A little boy named Oliver Twist is an orphan and he lives a hard life. Oliver is stuck with a horrible man. But late in the story he is with Mr. Brownlow. This book is sad, horrifying and romantic. The book has large, interesting words. I enjoyed this story a lot. Find out more about this book by reading it!
Review by Meghan, 5T
Do you like adventure? Then this is the book for you? It is called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Also Tom and his friends solve mysteries too like solving a murder. Tom is a boy who sneaks out a lot and always gets in trouble. He also gambles to make other people do his work for him. I like this book because I like adventure. Also Tom likes to play games with his friends like when they pretend to be pirates. So read this book and find out how exciting this boy’s life is.
By Zachary, 5F
The story begins at a farm. Most of the time the father goes hunting every night to get food for the family. The reason is because they are very poor. The boy wants to hunt too so he goes to town and buys two dogs so he can win 100,000 dollars.
Review by Joseph, 5R
Do you eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, an apple and milk every day for lunch? If so you are exactly like Ida B., a girl that loves being outside. Yet, when she is not exactly expecting it her mom gets cancer. OH NO, what does she do? Her plan to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world, it just might work. Just maybe Ida B exists.
Review by Sarah, 5J
Come along with MAtt and Attean on adventures in Maine. Meet characters like Saknis, Ben and others. The reason I liked this book is because it has adventures, friends, and animals. You will learn a lot when you read this book. I hope you enjoy this book. Good luck.
Review by Morgan, 5T
If you like multiple feelings, The Sign of the Beaver is right for you. The main character is Matt. Matt is left in Maine and he meets Attean, an Indian. Matt’s family is back in Quincy, MA and there is a baby coming. Read this story to find out about how Attean finds his mantou.
Review by Joshua, 5T
Into the Mist is about two young boys named Thomas and Roland. They are orphans in the care of a really mean woman named Madame Vickers, her son Finch, and their two huge dogs Max and Mooch. The brothers escape and meet a huge wild cat named Thorn that befriends them. They go on an adventure to the Lake of Fire, which is the place that the evil force called Abaddon lives, the Wakefield house, which is a really tall house that sways in the wind, to the Realm of Nowhere, where people never grow old, and to the Five Stone Pillars. P.S. Don’t fall!
Review by Kaitlin, 5H
Matt and his father have built a cabin in Maine. His father must go back to Quincy and get his mother, sister and the new baby. Until his father returns, Matt has to survive on his own in the wilderness. Matt’s brave, but he never expected an attach by a swarm of bees! He’s amazed when an Indian chief and his grandson save him. As Attean and Matt become closer Matt becomes a skilled hunter and Attean learns how to speak and read English. Many months go by, and no family. Then Attean asks Matt to join the Beaver tribe and move north. Should Matt give up his hope of seeing his family again? P.S. Have fun reading!
Review by Kelsey, 5T
This book is about a little boy who sees a girl and the boy can’t go outside. Alarcon locked all the doors and windows so El can’t go outside but El smashed the window! And so the girl gets inside and they play.
Review by Shawn, 5J
The story is about a kid named Billy and these two hound dogs named Little Ann and Old Dan. Billy likes to hunt raccoons, squirrels and rabbits. Billy wants to enter a hunting contest with his dogs. It was a raccoon hunting contest–did they win? At the end of the story, Little Ann and Old Dan die of old age, which was sad. Since the dogs liked each other so much, the love between the two dogs grew a red fern. And that is why the book is called Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.
Review by Ryan, 5F