If A Tree Falls At Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko

Hello classmates, today I am going to be encouraging you to read the book, If A Tree Falls At Lunch Period. This fabulous book is by: Gennifer Choldenko. I think everyone should read this book because it is an awesome book. It is about how these two kids Kristin and Walk. They meet up on the first day of school, and right away they are best friends. They get in trouble together, learn together, and laugh together! But there’s a secret Kristin is leaving out. Could it ruin Walk and Kristin’s friendship? Read to find out what might happen.

A quote from this book was, “If you don’t like the way the world is you have an obligation to change it, you just have to do it one step at a time.” This quote was written by: Marian Wright Edelman.

The recommended reading age is 12 and up. This book has not won any awards. If you liked the book, Al Capone Does My Shirts. Then you’ll sure love this book!

Recommended by Lisa Schroeder

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Good morning classmates! Today I will be talking to you about the book Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. I believe any girl in her right mind should love this book. This 400 page book is laugh out loud hilarious! You won’t believe some of the things the girls come up with. It all starts out with a plane full of Miss Teen Dream Contestants crashes into a unknown island. When the girls wake up they realize there is very few girls alive. After a few days of not being rescued the Miss Texas decides that the girls need to stop wallowing around in their own misery. Eventually and after very many mishaps the girls make the island into their own paradise. Everything going just swell. Until.... one day Miss Texas runs out of the jungle and shouts out, “Danger,” then drops to the ground. What will happen to Miss Texas? What secrets is the island holding? What secrets are the girls holding?

This book is appropriate for ages 12 and up and was published in May of 2011. The Washington Post says- The snappy dialogue, plot surprises, and strut-their-stuff characters lend a playful but no less profound tone to Bray’s theme of self empowerment. Libba Bray has also wrote the Gemma Doyle trilogy and Going Bovine which has received the Prinz award.

Here is one of my favorite parts of the book. “Ohmigosh. No food at all.” Tiara sank down on the sand as if the full weight of the predicament had hit her. She blinked back tears. And then the megawatt smile that belonged on cereal boxes across the nation reappeared. “I am going to be so superskinny by pagent time!”

I highly recommend this book. It is a must read for any girl who just wants a fun book. What will happen to Miss Texas? What secrets is the island holding? What secrets are the girls holding?

Recommended by Megan Stecklein