Frindle by Andrew Clements (150 pages)

Summary 

Nick Allen, a smart and mischievous boy who likes to joke around in school, has his mastermind put to the test in fifth grade. Mrs. Granger, Nick's Language Arts teacher, doesn't fool around and Nick has his work cut out for him to come up with a brilliant idea that won't make him get in trouble with Mrs. Granger. Instead of keeping the word pen, Nick decides to call a pen a frindle. Mrs. Granger is not happy with this as kids start using the word more and more. It's used enough that it's not Nick's word anymore, it belongs to everyone. What will Nick do?

Opinion 

Sometimes I liked this book, other times not so much. The only reason I enjoyed it is because Nick reminds me of my mischievous brother. One reason I didn't like this book was it was very slow and lacking adventure. In addition, I felt that making up a new word was silly. What's wrong with the words that are in the dictionary already? If you decide to read this story, please comment and let me know what you think. 

Rating

***(3 stars)

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President of the Whole Fifth Grade by Sherri Winston (273 pages)

 Summary 

Brianna's goal in life is to become a billionaire. She thinks being President of the whole fifth grade will get her started toward that goal. A new girl arrives at her school and becomes her major competitor. Brianna starts to lose friends and eventually has no one to help her with her campaign. What will she do?

Opinion 

I really thought the characters in this book were mean and unkind. I felt like Brianna was bossy and only interested in winning. Parts of this book were very confusing and loaded with unnecessary details. All in all, I really didn't care for this book and I don't recommend reading it. 

Rating 

* (1 star)

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