HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS By J. K. Rowling

Strange things have been happening in Hogwarts. Strange words on the wall, and petrified people. Harry doesn't know why a elf tells him not to go to Hogwarts or hears words others can't, but when the chamber of secrets open, Harry has to battle the heir of Slytherin.

Harry, Heromine, the professors, and Ron struggle with Voldemort, the Malfoys, and a basilisk.

Harry hears words others can't, drinks a disgusting potion, sees petrified people, sees petrified Heromine, and fights the basilisk.

Harry gets paranoid when he sees petrified people, gets happy when the professors said that cures were being made for the petrified people.

Harry fighting the basilisk reminded me of a part of a book when a person fights basilisks.

RATING: *****

Kevin

ELLA FITZGERALD-TOMMY

ELLA

Ella was born on April 25 1917 Newport News Virginia.
Ella was the child of William and Temple Fitzgerald.
Ella lived in Yonkers new York where her corer took off.
Ella studied music inarticulately Jazz,
Ella overcame reform school and her parents separation.
Ella worked as jazz singer.
Ella was challenged by fame and jazz.
Ella's personality could be described as positive, generous, and determined.
Ella was always determined.
Never gave up her corer.
Ella was best know for her scat singing and Jazz.
Ella was ODD, CRAZY, AND CREATIVE!!!

FITZGERALD

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON by Cressida Cowell

The main idea of the book is Hiccup needs to find a dragon a long with ten other boys Thor's day Thursday exile. But in the morning a sea dragon appeared on the beach. Will Hiccup be able to get everyone out of exile?

The main character in conflict is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the 3rd

The conflict for the main character is Hiccup could not pass the initiation test.

 The main character changed during the course of the book like when there was a dragon fight and everyone failed the test. Hiccup could not control his dragon in the beginning. But at the end of the book Hiccup and his dragon Toothless fought a sea dragon as big as a mountain. Which proves that Hiccup is now in control of his dragon.

I related to to this character and their struggle like when Hiccup was embarrassed because he was the only one who could speak dragonese. I also was embarrassed when I was the only one one to chose vanilla ice cream on the field trip.

RATING:  ****

Tommy

GOOSEBUMPS: THE DEADLY EXPERIMENT OF DR. EEEK by R.L Stine

You and your friend Sam are looking for you mom in a science lab ... Where could she be ? You sit on an orange chair, but Sam doesn't. He picks up a glass of clear liquid water that is sitting on a table ."HEY"you cry "DON'T DRINK THAT!!!" But before you tell him , he drinks it down in one big gulp. "Sam ...I mean it  ...WE CAN'T FOOL AROUND ...THIS IS A SCIENCE LAB


You are in conflict

You cant find your mother but your friend Sam keeps messing around with you ... And you are in a science lab !!!!

You have thought you would never find your mother, but now you think you have a better chance because you said bye to Sam, and now its just you and DR. EEEK .

It reminds me of when my mom and my dad got divorced and it felt like I lost  my father forever.

RATING :*****

  Sydney

MOON OF THE RUBY KEY by Holly Lisle

This book is about kids trying to find something. They are trying to find a ruby key. The kids are going on an adventure looking for it. They are looking everywhere.So then they go in the woods and they are just walking around looking every where there are a bunch of trees every where.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 The main character is struggle with the ruby key because all they are doing is looking around trying to look for the ruby key and they are in the woods.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Caleb was mad because he was looking very hard for it and they have been there for along time and and they are in the woods and it is very dark you can't see any thing so they still have a long time .                                                                                                                                                              
He changed because then they were saying that we will find it and they also said they said it will be okay and even if they have to stay there for a long time but we will find it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
It reminded me of my sister because once she got something a she really liked it and then she lost it  we were looking for it every where and she really wanted to find it so she made me look for it every where.  
                                                          
    *****

THE MARK OF ATHENA By Rick Riordan

Annabeth is very frustrated... she is worried that when she reunites
with Percy he will have changed, It has been six months and believe  me
people can change! Soon Annabeth receives a note...   Dear Annabeth, take
three friends to the Argo II... AVENGE ME!!!     -Athena. That note terrified Annabeth! 
And the most disturbing part was this note was from her Mother! , 
ATHENA... Annabeth had not seen her for years yet she always  knew
her mother was up in the clouds starring down at her...   BEWARE THE ARGO II...

Annabeth was the main character [of course]. Annabeth had a big struggle
with her mother, Athena because she had not seen her mother in years, 
and years! She always thought her mother had bailed on her! Annabeth
had another struggle with Percy... Annabeth had just reunited and had not
been together for the longest time! {six months}

Annabeth had a big struggle with life itself. She most of the time was never
happy or never had a smile on her face. Life was a nightmare come true,
everything was a really big challenge for her and she could not really function
as well as everybody else.

Annabeth goes from a lonely, twisted minded girl to a warrior of
wisdom! There are some very big changes that she goes from through-out
the story... these are very hard changes to make and are brave to
dodge!

Annabeth reminds me of a friend named Sally... She had a mind
just like Annabeth, she thought everything was out to get her,
even her cat, Mr.Butler, [frankly he really was out to get her]!

RATING: *****

~Eva

THE OWL KEEPER by Christine Brodien

The plot of this book is that their is a special town with a special tree could the owl tree that has special powers. and that tree has a owl keeper that takes care of all the silver owls.

The main characters  names are Max, Rose and Gran.

The main struggle is that Max finds out that two people are trying to turn him into a monster.and that the town wants to tear down the owl tree.

The main character changed  by becoming more mature.

RATING: ******

I relate to the main character  and I have been in things that have been hard to overcome.

Reed

PHILLIPPA FISHER'S FAIRY GODSISTER By Liz Kessler

Phillipa Fisher is just another ordinary girl. So when her best friend Charlotte moves away, imagine how surprised she is when she realizes that she has a fairy godsister! Phillipa has 3 wishes, but all they end up giving her is trouble...lots of it!

Phillipa was in conflict with Daisy, her fairy godsister.

She was struggling to get along with Daisy.

At the beginning of the story, Phillipa doesn't really enjoy who she is, and her parents embarrass her.
At the end of the story, Phillipa learns to embrace who SHE is.

I related to Phillipa because my parents sometimes embarrass me

RATING: *****

Maddie

THE DOLL IN THE GARDEN by Mary Downing Hahn

This is a story about a mysterious child crying in the night. And how 2 girls are determined to find out where these creepy noises are coming from. Oh and an adventure through the backyard and other times. Will the girls get so creeped out and scared they will love the garden?

The main character is Ashley

Ashely and Kristi (her new next door neighbor) are not welcomed anywhere in the yard at Ashley's house because of the awful Miss Cooper, the old woman who lives downstairs from Ashley. Soon Ashley and Kristi find a doll while digging in the garden even though they are forbidden from going into the rose field, a dark magical world.

Ashley had moved into a house with her mom and hated the woman downstairs, Miss Cooper. In the beginning  and then Ashley met her neighbor and they became very good friends and they found a doll. Then they fought over the doll and Ashley got mad because she wanted the doll. At the end Kristi and Miss Cooper became friends with Ashley and played and shared stories about Louisa.

It reminded me of when my brother and our neighbors and I found keys while digging in the front yard and it turned out they were my Dads.

I rate this book *****

Ani

RANGER'S APPRENTICE: THE RUINS OF GORLAN by John Flanagan

In Castle Redmont it's choosing day. Will, the main character was not choosen for anything. But then the head Ranger Halt, a spy selected Will to be his apprentice. Then will goes on a dangerous to beat the Kalkara, a bear type creature.

The main character Horace had trouble with three bullies

Will had trouble with mastering Halt's tactics.

Will learned how to use a bow and arrow, cook, ride a Ranger horse, use Ranger knives, and sneak around places with being unseen.

It reminded me of how I used to struggle with a bow and arrow at my summer camp.

My rating is ****

Shrey

THE GHOST OF GRAYLOCK by Dan Poblocki

A new boy in town hears a rumor. A rumor about a ghost. Continuing his reputation in his old town he has to find this ghost. Going to the medical where the ghost lives, he finds some supernatural things that he doesn't expect.

The boy Neil Cady had struggled finding the ghost.

The conflict was if the ghost is real or not. Was it just a rumor and if it was real what would the real ghost do?

At the beginning he hated moving but after meeting friends he wanted to stay at his new home.

I personally loved fake stories. The boy likes them too. That is our relation.

I rate this book ****

Anna

DRAGONBREATH LAIR OF THE BAT MONSTER by Ursula Vernon

The main idea was that there was a giant bat and it came charging toward Danny Dragonbreath and his friend Wendell. They picked Danny up and took him away. The bat thought Danny was a baby. Danny couldn't escape until he hid behind a bush

Danny Dragonbreath was the main character and he ran into a giant bat that thought Danny was it's baby

The struggle was that Danny was in the monster bats hands and he couldn't get out. The bat thought he was it's baby.

Danny Dragonbreath didn't know anything about bats. But after he learned alot and ran into a giant bat he knew alot about bats

Danny had a school assignment to learn about bats and write about them and I had to learn about something for a school assignment

Rating ****

Owen

WAITING FOR THE MAGIC By Patricia MacLachlan

    The plot  was in the beginning of the book when the father left .  While he was gone the other part of the family meaning the son, daughter, and the mother got 4 dogs and 1 cat because the kids were really sad. Then the father came back, but the mother was still sketchy with the father and kept a secret from him.
 
 The main character was in conflict with the father.
 The coflict with the main  character  was that his parents had some struggles.
 The main character changed by at first not accepting and during the book was accepting. It reminded me how my friends dad left and then came back.

Rating :  ****

PERCY JACKSON AND THE SEA OF MONSTERS by Rick Riordan

The book is about Percy finding out who poisoned Thaila's tree and saving Grover from Polyphemus and knowing  Tyson is his brother.
Percy was conflict with himself. He was having a hard time helping his friend.
In the beginning Percy felt embarrassed knowing that Tyson was his brother; in the end he didn't felt embarrassed.

It didn't remind myself.

****                                                                                            

:RAMINTA SPOOKIE: GHOSTSITTERS by Angie Sage

The book I was reading was Ghost Sitters. It was about this girl who got left home with her sister while there parents went to see the bats of  Transylvania on her birthday. While the parent were away they had some trouble along the way from poltergeist, from ghost fights to saving old castles. But the worst of all on her birthday her sister and her cousin were keeping secrets from her... what could they be planing? I guess you will have to read to find out.

My favorite part was when they had a ghost fight to get back there castle.

 RATING: :*****    

I suggest this book for girls and boys who like ghosts.

MY HAUNTED HOUSE by Angie Sage

Araminta Spookie's aunt wants to sell their huge haunted house when Araminta is against it. Its up to her to make traps in the house so the people who want to buy the house won't want to buy it anymore, but in the process she finds a key to a secret passage way.

Araminta Spookie was the main character.

The struggle for Araminta Spookie is that her aunt wants to sell her house.

Araminta Spookie never changed, she always was against selling the house.

This book reminded me of when my dad used to live in a house that I liked but he sold.

RATING *****

Ryan

THE GHOST OF CRUTCHFIELD HALL BY Marry Downing Hahn

When the twelve-year old Florence boards the horse drawn couch in London, she looks forward to her new home with her great-uncle's manor house, but then she is in for a treat when she figures out the house she thought was safe was haunted!

The main character that faces the adventure is a girl named Florence.

The struggle for Florence was to get though the haunted house and the ghost that come to haunt her.

This character changed by being so excited about going to her great-uncle's, but after she sees it's haunted Florence cries to go back home.

RATING
****

Celana

THE RUINS OF GORLAN by John Flanagan

This book is about a 15 year old boy named Will who is a rangers apprentice who faces great adventures. Also his teacher Halt gives him a great deal of training day and night. Then a unexpected twist comes at the end when Will has a mission. And Halt is in danger.

One of the struggles was that three second year battleschool apprentices were attacking his friend Horace badly. Then one afternoon the three apprentices beaded Will cause they thought he embarrassed the battle school in a boar hunt. Also the long endless travel back to Castle Redmont to tell a urgent message to the baron.

After an unsayable amount of training Will's maturity increased a ton. Also the battle with the Kalkara made him much more independent and brave. Also while he trained day after day his archery skill improved.


He sort of relates to me because when ever I'm alone in the house and no one else is with me I here a lot of different noises.


RATING:****
Koa

Ever After High - By Shannon Hale

On Legacy Day each year the students at Ever After High get to determine their faith by signing the story book and taking the pledge to follow her parents destiny. There just one problem, Raven Queen is the daughter of the evil Queen but Raven doesn't want to follow in her mothers villainous foot steps but it is foretold that if you don't sign your destiny you will vanish poof! Just like that. But is the saying true.

 Raven is destined to find out with the help of her friend and to stop people being scared of her she is willing to take the risk. But there's just one more question...will it destroy Apple Whites destiny (The daughter of Snow White) Raven is destined to give that poisonous apple to Apple White... if she doesn't will that ruin her destiny?

Rate *****

Rokibat 

RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE by Geronimo Silton

  The main idea is a vampire shows up at the Cracklefurs castle asking for help. Because this castle is infected with monsters. he needs help from the Cracklefur family to get the monsters out of his house.

  The main character in the conflict was Franco Fangly

  The struggle of that Franco Fangly's castle had monsters and needs help to get them out.

  The main character change in the course  in the book; one way was that Franco was get to tricked by snip and snap with breadcrumbs slipping on cream cheese and drinking garlic tea but by the end he wasn't getting tricked any more and he made new friends.

       RATING  *****

Alijah