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.