Now that the school year is moving right along, I'm wondering what you are reading for fun, for book reports or for Silent Reading?
I'm currently listening to The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall as I drive to work. Its a great book to read to try to hold onto summer, as we begin to welcome the fall. I'm also reading Witch Child by Celia Reese at home, which is a great historical fiction novel about a girl who is an orphan and bravely makes the journey to America in the year 1659.
So, what have you been reading and what do you think about it?
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I finished reading the Twilight series, and am now reading Chains.
I have been reading many books recently which include, Touching Spirit Bear, Armageddon Summer, and Swallowing Stones.
I have been reading a pretty good book called the Rookie Arrives. It is about a kid who joins the Kansas City Royals straight out of high school. He expects to be put right on the roster from the start, but when he starts riding the bench, he realizes that is not going to happen.
I am curently reading the Fellowship of the Ring the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
For silent reading I am reading The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John. It is a wonderful book about a girl that has to move to Africa because her parents died in a fire in England. When she moves to Africa she doesn't know whether or not her grandmother really loves her. She becomes best friends with a mythical giraffe, and she doesn't know whether or not she can keep her friendship a secret.
For silent reading I've been reading the book Alias. It's a really good book about a girl who is recruited for the CIA, even though she thinks that she can never do anything right. I like her friend Francie who is always willing to do anything, and has a really happy personality. I haven't finished the book yet, but I know that I will like it when I do.
I have been reading a book called Silent to the Bone.Its about a little boy named Branwell.He gets accused for dropping his 10 month old sister.He doesn't talk anymore so his friend helps him out and tries to get evidence for Branwell. His friend made flash cards to help find out. Branwell uses his eyes for comunication.
I have been reading a really nice book called Holes by Louis Sacher.
I am reading a great but sad book called Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli. It's about a boy in the Holocaust, who steals to live.
This summer I have been reading Flush by Carl Hiassen. This book was about staying true to what you say. I loved this book because it kept me to the end of my seat no matter where I was in the book.
Has anyone read the Gatekeeper series by Anthony Horowitz? I love this book and can't wait for the next one!
Right now I am still searching for the right book for me but I have read the last three books of the Bone series, a series of graphic novels.
I have been reading a great book called Baseball Great by Tim Green. I have just finshed this book. If you like sports books I really think you should read Baseball Great by Tim Green.
Right now I'm reading Million Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica. This is a great book based on football.
So far this year I have read Deep Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn and two books of the What If series, What If... Everybody Knew Your Name, and What If... All The Boys Wanted You.
Hi, I am reading the Second Summer of the Sisterhood. So far it's been a very good book! If you have read the first book it's totally worth it to read the second book in this series!
I am currently reading a great book called Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson.I havn't finished it yet, but so far it is my favorite book. I always want to read it and when I am reading it I don't want to stop. It is about a teenage girl and her family having troubles. Her family dislikes the Crutchfields strongly. The teenage girl Kaitlin falls in love with a boy and she finds out he is a Crutchfield. The book always keeps me on the edge of my seat and I love it.
I am currently reading "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "The Golden Compass". I just finised "Dragon's Egg" and "Ptolemy's Gate", the third book in the Bartimeaus Trilogy. "Dragon's Egg" is a very good book. The main character finds a dragon egg and must return the egg to the sacred hatching ground, the only place where the egg can hatch. But with a crazy kidnapper after her, can she make it?
I recently finished reading a great book called Scribbler of Dreams, by Mary E. Pearson. In this book, two characters who come from families that hate each other fall in love. One lie leads to a bunch of lies, and as much as the Kaitlyn wants to tell the truth, she doesn't know how or when she should do it. She thinks that if Bram knows who she really is, he will hate her, too. I really liked this book because of the romance and I kept reading to find out if she was going to tell him the truth. You should read this if you like romance with a little bit of suspense.
I have been reading the book "Miracle on 49th Street" by Mike Lupica. This is my favorite book! I recommend this book for people who like sports, family, and happy endings!
I've been reading The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. So far it's great, even though I'm not even half-way done yet!
I have been reading Blackwater for silent reading. I think it is a really good book. This book is about a boy named Brodie and everybody thinks he's a hero but he really isn't. He did a prank that was not good.
The book I read was called The Secrets of My Hollywood Life. It was really good. It was about a girl who stars on a T.V. show and wants a normal life.So she goes to a school with her friend and trys to survive a normal life.
I am reading the book Stranger With My Face. It is about a girl named Laurie who has a twin sister she never knew about named Lia,Laurie and Lia were both adopted from two different people. Lia can "project" herself,which means she can make her soul leave her body and go werever she wants it to. Laurie has to find out what Lia wants from her and why she keeps coming into her house.
This week I been reading Alex Rider Point Blank. This is the second book in the series. I have been reading this book for silent reading and for fun. I like this book because its addicting and action packed. You should really read this book.
The book I’m reading now is called The Daughters. It is a great book about how 3 girls live their life in the shadow of their famous parents. This is one of my favorite books. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a drama and a love story type book.
Right now I'm reading "The Name of This Book is Secret" by P. Bosch. It's very good so far, although it has a weird narrator its still very good. It's about a boy named Max-Ernest and a girl named Cass as they try to solve a mystery.
I have been reading a book called Zen and the Art of Faking It. It is about a kid who fakes the way he acts. He likes a girl that is his next door neighbor and she is older than him. He is also very good at basketball.
I am reading the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. It is about a wimpy boy trying to survive middle school.
I just finished a book called Kissing Vanessa by Simon Cheshire. Personally, I really liked this book. It’s about a 15 year old boy who falls for the new girl in school.
This summer I read Fever 1793 for my summer reading book. Fever is about a girl named Mattie's who was living during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793.
I am reading Charlie St. Cloud right now for fun and I am also reading A Corner of the Universe for English class. Charlie St. Cloud is about a teenage boy who loses his brother that he loves very much in a car crash and he must learn to deal with his death. A Corner of the Universe is about a young girl named Hattie who finds out that she has a uncle named Adam who has unexplainable problems. Both these books are great.
I have been reading the book Swallowing Stones. I love it very much because it's very suspenseful. Whenever I read Swallowing Stones it's very hard to put it down. I'm very close to finishing it so I can't wait to find out what happens.
I have been reading the "Cirque du Freak" series, those books are awesome. I recommend to anyone who is reading this blog to read the Cirque du Freak series, they now have all copies in the library because I donated the seventh book. And also there is a movie about that series that shows the first 3 books in the series.
I recently read a book called Dolphin Song. The book is about a girl named Martine who lives on a game reserve in Africa. She is going on a cruise. After a storm, she and some of her classmates get thrown overboard, but were rescued by dolphins.
I've been reading a book called Pygmy, by Chuck Palahniuk. This book is about a boy named agent 67. This boy is an exchange student from a country that is not mentioned in the book. He is in the U.S because he and a group of other individuals from "the state" which is described as a mix of Nazi-held Germany and also Cuba and many other "bad" countries. These kids are a group of sleeper cells that are planning to commit an act of terrorism against the U.S. While living there he learns many customs of the American way of life. This is a great book, so far. Thank you for reading my post!
I have been reading the Percy Jackson series. I am on the Battle of the Labyrinth. I have been obsessed with this book, I've read at least 40 pages a night. It is about Percy and Grover and Annabeth all on a journey into the labyrinth. They think Pan might in there. Luke is planning to send his army of monsters through the labyrinth.
I read a book Once Upon A Marigold. It was about a princess with a curse of reading people's minds, so no one touches her. She had a p-mail buddy and they talked for years, his name was Chris. He moved out of his (dad's) cave. He ran away and found Ed, his "dad". Then he moved to the castle and...
I have been reading the book Found by Margret Peterson Haddix. It is a very suspenseful book. It is about a kid named Jonah and his friend Chip. They are both adopted. They start getting letters in the mail that say you are one of the missing and beware they are coming back to get you! They start getting worried and curious. After the second mysterious letter they start searching for answers. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Hi Miss E! The book Turnabout is great! I love it! The reason why is because, I love how they get another chance at life. Thank you so much for recommending it to me.
I have been reading a fantastic book called When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. This book is about a twelve year-old girl named Miranda who begins to receive an enormous amount of mysterious notes from someone she doesn't even know. As Miranda receives these mysterious notes she helps her mother practice for a $20,000 game show. Will Miranda's mother win the game show? Who is giving her all these strange notes? Read this book to find out.
Recently I have been reading a very interesting book called Define Normal by Julie Anne Peters. This book is realistic fiction. It is about two girls named Antonia and Jazz, short for Jasmin. Antonia never realized that a girl like Jazz ,with black lipstick and a pierced eyebrow would end up being normal, becoming her friend and helping her, a normal school girl with her problems instead of the other way around.
The book that I just finished was The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey. This book is funny, exciting, and mysterious..... I loved this book and this is the second time I have read it. There are five books in the series. I hope you read this book and the whole rest of the series and love them as much as I do!
When I read the Narnia series over the summer it was exciting and very adventurous. There were always new characters and there was never a "boring" chapter.
I read the book Twilight, it was about a woman named Bella falling in love with a vampire and though their love was forbidden, she still loved him and he loved her.
I have been reading the "Among" series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. I am currently reading "Among the Impostors", the second book in the series. I think that it is a very suspenseful book that keeps you reading. If you would like to read the book "Among the Impostors" by Margaret Peterson Haddix, you would have to read the first book of the series "Among The Hidden." I am also reading the book "Among the Impostors" for a book report in Literacy. You can find both these books and more novels by Margaret Peterson Haddix at the school library.
I have recently read a book called Chains. The book is about a slave who was supposed to be freed after her mistress died. But when the lawyer with the will disappears she gets sold to a cruel couple. This is taking place during a war against the British and the rebels. Her mistress is rooting for the British. But Isabel the slave helps her newly found friend Curzon spy on the British to help the Rebels. But after Curzon is put in jail, Isabel doesn't know what to do. Should she forget about Curzon and escape to freedom? Or take a risk and break Curzon out of jail and take them both over the River Jordan to freedom?
I just finished an awesome book! Ninth Grade Slays, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Vlad is a vampire in ninth grade. He just found out a vampire slayer has moved into town and is hunting him. It’s bad enough that he’s in love with Meredith and doesn’t know how to show her, but now he has to worry about his life being in danger!
I am reading two books called A Boy At War and Swallowing Stones.
They are both adventure and I really like them. Swallowing Stones is about a boy who shoots his new gun in the air and a mile away it came down and hits a man and killed him. He doesn’t think it was him but he has his doubts. A Boy At War is a book about a boy who lives in Pearl Harbor and he loves the island and that is as far as I got.
The book I've been currently reading is called the Summer I Turned Pretty. It's about a girl that is getting older and may be looking different to the boys that she knows. However what is she to do when another boy gets in the way of her crush? Will she fall for the boy who just came into her life, or will she stick with the crush she's had practically since she could remember? I'm not yet finished with the book and am dying to find out. All I know is I'm going to read the second book.
I have been reading "Bounce" during silent reading. It is a really good book. This book is about a young girl named Eyvn whose dad is getting married to a collage professor named Elei. Elei has six children. Eyvn is not happy about having to leave Maine to go live with Elei and her family in Boston Massachusetts. This is a really good book and if I owned this book I would read it over and over!
The book that I have been reading at home and during silent reading is The Life of an American Soldier during the Vietnam War. It is about the hard times and the way of life for a soldier. So far I really like this book.
I have been reading the book Tangerine by Eward Bloor. So far I like the book.
I'm reading "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman right now. It's about a boy who spends his childhood in a graveyard. He has a lot of adventures in and out of the graveyard.
I have been reading Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam. I read it for the Literacy book report. It was really good. If I owned it I would read it over and over again.
I have been reading a book called Football Hero. This book is about a boy named Ty and he has to live with his Aunt Virginia and Uncle Gus who are not very nice to him. He has to live with his aunt and uncle because his parents have passed away. Ty and his brother Thane are both in different places because Ty's brother is all grown up and is a major football player in the NFL and they do not get to see each other very often. I like this book very much and it is a great book and if you like football or sports book you will like this book.
I have been reading the 5th Harry Potter book in the series,” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". It's so long. I've been reading it for months. Harry keeps having the same dream over and over again. The new defense against the dark arts teacher is horrible. She has a pen that engraves exactly like the words on the user’s hand. Voldemort, the most strongest and evil wizard of all, is getting stronger, and Harry has to defend himself from him.
I am currently reading "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman. Its a really good book so far. It is a great cliffhanger and has a lot of adventure and not so much action. I am also currently reading "The Fellowship of The Ring" by J.K. Rowling. It is a good book. It is not so much of a cliffhanger but has a lot of action and adventure.
At the time I am reading Word of Honor. It is about a terrorist who puts a bomb in a package and than drops it off at the post office.
For silent reading I am reading The Cupcake Queen. It is about a girl named Penney who moves from New York City to Hogs Hallow. Penney's mom owns a bakery, so she catered a girl’s party. The cupcakes spill on this girl that does not like Penny. Now Penney is starting the school year with no friends and a bunch of enemies.
I am reading October Sky. It is about a boy in 1957-1958 who lives in a mining town. I like it because I like nonfiction books. October Sky is written by Homer Hickim Jr.
I am currently reading Air Head by Meg Cabot. I think it's a wonderful book about a girl named Erin whose brain is transplanted into a famous teen model.
I just finished read a great book called The Gadget. The reason this book intrigued me was I find war very interesting and this book was about World War 2.
I've been reading Swallowing Stones and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban. I have also been reading The Duplicate. They are all page turners and very interesting.
I have read many books so far this year. I read Wander by Susan Hart Lindquist and All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall. I also read All Alone in the Universe by Lynne Rae Perkins. They all are wonderful books!
The book Scribbler of Dreams by Mary Pearson was about a girl who falls in love with the family rival. Will she tell him that she is a Crutchfield hater or will she keep her true love to herself and live a lie by pretending to be someone she's not?
I am currently reading the Fellowship of the Ring the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
This summer I read a really good book called Search and Rescue by Susannah Brin. It was about a girl who had a jealous partner who would not say anything nice to her.
During September I have read two books, both in the Dairy of the Wimpy Kid series. I read the third one and the fourth one. I also want to get the book where you can make you own wimpy kid book.
I am currently reading No Castles Here. I am not sure who it is by though. It seems like a really great book so far. I hope to read more by this author.
The book I have been reading is Born to Rock by Gordon Korman. It is a very good book.
The book I’m reading now is called The Daughters. It is a great book about how 3 girls live their life in the shadow of their famous parents. This is one of my favorite books. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a drama and love story type book.
Hi everyone!
Thanks for letting me know what you're reading recently for silent reading, book reports and for fun. All of you chose excellent books! I'm really glad that many of these books were the right book for you and that you enjoyed them so much. Please keep letting me now what you're reading in the future.
I have been reading a book called Coffeehouse Angel. It's a great book that I checked out from the AMS library. I recommend it to anyone.
I have been reading Phoning A Dead Man. It is a very good book. It is a little boring in the begining but it is a good book all in all.
I have been reading Phoning A Dead Man. It is a very good book. It is a little boring in the begining but it is a good book all in all.
I am reading the series "City of Ember". I am on the second book which is called "The People of Sparks". There is a total of four books altogether.
This year I am reading a very interesting book. The name of it is Bunnicula. It is about a rabbit that goes around and drinks juice out of vegetables.
Since the first English class of the year, I have been reading a book called Darkside, by Tom Becker. It is a fantastic book so far even though I'm only halfway done with the book.
I just finished a book called Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech. It was a great book about a girl and her blind best friend. I recommend this book to anyone.
I am reading Search and Destroy and I have finished most of The Hardy Boys series. I like Search and Destroy because it is about Vietnam and it is a cliff hanger book.The book is so far a good book to read.
For my book report I read a really good mystery book called Double Identity. The main character's mother cried all day and the father keeps her close at all times. The book was full of suspense and I really enjoyed it.
I have been reading Gimme a Call, which is a book about Devi, who drops her cell phone into a fountain and finds that the only person she can call is her 14 year old self.
The book I have been reading is The Stolen One. I like the book a lot.
Over the last week I have read Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli. I really liked it, but the story got really sad at the end. I enjoy reading any of Jerry Spinelli's books, because they are so descriptive and I can connect to the book. I really reccomend this book, and I think you will like it too.
I just finished reading Tithe by Holly Black. It is my new favorite book, it's all about fairies and their messed up courts.It is a series and I am getting the next book in the series.
The book that I am currently reading is called Silent to the Bone by E.L.Konigsburg. A young boy is being acussed of a horrible crime. The only problem is he will not speak.
This summer, I read about thirty books.My favorite is Brisngr, which is a great and VERY long fantasy book (760 pages!). Another book that I liked was Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfier.
I’m reading a book called If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson. The book is about a Jewish girl who falls in love with a boy. The only problem is their parents will not let them be together because he is African American. She has a decision to make, don't see him anymore or don't listen to her parents and see him anyway.
I have just finished a book by Jacqueline Woodson called If You Come Softly. The story takes place at a preppy school in Manhattan. This is a romantic book about a boy and a girl with different skin colors and they are frustrated by the looks they get from strangers when they are holding hands and spending time together.
I have been reading a book called Search and Rescue. It is a very interesting book. I really liked it! It is about a girl named Annika Borg and her dog Baxter who go on a search and rescue for a boy named Billy that was lost in a big crowed of people. I think you should read this book.
I finished reading a book about Mussolini, and now I'm reading a book about Caesar. It's a really good book once you get into it. At home I have been reading the Artemis Fowl series and the Hunger Games series.
Books are cool.
I am reading the series Vladimir Tod. It is a very good book so far. I recommend this series to anyone who likes vampire books.
I've read the Among the Hidden Series. I am now reading Artemis Fowl. I recommend these series.
Over the summer I read the book Blackwater by Eve Bunting. It was a fairly good book, I recommend it to everyone. Now in silent reading I am read The Wreckers.
I have been reading Phoning a Dead Man. It is a very good book. It is a little boring in the beginning but it is a good book all in all.
I’m currently reading Crocodile Tears. It is a book about 14 year old Alex Rider who works for M16 and is once again on a mission to save the world.
For silent reading I am reading The Secret Language of Girls. This book is about a young thirteen year old girl who is opposite from her best friend. Sometimes it causes fights. The Secret Language of Girls is a very good book about friendship.
Hola! Lately I have been reading a book called the "The Sneetches". The Sneetches is about a lot of fictional animals on a beach that are no different other then their stars on their bellies. You see some didn't have any stars on their bellies and they were treated unfairly.
This year I read a book series known as The Hunger Games. It was one of the best sets of books I have recently read and I highly recommend it.
For silent reading I read, Lily B. on the Brink of Paris. It was a awesome book and it kept me reading. I hope to read more of that series.
I have been reading a great book called The Boy Who Saved Baseball, and have now started Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz.
For silent reading I've been reading Don't Say a Word. It's about a girl and her family during World War 2. Its a good book but it's sad.
I'm now reading a book called Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz.
I read a fabulous book over the summer called Black Eyed Suzie. The main idea of the story was that there was a girl who had some mental problems and felt like she always had a box squeezing in on her. She would never eat and never stop crying. One day an uncle came and forced her mother to take her to a hospital and let them figure out what was wrong with her. Will she ever get better and live a normal life? This book was very interesting and I recommend it to everyone.
I have been reading the book Sahara, by Clive Cussler. At the end of the Civil War, a mysterious passenger is loaded aboard a Confederate Ironclad and is never seen again. In modern times, a plague is turning natives in Africa into crazy savages. The main character investigates, but runs into trouble from governments and warlords.
I have been reading a really good book called The River. Its been good so far because its about a kid going on an island and trying to survive for the second time. Its also good because I like adventure books.
I have been reading many books: More Bones, Bites and Bones. I just finished reading Double Dare To Be Scared, and I am working on finding another book to read all the books that are a collection of short stories. The first story isn’t that scary but towards the end is when it gets creepy. I wouldn’t be able to tell you all about the short stories but I am saying that there are over 24 stories and each one is different and creepy...
The most recent book I have been reading is called Vandal. It is about a boy named Will and he has a brother named Jason that is a vandal. He had lit a dumpster behind a store on fire and the fire had spread throughout the store. Jason had been sent to a boot camp for the summer and it had actually worked. But one day everything went wrong...
Right now I'm reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I usually don't like reading books, but this book is great! It's one of the best books I've ever read. Jules Verne is a genius!
Mucho gusto! Right now I am currently reading Crocodile Tears. I have also been reading a series called the Heir series.
Right now I’m reading a book from the "Mates, Dates" series. The three girls in it are very fun to read about because it relates to real life.
I am reading the book called Wild Girls. I think that the book so far is a really good book and it's really hard to put this book down!!!
I have read 10 books this last summer. Now I am reading a book called Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam. All the books I have read since the beginning of summer have been about dogs. I really like reading about dogs and animals. I like reading fantasy books too!
I have been reading the Pretty Little Liars by Sara Sheperd. This is a very good book. I love it. I love the first book. I am looking for the second book but can’t find it at any library the book is always checked out.
Right now I’m reading a book called Search and Destroy by Dean Gomez. It’s about a senior in West Palm Beach, California who wants to go to war in Vietnam in 1970. He's going to Vietnam try to find his inner self and to experience going to war. He sees hardships in training and has trouble with it. He ends up joining the Charlie Rangers, 3rd battalion,173rd regiment. This book is exiting!!
I have been reading a book by Kirsten Boie called The Princess Plot. It is a very good book and I think all girls should read this book.
I have been reading many sports books lately, such as, Football Hero, Farm Team, and The Rebounder.
Right now I am reading the second book in the Kidnapped series. It is about a brother's search for his sister. When nobody lets him go he will run away. Will Meg ever be rescued?
Right now I am reading three books. The titles are Everythings Eventual by Stephen King, Dog Days (part of the Dairy of a Wimpy Kid series) and The Annotated Alice by Lewis Carrol.
OK, I have to tell you that after reading those comments my pile of books "to read" just quadrupled in size! I'm so impressed with what great books so many of you have chosen to read.
I hope that you will continue to let me know what you're reading (in person and on this blog)!
I am reading The Case of the Mistaken Identity. It's a really good book. It's about a boy named Steve who is mistaken for a detective and then he is accused by secret agent librarians. He is working for a bad guy that sells secrets. The cops get involved and they go through a long chase to find a quilt with the country's secrets. I love this book and I can't wait to find out what happens in the end.
Mrs. Ekstrom,
I finished reading the Tomorrow series, (if you ever read it skip the last book because it ruins the series), I read Gathering Blue, and I am currently reading The Kite Runner which is, so far, living well up to its reputation as an outstanding book. Also, I’m checking the public library for The Art of Racing in the Rain as Mrs. Schaefer recommended. I am also very ecstatic for the coming of Ghost Hunter, the last book in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series I’ve been raving about.
Hi Jake,
Thanks for the advice about the Tomorrow series, that's good to know. How did you like Gathering Blue? Did you read Messenger? I have read both. If you’ve read both, then you’ve read both books that are companions to The Giver. I have read The Kite Runner, (actually I listened to it), and I really enjoyed it. What is The Art of Racing in the Rain about? When does the last book in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series get released? I’m glad you’ve been able to find time to read!
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