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Sara age 10
Ember01 City of Ember
Jeanne DuPrau
9780375822742
In the book The City Of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, Lina and Doon live in a world where the sky is black and the light comes from street lamps. People get jobs at the age of 12. Their whole world requires the light and the food they have. But then the food starts running out and the lights starts to flicker. And then Lina and Doon are their people’s only hope. But what happens when their not allowed to help? If you like imagining what the world really could be like, you should read this book, because it is truthfully out of this world!
Julienne Age 11
Cool Zone with the Pain & the Great One
Judy Blume
9780385733069
This book is about pain getting a magnifying glass and a bully steals it. The pain was very happy because he got a magnifying glass for his birthday. 3 weeks later he brings it to school and a bully steals it. The Pain, tugged on the Great One’s shirt and said, A …a bully stole my magnifying glass. After that the Great One jumped the bully, and got the magnifying glass and ran away. The next week the Pain’s class had a diner in their classroom. The Great One was forced to go, but she had a great time.
5 out of 5 stars – I liked this book better the than first one!
 Introducing a new feature to the book review page: Emily Lowry, a 15-year-old bookworm from New Jersey who will be reviewing upcoming YA fiction.
The Secret Rites of Social Butterflies
By: Lizabeth Zindel
Ages: 12 & up
Grades: 7 & up
On Sale Date: May 15, 2008
US Prices: $16.99
Maggie is the new girl on the block when her starts her senior year. After her parents separated she moved to New York City to live with her mom. At first she doesn’t really fit into the crowd at her new private school which she thinks is full of rich kids who spend all the time at parties but she finds her new school like a grand adventure. She can be a new person to these people and wants to make herself popular and run with the popular crowd. On her first day of school that is the farthest thing that happens until she hears of secret party that not many people are invited too. She herself isn’t invited but sneaks into the party and helps three of the most popular girls at the party escape when the security guard calls the police for trespassing. Soon Maggie is popular herself and living a life she couldn’t have even dreamt for herself. New friends, new boys, new clothes, it seems like the perfect life, but when things start to turn sour and she starts to question her new friendships she has to find a way out. A book of friendship, trust, loyalty, and romance, this book will keep you on your toes the entire time.
This book was very surprising. Just so everyone knows the main character Maggie will have you looking for a friend just like her, and makes you realize we all have something we may have ashamed of in our lives and it doesn’t mean that people are going to keep it a secret. At first I thought the idea of a secret society seemed pretty cool, but some of the rituals that her secret society does were a little strange. Also Victoria was extremely strange. Why pressure your best friends into spilling other people’s secrets and always wanting to know what is up. There is also the question to why she knows that it is defiantly the truth and not gossip? Do they investigate everything they hear? Do they spy on the people to make sure what they overheard was true? It seems a little creepy to me. Just little things didn’t make sense. But overall I thought it was really good. The novel really opens your eyes to other people’s situations and reveals things that might make other girls not want to know the secrets of everyone else’s life. It’s a different type of book but it is a great read!!! |
Introducing some up & coming book reviewers to the Bookazine Family!
Everyone knows that child who just loves to talk about their favorite books: luckily, we here at Bookazine have a whole group of chatty kids dying to share their love of literature. Here are a few upcoming favorites among the tween crowd!
Taylor Kallman age 9 (and future 4th generation owner of Bookazine!)
Clementine02 Talented Clementine
Sara Pennypacker
9780786838714
In the book, The Talented Clementine, Clementine’s teacher tells them about a talent show. Clementine tells her dad that she has no talent. Her dad says she’s empathetic. When she goes to school she asks her friend Margaret to teach her a talent. Later on that day Clementine goes to Margaret’s house. She tries to learn the accordion but that doesn’t work. She wants to learn tap. Clementine gets bottle caps and puts them on her shoes to make a taping sound. Then she goes home. Her mom and dad fight over who’s gonna take her to the mall to get new shoes. They finally make a decision. Her mom takes her; it takes like 5 hours to get one pair of shoes. She finally decides she gets these green sneakers. That was the day of the talent show and she doesn’t have a talent. She goes to her school and there were a lot of kids. Clementine can’t be in the talent show. She was very sad. She goes and sits next to the principle. She watches them rehearse. She sees a lot of mistakes and fixes them. After, Clementine becomes the second director.
Arianna age 9
Grace02 Still Just Grace
Charise Mericle Harper
9780618646432
I read the book “Still Just Grace”. It kept my attention, because it had some suspense. The characters were easy to relate to. I think a lot of girls my age (which is 9 years old) would like it. The book is interesting because it has to do with the friendship of two girls, Grace and Mimi. They both think at the same time about their friendship. The main character, Grace, says some funny things and draws funny comics. Overall, “Still Just Grace” was a very good book.
Rocket Review by Bria age 10
Heck, Where the Bad Kids Go
Dale E. Basye
978035840753
After a fatal fiasco at the mall, nerdy Milton and his rebel sister Marlo are sent to Heck. Heck is an underworld reform school run by Ms. Bea “Elsa” Bubb and her staff of demons and dead people. It is the most unpleasant place a kid could ever imagine. Everything there is gloomy and weird. Have you ever dissected your science teacher while she was still alive and talking to the class? How about sour slop and cod liver oil for lunch in the cafeteria? Yuk! You’ll love being grossed out!
“Heck, Where all the Bad Kids Go” is not your average, everyday funny story. It’s an eerie, creepy sort of funny. It’s like Madeline meets the Adams Family. You won’t be able to put this book down as you follow Milton and Marlow on this peculiar adventure. “Heck, Where the Bad Kids Go” keeps you wondering what the HECK will happen next.
Chapter Chopper by Brynn age 8
Dear Dumb Diary#7 Never Underestimate Your Dumbness
Jim Benton
9780439825962
Never Underestimate Your Dumbness is another hilarious Dear Dumb Diary book by Jim Benton. Jaime is back with her mischievous dog Stinker, her best friend Isabella, and the always hated enemy, Angeline. This time Jaime is getting ready for a wedding. Aunt Carol is marrying Angeline’s uncle, Assistant Principal Devon. Jaime is quite stressed over the idea that she and Angeline might now be somehow related. Eww! She is also anxious about the upcoming school dance, where she might have to choose between her best friend and tacos with a really cute guy. Jamie’s thoughts on marriage and relationships are very amusing. And, as usual, the illustrations on every page bring it all to life. The Dear Dumb Diary series is my favorite series of books and it should be yours too.
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