Dr. DeSoto by William Stieg

This book is about a mouse who's a dentist. Dr. Desoto outsmarts a fox who tries to eat him. So Dr. Desoto doesn't get eaten.

It is titled "Dr. DeSoto" because that is the mouse's name in the book.

3 stars

Emily H., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Dr. DeSoto by William Stieg

This book is about a mouse who's a dentist. Dr. Desoto outsmarts a fox who tries to eat him. So Dr. Desoto doesn't get eaten.

It is titled "Dr. DeSoto" because that is the mouse's name in the book.

3 stars

Emily H., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodsen

This book is about a chain of black women fighting for freedom. It keeps going and going till it finally got to the author's daughter. Her great, great, great, great grandma started it as a slave and it kept going on.

It is given the title "Show Way" becuase they pass down a quilt called Show way.

4 stars - it was a great book

Emily H., 5th grade, 2011-2012

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodsen

This book is about a chain of black women fighting for freedom. It keeps going and going till it finally got to the author's daughter. Her great, great, great, great grandma started it as a slave and it kept going on.

It is given the title "Show Way" becuase they pass down a quilt called Show way.

4 stars - it was a great book

Emily H., 5th grade, 2011-2012

My Father's Dragon

Brette T., 5th grade, 2011-2012
10/4/11

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

The book begins when Leigh writes a letter to Boyt Henshaw. The first time he writes a letter is when he's in 4th grade, and his parents are together. Through the book he keeps writing more letters, but his parents get divorced. Because his parents are divorced he doesn't see his dad very much. Finally at the end he sees his dad, and is sad, bue he doesn't cry.

I think "Dear Mr. Henshaw" was given its name because on about every page the letter is named to Boyt Henshaw.

4 stars

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

Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH

by Joshua H.