Prisoner B-3087

An amazing book that all should read is Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz. The novel is a historical fictional book about a boy named Yanek Gruener and his childhood.

 Yanek Gruener otherwise known as Jack Gruener or B-3087 to the Nazis had a not so normal life as a kid. Yanek grew up in Krakow, Poland in 1939 which was the year World War II began. Yanek was part of a Jewish family. As everyone knows Hitler was not a fan of Jews or anyone who was different or disagreed with his thoughts. Eventually Yanek was separated from his family and taken to a concentration camp. Yanek goes to 10 concentration camps with cruel Nazi supervisors and walks 2 death marches. The novel Prisoner B-3087 is truly inspirational and teaches kids and adults to be brave and never give up which is a lesson that we should all learn. The book is also a great historical novel that is mostly true about one of the most interesting yet terrifying times in history, that is why I enjoyed  Prisoner B-3087 so much. I recommend this book to any one older than 12 since the book focuses on a strong subject.

The Outsiders

I recently read The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, a wonderful book. At first I really wasn't into the book just by looking at the cover and the description on the back. I guess people are right when they say don't judge a book by it's cover because I would have missed out on a great book if I had not read it because of it's appearance.

The Outsiders is a great book for both girls and boys. The book is about two gangs in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 50's or 60's. The two gangs are called the greasers and the socs, the greasers being the poor gang and the socs being the upper class. The story is told in the point of view of Ponyboy a greaser. The two gangs are always fighting and one day the fight goes too far.The Outsiders is an action packed book that I never wanted to put down plus the characters are described so well it seems as if you've known them forever that is why I find this book so great. I would highly recommend this book to 12 year olds and older.

Reading Time

Hey! Sorry I haven't posted in a really long time! Anyway since it is finally summer it means it is time to get my read on before school starts again and reading time gets swept away. I have already read five books and I hope to get reviews up soon on them. For school as a 6th grader going into 7th grade I am required to read 1-4 books from a list (your grade depends on how many books you read) and do a book review on the them. The list includes Journey To The Center of the Earth, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Outsiders, Gulliver's Travels, House on Mango Street, Prisoner B-3087, Lord of the Rings, The Sea-Wolf, Holes, The Book Thief, and The Foxman. That might help you if you don't know what book to read. If it doesn't help maybe my reviews on other books will help you or you can comment, with what your favorite genre(s) is/are and other books that you have read and enjoyed.

-The Book Nerd

Rules by Cynthia Lord almost finished!

School starts in just a week or so for me and I am very excited! I took a break from One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams and moved on to Rules by Cynthia Lord because it was my required summer reading book for school and I needed to get on it. So far Rules had been a pretty good book.
It's about a twelve year old girl named Catherine who has an eight year old brother who has autism. Catherine lives a not so easy life, she has to go to occupational therapy pretty much everyday with her brother and mother. Catherine lives a life thinking that she is not as important to her parents as David her brother is. The book talks about Catherine's struggles she has to get David to follow the rules such as no toys in the fish tank to make him be more normal so he doesn't embarrass her in front of others.

I can't wait to finish the book and find out how the great book ends. I will try to write a better review once I finish the book if I have time I might be too busy with school.

Thanks for Reading!

P.S. Please comment below if you have read this book or plan on reading it or anything else you would like to say! I promise I'll respond as soon as I can!

Summer Reading

 Summer is coming to an end and books have kept me busy! I am going to tell you what I've read earlier this summer. I will give you a link to Amazon where you can read the description of the book and maybe read it this summer when you still have time before it's the crazy school year again.

Chains by Laurie Anderson
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
The Secret Ingredient by Laura Schaefer
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Mick Harte was Here  by Barbara Park
Gingersnap by Patricia Reilly Giff
Snap by Alison McGhee
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff

I plan on reading two more books this summer One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia and Rules by Cynthia Lord.

What have you read this summer or plan to read this summer? I am very interested so leave your thoughts in the comments!

Umbrella Summer

Annie Richards was a normal, fun girl until tragedy hit her family. Ever since Annie's brother Jarod had a surprise death one Febuary morning, Annie has been very cautious. Annie no longer was like herself, she bought boxes and boxes of bandages a week to cover up just a scratch. Annie became so cautious that it was making her life and others not as fun. Annie couldn't live her life always worried of dying or getting sick. It takes a neighbor to change Annie's mind about how to live the rest of her life.


Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff
Age- 9-12
Awards-Texas Children Crown Award Nominee
If you liked Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff then you'll like Umbrella Summer

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

A teenage boy named Jacob begins a journey when his grandfather dies suddenly. Jacob's grandfather had always told Jacob, when he was little, stories about his childhood. Jacob's grandfather's childhood was fantasy-like though, full of levitating girls and boys who could hold boulders.  Jacob stopped believing his grandfather's stories until the afternoon his grandfather dies. Jacob and his dad go on an adventure to a barely populated island where his grandfather lived as a child during World War II.   In the large home where "peculiar" children once lived Jacob uncovers the truth of his grandfather's childhood through clues and a trip back to the past.


Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children , by Ransom Riggs
Age- Teens (for horror)
Awards-New York Times  #1 bestseller and many more
If you liked Divergent by Veronica Roth then you will like Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children