Team 5 Book Reviews: August 2014

Sunday 31 August 2014

Book Title: Stealing the show	Author: Perdita Finn
Reviewer: (First name and class)	Grand total of books read this year:4
Book Genre: (Highlight) Fiction Science fiction Drama Romance Mystery Horror Comedy Series Fantasy Other (state) Non-Fiction Biographies/Autobiographies Historical Instructional Other (state)	Insert photo of book cover here:
Reading Level: Easy Medium Advanced	Rating: (Leave how many stars you rate it.) ✩✩✩✩✩
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Book Title: Teens At War	Author: Allan Zullo
Reviewer: Francis Class 4	Grand total of books read this year:
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Book Title: Ivy + Bean - Bound to be Bad	Author: Annie Barrows
Reviewer: Ana V Class 4	Grand total of books read this year: 4
Book Genre: Fiction Science fiction Drama Romance Mystery Horror Comedy Series Fantasy Other (state) Non-Fiction Biographies/Autobiographies Historical Instructional Other (state)	Insert photo of book cover here:
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Review: The book is about a girl named Bean who is always getting in trouble and her friend named Ivy who says if you are kind, generous and pure of heart, animals will follow you home and love you forever. So the two try and be as kind as they can to everyone around them. But the animals don't seem to be coming to them so they come up with another plan for the animals to come.	Excerpt: Bean's day is going downhill, and its only nine in the morning. Is it her fault she licked syrup off her plate? Is it her fault Nancy's yarn got used up? Yes. Bean wonders if being good is worth the effort. Ivy says yes, that if you're really good, animals will love you and follow you home. Wow! Ivy and Bean decide they're going to be the best kids in town. They're going to be kind, they're going to be generous and pure of heart and- Wait a second! How did they end up muddy, wet and in trouble?

Book Title: George's Marvellous Medicine	Author: Roald Dahl
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Reading Level: Easy Medium Advanced	Rating: (Leave how many stars you rate it.) ✩✩✩✩
Review: George is a young boy who is the only child in the family he has no one to play with because he lives in the country, one day Gorge was bored he was thinking what he should do today he came up with the most terrific idea he wanted to make his grumpy old Nan a medicine that would change her forever.

Book Title: The mouse island marathon	Author: Geronimo Stilton
Reviewer: Javana class 4	Grand total of books read this year: 4
Book Genre: Fiction Science fiction Drama Romance Mystery Horror Comedy Series Fantasy Other (state) Non-Fiction Biographies/Autobiographies Historical Instructional Other (state)	Insert photo of book cover here:
Reading Level: Easy Medium Advanced	Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩
Review: It was a beautiful summer morning. "What a great day" he thought then he missed the bus. He tried running after it but he had to stop. He got to his office just as his sister ROARED through the lobby. She likes to ride her motorcycle indoors. A minute later his nephew Banjamin appeared. He twisted his tail up in a knot he had his whole family going crazy.	Excerpt: Geronimo Stilton runs a newspaper, but his true passion is writing adventure stories. Here in new mouse city the capital of mouse island, his books are all bestsellers! His stories are funny fa-mouse-ly funny. They are whisker licking good tales and that's a promise.

Book Title: Ivy + Bean Bound To Be Bad	Author: Annie Barrows
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Book Genre: (Highlight) Fiction Science fiction Drama Romance Mystery Horror Comedy Series Fantasy Other (state) Non-Fiction Biographies/Autobiographies Historical Instructional Other (state)	Insert photo of book cover here:
Reading Level: Easy Medium Advanced	Rating: (Leave how many stars you rate it.) ✩ ✩✩✩✩✩
Review: (Optional - Give a brief review of the book) This book a girl who's bad and always has been. One day she went to her friend Ivy's house, Ivy was in the backyard with her arms up in the air. Ivy said if she stands still thinking good thoughts of other people like having a pure heart, animals will follow her. So her and Bean decided just to stand there. They said that they're going to be the best in kids town, they're going to be good, kind, generous and pure of heart. But how did they end up muddy, wet, and in trouble?	Excerpt: (Optional - Find a good quote from the book that might make people want to read it)

Book Title: Pet Trouble	Author: Dachshund Disaster
Reviewer: Mele Class 4	Grand total of books read this year: 5
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Review: Charlie's older and younger brothers have pets. Now he's finally getting a dog of his own, one that will love him best. And King the Dachshund is the perfect choice-energetic and devoted, the little dog is everything Charlie hoped for.	Excerpt: King loves Charlie, but he hates everyone else! He barks at family, the other pets, even Charlie's friends. Charlie's worried - is this dog a loyal subject, or an untrainable tyrant?

Book Title: Spider bite	Author: Justin D'ath
Reviewer: Braeden B 4	Grand total of books read this year: 9
Book Genre: (Highlight) Fiction Science fiction Drama Romance Mystery Horror Comedy Series Fantasy Other (state) Non-Fiction Biographies/Autobiographies Historical Instructional Other (state)
Reading Level: Easy Medium Advanced	Rating:✩✩✩✩✩
Review: "Help we need anti-venom the pilot is unconscious and he is blue. I think my arm is broken!!!!!" Anti-venom? Isn't that for snakes?	Excerpt: (Optional - Find a good quote from the book that might make people want to read it)