Some people say they wish their birthday was everyday. You wouldn’t if you were Amanda Ellerby and Leo Fitzpatrick. I love 11 Birthdays  by Wendy Mass because it had me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. The two were born on the same day. Supposedly, that was special. On their first birthday, their parties coincidentally ended up being at the same party place. Amanda and Leo learned to walk together that day.  They had their parties together for the next ten years. But on their tenth birthday, Leo learns that some words aren’t worth losing a best friend. Amanda is ready to move on to the day after her eleventh birthday so she doesn’t have to think about not having a party with Leo for the first time in her life. The only problem is, the next day is her birthday all over again! Join Amanda as she figures out her situation.

Some of Wendy’s others books from this series include 12 Finally and 13 Gifts.

I think I am like Milo because I am lazy like Milo and adventurous like him. I think he is adventurous because he uses the Phantom Tollbooth to go somewhere he never heard of. I am also like Milo because he likes to think about everything that he does like what is happening in the world around him. He also appreciates the watch dog. I think I am also like the watch dog: annoying,sad, and apologetic.

I would say to Milo to go home after the next chapter depending on what happens. My prediction for the next chapter is that Milo goes to the market, then purchases some words from the word market and something bad happens. Then he goes to the royal palace to face the king.

I would say that I’ve gone through Milo’s role in the book because I’m always confused all the time and not thinking of anything. He also reminds me of how I dream. The book reminds me of how my life works in my fantasies and dreams. My friends have read the book and they say the same thing to.

If you woke up on a bus and didn’t know where you were or worse who you were then you might feel like Jason. In The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, Jason, Piper and Leo who are half bloods (half-god and half-mortal) are sent to a camp that is for kids like them and they discover some neat things. Some of these are that Greek gods are real along with all of the monsters from the old stories. They have to fight for their lives many times in the story. Jason is a son of Zeus god of the sky, Piper is a daughter of Aphrodite Goddess of love and Leo is a son of Hephaestus God of fire and blacksmiths. They all have little secrets that they don’t tell anyone. In the book you find out more about the gods that Jason, Piper and Leo didn’t know about.

The Mark of Athena is the third book in Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series. It is about seven kids who are children of Greek gods and goddesses. There names are: Percy Jackson, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, Leo Valdez, Piper Mclean, Jason Grace, and Annabeth Chase. They are prophesied to defeat Gaea and save the world. They go to Rome to stop Gaea’s kids the Giants from destroying Rome (Yes Gaea’s kids are Giants). Annabeth also has to follow the mark of Athena to the Athena Parthenos so they can unite Greece with Rome.

In Listening for Crickets by David Gifaldi, life isn’t going so well for Jake when his dad loses his job and his parents start fighting. His younger sister Cassie doesn’t like it when her parents fight, so she has her brother tell her stories. These stories help calm them both down. With summer ending and school starting, life got even tougher. Jake’s friend Luka can’t come over every day, and Jake’s mom started a new job. Jake needs a secret  place to get away and think, draw and listen to the crickets. When he finds a place, his sister follows along. With the income so low, his dad is about to cross the line.

After surviving the Hunger Games (an event where twenty four people, twelve girls and twelve boys must fight to the death in order to go back home). For the second time Katniss Everdeen fights to gain freedom for the city of Panem. Along the journey she meets new people, gains new friends and loses some as well. When Katniss arrives at a new district she is dazed and does not seem to be herself. Katniss’s little sister Primrose must help in the hospital but she tries to help Katniss the most. The author writes the story from Katniss’s point of view. You will take a journey into Katniss’s mind and see what happens. Will Prim be able to help Katniss? Many mysteries are to be revealed. Find out what happens in Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a great book about a 16 year old girl who made a promise to her little sister Prim. After their father died a few years ago, their mother didn’t really function too well, so Katniss had to take care of her sister Prim all by herself. In district twelve, that was very hard. When Prim was picked to go to the hunger games, Katniss volunteered to save her dear sister. This book is a suspenseful book. People who are a fans of suspense, would very much enjoy this book, The Hunger Games.

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen tells the heartwarming story of a teenage girl. The main character, Ruby, is a 17 year old girl who has been abandoned by her mother. She is forced to live with her long lost sister, Cora, and her husband. Now she has to learn how to cope with her new home and try to fit in. At first, Ruby wants to keep to herself and doesn’t want to open up to anybody else. But then Ruby discovers what it means to be a family and have true friends. Secrets will be uncovered, tears will fall and Ruby will have to face her ugly past…
New doors will be opened and some will close. Find out what happens to Ruby in this heart throbbing book, Lock and Key!

Have you ever felt you have a hard life? Do you feel life is unfair? Well if you read Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, by Jeff Kinney, you would have a completely different perspective. Greg Heffley (the main character) has a hard life, but just like all the other books in the series they are about Greg’s diary. Although in this book, Greg starts to get older, and is now getting interested in new things, and when the new middle school council decides to have a school dance, Greg needs a date or he feels he will be embarrassed. Greg will try just about anything to get a date to the dance. Like I said before, he doesn’t want to be embarrassed. And on the night of the dance, just about everything goes wrong. How’s Greg gonna get out of this “Sticky Situation?” Find out in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel,” By Jeff Kinney.

Luv ya Bunches by  Lauren Myracle  is a book about four  best friends who all happen to have names that are types of flowers, and they are just starting 5th grade, and become FFFs (Flower Friends Forever)  even though, at the beginning of the year, they barely know each other. At first, Katie rose doesn’t have any friends. She really wants to be friends with Camilla, but Camilla’s two best friends are Modessa and Quin “the populars” even though they are bullies and put mud in Camilla’s milkshake. Yasman is a computer wiz and Violet is the new girl. The book shows how they all find each other and use their flower power to defeat Modessa and Quin. The author tells you how friendship can have it’s ups and downs. Aside from that, it will make you laugh like crazy! This book is great for someone who wants a break from the history books and wants a little real life stuff. If you’re one of these people, this is the book for you.