Book Reviews by Kids - December 2002

The Outsiders 

by S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders was about a boy named Ponyboy Curtis. He and his friends are the Greasers. Then there are the Soc, who are the rich kids and snobs. The Greasers and the Socs are always getting in fights or "rumbles". When Ponyboy's best friend, Johnny, kills one of the Socs, they run away to escape the police.

I loved this book! It made me cry, it made me laugh, and it made me think. It is one of the best books I've ever read.

Reviewed by Princess Toenails - age 12

Nightmare Mountain

by Peg Kehret

Nightmare Mountain is about a girl named Molly who lives in L.A. and goes to visit her cousin near the mountain. The night she gets there her aunt gets poisoned. After that, her cousin practically hated her. Her uncle's llama had also gone missing. A little bit later, Molly found out who the thief was and he kidnaps Molly and her cousin. He makes them help him steal more of Molly's uncle's llamas. 

One thing that made this a good book was how when one problem is solved, something else pops up and they have to solve that problem.

Reviewed by Dude Man - Age 10

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

by Dav Pilkey

Captain Underpants tries to save the world, but George and Harold try to stop him. My favorite part of the book was when a little boy said to his mommy, "Look, that person is in his underpants." At the end of the book, Captain Underpants turns back into George and Harold's school principal.

Reviewed by Peach - Age 7