Fiction

Fiction is a general term for made up stories. They can be based upon fact; however, generally not true. The other genres, other than non-fiction and biography, are all subcategories of fiction, but more specific. If you cannot find one of the other fictional categories in which to put your review, put it here.

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Attack of the Growing Eyeballs, by Lin Oliver, takes place in Daniel Funk’s neighborhood. Daniel Funk is the main character, he is a teen aged kid. Who has brown hair and an unordinary life. He wants to have a brother. One day he shrinks and falls in a toilet and is saved by a piece of string. But, once Daniel climbs out he discovers a boy that looks exactly like him, is eventually his twin. Daniel enjoys hanging out with his brother so much. He keeps on shrinking by eating his great grannies goulash to visit his brother. But one day Daniel goes to school with Pablo (little twin brother) secretly hidden in Daniel’s backpack pocket. At school Pablo attacks a cockroach. So Daniel finds Pablo and accidentally brings home the cockroach along with Pablo. Where Robin tries to splat the cockroach with her shoe. Will Robin squish the cockroach, and will Daniel be able to shrink again?

__Attack of the Growling Eyeballs__ If you need a fun book to read you should definitely read __Attack of the Growling eyeballs.__ First of all I liked this book because it has many funny parts. One reason I thought it was funny is, Daniel, shrinks and falls into the toilet and almost drowns. Another reason is Pablo is a bit older than Daniel, but Pablo is the size of a toe. Another reason is ,when Daniel is small, he and Pablo swim in a dogs water bowl. I also liked this book because it tells you a story of brother-hood. For example if one brother slides down a hill of detergent the other one follows. Another reason is both brothers take the blame for doing a naught game. M last reason is if Pablo wants to fight a cockroach Daniel at least tries to stop him. Lastly the characters are very detailed. When you read the book you can imagine what the characters look like. If you read this book you’ll be amazed how detailed the personality of the characters are like. All of the characters have a different personality that stands out, especially Pablo and Daniel. If you like a silly, fun, and adventurous book, you would love this book.

Michelle P. B.L. 4.3 Points 4.0

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Takes place in Greg Heffley’s neighborhood. Greg is the main character, who is a geeky middle school kid. He’s jealous because he doesn’t have a best friend for ever since he and Rowley had a big argument. But, there’s a problem, only three other people don’t have friends. So Greg needs to pick between getting a new friend, joining a group of other people, or apologizing to Rowley. But, not one of those choices is easy, so Greg end up not having a friend at all. So later in the year Greg thinks of how much he missed Rowley and how he wished they could be friends again, just like the old days. Finally, after many days of thinking Greg goes to Rowley’s house and apologizes. Will Rowley forgive Greg? In the story a Diary of a Wimpy Kid written by Jeff Kinney, Greg learns to have a friend you have to be a friend. My opinion of this book was that the moral of the story, I liked while the characters I did not. In this story Greg and Rowley Always stay friends even through a fight. One reason I liked this book is because Greg and Rowley always have good feelings about each other even though they said their ex-friends. Even though Greg can be selfish Rowley still excepts him the way he is. Rowley and Greg have such a tight friendship that nothing could separate them not even an argument such as the one they’re having in the story. Also Greg and Rowley want to be friends again, but neither one of them would speak up and say sorry, but both still care for each other.The reason I don’t like this book is because is because I thought the characters were rather dull. For one thing Greg is about 100% selfish/geeky with not much love inside his heart. While Rowley is too childish. I think that maybe if they made Rowley either more or less childish then it would be a great character. Overall the characters could have been a little more plain and not so crazy. Another reason I liked this book is because it’s very funny so you can read it quickly. (Example: I was able to read this book within 3 hours, but that was non-stopping.) I think one reason it was fast is because it has some pictures for entertainment so if you get board you can look at the picture’s then go back to reading. Another reason it was fast for me is because you never know when maybe Rowley or Greg are going to apologize. The last reason it was fast for me was because of the fact I could read it quickly letting me feel accomplished.In the end Greg apologizes and Rowley Forgives him ,they stay friends forever. ( Well I think we all knew someday he was going to apologize.) If you have read the other __Diary of a Wimpy Kid__ books before you should definitely read this one. It was awesome, fun, and entertaining.

By Michelle P.

A.R. points:3
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth takes place in a modern day neighborhood. Greg is an ordinary kid that has an older and younger brother and lives with his mom and dad. Greg wants to hit puberty like all his other classmates and find a new best friend. Greg’s plan of getting a new best friend isn’t working out to good. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, by Jeff Kinney, is a great book. It has a lot of comedy in it. There is a part in the book when one of Greg’s friends pulls his pants down all the way when he uses the bathroom and he’s almost in high school. Greg blames everything on everybody. He blames Rowley for not being his friend anymore but Greg is being a jerk to him. He hasn’t hit puberty yet. Greg is the only kid in his class that doesn’t have any hair on his body except for his head. If you like comedy than you will love this book. By: Holden M.

AR Points: 3

//The Hunger Games// by Suzanne Collins, takes place at the capital. Katniss is the main character who wants to win the hunger games, but, she has to kill the other competitors before she can win. So, she hides as long as she can, but, she can’t hide forever. So, the question is will she win?

//The Hunger Games//, the first book in a series of three, is a good book. It has a life Times worth of nerve raking events, like all the times Katniss narrowly escapes death. This book also has a lot of action in the fights that occur a lot. Amazingly the book also has romance Katniss and the other contender from district 12 are supposedly star crossed lovers. If you like action with a sprinkle of romance you might like this book.

Erica S AR Points:15

Abbigale B. Book Review

__The Lightning Thief__ by, Rick Riordan, takes place in parts of America. Percy Jackson is the main character, a 6th grade boy with ADD and ADHD, who wants to get his mom back from Hades (who lives in LA) and find the stolen lightning to return to Zeus before the Summer Solstice. But, to do so he has to go from NY to LA without flying. So, Percy and his friends, Annabeth and Grover, go by land. But, when they get half way across the country they run into Ares, the Greek god of war, and he says he can get them transportation if they do him a favor. So, they do the favor and get transportation to LA. Finally, Will Percy get his mother back and get the bolt back before the solstice? __The Lightning Thief__, by Rick Riordan, is a great book. Firstly, the author used vivid words to describe the character. For example, when he describes Ares he says "He was dressed in a red muscle shirt, black jeans and a black leather duster with a hunting knife strapped to his thigh. He wore red wrap around shades and he had the cruelest, most brutal face I'd ever seen-- handsome, I guess, but wicked with an oily black crew cut and cheeks that were scarred from many fights." Secondly, he makes the characters seem interesting. For example, at the beginning of the book he states that Percy is a 12 year old half blood with ADD and ADHD. He lives in an apartment with his mom, Sally Jackson and stepfather, Smelly Gabe. Lastly, the author makes the action come to life. For example, when Ares and Percy are fighting he says "The water fought for me. The water seemed to push me into the air and I catapulted over him slashing as I came down." I would recommend this book to people that enjoy reading about Greek Mythology. AR points- 13 Book level- 4.7