United As One by Pittacus Lore

Would you recommend this book? If so, who would you recommend it to, and why? If not, why not?


This book is awesome. Its the last book in the I Am Number Four series. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading fantasy and adventure and action books.


- Shira, 8th grade, Vassal Lane

Nnewts: Escape from the lizzarks (Book 1)

What character(s) in this book would you most and least like to be friends with, and why?


There are two characters I would like to talk about. One: Gully (A newt) and a lizzark. I would like to be friends with Gully because he is nice, a magician, a supportive, and caring father, and husband. And he helps his friends hunt food and find energy bugs with his magic. Lizzarks kill and eat nnewts. For no reason known whatsover. Why would I like them?


--Emie, 7th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

Riders book 1 by Veronica Rossi

Riders was an awesome book about a guy who's parachute malfunctioned while he was jumping of off a plane. He was supposed to die but he survived and even though he had MANY broken bones and injuries he healed in just a couple of days. Things get worse when a strange girl tells him that he is War one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse what is he supposed to do? Riders was an awesome book with a huge cliffhanger at the end, making me need to read the second book!

--Havana, 7th grade, Vassal Lane Upper School

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

There are 12 districts which are poor and have no control and 1 capitol that is rich and has all the power. Every there is the annual hunger games which is a comp that the capitol hosts. Each year two contestants from every capitol that are chosen to compete with everyone. you go in an arena with twenty three other people. Your goal is to kill them all and be the last one standing. The story revolves around Katniss and Peeta of district 12 who are the last two standing in the the hunger games but only one of them can stay alive and win.


--8th grade

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

After the Maze, Thomas and his fellow epic Gladers (Newt, Winston, Frypan, Minho, Teresa, Etc) are saved and taken back to the normal world, where they discover that their "Normal" world have been hot with sun flares, and taken by a disease called the flare, that would turn people into vicious, murderers, driven by insanity. The Maze was the only beggining. Now its time for phase to of the Maze Trials, WICKED's Maze Trials.

WICKED: World In Catastrophe: Killzone Expirement Department. (WCKD)
When The Sun flares hit Earth, There wasn't enough time to stop them or warn anyone. Seconds after they hit, the Scorch was made. A devasted wasteland. After the Sun flares. There were many people living on Earth, but not enough resources. So these people, called the VC something created the flare virus, what the flare virus does, is that it makes you insane, a killer, cannibul (I think), and lets say your a crank, if you lose an arm, eye, Etc, then you wont feel anything or care. After the Sunflares and virus. Rich people, and all the surviving government in the world joined together to create WICKED and find a cure.

Also....
Read the first book!!!: The Maze Runner


--Shadnan, 7th grade, Rindge Avenue

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

If someone liked this book, what other books should they read?

If someone liked this book, they would like all of Rick Riordan's books, because they all include crazy gods, flying foods, and the occasional peanut - intolerant elephant.

As a recap of The Mark of Athena, Percy and Annabeth have both gone a little bit deeper than hell. They've gone to a hub of misery, night, darkness, evil, and immortal monsters that will eat them up at every step.
It took nine days to fall down there, and when Percy and Annabeth finally get to Tartarus, they're bombarded by both old and new friends. They also meet their worst fears there... and a goddess who's not on the Tartarus tour guide.

In the action - packed House of Hades, Hazel must use her new powers to defeat almost unbeatable foes, including a person who needs them to wash his stinky feet.
Leo must deal with his heart in the middle because of a character that is coming back from Percy Jackson and The Olympians, and that character fell for Percy but was abandoned.
Jason must deal with the south wind's crazy horses, and Piper needs to work on her sword combat instead of convincing her opponent to kill themselves.
Percy and Annabeth strive to stay together after being separated for eight months, and being thrown into the pit.
Frank must trust Leo to not burn his lifeline, literally - because Frank's lifeline is a piece of charred firewood.
In The House of Hades, crazy is not defined at all - because this crazy includes farting weasels, monster zits, smokey giants, and a fake maze that seems all too real.

--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street

Monstrous by:MarcyKate Connolly

 I read "Monstrous" by MarcyKate Connolly and if you like fantasy books and great adventure you'll like this book for sure!But if not you may still have a chance of liking this book."Monstrous" is a very adventurous book but, it also can be a little sad,surprising and mysterious.

What else is new?
Well, since it's only the beginning of summer I've been mainly reading and going to the pool and what's kind of sad is that I haven't gone to the beach yet!

--6th grade

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

In The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, Annabeth Chase is out to avenge her mother.
Their quest is even more complicated now that Annabeth has told the Argo II's crew about the sliver drachma.
Percy doesn't want Annabeth to leave him again on her quest but he'll have to make that sacrifice.
Leo was told by the god Nemesis that he's the seventh wheel in the quest. Nemesis says that Leo will have to make a big sacrifice, and she can help him for a price.
Jason is questioning his leadership along with Percy, and they don't know how they're going to defeat the twin giants.
Hazel's and Leo's lives are being messed up by their mysterious past, and relationships are changed in their time on the Argo II.
As for Piper and Jason, Piper has to worry about what Achelous told her about the sons of Zues and Jupiter, including what Hercules told them before he got hammered by coconuts.

In the book The Mark of Athena, Rick Riordan "Ham's up" the story with six million dollars' worth of gold, dolphins afraid of Diet Coke, Spiders making giant chinese handcuffs, and giants that like ballet in destruction.

--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street

Dont Get Caught by Kurt Dinan

Would you recommend this book? If so, who would you recommend it to, and why? If not, why not?

I would totally recommend Don't Get Caught.It is about Max and his capers with the mysterious chaos club. He is totally average until he gets a note from the chaos club and the prank war begins. Max begins a not so average adventure after the night at the water tower filled with hilarious pranks. If pranks,cows,a giant gold fish tank,and a secret society sound like a good story I would definitely recommend Don't Get Caught. --Ava, 8th, Rindge Ave Upper School

Maze Runner by James Dashner

Would you recommend this book? If so, who would you recommend it to, and why? If not, why not?I Reccomend this to all young adults. It has comedy, suspense, action, mystery, and a little bit of romance. This book is my favorite book. I think that people who are into mystery, and action would love this book. This book is about a kid named Thomas who wakes up in a maze with no memories. He finds himself in a place called the Glade thats surounded by walls. Outside the walls, the maze. There are more people at the Glade, they call themselves the Gladers. There are only boys at the glade. Theve been looking for an exit for 2 years. Will they get out?

Theres a movie, and 3 other books. Theres a new book coming out soon.
Current Books:
Maze Runner
Scorch Trials
Death Cure
Kill order

-Shadnan, 7th grade, Rindge Ave

Island of the aunts by Eva Ibbotson

What character(s) in this book would you most and least like to be friends with, and why?

I'd like to be friends with Minette, because she's nice and easygoing and really sweet. She also loves nature, just like I do.

-6th Grade

Powerless

If you could rewrite one part of the story, what would you change?

I would rewrite more of the parts where it had a lot of action and put romance. Cause the book had only one paragraph for romance.

-6th Grade

Among the hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

If someone liked this book, what other books should they read?
If someone liked this book I would recommend the whole series.One of them were Among the free another one was Among the betrayed.I really liked that one and I would really recommend that book to.But another book I really liked was Hilo the first and the second book.I have some other great books like After dark but I will write about that book after this one.Also, I like the dark side of books that's why I read After dark.


-Eden, 6th grade, Cambridge Street

Mocking jay by Suzanne collins

Read a book that’s been made into a movie and also watch the movie. Which did you like better?
This book I feel is worse than the others, I guess now the cool action is kind of over. The end is a little expected, and the same goes for the movie.
- Grade 6

catching fire by Suzanne Collins

Read a book that’s been made into a movie and also watch the movie. Which did you like better?
The only scene I really like in this book Is the scene with the mockingjay dress, and how she twirls, and the dress burns, and the dress is a mockingjay, basically.
I still like the book better, but the movie does really show the dress well.
- Grade 6

The hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Read a book that’s been made into a movie and also watch the movie. Which did you like better?
This a really cool book about the future where a girl called Katniss Everdeen lives. There are 12 districts. she lives in 12. Every year two kids from each district are chosen to go into the hunger games. Then Katniss's sister is chosen. Katniss voulenteers to take her place.
I like the book better, because emotions are almost always better told through words.
- Grade 6

Loot by Jude Watson

What character(s) in this book would you most and least like to be friends with, and why?
Loot is a book about March and his father, Alfie who is a famous jewel thief. Marches life takes a turn when his father dies. His fathers last words to him are "Find jewels." So now March is on his own until he is discovered...
thats all I have read so far.
I would least like to be friends with Alfie because he is a thief and he dragged his son into thieving with him. I wouldn't want to be friends with a thief. But I would like to be friends with March because he doesn't really have any friends at the moment.
Right now the book is kind if boring, but I have a feeling that the book is gong to get more interesting.
If you could ask the author/illustrator of this book one question, what would it be?
I would ask the author what the moonstone handed to March by his father was for. Was it a clue or did Alfie know this was his last robbery and wanted his son to have a part in in?

- Abigail, Grade 7, Vassal Lane

Olympions Apollo by George O' Conner

Apollo is a god of music, sun and ect. but Apollo is very selfish like, stubborn, and is very competitive, my friend well, 2 of friends are fans of George O' Conner, they are very smart and know every single minor god, goddesess, and gods.

- Rinchen, Grade 6, Putnam Ave

The Scorch trials by James Dashner

If you could ask the author/illustrator of this book one question, what would it be?
Why doesn't Thomas tell Newt that he didn't get to read the letter in time? He didn't understand!!! Why must Newt stay angry???!?
- Grade 6

The Maze runner by James Dashner

This is a finger-biting novel about a boy named Thomas who wakes up one day in a giant courtyard surrounded by a maze. All he remembers is his name, just like the many other boys already there. There are creatures waiting within the maze who come out at night and stalk the maze. fortunately, the big stone walls close each night.

Then one night they don't.
- Grade 6