Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Book Recommendations

Read anything good lately? Please share! What is the best book you have read in the last few months?  Give us the title, author, genre and a brief summary. Finally, don't forget to tell us why this book is amazing and why other students should read it. (Parents/ Friends... Feel free to think back to your Middle School Days. We would love your recommendations too!) Happy posting!

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  1. The best book I read lately was Dear Dumb Diary- Let's Pretend This Never Happened. The book is a realistic fiction. In the book THis girl Jamie is the dork and she hates this girl Angeline. They do really mean stuff to each other but then they be nice to each other. This book is good because I like the drama in this book.

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  2. The best book I read in Middle School was Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery. This Historical Fiction novel, was about an orphan named Anne who was adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. I really liked this book because Anne was always in trouble for one reason or another. Anne is a great main character, she is smart but has a temper. Happy Reading! Mrs. C.

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    1. My wife loves these movies. She bought them all and would recomend Pit Pony movies also.

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  3. American chillers Terrible Tractors Of Texas is one of the best book I've read its a really good book. I like it because theres tractors and, I like tractors also in the book they come to life so i think thats cool

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  4. One of the best books series i have read is the hunger games. I like the hunger games because i enjoy reading fiction book. The book is about a girl who is stuck in a district where people are elected into the hunger games and only one can win. However she wants to stop these games and the capitol.

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  5. The best I read latley was the Seekers Shawdows Of The Island series.The book is fantesy because the bears can talk in the books.The author is Erin Hunter.In the books their are these bears that are trying to get home. They are on ice. These books are my favorite because there are bears in them and they are exciting.

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  6. The best book I have read this year was Goosebumps Night of the Living Dummy. The book is written by R. L. Stine. I like this book because it has scary stuff about living dummys.

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  7. The best book I read this year is The Hunger Games. It is about a time in the future where two kids are picked from each district to fight in an arena. Katniss is the main character and she volunteers to go when her little sister, Prim gets picked. Will she survive the Hunger Games? Read to find out.

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  8. The best book I read lately was My Life As A Book. Its realistic fiction. Its about a boy who hates to read but loves to draw so is teacher said he can draw pictures for is vocabulary words but then he finds out devistating that his parents have never told him and he figured it out on his own. Its a great book and I think every one should read it.

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  9. The best book series I have read is the Percy Jacksons.Its a ficton and a adventure book. Its all about Percy and his freinds go on quests to fulfill prophecys by the oracle[ person who says prohacys]. Percy is a Half-Blood that means he is a mix between a human and a human. This book will help because in High School if you take Mythology = Easy A.

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  10. The best book i have ever read was American Chillers Wisconsin Werewolves.The book was writen by Johnathan Rand.The book is fanicy because it rilly dosent hapon in my book.I will tell you a littal about the book i jost raed.There are tow kids.They have to find a wharwofhonter.It was my farit book because it had wharwolfs in it.

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  11. The best book I've ever read was The Hunger Games.I like The Hunger Games because there's a lot of action and its fiction.If you like long books that are fifteen points that have lots of exciting parts and action.The Hunger Games is a seremomoy in Panem.There is twelve districts and a boy and a girl from each disrict go to a arena and fight till their death.That is why The Hunger Games is my favorite book

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  12. The best book I have read lately is called Diary Of A Wimpy Kid The Thrid Wheel. I think its a very good book! Its about a kid named Greg thats wants to go to a valentines day dance, but he cant find anyone to go with. Lots of other exciting things happen aswell.I have read all of them i pretty sure there might be another book after this one. Its a realistic fiction book. The authors name is Jeff Kinney. They also made a couple of his Diary Of A Wimpy Kid books into movies. Jeff Kinneys books are very funny and can be pretty interesting! I hope you go and take a look at this book. Thanks!

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  13. The best book i have read in my school years is "P.S Longer Letter Later." i like it because it is about this girls named Elizabeth and Tara they act differnt and dress differnt. Tara wore glitter and sequins. elizabeth is shy and quiet. She hates having attendtion. Well if you want to know more you should read it.

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  14. The best book I ever have read is the Hunger Games. The book is fiction. The author of the book is Suzanne Collins,and she is the New York times bestselling author. The main character is a woman called Katniss, she tries to win a game that involves fighting to the death. Will she win, you will have to read to find out....

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  15. The best book I have ever read was called Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer. By: John Grisham. This book is realistic fiction. The book is about a kid named Theo that is 13 years old that lives in Strattenburg, wanting to become a laywer. Both his parents are lawyers so he always gos to the office right after school. One day there was a faceless murder and Theos the only one that knows everything that happened. Read now to find out more!

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  16. The best book I have ever read is Black Beauty. I like this book because I really love horses and it is about this one houres who tells a story about his life. I hope you will enjoy reading this book.

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  17. The best book I have ever read was the Hunger Games series. Suzanne Collins wrote this delightful fictional book. I chose this book because i like how its full of action and its fiction. The Hunger games is about a girl who has to go into this battle where 24 kids fight to the death untill one is still alive. This battle is known as the Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen a 16 year old girl takes the spot of her sister. The other boy who gets picked from her distrected is Peeta Mellark. Will Katniss win the game? You might just have to read the book.

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  18. The book that I like a lot is the Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel it is about Greg and a dance comes up and he asked his uncle for advice and his friend gets him sick

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  19. The best book I ever read was Percy jackson and the lightning Thief. This book is aventure and fiction. Its when this boy only saw his dad when he was a baby and he finds out that his dad was
    a god of the sea. Then he went underwater he could breath and the fish would listen to him. Then he faces the underworld god and percy wins. Percy thought that the underworld god stole the ligtning bolt from zeus but find out who stole it. Read it

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  20. The best book i have read latley was a Series of Unfortunate Events-The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket. A realalistic fiction book about three syblings who have bad luck that never ends. Once you read the first book in this series you wont beable to help but read the next book. This is the best book I have read because it always keeps me on my toes. Happy Reading!

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  21. The best book I read was the Hobbit. It was so full of adventure. My favorite character in the book was Gandolph the Grey. I like him because he has a magic staff. I think other kids would like it because it is full of action.

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  22. The best book I have ever read was The Red Pyrimid by Rick Riodan. I like this book because there is alot of action and adventure.It's about this boy and his sister they are egyption magicions. There dad is kidnapped and they have to save him from the evil egyption god Set read the book to find out if they save him.Dade M.

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  23. Have you ever read the Hunger Games?If You Havent Im going to tell you about the book.If you like long and action books this is the book for you.the book is 15 points and a very good book.The book is a Great book and is realistic fiction. I hope you read the book.

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  24. The best book series I've read so far was the Hunger Games Series. The Hunger Games Series is a trilogy. The three books in the series are The Hunger Games, Catching Fire,and Mockingjay. The author of the series is Suzanne Collins and the series is Realistic Fiction. This series is exciting and you never want to stop reading until you finish the book.It is the best book I've ever read and I wish there were more than three books. If you read this series you would agree with me that this is the best series ever and no other book is better.

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  25. My favorite series I have read in Middle School is Tommorow Girls. It is written by Eva Gray. I like this series because it is adventorous and full of excitment. This series is about four girls who are sent to a secret camp during a war. They think the camp is suspiciuos and they think the camp is right near the Canadian border which is where the alliance is. The girls think the camp is apart of the alliance so all four of them run away. Do you know whats going to happen next? Well you'll have to read it to find out!

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  26. I read The Lost Hero and it was amazing! I highly recomend this book if you are interested in Greek Mythologhy. Three young heros go on a quest. One has to save her father who is trapped by a giant. T find out more read The Lost hero!

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  27. The book that I would reccomend would be Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief, Its about a boy named Percy Jackson who is a half blood which means his half human,half god. His father is Poesidon and Zues is accusing Percy of stealing his master bolt. So Percy, duaghter of Athena Annabeth, and a Satyr Grover have to go on an adventure to get it back. This is the first book of this series and it is a fantasy about greek mythology and also my favorite book series my favorite of the series is Sea of Monsters but I did the first one because you shouldn't start on the second one.

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  28. The book I loved was Sea of Monsters. In this book you will find that wacky characters will come and go and these children are not normal. At a camp called Camp Halfblood lots of crazy things happen.So if you happen to read this let me know what you think ;)

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  29. My favorite book is The Sisterhood of The TRaveling Pants: The First Summer. It is about 4 girls whose mothers met in a pregnant yoga class and became really close and when the girls were born they became close friends. My favorite main character is Lena and Lena is going to Greece to visit her grandma and Grandma. Well you'll have to read to find out the rest, but i thought it was a good book and I can't wait to read the sequel.

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  30. The best series I have read in Middle School is the Hunger Games. The author is Suzane Collins. The Hunger Games is an exciting series about a world in the future where kids ages 12 to 18 fight to the death in the Hunger Games. It is a very good book and once you start reading, you won't want to stop until you finish the whole series.

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  31. My favorite book is Rain. Rain is about a girl that lives at a spy organasation.there they learn about defending themselves and also regular school things. There she meets a guy named Ray. they become friends. But during their school dance Ray askes her to dance. It is the highlight of her week.Then at the dance they are assigned a mission. During the mission Ray gets killed. Life will never be the same without him. Or so she thinks. This is a perfect book for a person who loves adventure, Romance, adventure, and comedy all rolled into one.

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  32. Do you like fantasy and action books? Then I know the perfect book for you. It's called The Mark of Athena.It has seven main characters. They are Annabeth, Percy, Hazel, Frank, Leo, Piper, and Jason. They have to go on a quest risking their lives trying to stop the giants from rising. In order to do so they must fing a special type of statue of Athena that will help them. Anyone who loves action, fantasies, and wicked twists you better get cracking on this book.

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  33. My favorite book is Diary Of A Wipy Kid: Dog Days. it is about there first day at school and when Holloween comes his dad isnt a fan of it yhat much. It is by Jeff Kinney. The main character is Rowley. I like it very much because it is very funny.

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  34. The book that i would reccoment to my classmates is the Hunger Games. It is written by Suzane Collins. I really enjoyed this book alot because it was action packed and it left me wanting more. The main character is Katniss Everdeen. She is a uniqe 16 year-old girl living in District 12, one of 12 districts in a futristic United States. She is drawn to be in a contest to the death and has many conflicts and alliances.You wont be able to put it down!

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  35. My favorite book ive read in the jr high is the Toilet Paper Tigers written by James Patterson. I like this book becuase it has some comedy heart pounding moments and a goofy head coach. If your a baseball fan you will love it. Every body on the team has a problem, so Corrie Johnson has to fix their problems so it doest effect their baseball season. Its one of the best baseball books ive ever read and it has a wicked twist in the end. I think you will like this book too.

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  36. My favorite series I have read is American Chillers but my favorite book is Michigan Mega Monsters. It is written by Johnathin Rand. I like this book becouse its full of action and adventure. Its about some people who went camping then wierd thing start to happen. Then they here about a legend of monsters who came out at night and walk around there camp. The people go look for the monsters and find out a terrifing secret. Read the book and find out what the secret is.

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  37. I read the book called Dinotopia: Windchaser. I really would recomend this book. It's about a Londen pickpocket and a boy that got shipwreck where dinosaurs still live. They go on a incredible journey to fing a dino called Windchaser. If you want to learn more about this book, well you have to read this book yourslef.

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  38. The best book i have read so far is Montmorency is is about this guy is in jail and him and the other prisoner are trying to escape prison. So then one was in the medical hospital because he got choked.The book is historical fiction. They dont really say the characters name they only say it onece or twice. Want to know what happens next- you have to read the book.

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  39. My favorite book i have read in 6th grade is Elijah of Buxton its about a settlement of escaped slaves in Canada and Elijah is the first freeborn child their and an exciting part happenes at the end with his friend Mr.Leroy and its very good so you should try it especially if you have read To Kill a Mocking Bird

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  40. The best book i have ever read is Ghost in the Grand. It has a lot of action and is a fantasy. The main charaters are named Holly, Peter, Alex, and james. They go on many adventures and discover many different things that they have never even thought of knowing. Join the gang as they take a trip to the Grand hotel on Mackinac island and see freaky images. To find out more about this book i suggest going to barnes and noble or books a million to get it. Have fun Reading!

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  41. My favorite book that I have read in 6th grade is The mark of Athena. it has lots of action and adventure. There are no boring parts at all! Everyone in the book has there own special role to play in their journy acrossed the ocean to greece. The people in the journy all have their own chalenges along the way.

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  42. I have a favorite book series that I love so much! Its the Percy Jackson series, it has 5 books in the series, the first four are exellent!The books have so much descriptive detail, they also have lots of action and cool charactors. Mainly because ithas Greek gods and half-bloods and monsters all relating to the Greek world. Percy, no matter what happens, he always gets into trouble, usually he falls into someone elses buisness. Although in the end, everything usually turnes into something good.If you want to find out what he does, read the book!

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  43. My favorite series that I read in 6th grade is the Gideon Trilogy. I would recommend this series because there is alot of adventure and thrilling parts in all the three books. It is about a boy whos hates his father and leaves to a friend's house, forced by his babysitter. But her dad is a scientist, and they travel through time using a Van de Graff generator. If you want to learn more, look for the series in any store!

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  44. One of the best books I've ever read was The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien.It is about a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo sees a wizard walk pass him as Bilbo is siting on his porch and Bilbo invites him for tea for the next day. Then when Gandalf comes there are multiple dwarves come and plan an adventure.

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  45. My favorite book is Battle Of The Labrnyth a Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief series. Battle Of the Labrnyth is about these three kids ,Annabeth, Percy, and Grover, their a group of demigods that go on a quest to find Dedaulus, the maker of the labrnyth. they tunnle underground though the labrnyth. In the labrnyth there are tricks if you take a wrong cruve you could be sent to the beginning. There are gods, monsters, and traps on the way to dedaulus workshop in the center of the labrnyth. i loved this book i think you sould read it too this book is full of action.

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  46. My faivorite book I have read it was a to z myisterise the white wolf and was full of entertanement and eventure and a hole lot of laffter. the pups get stolen and they figure it out with brain power. so If you want to read more pick it up in the libary. that book was relly good.you will have to read it.

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  47. The best book I read lately is Gregor The Overlander. It is about a boy named Gregor and his little sister Boots. Gregor's dad went missing last year and no one knows what happened to him. When Boots threw her ball in the laundry room, she went looking for it . As she was going to look behind the washer she fell in to this grate. When Gregor went to go look for her he feel down it too. They fell into the underworld were there are creatures and oddly looking humans. The underworld humans told gregor he plays a big part in their world and finds out his is in the underworld alive!

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  48. The best book I have ever read is caled Girl, stolen. It is about a girl named Cheyenne Wilder and is sick with pneumonia. Her step mother was in a store getting her medicine. Cheyenne was still in the car but then she herd the car door open thinking it was her mom she did not say a word, but when she finally spoke it was not her mother who answerd. And Cheyenne is also blind

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  49. My favorite book series is diary of the wimpy kid, author Jeff Kenny, it's about Greg it's like he is writing a diary of his life with is friends and famliy. He's in JR. High in six grade, It's also a movie series.

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  50. The best book i've read so far is Call of the Wild. Its about a dog named buck who gets stolen from his home and gets traded for another mans debt. He gets abused,starved and even left behind. Buck his thrown in random groups. He wants to become the leader of the team but the only thing standing in his way is the present leader.

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  51. The book I would recomment is the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It is about a boy who is raised by ghosts in a graveyard. Mr. Gaiman is the author of the book that became a movie called Coroline. They are currently working to make the Graveyard Book into a movie.

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  52. The best book series I've read so far is dolphin diaries series. It is about a girl and her mom and dad, who are marine biologests, and her brothers who go on a trip around the world studing dolphins. Although the trip is fun and educational they come across some problems along the way.this book is by: Ben M. Baglio,and it is realistic fiction. It is an interesting series that will have you wondering what will happen next and will have you saying "I have to find the next book!"

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