What are Mantua students reading this summer?

What are Mantua students reading this summer?

Kendall Smith and HongJin Ahn recommend 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
This book is about Amanda who wants to have a good birthday, but Angela D’Angelo uses magic to teach her a lesson. Will Amanda ever make her birthday end? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Wendy Mass and mysteries!

Mrs. Trullender’s Class recommends ABC ZooBorns!
by Andrew Bleiman, photos by Chris Eastland This book is about animals born at the zoo. Our favorite baby animals are the anteater, baboon, flamingo, and zebra. What is a tapir? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like animals!

Jake Sowder recommends The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby
By George Beard and Harold Hutchins This book is about a newborn baby who has been given powers and wants to save the world, but someone tries to take the powers from him and tries to destroy him. Can the baby save the world and keep his powers too? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like action and comedy!

Keny Alvarado-Gomez recommends All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing Hann This book is about Travis and Corey who want to find out if their grandmother’s inn is really haunted, but now their grandmother is getting suspicious. Will Travis and Corey discover real ghosts? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like mysteries!

Mikayla Earl recommends Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School
By Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynne Avril This book is about Amelia, who goes to school on the first day but makes lots of mistakes. Will Amelia have a good first day of school? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Amelia Bedelia!

Alex Cooper recommends Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity By Dave Roman
Hakata Soy has just transferred to a school in space after leaving his intergalactic team of superheroes, and he wants to see them again. However, not only school is keeping him from doing this -- his enemies have sent out an evil robot sent out to destroy him! Can he defeat the robot and go on with his past and present life? Read the book and see! If you like science fiction, realistic fiction, superheroes, elfin science teachers, etc., then this book is for you!

Gavin Galen recommends The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book #4)
by Rick Riordan This book is about Percy Jackson, who wants to defeat Kronos, but Kronos is too powerful. Will Percy defeat Kronos? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Rick Riordan!

Mrs. Elgert’s Kindergartners recommend Bee-Bim Bop!
By Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Ho Baek Lee This book is about a girl who wants to eat , but first they have to go grocery shopping and cook the bee-bim bop. Will the girl get to eat? What does bee-bim bop mean? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Korean food and like to cook. There’s a yummy recipe in the back of the book!

(The Edge Chronicles book #1) By Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
Jason Xu recommends Beyond the Deepwoods (The Edge Chronicles book #1) By Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell This book is about Twig, a wood troll who wants more than anything to be a sky pirate. But, many things get in his way, from blood oaks to hover worms. Can Twig find a way to be a sky pirate? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventure books!

This book will appeal to readers who like books by Roald Dahl!
Joanne Lee recommends The BFG by Roald Dahl This book is about a giant named BFG and an orphan named Sophie who want other giants to stop eating humans, but the other giants are bigger than the BFG. Will Sophie and the BFG be able to stop the other giants? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like books by Roald Dahl!

Akash Seenuthoju recommends Big Nate Goes for Broke by Lincoln Pierce
This book is about Nate who wants to beat the bullies from Jefferson Middle School, but a part of Nate wants to go to Jefferson. Can Nate beat Jefferson? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Diary of a Wimpy Kid books!

Khang Duong recommends Birds of Prey by Laura Evert
This book informs readers all about birds of prey. Did you know that a peregrine falcon can dive up to 200 mph? Read the book to find out more ! This book will appeal to animal lovers!

Eden Lankford recommends Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle
This book is about Ruben and Jeddy who don’t want to get involved in this rum running mystery, but they find out almost every guy in their town is in the rum running business! Will they get involved with more than a mystery? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like historical fiction!

Ellie Murphy recommends Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
This book is about Jess who wants to be the fastest runner in the 5th grade, but the new girl, Leslie Burke, is faster. Will Jess be able to work around a great tragedy? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like being very surprised!

Julia Victor recommends Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
This book is about Caddie who doesn’t want to act like a lady, but her mom is against this. Will Cadie get away with this? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventures and historical fiction!

Magnus Lancaster recommends Cahill The 39 Clues by Clifford Riley
This book is about Dan and Amy Cahill who want serum, but the other people are racing to get it. Will Dan and Amy get the serum before anyone else? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like mysteries!

Andrew Tran recommends The Call of the Wild by Jack London
This book is about a dog named Buck who wants to live an ordinary life, but is forced to work up in the snowy north as a snow dog. Even though he goes up north, will he come back? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like reading, adventures books, and books about snow!

Michael Malakouti recommends Calvin and Hobbs: Weirdos from
Another Planet! By Bill Watterson This book is about Calvin and Hobbs who want to escape their camping trip, but Calvin’s parents camp too far. Can they escape? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like graphic novels!

This book will appeal to graphic novel fans!
Jason Kim recommends Cardboard by Doug TenNapel For Cam’s birthday, he gets a regular cardboard box from his dad. Maybe a regular piece of cardboard. Cam and his dad makes a cardboard boxer and in an hour, it becomes alive! Cam and his dad, and maybe some other people, are in for a rough ride. Read the book to find out more! This book will appeal to graphic novel fans!

Andrew McConkies recommends Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
by Jenny Nimmo This book is about Charlie Bone, who wants to keep people safe and stop the Grill Bloors, but the Bloors will do anything in their power to stop them. Can Charlie and his friends stop them? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventure, fantasy, and magic!

Mrs. Payne’s Class recommends Chester’s Masterpiece
by Melanie Watt (or is it Chester??) This book is about Chester, who wants to create a masterpiece, but illustrator Melanie Watt keeps getting in his way. Can Chester ever create his masterpiece? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like funny books and Chester the cat!

Vaily Khramov recommends The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
This book is about John Midas who wants lots of candy, but he eats so much chocolate that everything he touches turns to chocolate. Will John stop the magic touch? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy!

Annabel Sullivan recommends Cuddly Rabbits by Katie Kawa
This book informs readers about bunnies and some quick tips on taking care of them. Did you know that rabbits are not rodents? What do they eat? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like non-fiction and rabbits, or who have or want a pet rabbit!

The Day the Crayons Quit
Ben Zabihi recommends The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers This book is about crayons who leave and write letters to their owner with different problems. Will they ever come back? You’ll have to read and find out! This book will appeal to readers who like humorous fiction!

Ms. Kneeland’s Class recommends Dear Primo by Duncan Tonatiuh
This book is about two boys who have never met but they are cousins. One lives in Mexico and the other in New York city. Will they ever meet each other? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like books with some Spanish words!

Peter Mahler recommends The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney
This book is about Greg who wants to get through middle school, but is facing all sorts of bad luck. Can Greg survive middle school? Read the books to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like realistic fiction and comedy!

Helen Kinfu and Jimmy Sunwoo recommend Divergent by Veronica Roth
This book is about a girl named Beatrice (Tris) who must choose a faction between Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. She makes a choice that surprises everybody. Will she regret what she chose? She wants to get through life, but people try to murder her. Can she go through life without dying? Read the books to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like dystopian fiction, action, and adventure!

Sally Harrington recommends Double Fudge by Judy Blume
This book is about Fudge who is obsessed with money and starts making his own fudge bucks. Can Fudge understand money or try to use his fudge bucks in stores? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like the Fudge series and classic humor!

Maggie Cox and Katie Child recommend Dork Diaries: Tales from a
Not-So-Fabulous Life By Rachel Renee Russell This book is about Nikki J. Maxwell, who just wants to fit in and be normal at her new school, but the mean girl Makenzie won’t let that happen. It’s not so easy when you have the craziest life ever. Can Nikki overcome her fears and stand up for herself? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like realistic fiction!

Maeve Prendergast recommends Fire and Ice (Warriors Series)
by Erin Hunter When the cold harsh winter settles in, Riverclan becomes restless with the frozen rivers. Danger still lurks near by, and FireHeart fears there is a murderer in his clan: TigerClaw. Will FireHeart prove to his leader that TigerClaw is a murderer? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventure!

HongJin Ahn recommends The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming
by Cambria Gordon and Laurie David This book informs the readers all about global warming and greenhouse effects. Did you know that you can stop global warming? Do you know how many organisms die because of global warming? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who would like to save the world from global warming!

Lucas Donat recommends Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
by Chris Grabenstein This book is about Kyle who wants to win the new library contest, but the contest is hard. Can Kyle win the contest? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like books about libraries and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

Maria Nina Icasiano recommends Everything Rocks and Minerals
by Steve Tomecek This book informs the readers all about different kinds of rocks. Did you know that every month has its own birthstone? When was Stonehenge made? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like National Geographic!

Ms. Hartwell’s Class recommends Hi! Fly Guy by Ted Arnold
This book is about Fly Guy and Buzz who are looking for a friend, but Fly Guy is a fly, and Buzz is a boy. Can they be friends? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like the Fly Guy series!

Haley Banker recommends Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
This book is about Jonah and his sister Katherine who wants to know about these weird letters Jonah is receiving but they can only look for clues. Can Jonah figure out what these letters mean and what the will lead to? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like mysteries, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and the Missing book series!

Gabrielle Armstrong recommends the Gabriel and the Starcatchers series
by Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson Do you like mystery, action, horror, and creatures from OUT OF THIS WORLD!? If you answered yes to any of these, then this is the series for you! Do you know how Peter Pan got his powers and how he and Wendy met? READ THE BOOKS TO FIND OUT!!!

Joey Prette recommends The Genius Files series by Dan Gutman
This book is about Coke and Pepsi who want to survive, but they keep being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Will they survive and get home with their lives? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like books with twists—a lot of ‘em!

Tommy Clarke recommends Garfield: Older and Wider by Jim Davis
This book is about Garfield, who wants to annoy his owner, but his dog is isn’t smart enough to help him. Can Garfield be annoying? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to all humans!

Mrs. Hochstetler’s Kindergartners recommend
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs! By Mo Willems This book is about three dinosaurs who want to eat Goldilocks. Will they catch her? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fractured fairy tale!

Andrew Lee and Wylie Beland recommend Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins This book is about Gregor, who want to save his dad from rats and escape from the Underland, but there is no way out of the Underland. Will Gregor escape and save his dad? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventure and dystopian stories!

Ms. Hartwell’s Class recommends Guji Guji By Chih-Yuan Chen
This book is about Guji Guji, a crocodile, who wants to save his duck family, but three bad crocodiles want to eat the ducks. Will the ducks survive? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like ducks, crocodiles and funny fiction!

Reuben Hemmerdinger recommends Guinness World Records 2014
This book has tons of awesome facts about fire, racing, and parachute jumping plus tons more facts. Did you know the farthest fall down an elevator shaft while surviving is 666 feet? Do you know the longest motorcycle ever ridden? Read the book to find out!

Maddie Keene recommends the Happy Happy Clover series
by Sayuri Tatsuyama These books are about Clover, who goes on many adventures with her friends in this series. Read the books to find out more! This book will appeal to readers who like graphic novels and animals in fiction!

Mrs. Clancy’s Class recommends Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems
This book is about Piggie, who wants to celebrate Pig Day, and his friend, Gerald, who is an elephant and not a pig. Will Gerald feel left out when Piggie celebrates Pig Day with his pig friends? Read the books to find out more! This book will appeal to readers who like Mo Willems and the Elephant and Piggie books!

Jacob Watts and Yuina Barzdukas recommend Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
This book is about Brian who wants to visit his dad, but his plane crash lands and he is stuck in the wilderness. Will Brian make it out alive? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like survival stories!

Joanna Kang recommends Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
This book is about a boy named Roy who wants to save and help burrowing owls because people are constructing and are about to bulldoze the owl area. Can Roy save the owls? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like realistic fiction!

Annabel Sullivan recommends
Hop To It: A Guide to Training Your Pet Rabbit By Samantha Hunter This book informs the reader all about rabbits. Did you know that rabbits can learn tricks? How do you teach a rabbit tricks? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like non-fiction and/or stories, facts, and tips about real rabbits!

Rohith Venkatesan recommends The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
This book is about Percy Jackson who wants to close the doors of death, but he and his friends have to fight titans, giants and gods. Can they get to the doors of death and close them? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy!

Megan McCabe recommends The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This is about Katniss Everdeen who is chosen to go and do the ‘’hunger games,’’ which is a life or death game. Can Katniss make it out alive? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like dystopian and fantasy!

Mrs. Clancy’s Class recommends If I Had A Dragon
Written and Illustrated by Tom and Amanda Ellery This book is about a little boy who wants a dragon instead of a little brother, but the dragon is too big to play with him. Will the boy like the dragon? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like funny fiction and who have a little brother or sister at home!

Ms. Endean’s Class recommends If You Give A Cat A Cupcake
by Laura Numeroff This book is about a cat who wants a cupcake, but once he gets a cupcake, he asks for sprinkles, to go to the gym, and some other things. Will the cat stop asking for more and more things? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like funny circle stories!

Ms. Loveday’s Class recommends Iggy Peck, Architect
by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by Davide Roberts This book is about Iggy, who loves to design buildings, but his second grade teacher wants him to pay attention and stop building things in class. Will Iggy stay out of trouble? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like building things and Andrea Beaty’s other book Rosie Revere, Engineer!

Michael Pham recommends In the Deep Sea by Sneed B. Collard
This book informs the readers all about the deep sea. Did you know that some jelly fish glow? Do sharks have over 10,000 teeth in their lifetimes? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like underwater creatures!

Aadhav Kugarajah and Kayal Nguyen recommend
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke This book is about Meggie’s father who can read things out of books. He accidentally reads his wife into a book, and now the evil ruler, Capricorn, is out of the book. Can Meggie get her mom back and save her father from the malicious lord? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like series fantasy and books by Cornelia Funke!

Into the Wild (Warriors Book #1) by Erin Hunter
William Patmore, Sophie Stewart, Kate Waldron, and Sophie Labys recommend Into the Wild (Warriors Book #1) by Erin Hunter This book is about Rusty who wants to catch a mouse, but accidentally gets caught by a patrol. It is also about Firepaw, a young kitten, who wants to fit into his clan, but Shadow Clan lurks in the shadows, seeking to destroy Thunder Clan. Can Rusty get into the clan, and can Fireheart save his clan and earn their respect? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like books by Erin Hunter, fantasy, and cats!

Akash Jagdeesh recommends The Last Olympian (Book #5) by Rick Riordan
This book is about Percy Jackson who wants to save all his friends and defeat the Titan Kronos in the Titan War, but a lot of the gods, especially the goddess of wisdom, tells him it will be hard and unlikely. Can Percy defeat Kronos and save his friends? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Rick Riordan!

Ms. Hansen’s Class recommends Let’s Go For A Drive! by Mo Willems
This book is about Piggie and Gerald who want to go for a drive. They have everything they need for the trip, except a car? Will they get to go for a drive? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Mo Willems and the Elephant and Piggie books!

Hayden Winkelman recommends The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
This book is about a kid named Percy who wants to know what is going on, but strange monsters are out to get him. can he find out what is going on and still fight of the monsters. Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Rick Riordan!

Kyleigh Poot recommends Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth Williams This book is about a family that wants to start fresh on the prairie, but they have some troubles near the end. Can they still stay on the Prairie? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like historical fiction!

Shravan Velkurrecommends Looniverse: Stranger Things by David Lubar
This book is about Ed, who finds a strange coin that causes trouble, but he doesn’t know who lost the coin. Can Ed find out who owns the coin? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like mystery books!

Christopher Kang recommends The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
This book is about Jason, son of Neptune (Zeus), Leo, son of Hephaestus, and Piper, daughter of Aphrodite, who want to save Hera, who has been captured. Can they find Hera in time to free her? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like gods and goddesses!

Sarah Banker recommends Love Your Hamster by Judith Heneghan
This book informs the readers all about how to take care of your hamster. Did you know that hamsters are experts at squeezing through small spaces? Read the book to find out more! This book will appeal to readers who like hamsters!

Kendall Smith recommends The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
This book is about Miri who wants to save a girl named Molly from the past who needs her family, but she doesn’t know how. Can Miri save Molly? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy and realistic fiction!

HongTin Ahn recommends A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
This book is about Mia who wants to be normal, but when she reads, numbers, words and sounds have different colors. Can Mia become normal? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Wendy Mass and realistic fiction!

Grace McConkie and Elizabeth Frazier recommend The Mark of Athena
by Rick Riordan This book is about 7 demigods who want to stop the giants, but have to save Nico and follow the mark of Athena. Will the demigods succeed and stop Gaea from rising? It is also about Annabeth, who wants to find the statue of Athena, but she has to pass tests to get it. Will she find it? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like a lot of action!

Maggie Clarke recommends Microbe Hunters by Paul deKruif
This book is about the lives of doctors, bacteriologists, and other people peering into the microbe world. Did you know that tuberculosis was found using a microscope and dyes? How is Yellow fever transmitted? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like biographies!

Sarah Hasson recommends Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
This book is about Millicent Min, who want to make friends and enjoy her summer college class, but her mom signs her up for volleyball. Can Millicent make friends with out spilling her big secret? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like realistic fiction!

Emma Bazemore recommends Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
This book is about Summer, who wants her uncle Ob to feel happier so that he will not perish, but Ob senses Aunt May’s presence so he is even more sad. Can Summer get Ob happy again without his beloved May? Or will he die with that sad thought still inside of his head? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like happy/sad love stories!

Celia Middleton recommends Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things
by Cynthia Voigt This book is about Max who wants to go to India, but he can’t find his parents Will he find his parents? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventure and mystery!

Miyazaki’s Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki
Ethan Vu recommends Miyazaki’s Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki This book is about Chihiro who wants to get her parents back, but has to work to get the spell broken. Can Chihiro break the spell? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers wholike fantasy and magic!

Mia Iversen and Lia Handler recommend
Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng This book is about Molly Moon who wants to have parents and leave the orphanage, but when she finds a book on hypnotism, she gets famous. Can Molly stop messing things up? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy, adventure, and the Molly Moon series!

Jennah Walcott recommends My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George This book is about Sam Gribley who wants to live by himself on Gribley farm, but people keep coming up the mountain. Can Sam keep on giving away fake stories to keep his family away? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like survival novels!

Selena Salisbury recommends Nancy Drew and the Bungalow Mystery
by Carolyn Keene This book is about Nancy Drew who wants to help her friend keep her money, but someone tries to run Nancy over with a car. Can Nancy figure out who is trying to hurt her? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like mysteries and the Nancy Drew series!

Ibrahim Omeish recommends
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley This book is about Jackson Jones, who wants to become a spy, but gets interrupted by a mad scientist named Dr. Jigsaw. Can the NERDS save the world? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like spies and Michael Buckley!

Mrs. Morrison’s Class recommends Now and Ben:
The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta This book is about Ben Franklin’s inventions and how they are still around today. Did you know that Ben invented a special tool to reach books on high shelves? Which musical instrument did Ben invent? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like inventions and biographies!

Joey Schechtel recommends The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
This book is about a gorilla named Ivan who wants his friend, Ruby, to be happy, but Ruby is homesick. Will Ivan make Ruby feel better? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy!

Emma Falardeau recommends Pandora the Curious by Joan Holub
This book is about Pandora, the goddess of curiosity, who wants to find out what is in a magic box, but when she opens the box, everything goes wrong. Will Pandora ever get her school back to normal? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Greek legends, and gods and goddesses!

Maggie Discipio recommends
Peace, Love and Cupcakes (The Cupcake Club Book #1) by Sheryl and Carrie Berk This book is about Katie Brown, who wants Meredith to like her, but Meredith is a bully to her. Can Katie get Meredith to like her? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like cupcakes. This book has yummy recipes in the back!

Gabrielle Armstrong recommends The Peter and the Starcatcher Series
by Dave Barry Do you like mystery, action, horror, and creatures from OUT OF THIS WORLD!?! If you answered yes to any of these, then this is the book for you! Do you know how Peter Pan got his powers and how he and Wendy met? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy!

Leslee Aguilar recommends
Pharaoh’s Daughter by Julius Lester This book is about Moses who wants to define himself but his adopted mom and sister get in his way. Will Moses achieve what he wants, or will his mom and sister get in his way? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Egypt and historical fiction!

Emma Small recommends Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass
This book is about a real girl coming to a fake place. She wants to go back to earth, but earth is no longer in existence. Will she find a way to get back to earth? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Wendy Mass and fantasy!

Ms. Cecere’s Class recommends Predators Collection
By National Geographic Kids This book is four books in one! It informs us about predators like sharks, tigers, spiders, and wolves. Did you know that sharks lose 10,000 teeth in their lifetimes? What do you call a baby shark that lives in the Arctic? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like animals, predators, and jokes!

Saidamir Umarkhodjaev recommends Rakkety Tam (from the Redwall series)
by Brian Jacques This book is about a squirrel who wants the freedom of using his sword for what he wants. He must defeat Gulo the Savage, a bloodthirsty Wolverine who eats the flesh of his enemies and so does his band of white vermin. He must get back the banner that Gulo stole to have his freedom. Will he defeat him and get back his freedom? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy and adventure!

Arjun Jagdeesh recommends The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
This book is about Carter and Sadie Kane who want to destroy Set, but Set is gaining power every day. Will Carter and Sadie defeat Set once and for all? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventurous, really impossible novels!

John Byman and Jack Child recommend Redwall by Brian Jacques
This book is about a mouse named Matthias who wants to protect his abbey from evil, but Cluny the Scourge, a vicious rat, armed with his crew of vermin, is trying to take Redwall Abbey for his own evil purposes. Will Matthias and the peaceful Redwallers defeat Cluny and his army? Read the book to find out! This book is great for fantasy readers!

Ruby Frazier recommends The Report Card by Andrew Clements
This book is about Nora, who wants to keep the secret that she is a genius, but people find out that she’s super smart. Will Nora keep the secret that she’s a genius? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Andrew Clements!

Ignacio Lafuente Fernandez recommends Robotics by Helena Domaine
This book informs the readers all about robots. Did you know that scientists are still trying to improve robots? How are shrinking watermelons related to robotics? Read the book to find out more! This book will appeal to readers who like science and robots!

Owen Friedman recommends Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
This book is about Percy and Annabell, who want to help by getting to a sea, but there are so m any things that get in the way. Will they make it? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventure books!

Andrew Basin recommends Sekret: An Empty Mind is a Safe Mind
by Lindsay Smith This book is about Yulia who wants the freedom to use her psychic powers, but the KGB won’t let her. Will Yulia escape the KGB? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like psychic powers, adventure, and intelligence!

Emilia Gaskill recommends
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket This book is about Violet Klaus, who wants to get away from an evil man, but he keeps following her. Will Violet ever get away from him? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like sad, exciting books!

Hannah Kang recommends Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach
This book is about Hero, who wants to find the priceless Murphy Diamond that is hidden somewhere in her house. She wants this to be a secret. However, this is not an easy task. Is Shakespeare the real Shakespeare? Will Hero find the Murphy Diamond and solve this mystery? Read the book to find out!!! This book will appeal to readers who like Shakespeare, realistic fiction, and/or mystery!

Avi Rosenblum recommends The Shooting Star by Herge
This book is about Tintin, who wants to find a mysterious asteroid that landed in the middle of nowhere, but a group of bad guys is also looking for the asteroid. Will Tintin beat the bad guys to the meteors? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventure, graphic novels, and Tintin!

Tanvi Breinig recommends The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare This book is about a boy named Matt who has to survive in the wilderness on his own when his dad is traveling to gather his mother, sister, and new baby to bring them to the cabin that Matt and he built together. Can Matt survive until his father comes back? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like survival stories!

Jonah Oxman recommends The Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett
The harsh winter is closing in on the colony of Morphans, and it doesn’t lift their spirits when 3 strangers appear out of nowhere. Do they bring gifts or harm to this small tribe? And can the Doctor, Amy, and Rory save them from the oncoming menace? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who enjoy science fiction novels!

Vyochana Mamillapalli recommends Small Beauties
by Elvira Woodruff, illustrated by Adam Rex This book is about Darcy who wants to look at the small things in life, but her family has to move to America. Will Darcy remember the small things from back home in Ireland? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Irish folk tales and historical fiction!

Gabi Weisman and Reagan Wales recommend Smile by Raina Telgemeier
This book is about Raina who wants to be a normal 6th grader, but one night after Girl Scouts, she injures her front teeth. Will Raina ever smile again? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like autobiographical fiction!

Daphne Felt recommends Son by Lois Lowry
This book is about a girl named Claire who wants to have her son, but the people of her community take him away from her. Will Claire be able to find her son on this fantastic journey? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Lois Lowry!

Cyrus Collins recommends The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
This book is about Percy Jackson who wants to remember who he is and escape death, but he has to kill monsters first. Will Percy ever remember who he is? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Rick Riordan!

Rose Anderson recommends Spirit Animals: Wild Born by Brandon Mull
This book is about Connor, Meilin, and Rollan, who want to defeat the conquerors, but Abeke, who is very powerful, is on the conquerors’ side. Will Connor, Meilin, and Rollan defeat the conquerors and get Abeke on their side ? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy adventure stories!

Jonathan Nguyen recommends Squish: Captain Disatster by Brandon Mull
This book is about Squish who wants to finish a video game but he cannot focus on the soccer competition. Can squish focus on the game? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like the graphic novel Squish adventures, and video game adventures!

Maia Lash recommends Star in the Forest by Laura Resau
This book is about Zitlally, who wants her father to come home and to set a dog free who lives in the woods. Will her father come home and will she set the dog free? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like animals and realistic fiction!

Nolan Theeke recommends The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angelberger This book is about Tommy who wants to prove that Origami Yoda is fake, but his predictions keep coming true. Can Tommy prove it’s fake? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Star Wars!

Leo Spurlock recommends Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
This book is about Peter who wants his little brother, Fudge, to act normal, but then Fudge eats Peter’s turtle. Can Peter get a dog? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like comedy!

Aeman Malik recommends Thea Stilton and the Legend of the Fire Flowers
by Geronimo Stilton This book is about the Thea sisters who want to win a hula competition, but a volcano might explode! Can the Thea sisters win the competition, or will the volcano explode? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy!

Ashwin Rajesh recommends There’s Treasure Everywhere by Bill Watterson
This book is about Calvin and Hobbes who want to have fun, but Calvin’s parents try to stop them. Can Calvin and Hobbes have fun by running around and screaming? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like being awesome!

Arjun Jagdeesh recommends The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
This book is about Carter and Sadie who want to revive Ra to battle Apophis, but Ra is weak and Apophis is strengthening every hour. Can Carter and Sadie defeat Apophis? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like adventurous, nearly impossible novels!

Christine Duong and Peter Kratz recommend The Titan’s Curse
by Rick Riordan This book is about Percy Jackson who wants to save his friend, Annabeth, but he also has to free the Goddess Artemis with Titans trying to kill him, and the General wants Thalia, daughter of Zeus, on his side. Will Percy Jackson save the goddess and save his friend? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like action, fantasy books, and Rick Riordan!

Mr. Wilson’s First Grade Class recommends
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea This book is about a goat who wants to be cool, but Unicorn comes and ruins everything when he shows off and does everything better than Goat. Can Unicorn and Goat be friends? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like funny fiction!

Grace Forsyth recommends The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
The Underneath has three interesting stories that come together. How will Ranger survive without the Calico Cat? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like stories of friendship!

Kendall Smith recommends The Unseen by Zilpha Snyder
This book is about Xandra who wants to save a magical forest with the help of a magical feather, but a girl at school is interested in it. Can Xandra save the forest? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like fantasy!

Will Swanson recommends War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
This book is about Joey who wants to find his gentle owner Albert, but Joey was sold to the British military during World War 1. Can Joey find Albert once again? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like historical fiction!

Aryan Rajput recommends Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls
This book is about Sam McQueen, who wants to live his life and be a teenager, but he has leukemia. Can Sam grow up in time? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like realistic fiction!

Lydia Falardeau recommends Whatever After: Fairest of All
by Sarah Mlynoski This book is about Abby, who wants a good life in her new town, but she and her brother find a creepy mirror in her basement and end up in the fairytale, Snow White. Can they get home and fix Snow White’s story? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like mixed-up fairytales!

Jennifer Wu recommends Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
This book is about Minli who wants to bring fortune to her family, but she has to find Old Man of the Moon who lives on top of a mountain that no one in her village knows about for its location. Can Minli bring her family fortune? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like Grace Lin and adventure!

Ms. Loach’s Class recommends Wild Weather by Anita Ganeri
This book tells about extreme weather conditions. Did you know that hurricanes form over water? How fast is the strongest tornado on record? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like the Extreme Nature series!

Abbey Breehey, Mrs. Massucci’s Class, Jamie Ryan, and Lilie Puck-Karam recommend
Wonder by R.J. Palacio This book is about August (Auggie) who wants friends, but his faced is deformed and some of the other kids are scared of him. Can Auggie make friends at his new school? Can anyone finally accept August as who he is and not just what he looks like? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like awesome books and realistic fiction!

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Evie Close recommends
This book is about Meg, Calvin, and Charles who want to find Meg’s and Charles’s father, but it seems like their father is gone for good. Can they find their father? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like science fiction, fantasy and time travel!

Mrs. Schiesl’s First Grade Class recommends
You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer! by Shana Corey, illustrated by Chelsea McLaren This book informs the readers all about Amelia Bloomer. Did you know she started her own newspaper? What did she do that shocked everybody? Read the book to find out! This book will appeal to readers who like biographies!

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