Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

All I can say is this is the best book ever! It includes Greek mythology and is it very long, but it is a great book. I'm reading book two now and I'llw rite a review later.

The story starts out when Percy Jackson goes to Yancy Academy in New York CIty. Percy is a trouble maker and gets kicked out of a lot of schools. Percy has dyslexia and a bit of a temper. He has to deal with Nancy Bobofh's bullying, portecting his scrawny friend Grover, not getting kicked out of school and trying to survive not getting killed by Mrs. Dodd's, his teacher. (I would recommend this book to fourth and fifth graders).

Grover turns out to be a satyr(half man, half goat) and tells him satyrs usually find demigods(sons and daughters of gods and goddesses) at schools. Then bring them to Camp Half-Blood. Percy went to Camp Half-Blood and met some new people. He met Annabeth Chase, a demigod of Athena, goddess of wisdome and battel, Luke, a camper who has been offered a quest a long time ago, Clarrisse, daughter of Ared, god of war and Chiron, the camp activities director who was Mr. Burnner, Percy's teacher. Chiron is a centaur(half man, half horse) but disguised himself as a teacher watching Percy and Yancy. Percy later discovers he is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea.

Will Percy complete the quest given by Chiron to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightening bolt and return it to Mt. Olympus before the end of the summer solstice? Will he survive a jump off the St. Louis Gateway Arch? Will he be fried by a fire-breathing Chimera? Will Hades bring terrible things into Percy's life in the Underworld? (Hades is the god of death)

With Percy being a water guy, will Zeus(lord of the sky) zap him out of an airplaine? Will Luke turn on Percy and worship Kronos as his leader? Will Grover get his searchers license to search for his god Pan, a quest that no other satyr has returned from alive?

Well, just read this amazing book! It's awesome!

Post by Irelane, 5th grade, Mrs. Blades' Class

We want to know....

Now that Halloween is right around the corner, we want to know...what are your favorite scary/creepy books to read this time of year?

Summer Reading at the Public Library!

Click here for information on the Summer Reading Program at the Madisonville Public Library!

Happy Reading!

What are you reading?

Happy Summer, Pride Falcons!

PLEASE tell us about the books that you are reading so we can continue to share great books over the summer! You may include a photo of yourself (and the book you are reviewing, please) when you send in your book reviews.

Click here to email your posts and photos to Mrs. Cotton.

Lost and Found

Lost and found is a fantastic book! Once I started it I couldn’t stop, and if you don’t real like reading long books this book is a short chapter book. Also the author has tons of books out.

I will just tell you one thing in the book; the boys are twins. One's Ray Jay and the other is Jay Ray when one of them go to school they figure out something. They can make a real fun game out of read the book and figure out what they do with that thing. So read the book and you will figure out the thing they make a fun game out of but will it be so fun in the end.

~submitted by Karissa, 5th grade

Robot Dreams

Have you ever read a book that is soooo borning that you can't even finish the first page? I have! Well, have no fear, I can save you! I have a perfect book for you! It's called Robot Dreams by Sarah Varon.

Do you ever get tired of reading long chapter books with too many words? Do you just get tired of words, words, words all the time? Well I have some good news for you! This cool book that is fun to read has no words. It's sad and exciting. After you read the first chapter you want to keep reading and you won't want to stop. It's a great book and I hope you take my advice and read this great book!

It's about a robot that gets separated from his friend. He has many sad and fun adventures. If you want to come along on one then you should read this book!

~submitted by Erika, 5th grade

Be sure to come by the LMC to check out this and other great Graphic Novels!

Review by Ashley: Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism

This is one of my favorite books! I like it because it is a mystery book. It's about a little girl named Molly and her dog Petula.

They are staying in Manhattan and do you want to know how much that costs? It costs NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS a night! Also Molly had only $2.96 left to pay for her room.

Oh and Molly wants to learn how to hypnotize people, but, there is someone following her.

This book kind of gets me a little hynotized! This book is the best book that I have ever read. I wish you would check it out at the library. I would love to tell you more, but you have to read it to find out the rest.

PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!!!!
~submitted by Ashley, 5th grade

The China Miracle

Have you ever had a book written about you? Well I have! Hi, my name is Kasey and my grandma wrote a book about my sister and me.

This book tells about my mom, my grandma, and I going to get my little sister Kailey. You see, Kailey is from China so this book tells about our adventures in China. It also talks about the lifestyle of the Chinese. History is also one of the main things in this book.

So all my fellow readers, I hope you like this book as much as I did. It will be coming to the library soon. Also my grandma will be coming to the local mall in February for a book signing. I hope you come to get a book(plus I will be there). Happy Reading! :D

~submitted by Kasey, 5th grade

And the Winner is...MYSTERY!

The results from our first genre poll are in and your favorite choice was Mystery! Mysteries are awesome because they entertain us and they put our brains to work! When you are reading a mystery you're constantly trying to stay one step ahead of the criminal, or in some cases, supernatural aspects! Most of us try to solve the crime or puzzle right along with the characters in the book and sometimes you may even solve the crime before the detectives in the book!

Mysteries can be creepy, funny or downright scary! We have lots of Mystery series in our library as well as individuall Mystery titles. Here are a few examples to get you going in the Mystery genre.

Series:

• A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
• The Boxcar Children mysteries by Gertrude Chandler Warner
• The Carol Marsh Mysteries by Carol Marsh(featuring real kids in real places)
• Encyclopedia Brown mysteries by Donald Sobel (Mrs. Cotton's childhood favorites)
• Hank the Cowdog by John Erikson(laugh out loud funny mysteries)
• Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon
• Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene
  Whishbone Mysteries by Anne Capeci

Individual Mystery titles:

• Bernie Macgruder and the Disappearing Bodies by Phylis Reynolds Naylor
• Beware the Ravens Aunty Morbelia by Joan Carris
• Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by James Howe
• Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman
• Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
• The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
• Ghost Children by Eve Bunting
• The Haunted Clubhouse by Carolyn Leavitt
• The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley
• Rex Tabby, Cat Detective by Kirk Daniel
• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Why not check some out on your next visit to the library?

Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

The book I read was Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. I choose this book because it has been my favorite book for as long as I could remember. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is about a boy named Peter, his little brother Fudge, and thier pet turtle Dribble. In this book, Fudge gets into all kinds of trouble. The least of which is eating Peter's pet turtle Dribble, while he was at school. There are many more episodes of trouble and meanness in this book. It is sure to entertain you as well as tickle your funny bone.

~Ryan, 5th grade

Thanks to Ryan for her post about Judy Blume's wonderful book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! Our library has copies of this and other great books by Judy Blume!

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The book I read is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It is about a little girl
and her dog who came from her home by [way of] a twister to a place called
the Land of Oz.

There were four witches. One from the North, one from the South, one
from the East and one from the West. One of those witches is dead...read the book
to find out which one!

Dortothy meets these people in Oz, but they're not ordinary people, they
are Winkies. They told her how she could get back home but she has to go to the
Great and Terrible Oz. The next morning she goes looking for Oz and on her way she meets a scarecrow, tin woodsman, and a lion. Read the book to see what happens next!

Thanks to Adarian for telling us about this book! The book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is quite different from the movie that you may have seen. Dorothy has many adventures and you'll meet many interesting characters as you follow her along the road to Oz. I agree w/Adarian that you should give it a try!We have the entire OZ series in our library, come check one out for yourself!

What are YOU reading?

Winter is the perfect time for cuddling up with a good book, don't you think? Besides the summer months, winter is my favorite time of year for enjoying books!

As for me, I've been doing bunches of reading lately! In addition to reading a series of fantasy novels that were very hard to put down I've been reading these books:

Now it's your turn! So tell us Falcons(that's staff and students)...what 'cha reading?

Click on the comments link below and tell us what you're reading and don't forget to let Mrs. Cotton know if you'd like to post a book review or tell us all about your favorite book here on this blog.