A story of laughter and love

This book is about a pilot whose plane crashes and leaves him stranded in the Sahara desert. While stranded, he meets a boy who claims he is a prince from another planet. The prince tells the pilot about his planet, his volcanoes and his precious rose. The prince's lovely stories about his travels from star to star help the pilot reopen his heart. This is a story about imagination, creativity, laughter and love.

Reviewed by Taylor, 10
Ivanhoe Elementary

Los Angeles

"Hatchet"

By Gary Paulsen

Your parents have just divorced because of an awful secret that you know about. What more could go wrong, right? Wrong. You could get in a plane crash and be stranded in the Canadian wilderness for over a month with nothing but a hatchet and your courage. This is what happens to Brian Robeson in "Hatchet."

Brian is in a single-engine plane. He is on his way to visit his father, who now lives in the Canadian oil fields. When the pilot dies, Brian takes the wheel but the plane crashes. He survives, but can he survive the wilderness? Far from any human habitation, Brian must defend himself from wildlife and brace himself for Mother Nature. Brian is as smart as he is brave, and he soon realizes that the hatchet is his key to survival. Will he be rescued or will he be lost forever?

Reviewed by Madeline, 11
Culver City Middle School
Culver City

"Pinkalicious"

By Victoria Kann

Have you ever wondered if eating a food can make you change color? "Pinkalicious" is the story of a little girl who eats way too many pink cupcakes and actually turns pink! She loves being pink and even calls herself names like Pinkerella and Pinkerbelle. Even though her doctor and her mom warn her not to eat more cupcakes, she does and things get worse. In the end, she figures out how to become herself again.

Reviewed by Madeline, 6
Longfellow Elementary
Azusa

"Charlotte's Web"

By E.B. White


A little girl named Fern wants to save a baby runt piglet that her dad was going to kill. She has to sell it to her Uncle Zuckerman's farm. The pig meets a spider who will save his life. It is a great book so read it to find out the rest of the story.

Reviewed by Leslie
Anaheim

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