The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm

One day, Ellie's mom came home from work.  She was yelling at what looked like a thirteen year old boy with long hair to come inside. That teenage boy ended up to be her grandfather.  Ellie's grandfather figured out how to be young again.  This book is awesome because it shows Ellie that anything is possible if you just set your mind to it.  It's also a little strange because her grandfather wants to do everything he used to do as an adult, like drive, and drink wine!  If you like fantastic fiction tales this is the book for you!
                                                                               

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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

In Leo's school, a new girl arrives.  Her name is Stargirl!  Nobody likes her because she is different and she doesn't care what people say.  When Leo discovers that he likes Stargirl, the whole school turns against him.  Leo tells Stargirl that he wants her to act like all the other girls in school.  The next day, Stargirl comes to school wearing popular clothes and makeup.  She also changes her name from Stargirl to the name her parents gave her:  Susan.  Susan pays too much attention to Leo.  He does not like it.  Will Stargirl ever go back to just being herself?  Read the book to find out!
                                                                   

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The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman

The Christmas Genie is about the last day of school before Winter break.  A meteorite crashes into a classroom and out pops a genie named Bob.  Bob will only grant their class one wish and he will give them an hour to decide what their wish will be.  Everyone in the class writes down what their wish is.  Then their teacher puts all the wishes in a bowl.  She reads each wish aloud then the class has to decide what will be their final request.  People who love humor would really enjoy this book.
                                                                               

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A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

A Year Down Yonder is about Mary Alice spending a year with her grandmother.  No one likes Mary Alice's grandma.  The town Mary Alice's grandma lives in is very small.  At the school, kids that are in different grades are all together.  Mary Alice gets jealous when the Christmas pageant comes around and other girls have bigger and better costumes.  Then, a new boy comes around and Mary Alice likes him, but how can she invite him over when her grandmother is so loopy?  Read the book to find out!
                                                                       

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A-Z Reading Challenge

At my school's library, we had an A-Z reading challenge.  We had to read some books and they all had to start with a different letter of the alphabet.  It was very hard to find X books, Y books, and W books.  Those ended up to be X-men,Year Down Yonder, and Wonder.  One of the hardest parts was the list had to have 10 different genres and 15 awards to get a gold award. Gold was the hardest, so of course I wanted to get gold.  I just  finished the challenge about a week ago.  I was the 9th person to finish the challenge at my school! Though I had fun, I really like reading books that I ACTUALLY WANT TO READ! Have a great Winter.