Changer's Summer - Mike Lewis

Publisher:  Createspace

Pages:  178

Source:  Review copy in exchange for  a review
Genre:  Middle Grade, Science Fiction

In the past, scientists experimented and changed the environment and animals through technology and then they vanished.  We slowly figure this out when a changer begins to materialize one piece at a time in a barn.  There are several unique things about the world the author has created.  Rain is either green and goopy, or yellow acid rain.  Crops must be grown inside of barns.  animals talk, rats are able to reason and build ladders from crop material.  Changers have been traveling through time to"look" at their accomplishments.  Now they plan on making changes to "fix" their mistake.  When Tom and his friends realize the plans will make things worse.  they have to find a way to stop them.  The world was wonderful  The characters were great, the plot was slow but still interesting enough to make me want to read the second one.  I read this as an ebook, so I will wait until the second on comes out before I purchase them for my shelves at school.  The kids hate, as much as I do, waiting a year for a sequel.

Student Saturday: Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants

Student Saturdays are a way for me to showcase my student's book reviews.  Please be kind in your comments.  They are new at writing reviews.  Today's reviewer is Ruth.

The book was about this scientist whose name was Professor Poopypants.  The professor made an invention called Shrinky-pig 2000 which could shrink things. He also made a machine called Goosy-Grow 4000 that  made stuff grow.  Every scientific institution in the U.S. laughed at his name.  But, one day he saw that the school needed a scientist.  When he was there the kids just laughed at his name too.  A little later their teacher read the kids a story and the boys decided to make a comic book.  They printed their comic. Everything was okay until one kid left a comic in Professor Poopypants' class room.  He read it and thought his life was ruined.  He made a chart and had everyone change their name to a silly name.  When I read this story I thought about my sister's friend.  She had a funny name and when she introduced herself, everybody started laughing.  I really like the Captain Underpants books and would recommend them to all students because they are funny and have lots of action that kept me stuck to he book.

Winner of A Time For Peace

The Winner of   "A Time For Peace "  Cindy.  Please email me your mailing address and I will get your book out to you.