The Dollhouse Murders

Hook
“Amy shook her head. ‘I’m going to play detective and find out for myself. I know the year they died -1952- and I’m going to go through the obituaries in the Claiborne News
for that year and see what I can learn. It was an unusual accident, maybe there’ll be a news article about it, too. Want to help me look?” (pg.47)


Recommendation
Have you ever felt so scared you thought you were going to scream? We have when reading this book. When Amy saw a light in her dollhouse she got from her grandmother she started screaming! Then she heard a soft moan like a doll crying. We enjoyed this book because it was suspenseful and creepy at times. This story is about a dollhouse that is haunted by a murder’s past we recommend this book to people who can handle gruesome stuff.

By Matt and Devin

The End Of The Beginning

"The Hook"

" Avon, a rather small snail, read a book every day. He loved to read beacuse books told him al about the things that creatures did when they went on adventures. Now, Avon had noticed that when creatures finished thier adventures, and when the stories ended, the creatures were awlays happy. Because Avon had never had an adventure of his own, the more he read, the sadder he became. It was absolutely necessary, he decided, to have adventures for himself. Only then would be happy. He sighed. ' No adventures will ever come my way.'


A newt was passing by overheard Avon's words.' Nay,lad, dont say such things.(pg.12)

' I rather think', said the ant,'it's just the end of the beginning.'
' but, Edward,' Avon cried out,' that means-' 'What? We'venever had a middle. Oh never mind'... (pg.143)

Recommendation


The End Of The Beginning is a book that tell the story of two people who meet each other and instanly become friends. This book has a adventure with friendship in it. These two friends meet while Avon trys to take an adventure. Avon trys to take an adventure and it ends up being a long road to friendship. When these two friends meet they instanly know everything about each other. It like falling in love when they found each other. In the adventure there is so much talking they instanly know EVERYTHING about each other. I can't say any more or i will tell you the WHOLE story.

Recommended By: Sydney Manning

Grab Hands and Run

The "Hook"

"A MESSAGE"
"It's hot in our yard. I'm happy to open the door to the house, which is built out of concrete blocks and is always shady and cool. I see a piece of paper stuck under the door, just inside. I pick it up. 'Mama! Paloma! I'm home.' She wants to know even if she is taking a shower out back in the washhouse.
Paloma doesn't answer. And Romy's not around either. Maybe they're out together. I read the note while I was going to get a glass of water. The handwriting was clumsy. Bigger and shakier than Romy's.
LEAVE AND DON'T COME BACK, IF NOT, YOU DIE!" (before chapter 1)

"The bridge at Hondo is a trap Plaomita,' Josephina reminds mama anxiously. 'Stay away from there.' Josephina is up before dawn to make coffee.
We've rested for two days, and Paloma thinks we need to move on.
I have begged to stay here. We could make ourselved useful helping Father Ramon and Josephina." (Page 64)

"As Romy goes into these woods in Texas, her face is like a mask carved of olive wood, with beads of sweat around the eyes and a whiteness around the mouth.
Romy, let's pretend. You and I will be caballeros, knights of old San Jorge and San Miguel. The snakes wil be the dragons! I pick up a stick for both of us.
This is your lance- here! Put Cipito in your shirt. Now!" (Page 121)

"We have received a letter from your friend Rafeal.'Not from jacinto?' I manage to ask. Rafael has written that your father, Jacinto, is dead." (page 147)



"Recommendation"

Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever felt like you can trust someone, and they betray you? Well in this story Felipe, Romy and Paloma get let down a lot. When Jacinto'(their father)dies, they lose hope in getting to Canada. They end up crossing so many borders and finally get caught in the U.S. and are put in a detention center. To find out what happens to this couragous family, and if they make it to Canada, you must read this book!

No Right Turn

The Hook

"I heard the gunshot and I knew what happened even before I made it downstairs to dads office. I knew what he'd done."[page 1]
"I walk into the house after school drop my junk by the door. I about jump out of my skin."
[page 9]

Recommendation
Have you ever been in a situation when you were terrified? If so what did you do? If you haven't put yourself in Jordan's shoes. He heard a loud noise from his dads office. Jordan was terrified of the noise because he didn't know what it was. The noise sounds like a gunshot so Jordan goes down stairs to dad's office to find out what happened. Jordan's terrified because he hopes nothing happened to his dad.I met this author and he gives you a lot of details and you can visualize what's happening. This is a very suspenseful book. It's a great book I think you should all read it!

WARNING SOME HARSH LANGUAGE.
Some other books that you should read by this author is Stuck In Neutral,Cruise Control,and Inside out.

By Adeline Wagner

Sand Dollar Summer

"The Hook"
"Free grabbed Babe the big Newfoundland, by the collar and tugged him away form Shirley. Of course, he cold not have done it if Babe had not wanted to cooperate, but Babe generally tries to accommodate you once he gets the drift of what you want. Shirley left, still shooting glances of the viscous drool on her pants.
Penny lived alone next door, her husband dead, her kids grown and gone. She and my mom had struck an odd friendship: single career supermom meets old fashion housewife.' But like my mom says , 'If it ain't broke, then don't fix it.'

'Well,' Penny said, with one of those fake good cheers.'I don't know who adults think they're fooling'."I'm sure your mom will be home soon. Probably a flat tire or something.

No way,Free and I both knew that. Mom hated cell phones, but flat tires were one of the reasons she carried one. If she wasn't answering her cell phone, there was a reason.

We were eating turkey sandwiches when there was a knock on the door. Free and I looked at each other and we knew. Penny took a little longer to catch on, but she toppled on to it as well when she opened the door and saw a guy in a unifrom standing there. Blue uniform.Shiny badge.Crisp billed hat, which he took off when Penny answered the door.

'Oh no,' Penny said, then put her hand to her mouth. She stepped outside and shut the door behind her. I opened it again and heard the cop say in midsentence, 'Emergency room.' Penny turned to us we could see that her eyes were already that funny watery red that adults eyes go when they try not to cry."(pages 13-14)

Reccommendation


"Don't ever doubt that a mere second can change your life forever."

Have you ever felt like something that had happened would tear you apart? I know that I have. Well that is just what happens to Free and Lise. In this story events happen that will change their lives forever.But Free and Lise have to face their mother's car accident calmly. Being the oldest, Lise has to take care of her ill and crippled mother along with her younger brother Free and her big Newfouldland, Babe. Free and Lise's mother treats them to a vacation that the kids don't want to go on, but since their mother is injured, they go along with her. This will truly be a summer that the kids will never forget! To find out what happens to the children over summer vacation, you will have to read this amazing story! This book will keep you on the edge of your seat no matter what!

Reccommendation By: Paige Martin and Lauren Molloy

Jack's Run

Jack’s Run
By: Roland Smith

“The Hook”

"That’s what happened,' Jack said. He handed Commander If to Catalin Cristobal. 'I think this is yours. I think he belongs to the both of us'. Cat said, taking the battered astronaut. They were sitting in Sam Sebesta’s old room at the Nevada Hotel in Elko. Jack had his leg propped up on the bed. The desert sunlight coming through the window was beginning to fade. They had been in the room for hours talking…" (Ch.57)

Recommendation

This is the THRILLING sequel to Zach’s Lie. Zach’s Lie is the first book recommend by Allison Jerome, Sarah Jacob and me, Sydney Manning. This book answers all your questions about the first book and what happens next. Jack's Run is going to keep you on the edge of your seat! They change their names again and have to START ALL OVER! When Jack comes to Los Angeles, something happens to he and Joann and puts them in DANGER AGAIN! I can't tell anymore or I'll give the book away.

WARNING: THERE IS MODERN VIOLENCE. THIS BOOK IS FOR 5TH GRADERS AND UP.

Recommend By: Sydney Manning

The “Hook” “Double Helix” by Nancy Werlin

Eli,

It’s clear to me that you’ve gotten to know Quincy Wyatt and that your new job is with Wyatt Transgenics. I don’t want to know the details of how that happened. I don’t care. I simply ask you not to take the job. In fact, I ask you not to let this man to be in your life in any way.
I can’t tell you why, Eli. But I am begging you to do what I ask, and to do it immediately and without question.

Love, Dad


... Then I blurted, “But I have to ask questions.”
“No,” said my father steadily. “I can’t answer them.
“But if I’m giving up I’m giving up a good job-a job I think I’d really like-“
“Are you giving it up?” interrupted my father.
I shrugged uneasily. “I don’t know. If you would only tell me what you have against him.”
“No.”[Pages 57 and 58]



Recommendation:
If you like suspense, you’ll like this book. Eli Samuels has gotten into a job offered to him by the famous molecular biologist, Dr. Wyatt and he seems to be paying special attention to Eli. Is there a catch?
Eli’s girlfriend doesn’t think so, but his father is highly against his taking of the job and won’t say why. From what Dr. Wyatt has been saying, he knows it has something to do with his mother, who has Huntington’s disease. As Eli continues to work with Dr. Wyatt, he learns why his father hates Dr. Wyatt and what he has been doing. If you want to find out why, read this book.
Recommendation by Eddie Xie

Wringer

The “Hook”
“Arthur Dodds exploded. ‘Sissymissy!
Girlbaby!’ He gave the swing chain such a yank
that Palmer was thrown like a bronco rider onto
the ground. Arthur Dodds took off, braying,
‘I’m a wringer, I’m a wringer! I’m gonna get me
a pigeon and wring ‘im!’
And he did."
(p. 48)

“By the time Arthur got there, the pigeon
was on the ground and being chased around
the picnic tables by half a dozen squealing toddlers.
Arthur joined the chase. The bird flapped up
onto a table…. Arthur lunged across the table,
knocking drinks, smashing pickled eggs, and snatched the
pigeon by the legs in a bowl of chicken salad.
According to the story, Arthur threw his arms
into the air like a boxing champion and crowed,
‘Got me one!’ Then right before the gaping
eyes of the picnickers, he wrung its neck."
(p. 49)

My recommendation:
Have you ever had an experience that you didn’t want to experience? If you do, then you have a connection with Palmer! Palmer is a 9-year-old boy but he has one problem: he is running out of birthdays. And what exactly do I mean by that? Well, in just one year he is going to become ten years old, an age an average child in Palmer’s town would be looking forward to turn. Only he isn’t looking forward for his tenth birthday, because he is going to soon become a wringer at that age. A wringer in Palmer’s town means a boy who twists pigeon’s necks when they aren’t dead in a pigeon-shooting contest. This turns out to be a big problem for Palmer because his father was one too and encourages him to become like him. Plus, Palmer has made 3 friends, all which either are wringers or want to be wringers. Things even worsen when a mysterious bird shows up at his window. What is the bird like? Where does he truly belong? Would Palmer regret letting the bird in his room? Read this book to find out!

Recommendation by Juan Pablo Perez Zafra

Ice Drift

"The Hook"

Ice sparkled from the dogs coats and hung down from their underbelly. Maja cried out, "They have been in the water. Look!" Snow pelting their smooth brown face, she yelled again, over the wind, "Could Alika and Sulu be a drift?"

There was always that dreaded possibility when the villagers were seal hunting on the floe ice, but it happened rarely. "Maybe!"

Kussu yelled back face taut with fright."We must go after them!"
"Of course!" Kussu shouted. "Of course!"

He ran to the village from the reliance and began to ring it. Their sons were in danger. The boys might die." (Page 178)


"Reccommendation"

Have you ever felt alone? Even if you're with someone you love? Well one day Alika a teenage boy, and Sulu a boy about our age are doing the things they and their tribe are told to do. Then all of a sudden everyone watched in horror as the water and ice broke and started to expand, you would be scared too, right. On the left over abandoned peice of hard ice lay Sulu and Alika frightened and scared. Along with a dog named Jamka, these two boys need help. Will they ever find their way home, or will they be trapped forever? Read the book to find out!

Reccommendation By: Paige Martin and Lauren Molloy

The Kingfisher Book Of Family Poems
Selected by Belinda Hollyer

The Hook
"Glory Glory…
Across Grandmother’s knees
A kindly Sun
Laid a yellow quilt" (Page 127)
- Raymond M. Patterson




"Teased
Sometimes
When I’m teased
I don’t cry
I go away.
When I come back
My brother and his friends
Are doing something else
I remember
They forget" (Page 179)
- Richard J. Margolis




The Recommendation
Do you think poems can express anything?
This delightful collection captures the everyday comedy, cuddles and catastrophes that make up family life. Poems come in all shapes and sizes. Poems can have so much but mean so little. Poems can have so little but mean so much. Poems can be anything, really. If you love poems than this is the book for you.



Recommended By: Sydney Manng