Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind
by Sharon Draper

Review #1: Spencer, 5th grade

Rating: 5 of 5 stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!

Summary:  It is about a mentally handicapped girl who has a photo-graphic memory. and is super smart but cant talk or move. 

Review: What was good about it was how she came so far.

Review #2: Sonja, 5th grade

Rating: 5 of 5 stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!

Summary:  Out of my Mind is about a girl with cerebeal Palzy. A lot of people like her so she really wants a voice. She's annoyed because she can't talk, and her brain is recording everything.

Review: This book is enjoyable because I have never thought that handicapped people wanted to speak out.

Review #3: Emily, 6th grade

Rating: 5 of 5 stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!

Summary: Out Of my Mind is about a girl named Melody that can not walk or talk. Melody gets really upset about that. Then,Melody somehow finally gets to talk! find out how she gets to talk in the book.

Review: What made this book so enjoyable is things happen and you would not expect it. Someone that would enjoy this book is someone who wants to be surprised.

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Wonder

Wonder
by R.J. Palacio

Review #1 : Anonymous, 5th grade

Rating: 5 of 5 stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!

Summary:  The book Wonder is mainly about a boy who has face issues. In Wonder, the boy faces going to school, and makeing friends who will stand up for him. It is a book that will help you see the other sides of points of views.

Review: 3rd and up

Review #2 : Katie, 6th grade

Rating: 4 of 5 stars - This book is better than most.

Summary:  Auggie's face is distorted, looking abnormal since birth. His parents have always homeschooled him, until know. Auggie's parents send him to school where he learns who his real friends are, and who cannot be trusted.

Review: This book was amazing, and I loved how it was all about the beauty on the inside, not on the outside. I recommend the book for anyone with a kind heart who enjoys realistic fiction.

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The Giver

The Giver
by Lois Lowry

Review #1 : Kayla, 5th grade

Rating: 5 of 5 stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!

Summary:  In a village that has strict rules, lives a boy named Jonas. The Villagers all listen to all the rules, like only having 2 children. Everyone listens and obeys except Jonas.

Review: This book was spell binding and had lots of cliffhangers. "The Giver" is also imaginative novel.

Review #2 : Anonymous, 6th grade

Rating: 4 of 5 stars - This book is better than most.

Summary:  Jonas is going through the ceremony of 12. Just like any ceremony of 12, each person gets called up and then told the job that they will do until they get old. Jonas is skipped and ends up getting the job that only one other person alive has gotten.

Review: his book is funny and very good. Some parts of the book surprised me, but I like how it begins. I think anyone who enjoys fantasy will like this book.

Review #3 : Sienna, 6th grade

Rating: 4 of 5 stars - This book is better than most.

Summary:  A little boy lives in a world of same. This world has no colors, emotions or true gene families. The boy gets the highest homer. The boy doesn't like this world. Will he run away?

Review: This book is funny and very good. Some parts of the book surprised me, but I like how it begins. I think anyone who enjoys fantasy will like this book.

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick

Rating:  4 of 5 stars – This book is better than most.

Summary:  The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is about a boy who saves an automaton his father was working on.

Review: If you like adventure and suspense, you'll love this book.

Reviewed by: Isabella, 5th grade

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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling

by Maryrose Wood

This is the 1st book of the series.

Rating:  4 of 5 stars – This book is better than most.

Summary:  The Mysterious Howling is about a woman who goes to a mansion to become a nanny of three children. She soon finds out that the children are not ordinary and looks deeper into the mystery.

Review: This book was so enjoyable because everything the nanny found out was a new mystery to be discovered. I think if you are in grades 3-6 and if you like mystery and adventure you would enjoy this book.

Reviewed by: Emma, 5th grade

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Deep and Dark and Dangerous

Deep and Dark and Dangerous
by Mary Downing Hahn

Review #1 : Anonymous, 5th grade

Rating: 4 of 5 stars – This book is better than most.

Summary:  Deep and Dark and Dangerous is about a family who travels to a lake house. Some things in the lake are bad and they have to deal with it. They had a hard time there. Read to find out!

Review: It brought my attention because it is very mysterious and you never want to put the book down.

Review #2 : Birdie, 5th grade

Rating: 5 of 5 stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!

Summary:  This book is a chilling story about an 11 year old girl who comes to a haunted lake with her cousin and Aunt. Her four year old cousin meets a new friend. But the older girl can tell there is much more to her cousin's friend than is showing.

Review: This book is so enjoyable because it is suspensful and chilling. It's a good book for people who like to stay up all night reading it.

Review #3 : Forrest, 5th grade

Rating: 4 of 5 stars – This book is better than most.

Summary:  This book is a very exetent book. Because of the mystery, horor, and exitement. is the key to this book.

Review: This book is good for people that like mystery.

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Who Won the War?

Who Won the War?
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Rating:  5 Stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!

Summary:  Who Won The War tells about these 7 kids (3 girls, 4 boys) who pranks each other. As they go back and forth, the girls are about to end it. They pat the boy to the biggest dare yet.

Review: All the pranks made this book so enjoying. I think people that like stories from different views and people that like adventure stories.

Reviewed by: Fong, 5^th Grade

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