Tag: Fiction

The Boxcar Children

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The Boxcar Children is one of my favorite easy-read series. I love reading about the different ways Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny find to solve each and every mystery.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden, also known as the Boxcar Children, lived in a boxcar for a while when their parents died. They had heard that their grandfather was a very mean man, and they would rather live in an abandoned train car than live with him. When they meet a kind old gentleman, they grow to look up to him. Little do they know, he’s their grandfather! Once the children realize that their grandfather isn’t a mean old man, they go to live at his house. They earn a reputation for being great mystery solvers and hard workers. People come to them with all sorts of mysteries.

If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll try the Boxcar Children. I love this series. It’s good for beginning readers as well as more advanced readers. I really like it, and I know you will too. Until next time!

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The End of the Beginning

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Hello again! This book is a quick one that I’ve read quite a few times. It has a few moral lessons woven into a fun tale. I hope you like it.

A snail named Avon craves adventure. One day, he decides that if he doesn’t leave right then and there, he never will. While preparing to set out on his adventure, he meets an ant named Edward. I enjoyed this book because it was short and it was fun to read. The characters were funny, but there were also parts that had deeper meanings. This book has multiple levels, so it can appeal to readers of all ages. Edward and Avon are delightful characters. It is fun to see their unique views on the world.

This book is by award-winning author Avi. I hope you decide to try it out. I think you’ll really enjoy it. Comment below if you have anything to say about this book, any other books by the author, or something else. Until next time!

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The School Story

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Hello again! I just finished this book today, and I really enjoyed it. I hope you do too. The book is called The School Story.

When Natalie Nelson’s mom, an editor for a big publishing company, tells her daughter that school stories are in demand, Natalie thinks writing a school story can’t be that hard. It became a project just for Natalie. So when she writes The Cheater, she never had big plans for it. Make copies for friends, maybe get some extra credit. That all changes when she lets her ambitious best friend, Zoe Reisman, read the first fifteen chapters. Zoe convinces Natalie to use a pen name, Cassandra Day, to go behind her mother’s back and get it published with her mom as the editor, all without letting her mom know her daughter wrote it. The girls enlist the help of the sixth grade English teacher, Ms. Clayton, to be their adviser. This is another wonderful story from Andrew Clements.

I found this story because I was looking for another short and fun story from Andrew Clements. A few of his other books that I’ve read and liked are Frindle, No Talking, The Landry News, and Report Card.

Kane Chronicles

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Hi! Just wanted to let you know: I’ll be camping this weekend, so I’m thinking about posting from there. Make sure to look for it! Anyway, onto the present post. The topic is the Kane Chronicles, a series about Egyptian mythology in the modern world.

The main characters are Carter and Sadie Kane, a brother and sister who barely know each other. After their mother died, Sadie went to live with their grandparents, the Fausts, in London, while Carter traveled the world with his dad, the great Egyptologist Julius Kane. When the siblings find out that all the mythical monsters are real and out for blood, they must learn to work together in the face of danger. This series is based on the stories of ancient Egyptian magicians. (And no, they don’t pull cute, fuzzy rabbits out of hats.) Follow the adventures of the Kane siblings in this trilogy as they save the world, and, while attempting to save it, almost destroy it.

This is a series written by Rick Riordan. He has published many books about mythology in the modern world. There are series about Greek mythology and Norse mythology. I recommend this series to readers who don’t mind a bit of peril. (I’m not big on scary books, and I like this trilogy, so don’t worry.) If you like this series, read the others by Rick Riordan. They are all pretty similar. If you like a bit of variation, maybe read another book in between. Hope you enjoy it! If you have an opinion, or any questions, comment. I’d love to hear about your experiences.

Geronimo Stilton Series

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This is a series I enjoy reading when I want something easy and fun. The target range for Geronimo Stilton books is ages 6-12.

Geronimo Stilton is a mouse who runs The Rodent’s Gazette, a daily newspaper for New Mouse City. Geronimo also writes bestselling adventure books based on his crazy life. Thea Stilton, Geronimo’s adventure-seeking sister, Trap, Geronimo’s food-loving cousin, William Shortpaws, founder of the Rodent’s Gazette and Geronimo’s grandfather, Benjamin, Geronimo’s favorite nephew, and Bugsy Wugsy, Benjamin’s friend, are a few other main characters.

The Geronimo Stilton series currently has 72 books. The series is written by Elisabetta Dami, under the pseudonym of Geronimo Stilton. There are also quite a few other series related to the original, such as Spacemice, Kingdom of Fantasy, Thea Stilton, Creepela Von Cacklefur, and many others. Below is a picture of the first book of the series, Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye. There may be small mentions of other plot lines, but these books can be read in any order.

Greenglass House

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Hello again! Happy summer! Greenglass House is the first book in a series. I read it, and it wasn’t my favorite, but I think that’s because I’m not a fan of scary books. Hope you have a better experience!

This is a book that I recommend to readers looking for a good mystery with a bit of a scare. I can’t say much more than that, as it would give away the plot of the book. 13-year-old Milo is the adopted child of Ben and Nora Pine, owners of a smugglers inn at Greenglass House, where famous smuggler Doc Holystone once lived. Normally quiet during the winter holidays, Greenglass House has 5 unlikely visitors, who all have secrets of their own. I liked it until the end, where it got a little scary.

There are 4 books in this series by Kate Milford. The second book is called Ghosts of Greenglass House. Greenglass House has won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery.

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