Each week throughout the summer, the Juneau Public Libraries, in collaboration with the Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries and local businesses, award young readers various prizes for writing book reviews about their favorite summer reads. During the seventh week of the Summer Reading Program activity, the Juneau Public Libraries received 53 different book reviews from 22 different young readers under the age of 18. Here is a summary of the top book reviews from this week\u2019s winners:<\/p>\n
From the Downtown Library:<\/p>\n
\u201cFrog and Toad All Year\u201d by Arnold Lobel: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is at Christmas toad was worried about frog in a hole.\u201d \u2014 Freyja Shelton, age 6.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Austere Academy\u201d by Lemony Snicket: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is how Vice Principal Nero forces his students to attend his 6 hour violin recitals when he doesn\u2019t even know how to play.\u201d \u2014 Kareena Bathija, age 13.<\/p>\n
\u201cHooray for Fish\u201d by Lucy Cousins: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is when the little fish finds her mom.\u201d \u2014 Shaden Jensen, age 4.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s Good That\u2019s Bad in the Grand Canyon\u201d by Margery Cutler: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is when the helicopter reaches him up.\u201d \u2014 Makiah Jensen, age 7.<\/p>\n
From the Douglas Library:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Teacher from the Black Lagoon\u201d by Mike Thaler: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is that is was this little boy\u2019s first day of school and his teacher was a dragon!.\u201d \u2014 Brianna Powers, age 7<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, Cats!\u201d by Nola Buck: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is when the cats jump out of the tree.\u201d \u2014 Evan Converse, age 6<\/p>\n
\u201cHunger Games\u201d by Suzanne Collins<\/p>\n
\u201cOne fascinating part of this book is when Katniss volunteers for Prim at the reaping.\u201d \u2014 Lydia Powers, age 11<\/p>\n
From the Mendenhall Valley Library:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Alchemyst\u201d by Michael Scott: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is so many things but one thing I liked was how they thought of all of the magical spells like when Nicholas Flamel opened the secret door to Scotty\u2019s house.\u201d \u2014 Kat Shelton, age 9.<\/p>\n
\u201cBilly and Monster\u2019s New Neighbor has a Secret\u201d by David Chuka: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is when the boy\u2019s neighbor showed up with a monster just like the boy.\u201d \u2014 Stephanie Reynoso, age 9.<\/p>\n
\u201cStellaluna\u201d by Janell Cannon: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is when the momma gets her baby Stellaluna.\u201d \u2014 Ruth Nelson, age 6.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaptain Sky Blue\u201d by Richard Egielski: \u201cI liked him flying and I liked when he fell in the whale.\u201d \u2014 Quinlan Nelson, age 4.<\/p>\n
\u201cJedi Academy\u201d by Jeffrey Brown: \u201cOne fascinating part of this book is using The Force.\u201d \u2014 Esther Nelson, age 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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