Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday

Welcome to Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday at A Monster Ate My Book Report!

This is a great meme started by Ms. Shannon Messenger, author of her own Middle-Grade Book, Keeper of the Lost Cities.  There are lots of fantastic bloggers out their who are excited to tell you all about Middle-Grade Books, so make sure you check out Ms. Shannon's Blog to get all the links.

http://ramblingsofawannabescribe.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

Marsh and Emiline

     In The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick, there is a boy named hugo whose father died in a fire in a museum.  In the ruins sat an automaton.  Hugo believes it might save his life if he can fix it.  He things that it is a machine that can draw or write. Eventually, Hugo succeeds at fixing it and makes a new friend, too.

     The automaton drew a picture that had his new friend's godfather's signature at the bottom , so Hugo and his friend, Isabelle, try to figure out why it is there.  Will they succeed in their quest?  Find out in The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

     Selznick tells this story with beautiful pictures and words.  They pictures are kind of like a flipbook. They use motion to show what's going on in the story.  The words are also a big part of the story.  They show the dialogue and give great descriptions.

     I liked Hugo's natural talent with tinkering and I liked seeing him do it in the pictures.  I think you should read Hugo if you have a big imagination or think you would make a good engineer.  

~Emiline

Visit this website to find out more about this amazing book:

http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/index.htm

Who I'd Vote For!

      I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President

Review by Marsh

     Oliver Watson is a strange, pathetic 7th grader, but what none of his classmates know is the has a huge, multi-billion dollar, underground empire--right under his bedroom floor.  He wants to enter the election for 8th grade president.  He has a few tricks up his sleeve . . .

     This book was super humorous, especially the descriptions of the teachers.  I also really liked that Oliver had a secret stash of Milk Duds in the out of order toilet.  My favorite character was Mr. Moorhead.  I loved the way Oliver played around with Moorhead's love life and how he tried to help him get a date with a woman who could ruin his life.

     This was a superb book.  I give it 5 Monsters.

“According to the fortune-cookie logic most people live by, the best things in life are free. That's crap. I have a gold-plated robot that scratches the exact part of my back where my hands can't reach, and it certainly wasn't free.”
― Josh Lieb, I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President

Here's a Great Video of Josh Lieb and Jon Stewart:

I got this book as a gift (hint, hint), but you can find it at your favorite Indie Bookstore.

Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday!

Welcome to Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday at A Monster Ate My Book Report!

This is a great meme started by Ms. Shannon Messenger, author of her own Middle-Grade Book, Keeper of the Lost Cities.  There are lots of fantastic bloggers out their who are excited to tell you all about Middle-Grade Books, so make sure you check out Ms. Shannon's Blog to get all the links.

http://ramblingsofawannabescribe.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

Marsh and Emiline

Marsh's MMGM Pick is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel

by Jeff Kinney

     The Valentine's Day Dance is coming up and Greg is desperately trying to find a date.  Even the biggest losers in school have made connections to meet up with girls on the big night.  Good thing Greg's best friend, Rowley, is the social chairperson on student council and there just happens to be a girl who doesn't have a date either that is on the student council.  Will Greg get a date in time for the dance?

      This was a very humorous book like all the others in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.  I enjoy how all of the main characters stay the same but Jeff Kinney always incorporates new characters into every new book.  What I loved most about this book was the ending, but I can't tell you what happens so you will just have to read the book to find out.

To find out more about Jeff Kinney and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series please visit:

http://www.wimpykid.com/

Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday!

Welcome to Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday at A Monster Ate My Book Report!

This is a great meme started by Ms. Shannon Messenger, author of her own Middle-Grade Book, Keeper of the Lost Cities.  There are lots of fantastic bloggers out their who are excited to tell you all about Middle-Grade Books, so make sure you check out Ms. Shannon's Blog to get all the links.

http://ramblingsofawannabescribe.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

Marsh and Emiline

My Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday pick is Goddess Girls: The Girl Games by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.

     In the last Goddess Girls book Artemis starts a Girls' Olympics. Everyone from different places around the world comes to compete.

     While Aphrodite searches for a Running Chiton (a special kind of toga), she stumbles upon a kitten and the goddess girls struggle to keep him secret from the rest of MOA.  Aphrodite worries that the kitten will like Persephone more than her.

     Meanwhile, Aphrodite meets a boy who wants to ride Pegasus and Artemis hears that Zeus might cancel the games!

     As you can see, there is ALOT  of drama taking place.  Will the best friends be able to make it through?

    I've really enjoyed this series of books. If you aren't quite ready for Percy Jackson or just want a shorter, but awesome series you should check out these books. I LOVE mythology and this series has really been inspiring.

LIKE the Goddess Girls on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/goddessgirlsbooks

Find out more about Joan Holub by visiting her site at:

http://www.joanholub.com/

Find out more about Suzanne Williams by visiting her blog:

http://www.suzanne-williams.com/books.html

     

Our 3rd Grade studied Greek Mythology and for one of my classes we got to write and present a monologue. Here's mine.