Better Nate than ever by Tim Federle

A 13-year-old boy goes to NYC by himself and meets his long-lost aunt and tries to audition for E.T., the musical.

--C., grade 6

Nightmare affair by Mindee Arnett--5 stars

It was an AMAZING book. I never wanted to put it down.  It has a wonderful start and an awesome ending.  I loved this book.

--A.W., grade 6

The book was suspenseful and hard to figure out the who-did-it part.  That made me want to read quickly to the end.  It has a lot of descriptive details to help you picture all the things in the book

--A.B., grade 6

I could hardly put it down.  I really liked how some of the characters changed from good to evil and vice versa, and you could sometimes predict it, but it wasn’t really obvious.  I also liked how it made the characters actually sound their age.

--M.M., grade 6

Loved the mystery, thrill, deception.  You never knew what was coming.

--E.C., grade 6

Tapir scientist: saving South America’s largest mammal by Sy Montgomery--3 ¾ stars

It is very informative and is about an animal that keeps an entire biome healthy.

--E.C., grade 6

Corner of white by Jaclyn Moriarty--5 stars

This story is all about these two kids who are trying to discover who they are.  Even though they are both from different places, they have a common ground.

--C.A., grade 8

It is a really sweet book with a good story and good characters, but it ended with a cliffhanger.

--A.S., grade 8

I like how the author used different perspectives until the characters “meet.”  It shows that you don’t have to communicate by talking—you can communicate with letters, too!  I can’t wait for the sequel.

--A.B., grade 6

Primates: the fearless science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani & Maris Wicks--5 stars

The work of these women, especially Jane Goodall, inspired me.  This book captured everything in such a splendid way….  As a visual learner, I loved how they chose to put the story in graphic novel form, making it so you could almost feel like you were there, in the action.

--L.R., grade 6