1968 Newbery Medal
Claudia and Jamie have run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Jamie's money (that has been won by cheating in games of War against his best friend, Bruce) is all they have for food and other things. When everyone is trying to find out if Angel (a statue) was made by Michelangelo, Claudia and Jamie end up with two things, a new knowledge about the Angel, and a new friend.
Not the best book I have read but it had a good description of the art museum.
2 stars - It was a good book.
by Clara M., 5th grade
Monday, March 2, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
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
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
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
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