Summer Review

Title: Twenty-thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Author: Jules Verne
Rating: 4.5 stars
Where did this book take you? England and on all the seas
Review: A crazy sea captain takes three men prisoners of his underwater submarine. Exploring underwater coral reefs, taking treasures and sinking ships, til the captain goes mad and tries to drown his crew...
Reviewer: K. D.

Summer Review

Title: Two Girls of Gettysburgh

Author: Lisa Klein

Rating: 4.5 stars

Where did this Book take you? Gettysburgh, Richmond, during the Civil War

Review: a story of two girls torn apart by the Civil War with one yearning for her love while the other is haunted by love's past.

Reviewer:V. M.

Summer Review

Title: The Bad Queen

Author: Carolyn Meyer

Rating: 4 stars

Where did this Book take you? Austria and France during revolution

Review: An interesting, insightful book that makes you realize Marie-Antoinette wasn't all that bad.

Reviewer: V. M.

Summer Review

Title: Goddess of Yesterday
Author: Caroline Cooney
Rating: 4.5 stars
Where did this book take you? Greece, then Troy during the Trojan War
Review: A very compelling tale of a girl who witnesses important events of Ancient Greece, and even finds love on the way.
Reviewer: V. M.

Summer Review

Title: The Knight at Dawn
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Rating: 3 stars
Where did this book take you? It takes me to feel the aroma of the old dark castle.
Review: I always love about the knights, especially the knights' story. What I can tell is the book told me MORE about knights.
Reviewer: J. P.

Summer Review

Title: Thanksgiving on Thursday
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you? It took me to view about life and festivals of the Pilgrims as they prepared for Thanksgiving.
Review: this book are full of history and incredible story. The book gives me knowledge about the American original Thanksgiving. I've had so much of it.
Reviewer: J. P.

Summer Review

Title: Earthquake in the Early Morning
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Rating: 4.5 stars
Where did this book take you: it take me to California. During a time of Earthquake in April 1906
Review: I like this book. After I finished reading it, I realized that it actually brought me to that time of earthquake.
Reviewer: P. J.

Title: Raider's Ransom

Author: Emily Diamond

Rating: 3.5 stars

Where did this book take you: London, Britain and Scotland

Review: Good book for anyone who likes cats, ships and raiders. It takes a very big, unexpected turn about 1/3 of the way through that I did not see coming.

Reviewer: B.A.

Summer Review

Title: Death Cloud
Author: Andrew Lane
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you?: Into the life of a young Sherlock Holmes
Review: Ever wonder what the great Sherlock Holmes was like as a lad? Wonder no more! this new book takes you on a whirlwind adventure and introduces you to the people who shaped the famous detective of Baker Street!
Reviewer: A. S.

Summer Review

Title: Horse Thief: a Novel

Author: Robert Peck

Rating: 2 stars

Where did this book take you: Toa rodeo in the early 1900's in Florida

Review: Great story of a bull rider wanna-be. Real countrified literary work. Shows true friendship and finding your place in life.

Reviewer: A. S.

Cotton in my Sack

Title: Cotton in my Sack

Author:Lois Lenski

Rating: 5 stars

Where did this book take you:like in cottonfields looking how things were and like right there doing it.

Review: the book was encouraging and good to read.

Reviewer:J. W.

Summer Review

Title: Judy's Journey

Author: Lois Lenski

Rating: 4 stars

Where did this book take you: you see things through the eyes of a traveling family looking for work.

Review: it was a bittersweet book.

Reviewer:J. W.

Summer Review

Title: West against the Wind
Author: Liza Murrow
Rating: 3.5 stars
Where did this book take you? 1850's California
Review: Abby and her family set off in search of her father. They have many adventures and hardships along the way.
Reviewer: K. B.

summer review

Title: The Long Winter
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you: away back into the early 1900's
Review: It was a great family book
Reviewer:J. W.

Summer Review

Title: May (Daughters of the Sea)
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Rating: 3 stars
Where did this book take you: to the vast open sea
Review: It was a good book but I would like to see more all about the other sisters and their past.
Reviewer: A. A.

Summer Review

Title:Firehorse
Author: Diane Lee Wilson
Rating: 4 stars
Where did this book take you: Boston
Review: A great book for horse lovers, tells history about the important role they played back then. Mainly focusing on fire horses and a girl who wants to do much more than girls are allowed.
Reviewer: B. A.

Summer Review

Title: A Single Shard
Author: Linda Sue Park
Rating: 5 stars
Where did this book take you: Korea
Review: She wrote on a very unique topic but also very interesting topic.
Reviewer: A. G.