Pirates of the Caribbean

The pirates got in an Island that didn’t have anyone and any animals. They looked in the whole island and they just found a simple necklace. But the necklace has a curse on it and Jack put it on his neck. After some hours, Jack became a crazy skeleton. Jack started to run back to his friends. Then he found Tubman who took out Jack’s curse. He explained that there was no one in the village because the curse got in some of them and the others ran away. Read the Book to know better. (Pedro Henrique – 4A)

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A little princess is a wonderful story that takes place at a girl’s boarding school. Ms Minchin, the school’s director, was nice to Sara, at first. Sarah is the daughter of Captains Crew, who has diamond mines. When Ms. Minchin heard that Sara’s father was dead, she got nicer. She thinks that it would be better for Sara to be under her care. Now, Sara is living with her but she treats her as a servant. However, Ms. Minchin doesn’t know yet that Captain Crew’s partner has been looking for Sara for two years. What happens next? Find out for yourself. (Reneilwe Mophosho - 4A)

Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson

"Bread and Roses Too" is a historical novel. It is about a girl named Rosa whose mother and sister are going in to strike. Rosa is very frightened; she thinks that her mother and sister are going to die. Then, the worst thing happens; her mother sends her away to Barre, Vermont. She gets very upset and scared; she is going to be staying with strangers. She keeps trying to persuade her mother, to get out of strike, so she doesn’t have to go away to Vermont with strangers. (Christina McGrath – 5B)

The Candy Shop War

This is a book about a kid named Nate that moves to a new town and meets three kids. Their names are Trevor, Summer and Pigeon. These Kids are assistants at a Candy Shop. However, they’re not paid in money but in candies; not an ordinary candy but  magical ones such as: shock candy, flying candy… One day a new candy shop owner comes to town. They also pay in candies for the children who worked for them.Then, more and more people come to town. The Candy War begins. Who will win? (Nate Glasman – 5B)

Matilda by Roald Dahl

There is a girl called Matilda who is not normal as it says in the book.  For example, by the age of 4, she could read fast and well and naturally began hankering after books.” In other words, she is brilliant and clever. At some part of the book, she gets so angry with Ms. Trunchbull that, through magic, she was able to push a glass making all the liquid splash all over Ms. Trunchbull's chest. She got very angry with Matilda who denied the truth but told Ms. Honey. After the Trunchbull's class ends, Matilda and Miss Honey had tea at the teacher’s cottage. Miss Honey told Matilda the story of her sad childhood.  You should read this book too! (Karissa Trainor – 4A)

Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne

Annie saw a lighting flash in the woods and they went to the tree house. They pointed to a book and went to a place where they found union soldiers. Then, they went to a field hospital and said they were volunteers. Annie wanted to help and so they started in two tents and gave food and water to the soldiers. After that, they went out and saw a horse-drawn wagoon where they met Clara Bartoon.(Filippe Seiz de Fillipi - 3B)

Flat Stanley His: The Original Adventure by Jeff Brown

One day Stanley was in his house doing nothing. His brother was playing video game. Stanley asked his father if he could stay at the museum for one night. His father said,”yes”. He stayed there taking care of it. Then, a thief arrived at the museum and... Read the book!           (Gustavo de Oliveira Haddad - 3B)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

The book “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” is about a boy named Harry. His parents were killed by a bad famous wizard. Harry went to live with his aunt and uncle and their son Dudley. They hate the Potter family. One day Harry went to Hogwarts school with his friend Ronny. There, something was petrifying the students. Soon, they figure out what was it. Read the book to know what happens next.(Chloe Frajmund-3B)

India by David Cumming

Lakshmi is telling many things about India. She tells about the meal that people eat and gives a recipe named “Dosa” which is a type of pancake. She also gives the recipe of a stick ball with rice. Lakshmi is nine-years-old. She lives in Kochi, a state of Kerla. She loves her grandmother Kochima and has a lot of fun with her. Kochima likes to read too much and also loves to cook. She cooks, plays and read the whole day. (Simran Sachdeva - 3B)

Dear Dumb Diary, Am I the Princess or the Frog? by Jim Benton

Jany has a diary and she writes a lot of things. Her enemy is Angeline. Angeline invents a zone shampoo and she mixes a lot of shampoos together. She hates Angeline and she also hates her Mom’s food. She always thinks of impossible things to happen like when she and her friends grow up, they want to have all the same things. I recommend because is very good.(Rebeca Arantes - 3B)

Night of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stine

Lindy got a new puppet that she named Slappy and weird stuff starts happening. It turned out to be Lindy. After she had promised not to scare people anymore, weird stuff begins again. Lindy was performing in a play to old people and her doll began to say many things to them like “hey baldy”, “hey fatty”… Find out more by reading the book. (Matheus Jeleniewicz - 3B)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney

This book is the #1 “New York Times” bestsellers. It is about Greg Heffley, a boy from middle school, who has a bigger brother called Rodrick and a younger brother called Manny. Rodrick has his own band called: “Loded Diper”. Manny always tell mom EVERYTHING Greg does. His dad has a miniature of the Battlefield Civil War”. Rowley is Greg’s best friend and he is dumb just like Greg. Greg loves Heather Hills. Read the book to know more about Greg’s diary.(Andressa Souza - 3B)

Ghost Camp (Goosbumps) by R.L. Stine)

Harry and his brother Alex went to a summer camp. Tthey did not know that it was a ghost camp. They made lots of friends like Lucy, Elvis and other people. Uncle Marvel was the camp director and he was spooky and strange. Everything there was strange, like the way the campers did spooky tricks on the new campers.  Then, those jokes were getting serious, dangerous, and creepy. When Lucy sticks her arm on the camp, it started to burn, but after she cleaned it ,there was nothing. Then, a boy falls and stick goes through his foot, but after cleaning it, guess what? nothing again. Still, those things are just jokes…right? Read all about it.(Natasha Silva - 4A)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

Some of the main details are about Greg who plays for the soccer team. He is a goal keeper. When he was sitting down blowing a flower, the other team made a goal. The game was 1 x 0 for the other team. Then, Greg appeared at the school’s newspaper. This was one of the funniest parts on the book. Just keep reading to know that “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” is a big humor and I love all the parts.(Matteo Portela - 3B)

Gregs goes back to school with many silly things. Will he be Heather Hills’s boyfriend? Will Rodrick tells his secret? Will Manny stop telling what Greg does wrong? Will he makes his dad happy? Will he be the wizard? Will Rodrick band be famous? Read the book.(Daniel O. - 3B)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid ; Greg’s Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney

This book is about the diary of a cool guy named Gregory Heffley, but we call him Greg. He and his best friend Rowley get into lots of cool adventures and are always in trouble. Greg does weird things like creating a lawn service; saying to teenagers in Halloween parties that he is calling the cops; and that there is a basketball quart that has a cheese and if you touch it, you get the cheese touch. The only way to protect yourself is by crossing your fingers. Actually, this is a series that has four books. (Felipe Borges - 4B)

This book is about the diary of a cool guy named Gregory Heffley, but we call him Greg. He and his best friend Rowley get into lots of cool adventures and are always in trouble. Greg does weird things like creating a lawn service; saying to teenagers in Halloween parties that he is calling the cops; and that there is a basketball quart that has a cheese and if you touch it, you get the cheese touch. The only way to protect yourself is by crossing your fingers. Actually, this is a series that has four books. (Guilherme Patury - 4B)

Greg’s summer vacation was horrible because his dad made him go to swimming class. He went to his grandpa’s house, but his grandpa lived in a condominium for elders. Greg had to eat vegetables soup everyday. Later on, Rodrick told his mom and dad that he was sick. When their parents went out, Rodrick rushed to the telephone and called his friends to do a party at his house. They got everything and organized the party. What’s going to happen? Read the book. (Julia - 3A)

The BFG by Roald Dahl

Sophie couldn’t sleep because her bed is in front of the window. She got up and when she was closing the window, she heard a noise. It was a Giant! The giant got Sophie and carried her to the giant city. She thought the giant was going to eat her but instead, he kept on talking to her - "Human beans does not really believe in giants, do they?” “Human beans are not thinking we exist." P.S.: BFG stands for Big/Friendly/Giant. (Alana Jara - 3B)

Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter

Pollyanna moved to her Aunt’s house. Now, she lives in a small New England town that is very different from the place she grew up. Her Aunt isn’t used to children but Pollyanna had a lot of adventures there. One day, she went to visit Ms. Snow who couldn’t walk and needed to stay all day on bed. On her way back home, she saw a dog making a kind of sign for her to see Mr. Pedlenton, who was lying on the floor with his broken foot. She called the doctor and so came Dr. Chilton who is very friendly. Later on, Pollyanna had an accident too and needed to stay on bed. Read the book to find out more. (Carolina Carvalho – 4A)

Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne

This is the number 8 book, in the Magic Tree House series. It all started when Jack & Annie found a Magic Tree House, in the first book of the series. Inside the house, there were many books and each one that you pointed at and say “I wish I could go there”, you will appear in that place. One day, Annie woke Jack at midnight to go to the Magic Tree House. They went  to a base in the moon, in the year 2031. They put on some space clothes to explore the moon. They wrote a message and left it there, at the side of the American flag. They continued the exploration in a space car. After sometime, a meteor crashed.  Will Jack & Annie survive or die? Read the book to discover! (João Bosco Lucena - 4A)

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Eragon, a 16 year old boy, goes hunting and finds a polished blue stone. He tried to sell it but no one buys it. One night the egg (stone) hatched and a baby dragon came out. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a world full of mystery, adventure, and more. Can this boy with the help of Arya, an elf, Orik, a dwarf and Eva a girl with magic powers kill the evil king that wanted to control the dragon? Read Eragon to discover! (Ana Cecília - 4A)

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

This is a story about a little girl called Mary who was born in India. Her parents died in a earthquake and she was forced to move to England and stay in her uncle’s house. One night, she woke up hearing someone cry, crept down stairs and went into a room where she saw a boy in bed. It was Collin, her cousin
but she didn’t know she had one. She also met a girl called Martha and a boy called Dickon. Mary didn't know that Collin could not walk and besides that, everyone thought he was going to die. But Mary and Dickon taught him to walk and he was so pleased. One day, Mary found a secret garden that had been closed for ages. It had been closed so long because its owner, Mary’s aunt ,died and Mary’s uncle didn’t want anyone going into it. When he saw her in the graden, he was pleased and promised Mary he would never lock it up again. (Caitlin Thomas – 4A)
This is also the favorite book of Margot Chater, Maria Julia, and Bianca Franta (4A).

The English Roses by Madonna

Four girls called Nicole, Grace, Amy and Charlotte went to the park and met Binah who is very beautiful. The four girls started being jealous of her and did everything they could to make Binah stay always alone and sad. Binah who has a very strong heart… to be continued in the book.
(Maria – 4B)

The Lighting Thief by Rick Riodan

The halve blood Percy Jackson is having problems at school, Monsters are attacking him and his friends are acting weird and all of these because of his lost father. So, he goes to a camp were magical things happen but he needs to be trained to be able to survive there. Will he be guilty of a crime that happened in the camp? Will Zeus punish him? Read the book and discover. (Jader Barbalho – 4A)
Percy Jackson keeps getting kicked out of school until he realizes he’s a halve blood and gets sent to a halve blood camp. There, he was sent to a quest to return Zeus's master bolt. Anabeth and Grover helped him. Read the book to know more! (Eduardo - 3A)

Say Cheese and Die Again (Goosebumps) by R. L Stine

A boy named Greg went to the Mansion Coffman, a place that has lots of mystery. There is a camera in the mansion that wasn’t normal. When someone clicks its button, bad things can happen like an accident. Sometimes things can be  even worse like the death of someone. ( João Victor – 4A)

How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

Hiccup became a 10 year old guy and as a Viking tradition, he needs a pet  dragon. The dragon should hunt, fish and work for him. He should also fight for him. When the initiation test was up, he needed to show Groveer that Toothless, his chosen dragon, was really good. Groveer didn’t approve him, so he needed to be exiled. Next day, huge dragons appeared in their Island. He has to catch them with the help of Toothless to become a hero and not be exiled. Is he going to do it? Is he going to be the tribe’s next chief? Read the book!(Mateus Ribeiro - 4A)

Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones was eating dinner and her Mom and Dad said: “Junie we have a surprise for you”. Junie couldn’t find it and then her mom told her that she was going to have a little brother. Junie wasn’t so happy. When her mom went to the hospital, Junie couldn’t go because she wasn’t allowed. Just Dad, Mom, Grandma and Grandpa did. When they came back, Junie didn’t see the baby and grandma and grandpa said that the baby looked like a monkey. If you want to know more about the book, you need to read it to find what happened at the end.(Roberta Rosso - 3A)

Percy Jackson & the Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson, the main character of this book, has friends named Grover and Annabeth. They have gone through a lot of adventures and on their last one, they try to save the Olympians. You’ll have o read the book to find out what comes next. (Anna Tavarez - 4B)

Christmas in Camelot (Magic Tree House Series) By Mary Pope Osborn

Jack and Annie were in the magic tree house when Merlin came to give them an invitation that said: “Dear Jack and Annie please come to Camelot”. So, they went and saw there King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. All the Knights of the Round Table had their names written in gold behind their chairs. A Knight came and took Jack and Annie to another world. Their mission was to get the water of imagination and bring it to save Camelot. Jack and Annie passed through a lot of adventures in the other world to get the water. After that, they went back to Camelot to save it.(Ginaluca Contegno - 4B)

Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman By Dav Pilkey

One day, Mrs. Ribble gave an announcement to the class that she is going on a retirement. She told the kids what to do and George and Harold did comics. When Mrs. Ribble read the comics, she turned into Wedgie Woman. She wedgied the whole city and now Captain Underpants has to save it. Will he stop the Wedgie Woman? Read the book to find out. (Lucas Freitas - 4B)

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

Emily Windsnap is a normal girl who lives in a boat. Her Dad left her and Emily had never been in water. One day she takes swimming lessons and something happens when she gets in the water. Her legs froze and she got in trouble. She couldn’t swim and the water got in her nose. One day, she tried swimming again and she realized that she is something but not human! She thinks it has somewhat to do with her Dad. But where is her dad… (Katharine Erath - 4B)

Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi has no mother and her father is the King of Kurrekurredut Island in the South seas. Her only friends are Tommy and Annika, from next door, her horse and her pet monkey, Mr. Nilsson. She is very surprised when she gets a letter from her father asking her to come visit the Kurrekurredut Island. She takes her horse, her monkey, Tommy and Annika. They have adventures in the caves above the sea and much more! (Elizabeth Liston - 4B)

Cam Jansen and the Spotted Cat Mystery by David A. Alder

It’s a rainy day when Cam and her classmates arrive at school and “Meow!” A cat with one spot on his tail was napping near the coat rack. “How did this cat come here?” said Beth. Then, Cam said: “Click!” That was a mystery for her and her friends. So, Ms. Dee held the cat with her hands and said that they have to find the owner. They went room by room. Suddenly, Cam Jansen said again: “Click!” How is Cam solving the mystery? Read the book to find out.  (Marina Nunes - 4B)

Robot Dreams by Sara Varon

Dog buys a tin robot and builds it. He loves his robot. One day, he watched a movie and took his robot to a beach for dogs. Later, he went back home and forgot it there. The tin robot turned into junk and then recycled to be a radio robot. Dog bought a new tin robot and when he was talking to it, he noticed that he was in front of the old one. Guess what happened? Read to find out. (Victor Hugo F. Gomes - 4B)

Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House)

Jack and Annie, as Master Librarians, went to Ancient Greece to rescue the lost story of Pegasus. There, they found out that women didn’t have lots of rights. Soon, they met Plato, a philosopher. Will they find out the secret story of Pegasus? Will Annie be able to get her rights in Ancient Greece? Read to find out. (Miguel Rodrigues - 4B)

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

All year, the half bloods have been preparing for a battle against the Titans. They knew that the odds of a victory were almost impossible. The great prophecy that had something to do with Percy was revealed. Can Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Thalia save Olympus and destroy the evil Titan Kronos? Read to find out! (Ana Maria Oliveira - 4B)

Junie B. First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! By Barbara Park

It’s a story about a girl named Junie B Jones. The B. stands for Beatriz but she doesn’t like it. Junie is going to Hawaii for vacation. She told her mom that Mr. Scary, her teacher, gave her a camera to take a lot of pictures and she did. When she got back to school, she showed them to everybody in this school and they all loved the pictures. (Dunia Altel - 4B)

Dumb Diary, Let’s Pretend this Never Happened by Jim Benton

Jamie Kelly writes in her diary what happens in her school and a lot of silly things happen there. Jamie Kelly and Isabella are best friends and they don’t like Angeline. If you enjoy comedy, crazy stuff and diaries, you should read this book. While reading it, you will see some funny cartoons that Jamie Kelly did. I think you will love this diary (I don’t think boys will). (Bruna Gianni - 4B)

Dear Dumb Diary, Never Underestimate Your Dumbness Jim Benton

This book is about Jamie Kelly who writes strange and normal things about what had happened in her school. Her best friend called Isabela knows a lot about everything. It’s from there where the dumbness came. Jamie really thinks that Angeline is dumb. Dumbness is when you know nothing about anything, like Jamie’s dog. If you want to know more about Jamie’s stories, read the book. (Caroline Keller - 4B)