Celebration of Reading

The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsberg

What would you do if you could have anything you could dream about? Find out in this charming story from Chris Van Allsberg. This author also wrote such favorites as Jumanji and The Polar Express and is another picture book that is sure to delight readers of all ages.

Monsieur Bibot is a fussy dentist who likes his life to be just perfect. See what happens when he receives a gift from a patient!

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke
Prosper and Bo are brothers who have been recently orphaned and are living with their grandfather. Their aunt now plans to take Bo away to live with her. Prosper can't let go of his little brother and decides to run away with him so they are not separated. They go to Venice, where they think everything will be magical like their mom told them. However, it is not what Prosper expected and as winter sets in and they are hungry and desperate, they meet Hornet who takes them to the Thief Lord, the most notorious thief in Venice- and he's only 12 years old!  Scipio, a.k.a The Thief Lord, helps a gang of children steal from wealthy houses. Bo and Prosper join him and they all help them to escape the notice of a detective named Victor Getz who has been hired by the aunt to find them. What will happen when Scipio accepts an offer from a mysterious Duke to make a ton of money? Read it and find out!

This fantasy/adventure is set in the city of Venice which is one of the reasons I picked it up to read. I had just visited Venice and had heard about this book from a student. I quite enjoyed the adventure aspect and could visualize the scenes very well as I had been to the city itself and walked along the canals and down dark alleys. 

In 2006 this novel was made into a movie. Unfortunately, I have not seen it, but I did find this movie trailer which might interest the class.
We have a copy in our classroom library of this book and I am sure you will also find it in the MS library.
If you like adventure within a city, this might be "right up your alley"!

A Crown Imperiled

The book I have finished reading is a book called A Crown Imperiled, as shown in the picture, it is written by Raymond E. Feist. This book could be a dystopian because of the futuristic features however fantasy triumphs dystopian due to the sheer amount of fantasy that seemingly creates a food chain of fantasy creatures. After Pug has finshed of the demon assault at the rundown castle and the threat of the keshian Army is no more we find ourselves once again with Pug and Magnus however they realize that something is wrong in the Snake Islands. Once they travel there suprise takes them and they realise that the Sven'gari are getting nervous. There was only one time before when the Sven'gari got nervous and that was when the heavens ripped apart along with the ground and gods and demons began fighting.
I would rate this book...

Because of Win-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

     Because of Winn-Dixie   By  Kate DiCamillo
This book is called Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo and this book is a realistic fiction.

The tiny piece of this book's summary is a girl named India Opal who met the dog rusty and dirty dog who ran inside a market making accidents. They are having a party and they have to invite many people. Did they invite a lot of people???? Find out by reading it and watching the movie!!!!!!
I would rate this book  because I like this type of book and  I can visualize this book really badly well and I enjoyed it the first time and read it 3 times more and saw the movie 2 times I was really addicted to this book because it was also interesting. I was undergo impressed when Opal also invited the boys who she hated to the party. I also liked this book when the dog was smiling. I would recommend this book to people who likes dogs and like books with also movie. 

The diary of Anne Frank written by Anne Frank and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

The diary of Anne Frank

The diary of Anne Frank is talking about a young Jewish girl who's living during the rule of Adolf Hitler. Anne Frank is a sweet young girl who's trying to find any senses in her life, and she feel so lonely when her dad come home one day saying that all the Jewish people are going to be transported back to their countries but instead, they are put into small rooms and killed with toxic gases. Anne Frank and her family decide to hide in a building apart from the rest of the world. It's so, in this building that Anne Frank is going to live one of the best moments of her life like the worsts. Anne will learn how to be quiet and to not let the neighbors know what's happening upstairs, in the building, but as we know, secrets are always discovered....

I really enjoyed reading the Diary Of Anne Frank, because I felt so much emotions, I was transported in the diary, I could feel the moments of joy like the moments of pain in the book, and I was also really impressed to see how courageous a young girl like Anne Frank could be. I remember that she was saying : "Sometimes I laugh but than I feel terrible. How can I be laughing when many of my friends are dead or almost dead, but should I be always crying ?...." 

I would give five starts to the Diary Of Anne Frank.

I think that the Diary Of Anne Frank is a book for boys and girl, yes, it's all about a girl's life, but I'm sure boys can also like it. And I would also recommended  to the people who like non-fiction books, and also historical books, and who like strong writings. 

Thank you, and good reading !    

Hatchet

          The book that I've just finished is called hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This book is realistic fiction.
 The main character, Brian, is in horrible plane crash in the middle of a forest. He was on his way to visit his dad in Canada. In the crash, the pilot dies and the only passenger, Brian, is all alone in a forest. The first day he was in a lot of pain could barely move, but the next day was fine. He was in the forest for at least 4 days. But what happens in the end is something that you'll have to find out…  I give this book 4 stars

My book review (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

By Roald Dahl 

Fiction

             This story is about the boy named Charlie going to a factory of a man named Willy Wonka. He was a best maker of a chocolates. He made a never losing taste gum, balloon chocolate. But there was a big secret in his chocolate factory. Then, when his factory was going well, there was a news that the other factories also started to make a magic chocolate what Willy Wonka made and he send all the workers out. So he was panicked by thinking his factory was over. So he left somewhere else. After a few months Willy Wonka came back. He said in the news only 5 children who get a golden ticket inside a Willy Wonka's chocolate bar gets to come inside his factory. Then everyone started to find a golden ticket inside a bar.

                 Meanwhile, Charlie Bucket (his full name) was too poor to get fed enough because his father earns little money because he was working in a toothpaste factory. There was his 2 grandmas and 2 grandpas and his parents.Charlie really love chocolates. He only got to eat the chocolate in his birthday because his family saves the money for him. When the golden ticket started, Charlie got the chocolate in his birthday. He was wishing for the golden ticket but there wasn't golden ticket inside it. Then after coming back from the school, one grandpa told him to get a chocolate. He gave him a silver coin and Charlie ran to the store to get one. But he still didn't got a ticket. Then there was a news that the 1st golden ticket is found. After this, there was a several news that 2nd, 3rd, 4th golden ticket was als found. Charlie really wanted to try going into the chocolate factory. While he was going to his home, he found a silver coin which he can buy 2 chocolate in it. He directly went to the store and bought 1 chocolate. He thought he should give the rest of the money to his mom. The chocolate was soft, and tasty. He bought one more chocolate. When he opened it.... there was a shining yellow ticket. The shopkeeper cried "You got the last golden ticket. Go directly to your house." But the people around the store asked to him sell it to them self. Charlie was hearing the price, but when he saw a golden ticket, he directly went to his home. They told to his family "Ma,Pa,Grandpa,Grandma! I got a golden ticket!" so they were all in a cheer deciding who will go with him. One of the grandpa wanted to go, so they went off went! In the gate of the chocolate factory, there were lots of people surrounded wanting to know who was the 5 people who got the golden ticket. Then Mr.Wonka came out with a welcoming voice. Now the tour in the factory starts. What would be inside the factory?  
              

I WOULD GIVE ★★★★★ TO THIS BOOK.

I chose this book because in the house, when there were no books to read, I just decided to read the Roald Dahl's book. In 5th grade, my friend's were talking about the Chocolate factory blah blah blah. So I chose the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and I got interested in this book.