Books

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins is a hilarious story about a person named Mr. Popper. The characters are the penguins, Mr. Popper, Mrs. Popper, Bill and Jane. Mr. Popper gets a penguin named Captain Cook from Admiral Drake. They performed many different things. Later he gets Captain Cook’s wife Gerta from a zoo and they perform different acts. If you like books about Penguins you might like this Newbery book. I recommend this story because this book was thrilling and spectacular and suspenseful. This takes place in a city in a house where Captain Cook and the Poppers live. 
This is a great book, I give it stars. 
Reviewed by Zakari H.

Double Fudge by Judy Blume
Double Fudge is a great book about a kid whose life is not exactly how he planned it to be. Pete is the boy’s name and his little brother Fudge is a pain. Pete, his parents, and his bro Fudge go on a trip to a money factory because Fudge is in love with money. So they decide to go to see how the money is made. While they are on the vacation they meet the father’s long lost cousins. So they meet up and get some ice cream. The cousins stay with Pete and his family. Pete starts to get sick of them and wants them to leave, without trying to be mean. After a long time they finally leave. This book is a lot more fun then I make it to seem. This book kept mine and my friends’ attention. I hope you read  this book soon.
I give it stars. 
Reviewed by Jacqueline M.

Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
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This book was published in 1964. It has 65 pages. 
Flat Stanley is fantabulous story about a boy named Stanley Lambchop that gets hit by a bulletin board at night and gets flattened. He goes to a doctor and gets examined, but the doctor says they’ll have to keep an eye on him. Stanley was four feet tall, about a foot wide, and a half-inch thick. Stanley had fun being flat and he got to do lots of things that he couldn’t do before like go through grates, through door slots, and in an envelope. If you like books about flat people you might like this humorous book. I recommend this story because it is cool to see how people can go through changes and still live. My favorite part was when Stanley becomes flat. This is a fantastic book, but I only give it stars because it was not realistic enough. 
Reviewed by Jessica B. in Mr. Murray’s in 5th grade class.

The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
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Problems develop when Nate's hen lays an egg that hatches into a dinosaur.

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
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A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate.

Socks by Beverly Cleary
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The happy home life of Socks, the cat, is disrupted by the addition of a new baby to the household.
Also see: Otis Spofford, Ralph S. Mouse, Mouse & the Motorcycle

The Turnabout Trick by Scott Corbett
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When the cat buries bones and growls instead of meows and the dog purrs, arches his back and swishes his tail, the two boys enlist the aid of a mysterious little old lady to help them find the reason for such a switch.

Jennifer Murdley’s Toad by Bruce Coville
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When an ordinary-looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures.

The Twits by Roald Dahl
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The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.

Matilda by Roald Dahl
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This book was published in 1988. It has 240 pages. 
Matilda is a funny story about a little girl named Matilda. Her parents don’t care about her. She loves to read and she wants to go to school. She has a big brother that always bosses her around. She goes to the library very often, and her family is really mean to her. So whenever they are mean to her she uses her special powers. For example, her father was heading for her in her room and he was calling her names. So she was really mad at him but she couldn’t do anything about it except to use her powers. So she shut the door right on him. Good for Matilda!! So then at father’s dealership he met a very large woman named Miss Trunchbull and she was the principal of an elementary school. She wasn’t a very nice woman to children. Whenever a child did something wrong they went in the Chokey. It had knives and hammers sticking out of it. Then later in the story Miss Honey comes along. She is the nicest person in the whole school. Miss Trunchbull was Miss Honey’s Aunt. Nobody knew about there relationship, and Miss Honey personally didn’t like her. So when Matilda went to class, she met Miss Honey. Matilda looked up to her and Matilda was very good and smart in class. After school that day Miss. Honey went over to Matilda’s house and talked to her parents about Matilda skipping a grade. But her parents didn’t approve. If this story sounds good so far and you like it go ahead and read the book Matilda!! If you like books about excitement and surprises you might like this fiction book. I recommend this story because it is exiting and it was fun to read, also because it is really funny. This is an exhilarating book, I give it   stars. It is recommended for students in 4-5 grades. 
Reviewed by Molly D. in Mrs. Skerritt’s fifth grade class. 

The Gadget War by Betsy Duffey
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Kelly is an ingenious inventor with 43 inventions to her credit and she is only in third grade. Then she meets Albert and he is determined to prove that he is the real gadget wiz.

Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
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Class Clown is a funny story about Lucas, who has to be good in school. The main characters are Lucas, Mrs. Hockaday, and Cricket. The setting takes place in Lucas’s school and his house. Lucas has to be good because he did lots of pranks and he got in trouble. One of the pranks is he stuck his head in a chair while there was a mime performing in the school cafeteria. If you like books about humor and trouble you might like this fantastic book. I recommend this story because it is very very funny and cool it is long and hard but it is very funny. This book is fantastic book.
I give this book  stars.
Review by Elias N.

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
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Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.

Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
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Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage.

Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying by Barbara Park 
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Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying is a great story about Junie B. Jones. It is a wonderfully silly book about a young girl who loves sneaky peaky spying. She spies on her teacher, Mrs., and her grandpa. She does it all the time because she wants to find out info. If you like books about Junie B. Jones you might like this humorous book. It has wonderfully exclamatory words. It has an excellent cover. It has a good plot. This is a wonderful book. 
I give it     stars. 
Reviewed by Ricky B. III

The Adventures of Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel (Captain Underpants series #1) by Dave Pilkey
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This book was published in 1997. It has 117 pages. 
The Adventures of Captain Underpants is a hilarious story. This story is about two boys who make up a comic called Captain Underpants. If you like books about hilarious and cool stuff you might like this trouble making book. This book is funny and shows how to make comic books. This is a great book, I give it  stars. I is recommended for third graders. 
Reviewed by Christian So. in Mrs. Auger’s fourth grade class.

I Was a Rat by Philip Pullman
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A little boy turns life in London upside down when he appears at the house of a
lonely old couple and insists he was a rat.

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
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This book was published in 1973. It has 115 pages. 
How to Eat Fried Worms is a wonderful story about kids your age. This story is about a kid that likes to make bets, but this bet is little tricky. He has to eat 10 worms for 50 dollars. If you like books about darning people you might like this wacky book. I recommend this book for your age. Also it gives you a question to think about. My favorite part is when he has to eat the worms. This is an awesome book. I give this book     stars. I recommend this book to 4th and 5th grade. 
Reviewed by Brooke R. in Mrs. Auger’s 4th grade class 

The Show and Tell War and Other Stories by Adam Joshua by Janice Lee Smith
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Five stories relate the adventures and misadventures of Adam Joshua as he contends with the first day of school, pretending to be sick, stealing a library book, making the scariest Halloween costume, and being upstaged at show-and-tell time.

Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher’s House by Louis Sachar
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This book was published in 1994. It has 83 pages. 
Marving Redpost: Alone in His Teacher’s House is a superb book about a boy named Marvin Redpost and his teacher Mrs. North. She asks Marvin to watch her dog, and Marvin says “O.K.” When Mrs. North leaves, Marvin goes to her house and feeds her dog Waldo everyday. One day Marvin goes over to feed Waldo, and Marvin gets shocked by what he finds. If you read this book you’ll see what happens. If you like books about school you might like this humorous book. I recommend this story because it’s mysterious; it’s short, and hilarious! I liked when Marvin’s teacher was driving him and she was speeding! It was funny! This is a wonderful book, I give it     stars. It is recommended to 3rd – 4rth graders! 
Reviewed by Nicole D. in Mr. Murray’s 5th grade class.

The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket
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The Reptile Room is funny. It’s a story about three children who move to different places. The person who wants their fortune is Count Olaf. He keeps coming back and killing all their family members. First he killed their parents, and then he killed their adopted parents. This story will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is a fun book to read at the same time scary. Well, I give this story a stars overall.
Reviewed by Jesse M.

The Reptile Room is a wonderful story about three kids named Violet, Sunny and Klaus who’s parents died in a fire then they come to live with there uncle Monty they are very happy for a couple of weeks until an unpleasant person who they hoped never to see again came into there lives. If you like books about mysteries you might like this book. I recommend this story because it is a mystery and it is very detailed. It also has some funny parts in it like when the author wrote ever, ever, and ever for two pages. This is a wonderful book, I give it   stars. 
Reviewed by Bianca in Mrs. Auger’s 4th grade class.

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events #4)
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The Miserable Mill is a great book to read. It is good for good readers because of the advanced vocabulary the author uses. It is a story about three orphans. Their names are Klaus Baudelaire, Violet Baudelaire and Sunny Baudelaire. Count Olaf, who wants their fortune, is chasing them. He supposedly burned down their parent’s house thus killing their parents. If you like books about kids getting out of near-death situations you’ll LOVE this book. I recommend this book because the Baudelaires are always getting out of traps and other assortments of things. They also sometimes are trapped but because of other people they escape. This is a superb book, I give it stars. 
Reviewed by Kevin S.

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events #5) by Lemony Snicket
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This is a depressing story about the kids named Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. They had to go to an academy where the evil count Olaf, who is after their fortune, disguises himself to try and catch them so that he can take them and inherit their fortune. They have a very evil dean who makes them stay in a disgusting shack. If you like books about hardships you might like this humorous book. I recommend this story because it is funny and interesting how the orphans always manage to escape. I also like it because they meet siblings that are just like them and their parents also died in a fire. They always find a way to get out of trouble. This is a sad book.
I give it  stars.
Review by Jesse R.

 
Help I’m Trapped In My Teacher’s Body by Todd Strasser
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During an electrical storm Jake Sherman turns into his tall, skinny, balding, and nerdy teacher Mr. Dirksen. Now, Jake and his sister Jessica have to work fast to get things back to normal.

Series books

Aldo series by Johanna Hurwitz
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Anastasia Krupnik series by Lois Lowry
All About Sam series by Lois Lowry
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The Great Brain series by John D. Fitzgerald
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Fudge series by Judy Blume
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Hank the Cowdog series by John Erikson
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Ramona series by Beverly Cleary
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Wayside School series by Louis Sachar
Marvin Redpost series By Louis Sachar
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