Shiloh reviewed by Connor

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

144 pages

A Dell Yearling book

1991

Reviewed by Connor

Marty, the main character,  is a nice, calm,  good person. He is a character  that will do anything to save a dog named Shiloh.  He is considered poor, but I think Marty’s heart is very faithful.  Marty has a friend that always listens to him,  and does not spill secrets about the dog or the pen that the dog lives in.  This friends name is David.

Shiloh was in the bushes and followed Marty.  When Marty found Shiloh behind him he ran to  the field and made a pen for Shiloh.  He did this because he wanted to save Shiloh. Judd is trying to kill Shiloh because he is not a good hunting dog. In the middle Shiloh got attacked by German shepherds and Shiloh was ripped to the bone. Marty and his dad took him to the doctor.  After the surgery the doctor took him to Marty. The German shepherds made their parents know about Shiloh.

There are lots of messages in this book.  I think the most important message is to fight for something you love.  Marty fought for Shiloh.  I think this because Marty said, “You mistreated him so I took him.”

This book maintains a lot of suspenseful, happy moments.  If you like happy ending this is a book for you.  I recommend this to people of all ages!

Matilda reviewed by Harry

Matilda By:Roald Dahl

A Viking Book

1988

Reviewed By:Harry

   

Matilda is a genius, She is short, She has brown hair and her parents yell at her for no apparent reason.Plus her brother just ignores her. This is the life of Matilda.

Matilda is obsessed with books. She goes to the library every day when her dad is at work and her mother goes to Bingo with her brother. When ever the librarian looks over at Matilda she is amazed at the kind of books that she is reading. Such as books that are meant for people over the age of 15 and she is only 3 years old!When Matilda starts school she meets this teacher called Miss.Honey who lives by the river bank in this little cottage that is so small she has to duck to get inside.Miss.Honey also has to sleep on the the ground she is that poor! When Miss.Honey and Matilda want to live together they try to stand up to her parents but Matilda and Miss.Honey have to come up with a plan to make both of their lives better.

Some of the lessons messages and themes are you should treat people the way you want to be treated because in the part where Matilda's parents yell and hit Matilda meanwhile Matilda was being very nice to them but they weren't noticing.And If you work together you can make a difference.If you like books that end with happy endings then this is the book for you!