Book Reviews

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Book Reviews

• By J. V. Martin Junior High School Students
• 2006-2007

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These book reviews were written by students
at J.V. Martin Junior High School to help other
students in choosing books to read. We hope you
find them helpful.
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Nightby Elie Wiesel
This book is about the Holocaust and what Elie
went through. The main characters are Elie,
Elies father, mother, and sisters. Mostly the
book is about Elie and his father, because his
mother and sisters got separated by switching
camps. Elie and his father hit a lot of bumps in
the road when they should choose to go ahead and
kill themselves or wait in time for the S.S.
guards to kill them. In the book Elie and his
father get separated many times, but at the end
they meet each other once again. They are
walking in the snow to reach another camp, when
people are falling dead to the ground or the S.S.
is killing them. Luckily they hide in a shed
until the Americans come to save them! That is a
little bit of what happens at the end of the book.
Reviewed by Tori Turner
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I have enjoyed reading this book because I
just like to learn on what happened at the
Holocaust, even though it is very sad what
happened to the Jews. I recommend this book to
anybody who likes to learn about the Holocaust or
is just looking for a book, because once they
read it they will love it! This is the best book
I have ever read before. Normally, I cant get
into books, but this one was really good and I
just read the whole thing through! I love this
book. It is the best EVER!
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Cloverby Dori Sanders
Clover is a very nice girl, and she is ready to
go to her fathers funeral and everyone in the
house is getting ready, and the house is very
quiet and no one is making a sound. Clover was
very mad that her father died in a car
accident. The main characters are Clover, Sara
Kate, and Gaten. Clover is the daughter, Sara
Kate is her step-mother, and Gaten is her PaPa.
Clover is a very good girl who has a very close
relationship with her father. Clover is a girl
who is being raised by her father, Gaten, and her
step-mother, Sara Kate. Gaten and Sara Kate get
married and a few hours after they get married
Gaten dies in a bad car accident. Clover is
being raised by her step-mother, but she is very
made that her father dies.
Reviewed by Kadejah B.
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Clover was very confused and she didnt
really know what she was going to do, because her
father dies a few hours after Gaten and Sara
Kate got married, and I know how she felt to have
a father die even though my father is not
dead. My opinions about the story are that Clover
will soon get over the death of her father, and
she will like Sara Kate as she is, and she will
love her just like she did her father. I
recommend you to read this book because it is a
very good book to read, and you will laugh your
heart out then you may cry later.
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Tulsa Burningby Anna Myers
The title of my book that Im going to tell you
about is Tulsa Burning. The author is Anna
Myers. The main characters are Noble (Nobe)
Chase, Sheriff Leonard, Lester, Isaac, Isaacs
mother, and Nobes mother. Nobe is a teenage
that seems to have a little bit of a hidden
identity, but he is a caring and generous person.
Sheriff Leonard is the meanest person in the
book. Nobe and his mother have to live with him
now because Nobes father died. Lester is
Isaacs father, he is mean, but he is nice at
some point in the book. Isaac is older than
Nobe, but hes like Nobes best friend and he
cares about peoples feelings. Nobe used to
deliver milk to Isaacs mother. She was a very
nice person and she loved Nobe like her own son.
Nobes mother is blind to see that Sheriff
Leonard is using her, but shes very nice to
Nobe.
Reviewed by Crystal W.
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Nobe lost a lot of things when his dad died,
not to mention that Sheriff Leonard shot his dog!
Violence starts to begin in Tulsa and thats
when Nobe has to decide what kind of person he
wants to be. Personally, I think this book is
FANTASTIC! I think that everyone that loves to
read will definitely enjoy this book and you will
not want to put it down!!!
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Cloverby Dori Sanders
Clover is a book with many good ideas and good
writing skills. Clover is a 10-year-old little
girl with a big personality. She is very nice
and gets along with everyone except her
stepmother. Sara Kate is a grown woman. She is
the type that tries to fit in with everybody.
Clover is about a 10-year-old girl whos father
dies in a car accident with his new wife. Clover
now has to live with her stepmother that she has
only known for a couple of hours. Clover to me
is a book with great writing skills that make it
sound good. My recommendation for Clover would
be to people who like to read books with great
excitement and fun filled events.
Reviewed by Christalle P.
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Dont Go to Sleep!by R.L. Stine This book is
about a geeky 12 year old named Matthew, also
known as Matt, and he hates his tiny room so his
mom lets him sleep in the guest room and there is
a monster in there. Matt is a selfish, geekish
boy, Pam is Matts sister, and Greg is Matts
brother. I didnt really enjoy the book because
it didnt have enough suspense. I think in the
book they should have put you in more
suspense. Reviewed by Staci P.