Reviews


CB,Millville		Where is My Cheese? by Stan Mack Main Characters: An old woman, an old man, pig butcher, birds, mouse. Setting: All over Summary: All about a piece of cheese and the old woman got in a fight with the old man. The fight started all over a piece of cheese. The cat ate the piece of cheese.

DP,Millville		More Perfect than the Moon by Patricia Maclachlan Main Characters: Cassie Mama, Papa, Grandpa, Caleb. Anna, Goose, Gooslings. Cassie likes to write in her journal. She lives on a farm with her family. Her parents tell her that they are going to have a baby. She imagines the baby as ugly and mean. She discovers the child more perfect than the moon. I recommend this book because it is very realistic.

KV, 8, Buena		Barbie: Fairytopia: Mermadia by Mary Man-Kong A fairy named Elina just got her wings. She learns that an evil fairy had captured the Prince of the Merpeople. Will she be able to help, even though she can’t swim? This book reminds me of some other fairy tales that I have read before.

KV,8, Buena		Too Big! by Claire Mansierel A little boy goes to a fair and wins a really big blue and white dinosaur. He names him Tex. It is too big to take with him everwhere even though it becomes the little boy's favorite stuffed animal. When the boy gets sick, only Tex steps in to help him feel better. I love this book. I have read it many, many times. Tex is so cool.

LD,8, Fairton		Thanksgiving Day Parade Mystery by Marion Markham. One morning Kate and Mickey were getting ready to go to a parade.They couldn't start the parde until Mr. Featherspoon got there, but nobody could find him. Where was he????

CH, Millville		Wolverines by Sandra Markle It was a nice book. The baby wolverines were very cute. Some of the pictures were gross.

LD, 8, Fairton		Karen's Candy by Ann M. Martin. The story was about a candy contest and a Halloween parade. They got the candy from Polly's Fine Candy. Karen hit Pamela in the face. They had to go to the principal's office. They were taken out of the parade. But did Karen win the candy contest??? Read to find out.

KV, 9, Buena		Karen's Candy by Ann M. Martin. In this book you find out how Kristy (the president of the Babysitters Club) gets the idea for starting the club. Mary Anne, her best friend, and Kristy are walking home together and they are talking about how they had to baby sit someone. When she gets home there is pizza on the table, and she suddenly gets the idea for the club. By the end of the first week, they have made $58! I can't wait to read the next one.

KV, 8, Buena		Obi Wan's Foe by Jane Mason The Jedi COuncil tells Obi Wan to kill General Grevious. After a battle, they chase each other through Utapau. Near the end, Obi Wan drops his lightsaber, but Grevious still has his electro-stick. Who will win? I love Star Wars!

NT, Millville		Da Vinci by Joanne Mattern I like the book because it is really easy to understand. The details are easy. I like the pictures, they are beautiful. I love how Joanne Mattern explained everything. You should read this book, too!

NT, Millville		World's Most Terrifying "True" Ghost Stories by Arthur Mayer. I liked this book because it is scary. It sounds like the stories are real because it tells the place, state and person's name. The pictures when I look at them I feel scared, it makes me not to look at them anymore. That's why I liked the book.

SW, 7, Millville		Where is My Sneaker by Mercer Mayer. I liked the book because there are little animals and insects to find on each page. What I didn't like is that he was only wearing one sneaker during the whole story.

IO, Millville		One Monster After Another by Mercer Mayer. Lucy Jane didn't know what she was talking about when she wrote the letter. A lot happened when the letter reached Sally Ann!.

HM, Millville		Who Wants a Dragon by June Mayhew. This books is about a little dragon. No one loves him. But someone does love him, his mommy.

RRJ, Millville		The More, The Merrier by Anne Mazer. Abby Hayes wants to have a party in the summer to celibrate "schools out." The only problem is her parents might not let her. She spends half the summer thinking on how to ask her parents. When they answer her yes another problem pops up. Everybody from school is going to want to see her room. She thinks her room is booring and dull. So she paints it purple, and everybody love her room. The party turns out 2 be HOT!

KM, Millville		I Love it When You Smile by Sam McBratney I Love It When You Smile is about Roo who will not smile. He is going somewhere. But they end up in a mudpit, then he smiles. Read this book to find out more.

KV, 8, Buena		A Moment to Remember by Catherine McCafferty Princess Aurora remembers how she and Prince Phillip met. They decide to surprise each other with ultra special gifts. It has a happy ending!

AP, Mays Landing		My Brother;s Keeper by Patricia McCormack Toby Malone adores his older brother Jake. He's the cool one, the MVP of the baseball team, the one who can charm their mother into anything. Even Mr. Furry, the dignified family cat, puts up with Jakes clowning around. Toby, Jake, and their little brother, Eli have always had an easy, joking friendship, where its the three of them against the world. But ever since Toby's father left, things have been off balance. His mother seems deflated. Eli has gone back to sucking his thumb. And Jake is becoming distant and secretive. As Toby struggles to keep his family together, Jake drifts further and further away. Only Toby knows why: Jake is slipping into drug use, the way his father slipped into alcohol before he disappeared. To spare his mother yet more disappointment, Toby tries to cover up for Jake. But his efforts backfire, only adding to the growing tension between the two brothers. Until Jake finally goes too far.

KV, 9, Buena		Tall Tales By Glenn McCoy Tall Tales is a very funny book about the adventures of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck. My favorite is called NIBBLES! Mickey and Goofy go on vacation only to be arrested and eaten by a giant hamster. Well, almost. Goofy loved the hamster. The hamster loved Goofy. Goofy, Mr. Nibbles (the hamster) and Mickey went home, only to find out there were no extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra large T-shirts! Mr. Nibbles wasn't happy. Read on to find out what happens next.

KV, 8, Buena		Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu By Emily Arnold McCully This book is about how a little girl grows up to become a Kung Fu teacher. When someone is town in robbed, she saves her. Later she teaches her Kung Fu so that the girl can earn her freedom. This isn't just a book about Kung Fu or CHina. It is a bout teachers and students. I liked it a lot.

AHi, Millville		Marvelous Mattie By Emily Arnold McCully This book is about a young girl who grows up to be an inventor. She liked to sketch machines in her notebook and then make them.

JM, Millville		Iron Scouts of the Confederacy by Lee McGiffin Iron Scouts of the Confederacy is a story about two brothers named Ben and Grant. Grant goes off to war and Ben is left alone. He wants to go find him.

KV, 8, Buena		Poodlena by E. B. McHenry Poodlena is a poodle who loves to have her hair fluffed and she hates to get dirty. An accident happens at the park and she gets dirty. Then she discovers that getting messy isn't all that bad.

AM, Millville		The Story of Inventions by Michael Mchugh & Frank Bachman The Story of Inventions is a book on all the inventions we use today like the submarine, telephone, computer, television, and many more. Read this book to find out how they did it.

JM, Millville		The Story of Inventions by Michael Mchugh & Frank Bachman The Story of Inventions is a story about inventions that people made. Like the radio, TV's, and a lot more. Read this book to find out more.

WG, Millville		Bugs Bunny adapted by Tim McKimson and Al Dempster. It was a very funny book. I liked it. Bugs Bunny's friends were making a garden. They wanted Bugs to take care of the carrot patch, and he was too lazy.

EC, 6, Millville		Pig Pig Grows Up by David McPhail. It is about a little pig who is really big. He thinks that he is still a baby. At the market, Pig Pig would squeal and cry loudly until his mother bought him whatever he wanted.

EC, 6, Millville		Big Pig and Little Pig by David McPhail This book is about a big pig and a little pig on a summer day. The little pig does whatever the big pig does. They want to make a pool but separate pigs. The little pig makes a bigger pool than the big pig. The big pig is making a pool that his feet can't even fit in. The little pig can have toys in his. But the big pig can't.

KV, 8, Buena		Martha Blah Blah By Susan Meddaugh It is about a dog named Martha who loves to talk. One day when the new owner of the soup company takes out some of the letters in the alphabet soup, Martha talks funny. Read on to see if Martha can talk right again

KV, 8, Buena		Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh This was the first book about how Martha the dog begins to speak. It is really funny because all she does is talk, talk, talk. I read this book to a sheep dog names Ziggy and he fell asleep.

AH, Millville		Bassett Hounds by Cari Meister I love this book because I Like Basset Hounds. I can't believe they are the best show dogs.

KV, 8, Buena		The Princess Diaries: Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess by Carol Meyer. This book is supposed to be the diary of Anastasia, a princess who lived in Russia in the early 1900’s. I loved it. I couldn’t put it down. It is kind of fun to read someone’s diary. I also learned a lot about Russian history and the disease hemophilia that Anastasia’s brother had. I liked it so much, I am reading another book in this diary series.

KV,8,Buena		Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton This book was about how bats live, what they eat, and how to protect them. It was a good "first" book, but I have read longer ones with more facts. I wouldn't read it at night, though it might give you nightmares.

KV,8,Buena		Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton This book was about how bats live, what they eat, and how to protect them. It was a good "first" book, but I have read longer ones with more facts. I wouldn't read it at night, though it might give you nightmares.

KH, Millville		Zoo in the Sky by Jacqueline Mitton Zoo in the Sky is a lot of animals like Great Bear, the Scorpion, Leo the Lion, the Great Dog Fishes and they are happy because they won't be eaten by other fish cause they are stars, and a whale and a long dragon and thats the whole zoo.

CH, Millville		My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa Mollel I think this book is great. I never seen a boy who helped his mother.

KV,8, Buena		Mama had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore A little girl is remembering what her mama told her about dancing. Through all four of the seasons, they would dance outside celebrating. If you take dance class, you will like this book.

KV,9, Buena		Comets and Shooting Stars by Patrick Moore I am really interested in astronomy. After I saw this book at the book sale, I had to buy it. I learned a lot of things including how a comet orbits the sun. It has a lot of information and pictures.

KV,8, Buena		The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel A little Japanese woman likes to make dumplings. One rolls away and rolls down the hill and into a tunnel that has statues of the gods. She asks one of them "have you seen my dumpling?" The god says "yes - I saw it just three minutes ago." Each statue says the same thing. Then, the last one tells her to hide form the Onis (evil god.) These bad gods take her prisoner and make her make rice for them. Will she escape? Will she get her dumpling back?

KV,9, Buena		Amelia's Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments by Marissa Moss This book is about a girl named Amelia. She is going on a field trip, only to find her disgusting sister in eighth grade is their shaperone! Will Amelia be able to stand it?

KV,9, Buena		Amelia's Bully Survival Guide by Marissa Moss This time Amelia is getting bullied when she is in fifth grade. After going to SPACE CAMP, she realizes that it doesn't matter that somebody is bullying her, but that she can ignore her! I can't wait to read all of the books in the Amelia series.

NT, Millville		Lazy Jack and the Silent by Mitchell Motomora I liked this story because I liked Lazy Jack because he never did any work at all and I learned from this story that you should always do a little bit of work.

KV, 8, Buena		The Old Man and The Afternoon Cat by Michaela Muntean An old man was very grumpy. The only thing that made him happy is a stray cat. I recommend it to anyone who likes cat stories. It made me fell happy, cuddly, and a little sad.

JM, Millville		The Mystery of the Goldfish Pond by Elspeth Campbell Murphy The Mystery of the Goldfish Pond is a story about three cousins who get to solve a mystery at a business dinner. It was a very spooky mystery.

JM, Millville		The Mystery of the lost Island by Elspeth Campbell Murphy The Mystery of the Lost Island is a story about three cousins who solve mysteries. Sarah-Jane likes someone who is on the island. Can they find who's on there? Read this book to find out.

JM, Millville		The Mystery of the Magi's Treasure by Elspeth Campbell Murphy The Mystery of the Magi's Treasure is a story about three cousins who solve mysteries. Someone is trying to steal the wisemen's jewels. Can they find who is trying to steal them.

JM, Millville		THe Mystery of the White Elephant by Elspeth Campbell Murphy The Mystery of the White Elephant is a story about three cousins who solve mysteries. They are trying to find who stole the white elephant. You must read this book to find out.

NT, Millville		Zen Short by Jon Muth The story is about the Panda and his friends. Panda tells three stories about kindness and helping others.



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