Welcome to Westwood's Book Review Challenge!

Welcome to Westwood Library's Read it Write Summer/Fall Reading Challenge!

To all 4th, 5th, and 6th graders,

Read and then write a review for 5 (or more) books this summer/Fall than you will be formally invited to a Pizza Party in the New children's department in the NEW Library once it opens.

Email your reviews to wwdbookbits@gmail.com

Get Your Reviews in by October 19th, 2012!

Call for Reviews! Some Helpful Hints


You may be wondering what it exactly means when it says “review”. Here is a brief description of what we are looking for. The reviews have to be longer than just “Its Good.”;) You should describe what the book is about, a bit of the storyline. Next, tell us if you liked it or not and why, it’s always good to give examples from the book. Remember this is a fun way to share books with each other and let everyone know your opinion. It doesn’t have to be a certain length but try to follow the below guide. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to see you all in the New Library!

  • Paragraph 1: Introduce the book title and its author and why you wanted to read it. Tel l readers what the book is about in two or three sentences. Name the main characters and basic plot, but don’t give away any secrets or the ending.
  • Paragraph 2: Write about what you liked or didn’t like and why. Share some of your favorite parts or quotes from the book. What did you think of the main character?
  • Paragraph 3: Share yo ur opinion of the book. Would you recommend it to your friends? Why or why not? Do you think some peop le would like it but not others? Why? Did this book remind you of any other books you’ve read?

Of course, if you have your own way of writing a review, we’ll take that too!

Friday, June 22, 2012

In Business with Mallory by Laurie Friedman


     

    In Business with Mallory by Laurie Friedman  is a great book. It starts with Mallory watching her favorite show, Fashion Fran, and Mallory and Mary Ann are both watching the show and talking over the phone (In this book Mary Ann doesn't live next door). Fran shows an item called The Perfect Purse, a purse with ten different covers, and Mallory and Mary Ann both want it desperately, but the purse is a little pricey. They make a plan to both get one and wear it when Mary Ann comes to visit next weekend. Good news: Mary Ann's mom gets her one. Bad news: Mallory's mom doesn't get her one. So Mallory goes to Plan B. She picks up the phone and calls her Grandma. Mallory tells her grandmother all about the purse, expecting Grandma to buy it for her. Instead, Grandma tells her a story.
      "When I was a young girl, there was a doll I wanted... one day I tore a picture of the doll out of a magazine and showed it to my parents...They didn't get it for me, even though I begged and pleaded and promised I would do anything if they would just get me the doll... My parents told me the doll was very expensive, and that even though she was beautiful, she was a silly waste of money...I decided to buy the doll myself...I had to go to work to make enough money to buy the doll...I started a business going door to door selling oranges for a penny until I had enough to buy the doll" Mallory wonders what she could do. Her Grandma tells her, "Give it some thought. Talk to people. I'm sure you'll come up with something...Good luck, Honey Bee, and let me know what happens."
       Mallory tries four businesses, but they all become a flop. Mallory tries one more business and she works together with Mary Ann, and it's a success! But Mallory has barely enough money to buy herself the purse. And Max's, her brother's eleventh birthday is soon. Should she get the purse, or get her brother a present? She's worked so hard on getting it, and Mary Ann even helped. Meanwhile her neighbor, Joey Winston, is annoyed with Mallory. She's been so busy trying to get that purse that she doesn't even have time to skateboard. Will Mallory make the right decision on what to buy? Will she patch things up with Joey?

Review by Sarah B. Grade 4

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