Captain Nobody

Title: Captain Nobody

Place of Publication : New York, New York

Publisher: Penguin Group

Author: Dean Pitchford

Copyright date: 2009

# of pages: 220

Personal Opinion: I really love Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford. Newton was like any other general/average 10 year old boy who had workaholic parents, a star brother, and basically had to let people know that yes, he does exist. I really liked the writer's voice to the story. Each character had an individual personality that made you like the character so much.

Book Review: Newton Newman is a 10 year old boy who has a workaholic dad, a forgetful mom, and has the town's super star football player as his brother. Once Newton's brother, Chris, takes a hard hit during The Big game, he starts being alone while his parents spend all of their time with Chris. Once Halloween comes, he forgets to make his distinctive costume, so his friends make him an interesting super hero out of hand-me-downs. Will Newton pull of the costume and learn to understand his parents' reasoning?

Appeal: Mostly Guys

Popularity: 4 Stars! Great!

Quality: 4 Stars! Better than most

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping!

Title : Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping

Place of Publication: United States

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books

Author: Lenore Look

Copyright date: 2009

# of pages: 192

Personal Opinion: I really enjoyed Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping! This book was a shorter read, but it was very interesting. The author, Lenore Look, really did a good job with the character Alvin. He really made sure that Alvin had the characteristics that could crack a smile on anyone's face. I would recommend this book to any young readers that are ready for an adventure with Alvin and his big vocabulary!

Book Review: Alvin Ho is a second grade boy who is afraid of EVERYTHING! One day his dad decides that he needs to teach him how to camp, hoping for a good Father/Son trip, but really he justs ends up with making Alvin freak out! When Alvin's uncle comes over to babysit, he teaches Alvin some superior camping tricks, tips, and a special little something to help him out. Will Alvin still survive the Great Outdoors with his new tips and trinket?

Appeal: Anyone

Popularity: 4 Stars! Great!

Quality: 4 Stars! Better than most

Genre -- Please mark the appropriate box : Realistic Fiction

Matched

Title: Matched

Place of Publication: New York, New York

Publisher: Penguin Group

Author: Ally Condie

Copyright date: 2010

# of pages: 366

Personal Opinion: I thought that this book was OK. It was slow at first, but sometimes would start to pick the pace up. The book was sort of hard to figure out. I would recommend this book to people that like to read about the future, or communism.

Book Review: Cassia is a young adult, lurking for adventure. Cassia's life is controlled by the powerful Society. The Society determines EVERYTHING between where you live, who you will marry, and when you die. When Cassia goes to her matching banquet and sees a familiar face when she sees her match, she feels happy, but after she goes home to look at her match's Microcard, she sees something different than what she saw on the screen. Cassia starts to have some different feelings after she sees the different face. Who will she choose?

Appeal -- Mostly Girls

Popularity -- 3 Stars! Pretty Good!

Quality -- : 3 Stars! Readable

Genre -- : Science Fiction

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Faith, Hope, and Ivy June

Title: Faith, Hope, and Ivy June

Place of Publication: New York, USA

Publisher: Random House Inc.

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Copyright date: 2009

# of pages: 280

Personal Opinion: This book overall was OK. The book was a little slow in the beginning, but speeded up after a while. I would recommend this book to other fellow readers.

Book Review: Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs are girls from two different worlds. Ivy June is used to out-houses and mountains, while Catherine is used to fancy restuarants and computers. The only thing the two girls share is the exchange program. Ivy June and Catherine soon share their homes and lives for a few weeks with each other, with many ups and downs. Will they survive each other's differences?

Appeal: Mostly Girls

Popularity: 3 Stars! Pretty Good!

Quality: 4 Stars! Better than most

Genre: Realistic Fiction