The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis

I am reading a book in reading class called The Watson's Go To Birmingham. The book is a really good book and I was wondering if I could make my book a book review. I want to tell people that the Watsons go to Birmingham is a very good book and that it is about a trip that the Watsons take to Birmingham, Alabama.  They are going to take the trip but then for some reason they end up not taking it and i don't know why they decided to not but i guess they did for some reason. This is a really good book but I haven't finished it yet and I am on chapter 8.  MC

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

The winner of the 2011 Newbery Medal, this novel is set in a small town of Manifest, Kansas in the 1930's.  After years of riding the rails along with her father as he looked for work during the Great Depression, Abilene is sent back to her father's hometown to stay with Pastor Shady Tucker.  Abilene is disappointed when she sees the town, an older and more tired version of the bustling town she had pictured.  When Abilene discovers a box of interesting items hidden away under  a floor board, her curiosity is peaked and she immediately sets out to discover the meaning of the items and the identity of the person who hid the box. She finds out that some townspeople are willing to talk about the past, others want their secrets to remain hidden.  Throughout the summer, she longs for a reunion with her father, as she and two new friends piece together secrets from the past.    

Night of the Twisters

The book that I am writing the review about is called Night of the Twisters. This book is a adventure tail about a boy and his friend that live in Kansas (aka Tornado Alley). One late afternoon, his aunt and mother arrive home from shopping and tell him and his friend that there is a tornado watch issued for there area. He doesn't think much about it because he has been through many tornado watches. That night his parents go out to a party and dinner and leave him and his friend alone. They don't mention a word about the weather until the tv screen shows a 'Civil Emergency' and 'Tornado warning'. He and his friend rush to the basement only to come face too face with 3 twisters. The night continues to try to find their parents and stay alive.  KW

Harry Potter

My favorite book is Harry potter.  I think I's a good book.  My favorite chacture is Ron. It's adventurous and exciting because you don't know what is going to happen and you get a scary feeling.

Token of Darkness by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Cooper Blake doesn't want to remember the accident that changed his life.  No one else wants to mention it.  He doesn't bother with his old friends, now that he has returned to school.  Playing football would be too painful, and hanging out with the team would be too painful in another way.  Ever since Cooper awoke from the accident, he's had a most unusual freind that only he can see - a beautiful girl named Samantha. - and an unusual danger that only he can see - black shadowy beings which are capable of attacking.  Neither Cooper nor Samantha know who she is, or where she came from, or what kind of a ghost she might be... if she really is a ghost, that is.

Cosmic by Frank Boyce

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel into space?  Because he's so tall for his age, 12-year old Liam is mistakenly selected as a parent to accompany a group of children into space.  A girl named Florida pretends to be his daughter.  Many times, Liam forgets he is a "dad" and starts to act like a 12-year old!  When the mission experiences a problem and their spaceship loses connection with ground control, all of the kids expectsLiam to be the "Dad" and return them to earth. 

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I have a really good book that I want to put on the book club home page. I really encourage other people to read this book its amazing!!!! Its called The Hunger Games. Its really good!


OJ

P.S. - This is a series - Catching Fire is the second book.  This exciting trilogy concludes with Mockingjay.
 

Return of Skeleton Man

MVM Book Club has enjoyed reading Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac.  Our next book will be "Return of Skeleton Man."  Write a comment with your thoughts about how Skeleton Man will return and whether or not Molly will be able to escape again.

Olivia's Question about Skeleton Man

Why is Molly's uncle being so mysterious? Do you think the food that he gave Molly was really poisen?  Do you think that Molly's teacher was really helping her?

The Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac

Welcome MVM Bookclub members.  Here are some questions to think about as you read the first four chapters.  You can respond to any of the questions using the Comment button.

Chapter 1 - Why do you think Molly's parents told her the scary Skeleton Man story when she was little?  Did your parents tell you scary stories?  What event on page 10 should alert Molly to the idea that her parents didn't plan their absence?  How do you think the school found out that Molly's parents weren't home?  Does Molly's father's story about the death of all his relatives sound believable, or do you think he made that up?  How did Uncle get Molly's father's wallet?

Chapter 2 -  Why doesn't Uncle take Molly back to her own house?  Why does Uncle lock Molly in at night?  Could it be for a good reason?

Chapter 3 -  What does the dream mean?  How do you think the rabbit might help Molly?  Do you think that dreams have meaning?  Have you ever received a message from someone through a dream?