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 Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy by Wendelin Van Draanen
This book is about a mischievous and curious 7th grade girl called Sammy Keyes. She lives with her grandmother in an adult-only retirement center.
She likes to solve mysteries. This book begins with Sammy working off her 20 hours of detention at St. Mary's Church. She always happens to be in
the wrong place at the wrong time. As a fundraiser, a group of nuns called the Sisters of Mercy came to St. Mary's Church for a while. Then, Father Mayhew's ivory cross is stolen. Then, the church's two gold
Eucharistic goblets disappear. Meanwhile, Sammy befriends a homeless girl named Holly and finds her a home. Then, one of the Sisters of Mercy's lockets is stolen and the fundraiser's money is also
gone. While the Sisters of Mercy are doing their performance for the fundraiser, Sammy finds out something weird about the thefts, but then gets in trouble. This book is very interesting and I got a lot of
good laughs out of it. If you enjoy reading this book as much as I did, you might want to read the other four books in the Sammy Keyes series. Reviewer -- Susannah Hope, 2001/2002 Teen Advisory Board.
Sarah Bishop, by Scott O'Dell 
Sarah's father was murdered by the people of their town for being a loyalist to the king. Her brother had
enlisted in the war, and died a week later. Sarah was now an orpan, and no longer has a home because they burned everything she owned. Then someone says she started a fire at a tavern. Sarah
decides to run. She managed to get away and ahs to live hidden in a cave. However, now she has to deal with other people and animals. Reviewer -- Alexandria Haynes, 2002/2003 Teen Advisory Board.
A Separate Peace by John Knowles 
 Gene Forrester returns to Devon School and begins to recall the events that took
place there some fifteen years ago. World War II was going on and they were living a charmed life compared to those serving in the military. He is telling the story
about his sixteenth and seventeenth years, and his many experiences at the prep school. Phineas is Gene's roommate, best friend, and the school's prized athlete.
Gene can't measure up to Phineas' athletic ability so he competes by being the best student. Gene and Phineas are inseparable until the fall that shatters Phineas'
leg. The story continues with Gene's internal struggle with the accident and the maiming of his best friend. I liked the book but it also depressed me. It showed
how a friendship turned one of the friends into an enemy over jealousy. The sad part of it, the jealously was only in Gene's mind and not warranted. One selfish
action ruined two boys lives. The setting was very realistic. I could picture my school friends and myself in this same situation. I could even identify my friends with many of the characters in
the book. I liked being privy to Gene's innermost thoughts. Reviewer -- Drew Kasprzyk, 2002/2003 Teen Advisory Board.
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
 Sirena is a tale of love and honor. In this book, Donna Jo Napoli tells the story of two
lovers, Sirena and Philoctetes. Sirena is a mermaid who has lived her whole life with her sisters on an island called Lemnos. The sisters sing beautiful songs to lure in
ships of men. If they marry a human man they are given immortality. Soon Sirena finds the horror in deaths that are caused when the men come to their island, and
she flees her home. When she returns she finds a man with an injured leg, his "friends" had left him there to die. She watches him everyday from hidden places.
After a while they meet. She doesn't trust him because of the hate she has seen from men. Soon they become friends and the friendship quickly grows into love. They then
get married and care for each other in the years that followed. But, Philoctetes honor threatens to tear their love apart. He is called to war in Greece, and because of honor
he goes. He leaves his love with a gentle kiss and says he will soon return. Napoli leaves it to the reader to decide whether Philoctetes will ever return or if Sirena will never see her husband again. I
thoroughly enjoyed reading this romantic novel. Even though one of the characters was a mermaid, they seemed real. I felt like I actually knew Sirena. I understood her fear of new things and her courage to
embrace life. When she saw human possessions for the first time, it reminded me of how I felt when I saw Africa for the first time. It sounds far- fetched, but I remember how weird it was to see wild animals
just running around! Sirena knew that there were humans that used to live on Lemnos but it must have been weird to see where they had actually lived! This book was definitely easy to read. It flowed well. It
wasn't choppy and it wasn't confusing. Napoli gives lots of details that really makes the book come to
life "Only the slightest drizzle remains when the sun's first rays appear." My favorite thing about this book
was that Napoli gives Sirena feelings that every woman has, which makes you totally forget that she's a mermaid. Also her words have so much detail to them. I think that everyone should read this book. It
has some good lessons in it. This book is a good story that everyone should know. Reviewer -- Sarah Englin, September 2002.
 The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
The Slave Dancer was about a boy named Jessie who was kidnapped from a slave market while playing his fife. He is now a member of a crew of men on a slave ship.
At first he is not accepted by his fellow shipmates but they grow on each other. Their job is to sail to Africa and pick up black people and take them back to America as slaves.
This book was not hard to read but you never wanted to put it down. My favorite part of the book was how Jessie had a relationship with the black boy from the ship even
though they could not understand each other's language. I would tell my best friend to read the book. It might take a while to get into it, but once they get sailing you will sail through it.
Reviewer -- Colin Walker, September 2002.
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
The Slave Dancer is a Newbery Award-winning book. The story takes place in 1840. It starts out in New
Orleans where Jessie is kidnapped from his hometown. Jessie is a thirteen-year old boy who plays the fife in his spare time. He is taken to a ship called The Moonlight. He meets the crew and embarks on an
adventure of a lifetime. He soon discovers why he was brought to the ship. He is to play his fife so that the slaves can "dance to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable." He becomes friends
with a man named Purvis and a slave boy named Ras. On his journey he learns the truth about how horribly the slaves are treated. Some men and slaves become sick and die while on the sea. The story
of The Moonlight comes to a sudden end when a storm occurs. It was the night before the slaves were to be sold to the Spaniards. There were many cruisers patrolling the waters. For fear of being caught by
the Americans with slaves, the crew tosses all the slaves overboard. Jessie is horrified by what is happening amidst a vicious storm. He runs to Ras and they hide for what seems like days. The only
problem that I had with this book was that it was a little hard to read. It's hard to really get into the book at
first. I think that's because of the big vocabulary that Fox uses. Once the story really start to get going then you really dive into it. I thought it was a very interesting book. It really made you understand what
happened on slaver ships. It was hard to read about the horrible things that the slaves had to go through. My favorite thing about this book was how real it was. Even though it was disturbing, it seemed
totally plausible. I also liked the characters in the story. They were sort of twisted and double-faced but, that's what made it interesting. My least favorite thing about this book was how much detail there was.
Sometimes I liked the detailed descriptions but, sometimes they confused me. I would definetly tell my friends about this book. Reviewer -- Sarah Englin, September 2002.
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
If you like historic adventure books this is the book for you. Slaver Dance was an excellent book, as it
was easy to follow and read. The author, Paula Fox gave excellent detail. As the reader, I could picture myself there in the story. The Slave Dancer is basically about a thirteen-year old white boy named
Jessie Bollier. He was kidnapped and taken on a slave ship. The slave ships crew called Jessie "Slave Dancer". He played his pipe for the slaves most of the day. The slaves were forced to dance to the
music to keep their muscles in shape. Jessie met a black boy his age. Even though they could not communicate due to language barriers they became friends. Sometimes both the crew and the slaves
went days without food or water on this long trip. Most of the time the slaves and the crew were exhausted. One night a huge storm came. The boat crashed into a big rock and it began to splinter
apart. Few survived the horrible storm. Read this book to find out its exciting ending. Reviewer -- Katie, September 2002.
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
The Slave Dancer, by Paula Fox, is about an extremely hard time in American history when blacks were
slaves. It was in 1840 and the slave business was almost as big as the cotton business, which was the reason to bring the slaves over to America. In Louisiana there were more slaves than they needed in the
cotton fields and yet still more slaves were being brought in. One boat in particular was called "The
Moonlight". It was a slave boat that crashed while in the Gulf of Mexico. On board was a normal boy, but when he survived the crash, he now had an amazing story. Jessie Bollier, was a white boy, kidnapped
from down by the docks of New Orleans, was forced to play his fife for the slaves when they refused to work. Jessie wanted an end to the cruelty, but the end was nowhere close to the shipwreck experience
in the end of the book. When I was reading the story, there were a lot of thoughts going through my mind. I had many questions about how it would really feel to be a slave. I also wondered, 'Why did Revis
take the beating when Stout really took the egg?" Why didn't they tell the captain what really happened? When I read this part, it reminded me of the time that I took the consequences for breaking my dads
pen. My brother really did it, but if he got in trouble again, he would not have been able to belay for me at the rock climbing gym. But in this book Revis, wasn't going to gain anything from taking the punishment
he did not deserve. This same situation also happened in the book Holes. Stanley Yelnats took the blame for Zero because Stanley was able to dig more holes than Zero. This book was semi-easy to
read. Some terms would be a little challenging for anyone under the age of 12. For anyone in the eighth grade or higher they would like to read this book. There was not much confusion between characters,
and the setting was realistic. My favorite thing about this book was how Paula Fox told the story about
slave smuggling and how it really was. Paula Fox was not scared to "tell it like it was". Before I read this
book I thought it was going to be aimed towards small children. I was really interested to know how life was on a slave boat. This book explained that very well. If I could tell my best friend about this book, I
would tell him/her, it was one of those books I had a hard time putting it down. If you are interested in the slavery years or you just want a good book to read on a rainy day, this is the book for you. Reviewer
-- Adam, September 2002.
Snail Mail No More by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin
What if your best friend just moved away? This is what happened to Elizabeth. Elizabeth is one of the
two main characters. There is one more main characters. Her name is Tara* (that is how she spelled her name). There are some other main characters. They are Howie, Emma, Scarlet, Elizabeth's dad and
mom, and also Tara*'s parents, Luke and Barb. The book gets confusing in some spots because they are constantly giving e- mails. You have to think which one's parents had the divorce and which didn't.
Other then that it is a good book. In the first book "P.S. Longer Letter Later" (I would recommend reading
that first) Elizabeth's dad had left Emma, Elizabeth and her mom and left all his belongings. He had said that he would be back to get them. He came back but he came when everyone was gone. In Snail
Mail No More the dad is coming back in the story and comes to the house a few times. But the dad starts this drinking habit and buying things he can't afford. Like the day Elizabeth came home before
Emma and her mom and found a huge box on the porch it said to Emma from Dad. I have to admit that the dad is a little messed up in this story. Going on in the story Elizabeth gets to go to Tara*'s house.
Luke and Barb bought her plane tickets. When she comes, she stays for five days. Elizabeth gets back home and she can't believe it was five days that she had been away. Finally when Christmas arrives
Elizabeth's dad shows up. Howie and his dad are there so Elizabeth's dad wants to take Emma out, not Elizabeth. The parents start arguing and Elizabeth gets embarrassed because she really likes Howie.
So if you are looking for a real page flipper this is the one. Reviewer -- Brittney Galliers, March 2002.
Spellbound by Christopher Pike
 The story Spellbound tells a story of 7 teenagers who try to find out what or who
killed Karen Holly. Jason Whitfield is the major suspect because he was the last person to see Karen before she died. He believes that it was a grizzly bear but there
are some people that believe that he killed her. A few weeks after the incident Jason has a new girlfriend, Cyndi Jones. Cyndi's little brother, Alex, who is on the
cross-country team. Alex falls in love with the new girl in the town, Joni Harper, a quiet English girl. And there is also another new kid in town of Timber, Wyoming,
and his name is Bala. He is a foreign exchange student from Africa and he is the grandson of a great shaman. This story reaches its climax when Jason takes these
people to the place where Karen died and Cyndi almost died because Jason set up a slippery spot on the hill so that she would fall into the water so that Jason could
save her. But it was her little brother who comes to save the day and jumps into the water right before the waterfall. But he can't reach his sister so he goes to the other side because if he
goes any further he would be trapped in the same current that his sister was caught in. Before Jason has a chance in saving his girlfriend, Bala takes his shirt off and jumps in the water and takes Cyndi
over his shoulder and takes her to safety. Then there is a twist in the story. Someone else gets killed, and Ray and Jason get blamed again because they had a fight at the football game the night before. At
the end of the book they learn that Bala knows why this stuff is going on. He knows a terrible secret about someone that solves all of these problems. Can you guess who this could be? I felt that this book
was easy to read and was not that long. My favorite thing about this book was that it had great suspense because I did not know what was coming next. Something that I would tell my best friend would be that
this is a good book for people that do not like stories that drag on and on. Reviewer -- Bryon Fish, September 2002.
Spellbound by Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike tells the story of a ravenous murder. It was said to be a Grizzly Bear attack in the
woods. Some people thought different in this small town in the Rockies. Ever since that happened Cindy and her brother Alex always ponder how the girl died. Throughout the story Cindy and Alex meet
new friends. Cindy has a new boyfriend Jason. Jason had also been dating Karen, the girl who had died from the Grizzly attack. Alex also has a new girldfriend Joni who is new to the city of Timber. Two
people became friends with them, Bala a foreign exchange student, and Cindy's friend, Pam. These six will find out who is the real killer. You will have to read the book yourself to find the answer.
Reviewer -- Billy Layman, October 2002.
Spellbound by Christopher Pike
The novel Spellbound, written by Christopher Pike, was about an unusual string of events happening in the small town of Timber, Wyoming. A strange death was brought to attention as a young girl was found
in a mountain stream with her head crushed and body torn apart. The only witness to this murder was the girl's boyfriend. The story starts around the life of the Cindy Whitfield. Weeks go by and another
strange, cannot be manmade death occurs. Everyone accuses Jason (Cindy's new boyfriend) but the real culprit turns out to be the new, shy English girl named Joni Harper. Nobody can possibly believe
this small 90-pound girl could commit such acts of strength, until they found out the girl was given the soul of a vulture by a powerful Shaman in Africa, and has to kill to survive. I have a very good impression
of this book. I felt it was very well written and had a great plot. I think the ending could be a little better but
it might be setting up a sequel. The plot was very suspenseful but then the ending was almost dull. It
didn't have me saying "wow" after I flipped the book shut. The book was well written and it still didn't
have to have huge words I didn't understand in it to make it sound good. I think it was fairly easy to read. The significance of the title (Spellbound) is: it is almost as thought Joni Harper put a spell on each of
her victims to get them to fall in love with her. It is also called Spellbound because the Shaman in Africa pretty much put a spell on Joni when the vulture's brain entered her soul. My favorite part of the novel
would have to be the part when Cindy fell into the raging river and the whole scene where everyone was trying to save her, which Bala eventually did. I would definitely recommend this book to my best friend. I
would tell him even if you don't like reading, you would get really into this book because it has such a good story and it really hooks you into it. Overall this was a very good book and anyone out there looking
to read a well-written book and really get into it, read Spellbound by Christopher Pike. Reviewer -- Jimmy Semelsberger, September 2002.
Spellbound by Christopher Pike
The story starts off with a murder of a girl named Karen. Everyone thinks that Jason killed Karen but he says it was a bear. Later in the story we are introduced to Alex, Cindy, Ray, Bala, and Joni. Alex is a
cross-country runner and so is Ray. They both like Joni and compete to go out with her. Later Alex asks out Joni and some weird things start to happen. A person murders Ray and Bala got attacked. This was
an easy book to read. I liked this story because it had some interesting twists in it and it was very exciting. There were a lot of parts in this story that really didn't have much to do with the plot and were
kind of boring to read but still it was a good book. If I could tell my friend something about this book the
first would to be to go to the library and check it out. I would tell him that this book is very good its like a mystery and a horror book all in one. I would tell him that there are some parts in this book that are
boring and are not necessary to the story. The title was appropriate for this book. Spellbound is good because the girl named Joni had a spell on her that made her turn in to a vulture. In this paragraph I am
going to talk about the characters. There were many characters in this book. There was Alex, he was dating Joni and was a runner. Cindy was dating Jason and was Alex's sister. Bala was a boy that was
from Africa were Joni used to live. He was an unusual boy who was very strong and good at swimming. He could get in the mind of animals. His grandpa taught him all those talents. Ray was a big shot
runner. He was full of himself and he thought he was the greatest. Joni was a girl that used to live in Africa and had a curse put on her that made her stay in the body of the vulture. My favorite thing about
this book was that the person being the killer wasn't expected until the end of the book. Reviewer -- Charlie Bell, September 2002.
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
This was a really good book because of all the action and adventure. The story's main character is Nick.
Nick is a tweleve-year-old boy who runs away because he is scared of his father and the butcher. Nick hides out on the Endeavour (the ship). Nick shows himself and is made a worker on the ship. I felt that
this book was a very fascinating book. It is written like a journal. The pages are made like an old-fashioned book. One of the reasons why people wouldn't like this book is because it is long.
Another is that it is an adventure book, though I liked it and I don't like long books. The story takes place on a ship in 1768 and covers three years of Nick's life. In the book there is this guy named Mr. Bootie;
he's really mean to Nick. He kicks and bosses Nick around and I don't like him one bit. The trip goes from England to New Zealand and back again. They also hit a coral reef and started to lose forty - fifty
crewmembers. Nick turns out to help save people from dying and a whole lot more. I would rate this book a five out of five because there is never a dull moment. The book might start out slow, but man
does it get good! That is why you should read this book. I hope that you like this book as much as I did. Reviewer -- Justin, March 2002.
The Sword In the Stone by T. H. White 
When Merlyn becomes Kay and Arthur's new tutor,they are in for many surprises. Even though Arthur, or also called the Wart, is expected to be Kay's squire, Merlyn
knows that he is actually to be England's destined king. To prepare Arthur for his future role as ruler, Merlyn dedicates himself to teaching the boy important lessons.
And through it all, Arthur learns things such as courage and to not let power corrupt you. The Sword in the Stone was one of those books that taught you wisdom you
can't forget. T. H. White did a great job at giving readers a view of what Arthur's childhood was like. The cool thing about this book was that it teaches readers that
whether you're weak or kind of geeky, you can be anyone or do anything as long as you try and not let anyone change your mind otherwise. This book gives readers a lot
of insight on King Arthur, who people see as a kind, confident and strong ruler. Not reading a lot about King Arthur or Camelot, I was surprised to find that he was at first
just a kid being put down by everyone. But I guess it was his hardships that taught him so much and strengthened him. Overall, this is a great book and reminds you of life lessons you may have forgotten
along the way. Reviewer -- Charles Lee, September 2002.
A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
I remember reading the opening line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." (Joking): How
can I read a book when the author can't make up his mind? Reviewer -- Lauren Andree, 2000/2001 Teen Advisory Board.
TheThunder-Pup by Janet Hickman 
This is a good book, but I didn't find it entertaining. The best part was when the main character, Linnie
gets a new house, even though she didn't like it My least favorite part was when Darla stays over her house. Read it if you like dogs!! Reviewer -- Qaida, July 2002.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
 SUMMARY -- Francie Nolan is eleven years old, but acts far beyond her age. The daughter of a harshly honest Mother, Katie Nolan, and a drunken father, Johnny
Nolan, Francie lives in the slums of Brooklyn. The Tree of Heaven grows in the tenement districts, surviving without water, light, or even soil. Like the tree, Francie
learns to survive against all odds and thrive. Although the Nolans may live in a rundown apartment building, they learn to fill their home with warmth and love.
THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, REACTIONS -- I loved the fact that even after I read the book, the story still had an effect on me. I became emotionally attached with Francie
Nolan, her character was described so brilliantly, I felt as if I knew her myself. In A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, the Nolan family knew quite well the value of a penny. It helped me understand
too. Growing up in Bloomfield Hills in 2002 seems so different from growing up in the heart of Brooklyn in 1912. She understands only too well the meaning of hunger, doing without, leaving school and not
having enough money to go around. I think this book has helped me to learn the true value of a penny. I can relate to Francie in many ways. She is a "Daddy's Girl" always hanging around her father,
searching for love, beauty, and romance. But, in a way, she is also her mother's child, always in need of truth.
ANALYZING -- A Tree Grows In Brooklyn was full of many themes. One of them was Class and Poverty. Nearly every problem or character in this book addresses poverty. Being poor means the characters
were always thinking of being poor - wondering how they were going to put dinner on the table. Poverty in this story does not just show the lack of money the Nolan's had, but Johnny's worthlessness and
death as well. This book shows that poverty was the root of all evil - not the people. Another theme in this book was the American Dream. The dream of a better life in America drives the Nolans to live life
the way they do. When Mary Rommely gives her advice to Katie at the beginning of the book, she tells Katie how she should raise her children so that they will have more opportunities. Francie's parents
want the best for her, and giving her the opportunities that Katie and Johnny didn't have in the past, give
Francie a chance to live out the "American Dream." A very big motif in A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, is the
actual "Tree of Heaven." In Brooklyn, this tree triumphs all others. Franice sees the tree every day and
realizes how much beauty it adds to her everyday life. It is not a special tree, in a conventional sense; it grows everywhere were there are poor people. It is humble, and its humility makes it all the more
powerful. Reviewer -- Katy O'Lynnger , September 2002.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN is based around the life of Francie Nolan. It begins with Francie as a
young child, with flashbacks into her parents' lives before she was born, up until she goes to college. The life of Francie was a very difficult one, but that was what made it more interesting. I loved the plot of
the book. The way the story was set-up with the flashbacks and the continuing of Francie's life, really kept me interested. The way that Betty Smith used her descriptions, and the metaphors throughout the
book, really involved me in the story; it was like I was back in 1912 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The settings in the story were VERY powerful. Betty Smith used all of the senses, so that the reader
becomes completely surrounded by the people, places, and things, from Brooklyn. The characters were also very well developed. It especially helped me understand Katie, Johnny, and Sissy, when Betty
Smith used the flashback of before the children were born. Reviewer -- Sarah Browning, September 2002.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
This heart-warming story is about Francie Nolan, an eleven year old girl living in Brooklyn in 1912. This
story discusses poverty throughout the whole story, and a main point of the story is the unique tree known as the "Tree of Heaven" that grows in a district without any of the normal necessities that a tree
needs. This is a motif to Francie's life, and how she grows without money, food, and a normal household. I enjoyed this story because the author did an excellent job of giving you detail about the
characters. Even though the family is extremely poor they learn to live against the odds. Oddly, I found that my family is much like the Nolan family. Even though the Nolans are quite poor and can hardly
scratch up a meal for their children every night, they also know the importance of love and trust in a family relationship. My family is like this as well, we give of ourselves because we love each other so
much. I felt that story was written to make the reader aware and be grateful for what we have, and not to take advantage of our positive situation. A theme in the story is that good always prevails against evil no
matter what odds it has to overcome. All the Nolans have to look forward to in life is each other, and the hope that someday their lives will change for the better. This is their dream which is another important
life lesson that is reviewed in the book. I really think everyone should read this book, as it sheds a lot of important value of life. Reviewer -- Katie Hardy, September 2002.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn takes place in the summer of 1912 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where a tree
called the Tree of Heaven grows in front of the tenement houses. Francie Nolan and her family live in poverty. Francie's character develops as a death in the family occurs, problems with her education
restrain her, working at an early age, etc. I really liked this book because it takes us through her complicated life story. The tree that's growing symbolizes Francie's growth in life. Reviewer -- Whitney,
September 2002.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
This story is about an 11 year old girl, named Francie Nolan. Francie gathers wisdom from everyone
and everything throughout the book. Even though she lives in the slums of Brooklyn she uses her knowledge to survive the odds of poverty. Her mother, Katie, and Francie are a lot alike, and her father,
Johnny, is always drunk. During all this Francie has no one to turn to but reads a book everyday and somewhat socializes with her brother Neeley. There is more to the book than this; there is also
flashback to Katie's and Johnny's younger days, from where they first met to when Francie was born. I feel that the author caught the essence of being poor by how the character acted and reacted. The
setting helped that situation all the time. I especially liked the one little song Johnny sang when Francie was around, The Sea Song. I think that the most important thing is point of view because in the story,
you see what's going on with everything in everyone's eyes. I like the story a lot in general. There are a lot of things I thought were bad because they were mean but that's life. Reviewer -- Brooke
Rockentine, October 2002.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
It is a great book. Its a book that explains what Americans were going through in those days and today also.
Reviewer -- Wanda, March 2003.
The Uncivil War by Sheila Klass
Asa is doubting herself and is unsure about many things. One thing that is really bothering her is she
thinks shes much too fat. She likes her mom's cooking but doesn't know how to tell her to stop making her eat it. Asa tells her mom she feels she is too fat so they go to see a doctor. His name is Mr.
Hamburger. Also she is unhappy with her name. Her full name is Asa Alfifa Anderson. This story is about Asa working through her problems and figuring out who she is. It is an interesting book because
its about being overweight. I really liked the book and I would recommend it. I think all kids aged 10-15 would enjoy it because it deals with situations and problems that most kids could relate to. The book
would be good for boys and girls because everyone could understand it. Reviewer -- Kevin Lewis, March 2002..
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
This book was a pretty good book to read. If you like to read you would love this book. In some parts is scary and in others it is suspenceful. Uncle Tom is a black slave and his slave owner has to sell him.
His slave owner treats him well and Uncle Tom is his favorite and trusty slave. GO READ IT!!! Reviewer -- Justin Baraw, September 2002.
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