INHERITANCE by Christopher Paolini

There is a boy named Eragon. He found a egg which hatched into a little dragon.There was also a evil king and destroyed his home and family. He is now fighting for the the world and he is battling for the throne.



The coolest part is Eragon sent a tornado of  swords to the evil king.



I would recommend this book to boys who are ages 9-13.



RATING: *****

Ibrahim

ZENDA LOST IN AQARIA by Ken Petti and John Amodeo

In the story Zenda and her friends went on a field trip to a moon called Aquaria. During the trip they got lost.
 
 Of course it was a struggle to get back to the campsite.At the end of the story you see that Zenda was
   able to overcome her fears.

   Zenda's enemy in this story is a girl named Alexandra

It must of been hard for Zenda and her friends to stay out in the wilderness on a planet they 'even know. Not only that but Alexandra was with them.if you could describe her is self centered and bratty.

 Kani is a power Zenda has that make her dreams come to life. But at the end Zenda stood up to it.

RATING?????

Ainsley

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

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 BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson has to help his camp stop a invasion from Luke's army. To stop the invasion Percy has to go to the labyrinth, a underground maze that is hard to find your way out of. During the journey Percy encounters traps.Will he stop the invasion? Read the book to find out!

Percy Jackson struggled with another character and nature.

Percy struggled to stop the invasion and struggled to get past the labyrinth.

He began to know more things.For example he found out that his camp's leader was someone else.

He got lost in the labyrinth and I got lost in a mall.

*****
Nikhil

ROSETTA'S DARING DAY by Lisa Papademetriou

Rosetta and Fawn are completely different. Rosetta makes a deal with Fawn. The deal was if Fawn gets dressed for the party that night she would do whatever she wants to do. Will the plan work for the two opposites? Rosetta, the main character, struggles with Fawn. Rosetta made a bet with Fawn and Fawn is an animal talent fairy and Rosetta is a garden fairy.

The problem is Rosetta doesn't like getting all dirty. Can their friendship last a day with frogs, mud, and worms? When her friend was trapped in a hole with worms in it she realized her friend was more important than getting someone else to get her.

I relate to her by I don't like frogs, mud, and worms like Rosetta.                                                                                                             RATING:  ****                                                                                                                                                           Imtisal

ATTACK OF THE GROWING EYEBALLS by Lin Oliver

This book is about a boy named Daniel and he has only girls in his house.One day after baseball practice he ate something that made him shrink.A few days after he found out he has a brother and Granny Nanny knew about him all along.

The characters are Marcie, Pablo, and Daniel. Daniel struggles when he finds out  he has a twin brother and at first he doesn't like him at first but then he turns out he does like him.

At the beginning of the book he was a little bit grumpy about shrinking but after he did it a few more times he started to like shrinking

I related to Daniel because both of are rooms are messy. Also I have a brother and he loves to play video games too

*****

Sabrina 

MONSTER BLOOD III by R. L. Stine

One day , Andrew and Evan were babysitting 8 year old Kermit who loved experimenting. Accidentally, they are an experiment Kermit was doing. That experiment made Evan grow stories high and they have to find a way to stop it.

They have to find about how to shrink him back to normal size with his friends Kermit and Andrew.

At the beginning of the book  Kermit always pranked them. As the book went on, Evan accidentally ate a chemical called Monster Blood . When he grew two stories tall, Kermit instead of pranking him he helps him by mixing chemicals up to shrink him back to normal. Everyone became friendlier after that.

I could relate to this because when somethings wrong with me I have to figure something out to change the problem.

RATING: ***

Joel

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

ELDEST by Christopher Paolini

       This book is about Eragon training with Oromis and Glaedr the only living old riders in Ellesmera. In the middle of his training he gets a vision that the Varden needs help. He leaves and goes to them and in the middle of the war he meets a new enemy that will make him train harder.
       Eragon was in a conflict with the elf named Ayra.
       The conflict was that Eragon develops feelings for Ayra which gets in the way of his training. When Ayra finds out she gets furious with him does not speak for a while.
        Eragon changed completely in the midst of his blood-oath celebration because Oromis and 2 dragon ladies change Eragon into a were-elf. he gets the traits of a elf. Eragon begins to look like an elf. he becomes as fast and as strong as an elf but is better because he is a Dragon Rider. Eragon becomes more fond of Saphira.
         It reminded me of Percy Jackson and his love for Annabeth. It reminds me because Eragon (Main Character) loves someone. (Ayra) Percy (Main Character) loves someone to. (Annabeth)





                                             *****

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.

****