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