KIDS’ BOOK REVIEWS
A boy named Paolo finds a baby dragon during a camping trip in the mountains. He tries to keep him as a pet in the city. Of course, the city is no place for a dragon. He chases bullies and scares people. The police come and then. …
Well, I don’t want to spoil the ending. Reviewed by Maddox, 8 Welby Way Magnet West Hills “Junie B. Jones has a Peep in her Pocket” Barbara Park
Junie B. Jones’ mom tells her she has a field trip coming up. They go to the store and pick out clothes that Junie B. does not like. Then she gets ready for the field trip.
Read the book to find out what happens on the field trip! Reviewed by Alexa, 7 Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies, Northridge “Six Bridges of Humphrey the Whale” Tony Knapp
Once there was a whale. His name was Humphrey. He gets confused and doesn’t know which way to go. He goes the wrong way. If you like whales, read this book. Reviewed by Matthew Glenoaks Elementary Glendale “The League of Beastly Dreadfuls” “Holly Grant
Anastasia McCrumpet is just an ordinary kid. Or at least that’s what she thinks. Until one day, two ladies — Prim and Prude — whisk her off from school. They say they’re her greataunts. They tell her that her parents have been in a horrible accident. They take her to a creepy old Victorian mansion and forbid her to enter the 13th room. She starts wondering if Prim and Prude are really who they say they are.
What happens next? Reviewed by Naomi, 6th grade Lawrence Middle School Chatsworth “Rodrick Rules” (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 2) Jeff Kinney
A boy writes in a diary and has an older brother. His brother always bugs him and pushes him on the ground. He writes about his older brother and his dumb family. The mom is really embarrassed. The dad is a geek. If you want to know more, read this book. Reviewed by Eric, 8 Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita “Listen, Slowly” Thanhha Lai
A girl’s grandfather went missing during the Vietnam War. Nobody knows if he is alive or dead. Several years later, her grandmother has a feeling that he is still alive. So the girl has to go to Vietnam with her grandmother to look for her grandfather.
Will they find him, or is he really dead? Reviewed by Lan, 10 Monterey Hills Elementary South Pasadena