Good Morning Gorilla
Mary Pope Osborne
4 Stars - This book is better than most.
Summary: Jack and Annie enjoy another Magic Tree House adventure in a rain forest in Africa. Annie finds a gorilla and names him Bu-Bu. They play together including swinging on vines!
Review: The ending of this book was my favorite part of it. It is scary but well worth the read. If you like adventures with emotional endings, this book is for you.
Reviewed by Ty- grade 3
Mummies in the Morning
Mary Pope Osborne
5 Stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!
Summary: Jack and Annie have a Magic Tree House mission that they have to have a sword and they ride a sea serpent. They thought it was just a path! They even see Marlin and he tells them what the sword does.
Review: I think everybody would enjoy this book. My favorite parts are finding the sword and a sea serpent! This book has lots of surprises.
Reviewed by Tristan- grade 1
Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt
Marjorie Wienman Sharmat
5 Stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!
Summary: It was a pretty good Halloween book with two parts. The first part was a story about a trick or treating hunt to find a cat. The second part is how to make stuff and some good jokes!
Review: This book is recommended for everybody. I really liked the haunted house. I felt worried while reading the story, but the best part was the ending. I really felt about the jokes that they were really funny and some were really tricky.
Reviewed by Tristan- grade 1
One for the Murphys
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
5 Stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!
Summary: Carley Connors is twelve years old and just ended up in foster care with the Murphy family. Carley doesn't trust or believes she deserves to be happy with the Murphys. This is her story of trying to belong.
Review:I loved this book, it shows the human spirit at its best! A heartwarming story for 4th and 5th graders.
Reviewed by Connie Tadehara
House of Hades
Rick Riordan
5 Stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!
Summary: This book was very thrilling and many unexpected things happened in it. In this book Gaea the earth goddess is trying to regain power over the world. Only Percy and his friends can stop Gaea from rising but Percy and Annabeth are trapped in tartarus and their friends are coming to save them instead of fighting Gaea.
Review: this book has many twists and turns in it. Also you really can't put this book down because its so good. Everybody who likes a page turner and likes action would love this book.
Reviewed by Tucker- grade 5
Squanto
Sonia W. Black
Rating: 5 Stars - It's hard to imagine a better book!
Summary: This book is about an Indian named Squanto. He sailed to England for 9 years. He was made into a slave. But, monks helped him get out of there. He went back to America and he helped the Pilgrams get food and survive the winter.
Review: Adults and children would like to read this book. I liked that this book was nonfiction. The best part was when Squanto helped the Pilgrims survive the winter and they had the first Thanksgiving.
Reviewed by Cole- grade 1
