Title: The Notebook

Author: Nicholas Sparks

Rating: 5 stars

Where did this book take you: New Bern, North Carolina

Review: A book of romance, inspiration, and a love that is so powerful between Noah and Allie. A very moving book that can touch anyone's heart.

Reviewer: M. C.

Summer Review

Title: Ostrich Boys
Author: Keith Gray
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you?: England and Scotland
Review: A good storyline and message. Funny, realistic characters.
Reviewer: S. D.

Summer Review

Title: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Author: Jenny Han
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you?: Cousin's Beach
Review: This is a great book about a girl growing up in the eyes of her mother's best friend's sons eyes, becoming instead of a little sister, a young woman. She finds where she fits.
Reviewer: S. D.

Summer Review

Title: Banner In the Sky
Author: James Ramsey Ullman
Rating: 3.5 stars
Where did it take you: it's taken me to know the mountain named "The Citadel".
Review: There is the boy named Rudi and how much confidence he had in himself to climb the Citadel and to learn how to be a guide.

Summer Review

Title: Shakespeare's Secret
Author: Elise Broach
Rating: 3 stars
Where did this book take you: To Shakespeare's time period
Review: Was Shakespeare really Shakespeare? Find out in this amazing book. I did.
Reviewer: none given

Summer Review

Title: Dinotopia: the Maze
Author: Peter David
Rating:4 stars
Where did this book take you: to the Island of Dinotopia
Review: In a maze in the heart of Dinotopia, can two brave adventurers get through its many traps and snares, find Odon (a legendary healer) and make it back in time to save Gwen's father from a spreading disease?
Reviewer: J. H.

Summer Review

Title: Garfield's Pet Force: Dog of Doom
Author: Jim Davis
Rating: 3 stars
Where did this book take you: to the imaginary universe of Emperor Jon, on the planet Kennel.
Review: When K-niner (the doberman of doom) plans to "unleash" vetvix's brain-boosting ray and turn all dogs into fighting machines, the Pet Force will have to fight a new battle if they want to save the parallel universe.
Reviewer: J. H.

Summer Review

Title: The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles)
Author: Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: to the Spiderwick Estate
Review: Soooooo much fun! I love it and can't wait to read book two, the Seeing Stone.
Reviewer: J. H.

Summer Review

Title: Four Mice Deep in the Jungle
Author: Geronimo Stilton
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you: house, jungle, airport
Review: It is a okay book but it is not the best book I have read.
Reviewer: M. M.

Summer Review

Title: Smile
Author: none given
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: a house, a street, school and dentist
Review: great book it is really sad when she loses her tooth but at the end happy book.
Reviewer: M. M.

Summer Review

Title: Big Nate Out Loud
Author: Lincoln Pierce
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: school
Review: great book
Reviewer: M. M.

Summer Review

Title: The Case of the Lost Boy (Buddy Files)
Author: Dori Butler
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: Pound, home, park, airport.
Review: A great book if you are looking for a great mystery book read this book.
Reviewer: M. M.

Summer Review

Title: Your Move, J. P.
Author: Lois Lowry
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you: A place where boys care about girls
Review: J. P. is finally in love, imagining the girl of his dreams, and lies to the girl he loves.
Reviewer: D. L.

Summer Review

Title: Quinceanera Means Sweet 15
Author: Veronica Chambers
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: how other cultures express themselves
Review: I think that Veronica expressed herself very well for pre-teenager and their culture.
Reviewer: D. L.

Summer Review

Title: Wanted - Mud Blossom!
Author: Betsy Byars
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you: gave me different ideas
Review: The book was great, with a lot of cliffhangers, lots of action, great happy ending.
Reviewer: D. L.

Summer Review

Title: Vote for Larry
Author: Janet Tashjian
Rating: 3 stars
Where did this book take you: a place where I could express myself
Review: The book is great for learning to have relationships with people.
Reviewer: D. L.

Summer Review

Title: The Hobbit
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: To a magical world called Middle Earth
Review: A worthy prequel to the beloved series "The Lord of the Rings", in which a hobbit named Bilbo starts on an adventure to kill a dragon, and on the way he will come into possession of a magical ring.
Reviewer: J. H.

Summer Review

Title: Mandie and the Night Thief
Author: Lois Gladys Leppard
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you: The Patton's house in Charleston
Review: This book was really cool; I enjoyed it very much. Mandie and her friends stay at a house that has strange things happening at night. They have to solve the mystery.
Reviewer: S.H.

Summer Review

Title: Frog Princess
Author: E. D. Baker
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: on an adventure where things are not as they seem.
Review: This book had me laughing til I was crying! A princess kisses a frog, but then suddenly finds herself a frog, too, and they set off on a quest to become human again.
Reviewer: S.H.

Summer Review

Title: The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles)
Author: Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi
Rating: 5 stars plus
Where did this book take you: The Spiderwick Estate and the world where faeries are real!
Review: This is an incredible book! Jared, Simon and Mallory find an unusual field guide that helps them become friends w/ faeries, and enemies w/trolls!
Reviewer: S. H.