SALLY LITTLE SONG, BOOK REVIEW

Here is a book I have read recently. It is about a girl named Sally, and it's called "My Name is Sally Little Song" by Brenda Woods. My mom is going to ask me some questions about it, and I will answer them.

1. Does this book have an exciting storyline?

Yes. It is about a girl in a slave family. They all run away because she and her brother are about to be sold. They have a sad trip, because her mama dies when an alligator bites her.

2. Is the ending hopeful for Sally?

Yes, because her family finds the Indian tribe they were looking for, the Seminoles. Papa and Abraham build a house for their family, and they get to live there.

3. Why is the main character called Sally Little Song?

She is called Sally Little Song because at the beginning of each chapter there is a little song that she made up, and she sings them when she has a hard time that relates to one of the songs. She thinks that if she could name her brother Abraham, she'd name him "Abraham Big Feets."

4. Would you recommend this book for others to read?

I would recommend it three times three!

"SOUNDER" BOOK REVIEW

I, Eva, just read a book called "Sounder," by William H. Armstrong. It is about a sharecropper boy, his three younger siblings, mama and papa and his coondog Sounder. They are in a bad situation, and aren't treated very nicely by anybody, except for one man, who invited the boy to live with him and taught him how to read and write. When the boy first goes to the man's house, he is so surprised, because the man has two lamps lit at one time. The boy makes it sound like his younger siblings are too curious, and asking too many questions, and he talks about them in a strict way.

There are three words I can describe the book with: sad, interesting, and exciting. It is sad because the boy loses loved ones. It is interesting, because they go through a life I have never experienced, or never thought there was. It was exciting because every time I went to read, a big change would happen, like somebody would go to jail. I think most people would enjoy reading this book.

by Eva

"JOURNEY TO NOWHERE" BOOK REVIEW

I, Eva, just finished a book called "Journey to Nowhere," by Mary Jane Auch. It is about an 11 year old girl named Remembrance- Mem for short. Her family has to travel from Connecticut to Lake Ontario. My favorite part is when Mem amd Mama are hiding the special cake for the cabin raising, and they say they hiding it from any animal, especially Mem's little brother, Joshua! I would really recommend reading this book, because it is so interesting and exciting.



by Eva