Book Beat Reviews

Slugfest by Gordon Korman Hi my name is Kire. I am a 8th grader who loves to read and write book reviews! Slugfest by Gordon Korman is a hilarious fiction novel about a group of kids who have to go to summer school. The book starts with us learning that Yash, a middle school top athlete, has to go to summer school to make up missed P.E. classes even though he is the top athlete in his town. When Yash arrives at his P.E. class, everyone in the class soon realizes that the summer school … [Read more...] about Slugfest

The Sherlock Society by James Ponti Hi my name is Kire. I am a 8th grader who loves to read and write book reviews! The Sherlock Society by James Ponti follows a group of middle school students Alex, Zoe, Lina, and Yadi who decide to make a detective agency to make some money over the summer. The book starts with an action-packed scene where the main characters are all escaping an exploding boat. After getting a sneak peek about what was coming later in the story, we learn that our four … [Read more...] about The Sherlock Society

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfetter Hi my name is Kire. I am a 8th grader who loves to read and write book reviews! Life As We Knew It is a fiction novel that has themes of family, hope, and survival in it. The book is written from the main character Miranda’s point of view in a diary sort of style. Miranda’s life isn’t anything special. She goes to school every day and everything is normal until the moon is knocked away from its regular orbit. This is when catastrophe strikes; … [Read more...] about Life As We Knew It

All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes My name is Bria, I am in 8th grade and in my free time I enjoy skiing. The Naturals are going to solve some cases Vegas style. A new case draws the crew to Las Vegas Nevada. They just finished their Christmas break and already there have been three murders in three days at three different casinos in three different ways. All the victims have a strange number combination on their wrists. Then Sloane connects the numbers to the Fibonacci sequence.Everyone is a … [Read more...] about All In

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes My name is Bria, I am in 8th grade and in my free time I enjoy skiing. Killer Instinct is the second book in The Naturals series. This book is in the perspective of Cassie like the first book. It continues off of the first book mystery and adds to the depth of each of the characters. After all the drama 6 weeks ago, the naturals are ready for a fresh start. They have a new supervisor, Agent Sterling. Under her strict watch they won’t be able to … [Read more...] about Killer Instinct

Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan My name is Bria, I am in 8th grade and in my free time I enjoy skiing. Echo follows the story of a harmonica. The harmonica goes through multiple decades, around the world, and three owners. The harmonica gives hope to each of the owners. The harmonica is enchanted by a witch's curse, destined to travel the world and save a soul from death.The three owners are Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy. Friedrich is a young German boy living in 1933 during the rise of the Nazis. … [Read more...] about Echo