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On My Honor
Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Book Blab by Spencer and Dyllan
Have you ever been dared by a friend to do something dangerous? Joel and Tony are the main characters and are close friends. Tony loves to dare himself and others to do risky things. Joel is the good kid. Joel says to his dad that "on his HONOR' he won't go to the deadly Vermillion River. Tony can't tell his parents because he knows that they will say no. When they get to the river, Tony is ready to jump in. Joel tells Tony "no", but he doesn't listen. Tony gets in and dares Joel to race him to the riverbank. It takes a really long time for Joel to accept the dare, but in the end he does. After the race, Tony is gone. Joel thinks he's "playing" for a second, but realizes he is not. This book is realistic fiction and the setting takes place in Illinois. The part that we are going to
Love, Ruby Lavender
Author: Deborah Wiles
Book Blab by Talia, Athena + Maya
Have you even wonder what it's like to do something as crazy as stealing chickens with your grandmother? Well, nine-year-old Ruby Lavender goes on adventures like that all the time! Life is pretty boring in Halleluia, Mississippi, but Ruby and Miss Eula (her grandmother) always know how to have fun!! They're a great team! Then, Miss Eula leaves for Hawaii and Ruby feels like the world is ending. Her summer will be terrible cleaning Miss Mattie's shop and being bothered by Melba Jane! Yet, Ruby's summer is way more exciting than expected... in some good ways and some bad. There is still talk about last summer's accident... This book is realistic fiction and is on 17 state reading lists. The part that we are going to
Lunch Money
Author: Andrew Clements
Book Blab by Jack and Sam
Do you like making comic books? If you do, this New York Times realistic fiction bestseller book Lunch Money, by Andrew Clements, is for you. Main character Greg Kenton loves making money. He wants to make a bunch of money, so he decides to sell toys at school. A week later, Greg gets called to the principal's office and sees his toys on her desk. From that point on, he is banned from selling toys at school. Maura, his arch enemy, copies Greg's ideas and that is a huge problem. The setting of this story takes place in Calhoun, Georgia, but also at Ashworth Intermediate School. We will now read the part when
The Midnight Fox
Author: Betsy Byars
Book Blab by Adam and partner
Imagine getting sent to a place unexpectedly. How would you feel if that happened to you? What would you say? The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars describes exactly that scenario. Tom, the main character, just found out that he is going to a place that he thinks is dreadful.... Aunt Millie's farm! He does not want to go because he hates animals, has some bad memories with a dog and is really a city kid. When Tom gets to Aunt Millie's farm, it takes him a while to adjust. Tom was out in the woods one day, writing a letter to his friend, Petey, and it was then that he saw the Midnight Fox. That moment changed Tom and his life on the farm forever. We recommend this book because it has realistic features and we think you will like the characters. Now we will read you the part of the book when...
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray
Author: Ann M. Martin
Book Blab by Dayshaun and James
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a stray dog? If you have, this fantasy book with parts of realistic fiction, A Dog's Life, would be a great book for you. This book is great for dog lovers or people who want a fast-paced book to keep them on their toes! For us it was a fast-paced, action-packed book with never-ending suspense in terms of what would happen next! This book is told from the perspective of a female stray dog named Squirrel. We think you may also be interested in this book because of the characters who make up the book, there are no good or bad characters, just mistakes made and emotions like in real life. For example, everybody is just trying to survive so they make very quick choices. Another amazing thing about this book is how you have no clue what will happen next. For example, we read the summary, but we were still surprised by a lot of moments in the book. Now we will read you one of our favorite parts of the book...
Every Soul a Star
Author: Wendy Mass
Book Blab by Ella and Wade
How can people so different become such good friends? Every Soul a Star is a very good realistic fiction book and we highly recommend it. Three characters who become friends named Ally, Bree and Jack all end up on a campground called Moon Shadow. Ally is very smart, lives on the campground and has to move out of the campground which is really hard for her because she has lived there for almost her entire life. (Her younger brother has lived there his whole life.) Bree has to move there, but she really doesn't want to. She even cried about it, but her whole family wanted to move. A boy named Jack, like Bree, doesn't want to go instead Jack is there, by himself, avoiding going to summer school. The three friends are very different, but are moved when they witness the total eclipse of the sun. We liked this book because it was all about friendship. If you want to read about friendship, then you will absolutely love Every Soul a Star. Now we are going to read you the part of the story where Jack gets a call from his science teacher, Mr. Silver. In order not to go to summer school, Jack will have to spend two months at Moon Shadow Campground.
Crenshaw
Author: Katherine Applegate
Book Blab by Shreya, Gwen + Sofia
Have you ever had an imaginary friend? Well, ten-year-old Jackson, the main character in this book, does-did-does now again. When times get tough, Crenshaw seems to emerge for Jackson. Jackson's family is having some money problems. They are having a hard time paying rent and buying food. The landlord comes to tell Jackson's family that they have to move out. Will they have to live in the minivan again or will Crenshaw, the surfboarding cat, save the day? If you like books that have a range of emotions from happy to sad and that deal with friendship, you will like this book. (Katherine Applegate, the author of this book, is also the Newbery Award winning author of The One and Only Ivan.) As Crenshaw moves on, worse comes to worse. Jackson's family can't stay in the apartment anymore. Now we are going to read you one of our favorite parts. It's the part where Jackson sees the surfboarding cat.
The Jacket
Author: Andrew Clements
Book Blab by Teddy, Jackson + Jayson
This realistic fiction book is called The Jacket by Andrew Clements. It is a book about a boy named Phil who finds another character named Daniel wearing his brother's jacket. Phil assumes that the jacket was stolen.... but it wasn't! Will Phil get the jacket back? Will Phil find out the truth, find out he's prejudice or will he discover something else? Find out in The Jacket by Andrew Clements. In this book, Phil wonders how he would have treated Daniel if he were white. Prejudice is a theme in this book. Andrew Clements is the author of over 80 books. He has sold over 2,000,000 copies of his multi award winning book, Frindle. His book Lunch Money made the New York Times bestseller list. Andrew Clements lives in Massachusetts. He visited Sprague Elementary School many years ago. The audio you are about to hear is when Phil sees Daniel wearing his brother Jimmy's jacket.
Ida B.
Author: Katherine Hannigan
Book Blab by Libby and Olivia
Ida B's life is perfect... until Ida B's mom starts acting strange. Nine-year-old Ida B., also known as Ida B. Applewood, has a limitless imagination that is encouraged by her parents. Her family lives on a farm in Wisconsin. Everything was going along fine (she goes and talks with the trees daily because they're older and wiser, eats the same thing for breakfast every morning, etc.) until Ida B. seems to think that something is wrong with her mom. Ida B. didn't think anything could be that wrong with her mom, but her mom still isn't getting any better. What's going on in this realistic fiction story? Ida B. is starting to worry. In this audio, we are going to read you the part where Ida B. is wondering what's happening to her family. If you like this audio, read the book to find out what happens next. We guarantee you will like it.
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