Showing posts with label 6th grade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6th grade. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Starting with Alice by: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


This book is for girls. So boys, don't read it. The 1st alice book. The book is about Alice Mckinley. Her mom died when she was 4 because she had lukemia. Alice had a best friend and her name was Rosalind. She was also friends with Sara. But before she made friends she moved from Chicago where she used to live with her aunt Sally. Aunt Sally is Alice's aunt and she was Alice's mom's sister. Aunt Sally took care of Alice and her brother Lester. Sara used to have really dirty hair but then Alice and Rosalind had a bubble bath party and they washed Sara's hair and they became friends with her. but before that sara used to have no friends because she had dirty hair and she was very smart. When Alice just moved to Maryland she had no friends and her dad bought her a cat. She loved her cat.

This is a really good book and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is a really good author and there are 22 books in the Alice series. They are the best books I've ever read and they are not for boys. They are for girls.

The Outsiders by: S.E Hinton


In this book their are three brothers who are struggling, because their parents died. So, the three brothers have to live by themselves in the house. The youngest one was named Ponyboy, the middle child is named Soda Pop, and the oldest is named Dave. On the opposite side where the boys live, are the rich teens who cause trouble. Later on in the book Ponyboy almost got killed by a knife from the trouble makers. Which were the rich teens. Then later on in the book Ponyboy becomes a hero! So if you want to find out what happens next, read this book.

Alice in Lace by: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


While planning a wedding as part of an assignment for her 8th grade health class, Alice thinks about her father's and older brother's love lives and learns that you can not prepare for all of life's decisions. Pamela on the other hand is one of Alice's best friends. For a health class assignment she must hypothetically decide whether to get an abortion or keep the baby for 6 months.
Elizabeth is also Alice's best freinds. She is buying a new car. Throughout the book these three friends will need to make a tough decision.