2007 Summer Reading
by Tammy Josefik
May 16, 2007
I thought it would be cool to keep a list of all the books we've read. Just click on the feedback link below. Write the title and the author and what you thought of the book. Let us know if you highly recommend it. Can we read over 100 books this summer? Parents, please feel free to participate as well.
The final Harry Potter book comes out on July 21st. I've purchased my copy and hope to have it read by the time school resumes. I'm currently rereading The Order of the Phoenix before it comes out on video.
I have included a link to the Scholastic Web site. Challenge yourself. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Take the quiz to find out. Go to Homework Hub to practice those skills before August. Read the book reviews to find your next good book.
Happy Reading!!
Book List
| Date | Subject | Posted by: |
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| 05/16/2007 | Cross by James Patterson It was OK, but in my opinion not one of his better novels. |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 05/18/2007 | Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie I thouroghly enjoyed this book, as I enjoy all of the Agatha Christie series. It is very cleverly written and it sure makes you think. All readers who loved appropriate and detailed mysteries that makes you think when you're bored, then you won't be able to put this book down. I just loved this book. |
Jack
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| 05/18/2007 | Rich and Dangerous by Caroline Keene It was pretty good. |
Sarah
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| 05/18/2007 | Invisible Intruder by Carolyn Keene I love all the Carolyn Keene books, particularly the Nancy Drew series. They are very exciting and suspenseful. I would recommend this series to any mystery lover! This book has 5 mysteries in it and it's wonderful!!!! |
Jack
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| 05/18/2007 | Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie This book is one of my favorite books of all time. I would recommend the Agatha Christie series, but probably only to Jr.High and older readers. It's a very appropriate series but it's so detailed. There are murder investigations in this series, but it's not a horror series. I don't like horror. I just loved this book and all of the other Agatha Christie books. |
Jack
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| 05/18/2007 | Brian's Hunt By: Gary Paulsen It was a good book. |
Sarah
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| 05/21/2007 | Hatchet by Gary Paulson This was a very good and suspenseful book. It is also good because it has some VERY good sequals. Gary Paulson is a very good author is because keeps writing sequals so the readers always know what happens to Brian (the main character). I just love this book and this series. |
Jack
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| 05/21/2007 | Brian's Winter by Gary Paulson I really enjoyed this book because it was detailed , yet very humorous. Gary Paulson did a great job with this book. I just love this series. |
Jack
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| 05/21/2007 | Brian's Hunt by Gary Paulson Brian's Hunt was a great sequel to Hatchet and Brian's Winter. It is very detailed and suspenseful and I really like it. One of the reasons I like the Gary Paulson books is because almost all of them deal with nature. I really enjoyed this book. |
Jack
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| 05/23/2007 | The Mysterious Mannequin by Caroline Keene This was a very entertaining book, although, in my opinion, this isn't one of Caroline Keene's better books. Just the same though, I enjoyed it. |
Jack
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| 05/25/2007 | High Marks for Malice by Caroline Keene It was a good book. |
Sarah
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| 05/25/2007 | Nancy's Mysterious Letters By: Carolyn Keene it was an interesting mysterious book.I love reading I love reading mystery books and animal books |
Caley Roahrig
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| 05/25/2007 | Goat in the Garden by Ben Baglio This book has a lot of free spirit in it. I love all of the Animal Ark Series, probably because I love animals. This book is really interesting because it tells about goats. goats are animals people don't really think about. I just love this book and this series. |
Jack
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| 05/29/2007 | Mary, Mary by James Paterson This was a very suspenseful novel. There were several twists and turns throughout it. |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 05/29/2007 | Crooked Banister by Caroline Keene It was a very cool book. It had some very nice and smart characters. I really enjoyed this book. |
Jack
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| 05/31/2007 | The Mysterious Neighbors by Frances Judd I had never read any of Judd's books before, but this one is very good because it deals with a detective. I love detective and mystery stories. This book is great!! It was a really exciting and neat book. I would highly recommend this book to any mystery story lovers!!!! |
Jack
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| 06/01/2007 | Flesh and Blood by Jonathon Kellerman I had never read one of his books before. It was very similar to the James Patterson books I've been reading. With the main character also Alex, I tended to get them confused. |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 06/07/2007 | A House Divided by Elizabeth Massie This book and this series are just great. They're all about history, which is why I love them. This particular one is about the Civil War. It's about these 16 year old twins, a boy and a girl, who are separated during the war. This whole series is fiction. I have read one of the other books in this series. It's called Son of Liberty. It's about the American Revolution. I would very highly recommend this entire series and I really enjoyed this author!!!! |
Jack
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| 07/02/2007 | A Spy in Williamsburg by Isabelle Lawrence this book is one of my all time favorites. It is about a British spy who is working as a servant in a blacksmiths shop. This book is just great!! It is very interesting. Isabelle Lawrence did a great job with this book. I highly recommend this book. |
Jack
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| 07/09/2007 | Predator by Patricia Cornwell The book was good, but I didn't care for the point of view it was written in. I enjoy books written from the POV of the main character. |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 07/12/2007 | Labrador on the Lawn by Ben Baglio I really love this book, probably because I love Labs. This ANIMAL ARK series is just great. I love animals, so these books really interest me. I would very highly recommend this book and this series to all animal lovers!!! I just love this book and this series!!!! |
Jack
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| 07/23/2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I enjoyed this book, as I have all of the HP books. Was pleased with the way the series ended and will probably read it again...since I read it in 1 day so that my son could then read it, I felt like I rushed through it. |
Mrs. Beyers
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| 07/27/2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Ben Josefik
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| 07/30/2007 | Step on a Crack by James Patterson I enjoyed this book by Patterson. Very good mystery. | Mrs. Immke eimmke@excite.com |
| 07/30/2007 | The Quickie by James Patterson Another good James Patterson novel. I have gotten into mysteries this past year. | Mrs. Immke eimmke@excite.com |
| 07/30/2007 | Mary, Mary by James Patterson I also read this book and enjoyed the many twists and turns in the plot. | Mrs. Immke eimmke@excite.com |
| 07/30/2007 | Beach Road by James Patterson Another good mystery by Patterson. I think I am reading too many of his books. I figured out the villain about half way through the book. | Mrs. Immke eimmke@excite.com |
| 07/30/2007 | Cross by James Patterson I also did not think this was one of his best books. I was expecting more from this book. | Mrs. Immke eimmke@excite.com |
| 08/10/2007 | Honeymoon by James Patterson good mystery |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/10/2007 | 6th Target by James Patterson This is the sixth book in the Women's Murder Club mystery series. Very good. Looking forward to seeing this become a TV series this fall. |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/10/2007 | Gone by Lisa Gardner another good mystery |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/10/2007 | Killjoy by Julie Garwood another good mystery involving the FBI in Colorado |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/10/2007 | Hard Time by Sara Paretsky A good mystery novel about Chicago and Illinois prisons. |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/15/2007 | Eldest by Christopher Paolini....2nd book of the Eragon series....not finished yet, but have been reading it this summer!! | Coach Stoecklin stoecklin@mchsi.com |
| 08/16/2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/16/2007 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/16/2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/16/2007 | 6th Target by James Patterson |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/25/2007 | The Midnight Club by James Patterson Another pretty good mystery, one of Patterson's earlier books. |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/25/2007 | 6th Target by James Patterson Excellent book. I like that the main character is a female. |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/25/2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/25/2007 | Shetland in the Shed by Ben Baglio This book is great. It is very exciting. The Animal Ark series is one of my all time favorites. this book keeps you interested and doesn't let you get bored reading it. I just love this book and this series. |
Jack
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| 08/25/2007 | Tom Jefferson Boy of Colonial Days by Helen Monsell If you love to read books about history like I do, then this book is great!! It tells about Thomas Jefferson's boyhood days while he was growing up in Virginia. This book is very exciting. I highly recommend this book to all readers!!!! |
Jack
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| 08/25/2007 | Golden Mare by William Corbin I love reading books about animals and I love reading about things that happen during winter blizzards. Well, this book has both. If you want a quick book to read that is exciting and you love animals, this is the book you're looking for. I really, really enjoyed this book. |
Jack
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| 08/25/2007 | The American Revolution by Bruce Bliven, Jr. I love studying the Revolutionary War period, so this book was just great. It was not a long book,(176 pages but the writing was spaced out), but the author did a nice job with it because it has lots of detail. And it has some details that even the longer books don't have. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. |
Jack
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| 08/25/2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/25/2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling EXCELLENT! I wanted to reread it before I watched the movie. |
Mrs. Josefik
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| 08/25/2007 | Women's Murder Club by James Patterson This is actually six books so far. I have enjoyed them, but it makes more sense to read them in order. I am looking forward to these books becoming a TV series this fall. |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/25/2007 | Beach Road by James Patterson This was a very good mystery. I must be reading too many of Patterson's books, because I figured this one out about half way through the book |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/25/2007 | Judge and Jury by James Patterson I read this book. It was very good. Read this if you like mysteries. |
Mrs. Immke
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| 08/25/2007 | Cross by James Patterson I also thought it was not his best book. I have read all the other Alex Cross books and was expecting more from this. | Mrs. Immke eimmke@excite.com |
| 08/25/2007 | The Long White Month by Dean Marshall This book is great. It's one of the best books I've ever read. It's about a little girl named Priscilla who goes to live with her cousin in a log cabin in the woods. It's really very interesting. I would really recommend this book to all readers. |
Jack
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| 08/25/2007 | Party Summer by R.L. Stine It was an exciting spooky book. |
Caley
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| 08/25/2007 | ABC Murders by Agatha Christie I really enjoyed this book, partially because I LOVE mysteries. It was a really exciting book. It was very suspenseful and I never wanted to put it down. I love to read and this book really makes you think while your reading it. I love the Agatha Christie mysteries and I loved this book. |
Jack
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