Four Truths and a Lie

Scarlett is the main character of this book and she is sent off to an all-girls boarding school because of the embarrassment that her dad caused her at her other school. Her mother agreed that she could leave and go to a new school where her mom's friend was the principal.

In English class, the teacher assigns Pen Pals to the class of girls from the boys boarding school! Scarlett, boy crazy and all, was very excited until the boy she was assigned to started playing the game she did not like the most; Four Truths and a Lie. In the game, the boy would give her one statement at a time, and she was to figure out if the statement was a truth, or a lie. In the end, there would be four truths, and one lie.

She was playing along, until it started to get dangerous. She was getting into a lot of trouble and the principal warned her that she might have to leave the school. Scarlett began to get very worried and upset why this boy was playing this game with her. She had to find a way to stop.

Can she stop him? What is his motivation? Does Scarlett end up staying at the girls' boarding school? Read Four Truths and a Lie by Lauren Barnholdt to find out.

I give this book 7 Bananas.

Sisters Eight: Books 1-4

In Annie's Adventures (book #1), it all starts. One night on New Year's Eve, Mommy went for Egg Nog and Daddy went for wood for the fire ... and they never came back. The Octuplet girls searched the house and outdoors, but could not find them. But they did find a note in the wall from a stranger that the girls had each a power and gift. The girls had to find out what their gifts and powers were in order to find their parents. Annie starts the series off in an amazing adventure in trying to find her power. What will be her power? How will she find it? Read Annie's Adventures by Lauren Baratz-Logsted to find out.

Now that Annie's power and gifts are known, it is now up to Durinda in Durinda's Dangers (book #2) to have the spotlight. The girls have noticed a creepy neighbor is very mysterious since their parents have disappeared. They suspected that she crept into their house while they were gone one day and they thought she stole something. It is up to Durinda's power to stop the suspicious neighbor. Can they figure out what the neighbor is up to? Can they stop her? Read Durinda's Dangers by Lauren Baratz-Logsted to find out.

In book #3, Georgia's Greatness, the girls get suspicious guest teacher at school. She is very happy and nothing like their mean, old, strict teacher. They practically have recess all day and fun activities throughout. The girls are both excited and curious. One day the girls didn't have any one to pick them up after school, so the teacher offered to take them home. But instead, she captured them and took them to her own house. Who is this mystery guest teacher? And will they get out? It is up to Georgiea's wonderful power to end this craziness. Read Georgia's Greatness by Lauren Baratz-Logsted to find out.

Finally, in book #4, Jackie's Jokes, there is a horrible day that every parent dreads. It is tax day! Some man called the house and wanted to have the taxes turned in right away, because the dad is overdue on his taxes. But because the dad is still missing, the girls in a rush call their best friend, Pete The Mechanic, to help them. It is up to Jackie and her speedy power to help save the day (with Pete's help, of course). How will she save the day? Will they be able to pay the taxes with out being caught? Read Jackie's Jokes by Lauren Baratz-Logsted to find out.

I give this series 9 Bananas.

Main Street #7: Keeping Secrets

In this book Flora, Nicki, Olivia, and Ruby are all sad that their favorite neighbors the Willets moved out. But that all changed when they got their new neighbors. There was a girl, named Willow, that was the same age as Flora, Nicki, Olivia, and a younger brother that was Ruby's age. Willow seemed nice, but there was something about her that just didn't seem right. It felt like she was trying to hide something about her family.

Her mother was acting very weird; she had odd traditions and was not like a normal mother. This confused and sparked the girls' curiosity about Willow. As the story unfolds, many unforeseen events take place. It is a book that will boggle your mind with curiosity and you will not want to put it down.

What is Willow trying to hide? Will the girls ever find out? Will the girls end up being friends with Willow, or are they just too scared?

Read Keeping Secrets by Ann M. Martin to find out these answers.

I give this book 10 Bananas!!!

11 Birthdays

This book starts when a little girl named Amanda and little boy named Leo were born on the same day. Their parents met while they were looking at their precious babies in the bassinet window of the hospital. There was an old lady who was very well known in their town and said, "It was very special that they were born on the same day. They must always celebrate their birthdays together." The parents politely agreed, but doubted that it would ever happen.

Sure enough a year later the parents, completely unplanned, met at the bouncy place that they both reserved on the same day for the childrens' 1st birthday parties! They shared the room and became friends. From then on, they did share their birthday parties together.

One year, Amanda and Leo got into a big fight and stopped being friends. So, Amanda had the worst birthday party ever, while Leo had a fantastic party. The next morning, it was Amanda's birthday all over again. Was this a joke? Amanda was not sure.

Was she dreaming? Was it a practical joke that friends and family were playing on her the next day? Will it keep happening?

Read 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass to find out.

I give this book 10 Bananas!!

Busy

Sorry that I have not been writing for a while. I have been busy with school, break, and just being plain busy. I promise to write more often now that things are slowing down. The books I will be writing about soon are, Main Street #7, Sisters eight #1, 2, 3, and4, Four Truths and a lie, Frog Princess,and Indian in the cupboard. Keep reading to hear my reviews on these great books!

The Music of Dolphins.

This book is about a girl who has been in a plane crash. She survived, yet the rest of the crew and passengers did not. Dolphins who lived in the sea where the plane crash happened rescued the lost little girl. A a mother dolphin who did not have a baby of her own, took the lost girl into her own hands and fed her the baby dolphin milk and taught her how to hunt and become a real dolphin.

A couple years later, the girl was like as human dolphin until the most heart breaking thing happened to the girl! Rescue workers were doing there daily rounds when they spotted a little girl sitting on the beach. She looked not healthy and was very dirty. They were able to catch her and bring her to the hospital were a doctor taught her everything a human girl her age should know. From letters to words to numbers. The doctor also wanted to learn dolphin talk.

There was so much hope for the little girl. Yet she wanted to go home, not the home she lived in before the crash, but the one where she new the most. The sea.

Will she get back home to the sea? Will she stay at the hospital learning words forever ? Or will she go live with relatives that she is related to?

Read The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse to find out!
I give this book 8 bananas!

Looking for Bapu

In this book, Anu and his grandfather are walking through the woods bird watching. They sit there a while , then it starts to rain! They realize that they better get home. So they are walking home when Bapu (grandfather) falls face first and won't get up! Anu tries to talk to him and to get Bapu to respond to him, but he never does. That is when Anu starts to get really worried and regrets that he did not take his cell phone with him! So he runs home and calls 911, because what else could he do? His parents are not home.

Later, at the hospital, he finds out some very sad news. Bapu is gone. He got a very bad, deep stroke while they were bird watching. Anu did not go to school for a while after that. Kids from school came to give him cards and things to help him feel better. A number of friends came over with huge cookies. His mom asked if Anu could go to a friend's house after school, because no one would be home at his own house. They of course said yes, and that is where he got the idea of becoming a holy man to bring Bapu back.

The first day he went back to school he went to his neighbors house after school. Izzy the girl who lives there is home schooled and loves old things. When he decides to become a holy man, she helps him through the things she can help him with like the researching.

Will Anu really become a holy man? If he does, will Bapu come back? How does he become a holy man, and what does he have to do?

Read Looking for Bapu by Anjali Banerjee to find out!
I give this book 8 bananas!