Book Reviews by Kids - November 2004

Emma

by Jane Austen

Emma Woodhouse is a proper young English girl. She is the pinnacle of society in her small town of Highbury, and has been pampered and spoiled since she was a small child. One of her favorite hobbies is match making, but this often leads to hilarious results and complicated love triangles. She considers love to be a thing of chance, something that can be controlled if the matchmaker is an expert. At least, she thinks that until she falls in love.

I really liked this book. One thing in particular that I liked was the characters. They were all so three-dimensional and well-developed that, by the end of the book, I felt like we were old friends. They were all very believable, especially Emma. One example is when she finds out that her best friend Harriet loves the same man as she does. She starts jumping to wild conclusions, and convinces herself that there is no way he could possibly love her and he must love Harriet. I have done this a lot when me and one of my friends like the same guy, and I'm sure a lot of other teenage girls do that too.

All in all, I thought this was a great book. It was a little difficult to read at first, because of the old fashioned language, but once I got used to the language, I could not put it down.

Reviewed by Princess Toenails - age 14

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke

One day, Meggie's father, Moe, reads aloud from a book called Inkheart and the evil villain, Capricorn, escapes from the pages of the fantasy into the world. Meggie must now battle evil with magic beyond limits to save the world from Capricorn's evil clutches.

If surprise and suspense are what you like, this is definitely the book to read. This book keeps you on the edge of your seat, making you completely unable to put it down. No book can match this for excitement.

Reviewed by Dude Man - Age 12

Squids will be Squids

by Jon Scieska and illustrated by Lane Smith

Read funny stories like: “Why doesn’t any body sit by us during lunch” cried shark “they just don’t like us” said hornet “it is not fair” said bacteria and funny morals like "he who smelt it dealt it". If you read this funny book then you’ll be laughing all day. The morals make this book funny. The story is funny but wouldn’t be as funny with out the morals. There are walrus mammas getting the hair off of their lip and toast and cereal getting into a fight. So if you don’t have a book to read then you should read this book. And remember there are some things that you don’t say at the dinner table ( you will get the joke if you read the book).

Reviewed by Peach - Age 9

Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman

by Dav Pilkey

Once there was a mean teacher and the teacher always gave homework and it was always hard. These two boys made a comic book and their teacher gave them bad grades in school. I liked the comic book because the wedgie woman sprays Captain Underpants with itching spray then the wedgie woman throws Captain Underpants and gets stuck on a pole and the two boys come with a rope then they launch him into a pool. It's funny because then the wedgie woman gives him a wedgie. It is a cool comic book

Reviewed by Sports Guy - Age 7