40bc book 21: Dear Dumb Diary, DELEUXE Dumbness is a dish best severed cold

Author: Jim Benton
Genre: Humor, Friendship.
Main Characters: Jamie, Isabella and Angeline.
About the book!
Jamie's life at Mackerel School is BORING. But Jamie's friend Angeline wants to save the world using plates. But not just any plates, plates that have what you should eat on them. Jamie and Isabella agree, but only because there is a chance that they could become rich and famous. How cool would that be! But after a while of good progress, Jamie realizes that no one except Dicky liked them at all (except for the fact that you can eat off them). Can Jamie save the plates and her friendship with Angeline? 

Rating: I rate this book 5/5 because the book is very funny and it is one of the best Dear Dumb Diary books that I have read. One of the reasons it that it is on full colour!
This book is good for people 10 and over.

40bc Book 19: I Funny School of Laughs

I Funny! School of Laughs
Author: James Patterson
Genre: Humor, Middle aged This book is the 5th book in the series. The first book is I Funny: A Middle School Story

When Jamie goes back to his school, a lot of things have changed. There's a new principal that likes being called coach, and he wants to get rid of the library so he can make it a wrestling gym, there's a new librarian that Uncle Frankie has fallen for. To try to save the library and Uncle Frankie's love life, Jamie has to start classes on how to be a comedian in the library.

I recommend this book to above 8 yr olds.
I rate this book 9 out of 10 because I really liked the series (and the book of course), and it has lots of feelings to it.
I got this book out at the Grey District Library.

40bc Book 19: Short

Short
Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan

Julia auditioned for the Wizard of Oz play that was going on in the summer. She is very short for her age, so she got the part of a Munchkin. She becomes friends with Olive, a adult with dwarfism that has joined the play as a Munchkin as well. She also becomes friends with her neighbor Mrs. Chang, who turns out to be a nice person and someone who can make costumes. Then she gets the part of a flying monkey as well, with Olive, Mrs Chang and three professionals. At the start of the summer, Julia didn't think that being tall was a good thing, but know she thinks of it differently.

I give this book 5 stars because the book has lots of feelings to it, and it was hard to put it down. The ending is great and I recommended it to anyone over 6.

40bc 18: The world of Norm - May contain nuts

The world of Norm - May contain nuts
Author: Johnny Meres
Genre: Humor, Family

Norman woke up in his dad's closest. In the middle of the night. Peeing. If they hadn't moved, he wouldn't be peeing in his dad's closet. In fact, he never has peed in anything other than the toilet. And then there was his neighbor, Chelsea, who is sooo annoying. And then Dave and Brian found dads aftershave. Could things get worse?

I rate this book 4 stars because it's kinda like diary of a Wimpy kid, but it's not.  think it was great, but not as good as diary of a wimpy kid.

I recommend this book for over 9 yr olds.

40bc 17: Libarary of Lemons

A Library of Lemons

Author: Jo Cotterill

Characters: Calypso (main), Dad, Mae (new kid/best friend), Christopher (Mae's sister), Mae's mum, Mae's Dad, and others.

About: Calypso likes reading, and doesn't really have many friends. When Mae moves and starts at her school, they become close friends very quickly. Calypso's dad has become distant and quiet since her dad died, and she has to take care of him most of the time. One day when Mae comes over, Calypso discovers a sad secret that her dad has been hiding. Her dad starts getting really sad, weak and lazy. Can she save her family??

Recommendation: I recommend this book to people over 8.

I rate this book 5 stars because when I ordered it at the Grey District Library, I got it because the cover looked cool. And the book is even better than the cover! So I guess this time I judged the book by it's cover! 😀

P.S. There's a funny part at the back of the book that says whats inside? And Underneath it there's a triangle that says Books, Friendship, LEMONS.

40bc: Book 16 Glitter

Glitter

Author: Kate Mayron

About: Liberty's dads business failed, and they lost their holiday houses, money, and everything they had. Liberty gets taken way from her boarding school and friends, and they end up living in a messy flat with messy school and messy people. 

Characters: Liberty (main), Dad, Alice, Tyler, and others.

I rate this book 4 stars out of 5 because it is really good.

Recommended to: 9 to 11 yr olds

40bc Book | Kira-Kira

Author/illustrator: Cynthia Kadohata

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Children.

Characters: Katie, Lynn, Sam, mum, dad, uncle, auntie, Amber, David, Daniel.

Lynn taught Katie her first word: Kira-Kira, which means glittering in Japanese. When Katie and her family move from Iowa to Georgia, they try to look on the bright side. But that gets hard when Lynn gets really sick, and her parents have to work long hours to pay for Lynn's medicine and their new mortgage.

I would give this book a rating of  5  stars because this book is really sad and emotional, but is also happy and bright. I really love the book.

I recommend this book for any age. It's easy to read and also interesting. My mum read it and she liked it.

Robyn Silver: Midnight Chimes | 40bc Book 14

Author/illustrator: Paula Harrison

Genre: Fiction, Action, Children.

Characters: Robyn, Aiden, Nora, Mum, Dad, Annie, Sammie, Ben, Josh, Miss Smiting, Cryptorum. Monsters: Kobold, Vondanoy, Boggun, Screebag, Etting, Grodder (my favorite) and Nesha.

Robyn was an ordinary girl with a great friend. Then one night, the Grimdean Clock woke her at the stroke of midnight and she started seeing monsters from the unseen world. Then her school gets ruined and they move into Grimdean Hall, where she meets a man names Cryptorum and his assistant Miss Smitings. They tell her, Aiden and Nora about how they were born on the stroke of midnight and that they can see the unseen world. Soon they discover lots about the monsters, wishes and they even train to fight them. What will they learn next?

I would give this book a rating of 5 stars. I think this book is one of the best books I've read. I found it in my school library but they might have it in the town library.

I recommend this book for 9 and above

Life on the Refrigerator Door: 40bc Book 13

Author/illustrator: Alice Kuipers

Genre: Fiction, Young adult

Characters: Claire, Mum, Dad, James, Emma, Michael. (oh and Peter the rabbit)

A note is left on the refrigerator door from Mum to Claire. Another note from Claire replaces it. This whole book is filled with notes from Claire and Mum. They barely have time to talk to each other since Mum is always being called to the hospital to help. One day Claire comes home to a note that changes her life forever.

I would give this book a rating of 4 stars because I really enjoyed the book and it was very moving, but I felt it was missing something.

I recommend this book for anyone that thinks they can handle it. o(╥﹏╥)o

Diary of a Middle School Princess: 40bc Book 12

Author/illustrator: Meg Cabot

Genre: Children, Fiction, Young Adult.

This book is about a girl named Olivia, who lives with her auntie, uncle and cousins. One day at school, the most popular girl in school called her Princess Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison, which is her name but she isn't a princess! Then she gets challenged for a fight, and in the middle of it, Princess Mia comes out of a limo. Her life changes completely, from no family to way to much family.

I would give this book a rating of 5 stars because the book was really good and made me never want to put it down, then I decided to read the second book which was also great.

I recommend this book for 8 to 12 yrs old.

40bc book 11 : A Boy Called Hope

A Boy Called Hope

By Lara Williamson

Genres:

Main Characters: Dan Hope, Ninja grace, Big Dave, Mum, Christopher, Dad

Summary: Dan wants to be like Sherlock Holmes. He wanted to solve mysteries. So when he sees mums boyfriend Big Dave has a tattoo saying Caroline, he decides he needs to solve this mystery. Then he finds a pregnant tester in the bathroom trash, sees his dad on tv, and things get messy. Will he find out the answers to the mysteries? What will happen next?

I really enjoyed this book and definitely think that everyone over 9 should be able to read this.

"This book totally blew me away. I love it" Cathy Cassidy