The Guide to Life

The Guide to Life

Bart Simpson

*****

This book is a book to help guide you through life. It's more of a humorous book, so don't take it seriously. The reason I gave it 5 stars was, because there are many pictures, and it's very colorful. Which makes it much easier for the reader to read. Some of the chapters are funny like:

1. How to get in language trouble

2. How to get your parents annoyed in long car trips

3. Lies that your parents tell you

4. What your parents think

5. How to make your secret language

6. Letters to get you out of classes etc.

Of course I didn't take it seriously, and you shouldn't. There's no graphic here, because it wasn't available. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The Penderwicks

The Penderwicks

Jeanne Birdsall

****

I gave this book 4 stars, because I felt a lot of connections, and it was hilarious, and very entertaining!!! Basically what I'm saying is that it was 3 thumbs up!

This book is about four sisters, with the last name Penderwick. They didn't know that they'd have to stay in a beautiful estate called Arundel for their summer holidays. Now let me just tell these sisters do everything together, but what they really love to do together is exploring! And the son of the owner is included in the fun too, I mean who would miss it? The owner's name is Arundel, and his son's name is Jeffrey.

Jeffrey is the perfect companion for the four sisters, I mean he's brave, strong, and caring! Exactly what they need in this holiday, because you'll never know what's going to happen. I hope I'm not giving away something...

The bad thing is that Jeffrey's mom is less than thrilled with the Penderwick sisters, and she always keeps a close eye on them. And the only thing you'll hear when she's around her son, and the Penderwicks is. STAY OUT OF TROUBLE! They will, right? In this book Jeffrey, and the Penderwick sisters will venture through their new journey.

Trust me, you'll never know what's going to happen! This book is packed with laughter, adventure, a little romance, and much much more!

Peter and the Star Catchers

Peter and the Star Catchers

Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

*****

This book is about a boy who is an orphan, and is transferred to this ship called "The Never land". Peter thinks it's going to be like a dream ship, but when he arrives his first expectations drop to the very bottom! And well I'll tell you too the ship is a dump. Well only on which the cabin workers work, but for the visitors Peter's guess was right. But when the ship is just about to take off his plan was to jump of the railing, but instead he finds him self in love with this girl named Molly who is very wealthy, and a Princess! Although Peter tries to suth the Princess he realizes that there is this treasure chest on the ship that everyone is protecting. People on the ship say that if you touch the chest then god will bless you with unbelievable good luck!

But sooner or later you will have a slow and painful death! But what Peter finds out is that when he arrives on the land he is no free lad. Instead he serves under the King! Now let me tell you something about King. He's no nice person! And what people say is that if you belong to the King, and you do something that doesn't impress him, then you will be chopped into pieces, and will be fed to his snake! And trust me, it will eat anything. The villagers say that the King's snake ate his father while he was sleeping! Yes, the snake ate him RAW, it's not like the snake knows how to cook! And the King wasn't even upset that his dad had died! And still he keeps his little murderer next to his loyal chair!

Animorphs

Animorphs

K.A.Applegate

***

The Animorphs have always been an awesome group together, but once the newest Animorph joins they all start to break up. This guy needs to learn how to stop controlling people, and not always pretending that he's the right, and cool one. Although the Animorphs know that time is running out quickly they don't know what to do with him.

But all of them can't work together it just won't work, and they also can't upset him, because he's not only an Animorph, but he's dangerous, I'm talking about deadly dangerous like a very deadly poisonous snake!!! What do you think they should? I mean he will help them win against the battle, but they just can’t cooperate with him, and teamwork is already out of their dictionary!!!

Nancy Drew (The Bike Tour)

Nancy Drew (The Bike Tour)
Carolyn Keene
****

Nancy, Bess and George are all geared up for a bike tour in Ireland. They're looking forward to spectacular scenery, romantic ruins,local entertainment, and, at the end of the day, cozy inns to welcome them. But it isn't long before the three friends realize that they're riding with danger.

From the moment they arrive at the airport, someone seems to be targeting the tour members, especially the two teen sisters from Australia. Even worse, not all the cyclists are what they appear to be. As the group bikes along sheep-filled roads and steep seaside cliffs, the menace mounts. Nancy knows that if she makes one wrong she'll be on a detour to disaster!

The Roar of the Crowd

The Roar of the Crowd

Rich Wallace

***

This book is about a boy named Manny, and he's starting his VERY FIRST football season at the age of 12. And at age 12 there are a lot of tough guys who will just ram in to you like you're a piece of broccoli, and every boy hates broccoli.

And the worst thing is that Manny is like a small plastic pole that anyone can knock over. And when the coaches see what he does, they always turn and frown at each other, this isn't good… Especially when the team starts losing badly, very badly.

But Manny refuses to give up, and become a loser again. This is a really good book for people who want to be athletes. Any athletes this is how you build confidence in your self. Like me, I'm the only girl on the team, and I still don't quit, because I'm playing soccer for me, only me, no one else. And after 6 years I've gotten pretty good at it, and am very satisfied of how well I've improved over the years.

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs
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***

Can you imagine a world in which palm trees grew in Alaska and there were coral reefs in the mountains of Canada? Well, the world of the dinosaurs was much warmer than it is today and the climate suited them perfectly. Many different types of dinosaurs lived together, from the Brachiosaurus (as tall as a four-storey building and heavier than ten adult elephants) to dinosaurs no bigger than a chicken.

Some of these were ferocious meat-eaters and some were gentle giants that ate only plants. Over millions of years the landscape changed and so did the creatures that roamed the land. And then, the dinosaurs died out! What happened to them? Do you have any theories? But what if there was still one left alive and you were lucky enough to keep a baby dinosaur as a pet?

Planes

Planes

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***

Have you ever wondered how scary it must have been flying in the flimsy planes built at the beginning of the twentieth century? Plane trips are quite common today, but in days gone by this form of travel was unbelievable. Unlocking the secrets of flight was a lifelong goal of pioneers such as the Wright Brothers, and modern day explorers break new boundaries in the space shuttle.

This book shows you the old and the new: from the inventions of George Cayley and Lawrence Hargrave and the first hot air balloons to the planes used in both world wars, to stealth fighters and trips beyond Earth. And it even provides handy hints for those of you who want to keep a Harrier jump jet in your family garage!

Racing Cars

Racing Cars

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***

For as long as there have been cars, people have wanted to race them. Motor racing takes many forms, from children's go-karts to souped-up family cars and racing trucks, to the exciting world of Formula 1 racing. The name 'Ferrari' makes people think of the famous original red racer, but what do the latest Ferrari's look like?

Do they come in colors other than red? The thrill and action of racing is captured in the detailed pictures in this book, such as a close-up view of a racing car cockpit and engine. Other spreads show how to modify the family car so you can race it on a track, what happens at a pit stop, new safety features for track drivers and much, much more. And what about the problems you'd face if you took your Formula 1 car to the supermarket?

Whales

Whales

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***

Whenever a whale comes close to shore, hundreds of people flock to see it frolicking in the water rolling over, spouting and slapping its tail at the waves. They hold their breath until it swims safely out to sea again in case the whale beaches itself on the sand and dies. Scientists have theories about why whales do this but no-one really knows why.

Whales, dolphins and porpoises are mammals of the sea and have captivated people for centuries. These beutiful creatures come in all shapes and sizes, and each one has its own personality, way of feeding, communicating, and so on. Look inside this book to see the actual size illustration of a blue whale's eye, a fight between a giant squid and a sperm whale, how we can protect whales and how you can keep a whale in your Swimming Pool!

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl
*****

Were the green, glowing crystals the little man gave James really magic? Maybe, but it was magic lost James when he tripped and spilled the crystals by the old peach tree. Now it looked like he'd never escape his hideous aunts. But what was happening to that peach at the tip of the tree? It was growing bigger and bigger... It was as big as a house! And when James crawled inside, he met a houseful of friends:

Giant Grasshopper, Ladybug,Centipede, and more.

Then with one sip of the stem, the peach was rolling away-and marvelous things started happening...

Whales on Stilts

Whales on Stilts

M.T.Anderson

****

Lily Gefelty is just an average twelve-year-old girl. But her dad a normal-enough seeming guy-just so happens to work for an evil genius who plans to unleash an army of extremely cranky, stilt walking, laser-beamed-eyed whales upon the world.

Lucky for Lily, her two best friends are anything but average. Both of them are famous for their adventures.

But while Lily, and her friends are on this adventure they have to set up a plan. But with her technology geek it shouldn't even be a small problem for him to hack into the system, and change the timings so the whales won't destroy the entire world!!!

Wolf Brother

Wolf Brother
Michelle Paver

****

Torak is alone... Wounded, terrified, and on the run. He has seen his dad been murdered by a bear, and all of his blood stained to the forest's ground!!! But now he has to be in charge, ever since his dad his been up in the heaven Torak has been alone the entire time. Now he doesn't know what to do. Oh, and by the way he's only 12 years old, and now he has the choice of being in charge of the world's most dangerous warriors, but can he handle it??? This is the mystery that comes up everywhere up in the book.

I think the best part was when he sympathetically made this speech, WOW it was just such a beautiful piece. Even from the writing I could hear the voice inside of my head, of him saying the speech. The speech was about it doesn't matter how old you have to be to be in charge of something, anything the most IMPORTANT thing is that you have faith in yourself, and most importantly the people!!!

Paul Jennings

Paul Jennings is one of the most famous authors in Australia. Paul has written so many books, mostly categorizing in humor. Paul was born in England on the 30Th of April 1943. When Paul was six he left England and went to live in Australia. Paul has a one little sister called Ruth. In those days people got to other places by boat, and yes, Paul had to sail for 5 weeks on a boat till he finally arrived in Melbourne. .Paul has SIX grown up children and NINE grandchildren!!! U have to adnit, that's one big family to take care of...

Paul's book sales are now over 8.7 million, and have been translated into 14 different languages!!! When Paul was small he loved to read Rupert The Bear books. And then later on he enjoyed William books by Richmal Crompton. Paul went to Bentleigh West Primary School. Paul still remembers his favorite teacher from this day on!!! Paul writes about the fears and embarrassments in his life. And most children ask how he knows how to be me. And he replies, "Well I haven't forgotten what it felt like, and I don't think I ever will." When Paul left school he decided to be a teacher, and went to Frankston Teachers College.

Paul was a teacher for years, and years. After a few years of lecturing writing, in 1989 Paul was a full time writer. And in 1985 the book "Unreal" was published!!! Paul is an incredible writer that writes from other peoples perspective, like from a little child's perspective to a grown mans perspective...

Little Giants

Little Giants

Sheila Black

***

Kevin and Danny O'Shea are the worlds most famous brothers in High School. Kevin is the star in the High School Football team, he scores so many touchdowns after 5 minutes you lost count… Kevin also won the Heisman Trophy, and what was Danny doing, well he was sitting on the bleechers while getting splinters. How funL. And now 20 years later, what do you think happened.

Well Kevin is stuck playing Pee Wee Football while being a football coach. And Danny well his Little Giants just got forced to play, although each and every one of them has way different interests than soccer. And now they are prepared to have a football face off match, while Danny's Little Giants stumble and tumble through out the game, and while Kevin's players are all hard core, and ready to kick some butt!!! Who do you think will win?

The report card

The Report Card

Andrew Clements

****

This book is about a girl named Nora Rose Rowley, who is so smart, they offered her to skip the grade she is attending right now, which is 5^th grade by the way.

This reminds of a friend, she was so good at everything, I swear math, English, running, basketball, soccer, everything!!!

Okay, so back to the story. Now when Nora's at school no one hangs out with her, because obviously no one wants to hang out with a genius at their school!!

But one day in class everyone takes this really hard test which EVERYONE, EVERYONE struggles with except for Nora obviously because she's a genius. But then she takes a moment to think and says '' If I get a good score on this, I'll be the biggest freak ever. But what if I fail the test, and everyone sees it. Will I then be a smaller freak???".Yeah, you guessed of course she PURPOSELY did a bad job on the test… If you wanna know what happens in the book you HAVE to read it. I think the best part is when she shows her parents the bad report card, boy could I see the look on their face in my head!!! She was sent to her room, because her parents are used to her getting the best grades in school, and now she's way at the bottom!

Warriors "Into the wild"

Warriors

Into The Wild

Erin Hunter

***

This book is about a bunch cats that join together, and create a clan called the ThunderClan. These cats are responsible to protect everyone from the evil ShadowClan… This is a very very mysterious book, it's very much under the vategory Mystery, and a little under Fantasy. Okay back to the point. Then in the ThunderClan one cat disappears, no one knows where, when or why. So instead of the ThunderClan protecting the people from the ShadowClan they decide to search for their missing clan friend. But then, more, and more, and more cats disappear!!! What do you think will happen? But when the ThunderClan fights and something go's wrong or someone gets hurt it's not a good sign of them winning the cat fight.

This is an action packed adventure. Certain to please any reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur may haunt the family cat. A suspectful animal adventure that will leave readers eyeing Puss a bit nervously.

The Witches

The Witches

Roald Dahl

*****

The famous book by Roald Dahl, 'The Witches'. Is such an incredible book that drives you through the miracle wonders of witches. First of all you should know the basics of finding out who a witch is, and who's just a normal.
1. Witches always have wigs on, because they're bald

2. Witches always have gloves on.

3. When you look into a witches eyes, they have fire in it.

Anyway, This book is about a little boy, and his grandma who live together. But every now and then her grandma tells her grandson about witches. But when they go to a hotel, for their holidays they meet a real witch, and their head master who is in charge of all the witches that live all around the world. But when they find out that they are trying to get rid of all the children around the world. And now the little boy is trying to save the children from the evil witches. But while he's at it, the witches turn him into a rat. If you read this book you'll see how great, and how touching it is.

Joey Pigza loses control

Joey Pigza Loses Control

Jack Gantos

***

Joey Pigza is the kind of boy who is cery sensitive, and calm who doesn't get overwhelmed by something. Although the only thing he can really think about is his six-week visit with his dad, Carter Pigza. But Joey's dad is the complete opposite of Joey, he's the kind of guy who likes real to do real boyish things like playing baseball or American Football. But one of the issues that Joey has with his dad is that his dad has showed him all the bad things to do like how to win in a bad way, and how it's more important to win than to have fun. Obviously it's more fun to win, but the most importing thing is to have fun!!! My soccer team has lost like every game, but we still have an awesome time, because each and every one of us loves the feeling of playing soccer… And we ALWAYS, ALWAYS high five each other, and we all say good game, and smile even though we've probably lost badly, but it doesn't matter!!!

But Carter has taught the exact opposite to his son, and now he wants to make it up for Joey by coaching him in a GOOD way, and not being so obsessed with winning. Trust me I've had the kind of coaches who just are so obsessed with winning… But one of the cons about Carter coaching Joey is that he thinks that he's taking control of Joey's life…

How Hedley Hopkins did a dare...

How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare...

Paul Jennings

*****

This book is about a boy that moved to a new town, and wants friends more than anything. But while he was at it he found a group of boys that were bullies. These boys are tuff, and don't get scared of everything. While Hopkins was in school he went to the toilet and spotted them smoking with their pants down, so when a teacher came into the toilet they could just drop the cigarette into the toilet in one single move. While Hopkins was in the toilet with the boys, they decided they would let him join, but only on one condition. If he would go into a grave, and get the skull of Major Manners. This is where it all started. Hopkins would be in so much trouble if he would attend the dare. But remember Hopkins wants friends more than anything. Hopkins wishes that he was a younger sister like his sibling Kate. So he could just play with the older sibling. But when Hopkins plays with his LITTLE sister the boys will get the complete opposite idea. So will Hopkins do the dare, and make new friends or will he just bail out, and be the sissy of the school???
I recommend this book to people under the age of 14, because there are a couple of things that you have to know to complete reading this book.