The Face On The Milk Carton

The Face On the Milk Carton

By Caroline B. Clooney
Laurel leaf books 1990 184pg.
$6.50
ISBN 978-0-440-22065-7

Reviewed by Kaitlyn Wohl, grade 7
Marshal Middle School, Olympia, Washington

Have you ever looked at the back of a milk carton? Well, Janie Johnson did. Once. She looked at the face of the missing little girl on the back of the carton, and froze. Janie for some reason recognized the girl. It was her! Janie thought to herself, how could this be me? My parents are too nice to kidnap! But she still had that certain feeling that it was her. She remembered that dress! The blue and white polka dot dress! This is me she thought. This is me. Is it? Do you think that Janie is the missing little girl on the back of the milk carton? Find out for yourself! Read the book! Once you pick it up, because it is such an amazing book, you won’t be able to put it down! I would recommend this book to anyone! Even if you don’t like to read, do it! I loved this book! I you like great personality in characters, steady pacing, and mystery books, Check this one out!

Hatchet

By: Mitchell Dooley

· Pub. Date: January 2007

· Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

· Format: Paperback, 192pp

· Sales Rank: 1,167

· Age Range: 9 to 11

Have you ever wondered if you were going to crash in a plane on your way to your dad’s house? Well, this is what Brian was thinking.. Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on a plane and his pilot suddenly has a heart attack. Brian takes the controls and pulls up on the wheel. Trying to find the radio controls. Brian cant get a hold of anyone on the radio. Trees and lakes. All he can see. He has to land he can’t fly forever. Brian didn’t know where he was. He decided to run out of gas and landed in a lake, hit his head when he landed. Now he doesn’t know where he is and only has a hatchet.

This book is very gripping. This book is based in the forest if you like he forest then read this book. I would give this book a 5 ½ out of 5!! Yes! Very good must read.

The Missing Book 1: Found

By: Margaret Peterson, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

2008, 320 Pg, $10.87, ISBN 987-1-416-95417-0

Reviewed by Tsechu, Grade 7

Marshall middle school, Olympia, Washington

Jonah Skidmore got a strange letter. “‘Who’s it from?” Katherine said, jostling against him knocking the letter out of his hand… There were only six words: YOU ARE ONE OF THE MISSING.”

Jonah Skidmore and his friend Chip are getting some very weird messages. After seeing these massages Jonah’s sister Katherine got very interested and want to help to solve this mystery. Finally they found out a shocking discovery, Angela Duper told them:” Thirteen years a go a plane appeared out of now here with no passengers other than thirty-six babies.” Jonah and Chip is two of babies that are from the plane!

Found, is a novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix. I recommend this book to any one that likes to solve mysteries. This book is fast paced; it kind of makes you very nervous. The characters are pretty thoughtful and self-aware. They think what might happen and what would be better. Is such an enormous book, I will give five out of five!

Escape to West Berlin

By Maurine F. Dahlberg, Farrar; Straus and Giroux (BYR);
September 23, 2004, 192 pages; $12.00; ISBN-13: 978-0374309596
Review by Erika Bunge, 7th grader

What if you lived in World War II, you didn’t live in a free country, but there was one, just a mile away? Not as easy as it seems. The border is heavily guarded, and you can’t trust anyone. The walls in your home are paper thin, and everyone is eager to turn you in. Your “friend” isn’t allowed to talk to you, and your grandfather just died. Could things get any worse?

Escape to West Berlin is a historical fiction novel about a girl, her family, and their hope for freedom. This book is relaxed, but fast paced. Like an earthquake, it takes a long time the idea of this book to come forward, but when it is does, the idea turns to a plan, and the plan happens, fast. The book has relatable, realistic characters, with a suspenseful plot. Will she make it over the border alive? Escape to West Berlin has a tense ending where the main character gets… well, you have to read this book yourself to find out!

Magic Under Glass

Magic Under Glass

By: Jaclyn Dolamore Bloomsbury Publishing 2009

225p, $16.99 ISBN 408802120

Reviewed by: Emma Sorensen, Grade 7

Marshall Middle School, Olympia Washington

Imagine being at war one minute and the next you’re trapped in a clockwork body, not moving or speaking. Nimira, or Nim, is a performer surviving of pennies but that all changes when Mr. Parry hires Nim to sing with his automaton (clockwork man for lords and ladies. But there are things he forgot to mention. Like why the singers he hired before her ran away in fear of the haunted clockwork man, or who the mysterious dark figure is that roams the halls at night. But Nim is determined to break the clockwork mans curse even if it means getting thrown in prison, or worse, death.

This is the first book in the Magic Under Series. It was compelling and suspenseful because every page you turn makes you want to know more about the mystery and what secrets the characters hold. I loved this book and would give it a 5 out of 5 stars!

the big empty

What if the whole U.S was evacuated from Central America because a giant desise broke out in dead spots called the big empty?

Would you keep your cool or would you lose it?

7 Teens have an adventure of a lifetime to find the unknown utopia. But to find it they must go in the heart of the big empty to find it. They must use every survival skill they have. Will they get there or will the die trying? These are vary important questions.

The big empty is an action packed book. Every moment has a twist. Recommend this to people 13+. Once you pick it up you cannot put it down.

Thrill Ride

By: Rachel Hawthorne, Avon, 2006, 297pp., $5.99

Review By: Madeline E. Soran

Megan is spending her summer working in “Story Book Land” at Thrill Ride Amusement Park and little does she know her life is about to turn into a fairytale. The beginning of the book starts out when Megan decides to get a job at a park for the summer before her senior year in high school where people from all over the world come to work. The sad part is that she has to leave her boyfriend, Nick, back home in Texas. She is living in a dorm in the park with a roommate named Jordan. Megan is also counting down the days till she can go home to see her sister’s wedding….. and Nick. Then she meets Parker. Who is tall, dark and handsome and her world turns up side down. He is perfect and everything Nick isn’t. Megan has life lessons to learn, feelings to decipher and rides to ride.

Thrill Ride is one of the best books I have ever read! Rachel Hawthorne is a terrific writer who writes wonderful books! Thrill Ride is breakneck because you are always on the edge of your seat to see what happens between Parker and Megan, engrossing because from the beginning the story captivates you, realistic because you can see it happening in real life, thought provoking because you never know what’s on the next page, humorous and romantic because it’s a love story. I give it 5 out of 5 stars! If you read Thrill Ride, you won’t be able to put it down!

Three Cup of Tea

Have you ever had the feeling that you have to repay someone or some place for what they did for you? Well, that’s how Greg Mortenson felt on his climb up to K2 in memory of his sister who died of a massive seizure Greg gets lost and stumbles in the poor village of Korphe. In Korphe they have no way to teach children but sticks and dirt. There where no school buildings for children to get the proper education. With Greg in his unhealthy state he had no way to get word to the other on his expedition but for a village so poor the people of Korphe took in Greg and nursed him back to health Greg has made it his mission to build a school for these children but hill will have lots of bumps in the road.

This is a very fast pace book with lots of interesting facts

By Willie Broxton

A Year in Europe

A Year in Europe
Rachel Hawthorne
564p, $7.99, 9780375840739


Book Review by Caralina Casperson
December 1, 2010

Imagine traveling thousands of miles away from home in search of adventure, culture, and romance. That is exactly how Robin Carter feels when her parents send her away to London as a part of the “Year Abroad” program. Emotions make her stomach queasy and her head spin. Can she really find romance in London?

Robin Carter, a Mustang native with a thick Texas twang, is a 17 year old girl who wants ever so badly to fall in love. After being shot down by her high school crush, Jeremy, she wants to fall in love while she’s in London—as quickly as possible. But, Robin is forced to rethink her plans when she discovers her host sibling, Kit Marlin, is a boy. Robin finds herself falling for kit, and she is forced to make a decision quickly. Robin doesn’t want to fall in love with someone that is practically her brother, but only fate can tell.

“A Year in Europe” by Rachel Hawthorne is a leisurely paced novel; it’s easy to refrain from reading for a while, but it makes you think quite a bit. The characters seem like someone you go to school with or know very well. I give this book 4 ★’s of 5 because it’s intriguing and easy the read. The laid back pace makes you feel special and like the book was written just for you. I would also recommend this book to anyone looking for a simple yet romantic book—ages 12 and up.

Review by Caralina Casperson
Ms. Miller, AM
7th grade
Marshall Middle School
Olympia, WA

Knit Two

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