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TThe Star Fisher
The Star Fisher is an interesting book that always wants you to read more.This book is like one giant dream; it is fantasy with some truth. I wouldn't necessarily call this the best book in the world but I still recommend it to who ever is a fan of fantasy and adventure books. This is an easy reading book with exiting fun challenges and adventures.

The Star Fisher - Book Review
"I thought I knew what green was until we went to West Virginia."That's how Star Fisher, by Laurence Yep, starts off.The book is about a Chinese - American family who moves from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920' s.They start a laundry bussiness, and try to fit in.Joan Lee (the main character) finds new friends and finds a new relationship with her mother. The Star Fisher
The one-sentence summary I found in the book is the following: "Fifteen-year-old Joan Lee and her family find the adjustment hard when they move from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920's."Joan and her family are treated badly by most people, because of their race and also because they are new to that town.Then, Joan's mother bakes an apple pie for a church social.When the other town people find out how good the pie tastes, Mrs. Lee becomes modest and says that she had a good teacher, Miss. Lucy.Because of the apple pie, and Joan's friend's curiosity, the others accept the difference of the Lee's and they treat each other equally. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult    2. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Chinese Americans    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Moving, Household    8. Prejudices    9. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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I love this series
I really enjoy reading this series. I'm glad DJ is finally able to start accomplishing her dreams. I like how she's a normal person, like, how she hates algebra and needs help in it; it makes her seem more like a realperson. Keep up the good work L.S.!

I Love This Series!
This Book was awesome. I read it twice. I own the whole series and I love them all. Please don't stop writing them Lauraine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this the End?
In this book, DJ Randall is finally making all her dreams come true. An art weekend in San Francisco with a pro artist, her first rated show, and a successful note card business turns her life into a hectic cycle. How willDJ cope?By the way, is this the author's last book? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Horses    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Religious    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Christian life    5. Fiction    6. Horses    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Moving, Household    9. Religious - Christian    10. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    11. Social Issues - New Experience    12. Stepfamilies   

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Tim's review
I really liked the book Beware the Snowman. I like fictional books and it had a happy ending. I have read a lot of other Goosebumps books but they were better than this one. This one was not as scary.
BORINGGGGG
the story is bad and the plot is lousy, do not buy this book.

Beware!
Jacklyn used to live with her Aunt Greta in Chicago. But not anymore. Because they are going to move to a scary town with a big, mean alive snowman! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Horror    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Fiction    4. Horror & Ghost Stories    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Juvenile Horror / Ghost Stories    7. Monsters    8. Moving, Household    9. Snowmen    10. Stine, R. L.   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fiction    5. Friendship    6. Moving, Household    7. Neighborliness    8. Readers - Beginner    9. Social Issues - Friendship    10. Social Situations - Friendship    11. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / General   

Reviews (7)

The Big Move
Vicenza is having a hard time adjusting to life in San Francisco.She was unfairly torn from her well-off life and friend in Manila, Philippines, and forced to emigrate to California, where she now shops at the Salvation Army, works in her family's cafeteria in Sears on the weekends, and is ignored by the snooty girls at her new school.Her life gets so bad that she actually goes to the movies with her family on a Friday night.Finally, V, as her friends call her, befriends Isobel, the French exchange student, who helps V see that if the other girls don't want her, she doesn't want them, and also helps Vincenza snag the boy she wants.With excellently written characters and sprinkled with emails of her new "glamorous" (fictional) life to her friend back home in Manila, this book will be relatable for any girl who has ever felt out of place.

From Rich to Poor
Vicenza's family moves to California from Manila, hoping to start a better life after a family friend embezzles all their money; but it gets a lot worse. At Vicenza's new school, Grosvernor High, she gets picked on for not wearing the newest fashion trends. Her only friend Isobel doesn't wear the newest fashions but styles of her own and still look hot in it. Vicenza's family television shoe video smuggling gets caught by the police,and is shut down. Now her family suffers with money and have to work extra hard at their cafeteria to earn more money. Once things calm down, Vicenza makes the top five slut list at Grosvernor School, as the number one slut after she is caught in the bathroom with Whitney's boyfriend Claude Caligari. Vicenza goes on her first date with Paul, a boy who works at Sears, after the aproval of her parents. They already knew him from their cafeteria, so they easily accepted the date. It was at the movies when Vicenza got her first kiss during the Stephen King Movie. I recommend this book for teens or adults who are fit for a wild narrative of a foreign teen.
Fresh Off the Boat
Vicenza decides to lie in e-mails to her friend back in Manila named Peaches to impress her with details of her new life in America. Vicenza is a girl who came from Manila to America in hope to start a new life with the mother, father, and sister. When they get here they are forced to change and the go from high to low class in almost an instant. She pretends to have tons of friends and be popular when e-mailing her friend, although it is not true. She really only has one friend and no one really wants to talk to her. In the end, she ends up slowly telling Peaches the truth about her life and starts excepting the things that she has. This is a good book for people who like girly books because it was mainly about a teenage girls' life and how coming to America changes it.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Family - General    4. Fiction    5. Filipino Americans    6. Immigrants    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Moving, Household    9. People & Places - United States - Asian American    10. People & Places - United States - Other    11. Social Issues - Adolescence    12. Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration    13. Social Situations - Adolescence    14. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Adolescence   

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Funny and Exciting!
I loved this book!It was easy to read, funny and suspenceful!It also has funny drawings! Willie, Lucy and Kyle remind me of me and my friends.When they investigate Kyle's haunted house, it gets just a little scary but it also makes me laugh.I borrowed the book, but now I think I'm going to buy it so I can read it again! It's perfect to read at Halloween!

Ghost Trap
This book is about three kids that like detective stuff.They find this secret room and they think there's a ghost in there, so they try to capture it. Scary review
Willies old friend Kyle is moving back, but in his house is a ghost.Another problem is Willie's new friend Lucy and his old friend Kyle don't like each other. I hope they get to be friends.They're going to try to catch the ghost. Let's hope they do.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Best friends    3. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Mysteries / Detective    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Detectives    7. Fiction    8. Ghosts    9. Horror & Ghost Stories    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Moving, Household    12. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    13. Social Issues - Friendship    14. Social Situations - Friendship    15. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Adventure and Suspence -By:CJA (Grade 5)
It was a simple ordinary day for Cass Kennedy when his family was forced to move to North Minnesota. He never wished to be alive.His new house was very nice. He really liked that it snowed there everyday, and he missed school a lot. Cass loved to visit Lake Superior often. Cass loved to play football near the lake. His house was close to a forest, and the forest was called Indian Deep. One day Cass went into the forest, and he heard strange sounds. He saw a boat's emergency lights on.What could he do with his dog in the middle of a blizzard, and he was the only one around to help the survivors? This book was an exciting and thrilling adventure. You should buy this book.

A boy experiences struggles and successes in his new home.
Cass Kennedy is used to the fast pace of Minneapolis. When his familymoves the North Shore of Lake Superior, many transitions ensue.He nolonger has the time he would like with his dad, all of his friends are faraway, and the class leader/bully, Ansel, picks on him but never getscaught.A shared love for a secret hideaway and a crisis bring the twoboys together.Cass and Ansel realize that they have more in common thanthey realized.This is a great story for children on the move.Thetransitions experienced are dealt with in a realistic manner.The boy'sfeelings of abandonment by his father and his subsequent hiding from hisfamily is typical of how many children retreat into themselves during timesof change and stress.Whether a read-a-loud or read-alone, this qualitybook is highly recommended for children 8-13, boys and girls alike.Thetimeless cycle of chaos, confusion, and lonliness during a move isrealistically depicted in this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Minnesota    6. Moving, Household    7. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Mice    7. Moving, Household    8. Readers - Beginner    9. Specimens    10. Toy and movable books   

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Gift Purchase
I brought this book for my 12 year old neice as a token gift.She absolutely loved it - simply could not put it down and was anxious to read the second book in the series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Fiction    5. Friendship    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Moving, Household    8. Prejudices    9. Religious - Christian    10. Social Issues - Friendship    11. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    12. Social Situations - Moving    13. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Chapter Books   

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A glimpse into a young mind
What an excellent book for any young person! It is especially good for a young person experiencing divorce.As an adult child of divorce, I could relate to Richard's feelings about the break-up of his parents.And as a teacher, I can see how students could relate Richard's feelings about being at a new school, making new friends, etc.I especially loved the ending - it gave great closure to the story and left me with a strong message...finding your voice in writing (or just as a young person) can be so powerful.A great read for a child or adult!

THIS BOOK RULES!
I loved this book, it was heartwarming, and everyone should read it. It was a "Texas Bluebonnet Award" Winner. It deserved every single qualifacation that you need to be a bluebonnet! You'll absolutely love it! A MUST READ!

Okay - for a Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
Rope Burn is a great book for all ages.My daughter, Jennifer thought that it was true in the fact that most children relate to not wanting to write stories for their teachers.I like that he overcame a fear bypracticing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Divorce    4. Family - Marriage & Divorce    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Moving    8. Moving, Household    9. School & Education    10. Social Issues - Adolescence    11. Social Issues - New Experience   

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My daughter loved it!
It was just right for my six-year-old to read it to herself -- and she carried it around with her until she had finished it!

An All-Around Winner
This book is a good one to read to pre-schoolers and kindergarteners to help explore the feelings they have when they either meet someone like Russell or, at times, actually find themselves acting like Russell.Hey, we all do it now and then. A book about feelings
Children can easily relate to Jamaica's feelings and may learn that sometimes people seem to be mean when really their feelings are just hurt. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Moving, Household    7. People & Places - United States - African-American    8. Preschool Picture Story Books    9. School & Education    10. School stories    11. Schools    12. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / African American    13. Multicultural studies    14. Picture books    15. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

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Why Did We Have to Move Here?
William has moved during the school year and faces the many problems associated with unpacking and being the new boy in his class. He must deal with academic issues, classroom challenges, and rejection from his peers. Fortunately, William has many fond memories of success and friendship fromhis previous school, so he takes steps to make new friends. This is arealistic story that any child, who has experienced a move, will relate toeasily.William's need for acceptance is compelling and his tenacity isadmirable. This book should be part of every classroom library and sharedwith all new students. The illustrations continue to delight and surprisethe reader each time the book is read.

A great book on moving, with text and art lovingly blended.
Davies has tackled an issue that many kids face intoday's mobile families, but this isn't just another concept book.Everything seems to be going wrong for William in his new home and school, until he finds the wonders that a little courage and humor will work.The master touches here lie in the illustration -- acknowledgments are buried in the artwork, and kids are sure to enjoy following the grouchy old lady as she is stumped by William's solution.Watch for the kid with big hair. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Fiction    3. Friendship    4. General    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Moving    7. Moving, Household    8. Schools    9. Social Issues - New Experience   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Happiness    6. Moving, Household    7. Preschool Picture Story Books    8. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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An excellent book for any 3rd grader.
My 8 year old son and I really enjoyed this book.It is about Cody, a 3rd grade boy, who moves during the school year and has to go to a new school.He misses his friends and worries that the kids at the new school will not accept him so he makes up a few lies to make his life seem more interesting.One of the lies he tells, being a champion roller skater, caches up with him when he is invited to a roller skating party.Cody has a solution - he cuts lunch to go to the library to read about roller skating.His skills are put to the test during the party with disastrous results.
We laughed until we cried!
I bought this book for my 7 yr old just before moving from the east coast to the west coast in the middle of the school year.Our first Betsey Duffey book.We absolutely LOVED it!We read every Cody book she put outsince as soon as we can get our hands on them.My son insist we owningevery one so he can read them again and again.He can really relate toCody.

I liked the book. It was really funny!
It was funny when he was going rollerskating and he got so dizzy that he went into the girls bathroom by accident.The girls saw him and wrapped him up with toilet paper.This is a good book for kids who like to laugh. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Fiction    4. Friendship    5. Moving, Household    6. Readers - Chapter Books    7. School & Education    8. Schools    9. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / New Experience   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Family - General    5. Fiction    6. Humorous Stories    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Moving, Household    9. Neighbors    10. Noise   

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children's Books/All Ages    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Historical - United States - 20th Century    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Moving, Household    10. People & Places - United States - African-American    11. Race relations    12. Social Issues - New Experience    13. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    14. Southern States   

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A real story about real people!
Pionner Summer is a "ready-for-chapters" book that really has it all.Pioneer Summer deals with emotional issues that children, regardless of the historical era, have in common.Eight-year-old Charlie is leaving his home and friends and making his way to a new home.At one time or another almost all children have dealt with a difficult transition period.Also, Charlie is dealing with the process of developing his personal belief system.His parents are committed abolitionists.Charlie must decide if he feels as strong about the issue of slavery.The other reason Pioneer Summer is an excellent book for the "ready-for-chapters" student is because the story brings to life an time in history that is rarely given adequate attention in history books.Pre-Civil War history often gets short exhanged in order to dedicate more textbook space to Westward Expansion and the battles of the Civil War.Pioneer Summer is a real story about the real people who settled the Kansas territory in hopes of influencing the vote on the issue of slavery.One last reason to love Pioneer Summer--it leaves many unanswered questions about Charlie and the Keller family that can only be answered by reading Cabin in the Snow and Our Kansas Home.It is a great way to introduce sequels to young readers.It left me wanting more and I teach history!!

This book makes history interesting for the young reader!
My 8-year-old son Sam is more of a non-fiction kind of guy--interested more in facts than in stories.But this one held his interest beautifully.It was a great history lesson for him and a great review for Mom and Dad!And, it was not too hard to read nor too easy, but just right.We got our first copy at the library, but I'll soon be purchasing all three in the series.

Great chapter book series!
My son loves the Prairie Skies series and can't wait for OUR KANSAS HOME.It's a warm family story but full of rich historical details that never overwhelm the plot.My son is in fifth grade but is a reluctant reader, so I'm always on the lookout for books that hold his interest but that aren't too babyish. Highly recommended! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Family - General    4. Fiction    5. Historical - United States - 19th Century    6. History - United States/19th Century    7. Juvenile Easy Readers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Law and legislation    10. Moving, Household    11. Prairies    12. Readers - Chapter Books    13. Slavery    14. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century   

Reviews (5)

The ghost of lizard ilght
Moving from Iowa to Maine would be a devistating blow to me, as it was for ten year old Jack Carlton.Who is viseted by a ghost by the name of Nathaniel.And With the help of the Nathaniel Jack unravles a great mystery of time wich is 150 years old.

A good book
This book is one of the best books i have read. I read it to my classmates and nthey all liked it. They asked me to do this so i am! Like I said It is a great book.

Deep In The Deep Blue Sea
This book is about Jack. The author,Elvira Woodruff,has readthe book and admiring the book. This book i great. If you lke mystery books you will like this book. I like this book because it gives you the picture that you can see it in your head. Jack is sleeping in his bed when a ghostly figure was at the end of his bed! Jack found out that he was livivg but the ghost was not.The ghost name was Nathaniel Witherspoon than it said "you're the exactly the kind of boy I need" Jake woke up he found himself in a 150 secret of a ship wreck that clamed many lives including young Nataniel Witherspoons. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Fathers and sons    4. Fiction    5. Ghosts    6. Horror & Ghost Stories    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Moving, Household    9. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    10. Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories   

Reviews (8)

Eh
This book was about a girl named Hilliry. She is 12 or 13 and she BELIVES that everything else is not real. Come on, I am 12 and I never belived that! This book was really confusing and boring, my favorite part was the end.

the ashwater experiment
the book the ashwater experiment was about a girl who movd around all of the time . but for six mounthes she staedin in one spot. the things i liked aboutthe book was it had a lot of detail . the things i didnt like about the book was i just did not intrest me.my favorite chacter was hillery becuase she was interesting.in concltion i think the book was ok but all depens on what your looking for in a book.

Where Next?
This story is about a girl who would never have liked to have to live in one home for more than a week like her parents did.She was always on the move and she enjoyed her life very much but one day she finds out that she'll be house-sitting for someone for nine months! What will she do if she has to stay.It's an experience and you never know what will happen next! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Family - Parents    4. Fiction    5. Friendship    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Moving    9. Moving, Household    10. Social Issues - Adolescence    11. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Cats    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Moving, Household