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!!!

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!!!!

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

http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Roland-Smith/dp/0544341228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453518043&sr=8-1&keywords=the+edge+roland+smith

              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!!!! 

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

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.

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.

http://www.amazon.com/Eighth-Day-Dianne-K-Salerni/dp/0062272160/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qdi=1449671189&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Eighth+Day

              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!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_19?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=pie+book+by+sarah+weeks&sprefix=Pie+book+by+sarah+w%2Caps%2C155&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Apie+book+by+sarah+weeks

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!!

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

http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Elise-Broach/dp/0312608705

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.

Introduction to Q Book Review Blog

Do you ever have a hard time helping a student choose a great book to read? My 4^th 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!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Maggie+and+Oliver+or+a+bone+of+ones+own

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

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/179-6335792-2954107?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tales+from+a+not-so+perfict+pet+sitter+

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

. 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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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

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V1DA5QE/sr=8-5/qid=1449671275/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1449671275&sr=8-5

            

         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

http://www.amazon.com/Peak-Roland-Smith/dp/0152062688

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

Name of Reviewer: Park

Title of Book: Cold Tom

Author of Book: Sally Prue

# of pages: 160                                                                                                   

# AR points: 4.0          RL: 4.4

Here is the link to buy Cold Tom read the review first.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439482682/sr=8-1/qid=1449671307/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1449671307&sr=8-1

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.