Skylar's Macarons at Midnight Book Blog Review

Name of Reviewer:  Skylar

Title of Book:  Macarons at Midnight

Author of Book:  Suzanne Nelson

# of pages:  237

# AR points:    7                                  RL:  4.5 MG+

 https://www.amazon.com/Macarons-at-Midnight-Wish-Novel/dp/054588425X

            Macarons at Midnight is a story about a girl named Lise and her parents are divorced.  Her mom went to Switzerland so she had to live with her dad and Stepmom, Gail, and their daughter, Destry.  She meets a guy at a French bakery called Spoonful of Sugar,  but in the meantime she is having problems with her family.  Will you find out if the boy likes her to?  I absolutely loved this book because it had so much detail and I felt like I was right there standing next to the characters.  If I were the author, I would change the stepsister’s name.   If I were a character in the book ( Lise ), I would tell the boy I met the truth about being the person he met at Spoonful of Sugar. If I were to pick one juicy word to describe Macarons at Midnight, it would be LOVE because there is so much love in this book!  One more thing, in the back of this book you will find 3 different macaron recipes! I truly and honestly recommend Macarons at Midnight to YOU!

Harrison's Book Blog on Double Down

Name of Reviewer: Harrison                                                                                                                

Title of Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down

Author of Book: Jeff Kinney

Illustrator of Book: Jeff Kinney

# of pages: 217

# AR points: 3                    RL: 5.5 MG

https://www.amazon.com/Double-Down-Diary-Wimpy-Kid/dp/1419723448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478704085&sr=8-1&keywords=diary+of+a+wimpy+kid+double+down

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down” is one of the best books I have ever read because it is very humorous!  I really like this book because of the characters personality!  I would not change this book at all because of its appeal to readers who love funny books!  If I was the Greg Heffley,  I would be even more sneaky and I would play basketball ( because it is my favorite sport! )  If I can pick one juicy word to describe the book, it would be amusing because it is very funny.  I recommend “Double Down” for people who just love a laugh!

Daniela's Out of My Mind Book Review

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Name of Reviewer: Daniela

Title of Book: Out of my Mind

Author of Book: Sharon M. Draper

# of pages: 295

# AR points:8.0                                  RL: 4.3

https://www.amazon.com/Out-My-Mind-Sharon-Draper/dp/1416971718/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478905729&sr=1-1&keywords=out+of+my+mind

Out of My Mind is a heart-warming story and its rich with incredibly realistic details, it will leave you wanting for more. Eleven-year-old Melody has cerebral palsy, and she can’t walk, talk, or even write! She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, and no one even acknowledges it! Not even her teachers or doctors. Melody goes to a special class for disabled children, and all she does there is consistently recites the alphabet over and go ever theover again. Everyone thinks she’s incapable of learning, and it makes her go out of her mind, so, she tries to prove to everyone out there that just because she’s physically disabled, doesn’t mean her mind  is limited to a world of knowledge. There is absolutely nothing to change about this book, the author has created this book perfectly. I couldn’t have worded it better myself. One juicy word I would use to describe Out of my Mind  is moving, because this book is so touching, and it makes me feel warm inside. Read Out of my Mind, and it will make you think differently about a child in a wheelchair.

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.

Treasure Hunter 3 by LUCAS

The treasure-hunting Kidd family is doing everything to find their lost parents. But with their parents enemies trying to get to them, it will be hard. But with Bick, Beck, Storm, and Tommy Kidd, it should not be hard unless you have to go against the world’s best German treasure hunter, Dionysus Streckting. Without any news about their parents even being alive, the kids need to come together and battle or else they have no shot of finding their parents. It will be a risky move, but if you are the Kidds, anything is possible. Trust me, it’s an adventure in a book!!!!

A Million Ways Home By: Ella

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Name of Reviewer: Ella

Title of Book: A Million Ways Home

Author of Book: Dianna Dorisi Winget

# of pages: 272

# AR points: 7                          RL: 3.8

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545667062?keywords=a%20million%20ways%20home&qid=1452213453&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-

            A Million Ways Home is a book about friendship and sadness. Poppy Parker is a 12 year old girl who witnesses a horrible crime and it changes her life Forever. Meanwhile, she is living in a center because she lived with her grandma who just had a stroke.The police who helped her is worried that the person who  committed  the crime is looking for her, and has her live with his mother till the guy is caught. Poppy wonders whats going to happen and all she can think about is coming back to live with her grandma. When Poppy finds out where the Police Officer's  mother ( Marti) works , she wants to go everyday, And then she finds Gunner her new best dog friend. Then she meets a girl named Lizzie who is quite a troublemaker… But turns out to be a great friend.. I loved this book and would never change a word in this book!!  If I where Poppy I would change the part when Poppy goes in Gunners cage because she could have been hurt.  One juicy word I would use to describe this book is a INTRIGUING because it’s so fascinating and really kept my interest. Read A Million Ways Home and you will see life differently.

Double Fudge Book Review By: Ella

Name of Reviewer: Ella 

Title of Book: Double Fudge

Author of Book: Judy Blume

# of pages: 213

# AR points:    5.0                               RL: 3.6

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_12/184-2006196-3054206?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=double+fudge+by+judy+blume&sprefix=Double+Fudge%2Caps%2C17

:           Double Fudge is about a little boy who creates an obsession  with money.  I loved this book because when your reading this book you feel like you are there.  But beware, it has so much little brother drama and odd things! The little brother is going crazy about money; he won’t stop talking about money, money and, money all the time. I would change the part when the little brother (Fudge) gets a new best friend and instead Peter ( the big brother) gets a best friend because something happened between him and his best friend.If I were Peter I just would tell Fudge that he couldn’t buy New York instead of telling him that the Dutch bought it for only Twenty-Four dollars. One juicy word that I would describe this book is BREATHE TAKING because you never want to stop reading this book!!! Read Double Fudge and this book will change your life; I promise!

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PIE By: Madeline

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Name of Reviewer: Madeline

Title of Book: PIE

Author of Book: Sarah Weeks

# of pages: 192

# AR points: 5.0                                              RL: 5.6

Book is found in Miss Q’s Library

http://www.amazon.com/Pie-Sarah-Weeks/dp/054527012X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449671217&sr=8-2&keywords=pie

Pie is an amazing book that will blow your mind. I love Pie so much because the book has so much detail you feel like the book is alive. Although there is a really sad moment in the book everyone should still read it because it an extraordinary book. I would change the part where Alice finds her friend in Polly’s apartment after the tragedy because I feel it is sort of rude how Alice’s friend goes into Alice’s aunts apartment when he didn’t get permission. If I were Polly, I would have solved the problem by just telling Alice the recipe so nothing bad happens. If I could pick a juicy word, it would be breathtaking. Once you read Pie, you will never think of pies the same way because there is a amazing story with mystery, comedy, and sadness all about a pie crust recipe.

Katarina's A Night Divided book review

Name of Reviewer: Katarina

Title of Book: A Night Divided

Author of Book: Jennifer A. Nielsen

# Of pages: 317

# AR points: 11.0                                              RL: 5.4

http://www.amazon.com/Night-Divided-Jennifer-Nielsen/dp/0545682428/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1449671314&sr=1-1&keywords=a+night+divided

A Night Divided is about a girl named Gerta whose family gets divided overnight by the Berlin Wall. She sees soldiers trained to shoot anyone who tries to escape. When she sees her dad doing a dance on the other side of the wall, she thinks he is trying to tell her to escape. Would she risk her life to get to the other side of the wall? I love A Night Divided because it is adventurous and intense and books like that are intriguing to me. I would not change a thing about what Gerta did because she always thought about family first and what she did was so smart. If I could change one thing about the book, I would keep writing at the end and tell what they did and what school she was going to go to and so on. My one juicy word is intense because she was in so much danger but she kept on going. If you like intense and adventurous books, A Night Divided is for YOU!!!