The Lorax

The Lorax by Dr. Suess
Reviewed by B.P.
On Sunday the 4th of March I went to see The Lorax. We saw the first showing of the day and it was packed. When the movie started, it opened with a dance number of the townspeople singing about Thneedville. The main character Ted (played by Zac Efron) sets out on a mission to find a tree after he finds out his crush, Audrey (played by Taylor Swift) will do anything to see a real living tree. Now before I go on, you should know that everything in Thneedville is plastic. There is no wildlife. Anyway, he talks to his Grandmother (played by Betty White) and she says to find 15 cents, the shell of a great grandfather snail and a nail then go outside of town and find the Oncler. The mayor of Thneedville sells air and if there are trees no one will buy his air. So he has a bit of a problem with Ted. Now I don’t want to give too much away, so that’s all I’m going to say. This movie is full of humor and gives a good lesson in saving our environment. I give it and A+.


I think the movie was true to the book. The movie stayed true to the environmental message and added humor. Both the movie and the book were amazing.

The Gold Cadillac

The Gold Cadillac by Mildred D. Taylor

One day Lois and Wilma’s father comes home in a shiny, new gold Cadillac instead of one year old Mercury. Their mother did not approve of this. She refused to ride in the Cadillac. But she did when they decide to take a trip to the Mississippi from Ohio during segregation. 

Read to find out what happens to them on the trip!

reveiwed by D.H.

The Greedy Triangle

The Greedy Triangle by M.Burns  reviewed by D.F. and A.C.

One day the triangle was feeling down, he felt he wanted more in his life so he decided to shift shapes. He turned in to many different shapes. He went to the shape shifter many times until he had so many angles and sides that he couldn’t keep his balance. He was sad because he couldn’t tell his friends about some new adventures . We liked this book because it teaches shapes and we love to read just like the quadrangle. 

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume
Reviewed by K.G., C.J.H., Z.B.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is about a fourth grader named Peter. It’s about how his brother Fudge keeps getting him in trouble.  Peter won a turtle at Jimmy Fargo’s birthday party while every one else got a goldfish. Peter brought him home and his mom freaked out because she did not like turtles. When Peter brought his turtle into his room Fudge came and Peter said “Don’t touch Fudge.” Peter named his turtle Dribble. Peter loved his turtle like a friend. But Fudge thought he was a toy. Read more to see how much trouble Fudge gets Peter into. We liked this because it’s very funny and kids our age like funny books.

Dork Diaries

Dork Diaries: Tales of a not-so fabulous life by Rachel Renee Russell
Reviewed P.M.

Nikki is a girl who no one understands. Mackenzie is the girl that doesn’t like Nikki too
much. The two girl joined an art show, read this book to see who won a $500 prize.
I like this book because it is very funny. I think people would enjoy this book. It is almost like real life because it has real stores like Walmart & PetSmart in it.

Diary of Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Dog Days

By Jeff Kinney
Reviewed by S.G.

In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Greg Hefferly’s summer turns into the worst summer he ever had. It’s all starts on vacation when he has to swim in the baby pool. His younger and older brothers are very annoying and always play pranks on him. It doesn’t help matters when his parents embarrass him all the time. Especially at school.

I like this book because it is funny and fun to read. If you like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, you should read this one too.

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie By Kate DiCamillo Reviewed by D.H., J.H., C.H., and J.C.

Opal went to the Winn-Dixie market to pick up groceries. When she went inside the store she found employees chasing a dog. They finally caught the dog, then the employees raced to the phone to call the pound. Opal didn’t want the dog to go to the pound, so she said the dog belonged to her and she named him Winn-Dixie. This story is about how Opal and Winn Dixie became friends. Their adventures together are funny, suspenseful and interesting. And it was all because of Winn-Dixie.

If you like books about animals and friendship, you should read this book.