Entries Tagged as 'Student Recommendations'

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Kidnapped, Part 1- The Abduction by Gordon Korman

The Falconer family has been hated ever since Aiden and Meg Falconer’s parents were jailed as traitors.
One day, when Aiden and Meg are walking home from school, a white van pulls up and Meg gets kidnapped by the people in the van. Aiden tries to catch up with the van and save Meg but [...]

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Bone 5 Rock Jaw by Jeff Smith

The Bone series is the best series I have ever read in my life, because it’s a type of book that makes you want to read the next one. I know this because I have read every single one that has come out so far and I love every single one.
Here is a little peek [...]

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

A Handful of Time by Kit Pearson

If you like adventure, mystery and lots of fun, this book is the right book for you.
Patricia’s life is already going crazy, and the fact that her parents are splitting up isn’t helping. Besides that, her mom, Ruth, is the host of CBC Newswatch and people are always comparing Patricia to her. Patricia’s parents [...]

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Screech Owl Series by Roy McGregor

For all hockey players, Roy McGregor’s incredibly detailed stories of mysteries (and hockey) are a must-read. The Screech Owls are a Pee Wee hockey team that plays everywhere, including Sweden, Japan, China, Russia, Canada (their country). Almost everyone who likes a good story will like these books with their unexpected turns and [...]

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Walking with the Dead by L.M Falcone

Walking with the Dead is about a 12-year-old boy named Alex whose father is just about to reopen his museum, called Oddities, and has gotten a real-life mummy.  But a couple days before the museum opens, Alex realizes that the mummy is alive!  He learns that the mummy is Greek and did not completely die.  [...]

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Red Goodwin by John Wilson

Will is a 17-year-old boy who was born in England and has a great life there until his father is killed in the World War I. His grandfather sends Will to live with his uncle, a mine manager at Cumberland on Vancouver Island. Will meets a Chinese boy named Jimmy and he [...]

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

Mella and the N’anga by Gail Nyoka

This book is fantastic because every sentence holds a secret, and throughout the day this book makes you think, “Is Mella going to survive? What is going to happen next? Who is going to bring back the Python Healer?” By the time you finish all your chores and have done all your homework, [...]

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith

Whoever likes graphic novels should definitely read this book and all the other books from these series. This book is about three creatures called Bones that are kicked out of their home town of Boneville. They get stranded in a desert and get whipped off a cliff after a HUGE group of flies swarms [...]

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The Wizard the Witch and the Two Girls from Jersey by Lisa Papademetriou

If you like fantasy and adventure books, this is a good book for you!
This book by Lisa Papademetriou is an adventure and fantasy book about two girls named of Veronica Lopez and Heather Simms. Veronica and Heather are two girls from New Jersey who get an assignment from their teacher to read The Queen [...]

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The Two Princesses Of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

If you like adventure and page turners, The Two Princesses Of Bamarre is the right book for you. This book is guaranteed to keep you up at night, eyes bulging, limbs aching. You will want to turn off the light and go to bed. You will keep telling yourself, “One more page, just [...]