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

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

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

The book is about when Greg Heffley and his family go on a road trip during the summer time and he is talking about his child hood and all the problems they had on there trip.

Reviewed by Brittney ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1000

Lunch Lady: The Video Game Villain (book 9) by Jarrett J. Krosczka

This book was SUPER CRAZY COOL! It's funny how hector tried to make the school a better place but all that comes out is "..uh...." though Milmoe has better things to do then almost all tech items are missing, Who do you think it was and will it be the 1# video game villain yet?! When I saw the picture cover no way can I resist and I'm proud to read that book it's so cool!

Reviewed by Angel ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 440

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

How to Survive a Sharknado by Andrew Shaffer

This is a very comedic book that teaches you about fake unnatural disasters that have been shown in movies and pop culture. It is based on the movie series Sharknado even including testimonies from the film's many characters. This book has various tips and trick to survive in the apocalyptic world we live in. It's of full information on things like Manticores and Stonados. 

I loved reading this book. It's a rather short and funny read. I recommend this to anyone who wants to read something more on the easy side. This was a great book that doesn't take itself to serious.

Reviewed by Daniel ~ 8th Grade

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney is about a boy named Greg and his family. In the story a big blizzard hits town and Greg’s dad might not even be home for Christmas. The genre is realistic fiction. I enjoyed this book because this book was really interesting to me. I recommend this book to people who like diary of the wimpy kid books.
In my opinion this is one of the best diary of a wimpy kid books.

Reviewed by Wiktor ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1060

My Big Fat Zombie Gold Fish The Seaquel: The Seaquel by Mo O'Hara

There was one kid named Tom who had a pet goldfish named Frankie with a evil brother scientist named Mark. Tom rescued his pet goldfish from his big brother Mark's toxic scientist experiment by zapping him back to life with a battery and Frankie somehow became a BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH with dangerous hypnotic powers. And now Tom and his family is going on for a annual family trip to the seaside. Until they heard a evil El on El bay. Will they ever get out of El bay before they all become a El snack? What I think about this book is that its funny and has lots of action.

Reviewed by Benicio ~ 6th Grade

Diary Of the Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

The book I read is Diary Of the Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney. Diary Of the Wimpy Kid: Dog Day is fiction. I liked this book because it was funny and it was suspenseful. The theme of the book is friendship because it always talks about how Greg and Rowley get into fights but in the end they make up. The issue in Diary of The Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is that Greg’s mom tells him to make new friends and Greg doesn't want to make new friends and Greg’s dad tells him he has to go outside because he plays video games all day. I recommend this book to boys and girls in 5th and 6th that like comedy and adventure.

Reviewed by Hugo ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1010

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid is a wonderful book. The main character is Greg; he’s entering middle school but he finds himself going through a lot of rough situations. Greg is having a rough time trying to fit in with all the other kids. He also has a hard time trying to meet girls. On the other hand, his friend Rowley is not really trying to bond with other kids nor get to know any girls, but it seems like he is doing a better job than Greg is and that’s him not even trying! I recommend you read this book because it’s really hilarious, but it also might tick you off because of the way Greg acts with his friend and other people. He can be kind of selfish!

Reviewed by David ~ 8th Grade

Lexile 950

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

The Heffleys are going on a road trip. Its suppose to be fun right?. Well your wrong. The Heffleys had several wrong turns. A runaway pig, a lost key, sea gale, and no money. Will Greg ever survive the road trip? Or will he be lost in the outdoors?

Reviewed by Benicio ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1000

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide To Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald grabs your attention from the very first page. This book is about a teenager in middle school who does not like to read and he is Charlie Joe Jackson. Whenever it’s lunch time Charlie sits with his best friend Timmy and makes him read all his books. When he is finish with one Timmy needs to tell him the whole summary about it. They have something called an arrangement- Charlie will buy him an ice cream sandwich and Timmy will tell him all about the book. When Charlie's birthday comes by he always receives books as presents from his parents and he does not like it, except for one time he got a book about his favorite baseball player Billy’s Bargain. Will Charlie ever like reading?

Reviewed by Adolfo ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 830

I Funny: A Middle School Story by James Patterson

I Funny: A Middle School Story is a book about a disabled kid named Jamie who is really funny but shy at the same time. He eventually goes to a long island funniest kid competition but doesn't tell anyone. After the competition he tries to make his family laugh but they its very hard to make them laugh but he still tries but they don't laugh so he gets depressed and doesn't think he is funny. Later on he goes to another competition and invites his friends and family but instead of using actual jokes he makes up jokes about his family and friends and hurts their feelings but later when they are going home they understand the jokes and think that its actually funny.

Reviewed by Jeovanni ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 610

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney

This book is about a kid named Greg Heffley that change his life from bad to worse. His best friend Rowley has dumped him for some girl. Every time Greg tries to make things better, it gets even worse. One day Greg had found a magic A ball and he thinks it might make his life better. Will a magic A ball turn Greg's life around? Or will he stay into a hard luck life? What I think about this book is its funny and interesting. I would recommend this book to people that likes bad luck books.

Reviewed by Benicio ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1020

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney

The book I read is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is fiction. I liked this book because it was funny and had some adventure with it. The theme of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is that its better to be alone than to be with people you don't want to be with. The issue in Diary Of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is that Greg doesn't have a date to the Valentine's dance and doesn't know what to do. I recommend this book to girls and boys grades 4-6 who like adventure and laughter.

Reviewed by Hugo ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1060

In the Land of the Lawn Weenies by David Lubar

In the Land of the Lawn Weenies by David Lubar Is a book about creepy and weird tales. All these characters are going on adventures we dream and don’t want to dream about! This book has stories to tell in sleep overs and other events. Don’t get too scared if you read them because the book has ghost stories from going to the future to telling about how cruel and cool stuff can be! I think this book is astonishing in so many ways. For a fact if you were to listening to a couple telling the future would you do it? It’s a fun book to read and scare people I really recommend to people to read this book! This book is a small but good chapter book. Read to see the stuff that happens!

Reviewed by Sebastian ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 570 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney

The book I read is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules the author is Jeff Kinney and the genre is graphic novels. I enjoyed this book because its sort of like a comic, but with stick men figures with speech bubbles. This is a very funny and interesting book that people would like to read. The funniest part of the book is when Rowley tried to speak Spanish and it sounded like gibberish! I laughed out loud at that part.  I would recommend this book to people that like books with stick men and at the same time graphic novels.

Reviewed by Gabriel ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 910

How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg

How They Croaked is a funny and creepy book from the beginning. This is a book about how famous people died in their own horrible ways. It goes into detail on how they died and what they did and where they buried them. It also tells you little facts about them and their culture. Some of these people where young and some were old when they died. Some of the stories tell you what they did when they were younger. Cleopatra, George Washington, and Beethoven are just some of the famous people in this book. If you are brave enough to read this book then you should check it out!  

Reviewed by Adrian ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 950     

Diary of the Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

Diary of the Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney is such a humorous book. The Heffleys go on a road trip. Everything seems fine at first, but soon after they’re on the road they take some several wrong turns. The Heffleys always seem to have bad luck when it comes to family road trips. You'll find out the trouble they get into and how bad things turn out to be. If you like adventure books, you will definitely like this book because. . . . Greg’s family goes on a  family vacation trip, every one's happy at the beginning of the story, but after the trip everyone is exhausted. Read the book to find out what happens next!

Reviewed by Aurora ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 1000

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

The title of the book that I read is called Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney. The Genre of this book is fiction. Greg is in middle school and is a good kid but, nothing ever goes right for him and bad things always happen to him. In this story Greg goes on a miserable adventure. They go on a road trip that gets worse and worse. They got a pig, had problems with seagulls, had issues with another family and had problems at a water park. I enjoyed this book because it is funny and it reminds me of a show called The Middle. Just like this family, nothing ever goes right for the Heck family on The Middle. One time the Hecks tried to go to Disney World but, everything goes wrong. I would recommend this book to people who like to read funny stories and to people who like to read about a road trip going completely wrong.  

Reviewed by Aaron ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1000