Review:I bought this for Valentines day for my 1st grader and 1 day later she said "mama on already on the 9th chapter."I bought this book because my daughter is on a 5 th grade reading level so I'm really skeptical about the books I buy her because of maturity.This title spoke for it self so I purchased it especailly since the price was right. I usually try to read the books I buy her before I give them to her,so I can give her a test when she is done and so I know what is in the book to have a convo ... Read more

Review:It's the best book I've read. It made feel as if I was in the game. I now know why it got a Newbery Honor Award. I liked it sooo much I bought the sequel. I was astonished that the main character was going to die. I'm so glad I read it. I'm going to try to read it every year. Read more

Review:Rating: 4/5 (for young readers or as a read-aloud book)

When You Reach Me is, in part, an homage to A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle's Newbury Medal Award winner about some kids who travel through space and time to save their dad), young protagonist Miranda’s favorite book. She carries around a worn copy with her wherever she goes. She has read it hundreds of times and knows it backwards and forwards.

Miranda is in sixth grade and has been best friends with Sal, the kid who liv... Read more

Review:I read Becoming Naomi Leon. It's about a girl who lives with her grandmother and her brother Owen. Every time Naomi goes to school, some of the boys there make fun of her name. Naomi thinks she should switch her name even though she knows it's her grandmother's name.

Naomi's grandmother is also giving her the pep talk about how she's named after her grandmother. I think the two conflicts in this story is when kids were making fun of Naomi's name and when her grandmother was talking about ... Read more

Review:Was gifted this off my wishlist <3 I used to read these books when I was little and absolutely loved the idea of a princess that wasn't your typical girl and characters who didn't fit stereotypes. The whole series is about breaking out of the mold and doing what's unexpected <3 Great read, and i'm super glad to have the whole collection now that i'm older, so that i'll have them for my own kids in the future :D Read more

Review:This book takes place in an alternate Manhattan. There was an explosion, where mystics were blamed and now the polar ice caps have melted. This leads to flooding in Manhattan and a clear division of people. The rich and mobsters running everything live in the upper reaches of the city, called the Aeries. The poor and mystics are forced to live in the lower, flooded areas. The mystics are also kept on a tight leash. They need to register and are kept drained of their powers so they don't cause an... Read more

Review:Who knew a goldfish could set Minli on the adventure of a lifetime?

Minli’s family works hard but are very poor. Yet Minli still finds joy in her life. She is captivated by the stories her father, Ba, tells every night. While Minli delights in her father’s tales, her mother, Ma, does not. Ma sees little use in telling stories of magic and treasure when their life is so dull and dreary. I found it extremely sad to watch Ma’s bitterness taint the happiness Minli found in the stories. In an ... Read more

Review:A good read! A part of American history that should never be forgotten. Hard to believe that even in the 20th century, the American Indian was still treated as badly as they were and yet were so willing to fight and die for their country. Read more

Review:Long before, I had a stereotype about all the Germans at the WW2 being the very source of evil and injustice. I did think of the civilians with no weapon of any sort, but I usually had a "they are the troublemaker" to Germany considering the WW2. However, as I got older and learned more and more, I knew that it not entirely Germany's fault, or al lest not all the citizen's. After I finished "An Elephant in the Garden", I was well aware of the suffering innocents took in the horrible war.
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Review:This book had several of my students going out to buy the book so they could read ahead. Some of my students who never read chapter books were asking their parents to take them to get the entire trilogy! Great series!!! Read more