Another (in MY opinion) HORRID book.

Hello and salutations! Hi to everyone at CMS! You know who you are!

OKAY........................................... Do you want to see my true and nasty opinion? Well look down BELOW.......!

The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruniy! The review........, well, was 0 out of 5 stars in my opinion, which is a scary one! The main character Anand leaves his family to go "search for a 'lost' city of magic". Ring any bells? My friends, if you LOVE magic books and people deserting their families, then you'll LOVE this book. (If you do read it, I'm going to say NISHA WAS MY FAVE CHARACTER!!!!!)

See you next post! -Swimgirl-

High school VS. King Arthur? How does that work?

Okay....................... based on my title, your probably wondering what high school has to do with the great, fantastic King Arthur. Wellllllllll.......................................!?!

Avalon High by Meg Cabot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elaine has a problem. She is starting a new school, and the popular-est guy IN THE SCHOOL, well, she feels like shes known him ALL HER LIFE! Uh......, awkward?!!!!?!! Not to mention that the A. Will Wagner's (aka, popular-est guy ever) brother is totally evil!?! What's up with that?

Okay, one question . WHERE is my super awesome book award????? 100'000'000'000'000 stars!! (What's the number above?;)

Thanks For Reading!
-Swimgirl-!!!:)

Overlander to the Underland?

Today I'm changing up the font(please comment below!). So about the title......... just read to find out!

Gregor the Overlander series also called The Underland chronicles by Suzanne Collins.Imagine this. Home in the summer, but stuck with your 2 year old sister and a Grandmother calling you by some random name that's not yours. Then when take the dirty laundry to the washing machine in your apartment's basement, your sister finds a mysterious vent then falls into a void? What would you do?!? If this sounds appealing, then read the book...............!

THIS BOOK ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in love with this series, to the point where my mom(RunnerMom39) is taking the books out of her library!!!!!!!!

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

P.S. Remember to comment on my font AND my pen name!

Candy+ Candy +CANDY =This Book!!!!!!

Candy, Candy, Candy! If you love candy you'll love this book!

The Candy Shop Wars by Brandon Mull!!

When town newbie, Trevor, runs into 3 kids being bullied by older kids, Trevor stops to help. When the "affair" is taken care of, the 3 kids introduce themselves. Meet Nate, Pigeon, and Summer! When the quartet is walking home from school one night, they notice a candy shop that was never there before. When they go in, a nice, elderly lady greets them. When she offers them some candy in exchange for their spare time to help her make candy, the 4 kids soundlessly agree. But the candy is strange. Can they stop the lady before it's to late?!?!

Get a bag o' candy when you read this book! You will gobble down the book just as fast as you can eat candy!

Thanks for reading!
-Swimgirl-

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A different senario!

Okayyyyyyyyyyy, hold onto your horses, cause I'm changing it up. Today's blogging is a famous author, can you guess his name???

RICK RIORDAN!

From Greek mythology, to Egyptian mythology, this author covers everything from psycho bird headed gods, to teenage hormones. His most popular series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, is about a normal guy. If you count normal as being the son of a sea god, facing demons, not to mention having dyslexia, and being ADHD. Can Percy face a cruel Titan, and deal with hormones? Find out now!

His next series , The Kane Chronicles, is about Sadie and Carter Kane. The only weird part is they were split up when their mom died, they've discovered that they're the most ancient and powerful family in the world, not to mention that they've got Egyptian Gods on the lose. Can the blood of the pharaohs save Set from destroying North America????

Now there's a series I'm not to fond of that Riordan started. 39 clues. I sooooo don't want to ruin the series for you, so I'm only gonna say this. If you like action-adventure, be sure to get this series(Plus I read the 1st couple of books in the series' , so I don't remember much;)

So take it from me, just because I didn't like everything he wrote, doesn't mean you can't!

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

An awfully cursed good book!

So, I know I haven't posted lately, but you can't blame me. School started! Yay! So my cursed book is.........................................

The Billionaire's Curse by Richard Newsome. I'm gonna say this now. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Gerald is expecting a great holiday break, his parents get a troubling call. The great-aunt Gerald never knew has died. So Gerald and his family get shipped off to England. One slight upbeat. Gerald is about to inherit one of Europe's biggest fortunes! When Gerald's lawyer gives him a mysterious letter from his great-aunt, describing how she died, can Gerald piece together the puzzle???!?!?

!0,000,000 stars! I LOVE the way Richard writes!

Thanks for reading!
!-SwimGirl-!

An awfully good book!

Hi! I haven't been blogging a lot lately, so I'm just going to go for it.
Today's series is..........................................!

An Awfully Beastly Business by David Sinden, Matthew Morgan, and Guy Macdonald.

Ulf lives on a "monster farm" with his friend Dr. Fielding. Ulf the Werewolf leads a normal life. Or as normal a life that a werewolf could have when he transforms. But there's always bad guys on the loose. The same bad guys. Can Ulf save the monsters from the monster hunters???????

10 stars. I feel like the authors did a great job! The descriptions were great, and over all, this is a great read aloud book!!!!

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

I love Dinosaurs!

Hey! My Mom, my Dad, and I have read this series many, many times! So today,I'm going to blog about.................................!

Dinotopia by James Gurney!!!!!

When Arthur Denison and his son Will are sailing and end up in a very bad storm, they find themselves in a horrible crash. When dolphins rescue them and take them to a strange island, Arthur wonders where they are. He'll soon find out he is on Dinotopia, the land where humans and dinosaurs live in peace together. Arthur meets very many good and bad people. Will Arthur want to stay on Dinotopia
or find a way off?

10 gold stars!!!!!!!! I LOVE this book because Gurney makes dreams come alive in a wonderful way! I think if you read aloud to your kids, they will fall in love Dinotopia!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

I love books!

I love books ! Well,not all books.Okay, today's book is............!

Kid vs. Squid by Greg Van Eekhouk(this is a link to his page!) .

When Thatcher Hill spends a summer with his Great Uncle, Thatcher realizes his Great Uncle's town isn't normal. When a weird girl steals something from his"Uncle's" museum, can Thacher get it back?

10 stars. I LOVE the way Eekhouk tells the story as Thatcher! I didn't think the tittle was as matching to the story as it could have been.

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

Books, books, and more books!

You guys are probably wondering how I read so fast. Well, it's kind of hard not to when your mom is a librarian. Which means more and more books!!!!!!!!!! Today's book is ......!
Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power by David Pouge.

When Abby Carnelia is making egg salad, she discovers her magic power! When she pulls on her earlobes, she can spin a hard boiled egg! Abby goes to a magic camp, where kids learn how to do magic. Just not Abby's kind of magic. When a camp councilor finds he transfers Abby and 3 other kids to another camp where "They test your magic powers". When Abby finds out its a drug camp, can she and her friends escape??

10 stars. I think Pouge is a wonderful writer. Why? Because I LOVE magic books!!!!!!! Pouge writes in perfect doses of magic, friendship, action, and adventure!

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

Continuing my last post......................!

I'm going to continue my last post.

Maximum Ride by James Patterson #3!!!!!!!!!

In this issue, Max starts going to regular school. One problem. Fang gets wounded fighting Erasers. When the flock goes to the hospital, they get questioned. When the questioning is over, the flock goes with one of the agent's house. Can Max and the flock survive school?????????

10 stars. Adventure, drama, and relationships is what Patterson does best!

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

My favorite Manga book EVER!!!!!!!!!

Okay, you guys might be wondering what Manga is. Manga is a Japanese comic book. It's usually read from what Americans call "back to front". So my favorite Manga series/book is.........!

Maximum Ride by James Patterson #1 and 2 (I got the 3rd today!)

Max is a teenage girl who has wings. She isn't the only one. Max has a whole flock! There's Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel. There only problem is....Erasers! Erasers have a human body neck down, and a wolf head. They want to kill Max and the flock! While escaping Erasers, Max has troubles of her own!

10 stars. Patterson packs violence, humor, and romance in his novels (also seen in teen section)!

Thanks for reading!
-SwimGirl-

My all-time favorite book!!!!!!!!

Okay, you guys might be wondering what my fave book might be. Well, here it is.........

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.

When Despereaux is to become an adult mouse, his brother takes him out to train. When Despereaux's brother takes him to the library, Despereaux finds a fairy tale book with a princess and a prince. That night, his parents start to get worried.When Despereaux sneaks out to see the princess, and when he sees her, he becomes madly in love. When an evil rat convinces a little girl to kidnap the princess, can Despereaux save his true love??

10 golden stars. This is my all time favorite book. "Why?" Because I love the way DiCamillo adds in all the little nibs and bits that makes you visualize the story better!

Thanks for reading!

-Swimgirl-

Boring books.

Boring books. Sure,every ones had one. So my boring book is............!

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen. The Young Reader's Edition.

When Greg Mortensen is climbing the mountain K2 (in the Himalayas) in his sisters honor, Greg ends up lost. When he wanders down the wrong trail, he ends up in the small village of Korphe. Greg soon finds out that the children have no school to work in. Greg soon will give all his money to build the children a school.

Okayyyyyyyyyyyyyy,I giving this book 1 star. Who called the "I only talk about myself" truck????? I wish he could have talked about the kids way more often.

Thank for reading my blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Swimgirl-

Welcome to SwimGirl's book reviews!!

Hello-

I'm a 10 year old girl who lives in the Seacoast of N.H.
Now on to the book review...............!




Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White is a story of a girl named Laurel, who has a special power with flowers. Her power is genetic. When Laurel is giving her teacher a bouquet of flowers, she whispers a few simple words, and the teachers date falls in love. If and when she uses her power to often, the whole school of visiting boys becomes hooked on to the girl wearing the flower.

5 stars. Ages 10-15.

Perfect descriptions. White did a fantastic job with this novel.Is a perfect tweeny novel with romance, humor, and friendships.

Thanks for reading my review of Forget Her-Nots!