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!!!!
Friday, February 26, 2016
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The Edge Book Review by Pablo
Name of Reviewer: Pablo
Title of Book: The Edge (Sequel to
bestselling book Peak)
Author of Book: Roland Smith
# of pages: 236
# AR points: 8
RL: 4.4
The Edge is an interesting
and exciting book with many different emotions. Peak is a teenage boy whose
desire is to climb anything. He is invited to a Peace Climb in Afghanistan and
things go terribly wrong. I loved this book because you start reading
this exciting and happy book and then all of a sudden you are struck by surprise events in the book. If I was
the author of The Edge, I would change how many people die in the book
because it is way too many. I would not change that all the people die even
though it is sad, because it brings a lot of character to the book. If I was
Peak, I would have solved the problem by listening to the wiser adults and
drunken more water on the 110 Fahrenheit degree mountain. One juicy word to
describe this book is Emotional because there is
happiness in some parts and sadness in others. I would recommend this book to
the readers that love exciting adventures. If you would like to buy the book,
click on the link above and Happy Reading!!!!
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
A Million Ways Home By: Ella
Blog Book Review
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
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.
The Eighth Day by Daniela
Name of Reviewer: Daniela
Title of Book: The Eighth Day
Author of Book: Dianne K. Salerni
Illustrator of Book: David McClellan
# of pages: 336
# AR points: 10.0
RL: 5.2
The Eighth Day is found in Miss Q‘s
Library.
The Eighth Day
is an amazing book full of wondrous adventures and excitement, too. I really
did enjoy reading this book because it’s filled with all the adventures I love.
It has some scary adventures, mysteries and lots of problems that you want to
find out. The author Dianne K. Salerni makes you want to live in that book and
never put it down. If I would have to change something, I would change that
none of the bad guys would live in The
Eighth Day because they don’t deserve to live in The Eighth Day since they want to zap all the other seven days out
of existence! If I were Jax Aubrey, I would solve the problem by using powers to
gather up other powers and use it quickly on the bad guys. One juicy word to
describe The Eighth Day is adventurous
because almost during the whole book your’e in one place, then another, and
your’e everywhere. Read The Eighth Day,
and it will change your life forever!
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Pie Book review by Audrey
Name of Reviewer: Audrey
Title of Book: Pie
Author of Book: Sarah Weeks
# of pages: 180
# AR points: 5.0 RL: 5.6
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library
Pie
is a book filled with mystery, adventure, and of course food. If you like
these types of books, then Pie is the book for you. Pie is about
an amazing woman named Polly Portman who makes pies and has won 13 Blueberry
awards for her outstanding pies. Unfortunately, she passes away and leaves her
famous recipes to her CAT, Lardo, and leaves Lardo with her niece ,Alice
Anderson. Everyone in the town is dying to find out her amazing pie crust
recipe. I loved Pie , although it was really sad, but I still loved it
because I love adventures, mystery and food. If I were the author, I would not
change a thing about the book because I loved every part of Pie. If I were
Alice, I would have solved the problem the same way she did. If I could choose a
word to describe this book, I would choose delicious because I think if I tried
one of Polly’s pies I would LOVE it. So, if you want to find out what lies ahead, then click on the link above and it will take you to www.amazon.com. You can buy
the book, and there you have it: it’s yours!! And if you do read Pie, I
bet you you’ll love it just like me! Oh, and one more thing, every time you start a new chapter, there is a real
pie recipe!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Katarina's Book Review on Masterpiece
Name of Reviewer: Katarina
Title of Book: Masterpiece
Author of Book: Elise Broach
Illustrator of Book: Kelly Murphy
# of pages: 285
# AR points: 8.0 RL: 4.8
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library
If
you like total switch-ups, Masterpiece is a book for you. When a beetle named
Marvin draws a picture with the ink, a boy named James gets for his birthday,
James’s parents think that he did it all. James is not very good at drawing and
he is expected to do it again. Will Marvin and James be able to make beautiful
drawings without getting caught??? Get ready for a book full of adventure and
mystery!!! I loved this book because it could never happen but imagining it
made amazing thoughts in my head. If I were the author, I would make the part
of James breaking his arm clearer because that part for me was a little
confusing. If I were Marvin, I would never tell Mama that I was friends with a human so that she would not be so strict. My ONE JUICY WORD would be
secretive because James keeps it all a secret. So, if you seem interested in
Masterpiece, try to buy it on Amazon NOW!!! P.S Masterpiece is one of the best
books ever.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Introduction to Q Book Review Blog
Do you ever have a hard time helping a student choose a
great book to read? My 4th grade students ask me all the time for
recommendations but the students don’t always love what I suggest. Over the years I have done a variety of book
review projects but I haven't found a way to consolidate everything into a
streamline resource which the students can use independently to help them make
a decision on a book to read. So, fast forward to this blog: Q Book
Review! Q Book Review is a student-driven blog of book reviews.
Not only was I thrilled to finally find a way to help
my students find books in the library and become even more excited about
reading and writing, I was also going to blog with my class which had been
something I had been interested in doing for some time. First, the students read books of their
choice and created a Paper Blog reviewing their book of choice which was displayed
around the classroom. The Paper Blog
included pertinent information about the book, as well as a very short
summary. The students were also
encouraged to write comments (only friendly and positive) for books they had
previously read or wanted to read in the future. Surprisingly, many students wanted to create
additional Paper Blogs for books they read in the past, even though this
required them to do this during their free time or at home.
Now, that the students had become familiar with Paper
Blogging, it was time to introduce the digital blog. We discussed what information they enjoyed
reading about on the Paper Blog and what type of information they might want to
read about a book on our digital blog. Together,
we created a two part blog post: Part 1 – A basic book review and Part 2 – a
creative activity showcasing their chosen book. The students became even more interested to
see that their feedback was actually being incorporated into the blog
requirements. Each child created a blog
post about a book that they enjoyed and believed other children (and adults)
might enjoy reading. We discussed the
importance of who could read their posts (their audience), and when they
realized that anyone with access to the internet could read their posts including
President Obama, the authors of their chosen book, or any child around the
world!!!!
After much editing and revising, some sweat and tears,
copious amounts of creativity and laughter, please enjoy the blog posts written
by my fourth grade students. At the moment,
we are only sharing Part 1 (book review) and we will be adding Part 2 (creative
activity) at a later date. We would love your comments but ask you to be
respectful and appropriate.
Audrey's Review on Maggie and Oliver or a Bone of One's Own
Name of Reviewer: Audrey
Title of Book: Maggie and Oliver or a
Bone of Ones Own
Author of Book: Valerie Hobbs
Illustrator of Book: Jennifer Thermes
# of pages: 181
# AR points: 4.0 RL: 4.2
Book is found in Miss Q's library
Click this link to buy Maggie and Oliver from amazon if you are interested!
Book is found in Miss Q's library
Click this link to buy Maggie and Oliver from amazon if you are interested!
Prepare to read the amazing, and wonderful Maggie and Oliver
or a Bone of One’s Own by Valerie Hobbs. This adventure is about young ten year
old orphan, Maggie, who works for Madame Dinglebush and orphaned dog, Oliver,
who’s owner, Bertie, passes away and gets taken somewhere far away. Oliver is
in search of Bertie and Maggie got kicked out by madame because she spoke to
The Duchess of Landsaway when she was not suppose to. So now they are both
starving and homeless. There is a lesson in this book and that is that a miracle can
happen when something unexpectedly bad happens. At the beginning I was
very sad but when I was in the middle I started to cheer up , then when I was
almost the end I said “ Oh No!” But when I got to the very end I was supper
happy and I also was a tiny bit sad and that was only because I didn’t want it
to end. If I could change one part I would make Bertie The Duchess of
Landsaway’s sister, so it would be so much more interesting. There is a word I
would choose to describe this book and it is thrive because i don’t know how
they thrived to survived with no food for so long. I loved Maggie and Oliver
because there had a really exciting ending and if you want to know the ending than just BUY THE BOOK by clicking on the amazon link above and purchasing it and BOOM it's yours!! Then, Hopefully you will read it and love it too
(just like me)!!!
Tales From a Not-So Perfect Pet Sitter By: Anastasia
Name of Reviewer: Anastasia
Title of Book: Tales From A Not-So
Perfect Pet Sitter
Author of Book: Rachel Renee Russell
Illustrator of Book: Rachel Renee Russell
# of pages: 290
# AR points: 4 RL: 4.4
If you
love dogs like I do, you should read Tales From A Not –So Perfect Pet
Sitter. This book is about a girl named Nikki Maxwell and her two friends,
Chloe and Zoey. One day Nikki and
another one of her friends, Brandon, go and get a cupcake. They find one big
Golden Retriever and her seven puppies outside the dog store. The dog store doesn’t have space for
them so Nikki and her friends take care of them until the dog store has space
and Nikki has trouble taking care of the dogs. I wouldn’t want to change
anything in this book because it all makes sense. And if I where Nikki Maxwell
I would have told my parents about everything that happened. I would describe
this book in one word and it would be FANTASTIC because it has a problem that is
solved in a funny way. Remember, if you like dogs you should really read Tales From A
Not-So Perfect Pet Sitter!
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
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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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MouseNet By: Victor Salas
Blog Book Review
Name of Reviewer: Victor Salas
Title of Book:
MouseNet
Author of Book: Prudence Betirose
Illustrator of Book: Stefineine yue
# of pages:389
To buy book
# AR points: 11 RL: 7
Book is found in Miss Q’s Library
click…
MouseNet is a book about a man and his niece that invent
a tiny laptop called a Thumbtop. The mice are overjoyed and will do anything to
get one in every mouse hole. But when the niece Megan takes the Thumbtop to meet her stepmother in Cleveland things get this operation gets a little, actually a lot more complicated. I
REALLY liked this book because it has lots of comedy, action, and crazy ideas.
There is nothing I would change because the plot is PERFECT for me. One word to
describe this book is CRAZY because they do CRAZY thing to get the Thumbtop. So
if you like comedy action and CRAZINESS read MouseNet .
Liam's review on Peak
Name of Reviewer: Liam
Title of Book: Peak
Author of Book: Roland Smith
# of pages: 256
# AR points: 9 RL: 5.0
If
you want to read a fabulous and exciting book filled with detail, adventure, and
of course mountaineering, Peak is the book for you. The book is about a
boy who has to climb Mt. Everest before he turns 13 years old so his dad’s
company does well. I liked the book because I love a book filled with detail
and adventure just like Peak. I also love how the book had a twist and how the
book made you feel like you were on Mt. Everest. Even though the book was excellent,
if I was the author, I would have had Peak’s dad help him escape from The
Juvenile Detention Center and have the police look for them as they climbed Everest.
If I was Peak, I would have solved the problem by climbing the mountain by
myself with the characters that didn’t want me to leave the mountain. One good
word for Peak is detailed because the book describes everything in
amazing detail. READ Peak and you will feel like you are climbing MT. EVEREST!
Park's Cold Tom Book Review
# of pages: 160
# AR points: 4.0 RL: 4.4
Cold
Tom is
a very good book, because it is so smooth and very adventurous. The book has demons
and vampires but do not worry it is not as scary as it sounds. The vampire boy
Tom runs away from his tribe and into the demon world. So, if you want to know what
happens next, then READ THE BOOK NOW!!!. I loved the book and I did because of
how balanced it was because there is a little of everything. I would change
nothing about it; that’s how good it is. If I were in the book, I would just
run away forever because I am not as clever. One word to describe the book is
balanced because everything is perfect again there is a little bit of
everything. So, if you like the sound of this great story, then Cold Tom is for
you.
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