Books to Read

Past Reviews by Kids

Title:	The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Author:	Dav Pilkey
Review:
	I liked this book because it was sooo funny. And the villain's name was Dr. Dapper.
Reviewer:	Colby, Age 8, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author:	Mark Twain
Review:
	I liked this book a lot because Tom loved to have a lot of adventures. He was going to run away to become a pirate with his friend Huckleberry Finn. Tom met a girl named Becky Thatcher and that was his girlfriend. Amy used to be his girlfriend but he liked Becky more. Huck and Tom found money and they got to keep it. Injunjoe had killed the professor in the graveyard that night. Huck and Tom only saw him do it.
Reviewer:	Cassandra, Age 9, Centralia
Date:	06/11/2006

Title:	Among the Hidden
Author:	Margaret Peterson Haddix
Review:
	I thought this book was sad. I could really picture it and at times it was boring but at the end the action started.
Reviewer:	Katie, Age 9, North Mason
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Among the Imposters
Author:	Margret Peterson Haddix
Review:
	I thought this book was action-packed, scary and sad. Luke Garneris an illegal third child. All his life has been spent in hiding. He takes the I.D. of a dead child and he is going out in the open for the first time ever. He is scered that he was going to get caught and killed. He knows that his behavor may betray him.
Reviewer:	Chelsea, Age 11, Mountain View
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Animal Adventures
Author:	Laura Ingalls Wilder
Review:
	I liked this book a lot. If you like animals, you would really like this book. There are wolves and bears and deer and horses, of course. It was exciting, too.
Reviewer:	Ciara, Naselle
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy
Author:	Marc Brown
Review:
	I thought this book was: amazing. I liked this book because it was about Arthur. He buys a shark tooth and puts it under his pillow, and in the night the Tooth Fairy comes and takes it, then leaves him a quarter. If you want to know more about this book I think you should read it. I first read it when I was in first grade.
Reviewer:	Susie, Age 11, Aberdeen
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Assassins of Rome
Author:	Caroline Lawrence
Review:
	This book was amazing, action packed, and full of facts. Woven around Greek and Roman mythology and Roman history, this book has twisting passages with every turn something new and exciting happens that keeps your heart beating 100 miles per hour. Your hands and eyes become glued to it. So, before opening it up and reading it, grab a snack, something to drink, a pillow, a blanket, and snuggle into a wonderfully soft chair and transport yourself to the world of ten-year-old Flavia Gemina, her ex-slave Nubia, Jonathan ben Mordecai, and a mute beggar boy names Lupus.
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 12, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	B.F.G
Author:	Roald Dahl
Review:
	This book is really really really really really really funny. i laughed my head off when i read it is about this giant and a little girl. The little girl got kidnapped from the big giant and the bfg (big fat giant) is the only one who doesn't eat the children and all the other giants eat the kids. i love this book and u should read it u will love it to!!!!!
Reviewer:	Ashley, Age 11, Tumwater
Date:	07/14/2006

Title:	B.F.G.
Author:	Roald Dahl
Review:
	I thought this book was amazing, funny, and silly. What I liked about the book was that every sentence had a part that was funny.
Reviewer:	Alexandria, Aberdeen
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Baby Beluga
Author:	Raffi
Review:
	This book was: full of facts. This is a fun book with lots of animals. I like the beluga baby and the moon. I like to sing along.
Reviewer:	Owen, Age 2, Tumwater
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	The Bad Beginning
Author:	Lemony Snicket
Review:
	I loved this book. Not only did the author explain the story to me, he told me this is a story about three children that were not treated correctly. If you want to learn more about this book I suggest you should read it.
Reviewer:	Roseann, Age 10, Montesano
Date:	01/28/2006

Title:	The Bad Beginning
Author:	Lemony Snicket
Review:
	I loved this book because it's filled with some good vocabulary and Lemony Snicket pulls you into it so you don't want to put it down. My teen sisters loved it also!
Reviewer:	Erin, Age 11, Centralia
Date:	04/05/2007

Title:	The Bad Beginning
Author:	Lemony Snicket
Review:
	I liked the book because it has lots of adventure.
Reviewer:	Tavish, Age 12, Shelton
Date:	02/27/2007

Title:	Balto and the Great Race
Author:	Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Review:
	I like this book because it makes you wonder what will happen next. It has surprises along the way but you know everything is fine at the end.
Reviewer:	Alexis, Age 9, Lacey
Date:	12/04/2006

Title:	Because of Winn-Dixie
Author:	Kate DiCamillo
Review:
	I liked this book because it is very fun to read aloud or by yourself! What this book is about is about a girl who is new in town. She moves there because her father is a preacher who works at a church. Her father tells her to go to a super market to buy some food. There she meets a dog that causes a lot of trouble. The owner gets really mad and the girl says that the dog is hers but really it isn't. So she takes it to her house (a trailer park)and decides to name it Winn-Dixie. At first Winn-Dixie causes a lot of trouble. THANKS TO WINN-DIXIE, Opal (the girl) meets a lot of friends.
Reviewer:	cynthia, Age 11, Centralia
Date:	10/20/2005

Title:	Because of Winn- Dixie
Author:	Kate DiCamillo
Review:
	I liked this book because it was really good.
Reviewer:	Rebecca, Age 10, Centralia
Date:	08/24/2006

Title:	Because of Winn-Dixie
Author:	Kate DiCamillo
Review:
	I loved this book! I loved Winn-Dixie and the story line was just wonderful! I can't wait to see the movie!
Reviewer:	Mai-z, Age 12, Olympia
Date:	01/20/2007

Title:	Because of Winn-Dixie
Author:	Kate DiCamillo
Review:
	I like it cause I care about the dog.
Reviewer:	Jessica, Age 8, Centralia
Date:	01/30/2007

Title:	Because of Winn-Dixie
Author:	Kate DiCamillo
Review:
	I like this book because it's a sad and happy book. One you would stay up till midnight reading. I did!!
Reviewer:	Michaela, Age 10, Aberdeen
Date:	08/03/2007

Title:	Betsy-Tacy
Author:	Maud Hart Lovelace
Review:
	I liked this book because Betsy is a nice girl. She has brown hair and plump legs. She reminds me of me, and does fun things like playing tag, building houses out of wood, and coasting on a sled down the Big Hill. I like doing those things too.
Reviewer:	Chloe, Hoquiam
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	The Black Stallion
Author:	Walter Farley
Review:
	It is about a boy who is headed home on a huge ship and in the night there is a huge fire. if it wasn't for the black stallion locked up in a stall that he let out he would have drowned. when he comes into consciousness he finds himself on a deserted island. while he's on that island he becomes the first person to ever ride that wild stallion, and over time they become bonded. one day some explorers find him, and he refuses to leave the island without the black stallion so he brings the horse home with him. from things happening the black eventually runs away and a farmer who used to train race horses finds black and he teaches the boy how to race and through hard work the black gets to race the two fastest horses in the world and he wins.
Reviewer:	Jessie, Age 12, Ilwaco
Date:	08/16/2005

Title:	Bound for Oregon
Author:	Jean Van Leeuwen
Review:
	That it was about history and it was a about the United States and with Christ.
Reviewer:	gideon, Age 9, Aberdeen
Date:	05/14/2007

Title:	Calvin and Hobbes
Author:	Bill Watterson
Review:
	Calvin and Hobbes. These books of comic strips are of a boy (Calvin) and his stuffed tiger (Hobbes) who Calvin imagines as being alive. They are the best of friends and do everything together, even throw water balloons and snowballs at the girl (Susie) who lives just down the street. Calvin lives in fear of Santa during the winter because he doubts that his greed for presents will overcome his desire to misbehave.
Reviewer:	COURTNEY, Age 11, Tumwater
Date:	08/09/2006

Title:	Calvin and Hobbes
Author:	Bill Watterson
Review:
	These books of comic strips are of a boy (Calvin) and his stuffed tiger (Hobbes) who Calvin imagines as being alive. They are the best of friends and do everything together, even throw water balloons and snowballs at the girl (Susie) who lives just down the street. Calvin lives in fear of Santa during the winter because he doubts that his greed for present will overcome his desire to misbehave.
Reviewer:	Juan, Age 12, Chehalis
Date:	09/15/2005

Title:	The Castle in the Attic
Author:	Elizabeth Winthrop
Review:
	This book was amazing, action-packed, scary and sad. The Castle in the Attic is the second best book I have ever read. There is a sequel too. The Battle for the Castle. The Battle for the Castle was even better. Be sure to read both over SUMMER VACATION.
Reviewer:	Rach, Age 9, Lacey
Date:	07/06/2005

Title:	The Cat in the Hat
Author:	Dr. Seuss
Review:
	it was funny
Reviewer:	natasha, Age 12, Montesano
Date:	03/05/2006

Title:	Chasing Vermeer
Author:	Blue Balliett
Review:
	I liked this mystery because it kept you hanging on what would happen next and it was a great story that shoud be treasured by everyone. I love Chasing Vermeer, it is the best book in the solar system!
Reviewer:	Lauren, Age 9, Shelton
Date:	06/05/2006

Title:	Chasing Vermeer
Author:	Blue Balliett
Review:
	I liked this book because it was such a mystery. I thought that a lot of people were having trouble with the theif.
Reviewer:	Kelsi, Age 10, Chehalis
Date:	07/12/2006

Title:	Chasing Vermeer
Author:	Blue Balliett
Review:
	Chasing Vermeer was an excellent book to people who like mysteries. If you want to read The Da Vinci Code and your parents won't let you then Chasing Vermeer is the kid's Da Vinci Code.
Reviewer:	Alexander, Age 8, Lacey
Date:	08/30/2006

Title:	The Chronicles of Narnia
Author:	C.S. Lewis
Review:
	I LOVED how the Chronicles of Narnia were 'cause it was so realistic.
Reviewer:	Nicole, Age 9, Tumwater
Date:	04/05/2006

Title:	The Chronicles of Narnia
Author:	C. S. Lewis
Review:
	The Narnia series is a great series for kids of all ages. My favorite book in the Narnia series is The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I like the Dawn Treader the most because it has the most adventure.
Reviewer:	Nicholas, Naselle
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	The Colossus of Rhodes
Author:	Caroline Lawrence
Review:
	I thought the ninth book in the Roman Mysteries series was amazing, action-packed, full of facts, and a little sad. Ten-year-olf Flavia Gemina, eleven-year-old Jonathan ben Mordecai, ex-slave Nubia, and nine-year-old Lupus set sail to Rhodes. Along the way, Flavia and her friends hear rumors of freeborn children being kidnapped and sold as slaves, and bad omens plague them as they go. Flavia takes these to be someone trying to scare them off their investigating of the case of missing children. Meanwhile, Lupus is determined to find his mother again and goes to pursue the mission, ignoring the other case. I thought it was a little sad at the end, but, well, I can't tell you what it is because it would ruin the whole story! Caroline did an excellent job once again!
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 12, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Crazy Lady!
Author:	Jane Leslie Conly
Review:
Reviewer:	Alan, Age 12, Tumwater
Date:	02/02/2006

Title:	Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Author:	Avi
Review:
	I thought this book was amazing, action-packed, and full of facts. It tells of a young peasant boy, named Crispin, who lives in Stromford Village, England, in the year A.D. 1377. He is being pursued by a man named John Aycliffe who has put a wolf's head on him, meaning that anyone can kill him if seen. Crispin meets up with a traveling juggler called Bear who decides to help him. This story has many a twisting turn and shocking actions. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. I recommend you read it! Includes historical note, glossary, and author interview.
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 12, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	The Dark Hills Divide
Author:	Patrick Carman
Review:
	This book was amazing, action-packed, funny, and scary. I absolutely LOVED this book because it was such a great story about the battle between good and evil. It was also very funny and made me smile. :-) Hope you like it!
Reviewer:	Tarah, Age 12, Yelm
Date:	06/02/2005

Title:	Dealing with Dragons
Author:	Patricia Wrede
Review:
	Dealing with dragons is a good book because it's always surprising you so you think they are going to die. It is very fun to read.
Reviewer:	elias, Age 10, Shelton
Date:	05/22/2006

Title:	Dealing with Dragons
Author:	Patricia Wrede
Review:
	A Book you could read over and over again. a fantasy thriller. if you haven`t read Dealing with Dragons you haven`t read fantasy. If you love down to earth princesses you gotta read this fantasy thriller!
Reviewer:	Maude m., Age 9, Shelton
Date:	05/22/2006

Title:	Dealing with Dragons
Author:	Patricia Wrede
Review:
	Dealing with Dragons is a fun fantasy book with lots of adventure. Cimorene is a lot like me and she is the best charecter that i have ever read of, the way she acts with the dragons is funny and smart. I would like to meet the author to tell her how much I loved the book.
Reviewer:	Anne, Age 12, Shelton
Date:	05/22/2006

Title:	Dealing with Dragons
Author:	Patricia Wrede
Review:
	I think that the book was funny because it involved stories like cinderella and sleeping beauty. i think she is like me because i am a tomboy. But I think she needs to learn to cook other things than cherries jubilies. I think she is cool and that she rules.
Reviewer:	Natalie M., Age 11, Shelton
Date:	05/22/2006

Title:	Dinotopia: Firestorm
Author:	Gene DeWeese
Review:
	This book is part of the Dinotopia series. I thought it was amazing, action-packed, and funny. Twelve-year-old Olivia desperately wants to join the Forest Partners and discover a new plant. And she gets her chance to prove that she is serious about joining when something starts killing off the very important plant Arctium longevus, the special plant that grants Dinotopians long life-- sometimes over two hundred years! And she secretly wants to get all the glory for defeating to plague. But she finds Albert, the full-fledged Forest Partner who is sent to help her, get in the way of her plans. There are some funny conversations that go on between Olivia and Albert, and Olvia and her saurian partner, Hightop. I think you would really enjoy this book. I know I did.
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 12, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Dolphins at daybreak
Author:	Mary Pope Osborne
Review:
	I thought it was full exitment
Reviewer:	Rocio, Age 9, Centralia
Date:	09/20/2007

Title:	The Dolphins of Laurentum
Author:	Caroline Lawrence
Review:
	The arrival of a relative of one of the greatest men ever brings around a mystery for ten-year-old Flavia Gemina, eleven-year-old Jonathan ben Mordecai, Nubia, and eight-year-old Lupus. The four friends decide to stay with Pliny the Younger, Admiral Pliny's nephew. There they find out that there is a treasure hidden in a shipwreck. Knowing that this treasure will solve all of Flavia's problems, she is determind to get it. But someone else is, too. I thought this book was amazing, action-packed, funny, and a little sad. You will love it!
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 13, Chehalis
Date:	07/06/2005

Title:	Don't Tell Anyone
Author:	Peg Kehret
Review:
	This book was amazing. I liked the book because it was adventures, and it was a mystery. That is why I liked DON'T TELL ANYONE.
Reviewer:	Alexis, Age 9, Centralia
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Eldest
Author:	Christopher Paolini
Review:
	Eragon is the best fantasy book in the history of the world... ...so read it!
Reviewer:	Wes M., Age 11, Tumwater
Date:	12/22/2006

Title:	Ella Enchanted
Author:	Gail Carson Levine
Review:
	I loved this book because it is so full of spunk and adventure I couldn't put it down! It is a funky twist on the classic Cinderella story and it is fabulous! The author made this book fraught with humor, excitement, and romance! This really and truly is a book worth reading.
Reviewer:	Allison, Age 10, North Mason
Date:	07/18/2006

Title:	Eragon
Author:	Christopher Paolini
Review:
	I loved this book because of its marvelous craft,this book is a complete MUST READ and you should so check it out soon.
Reviewer:	Maria, Age 8, Olympia
Date:	10/02/2006

Title:	Ersatz Elevator
Author:	Lemony Snicket
Review:
	I thought this sixth book to the unfortunate saga of the Baudelaire orphans was action-packed, funny, brainy, and somewhat weird. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to live in a penthouse on 667 Dark Avenue, with Esme and Jerome Squalor as their new guardians. But the treacherous Count Olaf - disguised as an auctioneer named Gunther - shows up with a new plan of getting their fortune. They soon find out that Esme is more interested in what is in and what is out to pay attention to what they are saying about Gunther, and Jerome is of little help himself. Through the whole book, the Baudelaire orphans encounter unfortunate things such as a darkened staircase, a red herring, some friends in a dire situation, three mysterious initials, a liar with an evil scheme, a secret passageway, parsley soda, and someone that they never suspected to be a wonderful lying actress. These and more will leave you weeping uncontrollably after you get done reading it. So, if you have a stomach that can only handle happy things like Cinderella stories, don't read this book. But, if your stomach is made of stronger stuff, then you might actually enjoy this book and maybe even find it humorous, like I did. Once again, Lemony Snicket tells another saddening chapter in the Baudelaire saga.
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 12, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	escaping into the night
Author:	D. Dina Friedman
Review:
	it is a true book about what three kids lived through being a jew in the holocost it is a excellent book
Reviewer:	cuurtney, Age 15, Westport
Date:	03/28/2007

Title:	Faith and the Electric Dogs
Author:	Patrick Jennings
Review:
	I thought this book was amazing, action-packed, and funny. I liked it because it was funny and action-packed.
Reviewer:	Ella, Age 10, Olympia
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Fat Kid Rules the World
Author:	K. L. Going
Review:
	I liked it because someone almost died!!
Reviewer:	Emily, Age 13, Aberdeen
Date:	08/04/2005

Title:	The First Four Years
Author:	Laura Ingalls Wilder
Review:
	This book was very exciting. It has all the stuff you like in a book.
Reviewer:	Ana
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	The Friendship
Author:	Mildred Taylor
Review:
	I thought the book was really good because it taught about how black people and white people can get along. The little boy Jeremy was very brave because even thow he was white, he was still friends with the other black children and that was brave.
Reviewer:	Alexander, Age 7, Lacey
Date:	08/23/2006

Title:	Full Moon Fever
Author:	R. L. Stine
Review:
	I thought this book was scary. I liked this book because I always like a SCARY book!
Reviewer:	Lauren, Age 9, Lacey
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	A Girl from Yamhill : a memoir
Author:	Beverly Cleary
Review:
	I like this book because she talks about her early life in Oregon and living in her family farm.
Reviewer:	Tabitha, Age 12, Packwood
Date:	11/05/2006

Title:	The Gladiators from Capula
Author:	Caroline Lawrence
Review:
	I thought this eighth book in the Roman Mysteries series was amazing, action-packed, funny, and full of facts. The Colosseum has recently opened and the games have begun. ten-year-old Flavia Gemina, nine-year-old Lupus, and ex-slave Nubia go to Rome to watch the games and try to find their friend, eleven-year-old Jonathan ben Mordecai, whom they believed perished in the terrible fire that claimed many people's lives. This book is full of twists and turns that will lead you to the truth of where Jonathan is. In the end, Nubia is faced with a huge choice to make between two people. You'll love this book! The only sad thing is that it's not available in the US yet. [Coming October 2005!]
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 12, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Go, dog, go!
Author:	P.D. Eastman
Review:
	I thought this book was funny.
Reviewer:	Anonymous, Age 5, Raymond
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Grim Grotto
Author:	Lemony Snicket
Review:
	This eleventh book in A Series of Unfortunate Events was like all of the others: action-packed, funny, and brainy. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire take a trip in a rickety submarine known as the Queequeg with Captain Widdershins and his stepdaughter Fiona. The three orphans take part in the search for the sugar bowl, something that if Count Olaf got a hold of it would be deadly. In their search for the sugar bowl they encounter such things as mushrooms, an underwater expedition, the return of a nasty villain, a long-lost brother, and a horrid tap-dancing ballerina fairy-princess veterinarian. Read at your own risk.
Reviewer:	Mara, Age 13, Chehalis
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Harry Potter
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	This book was amazing, action packed, funny, scary, sad, gross, full of facts, brainy, and weird. I love harry potter because the school and the houses also because it is odd and kool to learn the characters!!
Reviewer:	Harry, Age 13, Tumwater
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
Author:	Rowlings
Review:
	It was exciting because it was full of danger. I didn't want to put the book down.
Reviewer:	Baylee, Age 11, Shelton
Date:	02/13/2007

Title:	Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	I loved this book it was full of action I can't wait till the movie! I highly recomend this book for any fantasy fans!
Reviewer:	Brett, Age 12, Montesano
Date:	10/31/2007

Title:	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author:	J.K. Rowling
Review:
	I liked the Goblet of Fire because it has romance and alot of meaness in it but is still really nice as they help each other in the triwizard tournament
Reviewer:	Cassidy, Age 12, Tenino
Date:	08/08/2007

Title:	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	I thought this book was action-packed and scary. The book was about Harry Potter. Harry's mother and father died by Lord Voldamort who put a curse on them and they died. Some how Harry survived and he went to go live with his Uncle Vernon and his Aunt Petunia who say his parents died in a car crash. Then Harry goes to this school, Hogwarts, which is only for witches and wizards. At the end (since this book is so long) Harry battles Lord Voldamort. THE END
Reviewer:	Lindsey, Age 11, Winlock
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	I thought this book was action-packed. I liked the part of the book when Harry fought creatures to win the tournament. The book was great!
Reviewer:	Marissa, Age 8, Tumwater
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	I thought this book was amazing. I loved this book because it was action packed and very funny and cool.
Reviewer:	Mike, Age 11, Tumwater
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
Reviewer:	Alexandria, Yelm
Date:	01/01/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author:	J.K. Rowling
Review:
	I liked it because there was a ton of real mystical creatures. I think they are real . Everything was awesome too. Thank you J.K. Rowling!!!!
Reviewer:	Carly, Age 11, Tumwater
Date:	07/22/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	It was the best!!!
Reviewer:	Jeff, Age 8, Montesano
Date:	09/15/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
Author:	J.K.Rowling
Review:
	I loved this book it really held me on the edge of my chair. When i was reading this book i found out that J.K.Rowling was a girl and that really suprised me!
Reviewer:	morgan, Age 11, Centralia
Date:	12/07/2006

Title:	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	This book was action-packed. I liked Harry's 5th year at Hogwarts because it was action packed and full of adventure. IT WAS AWESOME!!!!
Reviewer:	Chandler, Age 10, Olympia
Date:	06/02/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Review:
	I like this book because it is interesting and suspense creating. I would like to read it again.
Reviewer:	Anonymous, Age 12
Date:	10/06/2005

Title:	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban