Dear Mr. President

If you're looking for a great book for children and young adults to read on the Civil War, and also the hard life of a slave ; then you should read Dear Mr. President.  Dear Mr. President is written by Andrea Davis Pinkney.  This book uses letters between a slave girl, Lettie Tucker, and Abe Lincoln to tell the story.

     Dear Mr. President is a historical fiction book.  Lettie writes to Abe about how hard it is to be a slave and how she hopes that Mr. President can stop slavery and the Civil War.  Abe writes things to Lettie like;  he hopes to stop slavery by killing all the Confederates.

     This book is a great book for 2nd grade and older.  If you're interested in what went on during the Civil War, Abe and Lettie will tell all about it.  We all know how the  Civil War ends, but this book digs deeper into the war between the states.

The Name Of This Book Is A Secret

' I...I... can't think of the name of the book I just read. Oh, I know!' The book I just read was,  The Name Of This Book Is A Secret! No, I am not kidding. That is the name of the book. The author of the book is Pseudonymous Bosch. I know, what a weird name.

The Name Of This Book Is A Secret is about a girl named Cass who has pointy ears like an elf.  She is a survivalist who always carries a backpack full of supplies for emergencies. This book is also about a boy named Max-Ernest, who has a disease that doctors can't treat. His symptoms of the unknown disease are non-stop talking. When Cass and Max-Ernest get involved in a mystery about a dead magician they can't stop in the middle of it. They have to find out the conclusion.

My favorite part of this book is when Cass and Max-Ernest go to the Midnight Sun Spa. I loved the parts when you would find out something that you predicted and then you start to scream, " See, I told you so, I told you, I told you!"

I think what the author really wanted to show his readers is that even though you may be different than other kids, your still an  amazing person who can do lots of things like solve mysteries. I think he also wanted to give children a creative,funny, and imaginative book to read.

I recommend this book for kids who love to imagine and be creative. Students in grades 5th and older would probably understand it more than others, because this book has some very hard words. You should get this book to fill your suffering for a great book to read.