KIDS’ BOOK REVIEWS
“Pretty Boy Presley” Lady Canaday
My cousin read this cancer story to me and my twin sister, K’alyn.
Presley wants to make a wig for his 4-year-old sister because she is losing her hair due to her cancer. So he starts growing his hair long.
I liked how all the girls were honest friends with Presley and didn’t tease him about his long hair.
K’alyn really liked all the colorful pictures. And she liked the ending.
We both think that this is a good book about a brother doing a good thing for his sister. Reviewed by Ky’lah and K’alyn, 8 Chapman Elementary, Gardena
“Philippa Fisher and the Fairy Godsister” Liz Kessler
Philippa is an unpopular girl with embarrassing party-going parents. One day she picks a seemingly magical daisy and remembers a childhood rhyme about the daisy turning into a human at midnight. Philippa throws the daisy out of her tree house window.
The next day, a new girl named Daisy arrives at school.
Is this just a weird coincidence, or is because of the daisy and the childhood rhyme? Reviewed by Amelia, 9 Monterey Hills Elementary South Pasadena
“Vacation Under the Volcano” Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie have a tree house that time travels. One day they find themselves under a volcano. It erupts, with fire and rocks falling on them. Will they escape? Reviewed by Jeffrey, 8 Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita
“The Glass Sentence” S.E. Grove
The Great Disruption happened when different parts of the world were thrown into different times, or Ages. Ten-year-old Sophia Tims lives in Boston. Her uncle Shadrack is a professional cataloger who has taught her map-making. Unfortunately, he is kidnapped.
Sophia and her newfound friend Theo attempt to rescue him.
They discover things along the way, but to find out what, you'll just have to read the book yourself ! Reviewed by Annelies, 10 Marquez Charter Elementary Pacific Palisades
“Project 00” Dow Kump
Eric and Buzz are brothers. One day their Grandpa Milo announces, “We’re going to Christmas Island!”
Eric looks up the island on the computer and finds out that it is a secret place for the military. They go there and set up camp. Grandpa asks the boys to search the island.
Will Eric and Buzz be caught by the military? Reviewed by Jeremy, 11 Third Street Elementary, Los Angeles