A lesson about Thanksgiving

“Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation”

Diane Stanley

On Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation, a set of twins visit their grandmother. She shows them a picture of their great-great-greatgrandmother named Remember. They dress up in old-fashioned clothing and travel back in time to 1621. They arrive at Plymouth Village a few days before the first Thanksgiving. They meet kids there and learn about the Pilgrims from them. It was weird when they traveled back in time.

Reviewed by Noah, 8

Coeur d’Alene Avenue School

Venice

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“Lady Lollipop”

Dick King-Smith

This is a funny book about a spoiled princess, a boy named Johnny and a pig. It all starts when Princess Penelope wants a pig. She chooses a pig named Lollipop who can do all sorts of tricks.

Johnny, Lollipop’s former owner, trains Penelope to be less spoiled. Penelope wants Lollipop to be a palace pig, but the queen disapproves of the idea.

Will Lollipop live in the palace or a dirty stall? There is only one way to find out. Read the book.

Reviewed by Zachary, 9

The Gooden School

Sierra Madre

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“Molly Moon’s Incredible

Book of Hypnotism”

Georgia Byng

Molly Moon is an unpopular, miserable orphan living at Hardwick House until she finds a book called “Hypnotism: An Ancient Art Explained.” She experiments and hypnotizes everyone she knows. First she hypnotizes Petula, a pug dog who belongs to Mrs. Agatha Adderstone, the Hardwick House Orphanage director. Molly then hypnotizes all the teachers and students. At the Briersville Children’s Talent Competition, she hypnotizes the judges into making her win $3,000. She uses her money to go to New York, where she becomes famous. But a fat, smelly professor has been following her, and he kidnaps her dog in order to get her to rob a bank. Does Molly rob the bank? Read the book to find out!

Reviewed by Anna, 9

Ivanhoe Elementary

Los Angeles

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