From the experts at BSS
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Title: Buffalo Before Breakfast
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
This book has a lot of adventure when Jack, Annie, and Teddy meet a boy named
Black Hawk and Black Hawk tries to hunt one of the buffalo. Will Black Hawk
start a buffalo stampede when Annie finds the White Buffalo Woman? No, because
what Annie doesn’t know is the White Buffalo Woman is the spirit of the buffalo!
Kerby I. (Grade 3)
Title: Mary-Kate and Ashley’s The Case of the Hidden
Holiday Riddle
Author: Jean Waricha
It’s a great mystery book. It sort of tells you a lesson not to cheat for any
type of reason. It also sort of teaches you not to play tricks on other people
and to tell the truth.
Hannah B. (Grade 3)
Title: My Two Best Friends (Full House)
Author: Katie Kimball
I like this book because, first, there is a new student, and her name is Amanda
Metz. Michelle becomes her study buddy, and Mandy invites Michelle to sleep
over; so did Cassie, her other friend. Cassie found out that Michelle had slept
over at Mandy’s house, and at school Cassie did not talk to Michelle. Michelle
asked to sit by Cassie, but Cassie did not answer. If you’re looking for a good
book, this is what you are looking for.
Lindsey F. (Grade 3)
Title: Welcome to Camp Jelly Jam (Goosebumps)
Author: R.L. Stine
You should read this book if you like scary books. This book is funny, weird,
scary, and enthusiastic. People who like Goosebumps should read it. I like
these books because you can picture in your mind, and he has catchy little
phrases, like “thrills and chills.”
Scout C. (Grade 3)
Title: Snow Mouse
Author: Phyllis Root
I like the pictures and I like the story. It is so cool. I like the
backgrounds of the story. The best thing I like in this story are the
pictures. They are cool. That’s what I like about this story.
Emily W. (Grade 3)
Title: Baby Animals
Author: John B. Wexo
I like the pictures, and it lets me learn about animals and babies. It is a
good book. The best thing I like about this book is the names of the animals,
and that is the best thing I like about this book.
Emily W. (Grade 3)
Title: Pirates Past Noon
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
What I liked best about this book was when Jack and Annie go into pirate time,
and they get taken by pirates because the pirates thought they knew where the
Kidd’s treasure was. Do they find the treasure? Read Pirates Past Noon
to find out.
Hayley R. (Grade 3)
Title: The Fish in Room 11
Author: Heather Dyer
When Toby was a baby, he was left in a room in Mr. Harris’s hotel by the pier.
When Toby went to the pier, he found a mermaid named Eliza, and her crazy
parents give Toby a ring that he thinks is just a regular ring, but the ring
belonged to a Duke. Everyone tries to get the ring off, but it does not come
off.
Kerby I. (Grade 3)
Title: The Way I Feel
Author: Janan Cain
I recommend this book because it is happy and sad all at the same time. It
really caught my attention at the end. Read it soon. Really!
Brooke C. (Grade 3)
Title: Stage Fright on a Summer Night
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
I think you should read this book because it takes you back with Jack and Annie
to the 1500s. Will asked them to be in a play because two boys were missing
from the play. Jack has stage fright, so he said, “NO!” But Will and Annie
convinced Jack to be in the play. (Fact: Do you know why the London Bridge
song is called “London Bridge?” It’s named that because London Bridge kept
falling down and they kept building it up again.)
Lydia N. (Grade 3)
Title: A Hundred Days From Home
Author: Randall Wright
This is a great book because Elam’s daddy didn’t have any luck trying to find a
job in Springerville. So they take all their stuff and move to a new town.
Elam is not having a good time, so he tries to convince his daddy to get a job
in Springerville, but it does not work.
Kerby I. (Grade 3)
Title: The Wrong Way Rabbit
Author: Teddy Slater
I like this book because it is funny. The Rabbit does everything wrong, like he
wears his pajamas in school, and said, “good night,” when it was morning. The
best thing I like in this book was the funny pictures, and the way he talks,
like everyone said, “Hello,” and he said, “Olleh.” That is the best thing I
like about this book.
Emily W. (Grade 3)
Title: Cam Jansen and Mystery at the Monkey House
Author: David A. Adler
There is a girl named Cam. She has a mind that takes pictures. The whole thing
is placed at the zoo. There are some missing monkeys in the monkey house.
Emily M. (Grade 3)
Title: More Perfect Than the Moon
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
I like how Cassie writes all the time because it’s funny how she writes about
Caleb and Princess Violet. Sometimes it’s nice; sometimes it’s mean.
Allyson P. (Grade 3)
Title: Christmas in Camelot
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
I liked it when the Christmas Knight came and turned everyone to be like a
statue until Jack and Annie finished the quest.
Allyson P. (Grade 3)
Title: The Bad Beginning
Author: Lemony Snicket
Sunny was in a cage in the high, high tower. She was dangling from the tower,
and Violet has to marry Count Olaf to let her go and not drop her from the
tower. Hope you like it!
Paige W. (Grade 3)
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
I recommend this book because it is about Harry Potter and his adventure. It is
a long book, but it is one of the best books.
Courtney N. (Grade 3)
Title: The Reptile Room
Author: Lemony Snicket
It is very interesting. It makes you very worried what happens. The book is
about the three Baudelaire children that went to live with their Uncle Monty
when Count Olaf comes in a disguise to get the Baudelaire fortune. So they
tried to make Uncle Monty believe that he is Count Olaf.
Brittani W. (Grade 3)
Title: Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type
Author: Doreen Cronin
This book is funny. I read it to my dad and sister. It is a good book. The
best thing about this is the funny picture. That is the best thing I like about
it.
Emily W. (Grade 3)
Title: Sable
Author: Karen Hesse
I liked when she found Sable in their yard and when she was nice to her. She
gave her food to eat. She acted like Sable was her dog. To find out more, read
the book Sable.
Kaysay J. (Grade 3)
Title: Bunnicula
Author: Deborah and James Howe
It is about a bunny that is a vampire! First, it seems cute, cuddly, but at
night, first it sucks the juice of an orange and … well … it is a great
mystery. Be careful if you want a bunny… it just might be BUNNICULA!
Scout C. (Grade 3)
Title: Midnight on the Moon
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
This is what I liked best about this book: when Addie woke Jack up at midnight
to go to the tree house and when Addie drove a moon buggy over bumps and
hollows. Jack said, “Slow down,” but she didn’t know how to!
Allyson P. (Grade 3)
Title: Meet Samantha
Author: Susan Adler
It’s about a girl named Samantha, and she gets teased a lot by Eddie. He even
calls her dumb.
Kara Z. (Grade 4)
Title: Inkheart
Author: Cornelia Funke
I liked the part when Dustfinger breathes fire in Elinor’s backyard.
Sean W. (Grade 3)
Title: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
Author: Barbara Park
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus is a great book because it’s very,
very, very, very, very, very, funny! Well, Junie B. is the funny one. Any book
by Barbara Park is GREAT!
Madeline K. (Grade 3)
Title: The Magic Tree House Hour of the Olympics
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
I recommend this book because it’s when Jack and Annie go to ancient Rome and
watch the Olympics and go to an old theater and find out that girls didn’t do
much, so Annie gets in trouble. Guess what happens next…you’ll have to read to
find out.
Kayla W. (Grade 3)
Title: Rugrats Files Tale of the Unfinished Masterpiece
Author: Maria Rosado
I like this book because they speak Italian and I’m half Italian. I’ve done an
unfinished masterpiece before. Somehow I LOVE our library. Also, Mrs. Ryan is
a good librarian!
Claire H. (Grade 3)
Title: Tonight on the Titanic
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
I think you should read this book because there is this dog and he is under a
spell. Jack and Annie have to get a gift from a ship lost at sea, a gift from
the prairie blue, a gift from a forest far away, and a gift from a kangaroo. So
they go through a book and land on a ship and that ship is the Titanic. A fact
is the Titanic didn’t hit an iceberg; it scraped an iceberg and made a crack.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 a.m., but Jack and Annie managed to save two more who
would have sunk.
Lydia N. (Grade 3)
Title: The Ersatz Elevator
Author: Lemony Snicket
This is a great book! It’s another book about the Baudelaires trying to escape
Count Olaf. I really liked this book.
Andrew H. (Grade 3)
Title: Afternoon on the Amazon
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
I think you should read this book because Jack and Annie have to get one special
thing from the Amazon. It’s hard because they run into army ants, piranhas, a
snake, a crocodile, a jaguar, and a monkey. The monkey helps Jack and Annie get
the thing they need for Morgan.
Lydia N. (Grade 3)
Title: Double Fudge
Author: Judy Blume
I recommend this book because it’s about a boy in 7th grade, and his
brother Fudge is 5 years old and loves money! Fudge meets two boys named Pluto
and Richie, and they’re his new best friends! To learn more, read the book!
Caitlin S. (Grade 3)
Title: The Wide Window
Author: Lemony Snicket
This is what I liked best about this book: Klaus decoding and reading Aunt
Josephine’s fake will; and Sunny stealing the keys from the female or male
guard.
Joey S. (Grade 4)
Title: The Miserable Mill
Author: Lemony Snicket
I recommend this book because it’s about the Baudelaires and Count Olaf and it’s
just a good book!
Courtney N. (Grade 4)
Title: A Horse for Mandy
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
This is a great book! Mandy finally gets a horse for her birthday. But her
friend Laura doesn’t act happy. Then Laura goes missing. Does Mandy have what
it takes to save her? Find out in A Horse for Mandy.
Sarah W. (Grade3)
Title: Look Out, Washington, D.C.!
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
This is what I liked best about this book: There is a girl named Emily. Emily
has a partner named Dawn. Dawn makes Emily trip and Emily got hurt on her
elbow. Mrs. Rassin is Dawn’s and Emily’s teacher. Emily misses her mom.
Emily’s mom found pink underwear and it had laced bows on it. Emily’s friend’s
mom found boys’ underpants for her friend’s brother. Emily’s class found
Washington, D.C. They saw the Capitol Building and the old one.
Emily M. (Grade 3)
Title: Horrible Harry and the Holidaze
Author: Suzy Kline
This is what I liked best about this book: it tells you five different kinds of
winter holidays. It tells you how you celebrate it. It also tells you that
sharing is important and giving something special of yours to another person.
Hannah B. (Grade 3)
Title: Surviving the Applewhites
Author: Stephanie S. Tolan
This book was extremely funny in an “Applewhitish” chaotic way. The characters
were well developed, as were their relationships. The book demonstrates the
role of each member in every family, not just the Applewhites. Jake changes his
ways through the hospitality of one big, large family. I love this book and its
hilarious family!
Lily C. (Grade 8)
Title: Things Not Seen
Author: Andrew Clements
When 15-year-old Bobby wakes up, he does the usual. He takes a shower in the
dark (for more sleep), rubs the fog off of the mirror and gets dressed. One
morning, he takes a shower and stares at the mirror. He looks again; he isn’t
there. He can’t see himself. If you are looking for a great book, this is one
you definitely want to read.
Lauren R. (Grade 6)
Title: The Reptile Room
Author: Lemony Snicket
I like this book because it has lots of fictional creatures. It’s a good book.
Clare D. (Grade 4)
Title: The Grim Grotto
Author: Lemony Snicket
I recommend this book because the captain says, “Attention,” and Fiona said,
“We’re not flirting.”
Kara Z. (Grade 4)
Title: Teen Titans: Blackfire
Author: Tracy West
This is what I liked best about this book: it had to do with two sisters.
Starfire, Blackfire’s younger sister, doesn’t like the way Blackfire is treating
her. Here’s an example of what she does. “Now, be a sweetie and bring me one
of those sodas I have heard so much about.” Starfire scowled as she headed to
the refrigerator. She had been so happy to see Blackfire that she forgot what
it was like. “I see you have not changed yourself,” Starfire said.
Sarah W. (Grade 3)
Title: The Bad Beginning
Author: Lemony Snicket
I recommend this book because you will get into it. It is a very good book,
except they have bad luck.
Courtney N. (Grade 4)
Title: The Reptile Room
Author: Lemony Snicket
I think it is a good book because it is about three children and bad things
happening to them.
Courtney N. (Grade 4)
Title: Pictures of Hollis Woods
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
The characters were cleverly developed along with their relationships with each
other. Unlike most books about children my age, I could really relate to
Hollis. Her life was full of problems and sadness, but it was interesting to
see how she tackled them, but sometimes she made decisions for the worst. The
way the author set up the plot with flashbacks involving Hollis’ pictures was a
really good idea. I recommend reading Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Lily C. (Grade 8)
Title: Christmas in Camelot
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
I liked it when they were dancing in the circle and they couldn’t get out. Then
they saw the knights and went on either side of them, and they pulled them out.
Abigail R. (Grade 4)
I recommend this book because it is another great Magic Tree House adventure to
save Camelot and three great
knights from dancing to death!
Joey S. (Grade 4)
Title: Center Court Sting|
Author: Matt Christopher
I liked the part when they all painted their shoes red, and I liked when they
did their secret weapon.
Nick E. (Grade 4)
Title: The Witches
Author: Roald Dahl
The Witches is a good book because it has a lot of neat pictures in it. I
liked it because it’s funny, and I love fantasy. I also think that some of the
pictures are pretty funny. The plot is scary and funny. One of the characters
turns into a mouse. One of the main characters, the grandma, smokes cigars.
Maria M. (Grade 5)
Title: Misty of Chincoteague
Author: Marguerite Henry
Misty of Chincoteague is a good book for any horse fan. It’s about two kids
named Paul and Maureen who want to buy a mysterious, wild horse called the
Phantom, on Pony Penning Day, and they do jobs to get the money and finally are
able to buy the Phantom. They have to tame her and get her used to her new
surroundings. It’s a really good book, and if you are a horse fan, then I
totally recommend Misty of Chincoteague.
Gracia H. (Grade 5)
Title: Shiloh
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
What I liked best about this book is that it is exciting, sad, happy, and it is
a great classic story about a boy and a dog.
Joey S. (Grade 4)
Title: Judy Moody
Author: Megan McDonald
This is a great book because it was funny, and it’s about a little girl who has
to do this neat project in school. I thought it was one of the really good
books I’ve read, and it was one of the books I didn’t want to stop reading!
Abigail R. (Grade 4)
Title: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Author: C.S. Lewis
I recommend this book because it takes you through a wonderful tale in Narnia,
and it has a good ending.
John B. (Grade 4)
Title: The School Mouse
Author: Dick King-Smith
I recommend this book because it is about a mouse that can read, and it tells
about her life.
Courtney N. (Grade 4)
Title: Gooney Bird Greene
Author: Lois Lowry
Gooney Bird is a girl who tells only true stories and is funny, weird and cool.
She always wears wacky outfits and wears her hair in ponytails. It is a great
book.
Riann K. (Grade 4)
There was a girl named Gooney Bird Greene, who is in 2nd
grade, and she transferred to a new school. She tells lots of very funny
stories at her new school, and that is why I like this book!
Clare D. (Grade 4)
Title: Who Knew There’d Be Ghosts?
Author: Bill Brittain
I recommend this book because there are these three kids, and they are about to
lose their playground. Now a head is telling a story about him getting his head
chopped off.
Pierce Y. (Grade 4)
Title: Family Pictures
Author: Carmen Loma Garza
I liked this book because at the bottom it has the same words in Espanol, and
the pictures are really good. The story is a Mexican girl’s diary.
Lucy P. (Grade 4)
Title: Just Ella
Author: Margaret P. Haddix
What I liked best about this book was when Ella was in jail and dug through the
bathroom hole and ran away because she didn’t want to marry the prince because
she didn’t love him.
Elizabeth W. (Grade 4)
Title: The City of Ember
Author: Jeanne DuPrau
The City of Ember is great! It’s about a girl named Lina and a boy named Doon.
They live in a city where it’s dark all the time except for the streetlights,
which are powered by a generator that is breaking down. The city is surrounded
by darkness, is running out of supplies, and is ruled by a self-centered mayor.
Lina and Doon must find a way to save their city. This book is rather
fast-paced and is a great read.
Elizabeth S. (Grade 6)
Title: Run, Run as Fast as You Can
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
I liked this book because it caught my attention just through the first couple
of pages. I like books of suspense and this book is exactly that. Even though
it is not accelerated reading, it’s still one of my favorite books. If you
decide to read this book, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Molly D. (Grade 6)
Title: A Ring of Endless Light
Author: Madeleine L’Engle
When Vicky and her family go visit their grandfather, Vicky finds herself in a
complicated situation. Three boys think she is the center of attention. Leo is
longing for romance; wild Zachary is sophisticated but troubled; and Adam, her
older brother’s friend, offers her a great experience. On top of all that, her
grandfather is very sick. Life is so confusing when you are a teenager!
Lauren R. (Grade 6)
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