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A Long Walk to Water: A Review

by Lucie, 11

A Long Walk to Water is a book where they show us the war and perseverance. I liked this book because it tells us that you need to never give up and to be brave. And it shows us that …

Concrete Cowboy: A Review

by Enora, 12

The story is about a community of Black cowboys living in Philadelphia. The main plot of “Concrete Cowboy” is the city wanting to take away the cowboys' land and horses. Cole must fight alongside his father and other cowboys to …

Holes: A Review

by Matan, 14

This book is about a camp (more like a prison) called Camp Green Lake where kids need to dig holes from morning to evening, everyday in the heat. What the kids are told is that they dig “to build character” …

Concrete Cowboy: A Review

by Henri M., 9

The book is realistic fiction.It is about a boy who is going to live with his dad., so he needs to learn this new culture .Cole is surprised by this culture because his dad is a cow-boy in the city …

The Breadwinner: A Review

by Nicolas, 8

The Breadwinner is a book about: Kabul,Afghanistan, under Taliban rule,May 2001.

I like this book because I learned a lot of history. It made me feel happy and scared. Parvana ( who  is the main character of the book) is …

Little House on the Prairie: A Review

by Nicolas, 8

This book is about Laura Mary Pa and Ma and they are moving tho Osage territory.The main problem they have is that  they are inn Indian land. I enjoyed reading this book. I felt happy when I finished the book. …

The Breadwinner: A Review

by Lucas U, 10

This is a fictional book describing a family living in Kabul.The families are on the control of the Taliban one of the girls needs to dress up like a boy to get food and water because they had money before …

Rules - A Review

by Enora, 12

Book: Rules

Author: Cynthia Lord

Genre: Realistic fiction 

Reviewer: Enora

Catherine, a twelve year old girl, dreams of having a normal life which is hard when you have a brother with autism and parents who only seem to think about …

Out of My Mind - A Review

by Malk A, 15

Out of My Mind is an extraordinary novel that digs deep into the life of Melody Brooks, an eleven year old girl, with celebrated palsy who has never spoken a word. Despite her physical limitations, Melody is very intelligent, with …

The Outsiders: A Review

by Celia, 13

The Outsiders is about two groups of teenagers ,the Greasers and the Socs,who live in a town divided by class and wealth.

The Greasers are from poorer families and stick together like a family ,while the Socs are wealthier and …

The Twits - A Review

by Henri M., 8

This book is about two  horrible people that are called the Twits. The Twits had monkeys because the Twits wanted to  own a circus. This book is funny and silly.

The part that surprised me was when Mr.Twit put super …

Influence in We Dream of Space

by Nathan, 11

Modern teenagers can be very influenced of what people and other kids might think about them. this is what happens in We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly.We see that Bird, Fitch, and Cash are influenced by the people …

Friendship in One Half From The East

by Celia, 13

In One Half From the East ,in Afghanistan , where the story is set ,girls face immense challenges under the Rule of the Taliban.The Taliban impose severe restrictions on girls and women, denying their education and freedom.The practice of basha …

We Dream of Space - A Review

by Enora, 11

Family is one of the main influences in a person's life. They are the people who support you, and you can always trust them. Erin Entrada Kelly made family an essential part of her book, We Dream of Space. It …