A sword with a purpose

“Summer of the Sea Serpent”

Mary Pope Osborne

This book is about Jack and Annie on an adventure to find the sword of light and answer the ancient question, “What is the purpose of the sword?”

Some of the adventures included meeting the water knight, whose horse was blue and had a fish tail. He helped them get back to the shore from deep water. They also met the huge spider queen, who had eight legs and eight eyes. She helped them get out of the cave by making a web ladder.

Jack and Annie found the sword of light deep in the third cove. Merlin the magician wrote on a seashell a rhyme for Jack and Annie to solve the ancient question. Jack remembered Merlin’s earlier rhyme, “Answer the question with love, not fear.” To find out the answer, read the book.

Reviewed by Jake, 7

Welby Way Magnet

West Hills

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“Fever 1793”

Laurie Halse Anderson

When yellow fever hits Philadelphia, everyone is getting sick. Only a few people stay in their neighborhood, because everyone is fleeing to the country for fresh air.

Mattie and her grandfather are going to the country to look for her mother. But the farmers that are driving them dropped them off on the road, because they thought they had yellow fever. Will Mattie and her grandfather survive, and will they find her mother? Read the book to find out.

Reviewed by Rachel, 10

Towers Elementary School

Torrance

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“Walter the Warlock”

Deborah Hautzig

This is a fiction story about a warlock. He has been chosen to compose a special song for a Halloween Midnight Ball. He was really excited -- until Daddy Warlock told him to do a magic spell instead. Walter wanted to write a song himself, but he also wanted his father to be proud of him. Can he find a way to do both? To find out, you can read this book. I like this book because I love Halloween. This book shows how Walter got an idea to write his song. In this book, I learned that ideas are everywhere.

Reviewed by Silvester, 9

Los Feliz Elementary School

Los Angeles

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“Sharks”

Gail Gibbons

I liked this story because there are different kinds of sharks. Some sharks have a lot of teeth. The biggest is the whale shark. There are about 350 sharks. Read the book to find out more about them.

Reviewed by Jordan, 8

Dorris Place School

Los Angeles