Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming is about the author's (Jacqueline Woodson) childhood. This book takes place in the '60s and '70s. Jacqueline is African American and while her family is living in South Carolina she experiences segregation between the blacks and the whites. This book starts with when Jacqueline was just a baby, and it talks about the memories she had while when she was just a toddler. By the end of the book, Jacqueline is twelve or thirteen.  I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about books that take place in the 1960s and 1970s.

This is What Happy Looks Like

This is What Happy Looks Like is a realistic fiction book by Jennifer E. Smith. In this book  teenage actor Graham Larkin accidentally sends an email to a girl named Ellie O'Neil. The two of them start emailing back and forth most everyday, without even knowing each other's first name. When Graham gets a chance to visit the city where Ellie lives, the two meet and Ellie realizes she had been emailing an actor. Ellie is scared that Graham's popularity could effect her life changing secret that she has been hiding from everyone. Also Graham has an image to protect and falling in love with a girl like Ellie could harm his career. I like this book because it is a love story that has many twists and turns in it. I would give this book 5 stars out of 5 stars.

The Giver

In this book by Lois Lowry, a boy named Jonas lives in a world that is without pain, hunger, sadness, or fear. Everyone is told exactly what to do and when. Spouses, children, homes, jobs, schools, clothing, hairstyles, names, and medication is all decided by the authorities. Everyone loves this, and no one thinks that it could be different. Jonas, of course, agrees. After all, how else could they live? However, through his training for the most important job in his community, he begins to see things a little differently. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. It kept me on the edge, had realistic characters in it, and helped me to remember to be thankful for everything I have.

Zane and the Hurricane By Rodman Philbrick

Zane and the Hurricane
By Rodman Philbrick

12 year old Zane Dupree discovered a great grandmother who lives in New Orleans, and is Mother forces him and the dog to fly out for a visit. They happened to be there be a few days before hurricane Katrina hits. Out of the blue Zane finds himself stranded in the city and he realizes that he and Bandit will have to face the hurricane alone. Right as the flood appears to be unsurvivable, Tru and Malvina rescue them in their green canoe and together they journey to safety, facing many frightening obstacles on the way.

Wolf Storm

This book is about three kids and one old man; Cecil, Jeremy, ________, and _________. They are all actors in a new science fiction movie, which is filming on a isolated snowy mountain. The props they're using are amazing - tame wolves, monster suits, mechanical ice spiders, and other frighting but fascinating wonders of machine. It sounds like the dream job, being characters in a new movie, with real live wolves and all... but something doesn't feel right... it's like someone other than the brilliant director is watching them... and why are the wolves so edgy?
I give this book

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter is a student at Hogwarts has a new defense against the dark arts teacher Professor Moody. A few days later Albus Dumbledore the head of the school announced that the tri wizard tournament will be happening this year as he was picking out the names a mysterious fourth piece of parchment flew out with Harry's name,he did not put his name in the cup did Voldemort? but he couldn't get inside the castle walls what did?who did? he has to go through multiple tests that are challenging to his age. will he make it out in one piece will his partners from the other schools and his fellow classmate make it read to find out! I give this book four out of four stars!

Stargirl by: Jerry Spinelli

Leo Borlock is an ordinary kid in an ordinary school.. One day a girl who calls herself Stargirl comes to school