Number the Stars

For Girls Book Club at Frontier Academy, the school I go to on Fridays only, I had to read a book called Number the Stars. Number the Stars is written by Lois Lowry. Lois Lowry is a great author. She has also written The Giver  and many other great books. Number the Stars is a great book for children nine years old and older. Grown-ups would also love this book. If you like World War II settings, then you should definitely buy or check out this book!

Number the Stars is about a girl named Annemarie, her family and her friend, Ellen. Ellen and Annemarie  are best friends forever, for they are always counting on each other. Annemarie is a ten year old and so is Ellen. Ellen is in a Jewish family.  During World War II the Nazis hated Jewish people. The Nazis were evacuating Jewish families from their homes. So Annemarie's family took Ellen into their own, but could the Nazis possibly find her?  This is based on a true story of friendship and bravery that you cant miss.

Commercial for Eggs!

This commercial is totally fake so there will be no T.V. Movie on ABC! Remember it is just CREATIVITY!!!

Coming to ABC, on November 30th, at 5/6 p.m. Central Time, Eggs.  George Knigke has taken Jerry Spinelli's Award Winning Book of the Year and turned it into a great T.V. production. This movie is about the adventures and challenges of David and Primrose.  David's mother is dead and Primrose doesn't know where her Dad went. David only has a Grandmother who acts like his mother and a Dad that he only sees on the weekends if he is lucky. Primrose has a wacky, fortune telling Mom, Madame Duffee. Can meeting each other fill up the gaps in their lives? This is an extraordinary movie that you just can't miss!  Starring, Josh Hutcherson as David, Anna Sophia Robb as Primrose, Amanda Bynes, Queen Litifa and more!  Don't miss this once in a lifetime T.V. movie.

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Lemonade War

Many people look for a great book to read that is about business and can't find any, but I have found one for you! Lemonade War by Jacueline Davies is a great business book.

Lemonade War is about a girl named Jessie and a boy named Evan who are siblings. Jessie is skipping a grade because she is so smart, so she will now be with her brother in the 4th grade. Evan doesn't like this; ever since they got the call I Evan hasn't been speaking to Jessie. You probably just think Jessie and Evan should apologize. Well, it is not that easy. You see, Jessie is good at math not at feelings. Soon Evan and Jessie get in a full out fight and they start a Lemonade War!

I recommend this book for 3rd and 4th graders. Kids that love business books would love this book. This book is so good your siblings will be fighting over it and maybe you guys will get in a book war over it!

11 Birthdays

"Being born on the same day is very special I believe Amanda and Leo will be the best of friends" she said.
Have you ever read a book that was just really strange, but awesome? Well, 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass is one of those books. Amanda and Leo are best friends until on their tenth birthday they go their own ways.  The only thing is that when they broke apart they didn't  know they could be in their next birthday forever.

Amanda and Leo were born on the same day.  Leo and Amanda did everything together. Until Amanda over heard Leo talking to some of his friends saying " I am not even friends with Amanda gees you guys!" Amanda quickly ran out of the party.  When their 11th birthday comes around it is great the first time, but Amanda and Leo are going over the same day over and over again. You would probably think it would be great to play your birthday over and over again, but it really isn't. How will Amanda and Leo get past their 11th birthday?

I recommend this book for 4th grade readers and older. This book has some parts in it that you sometimes have to read over a few times to have it make sense.  You should read this book before something similar happens to you!


P.S. If it does happen, don't panic, just read the BOOK!

California Gold Rush

I am studying in history about the California Gold Rush which was a big thing in California.  So I am going to tell you a little about it.

Would you go to California if you heard there was gold there free for taking?  Well, many people did.  The mad rush to California started in 1849.  Men and woman had heard that John Sutter's Fort in California had discovered gold. These men and woman traveled by land or sea just to get to California for gold.

Sadly, only 1 in 20 walked away rich.  A lot of men would look, and look for gold and not find any. Some men did find lots of gold. This caused prices of items and food to go up. Woman started to do laundry for 5 nuggets of gold each.  One egg went from 49 cents to 3 dollars and 50 cents.

California was a long journey for some people.   Although men traveled a long way, they still thought it was worth it.  Well I don't think it was!

Magic Half

I just read Magic Half by Annie Barrows. I loved this book so much that after you read this report you'll want to read it too. So keep on reading.... Don't stop now...... It's just where the excitement begins.

Magic Half is about a girl named Miri who finds a piece of glass on her wall in her old, creaky house. When Miri looks through the glass she goes back in time.  Miri doesn't know how she went back in time, but she meets a girl named Molly who used to live in Miri's house.  Molly's world is full of mean people like Molly's aunt and her cousin, Horst.  Miri promises Molly that she will take Molly to the future with her when she finds the way back.  When Miri accidentally goes back to the future without Molly  she is scared she will not make it back in time before bad things happen to her new best friend. 


I recommend this book for 4th- 6th grade readers.  This book is kind of a mystery and fantasy book. I personally think you should read this book. Be prepared though to be stuck on the couch because this book is such a FANTASTIC BOOK!

The 6th Grade Nickname Game

I've read a lot of books in my life, and The 6th Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Kormon is one of the best books I've ever read.

The 6th Grade Nickname Game has some of the funniest quotes, stories, and of course nicknames. This book is about two sixth grade boys that are best friends. Their names are Wiley and Jeff. The two of them together is about the worst thing you could possibly live with in the 6th grade.  Not that they're bullies, they are worse, their Nickname Kings. They like to give people nicknames, but they're not always nice.  For example, Charles Rossi is nicknamed Snoopy because he is always eavesdropping. Crusty Bones, I mean Christy Jones because of her crusty bones,  is another of Wiley and Jeff's mean nicknames.  The book gets interesting when Cassandra Levy, the new girl at school, comes into the story.  She tears the two boys apart when they both want to take her to a dance.  What will Jeff and Wiley do without each other?

 I recommend this book for 5th grade and older because it is more difficult than it looks.  I would definitely buy this book for kids that love books that are funny.  Every time I picked up this book it seemed to get better and better. I think you should read this book before you get a nasty nickname from Jeff and Wiley for not reading it.