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This is the second book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Series. This book calls back to the first book that ended with Greg being worried that he still had the cheese touch. I enjoy this book a lot because I usually can see myself in the story. I really like the part where Greg and Rodrick throw a party while their parents are gone and they have to keep it a secret. Someone at the party writes "Rodrick Rules" on the bathroom door and they have to switch the door out for one in the basement. The only catch is that the new door doesn't have a lock. Greg and Rodrick have to lie and make sure to swear silence about it. Deny Deny Deny.            Greg finally cracks and tells his mom that they had a party but doesn't want his mom to tell on him because since the party he and Rodrick have been getting along better. I liked this moment of the book because it was such a real moment. I think of my brother and  I and how this would be something we would do! I lik...

             Jeff Kinney's book, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid, " is by far one of my favorite books I have ever read. The book introduces us to Greg Heffley. Greg is an ordinary kid, just trying to make it through middle school. He has a crazy family, Dad, Mom, older brother Roderick, and a younger brother Manny. He also has a best friend, Rowley. They are best buds, but Rowley is usually the side-kick to Greg's ideas. One of my favorite storylines of the book is when Greg and Rowley go trick or treating and then accidentally make some of the older kids mad. Later in the book, Greg is on Safety-Patrol for the school. He was walking the kindergarteners home in the rain, when he sees the truck of the angry kids coming his way. He start pushing the little kids into a big dirt hole in the ground to hide from the kids in the truck. It turns out it wasn't even the angry kids, and then a neighbor lady sees that he pushed all the kids in the hole. He was wearing Row...

             The Hate You Give is a compelling story that talks about social issues in present-day America. At the beginning of the book, we start out at a party with a girl, our main character Starr Carter. She is already meet with discrimination from her friends because she attends a majority white school. Right away, this book points out that discrimination can come in all different forms. I feel that this is a very interesting point in the book. It shows how much of an impact social status has on how others treat you. The chapter ends with Starr and her friend Kahlil, being pulled over.            In chapter 2 Starr starts out talking about how she had been given the talk on police officers. I think that this is a very powerful moment. I was given the police talk as well. I was told if I ever got pulled over to be polite and do as the police officer tells you. I think that with the level of stress between the detaine...

         Lynne Reid Banks’s book  "The Indian in the Cupboard"  is one that I first found out about through the movie that was made with the same name. In the book, Omri gets an Indian figurine, and at first, he is not very interested in it. It's just a plastic toy, not very interesting. Omri's brother gives him an old cupboard to put stuff in, and he goes ahead and puts the Indian in the cupboard. Something strange happens, the Indian comes to life! Little Bear is an Iroquois Indian from the 1700s. He is bewildered at first and doesn't believe that Omri is just a kid. But I have really enjoyed getting to reread this book.             I remember just how much I like history and how interesting I find it. I think that books like this really pique my interest because it makes history come to life. This book talks about racial issues, and it also talks about the culture of the Iroquois Indians. I found this very interesting...

Jarrett J. Krosoczka's book "Hey kiddo is a graphic novel about a boy and his life with his grandparents. He grows up throughout the book dealing with many real-life challenges and facing the significant issues in life that aren't always talked about. I really was interested when he starts talking about where is mom actually is and why she is not a part of his life. He had never been close to her, and his grandparents finally told him where she was. She was a drug addict. She had stolen and lied to her friends and family, anything she could do to get money for drugs. This is an all too real reality for kids. He was told by his grandfather that she had stayed clean while she was pregnant with Ja, and that was something I found very strong of her. For a person struggling with addiction, it shows that she thought more of her son than of her addiction to drugs. This act by her showed that she genuinely loves and cares about her son. I have really enjoyed following Ja through...

I'm glad I was able to revisit this series! In the book Jack and Annie are siblings who go on adventures in their magic tree house. So when they see a picture with a battle field from the Civil War, they are transported back in time to that very spot! I have always like history and finding things out about the past and as I read I remembered how much I loved this series. Mary Pope Osborne writes the stories to make it seem like you are right there with Jack and Annie. Osborne packs many different aspects into this book as well as all the rest of the books in the series. She talks about Clara Barton, African American soldiers, and many others aspects of history. The reader really gets a history lesson when they read these books. Her writing style does not making learning about history a chore but rather it makes it enjoyable! I like the flow of the writhing as well as how she describes the personalities of our two main characters. This is a great book for kids to read if you want th...