Junie B. Jones Has a Monster under Her Bed

I just read a book called “Junie B. Jones Has a Monster under Her Bed”. It is a great book.

It started when Junie B. Jones went to school and it was picture day. She wore a dinosaur dress. At class picture, Paulie Allen and Puffer admired her dinosaur dress and said dinosaurs bite people’s head off. Junie B. Jones said that dinosaurs are not real. Paulie Allen and Puffer said that Monsters are real. They bite people’s head when you’re sleeping. They live right under your bed. Paulie Allen and Puffer said monsters crawl on to your bed and bite your head. Junie B. Jones coved her ears. Paulie Allen and Puffer spoke louder, “I can prove it. Do you drool on your pillow?” She said, “yes”. Paulie Allen and Puffer said, “well, are you a baby?” Junie B. Jones said, “I am not”. They said then who drools? Junie B. Jones said that she does not know with a sick face. Then they took the class picture. Junie B. Jones asked her best friends Grace and Lucille whether monsters are real. They said maybe monsters could live under your bed. When she went home she told her grandma that there’s a monster under her bed. Her grandma told Junie B. Jones to tell her mom and dad about it. At night she didn’t want to go to sleep. She tried to sleep in her mom and dad’s room but they caught her. She took her baby brother out and she went in the baby’s crib, but the baby started crying. When it was school, they gave out the pictures, people laugh at Junie B. Jones’ pictures with a sick face. Then she thought of a great idea. When it was bed time, she put the picture under her bed because the monster would think it was too terrifying that the monsters would go away. It did work.

My favorite part is when Junie B. Jones thought of a great idea and the idea worked successfully. I recommend this for 6+.

The Wish Giver

Recently, I read a book called “The Wish Giver”. It is a great book with a lot of excitement. I really enjoyed this book. The author is Bill Brittain. The moral of this story is to be careful what you wish for.

This book is about Stew Meat (The narrator) who meets a strange man named Thaddeus Blinn in a carnival tent. He notices something unusual about Thaddeus Blinn that his eyes glow like a cat. Stew Meat sees three kids in the tent who is Polly, Rowena, and Adam. Thaddeus Blinn sells the 4 of them a card with a red spot on it, for 50 cents each and says that all they have to do is to press their finger on the red spot and say a wish and it will come true.

Polly’s (a girl with few friends) wish is to be popular. The wish comes true but she croaks like a frog whenever she says something rude to others. Only when she has not made any insults for a while, the croaking stops. This lets her wish to be granted. When she croaks in the middle of class that causes her to become popular. Rowena makes a wish of her boyfriend Henry Piper who she can only see twice a year to “Set roots down in Coven Tree and never leave again!" The wish is granted and Henry's feet become rooted to the ground, and he slowly turns into a tree. Henry tells her that he never actually liked her, and only flirted with her so that her father would buy more of his items. Rowena and a friend Sam look for a way to make Henry a human again. Adam, who lives in a farm, wishes for the farm to be full of water because the farm is so dry. When they dig a hole in the soil, a huge geyser shoots out. Adam is happy of the water at first, but the water keeps coming out, flooding the entire farm. I am going to stop the story here so you can read the book to find out what happens next.

My favourite part of the book is when Polly first croaked like a frog. I liked this part because it was funny at first until I found out it was a curse from the card. My least favourite part is when, Henry turns into a tree. Even though when the farm flooded and Polly croaking is pretty sad too, Henry gets hurt, stuck, cold and hungry when he could be warm and cozy but in Polly and Adam’s story no one gets hurt. Also because he was stuck to the ground, Rowena gets her feelings hurt by Henry but also really worried about him. This story reminds me of the story “Be Careful What You Wish For” because “Be Careful What You Wish For” is about a woman who wished for a new car. Later that night her husband died. Using the insurance money, she got a new car. Both stories are similar because someone made a wish and because of this wish something bad happened to their lives.

This book is a really great book. I really recommend it. I would give this book four stars because it was good but a little boring. I recommend this book 7+.

Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business

I just read a book called Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business. It is by Barbara Park. It was a great book.

I was about Junie B. Jones’ mother having a baby and the new baby’s room had a lamp with a giraffe, a rocking chair, a new baby dresser, a crib and wallpaper with jungle animals. When they were in the hospital, Junie B. Jones’ grandparents were there. Her grandma told her about how cute the baby would look and he was a little cute monkey. They had a great time together. The next day she had a “show and tell” and she talked about her mom having a baby monkey. Her friends didn’t believe her. At recess her best friend Lucille and Grace asked if they could see her little brother first. So Lucille pushed Grace out of the way and told Junie B. Jones to keep her locker with a special picture of her grandma in order to see her monkey brother first. Also Grace gave her a special shiny plastic ring to see her monkey brother first and it went on and on until the bell rang. When they went in and her teacher noticed Junie B. Jones gave every thing back and she went to the principal’s office. Junie B. Jones’ teacher told the principal everything about her monkey brother and more. He asked Junie B. Jones “is your brother really a monkey?” Junie B. Jones said,” my grandma said and you even can ask her”, so he did. Junie B. Jones’ grandma was very sorry that she just meant he was cute. When it was time to go home, Junie B. Jones saw her little brother baby.

I like this book because it’s funny and it attracts my attention. I love the series of Junie B. Jones. I recommend this book for 6+.

Plantzilla by Jerdine Nolen

My drama teacher read it half to us in class and I liked it then I borrowed the book from public library and I finished reading at home.
In the story, the boy named Mortimer likes plantzilla and Mortimer’s parents don’t let Mortimer keep plantzilla because Mortimer played too much time with plantzilla. They would like Mortimer played more time in the Park. During summer, plantzilla grows up and Mortimer waters and cares for plantzilla. It is a surprise that plantzilla, the plant is beginning to eat real food and the plant could play hockey with Mortimer and plantzilla can write letter and finally plantzilla found a perfect home and it is Mortimer’s home.
I like this book because I can image Mortimer takes care of plantzilla like a baby and plant can grow up like human beings.

The Forgotten Door

Recently I read a book called “The Forgotten Door.” It was a great book with a lot of adventure and I really liked it. The author is Alexander Key.
This book is about Jon who is from another planet. (A far distant and highly evolved planet that does not eat meat or even does bad) He falls through a door and lands in our planet. He lost his memory but finds the Bean’s to take care of him. He find out about our world and the war and bad of our country. Jon is very smart for he learned English in1 day. He can also read minds and talk to animals. As Jon tries to recover his memory and offer clues about him, he and the beans get into danger. Almost everyone wants him because of his special powers. Not only that but he is also accused for a crime of stealing. I am going to stop the story here so you can read the book to find out what happens next.
My favourite part of this story is when we learn about Jon’s peaceful loving world because it makes me think peaceful thoughts and how our world needs to improve. My least favourite part is when I think about how horrible our world is compared to Jon’s. I disliked this part because we shouldn’t be doing bad we should be nice.
This book teaches us how bad our world is: full of greed and hate. I was sad of how people like us would dare hurt such an innocent child like Jon. This story seems very real and Key leaves me ashamed of our world. Anyway, I really recommend this book and give it five stars. I would rate this book 8+I really like this book.

Magic School Bus Series By Patricia Relf

I like "Magic school bus" because it is fun and the magic school bus can fly. It can turn into a boat and I could sail with it in the sea(“The magic school bus ups and downs: A book about floating and sinking”). It can turn into a spaceship and I could surf in the space with it(“The magic school bus –Space Adventures). It can turn into a ladybug or a bee and I could crawl in the flowers with it(“The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive). It also can turn as small as our food and go into someone's mouth and I could go through someone's inside body(“The magic school bus Inside the Human Body”). They always go on adventures and I like adventures. That is why I like magic school bus books. I will read more magic school bus books.

Kate Larkin, the Bone Expert by Lindsey Tate

I read the whole book of “the Bone Expert” without stop. The story is about a girl called Kate Larkin. She has a broken bone on her arm. So she went to the hospital and she waited for long time and met a doctor. She asked the doctor how the X-ray works. After a few weeks, she rode bike again. I like the book because I could learn more about hospital and bones. There are also experiments in this book.
I know there are 206 bones in the human body already. From the book, I learned that Arm bones heal faster than leg bones and Calcium helps make bones hard. So I will drink lots of milk!

Report: Many Waters

     A touch of computer keys, a blast of heat, and suddenly the Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are gasping in a shimmering desert. They say it was an accident  because their parents were scientists, but its too late for regrets. There' s a strange and small person approaching, with a mini mammoth. At last it is the twins' turn for an adventure- an adventure that becomes serious when they discover that Many Waters are coming to flood the desert. How do they help themselves and the mini people to escape?

     I liked this book because I can actually understand it, even though its by the same author as A Wind in The Door (see my report on that book). This book was funny and happy and joyful, thats why I liked it. I recommend this book to everyone.

Report: A Wind in The Door

     I just read a book called A Wind in The Door, by Madeleine L'engle. I didn't understand this book because this was the second book in this series, and I couldn't find the first book in the library. Okay, here's a summary.

     "There are dragons in the twins vegetable garden!" Dragons? Not really, but an entity, a being far stranger than dragons. And its discovery by Charles Wallace, the youngest of the Murry children, is only the first step in an adventure with his sister, Meg, her boyfriend, Calvin, out into galactic space...

     I thought this book was very strange because there were these really weird names. That is all I can say about this book.

Report: Tom's Midnight Garden

     I currently finished a book called Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce. Here's a summary.

     Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with his Aunt and Uncle in their boring apartment. There is nothing to do there, so Tom is just counting the days until he can go home. Then one night the landlady's grandfather clock strikes 13 times, leading Tom to a magical world...

     I liked this book because of its art, and the humor. I hope every one can like this book as much as I did. This is my report.

Report: Gone Away Lake

     I just finished a book called Gone Away Lake, by Elizabeth Enright. Here's a summary.

     Summer has a magic all its own. So when Portia sets out for a visit with her cousin Julian, she expects fun and adventure, but of the usual kind: exploring in the woods near Julian's house, collecting stones and bugs, playing games throughout the long lazy days. But this summer was different. On their first day of exploring, Portia and Julian discover an enormous  boulder with a mysterious message, a swamp choked with reeds and quick sand, and on the other far side of the swamp... a ghost town.

     I liked the book because it start off creepy and ended funny. I also liked the art in this book, they were really realistic. I think this book is for kids of all ages. This book is a great summer read.

Report: Blue Willow

     I finished a book called Blue Willow, by Doris Gates. I liked the lesson of this book, but the content, okay. Here's a summary.

     To Jane Larkin, the blue willow plate is the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of home she could only dimly remember and of the time when the family would once again be able to make roots for itself in one community. "How long are you gonna stay?" was always the first question asked of Janey when her parents unpacked their stuff at a house.Some day, Janey promised the blue willow plate, with its picture of a stream and a bridge and a real house beyond, they were going to be able to exchange the disheartening words "As long as there's work" for the bold and confident ones "As long as we want to".

     I thought that the lesson for this book is that you may lose faith in others, but never lose faith in yourself.

Report: Habibi

     I just finished a book called Habibi. I thought the book was okay because it had a little too much love and stuff like that. Here's a summary of Habibi.

     The day that Liyana got her first real kiss, her life changed forever. Not because of the kiss, but because it was the day they had to move from St. Louis all the way to Palestine. Though her father grew up there, Lyana knows almost nohing about the rest of her family's Arab heritage. Her grandma and the rest of her relitaves who live in the West bank are strangers, and speak a language she doesn't understand. It is until she meets Omer that her homesickness fades. But Omer is Jewish, and their friendship is forbidden on this land. How can Habibi ever call this place home?

     I thought this book was so so because there was too much kissing in it. So if you don't like kissing (me), don't read this book.

Report: A long way from Chigaco

    I finished a book called "A long way from Chicago". This book is by an author called Richard Peck. Here's a summary of this book.

     Each summer over nine years of the "Depression, Joey and his sister, Mary Alice- two city slickers from Chicago- make their annul visit to Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it's far from sleepy... and Grandma is way more typical. From seeing a corpse to helping Grandma trespass, pinch property, catch the sheriff in his undies, and feed the poor and hungry- all in one day!

     I liked this book because it was hilarious, especially the part where the sheriff is caught in his undies.

Report: Yolonda's Genius

     Yolonda is "a great big girl and strong for her age, bigger and stronger and smarter than anyone else in fifth grade". She is cool and streetwise, too, and afraid of no one. It's easy for her to watch out for her little first grade brother, Andrew. But their mother, a legal professional and a widow, is concerned about crime and drugs in her little children's Chicago school. She moves them all to a smaller and she hopes, safer town. Yolonda, at first, is scournful of her new town. And Andrew, who never talks much, is having trouble learning to read. What he loves to do is play on the old harmonica given to him as a baby to teethe on and which he's blown on ever since. He can imitate any sound he hears. Yolonda is con vinced that he is a little "genius" with his harmonica, and tries to open adult eyes.

     This book's called Yolonda's Genius, by Carol Fenner. I liked this book because it shows how intelligent and powerful children's minds can be, and how adults sometimes barely reckonizes it. I recommend this book to every children in the world. Report end.

Report: The Westing Game

     I currently finished a book called The Westing Game. By Ellen Raskin. I liked this book.

     A highly inventive mystery begins with sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the strange will of the rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is to find the answer- but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on- through blizzards, burglaries and bombings...

     I liked this book because it was a mixture of mystery and humor.