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The Story of Ferdinand (Puffin Storytime) 68 reviews
Munro Leaf
Puffin, 2007
A Classic
What a lovely classical story of peace. Ferdinand is a peaceful bull who loves to lie in the meadow and smell flowers. He gets stung by a bee at exactly the wrong moment (when the bullfighters are coming to pick a bull to take to the fights). So he is, of course, carted off to fight, since he is obviously the feistiest bull in the field. When he gets to the ring, no matter how mean the ...
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My Side of the Mountain 507 reviews
Jean Craighead George
Puffin, 2001
A trip into the wild
This was a favorite of mine as a child, and even when I picked it up again for a reread I was blown away by the sheer majesty of nature that Ms. George manages to inject into this story. In the tradition of Thoreau (which is actually brought up in the story) we get to witness the bond between boy and nature when a city teen runs off into the Catskills. And why not? So many in our modern world are ...
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The Outsiders 1527 reviews
S. E. Hinton
Puffin, 1997
9th grade book review
The Outsiders was a great literary experience. Unlike other class assigned novels, this one was very interesting. How so? Well, teens these days aren't so interested in reading novels that take place during the American Revolution, or any other historical themes they can't relate to. The Outsiders takes place in a time period that may not be the time period they live in, but is very close. The ...
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Corduroy (Puffin Storytime)94 reviews
Don Freeman
Puffin, 2007
I Know I've Always Wanted a Friend
Corduroy is very charming story about an adorable teddy bear who lives in a department store. No one wants him because he is missing a button from his overalls. After a night time adventure in the department store, a young girl named Lisa comes to buy Corduroy with her very own money and to take him home as her very own bear. Lisa refuses a bag for Corduroy, and lovingly carries him home. ...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics) (Puffin Modern Classics)456 reviews
Mildred D. Taylor
Puffin, 2004
Beautifully written
My 13 year old daughter was reading this book for school. So I thought I would join her. What better way to connect with your child than share the love of books. So I read the first page. I wasn't too sure about it, but 6 hours later, I am done with it. I couldn't put it down.
Cassie is a young African-American girl who is naive to her era and the position of her race during that time. All ...
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The Burning Bridge (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 2)40 reviews
John Flanagan
Puffin, 2007
A brilliant book for children!
This book was incredible. So much action and events happen in the one book. Some times, when authors try to cram lots of stuff in one book, it comes out okay. BUT, this book is the exception. This book makes you think about it all day! You can't get it off your mind. This is one of the best books, I've ever read.
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Just Listen108 reviews
Sarah Dessen
Puffin, 2008
Even convinced my boyfrriend to indulge
I've been a huge Sarah Dessen fan since I first stumbled across her books in high school. I'm now a 23-year-old editor and still spring to the bookstore whenever I hear she has something new coming out.
"Just Listen" is, to me, one of her absolute best books -- it has everything I look for in a novel: focus on family relationships; a burgeoning love affair; self-discovery and journey; ...
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing165 reviews
Judy Blume
Puffin, 2007
Tales of Funnies
The author of Name of tales of a forth grade nothing is Judy Blume. The two main characters are Peter and Fudge. Fudge is the littlest and the funniest. Fudge does not go to school yet. Peter does. Peter is in the 4th Grade. They live in an apartment. I like this book because Fudge does a lot of funny things. I would recommend this book to people who like to read Judy Blume books. By Maya
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Heat64 reviews
Mike Lupica
Puffin, 2007
HEAT
Heat is about a boy named Michael Arroyo he is a 12 year old boy who is living in america illegally; he left his birth certificate and he doesnt have any citizen ship papers.Michael lives in a working class neighborhood his family is very poor. He plays for the clippers in a local baseball team he is the best team he can pitch 60 mph the fastest in the league. Michaels dream was to play in the ...
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Speak1165 reviews
Laurie Halse Anderson
Puffin, 2006
speak
Speak is a book that I think is a great for teenagers. I loved how the author didn't tell you what had actually happened until it gets closer to the end, and how she still kept it interesting.
Some of the book got to be a little boring and pointless, but then it would get better as soon as you wanted to stop reading it. All of the boring parts I was talking about were when the author kept ...
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Al Capone Does My Shirts180 reviews
Gennifer Choldenko
Puffin, 2006
"Laundering" At Its Best
* Not only does Moose have the convicts of his new home looming over his head, but he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. With his dad working every shift he can get as an electrician and guard on the island of Alcatraz, and with his mother taking the ferry across the bay to give piano lessons every day of the week, Moose is left in charge of caring for his older autistic sister. ...
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The Outsiders8 reviews
SE Hinton
Puffin, 2006
the outsiders
the book arrived in excellant time and the compostion of the print was great. Have AMD and it is hard to read some of the print in the booksthese days but this was fine.
Enjoyed the story and the talk with the author
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Skippyjon Jones (Puffin Storytime)137 reviews
Judy Schachner
Puffin, 2007
Skippyjon Jones is a great read!
Skippyjon Jones introduces the reader to a little cat that has an extraordinary imagination. Schachner incorporates some Spanish vocabulary into the text, but this does not take away from the story. It adds a hint of humor and interest. The illustrations are beautifully drawn and provide the reader with a visual to go along with the text. Most of the illustrations do not add to the plot of the ...
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The BFG311 reviews
Roald Dahl
Puffin, 2007
A Great Classic, Review by YM, age 12
The BFG is a classic by Roald Dahl, who I think is one of the best authors I have read books by. It begins with a girl named Sophie being kidnapped by a giant from a home for orphans in England. Naturally, she is frightened of him at first, but as she gets to know the Big Friendly Giant (BFG), she hatches a plot to help him get rid of his nasty neighbours.
I particularly like this book, ...
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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)721 reviews
Ellen Raskin
Puffin, 2004
Keeps you intriqued to the very end!
First off: The book is superb!
Secondly: The author [Ellen Raskin] is nothing less than a genius writer!
Third: Nobody would have seen the ending coming, if it slapped you in the face!
As I stated above, the author is just amazing in how she organized the book and made all the characters so different from each other, yet they all can be classified as "normal enough" (for the most part ...
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The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1)83 reviews
John Flanagan
Puffin, 2006
Awesome New Fantasy Series!
John Flanagan has created one of the most seductive fantasy worlds I've seen in a long time. He slips his readers into Castle Redmont with incredible ease and introduces them to Will, a fifteen-year-old orphan who hopes to become accepted to be a warrior. Will is worried, though, because he's small.
The readers feel Will's heartbreak when he isn't selected for fighter training, but he is ...
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs142 reviews
Jon Scieszka
Puffin, 1996
Two snouts up!
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf (Picture Puffin)
I use this book for the sixth graders I teach in writing a "response to literature." They look at several aspects of a story and learn to critically respond to it. Since everyone knows the Three Little Pigs, this fun version captures their interest.
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The Story About Ping72 reviews
Marjorie Flack
Puffin, 1977
"Ping"
As a Kindergarten teacher, mother and grandmother, "Ping" has been a favorite book of mine for many years.
This past fall I able to go on a Riverboat cruise down the Yangtze River. This made the book even more meaningful.
J. Allison
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Ark Angel (Alex Rider)65 reviews
Anthony Horowitz
Puffin, 2007
Alex
My 11 yo grandson introduced me to the Alex Rider series and I am so glad he did. He is in a program at school. He loves to read and this is something we have in common. I love this series and recommend it highly no matter what age you are. It's thrilling and holds your attention throughout the book. I looked forward to each new book in the series. This is a no brainer, for good reading, buy this ...
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