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Book Reviews - Realistic Fiction Wringer This book is about a fictional city where there is a festival every year, called pigeon day. On pigeon day about 5,000 pigeons are released into the sky and people try to shoot as many as they can. Usually, when a bird gets shot, it doesn't die, but falls to the ground. Once you're nine years old, you have to become something called, a "wringer." The wringer's job is to run out to where a wounded pigeon is, and wring its neck (twist it until it dies.) There is a boy named Palmer, and he doesn't want to be a wringer. He wouldn't have the guts to kill an innocent pigeon. But he knows he has to. He just keeps thinking to himself, "I won't turn nine for ages. I don't have to worry about that right now." But, of course, one day, his ninth birthday comes. Also, he sees this pigeon on his windowsill and keeps it as a pet. He knows if anyone found out he had it, they would take it and use it for pigeon day. So, wringer is pretty much about Palmer getting in a pickle because of his fear of becoming a wringer. I like this book because... well, I love way Jerry Spinelli writes, and I think the plot is interesting, and moving. Who do you think would like this book?: People like me, who love Jerry Spinelli, or if you love animals, OR if you have a strange fear of wringing the necks of pigeons, this book is for you. 5 stars. Abby Hayes: Knowledge is Power A girl called Abby who begins Middle school and fulfills her dream: pierced ears! She also makes a new friend named Sophia. I like books where people's dreams come true. Anybody who likes books where people's dreams come true would like this book. 5 stars. Becuase of Winn-Dixie This book is about a girl named India Opal who meets a dog named Winn-Dixie. Winn-Dixie helps India Opal make friends and find out new things about people. When Winn-Dixie got lost India Opal doesn't know if she'll ever see him again. Read Because of Winn-Dixie. I liked this book because it's funny and it tells a story of friendship. I think everyone who likes to read touching stories would like this book. I give this book five stars. Because of Winn-Dixie This book is about a girl named Opal. She finds a homeless dog. Her mother has left. How can she manage to keep him when he is just trouble? I liked this book because it can make you laugh and cry and it is really fun. I think this is a good book for all. I give this book five stars. The Breadwinner This book is about a girl named Parvana. She lives in Afghanistan. Her father is taken to prison. Parvana has to find food for her family. But women can't be outside unless she is with a man. How will she get food for the family? I liked this book because the book seemed very realistic. I felt sad for Parvana and her family. There is a sequel to this book. I think people that like realistic books would like this book. I think people that like to learn about different countries will also like this book. Reviewed by Katherine. The Contender This book is about a kid, Alfred Brooks, who wants to be a boxer. He starts working out in a boxing gym and he has a really big boxing tournament and you'll have to find out if he wins or loses. I liked this book because I really like sports. Boxing is my fifth favorite sport. I like to jab and cross. I think sport lovers would like this book. I would give this book five stars. Curlicues This book is about two pugs from a pet shop who get sold to two very different old ladies. One is thin and strict, and only bought the pug because of its use as a watchdog, and insists feeds the pug only table scraps, and only her house-keeper likes him. The other pug is sold to a plump old lady whoses pug means the world to her. She feeds him elegant meals, until her cook rebels, and both households are thrown into turmoil. The pugs are destined to meet. I like this book because it shows that whether you spoil your dog or starve him, it is still mistreating your dog. While the first pug almost starves and is kept out in the drafty halls, the second pug is getting almost as fat as his owner. I think anyone who likes dogs would enjoy this book. 5 stars. Dancing with Katya There are two sisters and they love each other. They dance together all the time. ? I like this book because I like how they trust each other. Girls would like this book. I would give this book five stars. Esperanza Rising This is about a young girl whose father dies and her house is burned down. She then has to move to America, live in a Mexican settlement and learn to live in a very poor place. I liked this book because I liked the excitement and the changes, like when they had to flee. People who like excitement and changes would like this book. I would give this book five stars. G-o-o-o-al! This book was made special from my Aunt Betsy and Mara. This book was about me getting to go to a soccer game of my choice and when they get there they give me a uniform to wear and I get to go sit on the bench with my 2 sisters and the players and one of the players gets hurt and they have no alternate and I get to play in the game and I score the winning goal! so they give me the trophy. I would give this book five stars. Here's Lily! This book is about a little girl that is five years old and has an enemy that is in love with her and gives her a big big valentine. I liked this book because she is a very funny little girl and i love the very funny stories. Reviewed by Lauren. Junie B. Jones and the mushy gushy valentine This book is about a girl named Lily who has red hair and in school she is always getting teased by a boy and in the end she gets burned on her face. I liked this book because it is fiction but it is fun to pretend if it was not fiction. I think people will like this book if they like fiction. I think Elise Jay Jones would like this book. I would give this book five stars. Kimchi and Calamari Kimchi and Calamari is about a boy named Joseph. Joseph is a Korean boy who is adopted by an Italian family. Joseph's social studies teacher gives them an assignment to write about their ancesters. He doesn't know anything about his Korean ancesters though. As Joseph tries to find out who his birth mother is, he has no idea what to write for his social studies report. He decided to write that Sohn Kee Chung was his grandfather. I liked this book because I'm korean and because I understood how Joseph felt. Joseph had so much hope and understanding. The author makes me feel bad for Joseph. Anyone who is adopted or likes to read books that tell about others would like this book. I would give this book five stars. Lily and the Creep Lily and her friends are getting tired of being teased by Shad. They decide to give him a dose of his own medicine. Soon Lily gets into trouble. I liked this book because it was fun to read about what Lily and her friends are going to do to Shad. Anyone who likes books about someone's life would like this book. I would give this book five stars. Lily the Rebel A girl named Lily who has always been a model student until she yells at her science teacher. She starts wearing clothes that are pushing the dress code. Then Lily realizes that she needs to regain the trust with the ones she cares about. I liked this book because it was fun seeing what Lily would do next. Anyone who likes books about someone's life would like this book. I
would give this book four stars. Lizzie McGuire: Broken Hearts This book is about this girl named Lizzie and her friend Gordo. They both have a story. First Gordo has a girlfriend named who is Brooke. She uses Gordo so he stays away from his friends. Then part two Lizzie gets a boyfriend named Ronney and Gordo is jealous. I liked this book because it is also a tv show and it is funny and shows it is nice to have friends, to have crushes, and to not be afraid to have relationships with other people. It also teaches you what Middle School is like. I think lots of people would like this book if they like books about crushes and about middle school. Reviewed by Zora. Miss O and Friends Well it is about a girl named Olivia/Miss O and her freinds Harlie,Isabella,and Justine and her sister Juliette. The girls are going to 5th grade but Juliette she is going to a whole different school, they are all upset oh and did you know Miss o is going to the meanest teacher in the school they call her the "Hinter Monster" all her freinds are in different classes. They found out there is a cooking contest they think Miss O is a great cook but there is a problem but you'll have to read that and Justine is totally didching them all ao Miss O and her freinds are mad Juliette but at the end they all are fine... The End I love this book it was so intresting to me maybe not to you but I loved it I hope you can get it sometime and read it. People that like stories and teenagers posibly a girl but boys can read it too hope you like it you possibly could get it at the library... remember always read. I give this book five stars. Pony Pals #1 I Want a Pony This book is about a girl named Lulu who wants a pony so that she and Pam and Anna can be Pony Pals. While she is at her grandma's house while her father is away, Lulu finds a wounded pony and wants to help it. I like this book because it is very exciting. I think anyone who likes ponies would like this book. I give this book four stars. Ramona the Pest It's about a girl named Ramona who gets called a pest a lot by her older sister Beatrice. In the first chapter, Ramona goes to her first day at kindergarten. There's another girl in her class named Susan who is always acting big. She has long curly hair that Ramona adores. When they go outside Ramona gets close enough to Susan to touch her hair. Instead of just touching Susan's hair she stretches out a curl and while it sprang back Ramona thinks "boing"! I would give this book five stars. Ruby Holler It's about two kids named Dallas and Florida who live at an orphanage that has mean owners and then they get taken in by old people who live in Ruby Holler. The old couple wants to go on a trip but separate Dallas and Florida. I liked this book because it had a lot of suspense in it and it made you feel like you were actually where they were. I think someone who likes suspense stories that have friendship would like this book. I would give this book five stars. Saffy's Angel When Saffy (Saffron) was little she found out that her mom was dead and she was living with her aunt. All she has left of her childhood was a stone angel. So she goes on a search for it. Will she find it? I liked this book because you can feel how Saffron feels about her mom being dead. It is very engaging. I think all people who like to read about challenges would like this book. Reviewed by Amalia. The School Story This book is about a girl named Natalie Nelson and her best friend Zoe Reisman. When Natalie writes a book Zoe and Natalie think up a plan to get the book published without people knowing it's 12-year-old kids, but how? I liked this book because it really tells about how people don't take kids seriously sometimes. I like it also because it is very adventurous. It takes Natalie and Zoe on a wild rid in the real book business. I think kids as well as adults would like this book. Reviewed by Krystal. Shiloh This book is about a boy named Marty Preston who feels that a young beagle is being mistreated by its owner Judd Travers. One day, Judd takes the dog for hunting and it escapes from the pack and comes to Marty. From that day onwards, Marty names the dog Shiloh and keeps him secretly over the hills by his house. Meanwhile, everyone in the town including Judd and Marty's parents start looking for the lost dog. Marty is able to keep this as a secret until a big German Shepherd attacks Shiloh. Marty and his father take the wounded Shiloh to the Vet. Judd learns from the Vet that Marty has his dog and asks him to return the dog as soon as it becomes well. When Marty goes to Judd's house to tell him that he will not give the dog back, he happens to see Judd shoot a doe when it was not the hunting season. When Marty threatens Judd that he is going to report this to the game warden, Judd tells him that if he can pay the money right away, he can have the dog! Since Marty cannot pay the money right away, he agrees to work in Judd's yard for a few weeks. Though Judd makes him work harder and harder, Marty completes all the work and gets his dog back. I like this book because a eleven year old fought very braverly with a man who did not treat his dog well and saved the dog by working for that man and finally bought the dog. I think the people who love dogs would like to read this book. Also people from the Humane Society would love to read this book because Marty was like one of them. Also anyone who likes kids that stand up for a cause may want to read this book. I give this book 4 stars. Socks This book is about a gray tabby cat that is sold to a family. Socks is loved and admired, until his owners bring home a new creature, what they bring is a BABY! Socks has no more attention until a babysitter comes. Then the Nana came. Socks didn't like her and the nana didn't like him. One day Socks bit his master and was thrown outside. He soon became an outside cat. He got in a fight with another cat. His owners brought him inside and cleaned him up. He then became an inside cat again and became best friends with the baby. It is a good book. I would give this book five stars. Sophie's World This is about a girl named Sophie, who has just moved and she has lots of daydreams that get her in trouble. Then one day she stops getting in trouble. Read to see what happens. I liked this book because it was fun to read about Sophie's daydreams. Anyone who likes reading about someone's life would like this book. I give this book five stars. That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles Abby sells cookies to make money and gets into trouble for it. I liked this book because I liked the way she learns a lesson about following the rules and learns to make good cookies. Anybody who likes cookies would like this book! I give this book five stars. Two Heads Are Better Than One Abby makes a new friend, Casey, and finds a subject to work on for their science fair and learns about rocks, and how to make their own rocks. I liked that she made a new friend and found a science fair project. People who like science and making friends would like this book. I give this book five stars. Uncle Nacho's hat It's about uncle Nacho who has four pets. There are a dog, a cat, a parrot and a monkey. He also has this old hat and it has holes, and when he keep trashing it away, it keeps coming back to him. I like this book becuase I like animals and this book has English and Spanish. And because the book is really funny. My friends and my family would like this book. I give this book three stars.
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