Kids' Book Reviews - September 2002

Shakespeare Stealer

by Gary L. Blackwood

This book is about an orphan boy named Widge. He becomes an apprentice to a man named Simon Bass, and is assigned to steal the script of Hamlet by Shakespeare. While he is trying to carry out his mission though, he makes friends with the acting group he's trying to steal from.

When I read this book, I felt tense and worried when he was trying to decide what he should do, like steal the play or keep his friends. This book has tons of suspense. It rocks!

Reviewed by Princess Toenails - age 12

See You Later Gladiator

by Jon Scieska and illustrated by Adam MacCauley

Three boys named Joe, Sam, and Fred travel back in time and end up in ancient Rome. There are gladiators and some of them really want to kill Joe, Sam, and Fred. One of my favorite parts was when they had to fight their friend. I was kind of nervous that one of them was going to be killed. One thing I like about this book is that even though there are some very mean gladiators that want to kill them, they really don't do much fighting.

Reviewed by Dude Man - Age 10

Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips

by Debbie Dadey and illustrated by Marcia Thornton

These kids are trying to find out if there aunt has a ghost in the attic. One of the kids saw a ghost in the window, but another said it was just a shadow. They also found a trail of potato chips to the attic. It is funny and cool.

Reviewed by Peach - Age 7