The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda

Hook

 

“Maybe I was being stupid, but I did believe. Something was going on here that was bigger than a hoax, and I wanted to be a part of it whether it was magic or luck or the force or whatever.  And I decided that even if Sara said no, I’d rather be on Dwight’s side than Harvey’s. Dwight is weird, but I guess I’ve started to like him, and I hated to let him down. Somehow I didn’t mind letting Harvey down at all. “I’m going to do it,” I said. “Now I mean. I’m going to ask her right now.”

 

Recommendation  

 

Have you ever needed help and nobody was there? Well for tommy and the gang Origami Yoda was always there to help.  The weird kid Dwight made him and supposedly he can use the force.  So Tommy makes a case file to see if Origami Yoda can really use the force or if it is all just a hoax. It includes lots of different accounts from different people. Can Origami Yoda really use the force or is it all just a clever joke played by Dwight? Read ‘The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda’ by Tom Angleberger to find out more.

 

 Other books

 Origami Yoda series

 

 

By: Jason Orenstein

Author: Tom Angleberger

Genre: Realistic Fiction

One Dead Spy

Hook

 

Hangman: “Bird attack?  Earthquake? What’s happening? Yipe!  Its’s folding like a trap! Every man for himself!  What in the world…? … Hey that was my prisoner! “

 

Recommendation

 

Do you like to learn about the Revolution war? If so this is the book for you. After Nathan Hale Gets caught he is swallowed up by a gigantic history books because he had such great last words. Soon he befriends the hangman and the British general. He tells them of what is to come in the war. Will they still hang him? Or will they put it off for later because they want to hear more stories? Read One Dead Spy by another Nathen Hale to find out more.

 

Other books

 

Big Bad Ironclad

 

 

By: Jason Orenstein

Author:  Nathen Hale

Genre: Graphic Novel  

How To Steal A Dog

Hook

“Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don’t do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other

Half of me was thinking, Georgina, you’re in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to

Get you out of it."

Recommendation

Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving the situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all of her problems seem within reach. All she has to do is “borrow” the right dog and its owners will be sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected. Read this book to find out what happens next.

By: Drew Bullock

Author: Barbara O’Connor

Genre: Fiction

The Giver

                                    Hook

     “Jonas felt himself losing consciousness and with his whole being willed himself to stay upright atop the sled, clutching Gabriel, keeping him safe. The runners sliced through the snow and the wind whipped at his face as they sped in a straight line through an incision that seemed to lead to the final destination, the place that he had always felt was waiting, the Elsewhere that held their future and their past.” page 179

     “But why can’t everyone have the memories? I think it would seem a little easier if the memories were shared.  You and I wouldn’t have to bear so much by ourselves, if everybody took part.”  The decision was made a long before my time or yours, and before the previous Receiver, and on and on and on.”

 

                                Recommendation:

       Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community.

  When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

 

Other books by the Author:

1. Son                                                                                             by: Juliana Guest

2. Gooney Bird Green                                                              Author:  Lois Lowery

3. Gossamer                                                                             Genre: Fantasy

                                                                           

House Of Robots

Hook

“This is not good. I guess Mom goofed up.  The E I know is gone.  I think I might start crying. Then E wiggles his goofy eyebrows and says,” Yo- I’m just messing with you, bro.”  “You’re okay?” I ask, goose bumps exploding all over my arms.  “Never better, Sammy.”

 

Recommendation

Did you ever want a new brother? Well Sammy did not. On top of that it was a robot. Soon after his mom built E a black van starts trailing them.  He thought having a robot for a brother was the worst thing ever until E got stolen.  Then one day after school Sammy gets a box on his porch full of E’s parts!  Will Sammy ever find the thief? Or when his Mom fixes E will it just keep happening? Read house Of Robots by James Patterson to find out what happens next.

 

Other books by James Patterson

I funny series

Middle School series

Treasure Hunter series

 

By: Jason Orenstein

Author: James Patterson

Genre: Realistic Fiction

License To Thrill

Hook:

“Pep felt her body rising slowly off the ground.  Some mysterious, invisible force was gently lifting her up, as if she were filled with helium.  She gripped her brother’s hand, so tightly that she was crushing his fingers together. But he didn’t even notice the pain. The twins had their eyes shut tightly, but the bluish glare from two powerful beams of light managed to penetrate their eyelids.  The temperature had suddenly dropped twenty degrees.  But Coke and Pep didn’t feel it. The wind whipped at their clothes. A humming sound was coming from above, and the air seemed to vibrate around them.  There was an odor they had never experienced before.  Metallic, maybe.  Impossible to describe.  Powerful."  Page 6-7

 

Recommendation

Did you ever go on a cross-country trip and think it was boring.  Well Coke and Pep did not feel that. All summer they have been chased around the country by numerous villains all under the head villain Doctor Warsaw.  So in the final novel by Dan Gutman they are getting closer and closer to home but Doctor Warsaw and his friends will still not let up. Will Doctor Warsaw ever let up?  Or will the twin’s lives be changed forever?  Read License to Thrill to find out more.

 

Other Dan Gutman Books

Genius Files 1- Mission Impossible
Genius Files 2- Never Say Genius

Genius Files 3- You Only Die Twice

Genius Files 4- With Love From Texas

by:Jason Orenstein

author: Dan Gutman

genre:adventure

 

Percy Jackson

Hook

“I snatched the ballpoint pen out of the air, but when it hit my hand, it wasn’t a pen anymore. It was a sword- Mr. Brunner’s bronze sword, which he always used on tournament day. Mrs. Dodd’s spun toward me with a murderous look in her eyes. My knees were jelly. My hands were shaking so bad I almost dropped the sword. She snarled, “Die, honey!” And flew straight at me. Absolute terror ran through my body. I did the only thing that came naturally: I swung the sword.”         Page 13

 

 

Recommendation

Have you ever been in a confusing situation that’s dangerous? If not, this book describes it greatly. Percy Jackson is about to get kicked out of boarding school . . . again. And that’s the last of his troubles. Lately it seems to him as the Greek mythological creatures in his textbook are jumping into his life. Zeus’s lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have 10 days to return the lightning bolt and bring peace to mount Olympus. But to succeed in his quest he must do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with his father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. Read this book to find out what happens next.

By: Drew Bullock

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fiction

Love That Dog

Hook

J A C K

September 13

“I don’t want to because boys don’t write poetry

Girls do.”

September 21

“I tried. Can’t do it. Brain’s empty.”

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

 

 

Do you like inverse novels? If so, this is the book for you. This is a story about a boy named Jack who finds his voice with the help of

Paper

Pencil

Teacher and

Dog.

He gets a visit from one of his favorite poets EVER and goes INSANE!

Read this book to see what happens next

Made by: Drew Bullock     

Author: Sharon Creech

Genre: Fiction

The Enchantress returns

Hook:

     “Sleeping Beauty was just about to call for help when a blinding flash filled the forest. The queen screamed and fell to the ground, covering her face-but the flash only lasted a second .She smelled smoke and got to her feet and looked around. The entire forest was a blaze and every tree had been turned into a spinning wheel. There was no denying now; the kingdom’s greatest fear had come true.”

   “The Enchantress,” Sleeping beauty said “she’s back

 “The snow queen heard him and pointed her scepter directly at him. A bright icy blast erupted from its tip and hit Jack. He flew across the crater and crashed into the pillar. He scrambled to his feet but he was hit by another icy blast from the snow queen-this time a sheet of thick ice pinned his hands and chest to the pillar.”   page 295

 

Recommendation:

  Have you ever traveled into the fairy tale world? Or have been attacked by an evil snow queen? Well you have it easy. Alex and Conner travel through the fairy tale world for the second time, only to be faced with new and more challenging challenges. They have to face evil Ursula- queen of the sea. Fly in the Granny—a flying boat Red’s grandmother made to get around without the enchantress seeing them. This is a wonderful book by Chris Colfer.

 

 

Other books by Chris Colfer:

 Stuck by lighting

 The Carson Phillips Journal

 The land of stories the wishing spells

 The land of stories the enchantress returns

 The land of stories beyond the kingdoms




By:Juliana Guest
The author is:Chris Colfer
Genre: Fantisy