Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

1973 Newbery Medal

While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

Comments below by Hannah M., 4th grade and Cassie N., 3rd grade

A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond

1977 Newbery Honor

Relates what happens to three American children, unwillingly transplanted to Wales for one year, when one of them finds an ancient harp-tuning key that takes him back to the time of the great sixth-century bard Taliesin.

Comments below by Cassie N., 3rd grade

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

1990 Newbery Medal

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

Comments below by Cassie N., 3rd grade

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

1945 Newbery Honor

In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.

Comments below by Cassie N., Sophie W., and Paige C., 3rd graders

A Gathering of Days by Joan W. Blos

1979 Newbery Medal

The journal of a fourteen-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.

Comments below by: Cassie N., 3rd grade

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

2003 Newbery Medal

Falsely accused of theft and declared a "wolf's head" (whom any man may kill), humble, pious Crispin flees his feudal village. Taken in as an apprentice by an itinerant juggler called Bear, Crispin learns about music and mummery, about freedom and questioning fate, and about his own mysterious parentage. Avi writes a fast-paced, action-packed adventure comfortably immersed in its fourteenth-century setting.

Comments below posted by Trey J., 6th grade

Sounder by William H. Armstrong

1970 Newbery Medal
Comments below posted by Cassie N., 3rd grade

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

1953 Newbery Honor

Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

Comments below by: Hannah M., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind.

Comments below by: Cassie N., 3rd grade

Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

2008 Newbery Honor

When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.

Comments below by: Hannah M., 4th grade

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

1991 Newbery Medal

This humorous yet poignant tall tale concerns a super-athletic teenager who bridges his town's racial gap. Ages 8-12. (Publisher's Weekly)
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Comments below by: Madison W., 5th grade

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman

1987 Newbery Medal

Amazon.com Review
The plot involves the orphan Jemmy, who must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat. Jemmy plans to flee this arrangement until Prince Brat beats him to it, and takes Jemmy along. Jemmy then hears he's charged with the Prince's abduction as this Newbery Medal winning book turns toward a surprising close.

Comments below by: Emily U., 5th grade

Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson

1945 Newbery Medal

It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since there has been a garden at the House. All the animals of the Hill are very excited about the new Folks moving in, and they wonder how things are going to change. It’s only a matter of time before the animals of the Hill find out just who is moving in, and they may be a little bit surprised when they do.

Comments below by: Summer F., 4th grade

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh

1955 Newbery Honor

The New York Times Book Review "This one is to be long remembered for its beautifully written beauty and simplicity."

Comments below by: Jordan S., 3rd grade

Hitler's Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

2006 Newbery Honor

What was it like to be a teenager in Germany under Hitler? Bartoletti draws on oral histories, diaries, letters, and her own extensive interviews with Holocaust survivors, Hitler Youth, resisters, and bystanders to tell the history from the viewpoints of people who were there.

Comments below by: Josh B., 6th grade; Brad S., 6th grade

Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles

1971 Newbery Honor

Annie, an Indian child, resorts to extremes in trying to prevent her dear grandmother from dying. The "old one" has said she will return to Earth when she has finished helping Annie and Annie's mother to weave their new rug, so the child does everything she can to delay the project. When the grandmother explains her beliefs, Annie understands and no longer attempts to hold back time.

Comments below by: Jordan S., 3rd grade; Emily U., 5th grade; Emily S., 5th grade; Mercedes B., 3rd grade

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

1972 Newbery Medal

The rats of NIMH learn more than the scientists bargain for. They escape and embark on an adventurous mission of mercy to save the orphaned family of a brave fieldmouse colleague. A story that is as engrossing as it is unusual. (9-11 yrs) (Kirkus UK) --Kirkus Review

Comments below by: Stone K., 6th grade and Cassie N., 3rd grade, Tadd W., Caroline C., Meridith C., Logan B., Parker K., Travis O., Ben A., Alex A., Grace F., Ryan W.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

1978 Newbery Medal

The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.

Comments below by: Stone K., 6th grade

Shiloh by Phyllis R. Naylor

1992 Newbery Medal

Marty finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, and tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.

Comment below by: Stone K., 6th grade; Brad S., 6th grade, and Lauren H., 4th grade, and Hannah M., 4th grade

The Dark Frigate by

1924 Newbery Medal

A young man dares not return to England after his ship is taken over by pirates and he becomes a member of their crew.

Comments below by: Lauren K., 5th grade

26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie DePaula

2000 Newbery Honor

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Comments below by: Emily S., and Emily U., 5th grade

Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky

1984 Newbery Honor

Text and photographs show how a family taps the sap from maple trees and processes it into maple syrup.

Comments below by: Emily U., 5th grade

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeliene L'Engle

1963 Newbery Medal

Three extraterrestrial beings take Meg and her friends to another world.

Comments below by: Stone K., Clara M., and Georgia G., 6th grade

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

1949 Newbery Honor
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Comments below by: Jordan S., 3rd grade

Dr. De Soto by William Steig

1983 Newbery Honor
Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.

Comments below by Emily U., Hannah S., and Emily S., 5th grade; and Mercedes B., 3rd grade

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

2006 Newbery Honor

A mother passes on the tradition of making quilts, or "Show ways", that serve as secret maps for freedom seeking slaves.

Comments below by: Emily S., 5th grade

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman

Newbery Medal

Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh

1953 Newbery Honor

The grownups did not believe there were bears on Hemlock Mountain. Jonathan did, and he had to fetch a pot from the other side of the mountain.

Comments below by Emily U., and Emily S., 5th grade

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

2004 Newbery Honor

The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

Comments below by Emily S., Emily U., 5th grade
Summer F., 4th grade

Savvy by Ingred Law

2009 Newbery Honor

For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a "savvy" -a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now it's the eve of Mibs's big day.

Comment below by Cassie N., 3rd grade

Ramona Quimby Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

1982 Newbery Honor Book

From the first day of third grade, when Ramona Quimby meets her eventual nemesis Yard Ape, life moves on at its usual wild pace--usual for the boisterous Ramona, that is. Soon she is accidentally squashing a raw egg into her hair at the school cafeteria, being forced to play Uncle Rat with her annoying young neighbor, and, worst of all, throwing up in her classroom. The responsibilities of an 8-year-old are sometimes daunting, especially in a family that is trying to squeak by while the father goes back to school. But Ramona is full of too much vim and vigor to ever be down for long.

Comment below by Sophie W., 3rd grade

All Alone by Claire Huchet Bishop

1954 Newbery Honor

Marcel has to watch his family's cows. His father tells him to keep to yourself, mind your own business, and nothing else. Then his friend's cows get loose. Marcel helps him.

I thought this book was terrible.

1 star

by Emily S., 5th grade.
Comments below by Jordan S., 3rd grade

The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

1984 Newbery Honor

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

Comments by Ms. Lacson's 5th grade class
Travis B., Madison W., Meridith C., Angela, Emily U., Victoria, Codie S., Bayleigh B., Dean M., Emily G., Kalley L., Tristan M., Tadd W., Taylor M., Megan E., Maddy C., Emily S.. Parker K., Ben A., Jacob C., Alexis S., Logan B., Laney T., Sarah S., Jacob C., Ryan A-W., Tevin W., Lauren, Sidney W., Olivia T., Zimri, Kyle C., Conner R., Caroline C., Sam C., Sean G., Hannah S., Travis O., Alexander A., Kaitlyn S., Summer F., Abigail W., Madi A., Caroline C., Kaden, Nick L., Josh S., Claire E., Jamie T., Kaitlyn W., Josh, Robert L., Grace F., and Rylie R.

1929 Newbery Honor

Amazon.com Review

Millions of Cats is a wonderful tale of vanity versus humility, written and illustrated by Wanda Gag. An old man and his wife decide to get a cat, so the old man goes out in search of the prettiest cat of all. When he is forced to choose from "hundreds, thousands, millions and billions and trillions" of cats, he (naturally) brings them all home. When the wife points out their inability to support the legion of felines, it is left to the cats to decide who among them is the prettiest. Anyone who has ever owned more than a single cat can tell you what happens next.

Gag's simple black ink drawings are perfect for the story, somehow capturing at least the idea of millions of cats in a single page. Repeated lines and the sing-song title refrain make this a read-aloud natural.

Comments by Emily G., Emily S., Caroline C. & Emily U., 5th grade

The Cat Who Went To Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

1931 Newbery Medal


In ancient Japan, a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed. But when the village's head priest commissions a painting of the Buddha for a healthy sum, the artist softens toward the animal he believes has brought him luck.
According to legend, the proud and haughty cat was denied the Buddha's blessing for refusing to accept his teachings and pay him homage. So when the artist, moved by compassion for his pet, includes the cat in his painting, the priest rejects the work and decrees that it must be destroyed. It seems the artist's life is ruined as well -- until he is rewarded for his act of love by a Buddhist miracle (Amazon.com).

Comments by Hannah M., 4th grade and Jordan S., 3rd grade

Holes by Louis Sachar

1999 Newbery Medal

As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

Comment below posted by Claire E., Caroline C., & Hannah S., 5th grade and Stone K., 6th grade

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

1984 Newbery Medal Winner

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Comments by Sarah S., Hannah S., Caroline C., Claire E., Emily U., Hannah M., Emily S., Maddy C.,; 5th grade students
Stone K., and Brad S.; 6th grade
Hannah M. and Anna C., 4th grade students

Nebbie Newbery Award -- Congratulations!

Congratulations to Clara M. and Charlie W.! Both students have read 10 Newbery award books and blogged their thoughts. Their names are now inscribed on the Nebbie trophy plaque currently located in the library.

Charlie rated Holes and Hatchet the highest out of the ten Newbery books he read giving each a 4 star rating.

Clara rated E.B. White's Charlotte's Web the highest out of the 10 books she reviewed.

You, too, can have your name on the Nebbie Newbery Award Trophy Plaque. Just ask Mrs. Dyer for more information.

Happy Reading!

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The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis

1986 Newbery Honor

Behind the scenes of Micheal's Aunt Dew's timeline. He listens to her and her fragile voice carry on in a soft, tender voice. But before she tells Micheal, his mom wants to throw the box away. But if she does, Aunt Dew says she will be gone forever without her box. She did not want to lose her only memories of her life.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Shannon T., 5th grade

The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis

1986 Newbery Honor

The story starts when the mom was going to burn the hundred penny box in the furnace but the little boy wouldn't let her. The aunt learns that the mom is trying to burn her penny box. Then she started crying because the mom started to force her to go to sleep. The boy hid the box and then the mom tried to find it but couldn't.

I thought it was ok but it needs a better ending.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Matthew B., 5th grade

The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis

1986 Newbery Honor

The mom wanted to go to a furnace to burn the box then get a new one. Michael needed to hide the box so it wouldn't be taken away. She was 100 years old and had 1 penny for each year in her life. In the end, the story never tells you about what happened with the box.

I think it needs a better ending but otherwise it was 4 stars.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Amanda T., 5th grade

The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis

1986 Newbery Honor

There was a boy who had an aunt who was 100 years old. She had a box that the boy's mom wanted to burn because she thinks she does not need it. At the end, it does not tell you what happened to the box.

It was great and does not need to be changed.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Destinee D., 5th grade

The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis

1986 Newbery Honor

A family's aunt is 100 years old and she has 100 pennies for every year she has lived. She keeps it in a very special box that she loves but the kid's mom hates the box and wants to burn it in the furnace. The kids try to save the box but in the end, the book cuts off so you don't know what happens to the box.

I thought it was great but I didn't like how the book cut off.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Stone K., 5th grade

The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis

1986 Newbery Honor

Aunt Dew was 100 years old. She had a box filled with pennies (one for each year of her life). The mom of Michel is trying to take the box and throw it in the furnace. Michel tries to stop her.

It was not the best book, but it was still good.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Mary Kinsey W.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

1972 Newbery Medal

Mrs. Frisby's son Timothy was seriously ill. They had to move because the farmer was going to plow the field and rosebush. In the end, they move and Timothy becomes well again.

I thought it was a great adventure story that showed things that could happen in life.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Amanda T., 5th grade

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

2006 Newbery Honor

Soonie's grandmother teaches her how to sew stars, moons, and roads on quilts to help slaves runaway at night. Then towards the end, Ann and Caroline are seven years old and are standing in line with their mother. They're in line to change the law about the differences of the black and whites.

The book was ok but most of the time I wasn't interested reading it.

2 stars - It was ok

by Erin V., 5th grade

Honk the Moose by Phil Stong

1936 Newbery Honor

The kids were playing. But then they saw a moose. And so they named it Honk. Then they all got caught by hunters. And they [the hunters] tried to shoot Honk but the kids siad 'no' so they did not shoot him and Honk lived.

I thought it was a super good book.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Drew B., 3rd grade

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

1999 Newbery Medal

Once there was a girl that went to stay at her grandma's. Her grandma is a little weird and people fear her. The girl gets to experience a new world and she has lots of fun.

I thought that the book was funny and slow and sort of sad.

3 stars - It was a good book.

Hannah M., 3rd grade

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

2003 Newbery Honor

In this book, Ray and his friends Mullet Fingers and Beatrice try to save owls. They try to stop a company from building a pancake house where the owls live. In the end the owls get saved.

I think it is a good book for all ages with mystery and adventure.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

By Peyton Y., 5th grade

Doctor DeSoto by William Steig

1982 Newbery Honor

Dr. Soto is a dentist, but he is a mouse and does not treat things that eat him. But when a fox has a very bad cavity, the doctor helps him. So when he thinks the fox will eat him, he puts glue on its teeth so the fox will never visit him again.

It was ok but it would be better if they showed whatever happened to the fox after he leaves.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Charlie W., 5th grade

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1968 Newbery Medal

In the first part of the book, Claudia thinks she is not appreciated so she runs away from home with James, her brother, for a few days to the Metropolitan Museum. But when she goes there and sees a statue called Angel, she has to know more about it. This leads her to Farmington, Conn, to the house of Mrs. Frankweiler. Mrs. Frankweiler gives them the information they need and a ride home.

It was a good book, but what made it just good was that they never really needed the money from the fountain.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Charlie W., 5th grade

The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo

2004 Newbery Medal

At the first part, Desperaux is born, but he is very small with big ears and eyes open. Also, he does not act like a mouse. During his mouse lessons, he reads a book that gives him courage. He also talks to humans. When he is banished to the rats, he escapes but finds out the Princess is in danger. So he goes back down to the rats and saves her.

It was a good book, but it skipped around and went back in time too much.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Charlie W., 5th grade

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

2006 Newbery Medal

It starts with the writer's great-great-great grandma being sold from her parents. When she's sold, she makes a 'show way' and tells her kids there's a road. And it keeps repeating that until slaves are free. But they still keep on making 'show way' to this day.

What made it three stars is that it was confusing at the beginning.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Charlie W., 5th grade

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

2004 Newbery Medal

In the book a small mouse falls in love with Princess Pea. Then Princess Pea gets captured by Miggery Sow and Roscuro. Next Despereaux goes on a quest to save the princess. Then they alllive happily ever after.

It was an exciting book and it was very enjoyable.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Peyton Y., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana is on an island by herself and is having to survive off the land. She was stranded on the island 18 years before a priest found her and took her back to Santa Barbara.

I thought it was a very good book and it was historical.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Logan D., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This is a book about a girl named Karana, that gets stranded on an island. She faces many hardships like title waves and earthquakes. She made friends, too. In the end, Karana goes back to the mainland.

I thought it was a great book and it had a lot of feeling.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Josh B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

She was trying to wave down a boat. She was the main character of the book. Her name is Karana. She has a dog named Rontu. When Rontu died, she got another one and named it Rontu Ari.

I think it was a really good book.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Kayleigh L., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

It is about a girl whose tribe leaves her and her brtoher. So they try to survive on the island, but her brother dies by wild dogs. She disperately tries to survive and encounters many dangers.

It was a greaet book and I really enjoyed it.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Chris G., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Karana and her tribe have been on San Nicolas Island for all of her teen years. She was stranded by her brother when he got attacked by wolves. Her tribe have been killed almost and white men took everyone except Roma, Karana's brother. She swims back and he gets eaten and killed by dogs and wolves. How long will she be stranded? When she lives there for almost eighteen years. She is saved by other white men.

It was a little bit exciting, some parts made me jump when the earthquake and tides come in.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Shannon, 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl named Karana lived on an island and everyone left the island including her but her brother was on the island so she swam back to the island and she lived there for a little while with her brother and then her brother died by dogs and then she survived for a long time and finally the ship came and saved her.

I think that the book was really good.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Slater B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This story is about a girl who was all alone on an island and was with her brother until wild dogs killed him and she was alone until she made friends with the animals. Later people took her to Santa Barbara.

I think of someone trapped all alone until she makes friends.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Levi, 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This is a story of a tribe where a ship comes for them but Karana's brother is being left, so the sister jumps off the ship for him. So she stayed with him on the island until the wild dogs got Ramo and ate him. She lives on the island for eighteen years by herself. She meets lots of animal friends on the way until a ship comes to get otter but finds her and sends her to Santa Barbara.

It was a great detailed book that has a great story.

Molly B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl named Karana was abandoned on an island. She uses many things to help her survive on the island. One of the most important things that kept her going was the friends she met.

I think that the book was the best book I have ever read. I liked how it went to excitement to excitement.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Nick B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A long time ago some Indians were taken off an island by Americans. One of the Indians was left behind--an Indian named Karana. She was stranded on the Island of the Blue Dolphins for 18 years. She befriended many wild animals and faced many dangers. Each day she'd look into the open ocean and wonder... will I ever be rescued?

I thought the book was amazing! It had so much good description! I could see it all happening so vividly.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Georgia G., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana gets stranded on the Island of the Blue Dolphins with a pack of wild dogs that killed her brother, Ramo. She then gathers supplies to build her house. She then later finds a dog, two birds, and an otter. To find out the rest of the book, read it!

I thought the book didn't have a great ending, but the rest of the book was exciting and enjoyable to read.

by Sam W., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

The Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl named Karana who has to survive on the stranded island after she tries to be with her brother. She soon made friends with Rontu, the dog who killed her brother. For 18 years, she lives on the island. Soon the white men come back and she, Rontu's son, and other pets go with them.

I think it was a very detailed story. I loved if. I would tell others to read it.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Joshua P., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl named Karana and the people of her village who live on an island and they need a way off the island. They left one day and she was left behind. She waited many years for the ship to come back. As she waited, she built shelter and made food to live. Will she make it off the island?

I thought that the book was awesome! It was so good I will tell everyone about it.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Bailey, 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This book is about a girl who is going to the mainland but jumps off to get her brother who was left behind. She then stays with her brother but one night and morning some tragedy happened. Now she has to survive and make her own food and shelter to protect herself. Along her journey, she finds five pets. If you want to know the tragedy, you must read the book.

I though the book was pretty good but it wasn't as action packed as I thought it would be.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Bradley S., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl named Karana and her tribe get attacked by the Aleuts and they killed most of her tribe in the beginning. White men came to save her tribe and take them to another country. But when the boat was leaving Karana's brother wasn't on the ship. He was still on the island. She jumped and swam to the island. Then her brother, Ramo, got killed by a pack of wild dogs. Then Karana had to live by herself until the white men came to bring her to where her family was.

I thought it was a great book due to the many adventures and surviving and gathering of food she had to do by herself.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Erin V., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

In the village a strange ship came with people called Aleuts. The tribe had a battle with them. A different ship came to help the tribe evacuate. Karana was left on the island with her brother who soon died. Karana was left on the island alone for several years until another ship came to help her.

It was a creative book with strange creatures such as devil fish (wish it had a picture) and a strange language.

3 stars - It was a good book

by Tyler V., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl on an island with only resrouces to survive. She has many pets that help her. She must survive alone on the island.

It was a very good, descriptive book.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Dawson., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Well, it starts out as Karana and her tribe are together on the island. Then the Aleuts come to hunt otter and kill multiple men of Karana's tribe. After that, Karan's tribe leaves with white men and leave Karana and her brother behind. Then a bunch of months go by and Karana's brother dies. Plus Karana goes to the island of her people.

I though it was a great book with wonderful detail and excitement.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Luke T., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

It is all about how at first man cames to the island hunting sea elephant. When they left they killed many people. The clan living on the Island of the Blue Dolphin decide to go to another land so the chief paddles to America. A while later, a ship comes. It is the white man. Everyone leaves but she realized that her brother was not on the boat. She jumped off and swam to shore. But her brother died from attack by wild dogs. Then she survived until the boat comes back.

It was excellent.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Josh B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

The Aleuts come to an called San Nicholas Island where our main character, Karana, lives. She is the daughter of the chief of Ghalos-at. Throughout the book, she encounters many mental and physical problems. She makes friends with animals and is the most resourceful person you've seen.

This book is very detailed and interesting. I think everyone should try to read this book in your spare time.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Dakota W., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This book is about a tribe living on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. One day a ship comes and takes a lot of otter skins. The tribe got into a war with them. When they leave many of the men are dead. A couple of months later another ship comes. They want to take them to Santa Barbara. Karana goes but she sees her brother on the island so she jumps off and goes to the island with her brother. They live there for many days. There are many surprises while she is there. And one day she sees a ship and goes to Santa Barbara, too.

I think the book was one of the best books I ever read. I think that every one should read it. It's awesome.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Sofia S., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A young woman was left on an island with her brother. Her brother soon died and she got a lot of pets. One was Rantu. She had to fight wild dogs and hunt for food. Her name was Karana. She was found and rescued. Then she died about six weeks after her rescue.

I thought it was a very good book! I would recommend it to other people.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Cole D., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A young girl, Karana, has to live on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. After leaving her behind the ship sunk. She lives on the island for 18 years trying to survive attacks by the wild pack of dogs.

I thought Island of the Blue Dolphins was a good book and other people should read it.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Garrett P., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

One day Karana was on an island and a whip pulled on the rocks. Karana's father was killed by the captain and the Aleuts left. Karana and Ramo are on an island by themselves. Later, Ramo died and Karana has to survive all by herself.

It was ok. I liked the adventure in it.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Chad B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

I loved this book. It is about a girl who's tribe leaves and she and her brother are stranded. She has to live by herself when her brother is killed. She makes herself a house and gets a dog as a friend. she is later saved by a priest.

I liked it.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Corbin Q., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl who lives on an island and these people come and ask if they can hunt otter. The king of the tribe says they can but they have to pay them. So they make a deal but at the end when they are done they don't pay them. Then a fight breaks out and kills almost all the warriors and then the new leader goes to America. Then he sends American's to get them. When they come and then they forget Karana's brother and she jumps out to get him. He is killed by wild dogs and Karana is left to fend for herself.

I really liked it. A thumb's up.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Matthew B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana, a girl from the island of Ghalas-at, gets left on the island. She builds things she needs of what she can find. Then after 18 years a group of white men came to the island and took her East.

I thought that it was a good book. Emotional and very exciting.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Connor G., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana, an Indian girl, is left alone on an island to go fetch her brother left on it. Soon her brother dies and she lives alone. She builds a home and weapons to help her survive. After many years a ship comes to take her where the rest of her tribe went.

I think it was very interesting with many funny parts with some sad parts, too.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Kristina P., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana and Ramo are left on the Island of the Blue Dolphins because of Ramo who forgot his spear when the white men went away from the island. With everyone on the ship, Karana jumped off the ship and swam to the island. Ramo died from wild dogs. He had a gash in his throat.

It was great.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

Justin P., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana, an Indian girl, was stranded on an island for many years. To keep herself alive she made weapons, built shelter, found food and even had to fight wild dogs and her enemies. The island she is stranded on is the Island of the Blue Dolphins, located in the middle of the Pacific. This adventure is not just survival but also natural discovery.

I thought the book was a great adventure and I would definitely describe this to many people.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Amanda T., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana, an India girl, has been stranded on her island with her brother, Ramo. Ramo soon dies and she will have to live on her own. She then tames a dog and builds shelter. Then many terrible things happen to her. Her dog dies, but soon after that she gets a new one and she travels to Santa Barbara.

This book is very emotional but so interesting you can't stop reading.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Mary Kensey W., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

There was an Indian tribe on an island and one day people from the East take them there. Karana's brother was left on the island so she went back to the island. A few days later he died and she was alone with animals for 18 years.

I loved it and while I was reading I thought how cool it would be if it was true and to my surprise it was.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Danielle M., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl named Karana and her tribe lived on an island off the California coast. One day the Aleuts came and before they started a battle over otter skin. Many people died but the Aleuts left. Her brother was left on the island when the white men saved their tribe. Karana jumped to save him. He ended up being killed by wild dogs and Karana finally got saved by the Santa Barbara missionaries but she died 2 weeks later due to her diet change.

I thought the book was good and the historical fiction of it was really great.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Stone K., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl named Karana and her tribe lived on an island off the California coast. One day the Aleuts came and before they left they started a battle over otter skin. Many people died but the Aleuts left. Her brother was left on the island when the white

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This is a book about a girl, Karana, who goes back on an island alone with her brother and her brother gets killed. So Karana is stuck on the island for eighteen years. She becomes friends with the animals on the island.

I think it's a good book and I recommend this to anyone who likes adventure.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Caitlin B., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

The book, Island of the Blue Dolphins, is simply marvelous. She's a girl stranded on the island. She meets many friends along the way. She is waiting for white men to come and save her from this island. Just not the ship with the red sails who attacked her tribe. Although this book has some tragedies it is a page turning book of excitement.

It was one of the best books I've ever read. I would recommend it to other people.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Julia, 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

In this book, Karana, a girl from Ghalas-at. One day a ship with the red sails they were called the Aleuts. When the Aleuts were about to leave they got into a big battle. After that battle another ship came to take their tribe to America. When the boat left for America they forgot Karana's brother. She went to save him but the ship would not come back. Soon after that he died and her life on the island becomes a big adventure.

It is really interesting and there is always something happening in every chapter.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Tori S., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

The book is about a girl named Karana who is attacked and her tribe by Aleuts and ends up getting stranded on the island that she lived on for 18 years. And then when she finally is found she is taken into America and dies.

This book was really good. I would definitely recommend it.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Marco D., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl named Karana who has to live on an island by herself because her brother was killed by dogs. She has to learn how to make weapons that she wasn't allowed to make and use them as well. She also has to face the challenge of being lonely until she has a dog.

It was an enjoyable book that is very good at making a picture in your mind.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Clara M., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This book is about a girl named Karana. She lived on an island with family and friends. Later on their enemies, the Aleuts, come to hunt sea otter but most of the people ended up dying because the Aleuts would not give them a fair share of sea otter. To find the rest of Karana's life, read the rest of the book.

I think it is a n interesting book and I would recommend it to anybody who likes reading.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

Emily M., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana is left on an island with her younger brother. She is left with the hard task of keeping both herself and her brother alive. She is soon by herself because of the death of her brother. She begins to make friends with otters, birds, and dogs.

It's a great book to be read aloud.

3 stars - It was a good book

by Drake, 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

This book is about a girl who gets stranded on the island all alone after her brother died. Then she took a wild dog as a pet and named it Rounto. Then she built her own shelter and escape routes from the Alutes because they killed her father and many other people of her tribe. Then people came when she was many years older. She was taken to Santa Barbara and died 2 weeks later.

I thought it was very interesting and I thought it was full of action.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Sarah R., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Island of the Blue Dolphins is a book about a girl named Karana who is very resourceful. She used whale bones for fence, a rock to sleep on, shelves to put food on, and very many weapons for hunting with. She gets stranded on an island after her family and tribe die. When people from America come to Ghals-at, she shows herself and they take her back to America.

It was a very great book and I would recommend it to anyone.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Abbie T., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

It is a book about an island girl somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. The girl's name was Karana. After jumping off a rescue boat to save her brother, Ramo, who later died because of a pack of wild dogs. She lived off the land and her own resourcefulness for around 12 years before being rescued by otter hunters.

It truly wasn't that good. I would rather recommend Clifford than Island of the Blue Dolphins. Though I would recommend the Hatchet series.

2 stars - It was ok.

By John, 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a girl named Karana who was stranded on an island because of her brother Ramo. She has no food and is on the island with a pack of wild dogs. At the end, the white men took her to land.

I thought it was a good book which is good because I don't like to read.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Destinee D., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana was left on the island. She tried to yell back to the white people's boat but the rain was just too loud. She will soon be alone. Karana was left on the island with her brother. She tried to yell. She tried everything.

I would recommend it to many people.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Dalton., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

The book is about a young girl who was left behind on an island with her brother, Ramo. Soon Ramo was killed by some wild dogs. After Ramo died, Karana set out to kill all of the wild dogs. Soon she met one of the wild dogs and soon they became friends. Soon the dog died and she caught the dog's son and soon they became friends. Soon she and her wonderful pets left the island.

I thought it was amazing. I love books about people in the past.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others

by Jaren M., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana was a twelve year old girl living on the Island of the Blue Dolphins with her tribe. One afternoon white men came to take them to the mainland. Her brother Ramo was still on the island when the boat set off. She jumped off into the ocean to get her brothers. That is where the story begins.

The books was suspenseful and mind racking. This book was the ultimate survival story.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Trey J., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana and her tribe lived on Ghalas-at. When one day she left the boat to fetch her brother, Ramo. She was alone on the island when was killed. She now had to fend for herself in the wild until she fled to the mainland.

It was pretty good.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Ben., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A girl named Karana gets stranded on an island. She encounters animals like wild dogs and devil fish. She also faces tsunamis and earthquakes. Then she gets rescued to go to America.

This book is exciting with lots of surprises.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Peyton Y., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

A young girl of a tribe on San Nicholas lives on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. When one day a ship leaves her behind with her brother. Later her brother is killed. Now she is stuck on an island. Will a ship ever return to the island to take her to the mainland? Will she ever see her family again?

I think it was a good book full of fun and adventure.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Daniel S., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana was left behind. She tried to yell back to them. The rain was just too loud. She will soon be alone.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Dalton, 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

There is this girl, Karana, that got left on the island with her brother. The next few days Karana's brother dies. Karana was scared about what would happen to her, but she managed to survive. Some white men came a long time after Karna got left and they took her to California and she died two weeks later.

I thought it was exciting and sad at different parts in the book. It also seemed scary too because I know it's a true story.

4 stars - it was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Amanda J., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

Karana, the main character, lived in Ghalas-at. She was about 12 years old when she was left on the island with her younger brother that died 2 days after the ship left. Also, Karna has quite a few pets. She has a dog, 2 birds, and maybe some dolphins. Karana was finally rescued by men and a priest and died from a stomach disease in 1853.

I thought this book was an awesome book. It is actually my favorite book. I loved the characters.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Maggie U., 5th grade

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

1961 Newbery Medal

In the beginning of the book, a ship came to the island with Aleuts. They said they cam in peace only to hunt. But when they were about to leave, the did not pay and there was a battle. When they were taken from the island, Karana tried to rescue Ramo but was left behind. Then 18 years later she was rescued but died 2 years later.

It was a good book except it skipped around a lot.

3 stars - It was a good book.

Charlie W., 5th grade

Hatchet by Gary Paulson

1986 Newbery Honor

Brian is an his way to visit his father when suddenly the pilot of his plane has a heart attack and they crash. He survives on berries until he learns to hunt with only a bow and spear. He is then rescued and took months to recover.

It was one of the best books I have ever read.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Charlie W., 5th grade

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

1953 Newbery Honor

Charlotte's Web is about a pig named Wilber and a spider named Charlotte. Charlotte makes webs that are very detailed and look impossible to make. Soon, Wilber gets famous and lots of people love him. He goes to the fair and at the end, Charlotte has babies.

It was a good story.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Clara M., 5th grade

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

1949 Newbery Honor

My Father's Dragon is about a guy called "my father" who goes to find a dragon to fly. He crosses animals on the way such as a rhino who wants his horn to be white so "my father" gives him toothpaste and a tooth brush. When he came to a lion, he tied his mane up in pigtails. In the end, he gets the dragon and rides him away.

It's kind of a repeat of different animals. It's too dull, too.

1 star - I read it, but I would not recommend it to a friend.

by Clara M., 5th grade

Doctor DeSoto by William Steig

1983 Newbery Honor

It is about a dentist that is a mouse. He works on any large animal except cats. But one day he ends up treating a fox. He fixes his tooth but ends up gluing his teeth shut to protect himself from being eaten.

I think it is a great children's book.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Amanda T., 5th grade

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

1929 Newbery Honor

Once there was a couple who lived in a small home surrounded by flowers. The old woman wanted a cat so the old man went out to fetch one. He came back with gazillions of cats and so the woman asked all the cats "who was the prettiest" and all the cats started fighting. When they were all gone (except for the shaggiest one) they took him and cared for him.

It's kind of a dull story that you could make up any day.

1 star - I read it, but I would not recommend it to a friend.

by Clara M., 5th grade

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

2006 Newbery Honor

Show Way is about Jacqueline Woodson and her ancestors -- starting with Soonie's great-grandmother. Soonie's great-grandmother had Mathis May, who had Soonies' mom, who had Soonie, who had Georgia , who had Caroline and Ann. And then came the author -- Jacqueline who had Toshi and Georgina.

It's good but it's kind of a repeat of different people.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Clara M., 5th grade

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

1968 Newbery Medal

Claudia and Jamie run away from home and hid inside a museum in New York. They find Angel, a statue, and they have a mystery on if Michelangelo made it or not.

It was good.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Tyler V., 5th grade

The Noonday Friends by Mary Stolz

1966 Newbery Honor



Franny and Simone are at school and then they start talking about this rich girl named Lila. Then this lady came in to dad's tore and asked for an opinion. And Dad says his opinion and gets fired. In the middle Franny's brother pouts in a store. Then mom gets scared. And at the end Lila asked if Simone and Franny want to come and sleep over on Saturday.

I thought this book was really good because I really liked the characters.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Maggie U., 5th grade

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

1968 Newbery Medal

The book is about two kids who run away. They go to a museum in New York and learn many things about it. At the end, they go back home.

It was not the best book. I would not really recommend it to a friend.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Chris G., 5th grade

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

1972 Newbery Medal

Mrs. Frisby's son is ill with pneumonia. She meets a rat that offers to move her house. Together Justin and Mrs. Frisby save the day.

I liked the adventure and the excitement through the rats and the humans.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Nick B., 5th grade

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Kongisburg

1968 Newbery Medal

Two kids named Jamie and Claudia run away to a museum. They discover a statue carved as an angel that the museum won at an action from a lady named mrs. Frankweiler. Jamie and Claudia take the case secretly on finding out if the statue was carved by Michelangelo. They're also secretly living in the museum. In the end, they find out that the statue was carved by Michelangelo.

It was ok and interesting in some parts but most of the time I didn't like it.

2 stars - It was ok.

by Erin V., 5th grade

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

1972 Newbery Medal

It is about a rat with three children. Her husband had died. Her son Timothy was sick with pneumonia so she gets medicine from Mr. Ages. The medicine works but the plow came early so she went to see the wise owl. He told her to go to the rats. She meets Nicodemus. He tells her how her husband dies then the rats move her house.

I thought it was a decent book.

3 stars - It was a good book.

by Josh B., 5th grade

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

1972 Newbery Medal

Mrs. Frisby's son Timothy gets sick. She goes to Mr. Ages to get medicine. At the end they get their house moved. And Nicodemus dies and Jenner.

It was great.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Justin P., 5th grade

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

1968 Newbery Medal

At the beginning of the story Jamie and Claudia hatch a plan to runaway. They runaway to the Metropolitan Museum in New York were they slept and stayed for days. While they were staying there they found out that Michelangelo made an angel. And after that they returned back home.

I thought it was a great book for people that like adventure with a little bit of mystery.

4 stars - It was a great book and I recommend it to others.

by Luke T., 5th grade

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

1972 Newbery Medal

Mrs. Frisby is a widow with four children and has a normal life until Mrs. Frisby's youngest son Timothy gets sick with pneumonia and has to be kept warm at all times. Then after finding a solution to go see the mysterious rats Mrs. Frisby has no choice. Where she learns about the life and mystery of the smart rat colony and learns that her dead husband died while helping the rats and that Mr. Ages the healer is intertwined with all the action. In the end everyone is safe besides two rats who are unknown.

It was a relatively good book to 4th graders. I recommend it completely. They'd like the fantasy and adventure parts.

2 stars - It was ok.

John Mike G., 5th grade