The Good Master

The Good Master, by Kate Seredy

Started 04.26.21 • Finished 05.05.21

"Cousin Kate is coming! But she thinks Father looks funny and thinks Jancsi is a girl. Kate pushes them off the wagon and steers it home. She won't drink milk, and ate two yards of sausages. She 'can't' get down from the rafters. Father tells her to stay on the rafters all night, then when Jancsi's asleep, Father puts Kate to bed. Jancsi's life was not interesting until Kate came. Jancsi promises to teach Kate to ride a horse. He does, and Kate screams, making Jancsi's horse scared, so it tried to throw him off. Jancsi and Kate have a race to the storm fence. Jancsi wins. They go to a round up and stop a stampede. Gypsies take Kate, and Jancsi and Father ride after them, and she is found. The gypsies steal a bunch of animals. She gets away from them and is found by Father. Kate's father is coming on Christmas! It was a dark and snowstorm afternoon. They hand out gifts. Kate's dad comes! They--really--make a Christmas tree."

Neph, age 10

When You Reach Me

When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

Started 04.19.21 • Finished 04.23.21

"The book is partly about time travel, the $20,000 pyramid, and a girl named Miranda. Many problems happen in it. One, Marcus (a boy) punches Sal who is a friend of Miranda in the stomach for certain reasons. Later Marcus and Miranda become part friends. Marcus has been trying to decipher time travel. Also a homeless person called the Laughing Man turn out to be an old Marcus, which means he figured time travel out. One thing about the book is that A Wrinkle In Time appears throughout it. 5 stars."

Timothy, age 12

The Yanks are Coming

The Yanks are Coming, by Albert Marrin

16/25 | Started 03.22.21 • Finished 04.23.21

"The book is about how our country joined the Great War. It told all the dangers in it. It talked about flying, trenches, how they got there, and battles they fought. A very detailed book with many pictures. A series of chapters talk about the lost battalion. Amazing book. 5 stars."

Timothy, age 12

"This book talks about the dangers of WWI. The air war, the land war, invasions, the Red Baron, and much more. Machine guns put on plane noses could cause a crash. Extremely dangerous gas shells can cause thousands to die. People like MacArthur, aka 'The Dude', York, and General 'Blackjack' Pershing, were great men of the war. The Red Cross was important too."

Neph, age 10