Friday, July 25, 2014

Book Bites Reviews

The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Review by Hannah
Thomas is a 16 year old boy who wakes up in a maze-like structure called the Glade.

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
Review by B-liz
Alice and her family are never allowed outside after dark. This causes Alice to spend all day outside instead. On Alice's birthday her sister asks her to go to her recital. They go and all zombies breaks loose!! My favorite character is Cole because he is hot and a zombie slayer. I loved this book because it was full of action.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Review by Paige
Catniss Everdeen is the girl on fire. She has to go through the Hunger Games once more because of her berry stunt with Peeta. Will she survive? My favorite character is Finnick because he makes the story funny and easygoing. I loved this book because ti was action packed and funny.

Also discussed:
The Curse of the Pharaoh by Elizabeth Peters.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Book Bites Reviews

These books were read and reviewed by the members of our Book Bites group.They are in grades 4-6 and choose their own books to read.

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick
Review by Hannah
Peter Friedman is a freshman whose life is baseball. The summer before, he injured his arm causing him to never be able to play baseball again. His best friend AJ doesn't know the whole truth, but Peter eventually tells him with the help of Angelika. My favorite character is Angelika because she is really good at photography and she's nice to Peter even when he gets angry. The best quote of the book is right on the inside cover, "Sometimes life's greatest accomplishments take place off the field." I loved this book because I can somewhat relate to the subject (problems with friends and sports) and it's written by one of my favorite authors.

Good As Lily by Derek Kirk and Jesse Hamm
Review by Paige
It's Grace's birthday and this old lady comes up and sells her a pinata and that evening she meets her selves when she is 6 years old, 29 years old and 70 years old. My favorite character is Grace because she is funny and sensible. I liked this book because the theme is really good.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Review by Tori
A philosophical book about life. I don't know who my favorite character is because there's really only one character. I liked this book because it is interesting.