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Teen Fiction Reviews from 6th Grade StudentsWritten During Past Summer Reading ProgramsAll ratings are out of 5, with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best-17145076200Emily Windsnap and the Castle In The Mist by Liz KesslerGenre: FantasyRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in Grade 6This is a book about a semi-mermaid named Emily. She lives on Allpoints Island, half air, half water. One day she finds a ring, a very special ring. Neptune fins out and tries to get the ring but it won’t come off her finger. Then she is whisked away to a place in the middle of the ocean. Will she figure out how to get back, and what the ring is?-4762536195Tales of Birbal by Amar Chitha KathaGenre: N/ARating: 5 starsReview written by someone in Grade 6These are stories about witty Birbal. He is a hero and a witty man in Akbar's court. He is thus considered a gem in King Akbar's court. He is world renowned and visited by many different people. I especially loved his stories about being just to people.0-4445The Last Olympian by Rick RiordanGenre: Fantasy /ActionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in Grade 6The Last Olympian is the 5th (and last) book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series. It is when Kronos (bad guy) tries to destroy Mount Olympus. In the end the gods win but Percy (the expected hero to save Olympus) is not the hero. If you have not read the other books you will not understand this book. It takes place in our time! I would recommend to 4th grade+. Great book! Give it a 5. :)Review written by someone in Grade 6This book is a good read for older kids. I would recommend this to anyone- even if you hate learning about Greek Mythology because the story is action- packed and will teach about Greek Mythology in a fun way. There is also some romance for romance- lovers, but if you don't like romance- well, you still won't be disappointed at the end. The only bad part is this is the last book in the series. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, ask your librarian for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Otherwise, the first book is The Lightning Thief, the second is The Sea of Monsters, the third is The Titan's Curse, the fourth is The Battle of the Labyrinth, and the fifth, or last, is The Last Olympian. Thanks for reading my review on The Last Olympian.0-9525Once Upon a Marigold by Jean FerrisGenre: FantasyRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in Grade 6Once Upon a Marigold is about a very young boy named Christian, who enjoys inventing things. He ran away from his family and into the forest. A troll named Edric found him in a bush and tried to get him home, but Christian refused so Ed let him stay and raised him. Eleven years later Christian is 17 years old and has started to take an interest in the princess, Marigold, who lives across the river. He watches her a lot through his telescope. He notices that almost everybody avoids touching her except for her three dogs and her father, the king. Marigold has met a lot of suitors but doesn't love any of them, but then she gets a message from Christian carried across the river by a pigeon and soon they develop a strong friendship. When Christen gets a job at the castle he is overjoyed about being closer to Marigold, but then she has to get married to Sir Magnus and Christian has to stop it. Once Upon a Marigold is a story with romance, make-believe creatures, and a power obsessed queen, and you will have to read the book to find out what else.-1143000Twice Upon a Marigold by Jean FerrisGenre: FantasyRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in Grade 6The first book might end happily ever after, but here comes some problems. First of all, Queen Olympia comes back. Second of all, Christian and Marigold fight. Read more to find out! Thanks for reading my review.This is a great book. If you enjoy Santa, knock-knock jokes, Evil queens and elephants you should read this book. This book is an adventure/humor/Fantasy. Most of the time, I find sequels to be pretty boring, but Twice Upon a Marigold is an exception. In this book, the evil Queen Olympia comes up with another evil plot. Though the ending isn't what I expected.0outsideThirteen by Lauren MyracleGenre: Realistic FictionRating: 5 stars Review written by someone in Grade 6This book starts on her thirteenth birthday and ends on her fourteenth. Through this period of time She goes through boyfriend troubles, sister advice and much more. The good thing about this book is that it mite tell you some of things that will happen to you. One of the things Winnie learns( the girl in the book) is that people don't act like their selves, to get other things or to draw attention. At the end of this book I felt like she was more mature.-1143008255Twelve by Lauren MyracleGenre: Realistic FictionRating: 4 stars Review written by someone in Grade 6Twelve is about a girl named Winnie. In the beginning of the book she turns twelve and along with that she starts puberty. She gets boobs, has her period, crushes on guys, and has some friendship issues. Winnie doesn't believe in bras so it's pretty hard for her when she is forced to go bra shopping with her mom. Also Winnie is starting junior high with her best friend, Dinah. Fortunately, though, they become friends with a girl named Cinnamon. In this book Winnie learns a lot of stuff about life she didn't know before and you probably will learn something too.This is about a young girl who goes through puberty. The book starts on her twelfth birthday and ends around her thirteenth birthday. Through this period of time, exciting and embarrassing moments occur. This book told me to ask for help and advice if you need it and always be happy or excited about something even if our not because it makes everything a whole lot easier. I loved these books so much that, everyone should read it.4762514224013 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen JohnsonGenre: romance, adventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 617 year old Ginny has 13 blue envelopes with notes telling her what to do from her aunt. These adventures will take her across countries. Ginny's life changes after the 13 envelopes are opened read and already been done. Will this be torture or fun and a new experience for Ginny? A lot of secrets Ginny do not know.47625175895Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon CreechGenre: realistic fictionRating: 3 starsReview written by someone in grade 6Absolutely Normak Chaos is about a girl named Mary Lou Finney, her assignment for the summer is to keep a journal. Over the summer her cousin, Carl Ray, from West Virginia comes to stay with them for part of the summer. He is supposedly looking for a job but Mary Lou finds out otherwise. Also she gets into a relationship with a boy from school, Alex Cheevey. Mary Lou also over the summer has to read the Odyssey and I think she figured out some new thing s either about life or metaphors.2857515240Across The Puddingstone Dam by Melissa WileyGenre: HistoricalRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6This book is the last in the Charlotte series. She is now eleven. There are lots of changes now, even a new baby! But sadly there is a new road being put in front of there house and now there is a stench that wont go away. There is news they are moving. Can Charlotte handle it all?94615102870Airball: My Life in Briefs by L.D. HarkraderGenre: fictionRating: 4 starsReview written by someone in grade 6This book is about Kirby Nickel and the seventh grade basketball team of Stuckey Middle School. Kirby gains confidence through his experience on the team. He also discovers the identity of his father. The team plays basketball in their underpants and gets great results. They meet a famous basketball player who used to play for Stuckey Middle School and High School. This book has a great ending!4762544450Allie Finkle; Best Friends and Drama Queens by Meg CabotGenre: Realistic FictionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6A new girl names Cheyenne moves in from Toronto. She destroys the school with her kissing games. Allie must save everyone. Allie's friends are breaking up. She is on a mission to bring them all together.15240013970Among the Betrayed by Margaret Peterson HaddixGenre: Science FictionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6This was a really good book! This book is about a girl named Nina who was captured by the population police and put in prison. She then was told that she had to betray 3 younger children to make them tell who gave them fake identities. Eventually, she befriends them, and they escape. Eventually she finds out this was all made as a trick to see if she really wanted to save illegal third children.95250142240Among the imposters by Margaret Peterson HaddixGenre: UnknownRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6This book is the second book in the 3 book series. A boy named Luke Garner has gotten his fake ID. He is now attending a school for boys. Many of which are 3rd children, themselves, as is Luke. He joins a group of boys who meet up with other "third children" from the brother school.-8572513970Ark Angel by Anthony HorowitzGenre: realistic fictionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6This is the sixth book in the Alex Rider series. Alex Rider is interesting because he is a MI6 agent and he is only 14. There is a lot of action. It involves space, eco -terrorists, and a soccer team. The mastermind behind the plot is a Russian billionaire named Nikolai Drevin0168275Blow Out the Moon by Libby KoponenGenre: Auto- BiographyRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6This is a book about a girl named Libby Koponen. She is an American girl who moves to England. While she is in England she starts out horrible and ends up going to Sibton Park Boarding School. It is a great school and Libby starts to like England more. Will everything turn out all right?47625138430Book of World Records 2009 by Jennifer Corr MorseGenre: Non-fictionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6An excellent book! Large sports section. There are also natural and man-made records. You will be surprised!-825518415Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisGenre: Realistic FictionRatings: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6This book is about a boy who gets adopted by a family but runs away because he gets treated badly. As he travels around finding food and shelter he comes across strangers, a library, and cardboard village, a lot of lies, starvation and walking a lot of miles. After and during this time he decides to go to the one person he has heard most of by his mother, is her divorced father. During the night of his long travel this nice man brings him to his house, the next mourning he drops him off at a band the dad owns. In the end the dad becomes the grandfather, the mother becomes the daughter of him. She ran away because he was hard on him, she left little hints of the grandfather so that he would go to him when she died because she didn't like talking about him and Bud did. I really loved this book.0163830Calvin and Hobbes: Lazy Sunday by Bill WatersonGenre: Humor/ClassicRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6I enjoyed the book very much. It was very funny. It is about a boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes. 071120Chu Ju's House by Gloria WhelanGenre: AdventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6About this girl who leaves her house so her sister doesn't get given away because her family wants a boy. She has many adventures. She works with silkworms and also earns a plot of land.-52070138430Confessions of an Almost Movie Star by Mary KennedyGenre: romance, adventureRatings: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6A girl and her friend go to auditions to be in a new movie with a super star cutie. The friend is planning on auditioning but the other girl is just to be some company. When the girl gets the big part her friend is disappointed. Will the friendship be torn apart?? A Hollywood story!!!092710Crane by Jeff StoneGenre: AdventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in grade 6In this book a girl named hok who has been accused of killing shoaling sentries thus leading to the destruction of the mighty temple. She wanders to regions capital and hides at the jade dragon. In the city she finds her mother and sister. Soon after her temple brothers who also found their fathers. They where later attacked by tong long during the dragon boat festival.-55245144780Dandelion Fire by N. D. WilsonGenre: AdventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeIt's a very inspiring and well described and well written novel. Its action packed and it gets your heart racing. Henry York is the main character in this story and he goes through a lot of things. I would recommend this for sixth and seventh graders. 19050327025Diary of a Wimpy: the last straw by Jeff KinneyGenre: FictionRating: 4 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeThis book is about a kid named Greg Heffley who is in middle school. He writes about his life and everything that happens to him in his diary. He has huge problems and tiny ones. He is trying to ask this girl out at prom but ...1905055880Dizzy by Cathy CassidyGenre: Realistic FictionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeThis book is about a girl, Dizzy, who lives with only her dad. Her mom ran away as a gypsy when she was 4. Every year on her birthday, she receives a present, but one year she comes home. It comes to be Dizzy travels and camps with her mom. She realizes her mom is not the most caring person, but more selfish. Will Dizzy go to her Dad or travel with her mom?18415140970Eagle by Jeff StoneGenre: AdventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeThis book is about a boy named Ying that has to hide from the law after being falsely arrested. Yings was assigned to protect the emperor’s nephew. Yings number 2 in command Tong long wanted Yings job as general, and in the middle of a battle Tong long killed the emperor’s nephew and cut off his head. Tong long brought the head to emperor and said Ying was responsible for the death of his nephew. The emperor had Ying thrown into a top security jail. Ying was rescued by his former temple brother Hok.1905065405Four Truths and a Lie by Lauren BarnholdtGenre: Realistic FictionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeThis book is full of surprises! It will always be a good read! Scarlett is hooked up with a pen pal. She is being told to write four truths and a lie about herself. Scarlett can't fit into her new school. Her roommate is a disaster and just isn't the same as other years. Will she feel right in her new school??190500George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald DahlGenre: AdventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeThis book is about a little boy named George. He lives in a farm far away from everyone, so he has no one to play with. One day when his mother is away, George has to give his grandmother medicine. George is bored so instead of giving the grandmother her medicine he makes his own. He tries tons of different things like dark brown gloss paint, shaving soap, and flea powder for dogs, shoe polish, powerful animal pills and much more. In the end weird things happened like she grew and grew and grew until the mom came home.19050129540Girl in a Cage by Jane YolenGenre: historical fictionRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeI recommended this book because I think it's a must read. Girl in a Cage is a story that will take you back to the time of knights and kingdoms. When Majorie Bruce's father becomes King of Scotland, she's excited to become a princess. But when she's captured and caged by the evil King Longshanks of England, Majorie has to show everyone what a princess is like, even in a cage.1905060960Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. RowlingGenre: AdventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeIn this book, Harry Potter seems endlessly more grown up than in the first book. Dumbledore is mysteriously missing from Hogwarts. Harry later finds that he is looking for horcruxes so he can finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Near the end, Harry figured out that Draco Malfoy was sent by Lord V. to make an entrance into Hogwarts. They succeeded, and the death eaters killed Dumbledore. :(190500Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. RowlingGenre: Adventure/mysteryRating: 5 stars Review written by someone in 6th gradeThere is so much that happens in this book. This starts with a group of wizards on Dumbledore's side working together to stop Lord Voldemort from conquering the wizard world. Harry is facing many troubles at school and must face a new teacher, names Professor Umbridge. Harry was banned from Quidditch for life. He has many challenges to overcome and problems to face, in this book2286021590Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J. K. RowlingGenre: fantasy/adventureRating: 5 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeI decided to reread the harry potter series because of the new movie. This is a fantastic book. Harry Potter Defeats lord Voldemort and saves the philosophers stone. I think J.K Rowling is a great author. The harry potter books are some of the best!38109525Heads or Tails by Jack GantosGenre: AdventureRating: 4 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeThis book is about a boy named Jack and different stories that happen during the 6th grade, ranging from funny, sad, and weird. Out of all the stories My Brothers Arm is my favorite. During this story Jack goes over to his neighbor’s house to build a tree house club. While Jack and his neighbor built their tree house club, Pete, Jacks little brother, goes over to see what they were up to. Jack and his friend said that the only way to get in the club was to stand on the end of a wood see saw and he would jump off of the floor of the tree house and on to the other side of it, then Pete would go flying in the air. After a couple of times Pete broke his arm. His arm swayed from side to side.190500Heart to Heart by Laura DowerGenre: mysteryRating: 3 starsReview written by someone in 6th gradeAll of Madison’s friends have fallen in love and she’s the only one left. That is until she receives a few emails and a couple love letters from her secret admirer. Madison thinks she knows who it. Who’s sending them to her? Is her guess right? ................
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