The Penderwicks

If you remember, I said that when I would do collections, I would do then in different posts. This is what I will do. Of course, let's start with the first book. This is a book about 4 girls and their father. At the beginning, I thought the name Skye was a boy's name, but it can be both! It's a really great story and I have almost all the collection so this will give you a chance to know what the series is all about. :) Also, I love animals so if you love them too, this is a great book for you.

Description

This is a story about four girls and their father. Their mother died five years ago and it was very hard on them all. When the summer vacations were cancelled, they were sure they were going to have the most boring summer of all times but one july afternoon, their father said that a guy at work will be cancelling his family's vacation and said that the girls father could thane their place! So they left for Arundel at the beginning of august. Once there, they are mixed up in a fun and thrilling adventure about a mysterious boy and the rich owner of the house they rented. 

Age: 9+

Where does it come from: My grandparents gave it to me on my birthday and they got it at a bookstore named Chapters.

Pages: 262

How to rock: braces and glasses

It was really hard for me to understand at the beginning because there were a lot of theatre and cinema words and sayings like: "Come here wardrobe/Wardrobe, were are you?", stuff like that. But even though sometimes it was hard to understand, it's really going to help me because, I already have glasses, and sometime after Christmas, I'm going to have braces! So I'm going to re-read this book to help me out… if yo  guy's ever need help with either braces and glasses, you can count on me!

Description

Kacey is going to do the day's announcement on the school's TVs! To make herself pretty, she put's purple contact lenses. But her eyes are burning up and it's really painful! Then she learns that she has to wear glasses! About the middle of march, she has a dentist appointment. Her teeth were just a bit crooked and the dentist says she has to have braces! The day after her braces were put on, she goes to do the days announcement, and they don't accept her because the braces would reflect in the camera and blind the people! After that, her friends don't want to hang out with her because they don't want to look weird being with her. Will she survive the rest of the school years she has left or will she never become herself again? It's your turn to find out!

Age: 11+

Where does it come from: I got it for my birthday

Pages: 337

Skybreaker

As I was saying, now I am going to talk about the second book, Skybreaker. But before, I just want to say that this what I am going to do for all the other collections. So to begin, I don't know if you know what I mean, but you know sometimes the start of a book is boring, well this is the kind of book. But luckily for me, it wasn't a boring book overall! I can't tell you a lot about this book because it's the kind of book that you already predict the end. ( By the way, I'm sorry I took a long time to do another post, it's just that I had a lot of school stuff all of a sudden.)

Description

 It's about Matt Cruise, again, and when he was an apprentice for being a airline captain, the airline he was on discovered the very long lost airline, the hyberion. But his ship didn't reach the floating object. When they lay on land, Matt and his friends decide to go and save the hyberion because the captain that was on his ship, was going to steal the gold from inside the ship!

Age: 11 +

Where does it come from: I got it for christmas

Pages: 453

Airborn and Skybreaker

These are two books in the same collection and are both very good books. Even though I don't have the last book of that collection, it wouldn't hurt to talk about them. First I've got to tell you that I won't do a review on both books on one posts, I'll do them separately.

So let's talk about Airborn. As you might have guessed, this is the first book of the series. It's got a lot of action and personally, I loved it! I won't tell you the punch, but my favourite part was when the main character escaped from the bad guys.

Description

Matt Cruse is a sailor on the airship, Aurora, and he has called it home for two years because his father is dead. He is the only one in the family able to get some money because his mother and sisters are very poor and Matt's family can't afford four people to feed and all. When the ship is stuck in a huge storm, they had to land on a desert island. Once there, the pirate's found them, kidnapped Matt and his friend, they escaped, and so on. I really recommend it to you.

Age: 11+

where does it come from: I got it for my 10th birthday.

Pages: 407

Happy times in noisy village

When I read this book, I wanted to do the same activities than the kids in the book. It was just sooooo tempting! I just loved it.

Description

This is the story of 6 kids. 3 girls and 3 boys. They lived in the country, far from the city.  They had a happy life having these great adventures. Even though they were the best friends in the world, they always kept secrets from each other.

Age: 6+

Where is it from: My mom's friend gave it to us.

Pages: 119

                                                            

All-of-a-kind family

This book is really cute... (for girls). If you would like an example, here is one. The 5 girls were going to the library and they were waiting for Sarah. They found her crying because she couldn't find her library book. She was crying because she will have to pay for that book and she did not have enough to buy the doll she has been saving and pay for the lost book. When they arrived at library, all of Sarah's sisters helped her pay for the book.

Description

Five high-spirited little girls have simple but happy times together growing up on New York's lower east side at the turn of the century. An understanding mother and father, rich with kindness though poor in money, add to the warmth and humour of their day-to-day adventures.

Age: 8+

Where does it come from: My mom had it

Pages: 189

The castle of adventure

If I where a critic, I would say that the beginning is a bit too boring and that you  don't quite think it will be interesting. But I'm not a critic, so too bad. The way they talk, is old british so you can kind of guess that this is a old book.

Description

Four kids, 2 girls and 2 boys, set out in a little cottage for the holidays, they find themselves sucked into an adventure. There is an old castle on top of the hill, what's the story behind it? Who signals from the tower at night? And why are they asking all these questions? I mean whose not curious? When Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack set out to the castle to ask there questions, something very creepy happened. You'll have to read the book to find out the rest (Sorry).

Age: 6+

Where does it come from: My mom had it

Pages: 190 

The forgotten door

This book is kind of weird, and at some point, at the beginning, it was kind of hard to really understand. Anyhow, it's a cool book and sometimes, you would think that the boy on the cover was from our world.

Description

A boy from another world fell through a door to our world. His name was Jon and he has lost all memory. He can't remember who he is or where he came from. He only knows he fell through the forgotten door the strange planet, Earth, and he has to find someone who will help him. The weird thing is that Jon can read minds. When everybody discovers he can read minds, they begin to freak out. Then he goes to court and he has to explain himself to the judge. As his "adoptive family" help him restore his mind, Jon has to go through countless adventures.

Age: 6+

Where does it come from: My mom had it

Pages: 140

Mary Jane

This is a heart warming story. I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure this was a true story. Anyway, if it is, it's because of these two kids that now, black children can go to white schools! :) I, personally, like this story because Mary Jane was very brave and she did not abandoned her dream. Her dream was to go to the school she is going to right now. The name of that school is Wilson Junior High.

Description

A 14 year old girl named Mary Jane, is going to a new high school.When her grandpa told her to ignore the insults because she was black, she just said that she was pretty sure she wouldn't get any insults. The reason her grandpa was so worried, was that she was the first african girl to go to the school she was going to go. The name of that school is Wilson Junior High. On the first day of school, she was escorted by 4 police men and her dad said it was to protect her from the screaming and insulting crowd that wanted to hurt her. In class, a girl named Darlene moved her desk away from Mary Jane and said her mom did not want her sitting beside a black girl. ( How insulting!!! :( ) But then one day, Mary Jane discovered there was a girl that did not hate her, that not the whole world hated her and that she was famous because she was the first black girl to go to a proper high school. She decided, also, that she was going to face all the mean people and do something about it... ( Read the book to find out the rest.)

Age: 8+

Where does it come from: My mom had it

Pages: 218

A gift of magic

This is a great book... I know it's called the gift of magic, but in fact it's a 8th grade girl that discovers she can see in the future and other places like were her dad is, and stuff like that. You never know what will happen next. It's just a bit sad, but besides that, it's a really cool book. I know on the cover it's a girl that it's a girls book... Anybody can read it.

Description

Nancy had two siblings. One brother who's name is Brendon, he has a special talent for making music, Kirby could dance but Nancy didn't know yet she had a special gift. One day, she had a history test and while the teacher was still at question number 2, Nancy, in her head, was hearing what the teacher would be saying in 5 minutes!!! Then she got detention because the teacher thought she was cheating because her sister could've told her the answers. That's when she discovered that she could see in the future and in another world beyond the imagination.

Age: 8+

Pages: 215

Where it came from: My mom had it

The longest day of the year

This is a heart warming story... You know, sometimes, it looks easy being an adult because they can do anything or go anywhere they want and even make the rules... But sometimes, it can be the hardest thing in the world! They have to: make the meals, clean the house, go grocery shopping, go to work... Maybe us kids should be more grateful for what our parents do for us. Even on the worst days, even if your mad at them.

Description

There was a little girl named Cissy. She has a little sister who's name is Margie and a little brother named Tim. When her parents had to do errands, Cissy had to look after the house and her little brother and sister. While their parents are gone, a huge storm comes and the parents can't come home! Cissy will have to be a big girl and behave like an adult... Will they survive on their own?

Age: 8+

Where does it come from: My mom had it

I'm too fond of my fur!

I don't know where you live but where I live, the Geronimo Stilton are super popular. If you don't know what the book is about, read this. It's the story of a mouse named Geronimo Stilton. He is the shy and scaredy cat type. He's always having these crazy adventures either with friends or family. Most of the time, he doesn't feel like going on a trip, but his favourite nephew, Benjamin, always wants him to go. So Geronimo has no choice but to say yes.

Description

  When Geronimo's best friend professor von Volt called for his help, he immediately accepted. Even if he had to climb Mouse Everest. The trip was long and dangerous. He almost got lost forever and get killed from being so cold! Then he was kidnapped by a yeti and discovered why professor von Volt needed his help. ( If you want to know why the professor needed his help, you'll just have to read the book ).

Age: 7+

Where does it come from: My brother gave it to me

Nancy Drew and the clue crew: The Cinderella ballet mystery

Look. Just because it has ballet in it, doesn't mean boys can't read it because there are boys in this book. In fact, there are 5 boys including the teacher!!! But just to be sure, let me tell you this: « 95% of the book is the mystery, 2.5% are the clues and the rest is the ballet stuff». 

Description

Nancy and her friends are doing a Cinderella ballet dance and the Cinderella can't do it! When Nadine discover it's Andrea that plays the Cinderella, she makes a big fuss. The next day, the glass shoes disappear! The clue crew is going to try and find the thief before show night. Will they make it in time?

Age: 6-10

Where does it come from: a store called Renaud-Bray, a bookstore, kind of like Chapters

The kind of friends we used to be

This book is both: a story and can show what you can do when you feel rejected. It also shows you how many girl styles there are in the world and that we should accept their differences no matter how bad or weird they look.




Oh, and another thing, some parts make you kind of say: « SAY SOMETHING!!!» or « Why didn't you just say : _________________?». Stuff like that and maybe at the beginning it's a bit more complicated but this book is the 2nd and I don't have 1st book.

Description

Kate and Marylin have been friends forever except for this year when they want to be friends again but don't know how. But the only problem is that every second they are growing more and more unalike and that's the hardest thing they ever had to deal with! It would be sooooo much easier if Kate would take on Marylin's fashion advice and would let go the guitar. Why the heck is cheerleading more important than friendship to Marylin? One day, they began to hang out with each other but never became BFF's ever again.

Age: 8-9+

Where I got it: Scholastics again  

        About the author

Frances O'Roark Dowell is the author of ten books of middle-grade fiction like The secret language of girls and The kind of friends we used to be. The author has been translating into Chinese, French and German. The Secret Language of Girls has been translated into Polish.

More new books

This first book is one of my childhood books. That's right! I'm also going to post books from ages 1-5 for example. I think some of them thought might not be in store anymore because some of my books are the books my mom read when she was my age.
The two first pictures are the only books I have that have a sort of box around the books.

Remember when I was saying that some of my books my mom read when she was my age, well, these next two pictures are a collection my mom had but they are big collections so she doesn't have all the books in the collection. The first picture was a classic so parents may know the series, it's the Nancy Drew's mystery stories. If you want to know more about the Nancy Drew books, keep reading my blog because I will make a post of the collection soon enough. Now let me tell you about the next picture. This one is also a classic. The name of the collection is The Bobbsey twins. As you can see, The Bobbsey twins more books so that post might take a little longer.

Precious Bones

This is a great mystery book. You know, this is the kind of book that you have no idea, that not of even in the stretch of the imagination you know what would happen next. There's a lot of suspense and at some point, I thought I was the principal character! I can tell you one thing: usually thinking I'm the principal character, that's not my thing.

I can't even start to tell you guys how much I loved this book. It's the kind of book that makes you never want to stop reading. It's this thrilling, chilling story that sometimes brings chills down your spine and maybe say ewwww! But that just ads the excitement to it. So prepare yourselfs because your going to read a thrilling adventure!!!

Description

Summary: A 10 year old girl named Bones, lived with her parents on the edge of a Florida swamp. The summer of 1949 ends and 3 real estate agents and Bones's father chases them away with a gun. A few weeks later, Bones and her best friend, Little Man, discover 2 murders near their house. A policeman accuses Nolay, Bones's father, because it was on the edge of his territory and found something pretty disgusting out in the swamp behind their house. Bones and Little Man have to prove to everybody that Nolay is innocent... but how? And certainly, will they find out before the time runs out?

Age: 10+

Where it comes from: my old school had this thing called Scholastics and I ordered it from there.

The girl who could fly

This is like my favourite book in the whole world for just 3 reasons:

1. My biggest dream in the whole wide world is to fly!2. The principal character is very courageous, smart and understanding.3. She is able to make new friends easily and shy is not really shy.


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 Summary:    A little girl named Piper McCloud lived with a normal father and mother, on a normal farm. But Piper wasn't normal... From the moment she was born, she could float about a meter over the floor. When she was older she decided to learn herself how to fly. ( Flying is not the same thing as floating. Floating, you can't decide were you want to go. When you fly you can decide how high and where you want to go). Then one day a helicopter landed in their front lawn. It was a school company named I.N.S.A.N.E. It's a school for kids with special abilities like Piper. Some of the abilities of her new friends are: telekinesis, X-ray vision, and the power to create their own weather. Piper's parents sent her to that school thinking she would be save but finally it might be the most dangerous place this girl has ever been! Age: 8-9+
Where the book comes from: Any kind of bookstore but mainly the store Chapters. 

A new beginning

Dear viewers,

This is your lucky day because today you have just discovered a new book blog. I will be doing reviews about all my books.

In this blog I will be telling you about all the books in my room. (By the way, every month I will be adding pictures of the books in my room). So as I was saying, I'm also going to write about like for example, the store I got it, How old you should read it, the description, stuff like that.


These are the pictures of some of my books.
If there's one in particular you want to know about, just post a comment. Have fun reading!