Thursday, January 29, 2015

Tuck Everlasting

            Tuck Everlasting is a very well written book by Natalie Babbitt. It's perfect for a bookclub, a summer read, or a rainy Sunday morning. This story takes place in 1881, in the little town of Treegap. 
            The main characters in this book are first, Winnie Foster. She is eleven years old and just waiting for some adventure. The second main characters are the Tuck family. Mae Tuck, her husband Tuck, and their sons, Miles and Jessi. 
             Early one morning, Winnie decides to venture into the woods for the first time.There she sees Jessi taking a drink from a bubbling spring. Then she meets the Tucks. Because of that spring, the Tucks can never die or grow old. Now Winnie must choose whether or not to keep their secret or join them. Meanwhile, the "Man in the Yellow Suit"  has uncovered the Tuck's secret and is planning on exposing it to the world!
            I really enjoyed this book, it is a little slow in the beginning but it's very fun. I would recommend this book to anyone but I  think it would be more enjoyed by an older crowd.
              

                                                    

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Warriors, Into the Wild

          "Warriors,into the wild" is a fun book by Erin Hunter.
             In this book there are four different cat clans, each clan lives in the forest and obeys the ancient laws set down by their ancestors.
             The main characters are first, and ordinary house cat named Rusty.He has orange fur and green eyes. In this book he joins Thunderclan (one of the four clans) and he gets a clan name, Firepaw. The second main character is Bluestar, the leader of Thunderclan, she has pretty silver fur.And the last character is  Graypaw, Firepaw's best friend.
             One night, Rusty is drawn to the forest after dreaming about it for several weeks.There he meets Bluestar and Graypaw and has to decide whether or not to join Thunderclan, it would mean a whole new life for this pampered house cat. Meanwhile, Thunderclan is in grave danger, and the treacherous Shadowclan grows stronger. When Rusty finally makes his decision and joins Thunder- clan, he learns there's a traitor in his midst.




                                             
 

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Fablehaven bk.1

           Fablehaven is a fun fantasy novel by Brandon Mull.The first main character is Kendra Sorenson. Kendra is cautious and not a big risk-taker.Her brother,Seth, is eleven years old and very curious. He doesn't have a problem with bending the rules and usually gets in big trouble because of it. Another main character is Seth and Kendra's grandfather, who is the caretaker,or keeper, of Fablehaven, a sanctuary for magical creatures.
           The plot of the story starts when Seth and Kendra have to stay at their grandfathers while their parents are on vacation. Seth and Kendra suddenly find themselves in a magical world full of  trolls,satyrs,witches, imps,and very vain fairies.And when Seth is tricked into opening a window on midsummer night eve, evil magic enters the house and captures their grandfather!It will be up to Kendra,Seth, and their chicken, Goldilocks to save him and the future of Fablehaven.
            I love this book so much, my favorite part is when Goldilocks,the chicken, turned out to be the missin Grandma Sorenson!I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for an action and mystery packed page turner.



                                                 

         

Monday, January 5, 2015

Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise

             This story takes place in Dry Creek, formerly known as Spring creek.An uneventful little town with a creek that dried up thirty years ago.
        There are a few main characters in this book. The first, Florence Waters,is my favorite character.She is both creative and imaginative.She travels around the world in search of new and exiting things to put in or on her exquisite fountains.The second character, Walter Russ, is the principal of Dry Creek middle school.He is strict and grumpy.He is also bald and plump with an impatient look.But, by the end of the book he is much more lighthearted.The last main character is the entire fifth grade class! Their names are,Lily,Shelly,Paddy,Tad,Gil,and Minnie.They are all talented in there own way and they all have big imaginations which really come in handy when Florence asks for ideas for their new fountain.
          The plot of this story is about a middle school in Dry Creek that needs a new drinking fountain because the old one leaks. But what the citizens of Dry Creek don't know is that Sally Manders and Delbert "Dee" eel,(who own a swimming pool and water company)rerouted the spring in such a way that everyone in Dry Creek had to pay them to swim and drink water!They also built the school on the source of the spring, which is why the fountain leaks.But at the end of the book everyone in Dry Creek finds out that the spring  is really a geyser! So in the end, the town got their water back and the school got their magnificent fountain designed by the one and only, Florence Waters.
               I really enjoyed this book and have read it many times.My favorite thing about this book is that it's written entirely in letters!It's a pretty easy read and I definitely recommend this book to any one looking for a funny,easy mystery novel.