Kids Books - Friendship

I rate this 5 stars because it sort of teaches you about life and will teach you about girls and what they need to know.

"Rain Reign" is a sad but moving story. Ann M. Martin, the author is one of my favorite writers and all of her books are amazing. This one definitely didn't disappoint. Meet Rose Howard, a fifth-grader who is obsessed with homonyms, rules, and prime numbers. She lives in a small town with just her father and uncle, and suffers from sever autism. Due to her inability to interact well with other humans, her best friends is her dog, Rain, who her father found at the back of his pub one night. They live a quiet, content life, until a Hurricane Susan hits leaving total destruction in it's wake. Worst yet, Rain, her longtime companion is missing. But the hunt the finding her dog might lead to much more. The books starts out slow because the first part is mostly just background information, but after the hurricane hits it gets exciting so just stick with it. I have to admit the main character was a little annoying at first but she grows on you. Overall, it is a sweet story like "Out of my Mind" or "Wonder" that will leave you in tears.

LOVE this book I didn't think it would be cool but it is I barrel race

In this early chapter book, we meet Andy, whose parents are not together. He has a pet dog, Baxter, at his mother's house, and a pet cat, Simon, at his father's. When his mother goes out of town on business, Andy and Baxter (aka Beast) have to sleep over at his father's. Simon is kept in the basement so that the two pets can be introduced to each other slowly. Simon starts a correspondence with Beast, telling him the proper way to do things. In order to make amends, Beast leaves liver treats along with his notes, but Simon claims not to like these. The two have an adversarial relationship, but slowly warm to each other. Their reactions to a terrible storm help solidify their friendship. Correspondence from other creatures in the area, such as Cheeks the squirrel, Stinky the Skunk, and Bubbles the fish is included as well. Beast's grammar and spelling are not as good as Simon's, but his enthusiasm for his significant life change is good to see. Simon is curmudgeonly and catlike, so is not enjoying being kept in the basement, liver treats or no! The letter format might encourage younger readers to start writing notes and letters of their own, and it would be delightful if they aslo illustrated their epistles. Atteberry's illustrations show a great range of amusing facial expressions on the pets, and are in full color. I love the pops of teal, mauve, and apple green. Beast's spelling difficulties are given an entire glossary at the back of the book as a "Doggy Dictionary", which seems a bit unusual for a beginning reader book. Beginning readers might be interested in correcting Beast's spelling, and the phonetic spellings might be easier for them. Animal stories are always popular with younger readers, and this book will appeal to reader who enjoyed Cronin's Chicken Squad, DiCamillo's Mercy Watson, Elliott's Owl Diaries and Messner's Ranger in Time, as well as this author's own Kayla and King series.

warning spoilers ahead Kacey Simons is a reporter for her schools news. After an incident at a party, Kacey chips her molar, and has to get braces. Then, Kacey, get's an eye infectoin because she didn't use the eye drops she was supposed to use, leaving her with coke bottle glasses. All her friends betray Kacey, forcing her to make friends with the outcasts of her school and with her neighbor who is in a band. Will Kacey choose her old life or choose her neighbor kids band? THIS BOOK IS AMAZING.

The begging is sad cause she is loosing her best friend Mimi but every thing gets better and Just Grace makes new friends but she will always love Mimi

Lovely. I didn't take much of a liking to this book at first—I thought it to be a badly-disguised replica of John Green's Fault in Our Stars, what with the quirky, star-crossed characters who had mental illnesses. Theodore Finch resembles Green's character Augustus Waters in an unbecoming way, which made it irritating to be in his head, and Violet seemed very bland and one-dimensional. However, the novel absolutely got better as it progressed. The way Violet and Finch's relationship developed wasn't irksome at all (a rarity for me with these types of books), and I loved reading about the other characters as well as Violet's ideas for her magazine. I will say that the ending wasn't shocking, but I did cry when I was reading about it. It was written wonderfully, and I feel so proud of Violet, this character who's nothing more than a girl on a page—who I thought to be bland, no less—because of how she dealt with it. An important message executed in a commanding way.

I loved this book!! So Annabelle, the main character has just moved schools and moved in with her mom's boyfriend. When her mom and her mom's boyfriend "Dweeble" surprise her with a puppy and a puppy training manual she get's started training her dog right away. But when she attends her new school the boys there are rude and mean, and she realizes there has to be a way to have them be nice to her. So one day when she's training her puppy she realizes training a dog is as easy as training a boy.

this is about a girl who can't read and has a monster named mary who lives under the bed.

Riley wishes she could go back in time. Back to when she didn't have this eating disorder, back when she would hang out with her friends, back to when she was on the track team and being "Running Riley". Unfortunately, Riley's in the present now and can't go back. Riley is now keeping all of her thoughts about a new and mysterious hospital for people like her with eating disorders in a journal. Riley wants to stay how she is though. She doesn't want to eat and she certainly doesn't want people telling her what to do. But after a while Riley realises that this place isn't too bad. Maybe they can help her recover again. Or maybe she'll just relapse when she gets released. Bit by bit, Riley starts recovering and learns the true meaning of "Pretty" no matter what she looks like. This book was strong, powerful, and important to read. The author explains what it is like to have an eating disorder and recovery in a strong and powerfully written way. This book is real, this book is important, and this book is a necessary read for anyone. Happy reading!