Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2015

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

Sunday, September 27, 2015

El Deafo by Cece Bell

I read the book El Deafo. It is about a real story that happened to the author Cece Bell. It is about a young girl who gets meningitis. She soon is unable to hear. This book takes place in the 70's so science is not as advanced as now so she has to wear BIG hearing aids. Her journey is rough but she lives through it. Halfway through the book Cece came up with a nickname for herself named El Deafo. I liked this book because it is one of my favorite kind of books, a comic book! The author from Wonder, R. J. Palacio said "I love El Deafo! It's everything you could want in a book: funny and touching and oh so smart."


Reviewed by Allie ~ 6th Grade

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom

The title of this book is Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom. The genre is non-fiction because it is a true story. The issue of this book is that Mitch's old professor has ALS. This caused them to meet every Tuesday to learn the meaning of life. Somethings he talks about are the world, feeling sorry for yourself, regrets, death, family, money, and marriage. After these conversations, Mitch changes the way he lives his life. I learned that you have to live life to the fullest while you can, always tell people your feelings, and let them know that you forgive them. I learned a lot from Morrie's lessons. On page 82, Morrie tells Mitch “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” I liked this book because, yes my mom encouraged me to read it, but I learned that there is more to life than I thought and it was a challenge for me because it is higher than my reading level. I would recommend this book to people who want to learn more about the meaning of life and to people who want to know how it feels to have ALS. I would also recommend this book to people who can relate to how it feels to have a special bond with someone.

Reviewed by Aaron ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 830

Friday, May 15, 2015

Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand

The main character Louis Zamperini gets into a lot of trouble as a child and is also very good at running. He was so good at running he qualified to be in the Olympics. The Olympics got canceled because it was World War II. He joined the army and his plane crashed. He was stranded at sea on a lifeboat for 47 days. He was on the lifeboat with two other people, and one of them died. After that, he was picked up by the Japanese. He was taken to a prison camp. He was forced to work very hard. Also, he was tortured. Read the book to find out if he escapes the prison camp. I liked this book because it was very adventurous. The genre of this book is nonfiction. I learned a lot about Louie Zamperini's life in this biography. I would recommend this book to people in middle school who like adventures.

Reviewed by David ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 850

Monday, May 4, 2015

10 Days: Anne Frank by David Colbert

Anne's story is how millions of people have come to understand the Holocaust. And other events that are too scary to think about. Anne Frank lives in the Netherlands when the Nazis were taking over Poland and Hungary. But a few months later the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. Anne has to fight her way through harsh laws for the Jews made by the German government. Then the Nazis gave the Franks a chilling letter that said "All who live in this house should pack there bags in be put on a train to work. "Then Anne and her family move in to a secret annex. Then for Anne's thirteenth b-day her family gave her a diary (that now is on display in the Smithsonian) where she writes about her chilling nights and her scary life. An ominous event threatens to expose the secret lives of Anne Frank and her family. Then Anne's worst fear comes true she and her family were betrayed to the Germans. The franks arrive at a Nazi slave labor camp, and they are given harsh punishments. When Anne gets separated Anne has no more protection by her father and by her self she enters the scary dark world of the Nazi camps. (The only one that survived in the Frank family was Edith Frank Anne frank's father because he fought for the Germans in world war 1.)

Reviewed by Daniel ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 980

Who Is Muhammad Ali? by James Buckley

This book is a non-fiction book about Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942 but since he was Christian his name was actually Cassius Clay. As a young boy He was a very fast runner. Back then he even raced the school bus! One day someone stole his bike and he went to the police to report that his bike was stolen. Ali said that he wanted to hurt who ever stole his bike. The police said that he had a gym where He could train to box. Ali was very good at boxing, he very fast on his feet. He won 28 amateur fights. When he joined pro boxing he beat heavyweight champion Sonny Liston to win the championship. Read the book to find out more about this amazing boxer!

Reviewed by Alfred ~ 6th Grade

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Who Was Anne Frank? by Anne Abramson


Anne Frank, is one of the most inspiring, most bravest fifteen year old girl that I ever read about! This is a biography on “Who Was Anne Frank”, By Anne Abramson and illustrated by Nancy Harrison. Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in the city of Frankfurt, Germany, where her father’s family had lived for a very long time. Her father was very proud of being German. He expected his children to live in Germany, and their children after them. But that did not happen. The Franks’ lives were turned upside down in seconds. They had to flee from their country. They went into hiding for two years. They lost everything that was dear to them... all because they were Jewish, and a man named Adolf Hitler was in power. Hitler hated Jewish people. All Jewish people. Which led to the holocaust. While Anne’s mom, dad, and sister, were in hiding from Hitler’s soldiers. Anne started to write in her diary that she called “Kitty”. She told kitty everything-all about a boy she liked, books she enjoyed, how her day was. Everything. Kitty was a friend who never argued and always listened. And because of Anne’s diary, we have just a glimpse in the past. Anne Frank’s life was short though. She was only fifteen years old when she died in 1945. If you want to learn more about Anne Frank read the book. In memory of all the children who, like Anne, had their life ended in the war. I enjoyed this book because no matter what people did, Anne Frank always saw the bright side in everyone. In her diary she wrote,“In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” I think the theme is to be brave and to always look on the brighter side. I recommend this book to people who like to learn about history.

Reviewed by Jasmine ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 660

Monday, March 2, 2015

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

The book i will be writing about is called A Child Called it, by Dave Pelzer. This book is about a 10 year old boy named Dave Pelzer who was brutally beaten and starved by his mother for a very long time. Ever since Dave was seven his mom made his life miserable. She makes him run to school every day so he wont get a chance to steal food from other kids lunches. Dave always stole food from the cafeteria but one day [Spoiler ALERT] he stole some sausages from the cafeteria and that same day his mother found out he was stealing food so when he came home from school his mother took him to the bathroom and made him throw up what he ate and he did as he was told but her mother went and got a plate picked up some barf and made him eat it and he did, he ate it all. If you want to know more you should read the book. 

The genre of this book is realistic fiction. I really enjoyed this book because the character dave he always gets up no matter how hard his mom hurts him or how long his mom waits to give him food he never gives up. He just picks up again and stays strong. I learned from this book that never give up always keep trying and just keep going no matter how hard things get just keep going. The main characters in this book are dave pelzer, and his mother. I would recommend this book to people who like Realistic fiction books.

Reviewed by Geyli ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 850

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Who Was Bruce Lee? by Jim Gigliotti


This is a Non-Fiction book about the famous Bruce Lee. This book was to show Bruce’s life. Bruce was born in San Francisco in Chinatown on November 27, 1940. He was always a troublemaker as a kid, and fought a lot as a kid. Since his parents could not handle it anymore they sent him to the United States to live with his uncle. Did you know Bruce Lee’s Dad was an opera singer? Even as a kid Bruce loved to be in front of the camera. One day he played Kato in the TV series “The Green Hornet”. He also opened his Kung Fu studio. Bruce was in three movies. When Bruce as making his third movie he was going to direct, star and produce it he had a bad headache. When he took his medication to help get rid of his headache he passed out. When they got to the hospital he was pronounced dead at arrival. He was only 32 years old. I recommend this book to people that like the “Who Was” series.

Reviewed by Alfred ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 890

Friday, January 10, 2014

The Importance of John F. Kennedy by Michael V. Uschan

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29,1917 shortly after the united states entered world war I. The Kennedys moved to Bronxsville, New York when John was only ten years old when John was nine he played football. He graduated in 1935 65th out of 110 students. John F Kennedy served in the Navy where he took command of the motor torpedo boats PT- 109 and PT-59 from 1941-1945. He was the thirty-fifth president of the United States who served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Events during his presidency were Cuban missile crisis, project Apollo and the building of the Berlin Wall. i learned about John F Kennedy and that he was a good man. I think he was brave and accomplished a lot.

Reviewed by Rian ~ 6th Grade