Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

Sign of the Beaver is about a boy and his dad left him alone in the forest for several months in Maine.  He meets an Indian named Attean and his tribe.  Attean teaches him lots of survival skills to survive in the wild.  His dad didn't come back for several months.  Attean asked Matt to join his tribe when they left but Matt (the boy) decided to stay and the dad came back.  Attean and Matt had a strong relationship even though they had different lives.  Attean's dog that Attean loved was given to Matt as a sign of respect because he respected Matt for staying with the cabin.  Attean would do the same.  On a scale from 1-10 I would give this book 6.5.  I liked it because Attean and Matt did lots of things together.

by C.S.

Sign of the Beaver is about a boy named Matt and he is with his father in a cabin and then his father goes to get the rest of his family.  He meets a boy named Attean and his grandfather.  They are a part of the beaver tribe.  He goes with them to see what they do.  One day he watches Attean shoot arrows.  He wants an arrow so Attean shows him how to make an arrow.  I liked the book because it shows you that even if other people don't believe in you, you should believe in yourself.

by A.M.

Sign of The Beaver is about a boy named Matt and his dad. They just built a cabin in Maine and his Dad is going to get his family in Quincy, Ma, so his dad leaves Matt in charge. While Matt is out in the woods one day he tries to get some honey from a bee hive and falls. He wakes up in his cabin and finds two Indians next to him one is named Attean and the other is named Saknis. Saknis notices that Matt could read and wanted him to teach Attean. So they negotiated a deal that Matt would teach Attean to read and Attean would catch food for Matt. During a lesson Attean showed Matt some survival skills. Every lesson  from their on Matt either read Robinson Crusoe or  was taught some survival skills. A few months after his father had left, he found a bear stuck in a trap with Attean. So Attean tribe makes it into a great feast and Matt's invited . Near Christmas Matt's father still hasn't come back. to gao with them. Matt thinks abo ut it but refuses. A few days from Christmas sake. He saw a big figure moving across it and saw his father. When his father gets back to the cabin he thanks Matt for taking of the cabin. I liked Sign of the Beaver because of how Matt survived with his friend Attean. 

by S.K.

Sign of The Beaver is about a boy named Matt who is left in charge of a cabin he and his father had made together in Maine. Matt's mother is having a baby and Matt is told that the family would be back in seven to ten weeks and would be back before his thirteenth birthday. Matt meets an Indian boy named Attean and Matt is to teach the Indian boy how to read. In exchange, Attean shows Matt how to the Indians hunted in the woods of Maine. The boys eventually become good friends witch Matt did not think possible in the beginning of the book. It has been months now, and Matts father still hadn't returned. Matt's thirteenth birthday had past and Attean and his tribe decide to leave Maine for good and not just for the winter and the tribe invited him to go with them. Matt had the biggest life decision to make. Stay in the cabin and wait until father comes, if he ever comes. Or go with the Beaver tribe and never see my family again. Matt's decision was brave and I feel that Matt as a character really changed throughout the book. I liked sighn of the Beaver verymuch and I liked seeing Matt and Attean bond and open up to each other. 

      By: M.G

 Sign of the Beaver is a very good book with many different themes I will tell you some of these great themes. One theme is to never leave your family no matter what. This is a theme because Matt made a great disision to stay at his cabin and wait for his family not knowing if he'd them again. He stayed and saw his family after the simple question theat would have changed his life. Another theme is sometimes you have to say goodbye to a friend moving away or leaving. This is true because when he ft his friend Attean behind he always will have the memory of his friend, I liked this book a lot because there is lots of adventure and I always love a happy twist ending.

Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

The story Sign of the Beaver is about a boy named Matt who builds a house with his dad. The house is built for Matt's mother, sister, and new born baby. Matt's dad is going to get their family, so they could live in the house they made. Matt is 13 he is staying alone with only his father's rifle to protect the house. His dad tells him he is going to arrive just before his birthday in the fall. But when his birthday passes his family is not there. He meets Indians of the Beaver Tribe and makes a strong bond with this Indian named Attean. Months after living the life with Indians. Matt has to decide if he wants to go south and live with the Indians, or stay there a wait for his parents. He chooses to be loyal and wait for his family. Soon after the Indians leave his family arrives at the house. I like this book because it was very thrilling.
by K.B.


 The story Sign of the Beaver is about a boy named surviving in the wild while his father is going out to get the rest of the family.  So the father and the rest of the family is suppose to before his birth day.A couple days later he meets an Indian from the Beaver Tribe .  After a while he becomes friends with Attean.  A Month after he has to decide if he wants to  go of with the Indians or stay home and wait for his  family. It is the hardest decision he has ever made. I liked this book because it has action, adventure, and it is a cliff hanger.

By L.B.

The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

The Tiger Rising is about a boy named Rob. Rob's mom died and since his mother died he had a suitcase that he locked and he never opened it. The suitcase had his feelings in it. There was two boys named Billy and Norton that always bullied Rob. One day when he was on the bus going to school the bus stopped and a girl walked on the bus with a pretty pink fancy dress. Her name was Sistine. Sistine didn't like Rob. Before school was over the principal said Rob wasn't allowed to go to school until his legs got better. Robs legs looked weird and other kids thought he had something contagious. Sistine sat with Rob on the bus because there was nowhere else to sit. Rob told Sistine about his legs and she wanted to get it so she didn't have to go to school. the next day Rob told his father about it and he worked and cleaned The Kentucky Star, The Kentucky Star is the motel that Rob lives at. Sistine brought Rob his homework. Later on Rob saw the tiger. The next day when Sistine came he told her. Beauchamp the owner of the Kentucky Star told Rob to take care of the Tiger. Rob told Sistine that he had the keys and He is Deciding if he should let the tiger go.

A E

Frindle by Andrew Clements

The book is about a kid named Nick.  He just began the sixth grade.  He didn't want the teacher called Mrs. Granger.  Nick asked a question to Mrs. Granger that she told him to research.  Nick went to a store and asked for a frindle which was really a pen.  Nick won the war.  Now everyone calls a pen a frindle.  I liked this book because a kid got a new word in the dictionary.

by M.B.

Frindle is about a boy who makes a new word.  A teacher Mrs. Granger is very mad at him and makes kids stay after a lot.  They make them write I will use the word pen instead of Frindle 100 times but the kids didn't write pen.  Mrs. Granger didn't notice.  I liked the book because Nick Allen was brave.

by T.F.

Frindle is a very good book.  It is a book about Nicholas Allen.  He invents a new word.  The new word is Frindle.  It replaces the word pen.  Mrs. Granger, the teacher likes the idea but she is opposing it to help Nick.  In the end Nicholas gets into a good college and ends up rich because of his new word and donates one million dollars to Mrs. Granger's scholarship.  I liked the book because it was funny.  It was very nice.  It was a good book.

The Tiger Rising

                       


The Tiger Rising is about Rob Horton. The story is set Florida. Rob has a big secret. He knows were there is a tiger. He has a friend name Sistine. Sistine is new in Florida. Rob and his dad live in a hotel called The Kentucky Star. The owner of the hotel is Beuchamp. Beuchamp is the owner of the tiger. Beuchamp asked Rob if he would feed the tiger. Rob said  yes. Beuchamp told Rob that he wasn't allowed to tell anyone about the tiger. Finally when Rob felt the urge to tell someone he told Sistine. Sistine wanted to set the tiger free but Rob knew he couldn't. Rob finally let her have her way and set the tiger free. When the tiger got out Rob's dad shot the tiger so it wouldn't hurt Rob. Rob finally let all his emotions out and made his dad say his mothers name. At the very end Rob and Sistine had a funeral for it and buried him.

EB

The Tiger Rising is about a kid named Rob Horton. He lives in a place called  Kentucky star which was named after a horse. They live in Florida. Rob gets bullied a lot of the time. One day Rob finds a tiger in a cage in the woods. At school he meets a girl named Sistine. Beuchamp is the owner of the hotel. Beuchamp hired Rob to feed the tiger. Although He can't tell anyone but he tells Sistine. Sistine  wants to  free the tiger.

LZ

The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

The Tiger Rising is about a boy named Rob Horton and a girl named Sistine Bailey. Rob Horton has a rash on his legs that will never go away. It's not contagious. His mother died. Rob and his father live in the Kentucky Star Motel. Ever since his mother died, he kept his feelings inside,like they were trapped in a suitcase. People bully Rob but he doesn't fight back. He just sits there and lets them hurt him. Rob has a talent. He can carve beautiful things out of wood.   He goes into the forest and finds a tiger in a cage. Then one day, he meets Sistine. She used to be mean but when she started to be friends with Rob we see her good side. Her parents are divorced. When people bully her, she fights back unlike Rob. Rob shows her the tiger. Once she saw it, she decided she wants to let it free. The tiger turns out to be the owner of the motel's who is called Beauchamp. He tells Rob to feed the tiger and he then gives him the keys to the cage. Rob uses the keys to let the tiger free. But the tiger runs to the hotel and tries to attack people. Rob's father shoots it. But after it all happened, Rob was starting to let the feelings come out of his suitcase. I think this is a very good book and it is very descriptive. It was very interesting.


G.N.


The Tiger Rising is about a boy named Rob Horton. He has a bad rash on his legs. Rob's mother died. Rob and his father live in a motel called the Kentucky Star Hotel. When his mother died Rob kept his feelings inside and never let them out,like they're trapped in a suitcase.Two boys at his school,the Threemongers bully Rob. But Rob doesn't fight back. Rob can carve things out of wood,he is very good at it. One day,when Rob goes into the forest he finds a tiger pacing back and forth in a cage. One day, when Rob is on the bus on his way to school,a beautiful girl named Sistine Bailey gets on the bus. She wears dresses to school. When he is at school the principal calls Rob to his office. The principal says that the some parents are afraid that his rash is contagious. He asks Rob to stay home from school until his rash clears up. Rob is happy because he knew that the rash won't clear up, and the principal doesn't. Rob becomes friends with Sistine and she brings him his work that he misses in school. Rob tells her about the tiger,and takes her to it. She wants ton let the tiger free but they didn't have the keys. One day,when Rob was cleaning the sidewalk Beauchamp the owner of the motel tells Rob to come with him for a ride. He tells Rob that he owned a tiger. He took Rob to the tiger. He asks Rob to feed the tiger everyday. He gives him the keys. When Rob tells Sistine she said to let him free. Rob finally agrees to let it free. When he let the tiger go he finds that  it's dead. His father killed it. When Rob sees the tiger he lets all his feelings out of his suitcase. I liked this book because it was descriptive and interesting.

P.G.


The Tiger Rising is about a boy named Rob and he has a rash on his legs so he can't go to school until the rash goes away because his principal thinks it is contagious . His mother died when he was young.He lives in The Kentucky star Motel with his father.Ever since his mother died he locked up all his feelings in his "suitcase" and tries to keep the locked up in there.Before he had to leave school he met a girl named Sistine. One day he was walking near the woods and he saw a tiger locked up in a cage,he knew he wanted to free it. the owner of the tiger gave him a job to feed the tiger every  day so he and Sistine went to the tiger and freed it together.

J.R.

Super by Matthew Cody

Daniel Corrigan just moved to the humble town of Noble Green but it's not so humble as he thinks. There are some kids who can fly,have super strength and even can turn invisible but there is a haunted that on their thirteenth birthday they lose their powers.

I recommend this book to readers that like mysteries,superheros and adventure. 

By B.S