The Mark of Athena

In the book seven half bloods go on a quest to save Rome from two giants and follow the Mark of Athena. The Mark of Athena is a quest that children of Athena take to get back a giant statue of Athena that was stollen. There are three challenges to overcome. Most children of Athena fail because they hate spiders and a giant one is guarding the statue. They travel in a giant war ship.They also fight giants that are trying to take over the world! I like the book because there were so many characters.

The Son of Neptune

I think the book was good, but you may not like it because Percy has no memory. In the book Percy finds another camp. It is a Roman camp. Percy goes on a quest with two friends to defeat a giant that is rising and to get the camp's eagle back. The camp protects the eagle with their lives because it has special powers.The wolf, Laputa, took Percy's memory because she did not want Percy to remember the Greek's camp, she wanted Percy to help join the camps.

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The Boston Massacre

I think the book teaches you a lot about the Boston Massacre. You can choose to be a apprentice, a British soldier or John Hancock's maid. It allows you to experience life under Britain's rule in 1770. This book helps you understand what leads up to the Revolutionary War. I like the book because you can choose what to do, but it doesn't always have the choices you want. This series of Choose Your Own Adventure books gives you a perspective of both sides of history.

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes

The book was about a blind, orphaned boy, who was an heir to the thrown, and how he became a thief to become a King. Peter had to find the lost kingdom in the book and needed to steal a magical box to embark on his journey. Some of the parts were sad but the book was very good. The book takes place in a magical world with many oceans. The boy has a companion on his whole journey, who is a knight. He meets him in the Troublesome Lake and gets a surprise. I couldn't put it down because the adventure was quickly changing. I also really liked the book because his special ability was something other than an item you can hold, it was something that was part of his body and helped his disability. 

A Wind in the Door

Meg, Calvin, Mr. Jenkins, and a dragon like creature called a charabin had to journey in to Charles Wallace's mitochondria to help Sporos (a farandolae) deepen. The problem is that Echtroi are trying to convince the farandolae  not to deepen and to kill the deepened farandolae  (or fara).

It all started one night wen Meg, Calvin, and Charles met Blageny and the charabin. The charabin shows Meg that Echtroi are un-naming planets and when they are un-named they become nothing and disappear into thin air.

It is hard to follow with many scientific words but a fun book to try to understand it.

I Survived Hurricane Katrina 2005

The main character was Barry, but Cruz joined in halfway. The book was about Barry and his family. Hurricane Katrina is heading towards New Orleans. They tried to get out of the city but Barry's little sister got sick in the car and they have to go back to their house. Hurricane Katrina hits, the family goes to the roof and holds on tight to the shingles.  Barry falls off and somehow survives. The story gives you an idea of what it is like to lose things that you love and to be rescued from a hurricane. 

                                                                 

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From the MCBA Book List 2014 awards

https://www.salemstate.edu/assets/documents/ACA_sohs/Corrected_2013-2014_MCBA_Master_List_and_Grade_Level_Guide.pdf

                                                             

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

The book is about two mice who fell in love with the same pumpkin. One night they found out they were both helping it grow. They agreed to enter it in the fair. It was the biggest pumpkin ever! This book tries to teach a lesson about believing in something and working together. 

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