Roar by Emma Clayton

I read the book Roar and the genre is fantasy. The

author is Emma Clayton. Roar was her first book.

The book is about a girl named Ellie who was kidnaped

from the city. Her twin brother Mika thinks she is still

alive but they say he is crazy and that she killed herself.

I loved this book because I felt like I was there. I gave

this book 5 stars because it kept me interested. I would

recommend this book to people who like danger and

near death situations. --Review by Paige K.

        

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz starts

off in Kansas with a great storm. Dorothy

and her dog, Toto, got swept up in the

cyclone, to land in a different world, in

a place called the land of the munchkins.

She meets many wacky characters, such

as the scarecrow, who wanted a brain,

the tin man, who wanted a heart, and

the cowardly lion, who wanted courage.

She also met an enemy, The Wicked Witch

of the East, who wanted her silver shoes, but got squashed by Dorothy’s

house. Then, The Wicked Witch of the West, who was sisters with

the squashed Witch, wanted revenge. They travel to the Emerald city,

to get a brain for the scarecrow, a heart for the tin man, and courage

for the lion. Their journey is filled with lessons and adventure, but

another conflict arises when they reach the Emerald City. 

I rate this book 4.5 out of 5 stars because it was a very heart-felt book. I
t showed that even if you haven’t known someone for that long, you can
still care for them. I took off half a star just because it was a little slow moving
for me. If you enjoy books like Peter Pan, you would enjoy this book. They
are both filled with imagination. Next time you are wondering what to read,
I hope you consider The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.--Review by Luke B.

Skeleton Creek: The Crossbones (Ryan's Journal) by Patrick Carman

. I think this book deserves 4 ½ stars because it was a good book

but there was not as much horror as I thought. Plus the scariest part was the videos that

the book gives passwords for and you can watch at Sarahfincher.com. The books' main

characters are Ryan and Sarah. Sarah moves away and together, she and Ryan solve clues

so Sarah can drive around the country and solve the puzzle of the crossbones. On their

journey, Ryan faces keeping the trip a secret while doing his job at his dad's fly shop

and fishing competitions. Sarah not only has to face keeping the real reason for her

trip a secret, but also graves, creepy schools and much more.

If you enjoy this kind of book then you should read the rest of the series including
Skeleton Creek, Ghost in the Time Machine, The Raven, and The Phantom Room. I
n addition, Patrick Carman has written another series, which is more of a mystery series,
and the first book in that series is called The Dark Hills Divide and that series is a 4 book
series. One thing that I think the author could have done better in Crossbones would have
been to make the book a little more detailed but apart from that, it was a good book overall
--Review by F. Ransley

House of Hades by Rick Riordan

.    Annabeth and Percy are scared. They have fallen into
Tartarus and are trying to locate the Doors of Death and escape so they can help
their friends stop the evil earth goddess, Gaea from awakening.The prophecy of
the seven has worried them all. The remaining demigods on the ship, Hazel, Frank,
Jason, Piper, Leo, and Nico could try and stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter
from going to war, or they could try to find the House of Hades and rescue Percy
and Annabeth from Tartarus. 

I rated this book five stars because I enjoyed reading it. This book was really
interesting. I really like adventure and fantasy books so this was a good find for me.
This book is unpredictable and nothing goes the way t's planned.  There are a lot
of things happening at once. This is a multi-perspective book and the fourth book
out of a series of five so read the other books before this one. 

I recommend this book to people who like action, adventure and greek mythology
because in this book the people are living in a world with monsters, gods, and titans.
If you liked Harry Potter and/or Percy Jackson you will probably love this book.
--Review by R. Mizyed

Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee

I was a bit scared when my teacher told me we had to

read a fantasy novel because I don't love fantasy. So I tried to get a short book,

but I could not find one so I picked Maybe a Fox thinking that I would hate it but i

t was the exact opposite. I opened the book and started to learn about the characters

Sylvie and Jules. They both like to go outside and make snow families when snow

falls, but one day they ran out of room so they went to the slide. Their dad told them

to never go to the slide so they would not get hurt, but Sylvie wanted to stay so

Jules went home but Sylvie never came back. Read the book to find out what

happened!

I recommend this book to 6th through 9th graders because it can get deep

and scary at some points. I rate this book a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars because it had

a few boring chapters. if you like a good mystery/fantasy novel this book

is for you!--Review by L. Barnett

Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky

     The book was all about a wolf that had a baby

but she could not take care of him so she was looking for a place for

the baby wolf to die. The mother wolf found a very small icy riverbank

surrounded by a stream of water to put the baby in. When I read that

part it really made me really sad.

   
Overall I think the book was awesome. It had lots of emotions especially
at the beginning of the book. The more pages I read, the more interesting
the book got. The reason why I liked the book so much was because of
how many times your emotions change in the book. I think that the first
chapters of the book were pretty sad but when you get to the middle of
the book it gets exciting and the end it  is weird and that's really what
makes this book so great. Out of all the fantasy fiction books I have read,
I think that this book has the most drama.

I would recommend this book to people who like a lot of mystery 
because the book had that especially in the middle of the book. I love
books that have animals in the book and that really makes the mood
of the book even better. I strongly encourage you to read this book!
--Review by A. Logan

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

. In this book review, I will be talking about Fablehaven

which is a fantasy by Brandon Mull. 

Fablehaven is a series which contains multiple books about two young

siblings, Seth and Kendra that learns about their grandpa’s dangerous and

fascinating magical preserve. In this book, you will learn about Kendra and

Seth learning about a world of dangerous and friendly creatures.

I would recommend this book if you like dangerous situations, action,

and magical creatures. The downside of this series is that the author

(Brandon Mull) said that he would end this series book 5 (Keys to the

Demon Prison) because he originally planned for this book to be a

five book series.

I would rate this book 4½ stars because the whole series was

great but the author ended the series at a part where you would still

want to read the next book if the author did make another. Lastly, I also

would recommend this book if you like The LAnd of Stories (another

fantasy book with magical creatures) . I would recommend this book

to you. 

In conclusion, I think this book series is awesome and even

if you don’t believe me, then go try reading the first book!-

--Review by M. Tan

Super Gifted by Gordon Korman

In this book, Super Gifted, a science fiction book,Noah is a very smart inn and middle  school academy.
He purposely got himself kicked out of the Academy. Because he wanted to
see how it felt to be at a normal middle schooler. Noah's best friend Donovan
wondered why such a smart kid like him would wanted to go to a normal school.
During his year he started to get Cs then it had dropped to Ds. He thought
it was cool. His parents did not think that.

My opinion of this book is that since Noah was not being challenged
at the Academy that if he were to go to a normal middle school then he
thought it would be harder when in reality it was easier.  So therefore,
he was starting to give up. This is how I used to feel in math and
language arts class, but now I realize that you should always try
your hardest and never give up on yourself!

The reason I gave this book 1 star is because this book or this
genre was not for me. In my opinion I think he could have done a
better job of explaining how Noah felt in this story as being
super gifted.--Review by N. Cacioppo

The Beckoning Shadow by by Katharyn Blair

Vesper fled away from home the moment she escaped the ambulance she was shoved in the back of.  She was trying to get away as soon as possible, she couldn’t believe what she’d done. She used her own power - more like a curse - against the ones she loved.  It’d never slipped like that before, and would never again. Or so she thought. Vesper reluctantly joined a group of Oddities, her type of magical people, after a few of them saved her after a shooting in a restaurant.  They teach Vesper the ways of life when Oddities can be themselves as she yearns to finally get rid of the terrible curse of a power she beholds that tore her family to pieces.

This book was a fast moving page turner with a powerful, vast vocabulary range thrown
in for a plus.The 463 paged book was out of my hands and back on the shelf within only
a few days. It was interesting and every chapter ended with a good kick, tempting you
not to put it down. Taunting you to continue reading and not go to bed. It was a tender,
touching story about her haunting past filled with action packed violent scenes and
adventure after every page. 

I loved this book and I would rate it a full 5 stars.  It was beautifully written and there
were no slow parts. If you like a quick read with lots of action and more of a realistic
super power novel, I highly recommend this book. --Review by A. Gargan