1976 Newbery Honor
Mrs. Frisby, a widow mouse, has a sick son and can't leave the house. But they need to leave because the plow will kill them. Then she meets the Rats of NIMH who try to help her and she lives through the hard times.
I think it was a good book and I really enjoyed it.
4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.
by Levi W., 5th grade
Friday, February 27, 2009
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1968 Newbery Medal
Claudia has always wanted to run away and she finally has the perfect plan to do it. But not just to somewhere but to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They end up living there in the middle of a mystery that made the headlines.
It wasn't the best book I could have read but it was interesting at some parts.
2 stars - It was ok.
by Amanda T., 5th grade
Claudia has always wanted to run away and she finally has the perfect plan to do it. But not just to somewhere but to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They end up living there in the middle of a mystery that made the headlines.
It wasn't the best book I could have read but it was interesting at some parts.
2 stars - It was ok.
by Amanda T., 5th grade
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
2006 Newbery Medal
Criss Cross is about a girl, Debbie, and her life during the summer. Her friendship and her friend's friendship changes during the book. Hanging out is something they all enjoy especially in a truck. Guitar lessons at the church for a boy is also special to him in two ways. One, he wants to learn guitar, and two, there's a really nice girl there.
It was a good book and very realistic.
3 stars - It was a good book.
by Clara M., 5th grade
Criss Cross is about a girl, Debbie, and her life during the summer. Her friendship and her friend's friendship changes during the book. Hanging out is something they all enjoy especially in a truck. Guitar lessons at the church for a boy is also special to him in two ways. One, he wants to learn guitar, and two, there's a really nice girl there.
It was a good book and very realistic.
3 stars - It was a good book.
by Clara M., 5th grade
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
1968 Newbery Medal
A boy and a girl named Jamie and Claudia run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There they find an angle that has an "M" where it was on the pedestal. They know that the "M" means it was done by Michelangelo but they don't know if it was a fake. The two kids go to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler's house because they knew should would know. She told them it was made by Michelangelo and she took the kids home.
I thought the book was okay but the chapters were too long and some of the details were boring and unneeded.
2 stars - It was ok.
by Stone K., 5th grade
A boy and a girl named Jamie and Claudia run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There they find an angle that has an "M" where it was on the pedestal. They know that the "M" means it was done by Michelangelo but they don't know if it was a fake. The two kids go to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler's house because they knew should would know. She told them it was made by Michelangelo and she took the kids home.
I thought the book was okay but the chapters were too long and some of the details were boring and unneeded.
2 stars - It was ok.
by Stone K., 5th grade
Holes by Louis Sacher
1999 Newbery Medal
Holes is about a boy named Stanley who goes to Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is a place for boys who have done something either illegal or bad. All the boys do there is dig holes -- as tall as their stick and a wide. When Stanley's best friend, X-ray, runs away Stanley does, too. This book is about treasure, friendship, and some deadly lizards.
An exciting book about two friends who went to Camp Green Lake for the same reason.
3 stars - It was a good book.
by Clara M., 5th grade
Holes is about a boy named Stanley who goes to Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is a place for boys who have done something either illegal or bad. All the boys do there is dig holes -- as tall as their stick and a wide. When Stanley's best friend, X-ray, runs away Stanley does, too. This book is about treasure, friendship, and some deadly lizards.
An exciting book about two friends who went to Camp Green Lake for the same reason.
3 stars - It was a good book.
by Clara M., 5th grade
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
1972 Newbery Medal
Mrs. Frisby has to move her house before moving day. So a wise owl tells her to go see the rats of NIMH for help. Nicodemus tells her a story about his life while the rats move her house. In the end, the rats move to Thorn Valley and Mrs. Frisby and her children live happily.
It was an exciting book with adventure and action.
4 stars = It was a great book and I recommend it to others.
by Peyton Y., 5th grade
Mrs. Frisby has to move her house before moving day. So a wise owl tells her to go see the rats of NIMH for help. Nicodemus tells her a story about his life while the rats move her house. In the end, the rats move to Thorn Valley and Mrs. Frisby and her children live happily.
It was an exciting book with adventure and action.
4 stars = It was a great book and I recommend it to others.
by Peyton Y., 5th grade
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Holes by Louis Sacher
1999 Newbery Medal
It starts out with a boy named Stanley that was said to be guilty of a crime he didn't commit. So he is sent to a place called Camp Green Lake where they have to dig holes every day, 5 feet deep and 5 feet wide. He meets a kid who committed the crime Stanley was said to have done. They go on an adventure and find a lot of money and Stanley is proved innocent.
I thought it was a great book with the shoes and Zero's nickname. It was all really good.
4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.
by Charlie W., 5th grade
It starts out with a boy named Stanley that was said to be guilty of a crime he didn't commit. So he is sent to a place called Camp Green Lake where they have to dig holes every day, 5 feet deep and 5 feet wide. He meets a kid who committed the crime Stanley was said to have done. They go on an adventure and find a lot of money and Stanley is proved innocent.
I thought it was a great book with the shoes and Zero's nickname. It was all really good.
4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.
by Charlie W., 5th grade
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
1972 Newbery Medal
Mrs. Frisby's youngest son Timothy is sick with pneumonia and it is only five days 'till moving day. But soon she meets a strange group of rats with an incredible story to tell. When they offer to help her she accepts. But she must also help them. She gets caught in a cage but soon escapes. Then she, her family, and the rats out-smart the humans and move to safety.
I think it was a good book. I would probably recommend it to a friend depending on the friend.
3 stars - It was a good book
Charlie W., 5th grade
Mrs. Frisby's youngest son Timothy is sick with pneumonia and it is only five days 'till moving day. But soon she meets a strange group of rats with an incredible story to tell. When they offer to help her she accepts. But she must also help them. She gets caught in a cage but soon escapes. Then she, her family, and the rats out-smart the humans and move to safety.
I think it was a good book. I would probably recommend it to a friend depending on the friend.
3 stars - It was a good book
Charlie W., 5th grade
The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
1968 Newbery Medal
Claudia wants to run away and chooses Jamie to go along with her. Jamie and Claudia only have about 30 dollars so they walk to the place they are staying (museum). Jamie and Claudia try to find out if the Angel was sculpted by Michelangelo. Jamie and Claudia then go to Mrs. Basil and she tells them the answer to their wandering curiosity.
I thought the books was a good mystery and enjoyed reading it.
3 stars - It was a good book
Sam W., 5th grade
Claudia wants to run away and chooses Jamie to go along with her. Jamie and Claudia only have about 30 dollars so they walk to the place they are staying (museum). Jamie and Claudia try to find out if the Angel was sculpted by Michelangelo. Jamie and Claudia then go to Mrs. Basil and she tells them the answer to their wandering curiosity.
I thought the books was a good mystery and enjoyed reading it.
3 stars - It was a good book
Sam W., 5th grade
The Noonday Friends by Mary Stolz
1966 Newbery Honor
The book The Noonday Friends, is a book about friendship and how friends fight. The main character, Franny, has been going through some tough times. She is trying to make the best of it. Franny's friend Simone causes all the drama about their friendship but they will be friends again.
It was an ok book but it was too dramatic. They made too big of a deal when they argued.
1 star - I read it, but I would not recommend it to a friend.
Julia D., 5th grade
The book The Noonday Friends, is a book about friendship and how friends fight. The main character, Franny, has been going through some tough times. She is trying to make the best of it. Franny's friend Simone causes all the drama about their friendship but they will be friends again.
It was an ok book but it was too dramatic. They made too big of a deal when they argued.
1 star - I read it, but I would not recommend it to a friend.
Julia D., 5th grade
Noonday Friends by Mary Stolz
1966 Newbery Honor
Two girls sat together at lunch. They were all best friends and knew each other very well. Lila shook her head a them. She thought they were so silly. Then, Franny and Simone began getting mad at themselves. Simone suddenly started fighting Franny about things! Will their fighting madness every stop?
I think it was ok. It sort of reminded me whenever Julia and me had a fight.
2 stars - It was ok
Shannon, 5th grade
Two girls sat together at lunch. They were all best friends and knew each other very well. Lila shook her head a them. She thought they were so silly. Then, Franny and Simone began getting mad at themselves. Simone suddenly started fighting Franny about things! Will their fighting madness every stop?
I think it was ok. It sort of reminded me whenever Julia and me had a fight.
2 stars - It was ok
Shannon, 5th grade
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
1968 Newbery Medal
A girl named Claudia and her brother Jamie set off on a journey. They run away from their family and go live at a museum. They discover that there is a mystery to be solved. They are trying to find out who made the statue.
It was a great book. It was fascinating.
4 stars = It was a great book and I recommend it to others.
by Dawson, 5th grade
A girl named Claudia and her brother Jamie set off on a journey. They run away from their family and go live at a museum. They discover that there is a mystery to be solved. They are trying to find out who made the statue.
It was a great book. It was fascinating.
4 stars = It was a great book and I recommend it to others.
by Dawson, 5th grade
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brian
1972 Newbery Medal
Mrs. Frisby wants to move to her summer home but can't because Timothy, her youngest son, is sick. She goes to visit the wise owl who tells her to talk to the rats. The rats agree to help her because they knew her husband. Meanwhile, the rats are trying to move to Thorn Valley, safe from the exterminators. In the end, Mrs. Frisby moves to her summer home and the rats escape to safety.
I thought the books was alright. It had lots of adventure and action.
2 stars - It was ok
by Ben R., 5th grade
Mrs. Frisby wants to move to her summer home but can't because Timothy, her youngest son, is sick. She goes to visit the wise owl who tells her to talk to the rats. The rats agree to help her because they knew her husband. Meanwhile, the rats are trying to move to Thorn Valley, safe from the exterminators. In the end, Mrs. Frisby moves to her summer home and the rats escape to safety.
I thought the books was alright. It had lots of adventure and action.
2 stars - It was ok
by Ben R., 5th grade
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