Book Reviews

The Luckiest Girl by Beverly Cleary.
Reviewed by Fatmata Alpha, Age 14.

Let me just tell all the girls in Pennsauken to read Beverly Cleary Books because she has a way of writing books for teens 8-16.

I have just read one of her books called The Luckiest Girl. It was about a sixteen-year-old girl named Jane Purdy. She went to another city to live with her mother's best friend from high school. She stayed there for the whole school year and on the first day of school she met Patrick, the school's star basketball player and fell for him. Now I have to stop because I don't want to give away the ending. You just have to read it and find out what happens.

Olivia Twist
A review by Marian Luseni

I recommend "Olivia Twist... a quest for the glass half-full" by Judith Kristen. I would recommend it to any age that can read. This book is about a girl named Elizabeth who's mother left her and her dad when she was a baby. Her dad had to work three to six jobs, so she barely saw him. Then her father all of a sudden got married. She now has a stepsister whose name is Amer. Her step-mom is so evil to her and spoils Amy. Libby (Elizabeth) does everything around the house. When her dad is not around her step-mom is mean but when he is, she's nice. So Elizabeth finds out she has a grandmother that lives near her so she checks her out and she likes her. So they hang out all the time. Then she starts to stick up for herself and wants to get away from her step-mom. She gets a lawyer and wins the case at the end. I say you would read this book when something in your life is like this. So by reading it, it inspirs you to take action. Read it!

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