Hieronymus White: A Bird who Believed that He ALways was Right- Jeff Moss

 didn't know this book was basically a very long poem, until I opened it. So, if you don't like poems, I don't think this book is for you. But if your the opposite, then this book is for you!


-Emie, 7th Grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

Heartbeat by Sharon Creech

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




Heartbeat was an amazing story in the form of poems. I think the character in this book that I would most want to be friends with was Grandpa. He was a truly wise and kind character who supported Annie through hard time. I also think that Sharon Creech did a wonderful job shaping his character. The character that I would LEAST want to be friends with, on the other hand, was the running coach. She was incredibly rude and would not take no as an answer.


What else is new?


I'm going to camp today! Also, I read Heartbeat a little while back with my class, but then decided to re-read it since it was so good.

-Julia, 6th grade, Cambridge Friends School

Listen, Slowly by: Thanhhà Lại

What character(s) in this book would you most and least like to be friends with, and why?
I'd most likely want to be friends with Bà, Mai's grandmother. She has a lot of stories to tell her granddaughter, and she knows almost everyone in the small village.
I'd least likely want to be friends with Montana. Mai is only her friend for the popularity and to be able to have a friend. Montana chooses to get closer to HIM while Mai is gone, which is cruel, HIM being Mai's crush.
But overall, I love all the characters in this book!

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

Booked by Kwame alexander

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

If you have read Booked (which you should read) you should also read
The crossover
Goodbye stranger
Soccer against the enemy

What else is new?

I did not have access to a computer last week so i could not post about this earlier!

--Kira, 7th grade, Vassal Lane

Out of the dust by Karen Hesse

This book is about a girl who lived on a farm.There were a lot of sand storms and there were barely any sunny days.But things happen very quickly around there. Also not plenty of blesses happen over there but also some of the most important people in the whole world that she loves and cares about,are gone.I really liked how the author put paragraphs that are actual a poem format.So I really liked that and also the one other thing I like about this book is that the author leaves the reader hanging when one paragraph ends then the reader wants to find out more and what's going to happen next.

-Eden, 6th grade, Cambridge Street

Crossover by Kwame Alexander

I liked this book because the ending compliments the hardship in the book!
- Eytan, Grade 6, Vassal Lane

Planet Middle School by: Nikki Grimes

If this book were made into a movie, who should play the main character, and why?
Well, I think the main character should be Nikki because the book is mainly about her. Also Nikki will be a good character because she has many personalities. She is a really good basketball player. Even though people would make fun of her and call her a tom boy. Nikki would always know that she is a good basketball player and that nothing could stop her.
- Lydia, Grade 7, Vassal Lane

A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman

This book was about a young girl in India who is an expert at traditional Indian dance, She loves it with all her heart. When the bus she is riding gets into an accident she loses one of her legs. Of course this is very hard for her to take in. When a doctor comes to create a prosthetic for her she struggles to learn how to dance with one plastic leg
- Grade 7