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Swimming with Sharks
Betty Hicks (2008), 64 pages
Illustrated by Adam McCauley
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
'The worst day of Rita's life was the day she became a dolphin.' The Dolphins are the slower swim team, and all of Rita's friends made the team called the Sharks. They won't even swim at the same meets! Can Rita conquer the flip turn and win a place on the Sharks, or will she be stuck swimming with the Dolphins forever? This fun read makes a great pick for readers just beginning to read chapter books.
Book Series: Gym Shorts
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/29/2010
ISBN-10: 1596432454
ISBN-13: 9781596432451
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Sasha Silver is accepted to Canterwood Crest Academy. Can she prove to the school bullies that she belongs there? Join Sasha and her horse Charm to find out!
Book Series: Canterwood Crest
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 10/22/2009
ISBN-10: 1416958401
ISBN-13: 9781416958406
Peter's little brother, Fudge, gets away with everything. Fudge refuses to eat, so their mom lets him eat on the floor while pretending to be a dog. Not long before, she made Peter stand on his head to try to coax Fudge into eating. There's no doubt about it, Fudge is the one who matters in this family. Can Peter ever get his parents to notice him, or will he remain a fourth grade nothing? If you like this one, look for other books starring Peter and Fudge.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 4/23/2010
ISBN-10: 0525469311
ISBN-13: 9780525469315
When Ryan moves to Kentucky with his family, he misses his old home. To make things worse, not only is he short for his age, he'll be starting sixth grade in a school with seventh and eighth graders. He'll be the youngest and the smallest, and he's heard the older kids like to play pranks on the younger ones. Furthermore, his new bedroom is pink. Things aren't looking good. Then he hears about Slam Dunk Sky Jumpers, the shoes all the older basketball players at his school are wearing. As he sees it, if he could just get the shoes, maybe he has a chance to be cool. How will he ever earn enough money to buy them? Maybe he can, with a little help from his pet tarantula, Fang.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 3/30/2010
ISBN-10: 0823411796
ISBN-13: 9780823411795
Jamilah just wants to blend in at her school in Australia, so she changes her name to Jamie and dyes her hair blond, hoping her Lebanese-Muslim background will not be discovered. Her new email friend John is the one person she can open up to, but will she be able to when she actually meets him? When her Arabic-music band is hired to play at her school dance, she needs to decide who she is ' Jamie or Jamilah?
Similar books: Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 6/29/2010
ISBN-10: 0545050553
ISBN-13: 9780545050555
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