Showing posts with label school stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school stories. Show all posts

Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Clique

Title: The Clique
Author: Lisi Harrison
Reviewer: Catherine
Summary: When a small-town girl moves from Florida to Westchester, New York she has to live in somebodies else's guesthouse. That girl she has to live with is the fashion queen and ruler of her new school OCD (Octavian Country Day.) Massie makes sure that everyone at OCD hate her especially her friends. They are mean to her and love making fun of her. CLaire befriends a misfit named Layne even though she rather be in the 'cool' crowd. So when Claire get the chance she gets revenge by IMing Massie's friends as her. When they all turn there back on her Massie doesn't know what to do next. Will Massie ever find out? What will happen if she gets caught? You'll just have to read to find this out.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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.


Wednesday, December 12, 2007

The Clique

Title: The Clique
Author: Lisi Harrison
Reviewer: Ashley
This story is about Massie Block and her friends. Massie is a very rich girl. When her dad's old friend and his family move into the Block's guest house Massie meets a girl named Claire Lyons. Throughout the story, Massie and Claire dont get along. Claire meets a new friend. Massie has a crush on Lane's (Claire's new friend) brother Chris. So Massie hangs out with Lane and trys to get closer to her brother. But Massie really doesn't succeed. In the end, Massie and Claire become best friends.
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Saturday, December 1, 2007

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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