Maddie's Book Review
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My Library of all my Books
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In this website, we will:
- List Series, Sequels, and Books
- Rate Book (out of 5 star)
- Give Small Summary
- Give Links to Author's Websites
- Give a Review
- Give a Picture of the Book(s)
- Supply a Link to find a Bookstore near You
Book Series #1: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Author: Ann Brashares
Published in:
- 2003
- 2004
- 2006
- 2007
Titles:
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
- Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
- Forever in Blue: Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Rating: *****
Reviews:
- "An outstanding and vivid book."- Publishers Weekly, Starred
- "You'll love this touching and real story about four best friends."- Twist
- "Readers of the other books won't be disappointed."- Booklist, Starred
- "A story as confortable as an old pair of jeans. A big, complex, satisfying sequel, sure to add to the author's legions of fans."- Kirkus Reviews, Starred
In the first book, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget start their summer, for the first time, apart. Carmen found the traveling pants at a thrift shop and almost threw them out. Tibby saw them and loved them, and miraculously they fit everybody. That summer Lena went to Greece with her sister Effie to visit her grandparents and accidently finds love. Carmen goes to visit her dad in South Carolina where she finds a whole new family that she is not happy about. Bee goes to Baja California to a soccer camp, where she finds being over-outgoing and pushy cannot be a good thing. Tibby, poor thing, is left at home to work at Wallmans. She starts to make a documentary with a twelve-year old girl and finds two best friends.
The second book has Lena and Carmen home, Lena working at a clothing store and Carmen babysitting. Lena finds Kostos again and Carmen learn about how to love. Bridget is now in Alabama trying to get to know her grandmother through deception. Tibby is at film school in New York and trying to fit in and deal with peer pressure.
The Girls in Pants starts with all of them graduating from high school. Then Carmen was at home dealing with a suprise that should be joyous, but has her mad at the world. Lena is at home in an art class, working as a waitress and trying to deal with her grandmother. Tibby is at home and finding love when she thinks she just wants to be friends. Bee is coaching at a soccer camp in Pennslyvannia and finds old problems addressed and fixed.
In the fourth book, everyone is all over the world. Lena is taking summer classes at art school. Tibby is also taking classes at her college. Bee is in Turkey on an archeological dig, and Carmen is at a theater camp. I can't say anymore, I would give to much away.
Book Series #2: Harry Potter
Author: J.K. Rowling
Published in:
- 1997
- 1999
- 1999
- 2000
- 2003
- 2005
- 2007
Titles:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Rating: *****
Summary:
The first novel in the series starts out with Harry Potter learning that he is a wizard. He learns about the man who is out to get him. These novels are the bomb, and I can't tell you any more because they are all interlinked. Every detail is important. You have to read these.
Here is a good overview:
Muggle Net
Book Series #3: Murry Series
Rating:****
- A Wrinkle in Time
- A Wind in the Order
- Many Waters
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet
I don't know much about this series, but the book I've read are deliciously good.
Book Sequel #1:Veterinarian Stories
Author: James Herriot
Published in: 1974
Titles:
- All Creatures Great and Small
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
Rating:***
Review:
"It makes one smile to realize theat there are still good and decent people in this world. Dr. Herriot is a wonderful storyteller, and he mist be a wonderful man."- Newsday
Summary:
This book is very well-written. It boils down to a bunch of short stories that happened to country veternarian in England in the thirties. Full of sad and funny escapades that happened to Dr.Herriot and his colleagues. It is a good book to sit by the fire with on a winter's night, but will not put you at the edge of your seat. Pick up whenever desired.Take as long as you want to read it, it lasts a long time.
Book Sequel #2
Book #1: Ella Enchanted
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Published in: 1997
Rating:****
Reviews:
"A thoroughly enchanting novel that deepens and enriches the original tale."- School Library Journal
Summery:
Ella of Frell has a curse put on her at birth that makes her obey any order. She is in constant danger, especially when her mother dies and she is sent off to finishing school. She meets the prince at her mother's funeral and they become instant friends, and she keeps up with him throughout the entire book. Ella has a stepmother and two stepsisters that boss her around, but her fairy godmother helps her cope and keeps the stepmother in good spirits with her cooking. She is spunky and her situations are humerous. This is an enjoyable twist off of Cinderella.
Book #2:The Other Side of The Mountain
Author: E.G. Velans
Published in:1975
Rating:***
Review:
"Straightforward, never sentimental...sensitive."- Library Journal
Summary:
This book is about a girl named Jill Kinmont who, when trying for the Winter Olympics, gets paralyzed. Her dreams of skiing for the Olympic Team were dashed and all that she sacrificed was gone. She and her friends and boyfriends risk a lot and have their own trouble. Her parents have to take care of her. She copes, and this is her and her family's story. It will touch you in a way you didn't think was possible. There are so many trajedies in this young girl's life.
Book #3:Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Published in:1989
Rating:****
Review:
Newberry Award Winner;"The whole work is seamless, compelling, and memorable- impossible to put down; difficult to forget."- The Horn Book
Summary:
Annemarie and her friend are growing up in Denmark in 1943, with German Nazis all around. They have to hide her friend and Annemarie takes the ultimate risk to save many Jews. Her uncle has a house by the sea, and there, they take many families to Sweden to escape. Her little sister is always a hazard, because she loves to talk, but in the end, she helps.
Book #4: The Tale of Despereaux
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Published in:2006
Rating:*****
Review
Newberry Award Winner;"Dear reader, light your lamp and listen to the take of Despereaux."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Summary
Despereaux is a mouse; Gregory is the jailer; Roscuro is a rat; Miggery Sow is the servant girl; and many more characters come into this children's novel. They intertwine with each other in such a way that they all effect each other immensly, even if they've never met. The characters are humerous, and you'll find their situation amusing and sad at the same time. This is incredibly silly, but you have to read this no matter what age you are.
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