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Author: Paul O. Zelinsky

Summary: Leigh Botts writes to his favorite author every singe year. His writing got better each year . One time Leigh Botts had a assignment In 6th grade, it was about writing a note to favorite author, Mr. Henshaw. Mr. Henshaw wrote back to Leigh Botts. The note was very funny.

Characters:
Leigh Botts - main character
Mr. Henshaw - The author
Bonnie Botts - The mom
Bill Botts - The father

Plot:
Leigh Botts and Mr. Henshaw are always writing to each other. In the story Leigh's mom said that you have to respond to Mr. Henshaw because he takes his time to respond to you when you have a question. Then Leigh did respond to Mr. Henshaw.

Evaluation and conclusion:
I think that every bobby should read this book. it is funny, interesting and has excellent words. Reading Beverly Cleary Mr. Henshaw Is go to make you feel amused.

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Title: Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry

Introduction: Number the Stars is about the bravery of ordinary people who did courageous things in World War 2.

Summary: In Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1943, a young girl must help save her Jewish best friend and her family from the Nazis.

Characters:

Annemarie Johansen - main character,  10-year-old Danish girl

Mrs. Johansen - Annemarie's mother

Peter Nielsen - leader in the Danish resistance

Henrik - Annemarie's aunt

Ellen Rosen - Annemarie's best friend. She is Jewish.

Plot:
Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen are best friends and always walk to school together. When the Nazis start shutting Jewish businesses down and question the girls as they walk to school, the Rosen family realizes they must flee. The Johansens help them escape through a clever plan to hide them in a coffin and put them in Henrik's boat that he sails to Sweden. Along the way, Annemarie learns about the courage of the resistance fighters and the sacrifices her family has made.

Evaluation and conclusion
This is partly a historical fiction book because it contains elements of the true story of the war in Denmark, even though the characters did not actually exist. I would highly recommend this book because it puts you in the shoes of people who lived through the terror of the Nazis. It is also a story about the power of friendship, and anyone who has had a best friend can relate to the love between Ellen and Annemarie.

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Title: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar

Introduction: Holes is the story of a boy who turns his luck upside-down.

Summary: A boy named Stanley Yelnats is sent to a juvenile detention center called Camp Green Lake, where he discovers a mystery and makes new friends.

Characters:

Stanley Yelnats - main character, cursed, forced to dig holes at Camp Green Lake

Zero - Stanley's friend at the camp

Elya Yelnats - Stanley's great-great grandfather

Kate Barlow - an outlaw who robbed Elya Yelnats

X-Ray - scariest inmate at camp

the Warden - the head of the camp who forces juvenile delinquents to dig holes

Plot:
Stanley Yelnats is punished for a crime he did not commit because his great-great grandfather was cursed. He goes to Camp Green Lake, where the Warden forces all of the campers to dig holes. Stanley and his friend Zero realize the Warden is looking for something, probably buried treasure. When they run away from the camp, they learn about the story of Kate Barlow, an outlaw who killed people and robbed Stanley's great-grandfather. Stanley and Zero return to camp and find the treasure. Stanley is proven innocent and released from camp.

Evaluation and conclusion:
I think people of all ages should read this book. It is funny, sad, and has an unexpected plot twist. I like the way the different stories in the present and the past weave together. Reading Holes will make you think about what is bad luck and good luck, and may change your perspective.

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Title: The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry

Introduction: The Giver is a science fiction story about a boy who must choose between his pain-free life and a more colorful one.

Summary: In a perfect society, not everything is as harmonious as it seems. A young boy named Jonas discovers the joy and pain he has been missing out on his whole life and he wants to bring that to others.

Characters:

Jonas - eleven year old boy

The Giver - old man who transmits memories to Jonas

Mother - Jonas's mother who works in the Department of Justice. Not his real mother.

Father - Jonas's father who is a Nurturer. Not his real father.

Lily - Jonas's 7 year old sister. Not his birth sister.

Gabriel - a sick baby that Jonas's father brings home and that Jonas grows close with.

Plot:
Jonas lives in a "perfect" society without colors, war, or emotion. At age 12 he is given the title Receiver of Memory when he learns about the world outside from an elderly man named called the Giver. He also learns about death, which nobody in the society knows about. Jonas and the Giver devise a plan to free the society from its structure and bring the memories back to people. Jonas risks his life to escape and release the memories.

Evaluation and conclusion:
This is a very complicated story with lots of hidden meanings. It may be a warning against the idea of a "utopian" society because there is no such thing as a perfect society, and some people's ideas of perfect societies take away freedoms from other people. It's also about how important all emotions are, even bad ones, because they make the good ones that much more precious. I would recommend this book to anyone, especially if they are considering going into politics.