Book Reviews by Kids - June 2006

Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen

When Roy Eberhardt moves from the beautiful mountains of Montana, to the wide, flat, humid state of Florida, he knows that he will not enjoy his new home. In Florida, there are no mountains, no snowboarding spots, and, for Roy, no friends. It doesn't help that Dana Matherson, the class bully is constantly beating him up. Bt one day, Roy sees a mysterious boy running down the street with no shoes on, his interest is peaked. In his quest to discover what the running boy is up to, he discovers some snakes with sparkly tails, families of tiny cute owls, a girl who can bite holes in bike tires, and much much more. 

When I first heard about this book, I didn't really want to read it. owls and other nature-y things are not my favorite topics to read about. But surprisingly, I could not put HOOT down until I had finished it. This book has an awesome plot and a fun style that makes it excellent. Hiaasen's vivid descriptions, hilarious dialogue and believable characters make this book an extremely fun read, that anybody could read. 

Reviewed by Pirate Princess - age 15

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins

What would it be like to fall down a laundry chute? You would think you’d just land in a pile of laundry at the bottom. But that’s not what happens to Gregor. One day while doing the laundry for his apartment in New York, the young boy named Gregor falls down the laundry rooms chute and is plunged into a strange underground world known as the Underland. While there he meets many terrifying creatures such as giant cockroaches and bats, as well as other humans who have prophesied that he will save them from the kingdom of giant rats that are threatening to invade the human territory. Although the book was written for younger teens and older children, adults would be and kids alike will all enjoy this fantastic work of art. 

Reviewed by Dude Man - Age 14

Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography

by Lemony Snicket

Like all of Lemony Snicket's books this one has the same hilarious humor. In the introduction of the book The Editor's note it says: 'The thirteen chapters of Lemony Snicket can be read in any order.' As you can see this book is very random and does not, I repeat, does not have any particular order to it. You could just pick it up open it to some random chapter and start reading ( although this book is random, you may want to read the introduction then the first chapter, and then you can just read in whatever random fashion way you feel like). My favorite chapter of this book was, "Why did this ship leave three hours early?" This chapter is on page 91 (my favorite part of this chapter is the Disguise Training because all of the things you would need you would only use once). Everyone of you looking at this book review should read this book because it's funny, and it's very interesting.

Reviewed by Peach - Age 11

The Titanic: Lost and Found

by Judy Donnelly

THE TITANIC: LOST AND FOUND is about a really famous boat that was so big that it's like a hotel with a indoor pool and people say it can never sink but it did sink at the bottom of the ocean. I liked it when a scientist made something like a sensor that takes pictures of things under water and sends it to a TV screen because I think that it would be cool. This book has a lot of interesting facts about the Titanic.

Reviewed by Sports Guy - Age 9