http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold Let's trade ideas and opinions about books we've been reading! Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:40:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Who would lke this book? 6th graders who like the mysteries of Ancient Egypt and the spookiness of creepy museums at night. Why? It's 1906 in London and Theo Throckmorton, the 11-year-old daughter of archeologists and curators of the  Museum of Legends and Antiquities, has her hands full. Theo is uniquely ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/11/15/theodosia-and-the-serpents-of-chaos-by-r-l-lafevers/ Review by Scott Who would like this book? People who would like this book would be the kind that enjoy short stories and good literature. Why? In the beginning, there is a poor old man who has not caught any fish for many days. In the middle, he sets out to sea ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/11/11/the-old-man-and-the-sea-by-ernest-hemingway/ Who would like this book? Readers, grade 8 and up, interested in Asperger’s Syndrome, music, law firms, or justice, OR are looking for a great story told from a unique point of view. Why? Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old on the high end of the autism spectrum, comes of age in this ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/11/11/marcelo-in-the-real-world-by-francisco-s-stork/ Who would like this book? Readers, especially girls, grades 7 and up, who like ghost stories and mysteries with some romance and real-life relationship problems. Why? Summer days in Ondine, Louisiana are long, hot, and humid. Nothing happens and there is nothing for  teenagers to do. Fourteen-year-old Iris and her friend ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/11/08/shadowed-summer-by-saundra-mitchell/ Who would like this book? Young women, 8th grade and older, looking for a love story enmeshed in family difficulties. Why? This sad, moving, and ultimately triumphant story communicates the power of love through the lives of three generations of women. It has the feel of a saga, though it is ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/11/08/mistik-lak-by-martha-brooks/ Who would like this book? Fans of action-packed spy thrillers, grades 5 and up. Why? I,Q (Book One: Independence Hall) combines the rock-and-roll world of paparazzi and fame with the dark, complex world of conspiracies, terrorism, and spies. Told from the point of view of 15-year-old Q (short for Quest), I,Q ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/11/08/iq-by-roland-smith/ Review by Michael Who would like this book? Why? The Graveyard Book is about a boy whose family is killed by a man named Jack. The baby got away because he crawled out of his crib and out the front door. The baby (unkown name) crawls to a graveyard and is taken ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/11/05/the-graveyard-book-by-neil-gaiman-4/ Review by Spencer Who would like this book? People who enjoy a sad story about a little girl growing up in China with unloving parents. Why? A little girl named Adeline Yen is the child of a women who died a few weeks after Adeline's birth. She lived with her Grandma, Grandpa, ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/10/29/chinese-cinderella-by-adeline-yen-mah/ Review by Madison Who would like this book? People who like to learn about the past. Why? I am actually still reading this book. I really like this book. I like this book because it is really interesting. This book is about a 12-year-old boy who takes his great-great-great-grandpa's watch for money ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/10/29/trapped-between-the-lash-and-the-gun-by-arvella-whitmore/ Review by Madison Who would like this book? Maybe people who like Graphic Novels. Why? I did not like this book . I am not a graphic novel fan, so that might be why. This book was very odd, and I didn't think it was very well organized at all. I got ... http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/arnold/2009/10/29/the-plain-janes-by-cecil-castellucci/