The Truth About Stacey (Babysitters Club)

The Truth About Stacey (Babysitters Club)
by Ann Martin; illustrated by Raina Telgemeier

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
It's about a group of girls called the Babysitters Club and another group of girls called the Babysitters Agency. They are against each other because they want to see which group of girls is better at babysitting. The Babysitters Agency doesn't really care about the kids, they just care about their money. But the Babysitters Club cares about the kids. The Babysitters Agency is taking away the Babysitters Club's job when they aren't even caring about the kids.

What did you like about this book?
I really like this book because it's a book that is really my type. It's kind of what is usually in real life.

Sarah recommends this book!

Dream Jumper

Dream Jumper
by Greg Grunberg

Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Rachael owns it.

What is the main idea?
There is a boy name Ben. Ben likes a girl and she fell into sleep. Ben wants to sleep so he can dream about a girl he likes. She was in Room Z. Room Z is not good. They really like each other. He blushes and it is really because he likes her. One room has a fairy tale world with animals who can turn into people, You can get out of that world and return to earth.

What did you like about this book?
I like the book because it is a fairy tale and it talks about two worlds. One world is evil and one world is peaceful. One world is earth and one is a fairy world.

Rachael recommends this book!

The Truth about Stacey (Babysitters Club)

The Truth about Stacey (Babysitters Club)
by Ann Martin; illustrated by Raina Telgemeier

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
The main idea of this story is that there are these girls who babysit and are good at it. Then these girls come who can’t even babysit. The kids told the good babysitters everything that happened and how they didn’t care about the kids. They just wanted to watch TV and smoke with their boyfriends. One of the bad babysitters says to one of the girls she babysits for that she just wants the money.

What did you like about this book?
I did not like that the bad girls don't care about the kids they babysit. I do not like that because that is not nice and that is not the right thing. You don’t say to a kid, "I don’t care about you. I just want the money." The girls finally notice at the end what they are doing is wrong.

Lakeitha recommends this book!

Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Babysitters Club)

Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Babysitters Club)
by Ann M. Martin; illustrated by Raina Telgemeier

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Boston Public Library

What is the main idea?
This book is about a girl. The girl's name is Kristy. Kristy had a great idea. Kristy told her friends about it. Her ideas were to create a babysitters club, so that her and her friends can babysit little kids. Her friends thought it was a great idea. So they planned the club. This is what this book is about.
What did you like about this book?
I liked that this was a comic book, because I love comic books. I also like how they were friends.
Keily recommends this book!

The Truth about Stacey (Babysitter's Club)

The Truth about Stacey (Babysitter's Club)
by Raina Telgemeier

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
The main idea of this book is about a girl named Stacey. She tells her friends and the reader about how she got diabetes, how she tells her friends, and how she deals with it.

What did you like about this book?
I liked the story line of this book and the idea of the book.

Brigid recommends this book!

Amulet: The Stonekeeper

Amulet: The Stonekeeper
by Kazu Kibuishi

Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
This book is about a girl named Emily and his brother Navin who found an amulet after cleaning their new house. After the sleep their mother got captured by a unknown creature.

What did you like about this book?
I like this book because Emily and Navin are trying to save their mother. When I was about to finish the book Emily and Navin saved their mother, except their mother was either dead or unconscious. I need to read Amulet: Book Two to find out more.

Brian recommends this book!

The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball
by Patrick Crotty

Genre: Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Boston Public Library

What is the main idea?
The main idea is not to do stupid things and don't
tell people what to do.

What did you like about this book?
I did not like it when they told people what to do.

Oscar recommends this book!

Ghostopolis

Ghostopolis
by Doug TenNapel

Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy
Where to find this book: Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
The main idea of the book is a kid is trying to get home from the Dead.

What did you like about this book?
The book is about a kid trying to get home from the afterlife.

Stanly recommends this book!

The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball
by Patrick Crotty

Genre: Humor, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Boston Public Library

What is the main idea?
The main idea for this book is to not do things stupid and don’t make people do what you say.

What did you like about this book?
I liked how the characters made me laugh and I liked how they were an inspiration to me.

Jayken recommends this book!

Star Wars Jedi Academy

Star Wars Jedi Academy
by Jeffrey Brown

Genre: fantasy
Where you can find this book: Boston Public Library

What is the main idea?
This book is about a boy named Roan who tries to get into pilot school. He is a troubled kid. He wants to be like his brother.


What did you like about this book?
I like how it has Star Wars characters who are teachers. Everybody teaches school stuff except Darth Maul. He teaches battles.

Kamani recommends this book to people who like comic novels and battles.

Goosebumps: 3 Ghoulish Graphix Tales

Goosebumps: 3 Ghoulish Graphix Tales
by R.L. Stine

Genre: Horror
Where can someone find this book? Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
A family tries to find an abominable snowman to make history.

What did you like about this book?
I like how they caught the abominable snowman. Their friend got a snowball, then it hit the girl. They tried everything and nothing would work. They unfroze the snowman, then he unfroze her. She wasn't frozen, then the snowman escaped. Then when their dad came, they told him everything. They looked at the pictures, then it froze and they had no proof.

Jaime recommends this book for people who like scary or mystery books because it cannot happen and it has adventure.

Smile

Smile
by Raina Telgemeier

Genre: Nonfiction Graphic Novel
Where can someone find this book? Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
Smile is about two sisters named Raina and Amara. Raina fell on her two front teeth because she was racing with her friend to Raina's door step. Raina slipped and fell and they fell out. Everyone was scared for her when they saw her with no two front teeth. She goes through a hard time with an orthodontist and her two front teeth. One thing that happened with her teeth is when she had surgery to push her teeth down and it did not fully work.
What did you like about this book?
I liked how this nonfiction wasn't cliche. I had the same feeling when I went to the orthodontist.

Brigid recommends this book! It is really funny.

Bone: The Great Cow Race

Bone: The Great Cow Race
by Jeff Smith

Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Where can you find this book? Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
Grandma Ben is entering a cow race but everyone says she is too old to do it. Meanwhile, Bone is in love with Thorn. But Thorn likes the honey-selling guy. And there are giant rats.

What did you like about this book?

I like the Bone series because of the characters: Thorn, Bone, Grandma Ben, and Phoney Bone. That is why I like this book so much.

Zhadee recommends this book!