Science Fair
by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

This book is called Science Fair. The book is about this kid named Toby. Toby is a poor kid. There is this group called the ME kids. The ME kids are really rich. The ME kids make fun of Toby [a] Because he is poor and [b] They don’t think he can win the science fair because he is not that smart. Toby is trying to make a frog float in thin air. He thinks he can win. Do you think Toby can win the science fair? Whoever wins the science fair will get 5,ooo dollars. Who do you think will win? Read this book and find out who will win the science fair.

This book was reviewed by Blake

Here are some website that you might like if you like this book.
This site has many hands on science experiments for kids.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html
This site has a demo that shows a frog dissection.
http://www.froguts.com/flash_content/index.html

Tunnels

By Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams

Have you ever wondered what lies in the earth’s core? Well, Will Burrows has gone there, and isn’t coming back! Will and his best friend, Chester, are out digging in the outskirts of Highfield, England, when they find a strange memorial like chamber. But after returning from the dig, his dad goes missing. After months of searching, they find a tunnel in Will’s basement to an outlandish, subterranean world, and the largest secret in the world, about to be revealed to mankind. With the help of Chester, and the help of some newfound family members, they have to escape back to the surface, or face a horrible fate.

This book was reviewed by Rion.

These website might be interesting to someone who is reading this book.

This is the official website of the series.
http://www.tunnelsthebook.com/
This website gives the history of the hollow earth theory.
http://www.crystalinks.com/hollowearth.html

Searching for David's Heart
by Cherie Bennett

This book is about David and his little sister Darcy. Darcy’s birthday is coming up and her brother almost misses it. Then, at almost last minute of the party, he arrives. He says he has been with his girlfriend and Darcy gets upset. During her temper tantrum, she accidently causes her father to fall and he breaks his back. Now,she feels like everyone is mad at her and everything is ruined! One day Darcy was at school and she got picked on all day and she was so mad she ran away from school. Her brother tried to chase after her in his car. During the chase, he gets into a bad a car accident and dies. Now, Darcy thinks it's all her fault.

Reviewed by Alyssa

The following websites will be interesting to you if you read this book.
This website is the fofficial American Heart Association site.
http://www.americanheart/
This website is about heart transplants.
http://www.heart-transplant.co.uk/org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4697

The Hardy Boys
by Franklin W. Dixon

This is about two brothers who get called in by the FBI to do a secret mission. The mission is about a soldier from World War II that buried treasure in a backyard somewhere in Portugal. They have to locate the treasure found in Mrs.Rilke’s childhood backyard. Mrs.Rilke is a friend of the grandmother of the Hardy boys, Frank and Joe. Mrs.Rilke hears about this and wants the fortune for herself. Will the boys be able to find the treasure before it gets in the wrong hands? Will they be able to donate it to charity like they want to? You will have to read and find out.

This book was reviewed by Andrew.

These websites will be interesting to someone who reads this book.
This website is about the setting of the book.
http://www.portugal.org/index.shtml
This website tells the real story of lost treasure.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/april/stories/straher.html

Point Blank

Point Blank
by Anthony Horowitz

If you are looking for a book about adventure and mysteries this is the book to read. In this book, Point Blank, you will learn about a boy named Alex Rider who is a spy and is sent to Point Blank Academy. At Point Blank it is not a normal school, at the academy the academy only rich kids that are trouble makers go there. At the academy the rules are very strict and they cannot leave the school property or else they will get in big trouble. The principle at the academy is Dr. Grief and one of the teachers is Mrs. Stellenbosch. Alex is trying to escape from the Point Blanc. Can Alex escape from Point Blanc Academy or will he be caught and trapped at Point Blanc Academy or even be killed!

This book was reviewed by Caleb

This website might interest you if this book sounds good to you.
This is the official Alex Rider website
http://www.alexrider.com/Missions/Point-Blanc

This website tells you how to learn to ski


http://skiing.about.com/od/beginningskiers/a/howtoski.htm

Vet Emergencies 24/7

Vet Emergencies 24/7
by Susan Evento

This is a very interesting book about strange problems that happen at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital. This hospital for pets takes all kinds of patients. They treat cats and dogs, as well as, alligators and iguanas, monkeys, hyenas and other exotic animals. Even the vets at the hospital never know what kinds of problems they might face ieach day. If you love animals, this is the book for you.



This book was reviewed by:Reid, Rion, Caleb, Cameron, Joel, Landon, Andrew, Sean, Sabrina, Sadie, Nik, Elliott, Blake, Mabron, Mollie and Alyssa




Website that might interest you if you read this book are:
This website will tell you if you need to get help for your dog.
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/emerlist.html
This the site from the University of Illinois Veterinary Clinic.
http://vetmed.illinois.edu/vth/

Listen!
By: Stephanie S. Tolan

The book, Listen!, by Stephanie S. Tolan, is about a girl named Charley and nature. In the beginning of the book you read about how Charley gets into a car wreck and hurts her leg very badly. The whole summer she has to struggle getting around, and to top it all off Charley’s best friend goes with her uncle to play tennis for the summer! Then, on a hot summer day, Charley sees a brownish gold dog. Now Charley doesn’t really now that much about dogs and she doesn’t really want a dog as a pet but there’s something about this dog, something different about it and Charley wants to find out what it is. Later on you find out that this strange dog is wild and Charley will have to find some way to tame him. Can she do it? I want you to read and find out!

This book was reviewed by Sabrina.

Here are two website to help you get more meaning out of this book.

This first website is the authors website.

http://www.stephanietolan.com/listen.htm

This website tells you how to train dogs.

http://www.dneprimport.com/

Skeleton Key
By Anthony Horowitz

An agent from M-16 headquarters asked if Alex wanted to be a ball boy at a practice soccer game. Alex said, yes! There he meets Sabina and he kind of likes her. Alex finds himself caught up in a scary chain of events that starts from the Chinese Triad gang in London, to an undercover assignment in Cuba. This book is a very good book and the third book in the Alex Rider series. You really need to read this book to find out what Alex gets himself into… and out of.

This book was reviewed by Landon.

Here are a few websites that will help you to understand this book better.
This site is the official website for the Alex Rider book series.
http://www.alexrider.com/
This site has lots of fun gadgets that you can use to spy.
http://spygear.net/

The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book

By Neil Gaimon

Oh my goodness, this is the most wonderful book. This is the story of Nobody Owens. After the sinister murder of his family, Nobody Owens is left all alone. With Jack, the murderer, close behind he toddles into a graveyard and thus begins his new life there. The residents of the graveyard all take a part in the education and raising of Nobody. As he grows up within the walls of the graveyard, he learns of things both living and dead. This is the 2009 Newberry Award book and the ending just might make you scream like a baby girl!

This book was reviewed by Cindy

These websites will add to your understanding of the book.

This site is of interesting tombstones.

http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/tombstone.html
This site is the official website for this book.

http://www.thegraveyardbook.com/

Heroes Don’t Run: A Novel of the Pacific War.
By Harry Mazer.

This book is about a boy named Adam Pelko who joins the Marines. His Father fought at Pearl Harbor and was killed. His Grandfather fought and was wounded in World War I. He lost his arm when he was wounded. Adam lied to his mom and said he was going to visit his Grandpa, but he was really going to join the Marines. Once he was in the Marines, he never thought it would be so rough.
In the morning, you would only have 15 minutes to shower, shave and be in line ready to run, march, or drill. Every now and then, Adam would write a letter to his best friend, Davi, at Pearl Harbor or his mom back home at Bakersfield, California. You would have to be up at 5 o'clock in the morning every day.. Every night, when lights went out you had to go to sleep. Adam said that boot camp was the hardest thing he had ever done in his life. They had punishments that you could not believe.
In December of 1944, they were issued rifles: World War I, .30 caliber 1903 Springfield's. By the end of the month they had moved out to the ranges. The targets were up to 500 yards away. By the next year they were posted for advanced training otherwise known as FMF, Fleet Marine Force, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Camp Lejeune is a combat training camp. After they were there for a few days they were issued new rifles .30 caliber semiautomatic MIs, bayonets, hand grenades, and KA-BARS, otherwise known as, the marine fighting knife. Adam and the other troops are sent overseas to Okinawa the spring of 1945. You will find that this book has a lot of information about World War II.

This was reviewed by Cameron.

This is a site for kids about World War II.
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/288/27/
This site is about the United States Marine Corps.
http://www.marines.com/

Among the Betrayed

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

This book is about a girl with a fake identity. Her name is Nina. The Population Police captured her and she was sent to prison. She has the chance to live or die and chooses to live. In order to do this she is told to find out the names of other children who have false identities. If she doesn’t do this, she will never be able to get out of prison. In her adventures she is told to act as a double agent and find out information about the other kids in prison. Nina befriends the other kids and plot an escape. This is a good book. You should read it because there is a lot of stuff in it that I didn’t tell you.

This book reviewed by Sadie.

Here are a few websites that you might be interested in if you like this book.

This site is about outdoor survival.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Outdoor-Survival-Tips---Ten-Uncommon-Ones&id=1007369

This site is about China where there really is a policy about having only one child.
http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/onechild.htm

Warriors: Dark River

Warriors Dark River
by Erin Hunter

Do you like a book with action, adventure, and drama? And do you happen to like cats? Then Warriors, Dark River is the book for you. It’s the second book in the third series, the Power of Three. The story is about the Three, who are three cats who were chosen by prophesy. They are Jaypaw, Lionpaw, and Hollypaw. The book is about the Three dealing with the troubles of daily warrior life. There are four clans, Thunderclan, who live in the forest, Windclan, who live on the moorland, Riverclan, who live by the marshy streams, and Shadow clan, who live in the dark, dense pine forests. The Three are Thunderclan. But when Lionpaw begins seeing Heatherpaw, a Windclan apprentice in secret, and when Riverclan is forced to live on the gathering island in their territory, tensions arise between three clans, Riverclan, Thunderclan, and Windclan. This book is a good book, and I’d recommend it.

This book reviewed by Nik.

This website is the official site for the Warriors Book Series.
http://www.warriorcats.com/http

This site is all about cats.
http://kids.cfa.org/

War Dog Heroes

War Dog Heroes
by Jeannette Sanderson

What do you think of when I say war heroes? You might think of a soldier. But I think of a dog. You see, dogs played an important role in WWII, WWI and other wars because of their good sense of smell. Some dogs would find wounded soldiers. Some delivered messages and could duck under gun fire. There were also dogs that sniffed out bombs or land mines. There are many good stories about these heroes in this book. War Dog Heroes is a book that you should read!

This book was reviewed by Elliott Palm

These two website are about real life war dogs. They tell different stories about them and how they are trained.
http://www.war-dogs.com/
http://www.k9hero.com/

So B. It
by Sarah Weeks

This book by Sarah Weeks is very interesting. This book is about Heidi who lives a very different life style than most kids. She has a mentally disabled mother and a neighbor that is scared to go outside. Heidi lives in an apartment building and plays on slot machines to get money, even though she is only 12. Heidi’s mother can only say 23 words and her favorite is "soof". Heide doesn't even know what that word means. Heidi meets all kinds of new people and does all kinds of new things in this book. Finally, when the weird word from her mother’s vocabulary makes her wonder about her mother's past, she leaves on a cross country journey to try to find the secrets of her past .I thought this book was very good. Now, it is up to you to figure it out what happens next. How does everything work out? I want you to read this book and find out!

This book was reviewed by Mollie.

This website tells about the book and interviews Sarah Weeks.
http://www.sarahweeks.com/sobeit.htm

This site answers questions that kids might have about mental retardation. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/mental_retardation.html

Stormbreaker
By Anthony Horowitz

Stormbreaker is the first book of a six book series. Stormbreaker is an excellent book if you like action, excitement and thrilling adventures! Alex Rider’s uncle Ian is a spy. Alex thought he was an ordinary man who worked in a bank. His uncle was killed in a car accident. Later, Alex discovered he was actually murdered. Alex joins the same spy unit his uncle to find out something fishy about Herod Sayle. Herod Sayle is the man who invented the Stormbreaker computer and for some unknown reason he is going to give them to every school in England. Everyone in England is very excited about it, but Alex needs to go and find out why Herod Sayle is sending Stormbreaker to every school. Will he find out in time or will Herod Sayle get his revenge. I want you to read this book to find out. You will have the greatest adventure of your life! All through this book there are so many adventures and life threatening moments. It had me, and will surely have you, at the edge of your seat! Trust me!

This book was reviewed by Reid.

This website is about the secret spy group call MI6 in England.http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html

This website will give you information and show you all the places that Alex Rider travels through on his adventures.http://www.enjoyengland.com/

Summer Ball
by Mike Lupica

Danny Walker, a thirteen year old, has already led his basketball travel team to the championship and now he is going to Right Way Basketball Camp. There he faces old rivals and new challenges. First, he gets put in a cabin for 11-12 year olds. There he meets Zack Fox, a kid who would rather be at home than at a basketball camp. Then, he gets put on a team that has Rasheed Hill on it. He played for the team Danny beat in the travel finals. Rasheed and their new coach don’t think Danny should even be on the court.
The bad news just keeps on coming. He gets yelled at a lot by his coach. He makes some bad plays in games where his team should have won. He only gets to play one quarter. As his team moves closer to the championship, can Danny urge himself to keep on trying as hard as he can? Read it and find out!
This was a great book and I highly recommend it. It is a great book for people who love sports, but don’t like to read as much. The plot keeps you wanting to read more. It is an awesome book and I would rate it ten out of ten. Enjoy reading, Summer Ball.

This book was reviewed by Joel.

Here are some websites that might help you understand this book better:
This is the site for the NBA. It has lots of good information about basketball.
http://www.nba.com/
This is an interview with the author. He is talking about this book.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2869909n

The 39 Clues

Book One- The Maze of Bones

by Rick Riodan
Have you ever read a mysterious story that you really liked? We have, and this is it. This book is about the Cahill family. The Cahill family is the most powerful and influential family in the world. Amy and Dan Cahill have just found this out. After their grandmother's death, the kids get involved in a contest with the other heirs to see who will inherit the Cahill treasure. To get it, you have to be the first to find it. There are 39 clues to solve along the way. To solve these clues the kids, with the help of their au pair, Nellie, go to Philadelphia. There they find out that Benjamin Franklin was a Cahill. Now they are chasing clues about Benjamin Franklin all through Paris. The story reaches its climax in the depths of the catacombs of Paris. This story is packed with adventure. We highly recommend that you read this first book in a series of ten about the Cahill Family treasure.

This book was reviewed by: Caleb, Sean, Joel, Sabrina, Sadie, Reid, Andrew, Alyssa, Rion, Landon, Blake, Cameron, Mollie, Mabron, Nik and Elliott

Some links that will add to your reading of this book are:

Paris Catacombs: Interesting Thing of the Day

This site shows pictures and give interesting facts about the underground bone cemetery in Paris.
http://itotd.com/articles/206/paris-catacombs/

Benjamin Franklin
This site gives lots of great information about Ben Franklin.

http://www.fi.edu/franklin/

My Brother Sam is Dead

My Brother Sam is Dead
by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier

This book is about how the Meeker family was torn apart by the American Revolutionary War. Sam comes home from Yale and tells his family that he is going to fight for the Patriots. Sam comes home from Yale and he is excited about the war. He wants to be a Patriot but his parents are Loyalists. His father does not agree with him fighting for the Patriots. He doesn’t believe it is right to fight the King. Tim, the little brother, is stuck in the middle unable to decide if he wants to be a loyalist or a Patriot. The whole family is torn between the two sides and because of this they have many troubles ahead of them. Later, Father takes Tim to Verplanks Point to sell cattle and goods for the tavern they own. On the way home they get jumped by cowboys who are really cattle thieves. The cowboys capture Father. Now, Tim has to travel home alone with all the goods, during a blizzard
This was a very interesting book. You will find that there are many twists and turns in this amazing book about the Revolutionary War. My Brother Sam is Dead is not just about the war, but it is about the feelings and emotions of the people that lived through it.

Reviewed by Reid, Rion, Caleb, Cameron, Joel, Landon, Andrew, Sean, Sabrina, Sadie, Nik, Elliott, Blake, Mabron, Mollie and Alyssa

Here are a few links that will make the reading of My Brother Sam is Dead more interesting.
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
This site gives lots of information about the American Revolution. It also has an interactive game about the American Revolution History of Redding- This site gives you lots of good information about the town of Redding.
http://historyofredding.com/HRmbsd.htm