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Who Was Albert Einstein?
By Jess M. Brallier May 12, 2014 Level 5.8 Albert Einstein was a brilliant man. His favorite thing to do was to just think. Albert was born to simply think. As a child, he was quiet and barely talked. His parents would take him to the doctor because they thought there was something wrong with their child, but the doctor said that was simply he nature. Albert preferred to stay by himself an daydream whiplike most boys would play soldiers and similar games. Whenever Albert saw the soldiers' stone cold faces they frightened him. Albert liked elementary school because the teachers were nice, patient, and liked that he asked questions. When he got to high school, however, his love for school changed. The high school was strict and they would memorize facts instead of thinking about them. The teachers there hated Albert because he asked too many questions. He even expelled for too many questions. When Albert was close to the end of his time he was all alone. He had never felt more lonely. The day before his death he asked for a piece of paper, eye glasses, and a pen. The next morning he was found dead in his hospital bed with a paper of equations by his side. Ava R. //**Running For my Life**// By Warrick Dunn May 12, 2014 If you are interested in football and giving back to the community, you will enjoy reading, //Running For My Life//, by Warrick Dunn. This biography begins when Warrick was a senior in high school, and his mother (Corporal Betty Smothers) was shot and killed in the line of duty, as a police officer, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Warrick was the oldest of six children. He suddenly had to learn to juggle being the leader of his family, watching over his younger brothers and sisters, and focusing on being recruited by a college to play football. Then, the Florida State Seminoles recruited him. Despite bad grades, financial troubles, family feuds, and rival fans, Warrick overcomes all of the challenges. He managed to take care of his family, and became the Seminoles all-time leading rusher and was part of the National Championship team. After four amazing seasons at FSU, Warrick Dunn was able to use his talent of running fast to move on to the National Football League. In 1997, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in the first round of the NFL Draft, selected Warrick Dunn. Warrick always yearned for his mother and wished she could share in his accomplishments. He also worried about those who, like him, were poor and raised by a single mother. Five years later, Dunn left the Buccaneers and singed with the Atlanta Falcons. He continuously prayed for his family back home and still missed his mother. He ended up being one of the stars of the team. Despite making the playoffs his first year in Atlanta, the Falcons were eliminated in the second round. On top of that, the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl that year, which made Dunn upset. Later that year, Dunn began focusing on community service in addition to football. He founded the Warrick Dunn Foundation that gave homes to families of single parents, or helped rebuild homes in bad condition. Dunn was one of the few running backs to reach 10,000 career-rushing yards. In 2007, Dunn returned to play for Tampa Bay and retired as a Buccaneer. Warrick received numerous awards for his accomplishments on and off the field. Today, Warrick Dunn is an accomplished athlete, but he is also known as a humanitarian. The title, //Running For My Life//, displays how football helped Warrick deal with the death of his mother and life’s obstacles. Football helped him cope with is loss. The story of Warrick Dunn is similar to the story of Sammy Sosa (//At the Plate with Sammy Sosa//, by Matt Christopher), a famous baseball player, who grew up poor, and became one of the greatest athletes of all-time. The lesson from both stories teaches us that, although you may have the fame and money, helping others is most important and people will love you for it no matter what team you play for. I believe Dunn feels close to his mother by helping others. I recommend this book to those who are sports-lovers, humanitarians, children, and parents. It showed how much Warrick loved his mother, and displayed the passion one can have for football. Samir

Ar 7.1
Grace Norwich May 12, 2014 I this great auto biography we get to learn many things. Some of the many deeds that Martin did were his civil rights movement, his family, and the people he encountered during his life.The story feels like Martin is telling the story to you, but he sadly isn't. Whenever there was historical event, the book would stop the story and tell us about the story.I really enjoyed this story and I advise people who like to learn about history to read the I Am series. Just ask Ms.Neely and she'll show them to you. Vikram Kumar

Deep and dark and dangerous
By Mary Downing Hahn AR 4.0

The book Deep and dark and dangerous had me wanting to read more as I reading. Ali, the thirteen year old, spent the summer with her Aunt Dulcie and he five year old cousin Emma, not knowing what she was going to encounter. You'll never know whats going to happen every time you turn the page. The book takes you to Maine where Ali finds out who the mysterious "T" is. I diffidently recommend this book for you are looking for eerie suspense book. Isan Elba 3/22/14

Rumble Fish
By S.E. Hinton Rusty James has a problem fitting into society. His problems are solved with his fists since he is dim witted and he looks to his older brother Motorcycle Boy for guidance. When his brother flees his own criminal charges Rusty James is left to fend for himself in the world. He has to make the choice to survive in the world without resorting to violence. He has to succeed and stop being a petty criminal which proves to be his inevitable downfall and undoing. =Don't say Genius= By: Gutman, Dan AR 4.8

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In this amazing sequel to the Genius files, Coke and Pepsi get almost fried to death, iced to death or blasted to death by villains that want to be the only genius left in the world. Read the book to find out these amazing children get out of the mess they are in and to top it all of their arch enemy is still alive and is now their uncle.======

Who was Steve Jobs?
by: Pollack, Pam AR 5.0 In this biography of Steve Jobs we travel through time and find about the way he was born, what sparked his special interest in technology, how his life was from the beginning and what his life was, and most of all how this amazing person died. Vikram Kumar 3/14/14

Vinnie and Abraham
by Dawn Fitzgerald AR level 5.4 Vinnie Ream was a wonderful sculptor, who was a girl! Girls were known as untalented people. Vinnie proved them wrong. During the Civil War, her apprenticeship with a famous sculptor and friendship with Abraham Lincoln. After Lincoln's assassination by James W. Booth, Vinnie respected Lincoln that she was given the honor of sculpting the full-size statue of Lincoln that now stands in the Capitol rotunda. You should find out what led to Vinnie's success. Lynn 3/31/2014

Divergent
by Veronica Roth AR Level 4.8 Beatrice Prior was a sixteen-years-old girl, so this meant that she have to take the aptitude test. The aptitude test tells every sixteen-years-old what factions they belong to. Beatrice's result was inconclusive that meant that she is "Divergent". "Divergent" is the most dangerous result you can receive. Death would come if anyone finds out about it. So on choosing, Beatrice had two choices. One is to stay at her old faction, Abnegation, or an new faction. She decided to choose a new faction and that faction is Dautless. Beatrice went through many difficulties in Dautless. I will stop so you can read the book. Lynn 3/31/2014

That was Then, This is Now
by S. E. Hinton Bryon and Mark have been as close as brothers since childhood. Bryon starts growing up while Mark still lives in the thrill of the moment. The two are growing apart but holding on. That is until Bryon makes a shocking discovery about Mark. He then faces a terrible decision that will change their lives forever. Ava

The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton Ponyboy Curtis knows he can count on his two brothers Darry and Sodapop and true friends like Two- Bit and Johnny. When it comes to the vicious gang of rich kids, the Socs, he knows he can count on them, but one night someone takes it too far and his world is turned upside down. Ava

Mocking Jay
by Suzanne Collins In this final book of the Hunger Game's series Katniss and her family take refuge in District 13 which happily invited them. In this book the districts all fight the capital for freedom and to stop the horrible Hunger games. Will Katniss be able to lead them into capturing the capital? Read the book to find out. Vikram

The Titans Curse
by Rick Riordan Percy and the gang are out to help Grover find and bring the Di Angelo children too camp half-blood because they were half bloods but all of a sudden the principal is a monster, when Percy's team was about to lose Artemis and the hunters came to the rescue but they were to late to save Annabeth. Read the book to find out if Annabeth is saved. Vikram

Who was Nelson Mandela?
Meg Belviso and Pamela D. Pollack Nelson Mandela was a very success person, but rarely anyone know how many difficulties that he went through. Mandela was actually not named Nelson Mandela. His real name stand for troublemaker. Mandela was also adopted ,because his father died and his family barely have money. You will learn more about Mandela and his life ,if you read Who was Nelson Mandela? Lynn

Beautiful Creatures
Margret Stohl and Kami Garcia This book is a romance and #|fantasy book, so if you're a boy I don't suggest this book for you. There is a boy named Ethan that has been having dreams about a mystery girl. on the first day of #|school at Gatlin High School in Georgia he meets her. Her name is Lena and is Old Man Ravenwood's niece. Also, just a warning, he doesn't have a clean record. they fell in love right away, and they are truly beautiful creatures. When she reveals her caster powers their love strains away, but before it fades away she chooses to enjoy her time with Ethan because when she turns sixteen she will be chosen between the light and dark. If she is chosen by the dark she will have to leave Ethen and her family forever. Plus, the bad part is that there's a curse about her saying she will accidentally kill her true love because her great-great-grandmother had killed her true love making the family's girls dark by trying to save her love Ethan, a deserter of the confederate #|army, die by using a dark casting book. Will their love survive are will it die with Ethan? Shreya

The Lighting Thief
By Rick Riordan This book was about a boy named Percy Jackson who teacher and people thought he was a delinquent. Then he learned that he was the son of a Poseidon. Zeus is angry about his lighting bolt being stole. They have until the winter solstices until world war three breaks out. Will he retrieve the lighting bolt in time?

Robert McCloskey
by Jill C. Weaver This book is about the life of Robert McCloskey. He did not plan to be a author and illustrator of children's book. He started out as a inventor or musician. He is best know as the author of Make Way for Ducklings. He liked to say he had one foot on reality and the other on a banana peel. Growing up he was a inventor. He built trains and cranes. He even made his family's Christmas tree rotate. He ended up in the end writing books for children all around the world the read. Chibu

Who was Steve Jobs?
by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso At a very young age, Steve Jobs love to fix broken items. He had never planned that one day he will invent a device that is alway to type, write, draw, play, watch, and many more. On April Fool's Day 1976, the first Apple computer went into business. Steve Jobs and his friend, Steve Woz, build this computer. It was used of scrips of other computers. As this job went one,Steve Jobs invent so many technology that we use today, but we all had not learn Steve Jobs' secret live until we read Who was Steve Jobs? Lynn

Chinese Cinderella
by Adeline Yen Mah Chinese Cinderella is an heart touching autobiography by an unwanted sister and daughter. Would you like your real siblings to tell you their mother's death was because of you? Would you like them to tell you that you brought bad luck to the family? That's what Adeline had to live with her whole life. This book has the setting of Trojan and Shanghai, China. Soon after Adeline's mother died her father remarried to a French lady. In a little bit they had a baby boy, Fourth Brother, and a baby girl, Little Sister. She was sent to boarding school in Trojan, the city where her family lived, when she was five, and after her grandmother died she moved to Shanghai. Shanghai was a large change for her. Big Sister got married soon after she arrived and was sent away at the age of seventeen. This was all because Niang, the step mother. Niang was very strict and mean to her step children, bet to her two children she was an angel. Through out this story Aunt Buba was the person who keep Adeline strong. After Adeline's mother died and Niag didn't care much for her Aunt Buba took care of Adeline and persuaded her. This is a story that will teach you how privileged you are and how you should never give up. Shreya

Wings
by E.D. Baker Tamisin is already the weirdest kid at school. Now her back aches and feels like it burning. She runs home and she looks in the mirror, and there they are,two soft wings veined with purple. She is soon to figure out that she is adopted, but also daughter of the fairy queen. Jak her new half-goblin friend are trying to find there way out of danger's way from full goblins. The goblins are trying to capture Tamisin and get the queen to surrender from there cold war. Will Tamisin get out of danger's way or get in it? Shreya

Song of the Sparrow
by Lisa Ann Sandell Although this book looks and sounds like a girlish book, it's not. This book is about war and how a girl has to survive with hundreds of boys. Throughout this story Elaine, a sixteen year old girl, has been living motherless and sister less. Then a new girl ,Gwynivere, arrives, and Elaine was thrilled. She is soon to find out that Gwynivere is cruel. Will she be able to survive and live trough the war? While making sure not to get in a fight with Arthur fiancé, Gwynivere. Shreya

The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall
by Mary Downing Hahn

Although the book is made for children instead of tweens, it is still enjoyable.Thanks to my friend Shreya, I was able to encounter this book. It is about a girl, about my age, named Florence Crutchfield as she takes a journey from the loud, exciting orphanage to her quiet, eerie new home. There she encounters two cousins, one dead, and one alive. James Crutchfield is about 8 or 9 and is alive, sick, but alive.The dead one is a girl named Sofia. After death, she starts haunting the house. When Florence moves in, she starts following her. Will Florence release from the evil clutches of Sofia, or will she be cast in her shadows forever? Destiny

Nowhere to Run
by Jude Watson Dan and Amy somber over their loyal friend and attorney when all of a sudden they are attacked and pushed in to McIntyre's grave. Amy makes it out with no time to waste but Dan lay in the grave helpless. Amy runs across the graveyard and suddenly kicks her pursuers in throat but they kept on running. Finally Amy escapes to find Dan coming out of the grave. One after the other they are tracked down and finally figured out that they have taken the serum that will enhance their bodies. It's now up to the Cahills to stop these crazy people. Vikram

Who is Maria Tallchief
by Vee Browne Maria was the the U.S.'s first prima ballerina.She had one sister, a illiterate brother, a drunk father, and a worried mother. She started dancing when she was 3. She learned point at such a young age! She also learned the beautiful art of piano. She was in many Russian and French ballets and plays. She married 3 times and had 1 wonderful daughter. To find out more, read Who was Maria Tallchief. Destiny

Bill Gates
by Sean Connolly

Who is Bill Gates? Well.. he is the worlds richest man and the one that designed the windows computer. Bill was interested in technology since he was nine years old. One day his parents found out about this interest and took him to a science fair. That's when his career began. When he was a teenager he made software for large companies. He predicted that in ten more years he could make 20 million dollars. Read the book to find out how his life was from the very beginning. Vikram Kumar

Who is Thomas Jefferson
by Dennis Brindell Fradin

Who was Thomas Jeffereson? Well he was a president, but theres so much more to him. Like archetecture and writing and politics. So much about him! Read to find out more! Collin Conduah

Who was King Tut?
by Roberta Edwards

Who is this boy king? Was he famous for his accomplishments to make Egypt a better and stronger empire or famous for his his items in his tomb? Read the book to find out! Nantambu Foley

The Jaguar Stones
by J&P Voelkel

A boy named doesn't realize he is going to be the hero earth needs to fight against the gods of the underworld. He travels through temples, caves, and jungles to find his destiny in life. His sidekick Lola fights along side him to ward off evil against the lord of death. Read the book to see how he will pull off this event in his life.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley is starting to lose his friend. Rowley Jefferson is starting to dress and act different around his new girlfriend Abigail. He won't even sit at the same table. Whenever Greg tries to do the normal things him and Rowley used to do he would caall Abigail or say no. This is extremely important because there is a dog who is in the way of Greg going to school and Rowley would warn him. Yet now Rowley walk with Abigail to school. Will Greg loose Rowley as a friend? Will greg find a girlfriend for himself? Read the book to find out. Cameron Dorsey

Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was born and had one sibling Charles. Jim ran away from home often and was usually beaten very severly. Until one day he ran away so he could go to school. He didn't like his school and attempted running away until he finally escaped and went to a school he like there he quickly became intrested in sports such as football, baseball, and track and field. Jim was outsanding at all of them. Jim later joined a amateur baseball team and was paid a small amount. He later entered the olympics for track and field and won a medal. Then the president said he was the greatest athlete in the world. The medal were taken from him because he was being paid to play baseball which was against the rules if you played proffesional. Will Jim earn his medal back? Will Jim give up baseball? Read the book to find out Cameron Dorsey

Divergent
by Veronica Roth

In a futuristic world, Beatrice struggles with her faction rules. Being in Abnegation, her main job is to be selfless, but the coming choosing ceremony test will tell her what to do. However, Beatrice is chosen as a divergent, a dangerous thing to be. What will happen in the choosing ceremony? Will she pick Erudite, which values learning, or Candor, which values telling the truth. Maybe Abnegation, her old faction, or Dauntless, for the fearless? Maybe even Amity, which value peace. Find out in Divergent. Zoe

The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan After Percy has retrieved the lighting bolt ,months later they have found out that Talia tree has been poisoned. The tree has been protecting the camp for years now. It help up the magic border which keep monsters out of the camp. Percy must go on another quest to find the magic fleece. The magic fleece will heal any sickness will provide green wild life were ever it goes. The fleece is in the Bermuda triangle or called the sea of monster. Will Percy save the tree in time before it is too late? Chibu Uzoije

The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan Luke has fallen into the evil hand of Kronos. Percy must go now on a quest to retrieve Luke back from him before to late. They must now go deep into the labyrinth to retrieve the him and stop him from rising. If he was to rise the legend said he would destroy the world. Will Percy stop Kronos from rising or will it be too late? Chibu Uzoije

=Third Grading Period=

Divergent
by Veronica Roth Choosing day, which will she choose? Abnegation the boring old faction she is in, of dauntless the fearles, Erudite the smart, Amity the beautiful, or Candor the Frank. For 16 year old Tris has the biggest decision of her life. To turn her back on her old faction, or stay with her family? Read the book to find out! Collin Conduah

Who was Pablo Picasso
by True Kelly

Paintings, new art styles, and a trail of broken hearts. Who in the world could accomplish so many things? The one and only Pablo Picasso. Read to find out more! Collin Conduah

The Real Boy
by Anna Ursu

Oscar has never really been a normal kid. There's always been flaw in everyone eyes. Even to the man who brought him there agrees. Oscar is a magician's hand. A Helper. Wolf is an apprentice. He thinks he is so much better than everyone because he was picked by the duke and had magic. Suddenly odd starts happening.First, Wolf is killed. Then all the perfect City children get SICK!! When Oscar and Callie,the magic-free apprentice of an healer,learn something so extraordinary no one believed them. The kids are made of wood. Destiny Abbey

The Kneebone Boy
by Ellen Potter

This book is for students who like Gothic, mysterious books and characters. Otto is the oldest and the weirdest. He doesn't talk and always wears a scarf. Lucia is annoyingly inquisitive-like me. Max is slightly arrogant and likes to sit on roofs. Their dad sketches picture of famous people, or so he claims. They are sent to London all of a sudden to meet their aunt. It turns out she is not there, and the pet sitter won't let them in. They decide to go to their mysterious, never-met Aunt Haddie. Once there, they start trying to find secret passages in the castle folly and uncover the secrets of their mother's location. Destiny Abbey

Call It Courage
by Armstrong Perry

Mafatu lives on Hikeuru and is shamed upon by his family because he is afraid of the sea. He does the same work as the women so he is made fun of by his friends. Mafatu is afraid of the the sea because when he was three his Mom drowned right in front of him. Mafatu decides to set out on a journey to prove himself as brave. Mafatu finds an island but he realizes it was the cursed Eaters Men Island. Mafatu stayed hoping to find a wild pig so he could make a necklace out of its teeth. The next day Mafatu is cornered by the pig. Mafatu threw his spear at the pig and killed it. He then starts working on a canoe. He is awakening the next day to the sound of drums. Mafatu becomes extremely frightened because he knows the Eaters Men have come. The Eaters Men find Mafatu but he make it to his canoe and the eaters men are inches behind. Will Mafatu make it back to Hikeuru? You have to read the book to find out. Cameron Dorsey

Art from her Heart
by Clementine Hunter

Art from the Heart is a short book about a folk artist names Clementine Hunter. She had a deep passion for art and when everyone would sleep she would on art. She had other hobbies such as fishing with her grandson and feeding chickens. She started her art gallery by placing a sign saying "Art Gallery 25 cents, thanks!" It started out small but soon millions of people came and she had to wait for a while to see her own art. Clementine Hunter is an amazing artist and I think you'll feel the same when you read Art from her Heart. Ameiya

Julie's Wolf Pack
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After //Julie of the Wolves//, the first book, the Avalik wolf pack is tested to survive when rabies is entered into the pack through Ice blink. Find out if the pack will survive! Zoe

Divergent
By Veronica Roth

Beatrice Prior has to choose which factions she wants to live in. She was Divergent meaning she had more than one result for her faction. She chooses Dauntless to hide away. If she was found, she would be killed. In Dauntless, she meets many friends such as Christina. Christina was from Amity, the peaceful. In the Dauntless compound, she learns to fight. There are many thrills in this book, some are surprising. If you want to Know what happened to Tris, read the book to find out! Naheen

The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank

Anne Frank got a diary and she started writing about her life during war. She wrote about her cramped life. Everyone died during the war. Anne had to pray everyday. She wrote every event in her journal. She lived in a secret hideout. Read the book to find out how Anne survives!

Starry River of the Sky
Grace Lin

Rendi went to an inn since he had nowhere else to go, and people took care of him at the inn. A girl named Peiyi living in the inn lost her brother years ago and he never came back. Rendi then noticed that the moon was missing! The sun was considered fire, and the moon was water. Because of this, droughts were happening everywhere. Every night Rendi would hear strange moaning sounds, but Rendi was the only one who could hear it loud and clear. Others who could hear this only heard it faintly. One day, Rendi had to tell a story to the people in the inn because he lost a certain bet. Later on, he notices that the story he told had come true! What is going on! Will Rendi retrieve the moon and bring back happiness? Where is the Peiyi's long lost brother? What is causing the mysterious moaning sounds at night? Erin Kim

The Adventure
A boy once was very shy and his parents were extremely rich. His parents were super afraid because they thought he wouldn't be able to take over. The Boy creates a very important museum. Will the Boy keep his parents bank? Cameron D.

Art From Her Heart
Clementine Hunter

This deep story is about a black woman named Clementine Hunter in the 1900s. Her dream is to form her own art. She skipped school and said that she would rather pick cotton. Unfortunately, Clementine could only make art at night when everyone is sleeping with anything she could find. For example, she used colored glass bottles for her art. Later on, Hunter had permission to a man for her own art gallery. Though she wasn't allowed to be seen while people saw her art. Read this touching story to learn more about her. Erin Kim

The Allegra Biscotti Collection
This book is about a young girl who loves to design clothes. The girls name is Emma and she is in middle school and one day her Idol fashion designer walks in to her dads shop while she was taking calls for him and finds Emma's fashions! since Emma is only twelve she decides to lie to her Idol and makes up a fake name for herself. Will Emma be able to keep her identity a secret? Maddie

I know that most of you all have probably seen the movie of Dolphin Tale,but if you loved the movie you just adore the book and for those of you haven't seen it I'll sum it up for you. A boy named Sawyer goes to Summer school and his cousin is leaves for the army, but before he goes he gives Sawyer a Swiss Army picket knife with words in graved on it. The next day while Sawyer is biking to school when he sees a dolphin on the beach, Sawyer lives in Florida. Sawyer walks up to the dolphin and a man comes up to him and yells to him, "Hey, kind do you have a phone?" Sawyer gives the man his phone and sets the dolphin free with his army knife. Then the Marine Hospital van drives up and takes the dolphin away. Sawyer goes to the Marine Hospital after school and find out that the dolphins' tale is cut off. Will Sawyer be able to save the dolphin?

The last Olympian
Rick Riordan

The half-bloods have been preparing for a battle against the titan. Percy Jackson in five days when he turns sixteen will have a choice to save Olympus or destroy it. The titans are coming to destroy Olympus. Will Percy be able to stop Kronos from destroying the world? Chibu Uzoije

The wizard of sound
We all know the one and only famous Thomas Edison ,but do we really know how all his wonderful inventions started. Starting from when he was a child to all the way to his adult years you will know a huge amount of Thomas Edison life story.

=Fourth Grading Period=

I survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
by Lauren Tarshis AR level 4.3 5/1/14 Boom! I crumple to the ground. Hi, My name is Danny. I moved here from New York City to escape the dark alleys and crime. Well, at least my Mom wanted to escape that. Me and my best friend, Finn, weren't afraid of it. The main reason we left was from Finn falling down a fire escape and cracking his skull. I dont want to be in Hawaii at all. Then one day, planes flew through the sky and bomb the nearby harbor where my mom worked and started to blow ships up. Will I be one of the survivors of the bombing of Pearl harbor? Read to find out. Collin Conduah

The House of Hades
by Rick Riordan AR Level 4.8 4/19/2014

Falling... Falling... Falling... Annabeth remembers a poem saying it took nine days to reach the bottom of tartarus. They reach the bottom, lose all their stuff, and still have to get through an army of monsters to get to a door that will let them out. Impossible, right? Meanwhile, the heroes on the surface have the same task. Because if they somehow make it to that door a person on earth has to be holding a button or else anyone in the elevator will disappear. Will our heroes pull this off? Find out! Collin Conduah

Coming Home- from the life of Langston Hughes
by Floyd Cooper AR Level 4.5 4/19/14 Langston Hughes was a very quiet boy who grew up with his Grandma Mary. Grandma Mary was very poor, so Langston grew up in poverty. Grandma Mary soon grew quiet as the days went due to which Langston had to move to his mother's house. He rarely met his father when he was little. When he was a little boy he also loved to listen to classical music. Read this book about how Langston Hughes, the small, quiet boy who grew up in Kansas, becomes a very famous poet. Ameiya

Downsiders
by Neal Shusterman AR-7.1 4/18/14

One world, two sides, still human. Topside and Downside. To Talon Angler, the Downside is as normal as it gets, the Topside is the strange one. To Lindsay, the Topside is the normal and the downside is just wondrous and mysterious..and suddenly, the two meet. Talon and Lindsay become great friend despite the barrier between their worlds. Unfortunately, Lindsay is not the only Topsider who has seen the Downside. Her father, a construction worker, and many others have seen and are planning to blow up the tunnel in order to unlock it's secrets. Will Lindsay be able to help Talon save his "world" or will Talon heartbreaking secrets be revealed. Destiny Abbey

Cave of Wonders
Dak, Sera, and Riq are on another time traveling adventure to the Mongol Siege of Baghdad in book 5 of the Infinity Ring series, Cave of Wonders. The Great City of Baghdad has been populated with scholars, merchants and explorers. But danger lurks in the desert and our heroes must save the world's largest library from oblideration!

Ship Breaker
by Paolo Bacigalupi 4/16/14 4.4 points- good for a reader with a lower level but still has maturity In a futuristic world were oil is only found in old ships, Nita is a rich girl who ran away. She crashes her clipper ship by driving into a hurricane, and was found by beachcombers trying to cut off her fingers. Why did she drive the ship into a hurricane? Will Nita keep her fingers and make it home safely? Who are these beachcombers? Find out in Ship Breaker! Zoe Williams

Teedie
by Don Brown We all know that Teddie or Teddy Roosevelt was the president of the U.S. in 1901, but he wasn't that perfect a person. Did you know that Teddy was severely suffering from an asthma attack? Though he was born from one of the wealthiest families, this wealth couldn't cure Teedie's problems. Teddy was once told that without the body, the mind would not go to its full extent by his father. Who knew he started working out and became the campion of a boxing match. He had accomplished many successes when young, but how well will it go in the future? How will he change the world? -Erin Kim

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.
by Bonnie Bader Nantambu Foley In this book you will be filled with stories, childhood, adulthood, and the death of this famous African American. He was a religious leader that was destined to bring America to a new age of peace. With the help of Rosa Parks, his own wife, and the community of blacks that wanted a change in America. Dr. Martin King Jr. went through many roadblocks along the way with a another black leader saying King’s peaceful protest were useless and used force to get black’s their ways. Now Dr. Martin Luther King is one the most known African American’s today because of his great accomplishment.

One for the Murphys
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Her name is Carly Connors and she is a tough girl with her mother in Las Vegas. Her mother married to a man who really didn't love Carly. Carly hits her mother accidentally with a basketball and as her wrath grows, her mother grabs her ankle and calls for her husband who hit Carly to an extent where she had to go to a hospital. Carly loved her mother, who was also in the hospital in a much worse condition than Carly, so much though she never predicted that her mother would betray her and make Carly go to a foster care. She was adopted by a kind person named Mrs. Murphy. Carly started becoming attracted to her temporary family. She wanted this temporary family to be her own family, but when she was about to finally be happy and be one of them, news about her real mother sprouts. -Erin Kim

by C.S.Lewis
This is the fifth book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. In the original first three books the main characters are four siblings, Peter, Lucy, Edmund, and Susan. Aslan the "Lion King of Narnia" was also a main character.In the fourth book Lucy and Edmund go on their own journey with there dreadful cousin Scrubb that they learn to love. In The Silver Chair Scrubb goes on an adventure with a young girl his age named Pole. When they get to Narnia Pole meets Aslan in private and tells Scrubb how he told her the he has to talk to a very close friend when he gets to Narnia at first. Scrubb then falls off a cliff were Aslan blows him to the actual city of Narnia. Then he blows Pole. Pole then tells Scrubb how they have to find Prince Caspian's long lost son. Pole and Scrubb must travel dark and mysterious places to find the long lost prince. Will they make it? Will they even find him? The Sivler Chair is an action pact book with a meraculous story with in 200 pages. -Shreya

Who is Amelia Earhart
By Kate Boehm Jerome

Amelia Earhart was famous because she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and she was also famous for giving women rights to fly. She created a group and was named captain of the team. How did she become inspired? Her father took her to a festival where the planes were doing stunts in air. Later, she wanted to participate in a cross-country women's derby air race, but the women had to fly with a man. Amelia got furious since she and the other women had flown for hours alone before, so they changed the rules. Amelia came in third place, still proud that she fought for rights. Amelia's father later became ill and she had to go take care of him. On her return trip, news came that her father died. Along with that, the Great Depression was taking place. Amelia didn't want to get married because then she would have to give up her career, even if she was asked multiple times. She had made many achievements throughout her life. Finally came the final flight, the flight around the world. That was the last time the world saw Amelia, but if you want to know the real story and make your own conclusions, read the book to find out! Naheen Ali

Samir Ajy Reading April 12, 2014 Book Review Level 5 //Wild Pitch// By Cal Ripken Jr. If you are interested in reading a book with a sports theme, you will love //Wild Pitch,// by Cal Ripken Jr. //Wild Pitch// is a story about a twelve-year-old boy named Robbie, who lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Robbie is the very accurate pitcher for his little league team, the Orioles. He is admired by his teammates and respected by others in the league and was selected in pitch in the league’s all-star game. During the all-star game, Robbie losses control of a pitch, and accidentally hits a batter in the head with the baseball. The batter is severely injured and is treated in the hospital. Following that game, Robbie is worried that he will hit another batter with a wild pitch. During the following baseball season, Robbie allows many home runs, RBI’s, and walks to first base. He is even mocked by members of the league when they call him “ball four”. Because of Robbie’s lack of confidence, the team was no longer successful at winning. One day everything changed. During a practice, Robbie’s best friend, Marty helps him overcome his fears by telling him to forget what happened the day he hit the batter. After the conversation with Marty, and many conversations with his dad, Robbie leads his team to their first and only victory of the season. Unfortunately, that was the last game of the season. If you enjoyed other sports-themed books such as: //Heat// and //Million Dollar Throw,// both by Mike Lupica, you’ll really enjoy this book. Similar to the Lupica books, I think the lesson of this story is important because it shows how you should never give up, no matter what happens. With every chapter, Robbie tries to find a way to become a respected pitcher again. It takes the entire season and assistance from teammates to help Robbie overcome his fear of pitching. I also recommend this book because it is an inspiration to those, like me, that have to overcome a challenge when playing a sport. Some challenges are not physical and are difficult to handle.

Cameron D. April 23, 2014

Reading
Level 7.1 //Tiger Woods// by Michael V. Uschan

//Tiger Woods// talks about how Tiger grew up what he went threw and how he achieved greatness. His father described him as being born with an incredible talent. When Tiger was 3 he was hosted on a talk show. Tiger quickly learned about racism when on his first day of kindergarten he was tied to a tree and taunted by 6th graders. Tiger describes this as his scariest experience except for being robbed. Tiger always played his dad on the Navy course. Many coaches saw Tigers talented and became one of his coaches. Tiger enrolled at Stanford University. He became the first golfer to win 3 amateur championships. Tiger went pro when he was just 19 and won his first Masters at 21. After this Tigers career took off including 3 other Masters wins. I recommend this book to anyone who likes golf or just enjoys sports or wants to learn more about Tiger Woods.

Maddie McHann 4/27/14

Who was Leonardo da Vinci
Who was Leonardo da Vinci was a spectacular book. This book is about Leonardo and what he does as he grows up. This book is written so well, it's as if you are in the book with Leonardo. This book tells so many facts about Leonardo than you could ever imagine. Did you know that Leonardo's parents never actually loved him? Leonardo's uncle was the only person who really loved him. Did you know that his uncle left everything to him instead of his siblings? If you want to find out all the other juicy details read the book to find out.

Matthew Mayer May 4, 2014 Reading Level 4.8

**Running Out of Time, by** Margaret Peterson Haddix
In Running Out of Time the main character Jessie Keyser is surprised to hear that the village of Clifton is a century behind the outside world. Her mother sends her on a dangerous journey outside of Clifton for help. In the village of Clifton the epidemic of diphtheria is spreading among the children of the village. Jessie's mother gives her the contact of a man that could possibly help with the epidemic. Jessie gets to the man's house and she hears him on the phone saying that they need to kill her for knowing too much. Jessie then realized that the man that she was supposed to contact had died in a car accident, and that the person she heard was a man in disguise. Later, Jessie proved to news reporters that she was from Clifton, they then held a conference about the diphtheria. Everybody was then cured of the diphtheria epidemic. I liked the book because of the action and I would give it four stars!

Nantambu Foley May 5,2014 Reading Level 5.4

Alex Rider: Russian Roulette
by Anthony Horowitz Everyone has knows about Alex Rider's story ,but do you know of Yassen's story. You will now know the life of the world's most cold-blooded assassin. He grew up in Russia when he suddenly had to leave his family to die during an outbreak. His friend and him traveled to get to safety from another village ,but his friend died on the way. Full of sorrow he gets on a train to Moscow to get betrayed by his father's best friend. Then Scorpia finds him and trains him to become an assassin. After his training he goes to a person that enslaved him for four years and kills him starting the life of a cold-blooded killer.

Rosa Parks
Chibu Uzoije May 7, 2014 Reading level 4.0 Author Eloise Greenfield

As a little girl Rosa hated the segregation rule from white people to color. She remember how one day she wanted some soda but the man did not let her because she was colored. This is a story that takes place in the 19th century. This will tell you the life story of how one person can spark a huge change in the world. This is the story that tell you about how Rosa Parks started from being a little girl to a woman how made a difference in our world.

Who was Walt Disney?
Cameron Martin May 11, 2014 Reading level: 4.9 Author: Whitney Stewart

Walt Disney was a true entertainer. He was the man behind the magic of Disneyland and, to go farther back, Mickey Mouse. He loved small town life, and you can see it if you have been to Disneyworld or Disneyland and seen Main Street. He was a true cartoonist, prankster, and better yet, a kid at heart. Do you know how he came up with Mickey and friends? Do you know how he came to be, the man behind the magic? Read the book to find out!

The Genius Files 3: You Only Die Twice
Maddie McHann May 11, 2014 Reading level: 5.0 Author: Dan Gutman

"The Genius Files 3: You Only Die Twice" is a fantastic book to read when your sitting at home and wondering what to do. If you haven't read the first two then you have missed the two most exiting, blood rushing, heart stopping action books ever (in my opinion). Anyway this book starts after a boy named Coke McDonald and his twin sister Pepsi McDonald go to there aunt's wedding. Let's just say that the surprise groom really is a surprise. After they leave the wedding the kids start to head back home to sunny California. Now I'm going to go further ahead in the book. Coke and Pepsi's parents make a surprise stop... The World of Pepsi! They thought that it would be nice to let Pepsi go inside //alone//. Read the rest of the Genius Files 3 or the first two to find out more.

13 Gifts
Wendy Mass May 12, 2014

Tara Brennen was in trouble. Not the kind of trouble that get you grounded, but being sent away for two months for the summer kind of punishment. Tara tried to steal a goat and pepper-sprayed the principal. Her parents were going to a trip for the summer, but Tara wasn't going. She was being sent to Willow Falls for the summer to stay with her cousin, Emily, who, last time, ate an entire glue stick. She met some friends along the way, but she met someone unusual. Tara met an old lady Angelina who said that she was here to repay her debt, but Tara didn' t know what she was talking about. There are no consequences in Willow Falls, but there are many secret not yet told. If you want to know these fascinating secrets kept from many people that have changed their lives, read the book to find out!

Playing With Words
by James Howe Zoe Williams May 12, 2014 LEVEL- 4.6

James explains how he came to be an author, plus his writing process, in this lovely book. See how the pictures and words harmonize with this wonderful auto-biography. Find out how he wrote //Bunniculla// and many other books. From his mysteries to comedies, he explains it all! If you are a James Howe fan, make sure to read this biography. This auto-biography is well-suited for readers who love pictures but want the same, in-depth story.

Ben and Jerry
By Keith Elliot Greenberg Destiny Abbey May 12, 2014 Reading Level: 5.9

If you ever wondered how the world's greatest ice cream company started. In this easy to understand, but full of information book, you can even find out it's first flavors. Ben and Jerry met each other during seventh grade PE, when they were running a mile too slowly. Ben made a statement that if the couldn't run this mile in seven minutes, when they restarted they would just be slower. But the real partnership started after college, when the jobs they had hoped for did not work for them. At first the wanted to make bagels, but after finding out how expensive bagel making equipment was, they scratched that idea and decided to make ice cream. If you want to find out how this small company became a world renown sensation that read this biography!

The Calling of Doves By Escrito por Juan Felipe Herrera Ameiya Pednekar May 13, 2014 Reading Level: 4.5

This story of a boy named Juanito who just moved from Spain. Juanito has no idea about the U.S.A. and was adjusting. He didn't have a house until his dad made one on an abandoned car! Read this exciting tale of how a Spanish boy survives the U.S.A.