Plot: This book is by Jennifer L. Holm, three time Newbery Honor-Winning author. Twelve year old Ellie Cruz is enjoying her life, or not, when a strange and cranky teenager appears on her doorstep. He seems familiar yet different. It turns out that this old school teenager is actually her grandfather (a scientists who worksContinue reading “THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH”
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MOSSAD: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
Every nation has some sort of covert intelligence agencies. For The US it is the CIA, for India it is RAW and for Israel it is Mossad. Mossad has been protecting Israel since 1949 and has been fulfilling many tasks such as killing terrorists, finding and rescuing kidnapped people, bringing Nazis to justice, and keepingContinue reading “MOSSAD: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service”
D-DAY The World War II Invasion That Changed History
This is a book by Sibert Honor winning author Deborah Hopkinson. It is about the largest and the greatest amphibious invasion in human history. The author talks about stories of troops on all five beaches: Sword, Gold, Juno, Utah, and the bloodiest, most hell-like of them all-Omaha. Each of these beaches were landing points forContinue reading “D-DAY The World War II Invasion That Changed History”
DIVE! World War II Stories of Sailors and Submarines in the Pacific
This book is written by Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson. Sibert Honor is presented to honor distinguished non-fiction books for children. The book, as the title suggests, is about submarines in the Pacific during World War II. In the chapters if this book you will meet the USS Seawolf, the USS Canopus, the USS Spearfish,Continue reading “DIVE! World War II Stories of Sailors and Submarines in the Pacific”
The Poison Eaters
This is a book by Gail Jarrow. It is about a time when urbanization was starting, when people had started to move out of farms into cities. This period of time saw the rise of grocery stores. It also saw the rise of foods that were adulterated and faked. Most people were cheated and soldContinue reading “The Poison Eaters”
Smithsonian MILITARY HISTORY-The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare
If you want to know and learn about military history, this book is definitely for you. It has weapons from Caveman days all the way to the modern jet fighters, drones and nuclear warships of today. It features more than 1,750 pieces of military hardware, richly illustrated with images and captions that explain the imagesContinue reading “Smithsonian MILITARY HISTORY-The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare”
WAR HORSE
Plot: This is a book by Michael Morpurgo. War Horse is about a horse named Joey. He was bought at an auction in England and was put to farm work. His first owner is a friendly boy names Albert who loves and cares for him a lot, but then World War I breaks out andContinue reading “WAR HORSE”
PERCY JACKSON and the Olympians- The Sea of Monsters
Plot: Percy Jackson has a unusually calm school year, compared to his last year where he vaporized his algebra school teacher. But when a simple dodgeball game turns into a cannibalism brawl, Percy’s year is absolutely ruined. He goes to camp Half-blood and his friend Annabeth tells him something shocking-Thalia’s Pine tree is dying! IfContinue reading “PERCY JACKSON and the Olympians- The Sea of Monsters”
PERCY JACKSON and The Olympians-ONE The Lightening Thief
Plot: Perseus Jackson, otherwise known as Percy, a sixth grader, is living a normal life in New Jersey- that is until he is attacked by a Minotaur. He manages to slay it, but in the process his mom is taken hostage by unknown forces. Soon after, he is given an invitation to Half-Blood Hill, aContinue reading “PERCY JACKSON and The Olympians-ONE The Lightening Thief”
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