Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

In this book, a spunky, energetic girl named Mo decides to start a detective agency with her best friend, Dale, after a citizen in their small town is murdered. During their epic quest to find the killer, Mo must save her guardians, who have been kidnapped. Are Mo and Dale up for the task at hand? Read the book to find out! 

I loved this book! There were lots of plot twists, cliffhangers, and false clues, which made the book so much more interesting to read. If you enjoy mystery stories, you'll love this one because it makes you think. I hope you like it!

Reviewed by Megan ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 560

The Accidental Genius of Weasel High by Rick Detorie

Larkin may have a weird life but he still has his "buddies." His annoying sister Kelly always has to make things more difficult for Larkin! But things take a turn when Larkin finds out his "girlfriend" likes someone that is not him. 

I thought that this book was very unique it's not like other books that have enormous turns in the story. It's simple and a really quick read! I would recommend this book! It's very simple for students to read. This book seems big and too hard but once you read it, you wish there was a second book.

Reviewed by Sandra ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 850

The Accidental Genius of Weasel High by Rick Detorie

The book The Accidental Genius of Weasel High is about a boy named Larkin who is having a lot of trouble being in high school. He thought that he had a girlfriend, but it turns out that she is his enemy Dalton's girlfriend. At home he has to deal with a sister that may turn your house upside down. None of these things are going to stop him from achieving his goals of becoming a movie producer. 

If I say anything else it may spoil the book. The genre of the book is realistic fiction. I would recommend this book to someone that likes funny books and likes the genre realistic fiction. I would give this book a 5.5 out of 10.

Reviewed by Sonal ~ 6th Grade

Lexile  850

If You're Reading This by Trent Reedy

In the book "If You're Reading This" Mike's father died in a war when he was eight. Right before his sixteenth birthday, he starts receiving different letters claiming to be written by his dad. In each letter it has a mission like be nice to your mom and sister and get involved in a sport like football. Mike loves football but his mom doesn't let him play. He keeps receiving the letters and they don't have a return address label so he doesn't know who is sending them. Throughout the book he tries to figure out who is sending the letters. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes football and to anyone who is interested in realistic fiction. I loved this book! I couldn't put it down. It is one of the best books I have ever read!

Reviewed by Abby ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 700

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Love, loss, betrayal, and family. Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You The Sun is a combination of all four. This is a dramatic story told in two perspectives. Jude and Noah Sweetwine are twins and the best of friends. Jude always has Noah’s back. Noah is a shy artist, constantly needing his twin’s help. Noah loves his mother with all his heart, but his dad… not so much. Jude on the other hand is the favorite and loves both her parents. 

Their father is always trying to get Noah to swim, watch sports, wrestle, and basically become more manly. Noah just doesn’t work like that. He likes art… and boys. Jude loves surfing, swimming, and is a daring girl. 

One summer, Noah sees a moving truck next door. Next thing you know, him and the boy next door have a growing friendship, and possibly something more. The summer is going great, until the trip to the art museum. A drawing competition and an entry into art school pull the twins apart. Prepare to fall in love with the characters, the plot, and suffer many emotions. This story of reconnection will leave you wanting more.

Reviewed by Morgan ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 740

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit by Tommy Greenwald

Its about a kid named Charlie Joe (main character) who is getting bad grades and he makes a deal with his parent on getting all As and 1 B or else he would have to go to a summer camp that he doesn't like.

Reviewed by David ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 630

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

The book Sisters is about 2 sisters that don't really get along and they have to go on a trip for one week and they can't even get along in dinner how are they going to survive in one week. When they are packing up the dad was nervous because it was their first time going without him. When they are on their way a storm begins and they have to stop and rent a room. I think this book is fun because they have to go thru a lot together. I would recommend this book because it's funny and because you can enjoy it.

Reviewed by Alexandra ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 290

Ungifted by Gordon Korman

Ungifted by Gordon Korman is about Donovan Curtis in 8th grade. He goes to your typical trashy middle school, Hardcastle. Donovan has quite a reputation, and it isn't a good one. He's known as a huge troublemaker along with his two friends, Daniel Sanderson and Daniel Nussbaum. 

One day, Donovan gets into detention on the day of a huge basketball game takes place, when the principal leaves Donovan unattended the Daniels break Donovan out of detention. Donovan comes upon the bronze statue of Atlas, and he randomly bangs it with a stick. When he does the statue breaks down and rolls down the hill it was placed upon and it rams into the gym. This destroys the gym which gets the superintendent involved. 

The superintendent writes down his name, to remember it, but there's a mixup. Instead of getting the punishment of his life, he gets into the Academy of Scholastic Distinction. At the Academy, Donovan meets many cool people. He meets a genius known as Noah, a try-hard named Abigail, a kind girl called Chloe, a gentle teacher nicknamed Mr.Oz and many more students. He stays here to hide from the superintendent's wrath, and wait until everything dials down. 

Read how Donovan and his friends help the Academy and how his consequences catch up with his actions.

Reviewed by Sarah ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 730

The Fill-in Boyfriend by Kasie West

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend dumps her at prom, she is forced to find a fill-in one because her friend/enemy thinks Bradley is fake. He is real... though he is not hers anymore. She finds a cute boy though he won't tell her his name. Gia is madly head over heels in love with him. Will she be able to tell him the truth or will he always remain the mysterious fill-in Bradley?

Reviewed by Bhumi - 6th Grade

Lexile 550

So B. It by Sarah Weeks

So B. It is a wonderful book. The main character's name is Heidi and her mothers name So B. It. Heidi have a really good neighbor named Bernadette who takes care of Heidi and her mentally disable mom. Heidi wants to find more about her mom. Will she go on a long adventure or will she just stick to knowing what she knows.

Reviewed by Ava - 6th Grade

Lexile 860

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Heidi does not know who her father, and when is her birthday. In the apartment she finds a picture of a red sweater and she reads the hotel. She finds out the hotel in in New York and and goes looking for her biological mother.

Reviewed by Aaliyah - 6th Grade

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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Maniac Magee is a great book, I really enjoyed this book because there was a point to the story that built it all together. Also how this story was told and how the way its told makes it sound so realistic as if you were there. Its about this boy who has a very difficult life and he lives around the time were people were racist which made his choices much difficult , overall its a great story.

Reviewed by Dayanara - 6th Grade

Lexile 820

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The book Maniac Magee is about a boy named Jeffrey who lost both his parents. Jeffrey lived with his uncle and aunt they were not allowed to get divorced in their religion. They acted like they were and had two of everything and Jeffery got so mad one day about that so he ran away and never came back. Jeffrey's journey was a very long journey and he had fought through a lot in the journey, learned a lot.

Reviewed by Zil - 6th Grade

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Maniac Magee is living a normal life in a normal house until bad luck comes his way. His parents are dead, and he is now forced to live with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dot. They are both are strict Catholics and hate each other but can not get a divorce. After a while this drives maniac insane and he runs away to live on his own. Join Magee on a wild and crazy adventure to survive on his own.

Reviewed by James - 6th Grade

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Manic Magee is a great story about young boy how runs away due his uncle and aunt.He does not understand what is gong on around him during the civil right act.He lives in the streets but gets expected in a home.

Reviewed by Jovana -6th Grade

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Maniac Magee is a boy. His name already tells who a little about him. He is a maniac. When he is dared to do something there is no turning back. Where he lives there are two streets there is East End and West End. He lived on west end. If you lived on East End you were dark skin if you lived on West End you were light skin. Maniac doesn't understand why blacks and white don't like each other

Reviewed by Michael - 6th Grade

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The book is intense and fun.

Reviewed by Flynn - 6th Grade

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Loser by Jerry Spinelli

Loser is a book about a kid named Donald Zinkoff. Zinkoff never wins. You will find this out. He does not know how to control himself on top of that. Because of this, he gets into a lot of trouble. In 4th grade he could not have been more sad. However, in 6th grade then his life changed forever. To read all of Zinkoff's adventure read Loser by: Jerry Spinelli.

Reviewed by Jake - 6th Grade

Lexile 650

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When I first read it was thriller It was a very interesting book about a boy named Zinkoff this book Is about this kids life and event.

Reviewed by Joshua - 6th Grade

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The book is about Donald Zinkoff he is always happy he's very friendly Zinkoff is a very cheerful and loving boy in first grade he doesn't stop laughing he's very goofy he's always trying to make friends.

Reviewed by Kevin - 6th Grade

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The book was about a kid called Donald Zinkoff he had some problems one of his problems was that he would laugh a lot, he also LOVES school everyday he would go early in the morning. One time he woke up early, and got dressed and left for school.

Reviewed by Jose - 6th Grade

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The book that I'm reading is about a kid named Donald Zinkoff and the first day he went to school his mother told him not to wear his big long giraffe hat but he took it. at school he got bullied and didn't know that. when it was take your son or daughter to work day he wanted to go with him.

Reviewed by Jose - 6th Grade

Wonder by R. J. Palacios

Wonder is a wonderful book about Auggie Pullman who struggles to get through 5th grade. The thing about Auggie is that he has a face disorder. His face does not look normal. He meets some friends for life and enemies. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars!

Reviewed by Allie - 6th Grade

Lexile 790

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Wonder is about a child with disabilities and has some trouble at school. This child's name is August and he has been home schooled for all of his life until 5th grade year and it was hard for him but it ended up becoming better and a little bit easier for August.

Reviewed by Cassidy - 6th Grade

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Wonder is about a boy Auggie Pullman who has a face deformation. He faces 5th grade with mean and nice people/friends. Things get easier for him throughout the book but he survives 5th grade but you have to find out how.

Reviewed by Gabbi - 6th Grade

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Wonder is a very heartwarming and interesting book. It is about a boy named August who has a face deformation because of all the surgeries he's had. August goes to school for the first time but a lot of the kids are being rude to him. He has a hard time at school but at the end everything changes. I really recommend this book.

Reviewed by Alexandra - 6th Grade

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The book is about a boy he has a a disorder face he gets bully because of how he looks and he has to deal with other drama I really like this book .

Reviewed by Tanya - 6th Grade

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The Dumbest Idea Ever by Jimmy Gownley

I recommend this book to the people that read Bone, this is a graphic novel. I read this book in 3 days because how good it was. This book is about a kid who likes to read graphic novels but the school that he goes to is a church and its private, the teacher saw that he was reading a comic book so he got in trouble. Read along as how he is inspired to create a comic book and his crazy adventures!

Reviewed by Raul 7th Grade

Lexile 330

To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

The book To All the Boys I've Loved Before is about a girl named Lara Jean. Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she "loved", and when she writes these letters, she doesn’t hold back anything. She pours her heart out to these letters. When she is done she puts the letter in a envelope writes the address and she puts the letters in a teal hatbox her mother gave her. She has wrote at least 5 letters. These letters are supposed to help her move on and not think about the boy she "loves". But somehow her letters got sent; and her whole world turned upside down. 

How does she explain to the boys about her letter? How does she fix this? Read this book if you want to find out. This book has a lot of drama, conflict with her family and her crushes. 

This book is also one of my top 10 young adult books. The book itself is kind of a cliche, predictable. I recommend this book to people who like developing romances, and drama. But I do have to warn you this book uses inappropriate language.

Reviewed by Jasmine ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 630

The Raft by S. A. Bodeen

The Raft is a very interesting book, it is the story of teenage girl named Robie who is trapped on a raft in the middle of nowhere. It starts out when the main character Robie flies back to her hometown on a cargo plane. The storms kick up and the winds get rough, the pilot cannot keep the plane in control. Boom! The plane crashes and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Robie manages to survive, but she doesn't have many resources to do so for long. All she has is a raft, a bag that she manages to retrieve, a survival at sea study guide, and a small cup to bail water out of the raft. With low resources and very little courage, will Robie manage to survive? You will have to read The Raft to find out! 

My Thoughts: This book was outstanding! The story was so detailed and I could understand exactly what she was going through. Whenever I decided "Okay, I really need to put this book down." I pretty much always ended on a cliff hanger. The story had so much suspense and great quality. I would recommend this book to people who like a bit of mystery and realistic fiction. I would absolutely rate this book a five out five star rating. 

Reviewed by Sarah ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 680

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

If you haven't read Smile it is an amazing story for you if you have a younger sister that you try to get along with but is a pain, is in or about to be in High School, if you love comics with girls, or if you just want a short cute quick story with girls. Find it in your school library! 

If you did read Smile Were you just loving it and then when you finished did you wanted to read more? Then the next book Sisters is perfect for you! Its about two sisters who are totally different and are like the opposite of each other. They have to go through rough times and try to get along. Find it in your school library!

Reviewed by a 6th Grader

Lexile 410

Now and Forever by Susane Colasanti

This book is about two high schoolers named Ethan and Sterling and they are crazy in love but Ethan is a incredibly talented guitarist, singer and a songwriter and since forever he's believed he has what it takes to be a star. When Ethan becomes a very good rock star he's thrown headfirst into the glam world of celebrity and so is Sterling. Before she knows it she's attending Red Carpet Premieres, getting free designer clothes and flying around the country to attend Ethan's sold out concerts. 

I would recommend this book to you because it is really good and it's really romantic. Also it's really different than other books I've read because I've never read such a good book then this one also its so different because its really romantic and really good and I hope you enjoy it.

Reviewed by Claire ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 540

Con-fidence by Todd Strasser

Lauren was friends with Krista, before Krista moved. Now Lauren is one of the socially inferior and Krista is popular. What happens when Lauren befriends Celeste and becomes co-treasurer? Will Krista accept Lauren after the plan? Will Lauren and Celeste remain friends? Anything is possible and you never know who to trust.

Reviewed by Hailey ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 630

See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles

Harry’s is the family restaurant and the family is often forced to advertise by their father. Fern was named after the girl from Charlotte’s Web. She was the savior, the helper, the heroine. Holden was named after the boy from Catcher in the Rye. Holden runs away a lot, their mother meditates a lot, their father works a lot and Sarah, their sister is often doing something else. That often leaves 3-year-old Charlie with a worker named Mona. What happened to make this story so tragic? I mean Fern only went outside to do her homework and Charlie comes with her. How can that do anyone harm?

Reviewed by Hailey ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 600