Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. NY: Amulet Books, 2008. 217 pages. (Graphic Novel / Humor)

Greg is back with a whole new set of problems: the party, the science fair project, but most of all, Rodrick, Greg’s older brother, knows Greg’s most embarrassing secret from over the summer. Since Rodrick knows Greg’s secret, he is not afraid to hold it over his head. Manny, Greg’s younger brother, being the perfect little angel he is, gets away with everything he does and gets everything he wants. Read the book to find out how Greg survives yet another year.

Like the first book, this one is written in cartoons. I thought that this book was excellent and very funny because nothing ever works out for Greg. Something is always happening and there are no boring parts. I would highly recommend this book. It is a great book, and it’s fun to read because Greg never gets out of trouble, just into more.

Reviewed by: Gumby

No One to Trust

Johansen, Iris. No One to Trust. New York:Bantam Books ,2004. 344pages. (Mystery / Suspense)

This is another amazing book by Iris Johansen that will constantly keep you on your toes. In No One to Trust Sean Galen, a former S.E.A.L., is asked to protect a woman named Elena. A killer is after her, and Elena risks her life to save the only thing that she has ever really cared and loved: her son, Barry. They are lead on a wild goose chase for their very lives. Will they come out alive? Who wants Barry and why? Will Sean gain Elena’s trust? To find out, read No One to Trust by Iris Johansen a truly wonderful book!

I rated this book 10 out of 10 and would highly recommend it to anyone who has a good amount of spare time on their hands because you won’t be able to put it down once you begin. All of Iris Johansen’s books are tied together, but you really don’t have to read any books before No One to Trust in order to understand it. This book keeps you on the edge of your chair and is truly a wonderful book.

Reviewed by: Bot Fly Babe

Because of Winn Dixie

DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn Dixie. New York: Scholastic Inc, 2000. 182 pages. (Fiction)

I read a fantastic book! It is called Because of Winn Dixie. The main characters in the book are Opal and her dog Winn Dixie. The problem that Opal faces is that she moved to a small town in Naomi, Florida. She solves her problems by making new friends and still loving her daddy even though her mom is gone. Opal then finds her dog, Winn Dixie, running around in the Winn Dixie grocery store. Opal decides to take him home and ask her dad if she can keep him. Opals dad says yes, and she makes her first friend. After that Winn Dixie and Opal travel around the town and make new friends. They become friends with Ms. Franny, the librarian, Gloria Dump, an old lady, and Otis, who works at the pet store. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read books that are fun and interesting.

Reviewed by: Buffy

Leaving Protection

Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. NY: HarperCollens, 2004. 192 pages. (Mystery)

Born on, an island “Port Protection” southwest of Juneau, Alaska’s Robbie Daniel starts a job as a deckhand fishing for salmon. He was working with the all time best fishing pro, Tor Torsen. Robbie spent time from dawn to dusk fishing for king salmon and some Cohoes, hoping to make some well needed money for his family back in Port Protection. It is all going well until Robbie finds out that Tor is illegally looking for metal plaques buried by Russian explorers to sell. The plaques (have a very high value in price), and this idea is starting to scare Robbie, who tries to survive at sea with storms and captain Tor. Robbie has to do all he can to keep his eyes of the plaques and focus on the sea.

I highly recommend this book because it is a great thriller. It gave you questions and asked then in with no question. It tells about fishing life and how they handle it. Fishing can be a riskly business.

Reviewed by: HiMan

The River

Paulsen, Gary. The River. NY: Doubleday Dell, 1991. 132 pages. (Survival Fiction)

While sitting alone at home, Brian Robeson heard a knock at the door.
Three men were standing there—Derek Holtzer, Bill Mannerly and Erik Ballard—asking him to relive his treacherous adventure in the Canadian wilderness. They wanted to take notes on how he survived to teach other people how to survive in the wilderness. With his mother’s approval, he heads off into the Canadian wilderness with the lead man, Derek Holtzer. Tons of gear is loaded onto the plane, but Brian insists they leave all of it behind, so they take the radio, a few other necessities and head out. Everything is easy going until one night they both find themselves in a major lightning storm. Derek goes to reach for the radio and gets struck by lighting. With Derek now in a coma, Brian must find help, and fast, before it’s too late.

I think this is great book to read if you’re looking for adventure or survival books. It really tells you about how hard it is to survive in any kind of wilderness. It also gives helpful tips to survive in the wild while making it a thrilling, page-turning, amazingly good book.

Reviewed by: Baseballplyr