Newbery Medal
Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit. While digging with his friend, Zero, they find a chest full of gold. The warden find out and want to keep all the gold for herself. Zero then realizes that the chest has "Yelnats" on it. In the end, Stanley keeps the gold, his family's curse is lifted, Camp Green Lake is shutdown, and the dishonest, money hungry wardens are sent to jail.
My favorite thing about the book was that justice finally came and that the curse was lifted.
4 stars
by Stone K., 6th grade
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
All Alone by Claire Huchet Bishop
Newbery Honor
In a hilly town with the motto, "Keep to yourself and nothing else" a young boy named Marcel is in charge of looking after his family's cows for the summer. On the first night Marcel can't keep from yodeling to his near by friend, Pierre, who is watching his family's cows. When Pierre's cows get loose, Marcel decides instead of sticking with his town's motto, to do the right thing. That decision changed the town and the motto. Now the town works together.
I loved the pictures and how the village changes. It was a great book.
4 stars
by Hannah M., 4th grade
In a hilly town with the motto, "Keep to yourself and nothing else" a young boy named Marcel is in charge of looking after his family's cows for the summer. On the first night Marcel can't keep from yodeling to his near by friend, Pierre, who is watching his family's cows. When Pierre's cows get loose, Marcel decides instead of sticking with his town's motto, to do the right thing. That decision changed the town and the motto. Now the town works together.
I loved the pictures and how the village changes. It was a great book.
4 stars
by Hannah M., 4th grade
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
I honestly love cats and I know it's hard to pick one. That's what the book is all about. And they end up getting the most prettiest cat they have ever seen. I love this book. And I know you will like it, too.
It has some rhyming words. The book is exciting. The cover may look old but the book is great.
4 stars
by Mercedes B., 3rd grade
It has some rhyming words. The book is exciting. The cover may look old but the book is great.
4 stars
by Mercedes B., 3rd grade
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
Newbery Honor
I loved the book because it's my favorite book in the world. The very old man saw cat after cat and he ended up taking all of them. They ate all the water in the pond and they ate the whole hill of grass. Then they were fighting over who was the prettiest and then they disappeared except 1 and the family kept it.
4 stars
by Cassie N., 3rd grade
I loved the book because it's my favorite book in the world. The very old man saw cat after cat and he ended up taking all of them. They ate all the water in the pond and they ate the whole hill of grass. Then they were fighting over who was the prettiest and then they disappeared except 1 and the family kept it.
4 stars
by Cassie N., 3rd grade
Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Newbery Medal
One summer a family of three lived a normal life in the open prairie until the dad decides to get married to a woman named Sarah. She sparks up the children's imagination and is not afraid of anything. She learns about the open grasses and the children learn about the crashing waves. But will she stay? Yes! She stays with the family and lives happily ever after.
I thought it was a good book about a woman with lots of imagination.
3 stars
by Hannah M., 4th grade
One summer a family of three lived a normal life in the open prairie until the dad decides to get married to a woman named Sarah. She sparks up the children's imagination and is not afraid of anything. She learns about the open grasses and the children learn about the crashing waves. But will she stay? Yes! She stays with the family and lives happily ever after.
I thought it was a good book about a woman with lots of imagination.
3 stars
by Hannah M., 4th grade
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Newbery Honor Book
One summer 10 year old Opal and her dad move to Florida. Opal is lonely and feeling sad when she finds a stray dog. She brings him back to her house and he decides to stay. With the dog's help she finds a lot of friends and starts working at a pet store. Once she starts to know people, she feels like she is home and lives happily ever after.
I thought it was a great book about a dog.
3 stars
by Hannah M., 4th grade
One summer 10 year old Opal and her dad move to Florida. Opal is lonely and feeling sad when she finds a stray dog. She brings him back to her house and he decides to stay. With the dog's help she finds a lot of friends and starts working at a pet store. Once she starts to know people, she feels like she is home and lives happily ever after.
I thought it was a great book about a dog.
3 stars
by Hannah M., 4th grade
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