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Sam is a natural leader on the football field, and he loves the position of quarterback. For years, he has played with his best friends in their backyards, and now that they are starting seventh grade, he will finally be able to start organized football. In tryouts, however, the pressure is too high, and he can't perform the way he does with his friends. Two other boys beat him out for the position of quarterback, and Sam loses hope that he can ever prove that he's the right quarterback for the team. When their team keeps losing, Sam becomes determined to turn it around. Will he find a way to make it right?
Book Series: Alden All Stars
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 11/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0670837318
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This book is about a boy who is going to 4th grade and has a war. It's a lemonade stand war with his sister. Evan is a people person. Jesse is math smart. Who will be the first to reach $100?
Awards nominated: 2014 Bluestem Nominee
Reviewed by: Camp Read-a-Lot Reader
Date read: 5/21/2010
ISBN-10: 0547237650
ISBN-13: 9780547237657
Reader Comments
Good How-to BookCommenter: Camp Read-a-lot Read, grade 3
The book is about two people and how to have a lemonade war.
2 Sides to Every StoryCommenter: Donna, grade 0
It was interesting to see the same situation from the sister's and the brother's point of view. One of my favorite parts is when Evan figures out a big math problem, because they show you how he did it.
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Gordon Korman (1997), 84 pages
Illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Zoe Bent thinks she has to make things up to be interesting. She makes up so many stories that none of the kids in her class believe anything she says anymore. Can her friends convince her that she does not have to lie to be special?
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0590271423
ISBN-13: 9780590271424
Lilly in the Middle
Brenda Bellingham (2003), 64 pages
Illustrated by Elizabeth Owen
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Lilly makes a joke that her new substitute teacher, Mr. Wulf, is a werewolf, and some of the kids take her seriously. It's not a problem until the class takes an overnight field trip when there's a full moon, and the other kids are scared of the teacher. It's all Lilly's fault! To make matters worse, Lilly's friend, Minna, is mad at her, and she won't say why. Lilly feels guilty about everything. Will she find a way to make things better? This entertaining story is a part of the series called First Novels, books in small sizes with large print for readers new to chapter books.
Book Series: First Novels
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/29/2010
ISBN-10: 0887805892
ISBN-13: 9780887805899
Aubrey is 11 years old when the accident happens. Her mom can't handle the loss, so Aubrey is on her own. She walks to the store for spaghettios, milk, cereal and vegetables. She and her fish Sammy will be fine. But her grandmother doesn't think so, and Aubrey rides the train with her to Vermont. Grandma's house looks empty and plain without all the aunts and cousins. Slowly, Aubrey begins to face the tremendous loss and hurt she holds inside. Her new friend, her grandmother, and the school counselor all help. So does writing letters. This is a very honest story about a girl who must learn to face terrific hardship and find her own kind of peace and happiness.
Awards nominated: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominee
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 6/18/2012
ISBN-10: 0385906862
ISBN-13: 9780385906869
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