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September Author: Barara Greenwood GLE: 5.9 Genre: Historical Fiction. Summary: __The Last Safe House__ is about Johanna have guest in the house, an escaped slaved named Eliza. Eliza's mother got caught by a slave catcher and Johanna must keep a secret of Eliza. My review: I recommend this book __The Last Safe House__ to people who like historical fiction books. I also recommend this book to people like books based on the underground railroad. I think a lot of 5th graders should read the book. Rating: * * * Reviewed By: Athena**
 * Title: __The Last Safe House__

October Author: Mirjam Pressler GLE: 8.1 Genre: Biography Summary: Anne Frank and her sister go hiding from the Shortaffel or the Nazis, people are going after her and Jews in a small brick building. While she is hiding she keeps a diary and writes in it.** **is a great book and you should read it.** Rating:* * * * Reviewed by: Athena**
 * Title: __Anne Frank: A Hidden Life__
 * My Review: I recommand the book __Anne Frank: A Hidden Life__ to many people and peaple who likes biography. It is a little sad because Anne Frank dies in the end. This book is a really great book and you should read it.

November Author: Louis Sacher GLE: 4.7 Genre: Realistic Fiction Summary: Laura starts a club at school called Pig City even though the school isn't aloud to and Laura gets members for the club. Shelia a girl who hates puts a note in her desk and says it is from Gabriel.When Laura ask Gabriel to join the club something goes wrong because Laura thought Gabriel wrote the note. Gabriel starts another club called Monkey Town and things go wild. Now everything is going wrong. My Review: This is a really good book. The author is so descriptive about what he is talking about. I think this is an awesome book. The author really wants you to like the book. The author made the book so interesting. I recommand this book to people who really enjoy books by Louis Sacher. He truly is a great author. Rating:*** * *
 * Title: __6th Grade Secrets__
 * Reviewed by: Athena**

December Author: Meg Cabot GLE: 5.4 Genre: Realistic Fiction Video Book Review Summary: My Review: Rating:**
 * Title: __Allie Finkle Rules for Girls Stage Fright__

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Title: __The Black Pearl__ Author: Scott O'Dell GLE: 5.3 Genre: Fantasy Fiction Summary: Ramon learns how to dive for pearls for his father's pearl shop. While diving in a lagoon of Soto Luzon he finds a cave that Soto Luzon says not to go into. He goes into the cave anyway and finds a giant black pearl. Soto Luzon says to give it back to the sea so Manta Diablo can have it back since the pearl is his. Manta Diablo is after him and Ramon shows the pearl to his father and they share the pearl with the town. My Review: Read the book to find out if Ramon ever gives the pearl back to Manta Diablo. This author is an expert on making the story interesting. I kept on wondering what would happen next. No wonder it is a Newberry Award winning book. Every body should read it. Rating:** * * * * *
 * February

Title: __Climb or Die__ Author: Edward Myers GLE: 5.5 Genre: Realistic Fiction Summary: The book is about a boy named Amy and a boy named Dan and their parents getting lost in the mountains. The family thinks of many ways to get out of the mountains. Finally they make a decision to climb up the mountain to the weather station. Amy and Dan climb up the mountain hoping there is a weather station at the top. It is a real challenge for them as they reach the top. My Review: This book is spectacular. I couldn't even put the book down. The author put excellent quality to the story. Every kid between 2nd-6th grade should read it. It is great! Rating:** * * * * *
 * March

Title: __The Lightning Thief__ Author: Rick Riordan GLE: 4.7 Genre: Fantasy Fiction Summary: Percy Jackson just discovered he is a half-blood and also is son of Poseidon. He is being blamed for stealing Zeus's lighting bolt and must go on a quest to seek the lighting bolt. He goes west to go to the god of the Underworld, Hades, believing that he has it. Percy and his two friends, Annabeth and Grover enter the Underworld and find out that hades didn't steal it and he is missing something. He goes and discovers that the god Ares has stolen it and he returns the lighting bolt. My Review: This book is totally awesome. It was like a full action movie. Terrific is a word I can use to describe it! The author Rick Riordan did excellent on this book. It is my second favorite book! No matter what, even if it is too easy should read it! Rating:** * * * * *
 * April

Title: __The Last Olympian__ Author: Rick Riordan GLE: 3.9 Genre: Fantasy Fiction Summary: Percy Jackson learns that he is going to make a decision to raze or preserve Olympus. He goes on a journey to defend Olympus. They battle monsters that are trying to get to Olympus to destroy it. The gods and godesses fight Typhon a monster. Percy meets up with Kronos, the king titan in the form of Luke his old enemy. When Percy battles Kronos Luke was still alive in the body. He askes Percy to give him Annabeth's blade to destroy Kronos and die. He decides to give the blade to him and he kills himself. He realizes in the end Luke was the hero and he made the decision to give the blade to Luke. Percy and his friends get congradulated by the gods. My Review: It is the best book ever! My favorite! I really enjoyed the book. It had excellent quality. The action, the details were splendid. Never before had I read something so great. It should get the Newberry Award. Rating:* *** * * *
 * May