“The Stolen Sapphire” By: Sarah Masters Buckey

The Stolen Sapphire written by Sarah Masters Buckey is about a girl named Samantha and her best friend Nellie. These two girls set off on an adventure as they travel across Europe on a ship. On this ship there is a renowned archaeologist that holds the most prized possesion ever a sapphire that he is going to place to the London museum. Although, something unfortunate occurs and the sapphire gets stolen now everyone is scared since the person who stole the sapphire is a passenger on the ship. This book is about how both young girls Samantha and Nellie are able to encounter adventurous events and discover who had stolen the sapphire. This was a good book because it was suspenseful and dramatic, which allowed me to continue the book with fascination. Also, I would recommend this book to boys and girls ages ten and up; this is because there are some frightening events and fast-paced action.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gum Spring)

 

 

 

 

“Meet Josefina” By: Valerie Tripp

Meet Josefina is written by Valerie Tripp and focuses on a girl named Josefina. Josefina is living in New Mexico in the time period of the 1800’s. She lives with her father and her three sisters ever since her mother’s recent death. Josefina who has high hopes for herself and others around her, and is excited to meet her grandfather at the ranch; because he came back from leading a voyage of finding gold in the New World. This book was good because it was emotional to see the nine year old Josefina grow to a young woman who can identify herself in society and help others. I would recommend this book to girls and boys ages nine up because there are many motivational moments throughout the novel and life lessons that can impact growing boys and girls.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gum Spring)

“Meet Marie-Grace” By: Sarah Masters Buckey

Meet Marie-Grace is written by Sarah Masters Buckey is about a young girl named Marie Grace. Marie Grace is an ordinary girl living in New Orleans who has moved many places. She lives with her father, uncle, and grandmother. Marie is a calm girl who is great at singing and wants to make new friends, since she moved recently. This book was good because there was a lot of figurative language and the writing style was unique. I would recommend this book to girls and boys ages eight and up because there are some emotional events in the book and it can be slow-paced sometimes.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gum Spring)

“Meet Rebecca” By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene

Meet Rebecca is a historical fiction novel written by Jacqueline Dembar Greene is about a girl named Rebecca Rubin who is part of a huge family full of five siblings. She has to save her family and her beloved cousin Ana from danger, as she lives in Russia during changing times. Her entire family has to travel overseas to seek refuge in New York, but there is one problem that is stopping them from leaving. Want to find out what that problem is? Read the book to find out! This book was good because it contained action and was about an historical event that happened in Russia. I would recommend this book to girls and boys ages nine and up; because there are some inhumane events that take place during a rough time period for the Jews, and Meet Rebecca contains many learning lessons that are beneficial to both girls and boys.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gum Spring)

“Saige” By: Jessie Haas

Saige written by Jessie Haas is about a girl named Saige who loves art and want to save art class. Saige wants to save her art class since it is being taken out by the school board because of budget cuts. Her best friend Tessa and her do not seem to get along and she needs to find new friends. In the meantime, her grandmother Mimi suffers an injury and wants Saige to have a fundraiser for her horse: Picasso. Read more to find out if, Saige will be able to know what to do? It was a good book because it contained friendship, love, and passion for what one believes in. I would recommend this book to girls nine and up because there are parts of the book when it focuses on how the girl feels and adolescence, but other than that I think that young girls would enjoy this book because it can teach them some important lessons that can be taken to heart.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gum Spring)

“James and the Giant Peach” By: Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach written by Roald Dahl is about a little boy named James who lives with his three mean aunts. It begins off with, one day James decides to walk by a peach tree with his crystals. He realizes that the crystals have magic and they are able to make anything grow larger, such as one of the peaches on the peach tree. When, James peeks inside the peach he realizes that there are many animals inside there is a Grasshopper, Centipede, Insects, and an Earthworm. The action begins when the peach goes away down the mountain to places unknown. Read more to find out what unknown places James is heading! Will his aunts turn nice? Will they be stuck in the peach forever? James and the Giant Peach was good because it was emotional because the character James would grow from a child to a adventurous young man. I would recommend this book to ages 9 and up both boys and girls; this is because there are some vocab words that children may not know and because there are many action and adventurous scenes that are fast-paced.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gum Spring)

“Warcross” By: Marie Lu

Warcross written by Marie Lu, is about a teenager named Emika Chen and is a bounty hunter for a living. Emika holds people captive that do illegal activity on this game called Warcross. Soon, in order to receive money after her father’s death she receives an offer from Hideo Tanaka owner of Warcross, he asks her to work for him as she fulfills a position in the game. Her position is not a player but she is a spy that is going to be watching over the game and ensuring that nothing illegal is happening. Warcross was good because it was action-packed and grasped the reader’s attention with every page. I would recommend this book to girls and boys ages 12 and up because there is some romance and there are a lot of fast paced action moments.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gumspring Library)

“Frankenstein” By: Mary W. Shelley

Frankenstein is a science fiction novel written by Mary W. Shelley, in the time period of the 1800’s. This novel mainly focuses on the following two main characters Victor Frankenstein and his monster. This novel is about Victor’s love for natural philosophy and chemistry, and how he applies this knowledge to create a treacherous monster. Victor’s creation was made with deep passion but that passion changes to something far more: revenge. This revenge is both from the creature and Victor. This novel is about the battles and experiences each one of them takes to place themselves in society and know their positions in life. Furthermore, the creature is undermined by society and suffers a lack of interaction between other human-beings because of his horrifying appearance. Victor wants to keep his family and friends safe from this creature, and ultimately the creature desires love. Frankenstein was a good novel because it was filled with action and horror/gothic experiences that will keep the reader on their toes. I had learned many lessons from this novel, and I would recommend this book to ages thirteen and up both girls and boys; since this book contains many circumstances when both the monster and Victor seek revenge and there is blood and deaths.

Vaishnavi Alavala (Gum Spring Library)

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community that is very different from ours. There, everything is managed by the elders and they are assigned spouses, jobs, and toys. Jonas is about to become a twelve (which means he is about to become 12 years old) and is about to get his job for the rest of his life. He is very nervous because it is the most important thing in his life. He gets one of the most important jobs in the community but it does not work out.

This is a good book because it is very interesting and is different from a lot of other books.

Rishi Kandimalla (Gum Spring)