Reading Reviews

Reading Consultant: Jessica Carloni
carloni.j@rochesterschools.com

Fushigi Yugi: They Mysterious Play Vol. 4
by Kim W.
Hawks teamhing Spirit Bear
by Tyler S.
Turtles Team

In the book Fushigi Yugi—The Mysterious Play, Vol. 4, Bandit by Yu Watase, the main character, Miaka, a Japanese junior high school student, is stuck inside a book called The Universe of the Four Gods. There she meets the warriors Tamahome, Hatohori, Nuriko, Chichiri, Tasuki, and Miao Nioh-An, as well as other characters named Shao-Huan, Knei-Gong, and many more. Miaka has taken on the role of the Priestess of Suzaku and is trying to find all Seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku.
Miaka has discovered her best friend, Yui, is trying to steal Tamahome from her because Yui is in love with him too. Yui has become the Priestess of the god Seiryu, the enemy of Suzaku and Miaka. To stop the invasion of the Qu-Dong warriors, Hong-Nan must surrender Tamahom. When Tamahome leaves Hong-Nan and Miaka, Miaka, Hotohori, Nuriko, and Tasuki to looking for him. As the group passes through a village, Miaka becomes ill with an incurable disease. Will she get better? And will Miaka and Tamahome get reunited? Read to find out!
I love this book because I like action and a little romance mixed in. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mangas (Japanese comics) and magic. (You might want to start with Volume Number 1 though!)

Fushigi Yugi—Rival vol. 5 by Yu Watase
by Melissa D.
Hawks

Fushigi Yugi—Rival, vol. 5 by Yu Watase is a book of deceit, despair, and false love. I picked this book because it is in an unbelievable series. Yu Watase captures the beautiful world of ancient China with 21st century China.
Maika, Chichir, and Tasukie go to rival city Qu-dong to receive a fellow celestial warrior Tamahome and Yui, the supposed friend of Maika. Do they get Yui and Tamahome or does Yui change her mind? Read to find out.
The book was so suspenseful and unbelievable I couldn’t put it down. Right when you read the first page, you are absolutely hooked. Anyone who likes action, suspense, and romance would love this book.
***** I give it five stars!


Fever
By Waylon B.
Hawks team

I have always thought that all books that look boring are, but after I read Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson, I changed my mind.
Fever is a book about a girl whose father owns a coffee shop but dies of a mysterious disease. She is traveling with her grandfather, a war veteran. She breaks out with the fever and is sent to a hospital that is told to be a horrible hospital. Will she survive or will she die?
I thought that Fever was an excellent book and think that people who like suspense and excitement will like it, too. Five stars.

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Beyond the Deep Woods
Katelyn O.
Hawks

Have you ever thought about a bear being your friend? Twig, the main character, never has either. Until . . . Read the book and find out. The name of the book is Beyond the Deep Woods by Paul Stuart.
My favorite part of the book was when Twig went out to find out what he really was. He didn’t know what he was because his wood troll mother told him that he was spread away from his family when he was a baby, and the wood trolls took care of him. Read the book to find out what happens on his great journey.
This book was a great, suspenseful book. I liked it a lot. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy. The star rating on this book for me would probably be 4 1/2 stars. I really hope you like this book.

**** 1/2 Stars

Among the Enemy
Alyssa W.
Hawks

Among the Enemy by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a suspenseful book. I was never a fan of imaginary books, but this really drew me in.
In this book, Matthias, Percy and Alia go to an army camp and then they get on a bus. The bus is taking them to a place where they will be killed. They may be killed or escape. Read the book to find out.
It was a five star book. I liked it because I always wanted to read more to find out what would happen.

A Child Called It
by Tenika H.

A Child Called “It” is a sad story about David Pelzer. He is abused and neglected by his mother. Could you imagine!
In one part, David’s mother tells him to lie on top of the hot stove! He is trying to resist until his brother comes home. Will his plan to resist work? Read the book to find out.
I loved this book. I would give it a million stars if I could. I loved and I think you would too.

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The Acorn People
By Brittany J.
Hawks

The Acorn People by Ron Jones is a book about a group of handicapped teenage boys who volunteer to be camp counselors for a handicapped camp. They think it has ramps and things to make it easy for them. Is it...?
It isn’t as easy as they think. When they disobey the schedule to meet the girls, the owner flips out! It takes forever to get from one place to another.Will they want to come back next year?
This was a good book. I give it four stars! The ending was great!

****Stars

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