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A Corner of the Universe By Ann M. Martin

aisjblogger — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:27:22 +0000

Summary: The summer that Hattie turns twelve, she meets the childlike uncle she never knew and becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival that comes to Hattie’s small town.

Review By Azza: This is the first book that actually made me cry because it has real meaning. It is one of the best well-written books I have ever read. Each person should and must read this book. It’s style of writing is amazing and fluent. I recomend it to everybody who loves to read. It is astonishing! 10/10

Holes by Lewis Sachar

aisjblogger — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:22:42 +0000

Summary: As further evidence of his family’s bad fortune which they attribute as a curse, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasue, and a sense of himself.

Review: I enjoyed reading this book. It was fun. I don’t really have anything to say about it. It’s a book that sometimes, will help you enjoy your independent reading book and enjoy reading a book. 8/10

Walk Two Moons By Sharon Creech

aisjblogger — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:45:29 +0000

Summary: After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother’s route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

Review By Azza: I could not put this book down not even for five minutes. I have always loved Sharon Creech’s writting because she is so descriptive in her writting and the style of her writting is amazing. You must read it before you die! Love it! 9./10

Avalon High by Meg Cabot

aisjblogger — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:32:42 +0000

Summary: Having moved to Annapolis, Maryland, with her medievalist parents, high school junior Ellie enrolls at Avalon High School where several students may or may not be reincarnations of King Arthur

Review by Moon-Young: I enjoyed this book because Meg Cabot had fit fantasy and actual life in a very natural interesting way. 9/10

Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

aisjblogger — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:31:29 +0000

Summary: Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.

Review: I liked this book but I didn’t find it as funny as the first in the series, Joey Pigza Swallows the Key. 7/10