Freidrich

Friedrich, by Hans Peter Richter, has 138 pages. This book is about the Holocaust and is very sad. It learned alot about the Holocaust. If there is someone who wants to learn about the Holocaust I would definately recommend it! Even though it was very, very sad, I really loved it!

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

The Boy in The Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, has 240 pages. This book is about a young boy named Bruno. In the beginning of the story Bruno, his sister, Gretel, and his parents live in Berlin, Germany. But, Soon, he and his family move to Auschwitz, just one of the many concentration camps in Germany. While out exploring he meets one of the Jewish children in the camp. His name was Shmuel. When Bruno gets curious about the other side of the fence, Shmuel needs help finding his father. A quote that would really fit this book is "Curiosity killed the cat".



Bruno is committed. He is committed in many ways. One of them is when Bruno commits to his three best friends for life. Even though he ends up moving and never seeing them again. He is also committed when he is on the other side of the fence helping Shmuel find his father. Even though he is very scared and wants to go home, he stays to help his friend before he leaves. Unfortunately, he never gets the chance to get back on the other side of the fence. I thought the book was kind of boring, so I probably wouldn't recomend it.

Holes

Holes, by Louis Sachar, has 233 pages filled with drama and excitement.
The book starts off with Stanley Yelnats and him walking down a street along
an underpass, pefectly unsuspicious of anything. Stanley and his family,
unfortunately, are on the more poor side, so when he gets hit in the head with
a pair of shoes worn and signed by a famous athlete he begins running as
fast as he could home to show his mother and father the fortune he had just
found. While darting down the underpass the police see him with the shoes
(which were stolen) and take him away. Stanley has a choice, he could have
either gone to jail or Camp Green Lake. As we all probably already know, he
chose the second one.

Stanley definately perseveres through his time at Camp Green Lake and
all of the bad things he has to put up with. Facing the warden, facing Mr Sir,
and the harrassment from all of the other "campers". Especially when his only
true friend at Camp Green Lake, Zero (Hector Zeroni), runs away.
He has to trudge through the sizzling hot desert to find him, which he finally
does. I connected this book to my experience at 6th grade camp because
towards the end I was feeling kind of tired and homesick. I thought the book
was terrific, though I wouldn't recommend it for young children because it has
some violence in it.

Criss Cross

The novel, Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, has 337
pages telling the story of some kids' lives. The kids' names
are Hector, Debbie, Phil, Rowanne, Lenny, and Patty. It
also tells about the challenges the children have to
overcome during the time period of their lives. All of the
kids share the same character traits; they are all caring and
adventurous.
Adventurous and caring describe the kids' personalities.
Debbie and her friend, Peter, are both caring when Peter's
grandmother needs to go to the hospital, they find a way to
get her there, even though they have to put an effort into
looking for a way. They are also adventurous when Debbie
needs to remember how to start a car with a dead battery
and she needs to drive (without her permit) Peter's
grandmother to the hospital. Lenny is adventurous when he
teaching Debbie how to drive without his dad's permission,
when it is his dad's car.Hector is also adventurous when he
decides to take guitar lessons when no one else will. I
connected this story to myself and my friends because we
will do just about anything for each other. I would
recommend this book, I thought it was very well written!

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Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater, has 139 pages of silliness with Mr. Popper, Mrs. Popper, their children, and their 12 famous penguins. The story first starts out with Mr. Popper wanting to go to the Poles. He writes a letter to Admiral Drake, an explorer in the South Pole. When Admiral Drake gets his letter he sends him a present, a PENGUIN! He names him Captain Cook, and the whole family has all kinds of fun with him. But, When Captain Cook gets sick no one can find out what is wrong wit him. Luckily Mr. Popper thinks to takes him to an aquarium. When he returns he has another penguin! He names her Greta, who lays 10 eggs, one every three days. The average Arctic Penguin only lays 2 eggs per season. Mr. Popper trains the penguin family and the Poppers become famous! I would recommend this book, but it was not one of my favorites.

The Murder of King Tut, a Plot to Kill the Boy-King

The Murder of King Tut,

a Plot to Kill the Boy-King

The Murder of King Tut, by James Patterson and Martin Dugard, is a non-fiction thriller about the life of the famous boy-king, the famous discover, Howard Carter, and the discovery. It has 332 pages and every one is terrific! This documentary tells about the good and the bad and the before and after. Carter has been employed several times and this time he thinks this is the last time when a wealthy man named Lord Carnavon, hires him he is sure to find the "untouched" tomb. Soon he finds himself in competition with another group of diggers that are also looking for the tomb of the famous boy king. In the end Carnavon and Carter find the "untouched" tomb they had been longing! I would definitely recommend this book, I thought it was my favorite!!!

Boy of the Painted Cave

Boy of the Painted Cave

Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel is 158 pages filled with action and sorrow. The main characters are Graybeard, Volt, Ram, Tao, who wants to be able to draw. But, unfortunately, it is taboo in their clan. The solution in the end was Tao becomes a cave painter, his dream.

Tao and Volt dislike each other because they both have many different opinions. Volt and clan don't allow Tao to do things he likes to. One of the conflicts is that Volt does not like wolf dogs, but Tao thinks they are great hunters and companions. Also Tao thinks everyone should be able to draw as they please.Thankfully, all of these issues are solved in the end by Tao becoming a ave painter.

Quickie Blog:No More Magic

No More Magic

No More Magic, by Avi, is 138 pages of mystery. The main character named Chris gets his favorite bike stolen , but none of the clues match up. He thinks that some kind of alien took it. His friend Muffin also had something taken and thinks it is the same "creature" that took Chris' favorite green bike. Will he find it or not? Read the book and find out!

Stargirl
by: Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli, has 186 pages filled with drama. Leo Borlock and his best friend, Kevin, have always had just a regular life, besides running their school's t.v. show Hot seat. Before they know it their lives are being completely changed around!When "the new girl" stars in the middle of the year at their school things get overturned! When Stargirl messes up everyone, but Leo and a few of their friends immediately stop talking to them The main conflict in Stargirl is character vs. character because everyone ignores Stargirl and Leo, including their friends. She and Leo try to get everyone to like them again, but unfortunately it doesn't work.


Character vs. character is the main conflict in Stargirl because poor Stargirl starts getting ignored. At first, when Stargirl begins cheering for the opposing teams, people start to hate her. Then, it gets worse. She starts to try and comfort the other teams' hurt players! While all this hate is being shot towards Stargirl, she puts little cards, a piece of candy, or flowers on peoples desks. She would even put something on Hillari Kimble's desk, a rotten girl that always is mean and laughs at her. The moral of this book is definitely importance of friendship and loyalty. I would definitely recommend this book. I thought it was great!