Double Fudge reviewed by Maddie

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

213 pages

Puffin Book                                   

2002

Reviewed by Maddie

   

Double Fudge is trying to teach kids to always be themselves because it can be annoying to the person you’re trying to copy! What I’m trying to say is that you can be doing things you don’t want to be doing just because other people are doing it which isn’t a good thing because being yourself is Fudges #1 RULE, it also shows people your not afraid to show people your different!

My favorite part of Double Fudge is when Fudge acts like he is the SMARTEST kid on the planet!!! When he is but he is but he is only five “5” years old Fudge knows how to count up to 100 and he knows how to say the alphabet! Fudge is also super FUNNY! Plus Fudge can remind readers of FUNNY/ CRAZY/ ANNOYING… siblings!!!

Fudge is a special kind of character because he likes to be himself which is the kind of characters that i LOVE because i like when characters are different! Fudge does his own thing until….

His COUSIN mini Fudge comes in and copies EVERYTHING Fudge does! Fudge is starting to get annoyed because of mini Fudge which is Fudges real name too, Fudge's real name is Farley Drexel Hatcher which also is mini Fudges!!!! Fudge is now trying to figure out why but the word isn't spilling so now he finds out not everything isn't the same mini fudge lives in Washington D.C and fudge lives in New York City so that's not the same at least not now!!!

I recommend this book to all readers because it is hilarious!! I also like it because it has a lot of family, friend, drama.

I think every reader would enjoy this book because I know a lot of people who really liked the book Double Fudge. When you start to read Double Fudge you will begin to LAUGH so hard, I hope you enjoy Double Fudge!!!

The Last Olympian reviewed by Anna

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Reviewed by Anna

"I am here because when all else fails, when all the other mighty gods have gone off to war, I am all that's left. Home. Hearth. I am the Last Olympian."

This sentence is most definitely one of my favorite parts! I mean Hestia does a great job talking "first person" to Percy. Alright, The Last Olympian is totally my favorite book! The way everything is said amazes me! Rick Riordan is the perfect person for character details and setting details.

Rick Riordan describes so many things. He describes Beckendorf as "...he was huge, with ripped muscles from working on the forges every summer, two years older than me, and one of the camp's best armor smiths." He makes it easier to picture things in my mind, I instantly knew what Beckendorf looked like!

I believe this book could be for 8 and up. They can handle it, especially with Rick Riordan's detials.

So the next book you read should be The Last Olympian!

DSA #11: Danger! Wizard at Work! reviewed by Gordon

Dragon Slayers' Academy #11: Danger! Wizard at Work! by Kate McMullan
Reviewed by Gordon

The suspense, the action, and the drama is showing that Wiglaf is a risk taker, but he does it on accident. For example, Wiglaf kills Gorzil and his mother Seetha. But when they call Zelnoc, Wiglaf wants to go to get jiffy gold but he ends up being turned into a dragon! The end of the book is the really calm part when all the characters are calm except Mordred.

Wiglaf is a scaredy cat but brave. For example, when he was foun dout by the DSA (Dragon Slackers Academy) they had the guts to call Zelnoc and Zelnoc shrank them! Then Zelnoc turned them into humans again and got caught by the head mistress! Sissy (the dragon that helps them) is brave and generous, brave because she is disobeying the teacher but generous because she's helping Wiglaf get the jiffy gold.

Wiglaf's adventures send a message to never underestimate the little guy. I think this because Zelnoc is the little guy in the wizard state but ends up saving Zizmor (the head of the wizard world, and the best) from his baby spell and saving Wiglaf from Seetha's 3,632 children from killing them. So if you liked this review then read this book!

DSA #16: World's Oldest Living Dragon reviewed by Tom

DSA #16: World's Oldest Living Dragon by Kate McMullan
Reviewed by Tom

DSA has to tell the dragon in this book a riddle. If they don't tell the riddle right DSA is over. At first I thought when I looked at it whenever he flies over you, you turn old. Then I kept reading and I was wrong. Whenever he flies over you, you don't turn old. He just burns things. The dragon's name is...Gizzlegore!

DSA #14: Pig Latin - Not Just for Pigs! reviwed by Elizabeth

Dragon Slayers' Academy #14: Pig Latin - Not Just for Pigs! by Kate McMullan
Reviewed by Elizabeth

"Ello-hay aisy-day." DSA #14: Pig Latin - Not Just for Pigs! is a very trustworthy book. Wiglaf goes with Daisy to Erica von Royale's beautiful house. Although, sadly, Erica's father is sick. He came down with the chicken pox. Can a "doctor" help the king? Read DSA #14 to find out.

Dragon slayer in training, Wiglaf is often described as an animal lover, hates the sight of blood, and likes his family. A little bit. He thinks of himself like those three things while other people describe him as funny, hero, and a true friend.

Kate McMullan is the author and made not just the #14 book creative, she made them all special. From #1 to #19 it's a fun, crazy, and adventurous series.

DSA #14 is a very good book. Almost better than all the other ones. Daisy is steaming hot to what happens in this book. Zelnoc, is Wiglaf's wizard he meets along the way. But he might not be "perfect" at spells all the time.

The Last Olympian reviewed by Allison

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Hyperion Books
Reviewed by Allison

"When all else fails, I am all that's left. Home. Hearth. I am the Last Olympian."

When Percy, and all of his friends are on a quest to stop the Titan Lord Kronos, things go wrong. Friends lost. Bad things come among Camp Half-Blood when Luke Castellan, Percy's evil enemy, sacrifices his body for Kronos to rise.

This mythical, and romantic story has humor, betrayal, trust, and possibly death.

The Last Olympian has an unforgettable cast of characters, Percy Jackson, a very humorous and brave demigod, Annabeth Chase, a kind an hopeful demigod, Thalia Grace, the bravest of Artemis' Hunters, Grover Underwood, a courageous and brave satyr, Tyson, a very loving and brave cyclopes, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a mortal that becomes something very dangerous, Luke Castellan, an evil, but forgiving demigod, and many more brave heroes.

The Last Olympian is a book full of war, death, and evilness. Rick Riordan did an excellent job making the story fantastic! Rick really pushed himself to make a great story!

The Last Olympian is an awesome book full of death, hope, perseverance, power, loss, trust, friendship, and betrayal. Readers will feel like they're a demigod fighting in the war after they read this book!

I recommend this book for ages 9+.

DSA #9: 97 Ways to Train a Dragon reviewed by Andrew

Dragon Slayers' Academy #9: 97 Ways to Train a Dragon by Kate McMullan
Reviewed by Andrew

DSA #9 is about Wiglaf and Angus finding a dragon egg and trying to keep it a secret and only Erica and Angus know about it. This is a very good book for ages 8+.

I really think that the author did a good job on this book and I also like the illustrations for this book. They make me feel like I'm in the story. This is probably my favorite book in the series so far and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

So if you like books with good drawings and are easy to read then you will enjoy this series!

The Titan's Curse reviewed by Lindsay

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

Around 312 pages

Hyperion Books

Reviewed by Lindsay

In the story Percy, Annabeth, Tyson, Grover, go on quests and have lots of fun adventures. The hero, Percy Jackson is a demigod with a good sense of fighting monsters and powerful people.Annabeth, the clever one, who knows her ways through course and will soon believe in herself that she will lead a quest someday. Grover, the satyr, has his own ways to follow his dreams to find Pan. He’s brave and will do whatever it takes to do it. Tyson, the Cyclops, is wimpy and not the best, but he can fight through big heavy rocks and has the power to shoot fire balls.

The Titan’s curse 14 year old Percy meets the Hunters and finds a evil person named Dr. Thorn who captures two of the hunters. The reader realizes it’s important to get your friendship back so you have things back. The Titan’s Curse, Percy, Annabeth, and friends go on the quest to find the hunters and things do not go well when there teamed up. In my opinion I think that it’s good that there teamed up so I would find a way to cooperate. This makes me think that camp half blood and the hunters must think and act differently. A lesson in the book is to trust others because it will help your way through doing hard things. This becomes clear when Percy helps a guy named Ethan who wanted to be saved from Luke’s side and then returned back.

Children about ages 8 and up, would love to read this book. The author, Rick Riordan, can make you feel like you’re in the book. It feels like you’re watching a TV show. It’s like the real thing is happening.

The Titan’s Curse is a chapter book with lots of fantasy. Percy’s quest delivers a message about power. Power can happen; you can fight the horrible monsters and succeed until you turn 16. Sometimes you can get lucky maybe like Percy you can go past the (devil age.) and be the best. The lesson may seem weird but it’s true.

On the back of the book it says “Rick Riordan is an amazing bestselling author in New York Times,” the Percy Jackson series was a book that became a big hit!

Book number one in the series The Lighting Thief, book two The Sea of Monsters, book three The Titan’s curse, book four The Battle of The Labyrinth, book five The Last Olympian, Rick Riordan also wrote the Red Pyramid, Son of Neptune, and The Lost Hero. On the back of the book it says, “He writes previous novels for adults include the hugely popular tres Navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. He lives in San Antonio Texas, with his wife and two sons. If your one of his biggest fans go to www.rickriordan.com or www.percyjacksonbooks.com.”

Warriors #5: A Dangerous Path reviewed by Andrew

Warriors #5: A Dangerous Path

317 pages

HarperCollins

2004

Reviewed by: Andrew

Warriors #5: A Dangerous Path, and its brothers (Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, and The Darkest Hour,) are all part of the first “part” of the Warriors series. They first appeared in late 2003. The books mostly follow the former house-cat (kittypet) now Thunderclan deputy Fireheart, and his best friend Graystripe, Thunderclan leader Bluestar, Fireheart’s beloved Sandstorm, and ambitious former Thunderclan deputy, now Shadowclan leader, Tigerstar.

A Dangerous Path is the fifth of this extremely exciting and entertaining series. Fireheart and the rest of Thunderclan have to drive Tigerstar out of the forest. All the excitement is topped off by the amazing and cat loving, Erin Hunter.

What Hunter does is make Fireheart first person perspective. You will empathize with him a lot. And when Fireheart does things he shouldn’t do to save the clans from destruction, Bluestar usually punishes him, but he either goes with the punishment, or finds a way to prove that he did it for the clan. And with multiple losses towards the end, you know just how he feels.

It has everything you could want, some humor, adventure, and a great hero. For kids that feel like they have a Tigerstar in their life, try to be like Fireheart. Just don’t fight. And kids who are like a Tigerstar, this book will teach them that good always will beat evil. The books in series do have violence, so I recommend this for ANYONE ages 10 and up.