Absolute Pressure

Title: Absolute Pressure
Author: Sigmund Brouwer
Reviewer: Jenny
Summary: Ian loves to scuba dive and works at his uncle’s dive shop in Key West, Florida. He strongly admires Sherri, the girl who also works at his uncle’s shop. He wonders what she would feel like if he told her that every time he sees her he tastes blackberries, because he has a condition called synesthesia. Someone has tried to kill Ian, twice and lead him to believe his uncle is in great danger. What he doesn’t know, is that it’s even more complicating and terrifying than he would have ever thought it to be. In the end, something shocking happens. Ian’s uncle isn’t who he thought he was. It will leave you asking, does Ian’s uncle care about him, or not?

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No Talking

Title: No Talking
Author: Andrew Clements
Reviewer: Gabby
Summary: Dave Packer read a book about Mahatma Gandhi for a report on India in school. One day each week Gandhi wouldn’t talk because he thought it brought order to his mind. So one day Dave decided to do the same and it ended up as a competition against boys and girls in his grade.

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Wringer

Title: Wringer
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Reviewer: Brad
This story is about a boy named Palmer. He is the son of a trophy winning pigeon shooter. He starts to hang out with some guys who want to be wringers, people who snap injured pigeons’ necks. They soon find out the he is hiding a pigeon named Nipper in his closet. Nipper brings Palmer and his neighbor, Dorothy, back together with all they play with each other. So now the gang has their suspicions; now see what will happen to Palmer.

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The Babysitting Wars

Title: The Babysitting Wars
Author: Mimi McCoy
Reviewer: Katie H.
Kaitlyn had almost all of her small towns' babysitting jobs. Then one day a new girl, Nola, started taking all the babysitting jobs from Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn and her friends start to think of ideas of getting her jobs back, until she gets grounded and loses her friends. since she forgot about one of her friend's art shows. Then she gets an amazing job offer, to baby sit for the richest people in town. The only problem is, if something can go wrong it will. When babysitting she figures out that the kids are brats, and they lock her in a HUGE pantry. Want to figure out how she gets out and controls the kids? If so, read the book!
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The Boy Next Door

Title: The Boy Next Door

Author: Laura Dower

Reviewer : Caitlyn

Jeff and Taryn have been best friends forever, and it never mattered that they were a boy and a girl. In their first week of middle school a lot can happen. Jeff and Taryn get involved in different after school activities, for instance Taryn gets involved in a carnival and because of Jeff she becomes a team leader. Jeff gets involved in soccer and makes history, the first sixth grader to make a varsity team, but while doing that he ignores his friends and stays around the soccer team. How long will their friendship last? Will Jeff miss his old friends? Read this book and these questions will be answered!

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