Overcoming differences

“Ivy and Bean: Book 1”

Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall

Bean does not want to play with Ivy in the beginning. Then Bean wants to play with Ivy because Ivy wants to be a witch. When they are friends they want to learn about witches. Boys and girls would enjoy reading this book because if they had a hard problem about how to be friends then they would learn about working together and the meaning of friendship.

Reviewed by Alexa, 7

University Elementary at UCLA

Los Angeles

“Lightning”

Seymour Simon

I liked reading about the lightning and the tornado that swept away all the houses. I also enjoyed it when the author tells you how to redirect lightning by tying a rope to a model rocket and launching it into the sky on a rainy day. To find out more about lightning, visit your school library.

Reviewed by Alexis, 3rd Grade

Dorris Place Elementary

Los Angeles

“Sunset (Warriors: The New Prophecy,

Book 6)”

Erin Hunter

Do you ever wonder what it feels like to be a wild cat? Well, you can read the Warrior books! This book is about the four clans and their new home. They lived there ever since the destruction of their old home.

Leafpool keeps getting the same confusing prophecy form StarClan. When she sees the prophecy come true, she understands it. Reading these books is always a fun and exciting adventure. You’ll want to read more after you read this.

Reviewed by Caroline, 4th Grade

Miller Elementary

Burbank

“Junie B., First Grader Boo … and

I Mean It.”

Barbara Park

Junie B. is scared of Halloween because Paulie Puffer told her five scary secrets. She decided to still go trick-or-treating and goes as Screamy the Clown. One of the secrets was that real witches go trick-or-treating without a costume. When Junie B. sees a person without a costume, she dives into a bush because she thinks the witch is real. Junie B. has a disastrous Halloween, but it isn’t because of the five secrets. Then why was it a disaster?

Reviewed by Akari, 10

Ivanhoe Elementary

Los Angeles

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