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Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements is a mystery fiction novel, good for all ages. Bobby Philips wakes up one morning and is invisible. He is helpless, until he meets Alicia, a blind girl who understands his problem and tries to help. The two of them try to find out what's wrong and fix it. Bobby doesn't know who to go to for help, but maybe he's not the only one with this problem. Will Bobby fix his problem or be invisible forever?
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass is a mysterious novel. Jeremy Fink is a 12 year old boy who has a deseased father. About a month before his 13th birthday, Jeremy recieves a special box from his father, saying that he should open it in his 13th birthday to find the meaning of life. Unfortunately, he needs four special keys to open this box, but he doesn't have them. So, Jeremy, along with his best friend, spend their whole summer trying to find the keys, and the meaning of life. I enjoyed reading this book very much, and reccomend it to middle schoolers.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R. Tolkien
This fictional adventure story is so captivating that i read it twice. I know what your thinking... you could simply rent the movie and save yourself some time, but after the reading the first chapter alone you will be hooked. This story is about the battle for Middle-Earth between good and evil. I strongly recommend this novel (and the entire series of Lord of the Rings) to anyone searching for interesting novels about exciting things. This book is for Grades 8+ (Grades 8 and Up).
I just read the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. This book is fiction, and i would recommend this book to kids in seventh grade and up. The book Twilight was a very interesting book. It is about a girl, Bella, who goes to move into her father's house in Washington, and has to go to a new school. She falls in love with a vampire, Edward, at her school, but she does not know that he is a vampire, until a little while into the book. I liked this book because it keeps you in suspense, and grabs your attention. I never wanted to put the book down because it was so good.
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer is a nonfiction book good for grade levels 7th grade plus. It is about a girl named Bella who moves to live with her father Charlie. At her school she makes a lot of friends including a guy named Edward. She and Edward start to hand out and he tells her that he is dangerous but Bella is not scared. She keeps hangning out with him. Bella was sure that he was a Vampire. I think this book is amazing and you never want to put it down. It is such an interesting book and so orginary. I would definitly recommand this book.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is a great and exciting book that involves wizards and witches. It is a fiction book that I recommend for people in fifth grade and up. When Harry Potter was a baby he survived the wrath of the evil Lord Voldemort. He becomes famous and goes to a school named Hogwarts and has his second encounter with Lord Voldemort and he wants to take revenge. I thought that this book was very suspenseful and interesting.
Breaking Dawn, a novel by Stephen Meyer, is the final book to the Twilight series. Anyone has ever read anyone one of the Twilight books knows that you cannot stop reading them until you are completely done with the whole saga. So the last and final book, concludes the two main characters, Bella and Edward's, stories together and some unexpected events take place, where their future together might completely change. I very much enjoyed reading this book and I recommend that people read this love story fiction novel, however, read the first book before you read the last.
Title: Flirt, Up Close and Personal Author: Nicole Clarke Genre: Fiction Recommended Grade Level: Middle School and up. This book is the coequal to the first book (Flirt, Write Here, Right Now). This book is about six 16 year-olds all going to New York City to be interns for this very popular magazine, Flirt. The first book was when they arrived and you see things threw Melanie's (The Writing Intern) eyes. The second book is when you see things threw Alexa's (The Photographer) eye's. Right now they are all in their second week out of six weeks. It shows you all of their adventures in The Big Apple, while keeping up with their magazine duties. The Intern's name's are Melanie, Kiyoko, Olivia, Alexa, Charlotte, and Genavive (The evil one! >:(. You'll LOVE this book! It's suspenseful yet funny. :D
This book is a romance book about a girl who moves to a new town to be with her father, and falls in love with this strange guy who is a vampire. The girl, named Bella, gets attracted to the vampire, Edward, but she will have to stay away from him to keep her life safe. Bella makes some friends and puts her self in huge danger by hanging around Edward. When bella meets a family of a few other vampires, two of them go and want to kill Bella.
Will Bella Ever Be Safe? Will The Vampire Find And Kill Bella?
The Boy Next Door by Laura Dower is a fictional/romantic story about Jeff and Taryn. Jeff has been Taryn's next Door neighbor since the first grade. Taryn has had a crush on Jeff for forever and Jeff feels the same.However, both of the kids cant find the words to say "i like you" to each other. Jeff finds himself sucked in by pear pressure and calls Taryn some hateful things. But one dance at the valentine ball can change everything. If you like basic romance you will enjoy this book but it is very corny and predictable. I would recommend this book for grades 6-7.
Gretzky 99 is an auto biography by wayne gretzky himself.In this book the great one writes about his life and how hard he trained and prepared himself to be one of the best players in the hardest sport in the world.I personally enjoyed this book. If you are a sports person you will like this book.
I recently read the history of love. It was a great book but i don't recommend this book until your at least thirteen. I read it in the beginning of the year, i could handle it but i still recommend this to thirteen and up. It is a sad love story that had me crying at the end. This book is one of my favorites and i definitely recommend it.
Messenger, by Lois Lowry, is a very interesting novel where a young boy named Matty, the messenger in his village, discovers a hidden power to heal animals by simply touching them. Matty is bewildered by his power and can't figure out how to use it. Messenger is the third book in in this series following Giver and Gathering Blue.I recommend this book to kids in grades five through seven.
I read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, it is fiction book. I would recommend this book to middle school and up. This book is about, a girl named, Isabella, but she likes to be called Bella. She is in a new school with her new friends, and a guy named Edward. She falls in love with Edward, but she later finds out that he is a vampire. Will she still like Edward even if he is a vampire?
Title: Pendragon: The Merchant of Death Author: D J MacHale Genera: Fantasy Grade level: 7 and up
Pendragon: The Merchant of Death is the first book in a ten-book series by D J MacHale. Bobby Pendragon is about to go to his big basketball game when his Uncle Press stops by his house. He tells him to hop on his motorcycle and that the earth depends on it. Uncle Press drives Bobby to an old abandoned subway station in the Bronx. They get attacked by an evil person named Saint Dane who tries to shoot them. Uncle Press pulls out a gun and tells Bobby to run through the tunnel and try to find the door with the carved star on it. Then he has to say the word Denduron. All of a sudden, he gets attacked by vicious dogs with glowing yellow eyes. They find the door and runs inside to escape the dogs. There, there is a huge portal. He yells the word Denduron into the portal. There is a huge flash of light and he feels like he's floating. When it stopped, he was in awe. His life would never be the same again.
Twilight By Stephanie Meyer, is an amazing book. Although i'm curious as to what happens next, so far this book is great! i love Edward,Jasper,Carlisle,Emmet,Alice, Rosalie,Esme,Bella,and Jacob. They all sound like amazing characters!i recommend this book 4 children 11 or older!this book really speaks to me and makes me want to be in the book. the way she writes the book makes me think im in the book!written by dahlia
Shaq Talks Back is a book by himself. I think that if you are a Laker fan you should read this because it talks about his former life as a laker. I would recommend this book for Middle School kids.
Inkheart is a fiction novel by Cornelia Funke. This book is about a girl and her father who can read people out of books but they cannot choose whether things come out and for everything thing that comes out something must go in. when the girl is young her father accidentally reads the two evil characters out of a book and one confused fire tamer. In return for the three people that go in, the girls mother and two cats go in. In the book the girl and her father want to free he mother so they try to find a copy of the book, but all of the books have disappeared. The girl and her father travel to the bad guys village where they sneak in and try to get a book and free the mom.
I have been the librarian at the Hebrew Academy of Morris County since 2001. When I first started the library was being built with new shelving, new furniture and the collection was very small. We currently have over 8,000 books and the collection is growing. I am very proud of the library and know the students love having a library with the newest and best books available. I make an effort to buy books that will enhance the curriculum and help them in any research or reports they may need to do. If you haven't seen our library, come visit. I am here on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Research shows that school libraries have a positive impact on student achievement and inspire literacy (NCLIS, 2005).
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Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements is a mystery fiction novel, good for all ages. Bobby Philips wakes up one morning and is invisible. He is helpless, until he meets Alicia, a blind girl who understands his problem and tries to help. The two of them try to find out what's wrong and fix it. Bobby doesn't know who to go to for help, but maybe he's not the only one with this problem. Will Bobby fix his problem or be invisible forever?
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass is a mysterious novel. Jeremy Fink is a 12 year old boy who has a deseased father. About a month before his 13th birthday, Jeremy recieves a special box from his father, saying that he should open it in his 13th birthday to find the meaning of life. Unfortunately, he needs four special keys to open this box, but he doesn't have them. So, Jeremy, along with his best friend, spend their whole summer trying to find the keys, and the meaning of life. I enjoyed reading this book very much, and reccomend it to middle schoolers.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R. Tolkien
This fictional adventure story is so captivating that i read it twice. I know what your thinking... you could simply rent the movie and save yourself some time, but after the reading the first chapter alone you will be hooked. This story is about the battle for Middle-Earth between good and evil. I strongly recommend this novel (and the entire series of Lord of the Rings) to anyone searching for interesting novels about exciting things. This book is for Grades 8+ (Grades 8 and Up).
I just read the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. This book is fiction, and i would recommend this book to kids in seventh grade and up. The book Twilight was a very interesting book. It is about a girl, Bella, who goes to move into her father's house in Washington, and has to go to a new school. She falls in love with a vampire, Edward, at her school, but she does not know that he is a vampire, until a little while into the book. I liked this book because it keeps you in suspense, and grabs your attention. I never wanted to put the book down because it was so good.
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer is a nonfiction book good for grade levels 7th grade plus. It is about a girl named Bella who moves to live with her father Charlie. At her school she makes a lot of friends including a guy named Edward. She and Edward start to hand out and he tells her that he is dangerous but Bella is not scared. She keeps hangning out with him. Bella was sure that he was a Vampire. I think this book is amazing and you never want to put it down. It is such an interesting book and so orginary. I would definitly recommand this book.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is a great and exciting book that involves wizards and witches. It is a fiction book that I recommend for people in fifth grade and up. When Harry Potter was a baby he survived the wrath of the evil Lord Voldemort. He becomes famous and goes to a school named Hogwarts and has his second encounter with Lord Voldemort and he wants to take revenge. I thought that this book was very suspenseful and interesting.
Read the book Audacity of Hope by President Obama. It is about his struggles as a Senator to live up to what he thought America's government could be.
Breaking Dawn, a novel by Stephen Meyer, is the final book to the Twilight series. Anyone has ever read anyone one of the Twilight books knows that you cannot stop reading them until you are completely done with the whole saga. So the last and final book, concludes the two main characters, Bella and Edward's, stories together and some unexpected events take place, where their future together might completely change. I very much enjoyed reading this book and I recommend that people read this love story fiction novel, however, read the first book before you read the last.
Title: Flirt, Up Close and Personal
Author: Nicole Clarke
Genre: Fiction
Recommended Grade Level: Middle School and up.
This book is the coequal to the first book (Flirt, Write Here, Right Now). This book is about six 16 year-olds all going to New York City to be interns for this very popular magazine, Flirt. The first book was when they arrived and you see things threw Melanie's (The Writing Intern) eyes. The second book is when you see things threw Alexa's (The Photographer) eye's. Right now they are all in their second week out of six weeks. It shows you all of their adventures in The Big Apple, while keeping up with their magazine duties. The Intern's name's are Melanie, Kiyoko, Olivia, Alexa, Charlotte, and Genavive (The evil one! >:(. You'll LOVE this book! It's suspenseful yet funny. :D
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Ages 12+
This book is a romance book about a girl who moves to a new town to be with her father, and falls in love with this strange guy who is a vampire. The girl, named Bella, gets attracted to the vampire, Edward, but she will have to stay away from him to keep her life safe. Bella makes some friends and puts her self in huge danger by hanging around Edward. When bella meets a family of a few other vampires, two of them go and want to kill Bella.
Will Bella Ever Be Safe?
Will The Vampire Find And Kill Bella?
To Find Out, You Have To Read This Book!!!
The Boy Next Door by Laura Dower is a fictional/romantic story about Jeff and Taryn. Jeff has been Taryn's next Door neighbor since the first grade. Taryn has had a crush on Jeff for forever and Jeff feels the same.However, both of the kids cant find the words to say "i like you" to each other.
Jeff finds himself sucked in by pear pressure and calls Taryn some hateful things. But one dance at the valentine ball can change everything.
If you like basic romance you will enjoy this book but it is very corny and predictable.
I would recommend this book for grades 6-7.
Gretzky 99 is an auto biography by wayne gretzky himself.In this book the great one writes about his life and how hard he trained and prepared himself to be one of the best players in the hardest sport in the world.I personally enjoyed this book. If you are a sports person you will like this book.
I recently read the history of love. It was a great book but i don't recommend this book until your at least thirteen. I read it in the beginning of the year, i could handle it but i still recommend this to thirteen and up. It is a sad love story that had me crying at the end. This book is one of my favorites and i definitely recommend it.
Messenger, by Lois Lowry, is a very interesting novel where a young boy named Matty, the messenger in his village, discovers a hidden power to heal animals by simply touching them. Matty is bewildered by his power and can't figure out how to use it. Messenger is the third book in in this series following Giver and Gathering Blue.I recommend this book to kids in grades five through seven.
I read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, it is fiction book. I would recommend this book to middle school and up. This book is about, a girl named, Isabella, but she likes to be called Bella. She is in a new school with her new friends, and a guy named Edward. She falls in love with Edward, but she later finds out that he is a vampire. Will she still like Edward even if he is a vampire?
Title: Pendragon: The Merchant of Death
Author: D J MacHale
Genera: Fantasy
Grade level: 7 and up
Pendragon: The Merchant of Death is the first book in a ten-book series by D J MacHale. Bobby Pendragon is about to go to his big basketball game when his Uncle Press stops by his house. He tells him to hop on his motorcycle and that the earth depends on it. Uncle Press drives Bobby to an old abandoned subway station in the Bronx. They get attacked by an evil person named Saint Dane who tries to shoot them. Uncle Press pulls out a gun and tells Bobby to run through the tunnel and try to find the door with the carved star on it. Then he has to say the word Denduron. All of a sudden, he gets attacked by vicious dogs with glowing yellow eyes. They find the door and runs inside to escape the dogs. There, there is a huge portal. He yells the word Denduron into the portal. There is a huge flash of light and he feels like he's floating. When it stopped, he was in awe. His life would never be the same again.
Twilight By Stephanie Meyer, is an amazing book. Although i'm curious as to what happens next, so far this book is great! i love Edward,Jasper,Carlisle,Emmet,Alice,
Rosalie,Esme,Bella,and Jacob.
They all sound like amazing characters!i recommend this book 4 children 11 or older!this book really speaks to me and makes me want to be in the book. the way she writes the book makes me think im in the book!written by dahlia
Shaq Talks Back is a book by himself. I think that if you are a Laker fan you should read this because it talks about his former life as a laker. I would recommend this book for Middle School kids.
Inkheart is a fiction novel by Cornelia Funke. This book is about a girl and her father who can read people out of books but they cannot choose whether things come out and for everything thing that comes out something must go in. when the girl is young her father accidentally reads the two evil characters out of a book and one confused fire tamer. In return for the three people that go in, the girls mother and two cats go in. In the book the girl and her father want to free he mother so they try to find a copy of the book, but all of the books have disappeared. The girl and her father travel to the bad guys village where they sneak in and try to get a book and free the mom.
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