I loved the book because it was exciting and thrilling and had a sad part in the story.   I would change nothing about the book because it was perfect just the way it was.   It is the best poetry book in the world because it was stirring and delightful.  One word I would pick about this book is thrilling because you never know what is coming next.  You should really read Love That Dog because it was amazing.


Nate's LoveThat Dog Review

Name of Reviewer: Nate

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech

# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1                          RL: 4.5

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library


Love That Dog is an extraordinary book because it is about poems that are free verse.   I liked the book Love That Dog because it is about a boy that did not like poetry but then evolved into liking it a lot.   If I were the author I would write little reminders of when there is a poem the reader should read from the back of the book.   If I were Jack, I would solve the problem by not throwing the ball when the little blue car came speeding down the road.   ONE JUICY WORD to describe the book is PHENOMENAL because the book is very sad, happy, exiting, and also has awesome poems.   If you love poems, I would recommend Love That Dog to you because it’s all about poems.
        


Wednesday, November 15, 2017


Name of Reviewer:Michael

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: SHARON CREECH

# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1.0                                               RL:4.5



The book Love That Dog is about a boy,  his dog and poetry.  Jack likes  the short  poems  the best, and so do I. Jack loves his dog,  I don’t like the sad part of  the story. The dog is cute. I liked the book a lot because this was my first poetry book. Sometimes the book can  be heart breaking. I would not change any part of the book because it is an extraordinary book. I think anyone who reads this book will enjoy it.  I would choose  clever as the word to describe this book because it teaches you to like poems. Read this book, you will love it.


Blog Book Review
Name of Reviewer: Andres

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech

# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1              RL 4.5            

  Book is found in Miss Q’s Library                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Love That Dog is awesome. Its one of my favorite books. Love That Dog is a fantastic book I loved it because you could never tell what was going to happen next.  If I was Jack, I would have started poems at the start of the book.  If I had to change one part, about Love That Dog, it would be the really sad part.  If I had to say one word about this book, it would be unpredictable because you could not tell what was going to happen next.  If I were you, I would read Love That Dog.


Love That Dog Review By Mia Sullivan

Name of Reviewer: Mia

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech

# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1 point                                               RL: 4.5 
                       
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library 


Love That Dog is a fabulous book because it talks a lot about dogs which I love and it also has a lot of poems which I love.  I like Love That Dog because it is a very inspirational book because it talks about a boy named Jack and he evolved thoughout the year because at first he did not like poetry and now he changed by now liking poetry.  If  I were Sharon Creech, the only thing I would change is that there is a very sad part of the book that makes the reader sad even though it makes the book even better.  If I were Jack, I would do exactly what he did about poetry.  If I had to pick a word to describe this book, it would be unexpected because I never knew what was going to happen next.  There is a lot of inspirational parts and one really sad part so read Love That Dog to understand what I mean.



Alessa's Love That Dog Book Review





Name of Reviewer: Alessa

Title of Book:  Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech
# of pages:  86
# AR points: 1                           RL: 4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

Love That Dog is an amazing book and I think you should read it because it is very interesting and full of surprises. If I was the author, I would change a part that is very sad because it makes whoever is reading it feel so SAD.  If I was the main character in the book, I would have liked poetry in the beginning even though girls do it.  If I could pick ONE JUICY WORD to describe the book, it would be poetry because it is about poetry and poems.
 If  you like poetry, I think Love That Dog is the perfect book for you to read.            
                                                                        

Love That Dog Book Review By Carlos

Name of Reviewer: Carlos

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech

# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1                                       RL: 4.5

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

       Love That Dog will keep you guessing but you'll never guess what Jack is like at the end of the book.  I liked the book because  the author makes me happy and sad at the same time.  I would  change nothing because Sharon Creech wrote it perfectly because she made you sad only at certain sections in the book.  If I was Jack, I would have reacted the same way to writing poetry as Jack because I  had to write poems and it was kind of boring.  If I could pick one word to describe Love That Dog, it would be perplexed because you would never know what Jack would do next.  So, you should read Love That Dog because it’s so mind bending you’ll love it.




lukes book review

Name of Reviewer: Luke

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book :Sharon Creech

# of pages:86

# AR points:1                                       RL:4.5

Book is found in Miss Q’s Libray


Love That Dog
 is a good book because it is sad and happy at the same time and the change of events.  I liked it because it has poems  and how it is happy and sad.
            If I can change one thing it would be the super sad part.
If I where Jack I would use qwerty town to make his hands go as fast as brain.
If I could pick a word it would be breath taking because it has a big turn in events.
If you like poems then this is the book for you because it has breath taking events.

Jack's Love That Dog


Name of Reviewer: Jack
Title of Book: Love That Dog
Author of Book: Sharon Creech
# of pages: 86
# AR points: 1 Point                  RL:4.5
Book Found In Miss Q Libray
             Love That Dog is a twist and turn kind of book with lots of ups and downs.  Honestly, I did not enjoy the book but the rest of the class did because I don’t like poetry. I would change one part of the back of the book to tell the reader to go to the back of the book that Mrs Stretchberry is teaching.  I would solve the problem exactly how Jack did because he was very smart on what he did. If I could pick one juicy word it would be sorrow because the book is really sad about poetry and he has to  struggleto learn them.  If I were you I would choose to read Love That Dog because it teachs a very vauble lesson: you never know if You will like something, unless you try it.








Julia's Love That Dog Book Blog Review

Name of Reviewer:  Julia
Title of Book:  Love That Dog
Author of Book:  Sharon Creech
# of pages:  86
# AR points:  1.0                                             RL:  4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

Do you love poems?  If you do you will love Love That Dog because it is an extraordinarily sad and happy book at the same time!   Love That Dog is a beautiful free verse poem.  I loved Love That Dog, because it reminds me of my dog, called Molly Rose,  and because it has short lines and it’s easy to read!  I would change the extremely sad part; it’s so sad I cried.  I would also make the poet of Jack’s favorite poem a bit more famous.   Love That Dog is astonishing, sensational, outstanding and brilliant.  If you love poetry read Love That Dog.

Sebastian's book blog of Love That Dog


Name of Reviewer: Sebastian
Title of Book : Love That Dog
Author of Book: Sharon Creech
# of pages:86
# AR points:1.0                       RL:4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

Love That Dog is a great book if you love dogs and poetry.  I loved  this book          
because I have a yellow dog just like Jack.   If I was the author I would change the sad part in the book.  If I was Jack I would change when Jack is scared because his poems have a lot of the  authors words I would not be embarrassed. If I could describe this book it would be breathtaking because it takes your breath away and you want to keep reading.  Love That Dog is a recommended book to all dog and poetry lovers.


Olivia's blog review on Love That Dog

Name of Reviewer: Olivia

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech  
                                                                          
# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1                          RL:4.5

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library


Love That Dog is an amazing novel because something surprising happened to Sky.   I really liked the book because it has a lot of change from the beginning of the book to the end of the book.  The only thing I would change about the book is to make it a little happier because one part made me a little sad but otherwise it’s perfect.  I think Jack solved the problems really well because he finally told about what happened to Sky and it gave the book a little twist.  ONE JUICY WORD for this book is astonishing because I personally think that the story is relaxing and I can tell that Sharon Creech took a lot of time writing this amazing story. Love That Dog is a very interesting book, I recommend that you read this magnificent narrative poetry book.  P.S. Look at the back of the book to find poems that are used in Miss Stretchberry’s class!

Alexa's Love That Dog book review

Name of Reviewer: Alexa
Title of Book: Love That Dog
Author of Book: Sharon Creech
# of pages:86
# AR points: 1.0                                               RL: 4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library


Love That Dog is a book about poetry, with a lot of surprising and interesting twists. In the book, Jack, a boy who thinks poetry is just for girls, might be interested in poetry after all. Read and find out.  I loved the book because it is about poetry and it shows how Jack evolves throughout the book about poetry.  The only part I would change in the book is that I would put a little note when the reader has to go back to the end of the book and read a poem.  If I was a character in the book, I would solve the problem by being more careful when his dog is on the street.  One juicy word I would use to describe the book Love That Dog is remarkable because it could make you happy and sad at the same time.  I would recommend Love That Dog to anybody who loves poetry because the book is written as a narrative poem.

Eloise's Blog Book Review of Love That Dog


Name of Reviewer: Eloise

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech

# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1   

RL: 4.5
                    

                                                               
Love That Dog is a short but fabulous book with so many details and some emotional  parts. Love That Dog is  a book that you can’t stop reading. I loved the book because there were so many twists, and it was so funny. It also has some emotional parts that made the book more amazing. If I was the author of Love That Dog, I would change nothing about the book because she wrote the book so fabulous and interesting. If I was a character in the book, I would do just what Jack did because the reader can’t stop reading. If I had to pick a word to describe Love That Dog, I would pick spectacular because overall the book is happy and fauulous . I loved Love That Dog and I would recommend this book if you like happy, emotional,and funny books.


Love That Dog Book Review By Xavier Blanchard

Name of Reviewer:   Xavier
Title of Book:  Love That Dog
Author of Book:  Sharon Creech
# of pages: 86
# AR points:    1.0                                RL:  4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

Love That Dog will make you want to read more, more and, more because Love That Dog is very heart breaking.  I liked Love That Dog because I love dogs .  I would change one part in Love That Dog because something very sad happens.  If I was Jack I would write more letters to the author.  If I would pick ONE JUICY WORD I would pick spectacular because the book is spectacular because Jack  wrote spectacular poems.  I recommend Love That Dog to my dad because my dad is an author to.  P.S. his book is called The Phoenix Project Kids can't read The Phoenix Project because its more  an adult book.

Joaquin reviews Love that dog

Name of Reviewer: Joaquin

Title of book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech

# of pages: 128

AR POINTS 1    #RL 4.5

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

I loved Love That Dog because Jack has to figure out how write poetry and he writes an amazing poem which you have to read to find out.  I would change almost every page in Love That Dog because I wanted there to be pictures in Love That Dog because I would be able to understand the story better. I would have had jack learn to love to write poetry earlier in the Love That Dog but for the rest of the story I would do everything Jack did.  I would pick the word extraordinary because it was remarkable and amazing at the same time.  I loved the book Love That Dog because it made me feel all kinds of emotions when you start reading you just can’t stop reading.

Grace's Love That Dog book blog review


Name of Reviewer:  Grace

Title of Book:  Love That Dog

Author of Book:  Sharon Creech

# of pages:  86

# AR points:  1.00 

   RL:  4.5

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library



Love That Dog  is a wonderful book  because the book has lots of details and is very interesting. I love the book Love That Dog because I like how Jack is evolving and starting to like poetry. If I were the author and I had to change something , I would take out the part were it is extraordinarily sad. I would solve the  problem by calling the dog sooner.  I would pick the word  breathtaking as a describing word  in this book because the book takes your breathe away.  I would recommend   Love That Dog  if you like how a boy is starting to like poetry.  If you like this book blog look at the link above, to by the book.

Love That Dog book review by Sienna


Name of Reviewer: Sienna

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech

# of pages: 86

# AR points: 1 point                  RL: 4.5

Book is found in Miss Q’s library



Love That Dog is an extraordinary book about a kid named Jack who evolves  about poetry throughout the school year. His caring teacher, Mrs. Strechberry, helps him with poetry. I loved Love That Dog  because there were so many twists and turns, and it was sad problem by going to the post office  getting the letter and jumping on  a plane and going to Mr. Dean Myers house and giving him the mail or telling him in person because it was going to take six months. One good word to describe the book is extraordinary because it had so many twists and turns. Last but not least, if you like poetry, go get Love That Dog  by Sharon Creech which was sad, happy, interesting, and extraordinary. Also, I can’t forget that this is the best book ever and  you can buy it using the link above.

Monty's Love That Dog book rewiew

Name of Reviewer :Monty

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech
# of pages: 86
# AR points: 1                                      RL: 4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library


Love That Dog is a extraordinary book and if you are trying to write poetry I would really read this book.  I loved this book because the poems are so amazing and the book is inspired by famous poems(can be found in the back of book).  I would not change any part of this book because it is already is so so amazing. If I was Ms. Stretchberry, I would tell the main character to put his name on his poems because they were so amazing.  If I could chose one word to describe this book, I would choose amazing because this book has everything it need to be a very amazing book like famous poems.  I really really recommend Love That Dog it is an inspiring book that will make you happy and sad. Also, there is a sequel called Hate That Cat.

Massimo's Love That Dog book blog

Name of Reviewer: Massimo

Title of Book: Love That Dog

Author of Book: Sharon Creech
# of pages: 86
# AR points: 1                                      RL: 4.5
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

Love That Dog is awesome and makes me  want to have lots of dogs.  I loved the book  because it had lots of poetry and I like poetry!!!   I like seeing how jack much evolves about poetry.  I would change the sad part that makes me feel very grim.  I would of solved the problem by helping Jack learn and enjoy poetry One word for the  book is extraordinary because it is one of a kind !!  I recomend this book to anyone who likes poetry and loves dog!!!  You should buy and read  Love That Dog.