Frindle (Andrew Clements)

Amazing book! A grade 5 boy renames a pen a "Frindle" and watches it evolve until...... I won't say because that would ruin the whole story. Very good book for younger readers.

The Cookcamp (Gary Paulsen)

Very good. the main character is a five year old boy who is sent to stay with his grandmother, a cook for nine lumberjacks that are building a road, when she sees him see her "making sounds" with uncle Casey, who isn't actually related to any of them. His father is away at war. I really liked this book. It was all from a five year old's point of view, so it's all the things that are important to him. There's a whole chapter about him trying to get a chipmunk to eat out of his hand!

Boy (Roald Dahl)

Awsome book! All about Dahls childhood, and lots of him being hit by a cane. It's really fun finding out about the inspiration for his books. Like the mouse incident at the candy store that inspired "Witches" and him testing chocolates for a chocolate factory that inspired "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

True Stories of the First World War (Paul Dowswell)

Very interesting book. I can't believe what all the soldiers did at Christmas! Personally, I prefer the Second World War, but this was still a very educational read!

The adventures of Max and Liz: The Dreamer, the Schemer, and the Robe. (Jenny L. Cote)

Really good book. great version of the bible story "Joseph and his coat of many colours".
Book two of the Adventures of Max and Liz series. I will have to read the other books. Slightly strange, (immortal pets?,) but very well written, and true to the original joseph and his coat of many colours story. (by the way, if you study the cover carefully, you can see an egyptian jackal god on it.)