THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH

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”

The Homework Machine

Plot: This book by Dan Gutman is about four fifth graders at Grand Canyon School, that includes a geek, a class clown, a teacher’s pet and slacker. They came together because of one humongous secret-the homework machine. Since the machine (code name Belch) is doing every single sheet and problem of homework for them, theyContinue reading “The Homework Machine”