By Sterling North
A true story about a boy named Sterling (Yes, that's right the author), and a raccoon he cares for named Rascal. Sterling first finds Rascal when he and his friend Oscar are supposed to be night fishing but they discover a nest of raccoon babies. They decide to take one of the babies home. Since Oscar's strict German father would never let him keep a pet, Sterling takes the raccoon home and names him Rascal.
The boy and raccoon are very close, they go fishing together, camping adventures together, and taking on the class bully together.
As Rascal gets older he starts causing more mischief then he usaully does. Since they are getting a full time house keeper Rascal would need to be hidden if the raccoon didn't want to be chained up. Sterling knows what must be done, let Rascal decide between the boy who has cared for him for a year, or life free and in the wild.
This is really a book that you would want to read from cover to cover in one sitting.
This book is suitable for 5th grade and up
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Gaia Girls Enter the Earth
by Lee Welles
This is an exciting book about how one girl is chosen by Gaia (the earth) to help rid her of pollution. Elizabeth Angier is chosen by Gaia as one of the four girls representing the elements, earth, air, fire, and water. Which element is Elizabeth's to control? Earth, she has powers of the earth.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I am sure you will to. This book is captivating and allows us to see the truth behind commercial farming, and that Gaia really does need our help.
This book is suitable for 6th grade and up. (Girls are more likely to enjoy.)
This is an exciting book about how one girl is chosen by Gaia (the earth) to help rid her of pollution. Elizabeth Angier is chosen by Gaia as one of the four girls representing the elements, earth, air, fire, and water. Which element is Elizabeth's to control? Earth, she has powers of the earth.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I am sure you will to. This book is captivating and allows us to see the truth behind commercial farming, and that Gaia really does need our help.
This book is suitable for 6th grade and up. (Girls are more likely to enjoy.)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Swiss Family Robinson
By Johann D. Wyss
Everyone knows this book. A family is shipwrecked off of a tropical island they make the island their home name it new Switzerland. 10 years later they find a woman who was stranded there also. The oldest and youngest sons decide to go with a ship and travel to mother England. I always found this story, yes entertaining but also I found that they were spoiled. Their island had every kind of convenience imaginable for them. If any of you are ever lost on a desert island don't expect even half that many resources or a desert and a jungle on the same island.
Everyone knows this book. A family is shipwrecked off of a tropical island they make the island their home name it new Switzerland. 10 years later they find a woman who was stranded there also. The oldest and youngest sons decide to go with a ship and travel to mother England. I always found this story, yes entertaining but also I found that they were spoiled. Their island had every kind of convenience imaginable for them. If any of you are ever lost on a desert island don't expect even half that many resources or a desert and a jungle on the same island.
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