Noonday Friends / Comments by Ms. Lacson's 5th grade class

NOONDAY FRIENDS by Mary Stolz

Directions: Click on "Comments" below and do the following: First... Write 3-5 COMPLETE sentences that summarize "Noonday Friends."

Second... Write one complete sentence about why you think the book is titled "Noonday Friends."

Third... Rate the book (1 star=didn't like it; 2 stars=ok; 3 stars=good; 4 stars=great)

Finally... Type your FIRST NAME and the INITIAL of your LAST Name. ex. By Lori D. To submit, choose ANONYMOUS under User ID.

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler / comments by Ms. Lacson's 5th grade class

FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER by E. L. Konigsburg

Directions: Click on "Comments" below and do the following: First... Write 3-5 COMPLETE sentences that summarize "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."

Second... Write one complete sentence about why you think the book is titled "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."

Third... Rate the book (1 star=didn't like it; 2 stars=ok; 3 stars=good; 4 stars=great)

Finally... Type your FIRST NAME and the INITIAL of your LAST Name. ex. By Lori D. To submit, choose ANONYMOUS under User ID.

Caddie Woodlawn / comments by Ms. Lacson's 5th grade class

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink

Directions: Click on "Comments" below and do the following: First... Write 3-5 COMPLETE sentences that summarize "Caddie Woodlawn."

Second... Write one complete sentence about why you think the book is titled "Caddie Woodlawn."

Third... Rate the book (1 star=didn't like it; 2 stars=ok; 3 stars=good; 4 stars=great)

Finally... Type your FIRST NAME and the INITIAL of your LAST Name. ex. By Lori D. To submit, choose ANONYMOUS under User ID.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH / comments by Ms. Lacson's 5th grade

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

Directions: Click on "Comments" below and do the following: First... Write 3-5 COMPLETE sentences that summarize "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."

Second... Write one complete sentence about why you think the book is titled "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."

Third... Rate the book (1 star=didn't like it; 2 stars=ok; 3 stars=good; 4 stars=great)

Finally... Type your FIRST NAME and the INITIAL of your LAST Name. ex. By Lori D. To submit, choose ANONYMOUS under User ID.

Millions of Cats / comments by Olivia L.

Millions of Cats is about an old lady and an old man. They are lonely so the man goes to find a cat. AFter he walked a long way he found billions of cats and liked them all so he took them all. When he got back he knew he couldn't have them all so he told them to pick which one they would keep. Then all of them fight until they were gond till the old lady found one in a ditch and kept it.

It was easy to read and made sense to me.

3 stars

by Olivia L., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Millions of Cats / comments by Olivia L.

Millions of Cats is about an old lady and an old man. They are lonely so the man goes to find a cat. AFter he walked a long way he found billions of cats and liked them all so he took them all. When he got back he knew he couldn't have them all so he told them to pick which one they would keep. Then all of them fight until they were gond till the old lady found one in a ditch and kept it.

It was easy to read and made sense to me.

3 stars

by Olivia L., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Penny from Heaven / comments by Kaleigh M.

Penny's dad died when she was very little. Her family's two sides did not get along. She got her arm stuck in something in the bush and her arm stopped working. She doesn't glue up and she has faith in God that He will heal her, and He did. She loved the Badgers and so did the milkman. Her mom was dating the milkman and they got married.

God had Penny go through lots of trials but she never gave up and kept trusting God which is why it is titled "Penny from Heaven."

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

by Kaleigh M., 4th grade, 2011-2012.

Afternoon of the Elves / comments by Joshua H.

A girl named Hillary becomes friends with Sara-Kate who believes she has elves in her backyard. They meet every morning and afternoon to help the elves find things. Soon Sara-Kate has to leave her house and Hillary is left to watch over them.

It is given this title because they visit the elves in their backyard in the afternoon.

2 stars - it was ok.

by Joshua H., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Annie and the Old One / comments by Tori S.

Annie and the Old One is about a girl and her grandmother who love each other. Her mother is weaving a rug and when it is finished her grandmother iwll go to Mother Nature (or die). Annie, the girl, tries to find ways to stop her mother from weaving the rug. Annie tries to be bad at school, and take out the day's work of weaving. Her grandmother explains she can not delay her trip to Mother Nature and gives her her weaving stick and Annie finishes the rug.

Annie and the Old One was most likely given this title because this book is about a girl named Annie and her grandmother who is known as the Old One.

4 stars

by Tori S., 5th grade, 2011-2012

The Bears of Hemlock Mountain / comments by Tori S.

The Bears on Hemlock Moutain is about a boy named Jonathan that has to travel over a hill that could have bears on it. He was going over the mountain/hill to fetch a big pot from his aunt. Once he had traveled over he ate and slept at his aunt's for a little then was on his way back. He forgot to get a pot and went back to fetch the pot from his aunt. His aunt lended him the pot. He came across bears and hid under the pot (it was a big pot). His father came looking for him and he came home safely. They will have bear steak stew!

3 stars

by Tori S., 5th grade, 2011-2012

The Bears of Hemlock Mountain / comments by Tori S.

The Bears on Hemlock Moutain is about a boy named Jonathan that has to travel over a hill that could have bears on it. He was going over the mountain/hill to fetch a big pot from his aunt. Once he had traveled over he ate and slept at his aunt's for a little then was on his way back. He forgot to get a pot and went back to fetch the pot from his aunt. His aunt lended him the pot. He came across bears and hid under the pot (it was a big pot). His father came looking for him and he came home safely. They will have bear steak stew!

3 stars

by Tori S., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Doctor DeSoto / Comments by Charley B.

This book is about a mouse dentist and they have a patient that is a fox/wolf and they do not want to treat him. He ends up treating him and the fox/wolf want to eat him. then the mouse plays a trick on him and glues his mouth shut.

I think it was given this title because it was about a dentist and they combine the mouse's last name with the title of dentist.

4 stars

by Charley B., 3rd grade, 2011-2012

Out of the Dust / Jordan S. Comments

The book OUT OF THE DUST is about a girl named Billie Joe who goes through alot of her life in the Dust Bowl. In the story her mother dies and so does her newborn baby brother right after birth. When her dad goes to a class he meets someone and she acts like her mother.

I think it was given this title because everything happens out of nowhere.

4 stars - It was a great book.

by Jordan S., 5th grade, 2011-2012

The Wednesday Wars / Tori S. Comments

"The Wednesday Wars" is about a boy named Holling Hoodhood who didn't live either on the north or south side of Long Island but right in the middle. His teacher disliked him for no good reason but he had to stay with her by himself every Wednesday afternoon because the North and South sides of long Island went to church. Soon Mrs. Baker, his teacher, had him reading, reciting, and reviewing Shakespeare which he thought he would dread but he loved it! They got each other out of tough situations and slowly liked being with each other. This book is about life and adventures of a 7th grader.

It was most likely given this title because every Wednesday he would be with his teacher and read Shakespeare which he thought would be a battle or war.

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

by Tori S., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Millions of Cats / Tori S. Comments

Millions of Cats is about an old lonely couple, and the old lady wants a cat. So, the old man goes out and finds a hill full of cats. Everywhere he turns he thinks each cat is pretty. So, he takes all of them home. When he gets home the old lady just wants one. The cats have a riot of who is prettier. After the riot one cat is left. That cat becomes the old lonely couple's cat.

Millions of Cats was given this title because millions of cats are found on a hill.

3 stars

by Tori S., 5th grade, 2011-2012

26 Fairmount Avenue / Tori S. Comments

"26 Fairmount Avenue" is about this boy and his family trying to move out of an apartment to a house in wide open space, near a dirt road. They have decided to build this house themselves but many difficulties come with it. The council makes it into a neighborhood so they start plowing around the house making it be on a really tall hill is just one of the things that they get through, to get the house done.

The book is given this title because they move into a house called 26 Fairmount Avenue.

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

by Tori S., 5th grade, 2011-2012

A Wrinkle in Time / Lilyan H. comments

The book starts off with a girl named Meg. She is coming home from school with bruises because she got into a fight. Later that night there is a storm, so then an old lady comes in and they talk for a while, along with her other family. In the middle of the book they go to the old lady's house. Since Meg's dad has been missing, her, her brothers, and the old lady travel to other dimensions and soon find him. They take him home after lots of trouble.

It is given this title because they travel to different dimensions.

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

by Lilyan H., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Surviving the Applewhites / Summer F., comments

This book is about a delinquent child named Jake Semple. He was sent to stay with his grandfather's friends. Their family owns a ranch and they all live together. The kids are home schooled because they all have very unique talents. By staying there Jake does better and better. By the end of the book Jake isn't a delinquent any more.

It is given this title because Jake has to survive the Applewhite family.

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

by Summer F., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Abel's Island / Joshua H. comments

A mouse gets stranded on an island in the middle of a river. He stays on the island for two years while exploring, meeting a toad, and surviving on fruits and mushrooms. He keeps trying to get off the island. He finally does and returns back to his home and rejoins his family.

The main character is named Abel and he is stranded on an island. This is why it is given its title.

3 stars

by Joshua H., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Sarah Plain and Tall / Kate A., comments

The book starts when Sarah comes to the prairie to check out Anna's family because Anna's dad put a ad in the newspaper requesting a wife. while she's with them they make a "dune" out of hay and paint pictures. In the end, Sarah and Anna's dad gets married.

The book was given this title because Sarah is plain and she is tall.

3 stars

by Kate A., 4th grade, 2011-2012

The Bears on Hemlock Mountain / Brette T. comments

Jonathan gets sent over the Hemlock Mountain to get an iron pot from his aunt. Then by the time he got there he was hungry and tired. So he ended up eating cookies, falling asleep, and wasting time. He awoke and headed up the mountain with the pot. Next bears came so Jonathan decided to hide himself under the pot so he was safe from bears. Eventually his dad came and got him and took him home.

It is titled this because there are bears on Hemlock Mountain.

3 stars

by Brette T., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Charlotte's Webb / Brette T. Comments

"Charlotte's Web" is about a girl that spends her free time with Wilbur and all the other farm animals. Then Charlotte and Wilbur get the news that Wilbur's life will end by becoming bacon. Next Charlotte gets a great idea to save Wilbur. she goes far out with it and makes amazing webs to keep Wilbur from death.

It is titled this because Charlotte made webs to save Wilbur and they were very meaningful.

3 stars

by Brette T., 5th grade, 2011-2012