Fame is Just an Audition Away!

Hello, all!
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How would you feel if you were a star, signing autographs and waving at your fans? To do this, the best option would be to go to Star School and learn! At least, that's what the characters do in the Star School series by Chrissie Perry.
In the books there are three girls: Chloe, Sarah, and last but not least, Alex.
All three girls have different lives, ambitions, talents and dreams. Chloe is beautiful, and wants to be a great dancer. Sarah is more of a rebel and can't wait to be a singer. Alex has got big-time X-factor (the thing that makes you interesting to watch) and is anticipating for the day she can become an actress. But fate draws these girls together for the Star School entrance audition.
Can the girls make their big dreams come true?
Can they make the best of it at Star School, and what sort of adventures will they have with their friends?
Lastly, can they make it to Star School?
Chrissie Perry has written many successful books for children and young adults. She has written a few stories in the Go Girl! series and the Star School series.
I recommend this series from ages 8 to 12.
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The Way of the Warrior

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I'm going to review the Young Samurai series written by Chris Bradford.
Shipwrecked on the coast of Japan, his ship crew killed by ninja pirates, Jack is the only survivor of his father's crew. His only possession is his father's rutter- a navigational logbook that allows the owner of it to be able to rule the seas. Hurt and alone, Jack is lost, his murky future unknown. Suddenly, his life is turned around when he is found and adopted by Masamoto Takeshi, a samurai master. He is taken to Masamoto's school, where he is trained to be a samurai.
But his life is threatened at every moment, because the assassin ninja, Dokugan Ryu- or Dragon Eye- is after his father's rutter. He will do anything to get it- even kill.
Life in the samurai school is not easy, especially when he is bullied by Kazuki, and when he is considered a foreigner, or barbarian, a gaijin. 
Yet, along the way, he meets his friends: Akiko, a master with the bow and arrow, Yamato, the Masamoto's son, Kiku, who is an expert in origami, and a few more samurai-in-training.
But can he keep his rutter safe, protect his friends, travel back to England and become a true samurai?
Chris Bradford is a musician, author and a black-belt martial artist. He has also written the Bodyguard series. The books in the Young Samurai series are The Way of the Warrior, The Way of the Sword, The Way of the Dragon, The Ring of Earth, The Ring of Water, The Ring of Fire, The Ring of Wind, and, finally, The Ring of Sky.
This is a great series and can teach you about feudal Japan and its culture.
I recommend this book from ages 9 and above.
I totally love this series and give it 5 stars!

 
   

You're Invited to a Creepover!

Hey, fellow bookworms!
Today I'll review the You're Invited to a Creepover: Ready for a Scare? book.
Mistress of Frights and Queen of Scares Kelly Garcia is going to have a birthday sleepover! There's going to be music, snacks, fun- and best of all- spooky stories! Kelly can't wait to scare her friends and play games.
At least, that's until she finds out that she can't have the birthday sleepover. Kelly and her little brother Ryan are going to have a babysitter!
Then Kelly has a great idea. What about a webcam sleepover? All of Kelly's friends are thrilled to have a webcam sleepover- it sounds fun!
Kelly and her friends talk and tell stories to each other. That's when they agree to summon the spirit of Miss Mary, a girl who died tragically in their town a long time ago. It was supposed to be pretend- right?
Wrong!
After they summon Miss Mary, all of Kelly's friends start to go missing. They won't answer their phones or reply. The only clue they leave behind is a mysterious blood-red screen. Even Kelly's brother is frozen and he won't move!
Does this have something to do with Chrissie, the babysitter who's been acting odd all night, or Gavin, the new boy who acts as though he knows something suspicious? And what is that odd peppermint smell coming from the computer?
Whatever is the answer, Kelly's definitely in for a surprise!
This book is the third book in the Creepover series, written by P.J. Night. Some of the other books are What a Doll!, Together Forever, Home Sweet Haunt, Truth Or Dare, The Show Must Go On, Read It and Weep!, Is She For Real? and many more books.
I recommend this book for ages 8-12.
I love this book a lot and you should read it!

Only Half a Wish?!

Hey, readers!
How would you feel if you could wish for things, but the wish only came half-full? Confused!
That's why I'm going to review Half Magic, written by Edward Eager.
It all starts when Jane, the oldest of four children finds a nickel on the pavement. So she keeps it, unaware that her adventures are just starting! When Jane wishes that the summer could be more exciting for her and her siblings, it certainly does get interesting!
For this is a magical coin that can grant half a wish. Jane and her siblings Mark, Katherine and Martha each decide that they will take turns wishing on the coin.
But, sometimes you have to be very very careful what you wish for...
And what happens when you turn into a half-ghost, or if your cat can half-speak, or you are half-not in the family? Things can get confusing!
Join Jane, Mark, Katherine, Martha, Mother and Mr. Smith as they find out just how magical the coin on the sidewalk is.
Edward Eager (1911-1964) was an American playwright and lyricist. He started writing books in 1951 after he was looking for a book to read to his son, Fritz. He thought that E. Nesbit was the best children's writer of all time. He has also written The Well-Wishers, Seven-Day Magic, The Time Garden, Magic Or Not?, Knight's Castle, and Magic By The Lake. Magic By The Lake is the sequel of Half Magic.
I recommend this book for ages 8 and above.
I loved this book to bits and I totally look forward to reading more of Edward Eager's books!

Through the Mirror

Hello, fellow bookworms!
I am going to review the Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski.
Abby is the new girl in her new school in a new fifth-grade class. She hates all the different, weird things the other kids do at the school. First of all, they call Freeze Tag Tag, and they make their banana and peanut butter sandwiches in a weird, gross way. Plus, here's the worst... they call the library the media room. Can things get more different? Yes, they can, when Abby finds out something very odd about the mirror downstairs in her new basement.
One night, she and her brother Jonah find out that the mysterious mirror can suck you into fairytales. In the fairytales, Abby and Jonah mus make sure the different princesses live happily-ever-after.
Can Abby and Jonah get their own happily-ever-after?
And will Abby ever get used to her new school?
Sarah Mlynowski is an editor and writer. She has written Bad Hair Day, Dream On, If The Shoe Fits, Sink or Swim an Fairest of all in the series. Her other books are Potions and Parties, Me Vs. Me, Magic in Manhattan, and many more books.
I recommend this book ages 9 to 13.
I like this series a lot because it is really funny and has a great idea!
Check it out! 

Welcome to Tooter's World!

Hello, guys!
Today I'm reviewing the Tooter Pepperday books by Jerry Spinelli.
Tooter Pepperday does not want to move to her Aunt Sally's farm out in the country and leave her friends and her home behind. But she has to.
Tooter promises herself and her family that she would never, ever become used to the farm. How can she, when there's no cable TV, [There are only two channels!!] no playground, no friends, and no pizza!
Her family is as happy as hogs in a slop, but she will never be! Then when she's stuck babysitting an egg, Tooter just goes from bad to worse.
Will she ever get used to farm life?
Tooter Pepperday sure is a handful, handcuffing herself to the sink and trying to pour blue paint on her neighbor's poor goat!
Fans of humor books and Junie B. Jones books should try this series, and if you like learning about the country side and animals, you will love this book too.
The Tooter Pepperday books are Stepping Stone books. There are two books in the series, Tooter Pepperday and Blue Ribbon Blues. The series name is Tooter Tales.
Jerry Spinelli is a Newberry Award-winning author. He is an American author and has also written Maniac Magee, Wringer, Stargirl, Jake and Lily, Third-Grade Angels, Fourth-Grade Rats, My Daddy and Me, Smiles To Go, and many more.
These books are for ages 6 above.
I like these books and you will like them a lot, too, if you like humor and jokes!

I'm A Storybook Character!

Hey, everyone!
What would it be like to be a storybook character? To try to experience that, I'm reviewing The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley.
Sylvie leads a very interesting life as a storybook character. She gets to nestle among the words in her book, enact her story, and actually 'feel' the pictures. But all Sylvie wants is to go to the outside world and see other books and get a new story to act.
Then an unfortunate turn of events happen, and Sylvie and her storybook characters are forced to retreat across the ocean. They end up in a strange land- in the brain and memory of a girl. There Sylvie meets a strange blue-eyed girl who tells them all about this land. The girl warns them that soon they will become the forgotten and they will cease to exist.
Sylvie needs to find a way to save her family and friends. Can she do it?
Roderick Townley is an American writer of children's books and also poetry books. The Great Good Thing is the first book in the series The Sylvie Cycle. The other two books are Into The Labyrinth and The Constellation of Sylvie.
I recommend this book to ages 9 and above.
I truly loved this book and I rate it 5 stars!
You should really check it out!