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Tag Archives: 6th Grade
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes: Happy Birthday, my Beth
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She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then she started school. “I’m named after my grandmother,” said Victoria. “You’re named after a flower.” Chrysanthemum wilted. Life at school didn’t improve. In fact, it got worse. See what happens in this charming book about kindness and accepting others.
Dark Life by Kat Falls
Sixteen-year-old Ty, first child born to the pioneers who live in the depths of the ocean, has little patience for topsiders (land dwellers) until he meets feisty Gemma, who immediately enlists his help to locate her missing older brother. Their search is interrupted by pirate attacks of the notorious Seablite Gang and an ultimatum from the Commonwealth Government (located topside) that makes the pioneers responsible for stopping the raids. Ty and Gemma uncover connections between the pirates, illicit medical experiments, and Gemma’s missing sibling, who happens to have secret supernatural gifts—like Ty. Although set in an undersea future, this rousing adventure has all the hallmarks of a western, including outlaws, homesteaders, and plenty of shoot-’em-up action (only with harpoonlike weapons). Good guys and bad guys are fairly obvious, as is the outcome, but the exotic setting and well-conceived details about undersea living, along with likable characters and a minor surprise at the end, will keep readers turning the pages. Amazon book review
Keeper of the Grail by Michael P. Spradlin
Keeper of the Grail, book one of the Youngest Templar series and Trail of Fate, book two, are stories from the Middle Ages. In this exciting series by Michael P. Spradlin the reader will experience knights, courage and adventure!
Hunter Brown and the Eye of Ends by The Miller Brothers: Book #3 of Hunter Brown
At last! The long awaited book #3 in the Codebearer series has just been released!!! Want a copy? Place your hold here by commenting on the below link!!!
We’re getting ready to Skype with the Miller Brothers!
Plans are underway for our very first author skype! Christoher and Allan Miller, authors of The Codebearers Series, Genesis Strike, and Heroes of Promise Series will be our first guests! Only students who have turned in written questions will be allowed to interview the Miller Brothers.
Add your question to the “comment” portion of this entry OR turn in your question to Mrs. Kalbfleisch as soon as possible.
In the meantime, enjoy this fun clip from Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow!
Hide and Seek by Katy Grant: Student Review by Lulu
This action packed book is about 14 year old Chase and is secret. His mom and stepdad Rick own a little shop and cabins up in the high mountians in Arizona, but Chase loves the outdoors, the sweet smell of crisp fresh air and watching the deer and elk graze. So after a summer of being cramed in that little store helping his family, Chase decides to go on his first geochace alone. When Dexter (his huge lovable dog) and him get there, the site look muggled. But when he opens the log book, there’s a note with 8 words….to find out what happens to Chase read the book, it really good I promise!
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce: Student Review by Samantha H.
Cosmic is about a 12 year old boy named Liam that is over 6 feet tall and has a beard. When he is mistaken as a dad and gets chosen to go to the worlds biggest ride, he decides to lie to his parents and go. He brings his classmate Florida to act as his daughter. When they arrive, they find out that the ride is a rocket in a secret location in china! When they finally reach the moon, they became the first kids to go to the moon, with some other kids. Right when things were going great, someone presses the wrong buttons and gets them all lost in space. Will Liam save the day? or just kill them all in space? I guess you’ll just have to find out yourself.
The Potato Chip Puzzles:The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin: Student Review by Alexander
Hello, I’m here to bring you up on the Potato Chip Puzzle. Winston winds up in another exciting adventure when his school is entered in a puzzle competiton held by Dimitri Simon: A potoato chip tycoon. For 50 grand! Many middle schools have entered an the odds are high. But when a myserious cheater is on the lose, teams are getting black tire wedgies, locked in bathrooms getting trapped on ferris wheels and are getting double crossed. Will they catch the cheater? Will they win the money? Will Winston solve a new mystery every chapter? Read it and find out, but be fast! Many people are taking the books now! Also read: The Puzzling world of Winson Breen, and Puzzling Mansion!
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin: Student Review by Alexander
I think that it is a great adventure puzzle book for all ages. It has many puzzles between chapters, and an exciting plot. After Winston gives his sister a birthday presant, they wind wooden strips that lead them to an incredible adventure with action, mystery, doublecrossers and a missing ring that leaves you hanging. Will they find it? Will they figure out the puzzles? Will they make friends with an angry librarian!? Find out more as you read the Puzzling World of Winston Breen. Also read: Potato Chip Puzzle, and Puzzling Mansion!