The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963

Recently in my English class, we read a book called The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. It's about the Birmingham Church Bombing of '63. One of my favorite things about this book is that it is written from the hilarious point of view of a ten year-old boy named Kenny, yet the main character is his older brother, Byron. Byron is a "juvinile delinquent" who dooes enough bad things that now he has to live with his grandmother for the summer down in Birmingham, Alabama. There is plenty of country slang to keep all eyes busy. Christopher Paul Curtis has written a five star novel.

The Butterfly Clues

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison is I think one of the best books I have ever read. The detail in this book is so amazing, it's almost hard to imagine going through the process of writing it. The story is about a sixteen year old girl who has OCD. THe only thing, and I mean the only thing that I don't like about The Butterfly Clues is the fact that I couldn't put it down. It's absolutely impossible to read just one chapter. Kate Ellison is an amazing author and I can't wait to see what she does next.

The Color of My Words

In my English call at my school, we just finished reading a book called The Color of My Words. The plot of the story is very hard to describe without giving anything away. But it is a very good book all the same. It's one of those books where you think it's going to be very boring and uneventful, but it's really not. I reccommend it to people of all ages.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Because of a comment I received from Kip Nettles on one of my blog posts, I decided to give A Series of Unfortunate Events a try. And lucky I did. Lemony Snickett hit a home run on this book. I give it four and a half stars. It reminds me of a book I once read in my Gifted and Talented class called Fortunately, Unfortunately. When something goes wrong, something will go right. Unfortunately, something will go wrong again. Fortunately, then something goes right. Both books were very good. I recommend both Fortunately, Unfortunately and A Series of Unfortunate Events highly to all readers.

The Mysterious Benedict Society

The Mysterious Benedict Society is in my list of top ten books. It makes you think in ways you never have before. This book reminds me of Pringles. You can't have just one. You read, and read, and read, but you just can't stop. I give this book five stars. Wonderful.

Yotsuba

This series is all in comics. It's a manga book, which makes it all the more enjoyable. Yotsuba is a six year old adopted girl living in Japan. And let me tell you something: HILARIOUS!!! Funiest thing you've ever read. To some people, it would be considered a children's book. But to me, as long as you have a sense of humor, you'll love it no matter how old you are. I give it four and a half stars.

Mocking Jay

And yet another by Suzzane Collins. And I LOVED it! The best of the trilogy in my opinion. The most action filled, the most addicting, the most loved. Absolutely incredible. Five stars.