Gracie, 10, of Ivanhoe Elementary drew this picture to go with her review of "Sarah, Plain and Tall." |
"Sarah, Plain and Tall"
Patricia MacLachlan
It was a winter night when Caleb brought the subject up. "You don't sing any more." He told that to Papa. Papa stopped singing when Mama died — the day Caleb was born.
Papa put an ad in the newspaper for a wife. Sarah Elizabeth Wheaton answered the ad. She came in the spring. She taught them many things. And they taught her many things. Then what happened?
Reviewed by Gracie, 10
Ivanhoe Elementary
Los Angeles
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
"Ella! Wash the dishes!" said Mandy. Ella was under a spell that when somebody ordered her to do something, she had to do it or she would start to feel dizzy and get sick.
One time, she had to give a person her necklace that her mother gave her. Her mother died of a sickness that she got, too. But she survived because she drank her soup.
If you like mystical stories, this is for you.
Reviewed by Bryn, 9
Home Schooled
Seal Beach
"The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan"
Nancy Springer
Enola Holmes, younger sister of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, picked up the solving crimes gene. Her friend, Lady Cecily, is in danger. She is being forced to marry! On top of everything else, she still has to find her mother, who left her and her two brothers alone. Enola has been in danger before. Will this happen again?
Reviewed by Amelia, 5th grade
Monterey Hills Elementary
South Pasadena
"Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding"
Suzy Kline
Harry wants to have a wedding on Valentine's Day, because his friend Doug has never been to a wedding. Will he really marry his friend Song Lee? You will know if you read this book. I liked it because it was funny.
Reviewed by Maxim, 7
Welby Way Magnet
West Hills
Patricia MacLachlan
It was a winter night when Caleb brought the subject up. "You don't sing any more." He told that to Papa. Papa stopped singing when Mama died — the day Caleb was born.
Papa put an ad in the newspaper for a wife. Sarah Elizabeth Wheaton answered the ad. She came in the spring. She taught them many things. And they taught her many things. Then what happened?
Reviewed by Gracie, 10
Ivanhoe Elementary
Los Angeles
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
"Ella! Wash the dishes!" said Mandy. Ella was under a spell that when somebody ordered her to do something, she had to do it or she would start to feel dizzy and get sick.
One time, she had to give a person her necklace that her mother gave her. Her mother died of a sickness that she got, too. But she survived because she drank her soup.
If you like mystical stories, this is for you.
Reviewed by Bryn, 9
Home Schooled
Seal Beach
"The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan"
Nancy Springer
Enola Holmes, younger sister of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, picked up the solving crimes gene. Her friend, Lady Cecily, is in danger. She is being forced to marry! On top of everything else, she still has to find her mother, who left her and her two brothers alone. Enola has been in danger before. Will this happen again?
Reviewed by Amelia, 5th grade
Monterey Hills Elementary
South Pasadena
"Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding"
Suzy Kline
Harry wants to have a wedding on Valentine's Day, because his friend Doug has never been to a wedding. Will he really marry his friend Song Lee? You will know if you read this book. I liked it because it was funny.
Reviewed by Maxim, 7
Welby Way Magnet
West Hills
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