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
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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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