Riley

Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson. This is about a little girl named Gilly that is a foster child, wild and is very naughty. But she learns what a family is and what it means to be part of one.

Jade in Ms. Ludtke

Joyful Noises by Paul Fleishman

This book is about poems. I think you should read this book because it has positive attitude. In the book, the author uses the bugs and tells how they feel. I recommend that you read this book.

Will in Ms. Ludtke

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

When Brian Robinson gets on a small bush plane to go see his father he doesn't know what he's in for. When he is about halfway there, flying over the "bush" (Canadian Wilderness) the pilot of the bush plane suffers a heart attack and dies. The plane plummets down into a lake, Brian survives and is left to fend for himself in the Canadian Wilderness with a small hatchet his mother had given him before he left. I think Hatchet won the Newbery Honor because it was very suspenseful and filled with action like when Brian's lungs were bursting underwater when he tried to swim into the underwater wreckage to recover the emergency survival kit.

Jaylen in Ms. Shannon

The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers by Mordica Gerstcin.

This book is about a man who walks between the twin towers. It has suspense in it because when he gets to the top it looks like he is going to fall. You should read this book.

Hannah in Mrs. Baucom's Room

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy is a wonderful book about a boy who goes to lots of places to find his dad. Everywhere he goes, Bud meets new people and ends up being called Clarence? You know what really gets on his nerves? Being called Buddy. If you want to find out what the real surprise is, read this book. I think that it won the Newbery Award because it is super funny.

Emily in Ms. Ludtke's Room

Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman

Joyful Noise is about bugs, and some of the bugs are house crickets, honeybees, and the digging wasp. The book Joyful Noise tells about bugs and what they do in their habitat. For an example, the honeybee says she is a queen laying eggs all day by the hundreds and making wax. I think it won the Newbery Honor award because of the great illustrations, the wonderful poems and the neat insects.

Nathan in Ms. Constantine's Room

Madeline by Lubwing Bemelmans

A girl named Madeline was living in a school in Paris with Miss Claval. One night, Madeline's appendix burst and she went to the hospital. Six hours later she was eating. People came and went to visit her. Finally, she got out and went back to live with Miss Claval. I think this was an honor book because of the rhyming story.