Book Review- Chapter book, Award Winner

Chapter book for nine to twelve-year-olds, depending on their reading level. "Ginger Pye," by Eleanor Estes. New Newbery Medal winner. Basically the book is about the lives of Jerry and Rachel Pye and their dog Ginger. It was an okay book. Not a super great, must read. The most interesting part in the book for me was when Ginger goes missing. I asked one grade school boy who read the book what he thought of it. He voiced the same opinion as me. It was all right, but not the best book he ever read.

Book Review- Award Winner

Chapter book for forth to seventh graders. "Johnny Tremain," by Esther Forbes, a historian. A Newbery winner. Not to be discriminatory, but to be honest this book is better suited for boys. As a child I read this book because I had a many greats, great-grandfather who signed the Declaration of Independence and I was interested in just why we went to war.
The story takes place just before the American Revolution. It's about a boy, Johnny, who gets caught up in all the commotion of pre-war and the early parts of fighting. History does come alive in this book, but it's not for all kids. It's not easy, fast reading. And some children might get bored and stop reading it.

Book Review

Book Review:
Chapter book for older kids (4th to 6th grade):
"The Secret Garden," by Frances Hodgson Burnett should be an enjoyable summer read. It's a classic. The story takes place in England. It revolves around an orphan named Mary, her cousin, Colin, and a friend, Dickon. Mary comes to live with her emotionally distant uncle in his mansion after her parents die. (The uncle also likes to leave unexpectedly which both his son and Mary find disconcerting.) Mary along with the two boys have some pleasant times in a secret garden. Because of Mary her uncle gets a new leash on life. The characters personalities are all different and because of this it helps the story move along in an interesting manner.