Smile

I read Smile. The author is Raina Telgemeier and this story is about her. She is the main character. It’s about her life and how she hates braces. She was running and her friend tripped her. She fell on her face and lost her front 2 teeth. One fell out and one got shoved up her gum. She had to get braces once the one that fell out came down. But the one that was shoved up her gum still had to come down so they put braces on but that didn’t really help. So they had to knock her out and pull the tooth out. The pictures that are showing this event look painful. When they are done, they just put in fake teeth. Her sister was mean and called her a "braceface". That’s so rude!!!! Finally, somehow, she got her teeth back. Overall I think this was an amazing book and would highly suggest it to other people!! Smile is a #1 New York Times Bestseller. Telgemeier wrote this book for her husband Dave. I love this book!!

- Caitlin M.

Cara the Camp Fairy

I read Cara The Camp Fairy, by Daisy Meadows. The main characters are Cara, Rachel, and Kirsty. They are all very different. Cara is caring, Rachel is polite, and Kirsty is smart. I know Cara is nice because she lets the others go out or run first when the goblins are chasing them. I know Rachel is nice because she always uses her manners. Kirsty is smart because she comes up with almost all the plans to outsmart the goblins.

In the story the goblins take the magic water bottle (that one is to keep cool) and the magic friendship bracelet (that one is to make camp activities fun). The goblins pretend to be staying at the boys camp that was closed years ago. The girls found out that it was the goblins and they end up water baloon bombing the goblin camp.

Yes I liked the book, and I would recommend it to others because it is a really good story. There is a lot of action. I would especially recommend it to someone who likes fairy tales and someone who likes fairies. It is completely like a fairytale

- Sadie W.

The Prophet of Yonwood

The Prophet of Yonwood is the third book in the City of Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau. I really liked it and it was with new characters named Nickie and Crystal. It was not my favorite Ember book, but it has some good information. I did not get the reason it was part of the series because it did not even have Lina and Doon in the book at all.

I chose this book because it was my most recent book I read and it was really good. The story was about a girl named Nickie and her Aunt Crystal. They go to North Carolina to her grandfather’s house because died. Nickie had three goals she wanted to achieve before she left North Carolina. The three goals were: 1.  Keep Greenhaven (the town her grandfather lived) 2. Fall in love and 3. Help the world.

I would recommend this book to others because if you liked The City of Ember that we read last year and you read The People of Sparks, then you would like it. At the end of the book Nickie does not accomplish all three goals though but she meets some really nice people. Read The Prophet of Yonwood to find out about what happens and what goals/goal she did accomplish.

- Leah M. 

I Survived the Great Chicago Fire

The Great Chicago Fire by Lauren Tarshis is about a boy named Oscar who is trying to get to his mother who is on the other side of the city. The main character is a boy named Oscar. Oscar is very brave. In the story he went into a small wooden house to save 2 kids when the house was on fire. They ended up becoming his two friends.

Oscar is a boy who moves with his mom and a man named Mr. Morrow from a small town called Castle to the big city of Chicago. Oscar wondered off following a girl who stole his bags with his Papa's (who died) badge in it. He ends up across the whole city when a fire starts. He tries to get back but the fires push him and his friends, Bruno and Jennie, off course. When he reaches the other side he sees the hotel is on fire. Will he see his mother AGAIN?!

Overall the book was good. I liked it because of all the action in it. I would recommend it to others. I would also give it 5 stars.

- Brett R.

A note from Mrs. D:

Check out this great video I found while searching for Fire Prevention Week materials! It's from the National Fire Protection Agency and features I Survived author Lauren Tarshis!

I wonder, are you enjoying Wonder? :)

We are in the middle of reading the amazing book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It's about 5th grader August Pullman who is starting public school for the first time. He's nervous, just like every other kid starting middle school, but Auggie is not your average 5th grader. His face is a bit of a medical mystery.

"I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse."

 I am loving this book and the positive message that it sends. What are your thoughts on the book so far? Since you are also starting middle school, can you relate to Auggie in any way?

Leave your thoughts in the comments below :)

Book Orders!

We are kicking off another school year with a Scholastic Book Order!
There are some great selections in the flyers and online this month. Stop by Scholastic's website and enter code HLDDR to order online. Ordering online gives you the opportunity to explore hundreds of books not featured in the flyers.
Book orders are due on Friday!

(P. S. - What do you think of our new blog design?!)

Book Spine Poetry!

To finish off the month of April (National Poetry Month), we flexed our creative bookworm muscles and created poetry out of book titles. Check out these awesome poems we wrote:

 

Happy Reading :-)

And the winner is....

Well, our first ever Battle of the Books tournament has come to a close. I want to thank everyone who participated and voted for their favorite books.

The favorite book at Fields Memorial School for 2015 is....

It was a close race with a surprising finish! Divergent was in the lead right up till Friday morning. But when voting closed at lunchtime Alexander was ahead by 7 votes!

Hopefully you enjoyed this little celebration of reading. If you have any text suggestions for next year's bracket please let me know!