Good the Goblin Queen by Becket

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

This was a fun book to read.  First, you have a young girl who lives in a treehouse with her parents. Her parents just happen to be orangutans.  She has to hide her books because if not her parents will eat them. Can you imagine such a tragedy happening?  One night Good wishes upon a shooting star to have a different life.  She is turned into a Goblin.  From this point forward she goes from one adventure to another.  She learns how to deal with problems as they come up.  She learns to act wisely instead of just jumping in.  This is what makes her a wonderful Queen.  There are lessons all the way through to be learned.  They aren't forced.  Kids will be able to associate parts of their lives with these lessons.  The drawing inside are wonderful.  The cover is just a sample of what is help between the pages.  I proudly put this on my schools shelves.

Bonners Fairy by Elizabeth A. Patterson

Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinons expressed here are my own.

From Goodreads:
So far, life has been pretty ordinary and dull for fifteen-year-old twins Henry and Haley Miles. But after their father purchases a large estate in northwestern Idaho, they are thrilled to begin a new adventure in the mountains. Little do they know that their lives are about to change forever. As soon as Henry and Haley are introduced to the diverse group of mysterious characters that inhabit the small town of Bonners Ferry, they learn of a tragedy hundreds of years ago that spawned the kind of legend that has always kept the locals wary and suspicious. It is not long before the twins stumble upon a map and an unusual key that leads them through a portal to another time, and a world filled with mystical creatures. As a princess pleas with the teens to rescue an innocent family from a fate worse than death, they soon uncover not only the secrets of the past, but also the mission of evil beings determined to win at all cost.

In a strange world filled with magic, wonder and beauty, Henry and Haley must abandon their childlike innocence and demonstrate to everyone all the ways humans can overcome seemingly impossible odds.

My Thoughts:
This is a book that old and young will like.  We meet twins Hayley and Henry.  Their adventure starts when they find a map and a key. The key fits a portal into another world.  This was the point where I was hooked.  The world building is great.  It is a world you want to stay in. You have a set of fairies battling evil. Then you have characters that for the most part are believable and that you find you will like almost instantly. The fact that the story has that wonderful magical element to it makes it a book that you want to stay in. Sadly it ends leaving you hungry for what hopefully will be a second book. Since I've given my opinion on the book I will happily say I believe my middle school students will enjoy it as much as I did; especiall my fantasy lovers.

Student Saturday: The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble

Student Reviewer: Amari B.
Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction

This book is a historical fiction book.  It is about a girl named Abigail Faulkners. In the beginning Abigail is punished because she was racing. While she was running she was being inappropriate by making her skirt flap everywhere showing her legs. Then all of a sudden, her dad starts acting crazy and saying crazy things like someone was after him. This book felt very emotional to me because the family has to suffer because of the dad's actions. How would you feel if you had to deal with soemone like that? I would recommend this book to people who would want to sacrifice themselves for anyone or anything.