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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Novel in Cartoons" by Jeff Kinney

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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Novel in Cartoons" by Jeff Kinney

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Date Read: 04/12
Genre: Comedy
Review: This book is about a boy named Greg who is starting middle school. His best friend Rowley becomes popular and Greg tries to become popular too through his friend, but it does not work. Instead it brings up many obstacles where the two best friends are tested. I liked this book because it is a diary format.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like comedy books.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach reading with expression.

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"Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom" by Eric Wight 

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"Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom" by Eric Wight 

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Date Read: 04/12
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about a young boy who hates to clean his room. So instead of cleaning it, his imagination gets the best of him and he goes on an adventure alongside his dog who is his sidekick. They are on a quest to find the idol of the morning sun. I liked this book because it was filled was action and creativity.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like books about adventures and exploring.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach dialouge.

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"Cleopatra in Space: Thief and the Sword" by Mike Maihack

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"Cleopatra in Space: Thief and the Sword" by Mike Maihack

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Date Read: 04/12
Genre: Science Fiction
Review: This book is about a girl named Cleopatra who is on a space adventure/mission to get the stolen sword back from the mysterious thief. I liked this book because the illustrations were vivid and the adventure is interesting.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like space adventures.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach students what a science fiction text is.

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Date Read: 04/10
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about a bird and squirrel who are friends and end up in the South Pole. The penguins in the South Pole think that Bird is there to get rid of the hungry killer whale in their village. Squirrel find outs that the penguins plan to feed Bird to the whale so they make a plan to escape before it happens! I liked this book because it was adventurous.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like adventure stories and animals.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about teamwork.

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Date Read: 04/10
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about a boy named Nate who is fighting to get his spot back as being number one is his scout troop. I liked this book because it was easy to follow along with.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like competition and skate boards.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach students how to read captions.

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"Owl Diaries: A Woodland Wedding" by Rebecca Elliott

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"Owl Diaries: A Woodland Wedding" by Rebecca Elliott

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Date Read: 04/01
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about an owl named Eva who plans a secret wedding club to help Miss. Feather bottom's wedding. Right before walking down the aisle, Miss. Feather bottom notices her necklace went missing. In order to help, Eva turned the secret wedding club into a detective club.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who are moving up from picture books and like animal books/mysteries.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach point of view and author's purpose.

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"Bone: Out from Boneville" by Jeff Smith

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"Bone: Out from Boneville" by Jeff Smith

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Date Read: 04/01
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about three bone cousins who get separated and lost in a desert. They find their way back to each other and are reunited only to find out that there are forces against them! I really like this book because it is adventurous and reminds me of when I was younger and reading this series.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like adventures and comic books.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach how to make predictions about the story.

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Date Read: 03/26
Genre: Autobiography
Review: This book is about a girl named Raina who is getting older and dealing with many unpleasant things. It starts with her damaging her two front teeth because she tripped, which caused her to have braces on and off again. I really liked this book because I feel that many girls could relate to a similar story when going through that awkward stage in their life.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to girls who are coming of age and want a book that they can relate to.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach what an autobiography is.

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"The Yeti Files: Monsters on the Run" by Kevin Sherry

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"The Yeti Files: Monsters on the Run" by Kevin Sherry

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Date Read: 03/25
Genre: Adventure Fiction
Review: This book is about a yeti, Blizz Richards, and his team who go on an adventure to find a friend for Nessie, the lonely loch ness monster. I liked this book because it is funny and the adventure they went on was entertaining.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like funny, adventurous books.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach comprehension because it has a lot of dialogue but doesn't always specify who is talking.

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"The Adventures of Captain Underpants" by Dav Pilkey

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"The Adventures of Captain Underpants" by Dav Pilkey

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Date Read: 03/19
Genre: Comedy
Review: This book is about two boys named Harold and George who create the super hero, Captain Underpants. The boys are very creative and at the football game they pull a lot of pranks and now have to be have, or else. I liked this book because the layout is different from traditional books.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like funny books.
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach students how to read books that don't follow the traditional layout, which can be difficult to know how to read.