Sunrise By: Karen Kingsbury Review

Poppy here! I recently read a book called: Sunrise by: Karen Kingsbury. And I will tell you about it.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT:   Dayne and Katy are planning their wedding and revelling in the relative obscurity living in Bloomington offers, even as they seek to hide the plans for their big day from the paparazzi. The realisation Dayne will still be required to film romantic scenes in his movies with other actresses places pressure on their relationship until Dayne comes up with a solution which has the power to either strengthen their relationship or destroy it.

WHAT I LIKED: I just love Karen Kingsbury as a writer! She just write so welly. (If thats a word...) So basically I loved it.

FAVORITE CHARACTER: Katy Hart.

LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: Hmmm......... I don't know. Maybe, one of Cody's friends that drink...... I don't really know I guess.

RATING: 5!

Yeah. So I'm reading the book and I'm like. 'C'mon! I just the whole series that came after this series?!'

Poppy

I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 By: Lauren Tarshis Review

Hey! One more book that I finished in an hour! So I have to tell you about it!

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT: George must be the luckiest ten year old boy around. Why? Because he gets to ride the unsinkable Titanic around. His aunt is taking him and his little sister, Phoebe, with her. Then the unthinkable happens. The Titanic hits and iceberg and water rushes in. George and his family is stranded in the middle of the ocean, on a sinking ship. He's always gotten out trouble before... but how will he survive this?
WHAT I LIKED: I liked that the author put some real facts about the ship and the things that actually happened in the book.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: How so many people died. I know that the author didn't add that in and that it's actually true. I still think its sad.
RATING: I would give it a 4. I liked it.

Poppy

Loving By: Karen Kingsbury Review

Hey! Poppy here! I recently read Loving by: Karen Kingsbury so I will tell you about it.

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT:The answers Bailey Flanigan once longed and prayed for are finally becoming clear. In Loving, the fourth and final book in the Bailey Flanigan Series by New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, Bailey is planning a wedding and making decisions that will shape her future. Bailey enjoys the beginning of her new career and time spent with Brandon while Cody faithfully coaches his team on and off the field. But has she agreed to marry the right guy? Will she spend her life with Brandon Paul in Los Angeles, or will her heart draw her back to Bloomington, Indiana and Cody Coleman, her first love? Bailey has learned much and grown over the years, but the greatest challenges, the richest joys, and the deepest heartaches are still to come. 
WHAT I LIKED: EVERYTHING!!! When it was ending and on the final chapter, I was like: WHAT?!? THE SERIES IS JUST STARTING! THEY JUST GOT MARRIED! IT CAN'T END NOW!!!! But after I finished, I settled down.
FAVORITE CHARACTER: TEAM CODY! Oh yeah! He was my favorite character from the beginning. And then I absolutely LOVE Baily!
LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: Andi. Sorry! I just can't believe her!! SPOILER ALERT! She can't date Cody! NOOOOO!!
RATING: 6! This was probably the best book in the series in my opinion.

Poppy

Half - Stitched Amish Quilting Club By: Wanda E. Brunstetter Review

Hey! Poppy here! I recently read a book called: Half - Stitched Amish Quilting Club By: Wanda E. Brunstetter and I will tell you about it.

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT: Amish widow Emma Yoder’s first quilt class brings the most unlikely people together. There’s Star, a young woman yearning for stability; Pam and Stuart Johnston, a struggling couple at odds in their marriage; Paul Ramirez, a young widower hoping to find solace in finishing a quilt; Jan Sweet, a rough and tough biker doing some creative community service; and Ruby Lee Williams, a preacher’s wife looking for relaxation when parish problems mount. But as these beginning quilters learn to transform scraps of material into beauty; their fragmented lives begin to take new shape with the helping hands of each other.
WHAT I LIKED: I liked everything. I really like Wanda E. Brunstetters books. I think I've read all of them.
WHAT I DIDNT LIKE: Carmen, SPOILER ALERT! who blames Paul for his wife's death.
FAVORITE CHARACTER: I think that Pam and Stuart are my favorite characters. 
LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: I didn't really like Star (Beatrice's) mom. She seemed like she didn't really care about Star at all.
RATING: I think i would give it a 4. I liked this book, but it wasn't like any of her other ones. 


Poppy

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by: Jeff Kinney Review

Hey! Poppy here! I recently read a book called: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by: Jeff Kinney. You've heard of it right?? Anyways, I will tell you all about it.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley. His mom bought him this "diary" so that he can write his feelings down for his first year of junior high. However, Greg doesn't like this idea at all. As he says, "Just don't expect me to be all "Dear diary this," and "Dear diary that."
WHAT I LIKED: I liked that it's written in like an actual notebook form. Like it has those line things like notebooks have. And it also sounds like completely true of what Greg say happens to him and everything.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:  Sometimes there was some things that wasn't very nice in it.
FAVORITE CHARACTER:  I love his best friend, Rowley!!! He seems so cool and if he was actually real, I would have out with him. I also like his little brother.
LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: His older brother. He seemed so mean.
RATING: I'd probably give this a 3. Because it obviously a boyish book and that sort of thing.

Poppy

Longing By: Karen Kingbury

Hey! Poppy again and I will tell you about the next book in the Bailey Flanigan Series.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Longing picks up where Learning ends. Bailey becomes closer to her one - time Hollywood star, Brandon Paul. Afternoons on Brandon's yacht and longs walks on the beach with him makes Bailey's head spin with her new feelings for him and it makes her wonder if her day with Cody are over. Meanwhile, Cod's work with the high school football team has brought him national attention. Will an unexacting loos be a turning point for Cody? And when he and Bailey find themselves together again for the first time in over a year, will honest prevail? And is so, will their brief time together be enough to help them find what they've been longing for?
WHAT I LIKED: Most things.
WHAT I DIDNT LIKE: When Cheyenne gets sick.
RATING: 5! This one was the saddest of all! :( :(

Poppy

Learning By: Karen Kingsbury Review

Hey!! Poppy here and I will tell you about a book called: Learning by: Karen Kingsbury that I recently read.

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT:  Learning, book two in the series picks up where Leaving ended. Cheyenne is still in the hospital and Bailey is still in Broadway. Cody is coaching a high school football team..... in and off the field. Cody finds his past catching up to him. Can distance really make the heart grow fonder? Or will Cody turn to others in his happiness? And in the face of tragedy, who will be there to provide comfort? Find out in the next Bailey Flanigan book.
WHAT I LIKED: EVERYTHING!!!!
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Spoiler alert!! That Cody and Bailey don't get back together! :(
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Team Cody all the way!!
LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: The musical directer person. She sounded kind of mean.
RATING: 7!!! Loved this more than i can describe!

Poppy

Leaving By: Karen Kingsbury Review

Hey! Poppy here! I recently read a book called, Learning By Karen Kingsbury and I will tell you about it !

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT:  When Bailey Flanigan gets an offer to go on Broadway and make her dreams come true, should she? Meanwhile, Cody Coleman starts to regret his decision about breaking up with Bailey in the first place. But in a life or death situation for Bailey and\or him and his mom would you have done the same thing?
WHAT I LIKED: Everything!
WHAT I DIDNT LIKE: Nothing.
AGE I RECCOMEND: Maybe 11 or 12. Theres not really anything bad in it. But there maybe some parts that younger children might not understand.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 11!!! Loved this book very a lot!!

Poppy

Fools Rush In By: Janice Thompson Review

I recently read a book called: Fools Rush In By: Janice Thompson. So I will tell you about it. 

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT: Bella Rossi's life is just starting to get interesting. When her Italian-turned-Texan parents hand over the family wedding-planning business, Bella quickly books a Boot-Scootin' wedding that would make any Texan proud. There's only one catch--she doesn't know a thing about country music. Where will she find a deejay on such short notice who knows his Alan Jackson from his George Strait? And will Bella ever get to plan her own wedding?

WHAT I LIKED: I liked how they talked ALOT about country music. Maybe that because I just LOVE country music??? :)

WHAT I DIDNT LIKE: I  didn't like how she kept talking in Italian and then she didn't tell you what she had just said.

RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 6!!! Again COUNTRY MUSIC!!

Poppy

Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker, Sealed With A Kiss Review

Poppy here! I just read another book and I will tell you about it.

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT: Lucy B. Parker's frister (friend\sister) is going on set to shoot a movie. And Lucy goes with her. Lucy has some fun times and not so fun times like when Laurel starts acting all superstar-ish and she gets ignored. But what will she do when she finds out that a big superstar has a crush on her?
WHAT I LIKED: Again I liked how it basically sounded like realistic. Just the way that the author wrote the book I guess.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I liked everything. I have no complaints.
FAVORITE CHARACTER: I like Lucy. She just seems to talk and think the same way that girls do today.
LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: I don't like the "pap" (papparazi) at all. Their always snapping embarrassing pictures of Lucy when she's with Laurel.
FAVORITE SCENE: I thought it was funny how she freaked out because she had blue hair.
AGE I RECOMMEND: I would say 11 or 12. Because they do talk about how she has a crush.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 5!!

Poppy

Girl vs. Superstar, Your Truly, Lucy B. Parker By: Robin Palmer Review

Hey everyone! Poppy here! And I'm going to tell you about the book I just read.

 WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: When Lucy B. Parker gets friend dumped right before school starts, she figures life can't get much worse. But then her mom announces that she's dating Laurel Moses' dad. THE Laurel Moses - The TV movie-music star whose face is one the cover of every magazine. Suddenly Lucy's life is turned sideways! Up until now, her main goal has been to just get through the day without totally embarrassing herself. And now she's going to be the less-pretty, less-talented stepsister of the most famous girl in the world.
WHAT I LIKED: Mostly everything.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I didn't really like that it wasn't that realistic.
AGE I RECOMMEND: 11 or 12 I guess.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 3 and a half.

Poppy

You Shouldn't Have To Say Goodbye By: Patricia Hermes Review

Hey Everyone!! Poppy here! I will tell about the book I just read.

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT: When Sarah and her best friend get bored, they always ask Sarah's mom what they should do. One day when Sarah hugs her mom and thanks her for giving them an idea, her mom winces. This is the first sign. As Sarah's mom battle's cancer, Sarah learns about the important things in her life. But when it's to late, what will Sarah do?
WHAT I LIKED: I liked that it was super realistic but very sad.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I didn't like I almost cried. Sometimes, people that don't have bad things in their life take this life for granted. What we don't realize is that people die every day.
AGE I RECOMMEND: 11 is probably a good age.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 5 stars. I liked this book which is why I gave it five stars.

Poppy

A Bride For Pastor Dan By: Katie Crabapple Review

Poppy here! I recently read this book and I will tell you about it!

WHAT THIS BOOK WAS ABOUT: Dan has been looking for a wife since he got out of pastor school. Anna is a woman who thinks that she is a girl who has nothing to offer to any man especially Pastor Dan. But what happens when he proclaims his love for her, will she accept him or run away?
WHAT I LIKED: I liked that it was a super short read. I think it was 15,000 words.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I didn't like that the story just left you hanging. That annoys me when authors do that.
AGE I RECOMMEND: It depends on what your mom or dad says. It doesn't have anything inappropriate and it doesn't have any swear words.
RATING: Well, since it kind of made me mad that it left me hanging then I say it is a 3 stars.

Poppy

Who, What, Wear? Second Allegra Biscotti By: Olivia Bennet Review

Poppy here! I recently read the second Allegra Biscotti book and I will tell you about it:

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: So how did she score the most inside info on the hottest party of the year? Because she's the hottest new fashion designer! Emma Rose is back with the second book! First of all she has to make six designs for the new surprise pop up store. Second, she has to make a dress for the most snotty girl in the high school. So this fourteen year old has to juggle, School, six new amazing designs and make a dress that she has to start everything new with. The second book is awesome!
WHAT I LIKED: EVERYTHING!!! Except.....
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Again I didn't like how when someone thinks it isn't the slanty thingy.
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Charlie. I like how he's laid back and doesn't really have a care in the world. Plus he comes with back up plans really easily.
LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: Ivana. She's the second most bratty girl in school. I don't like her at all.
AGE I RECOMMEND: Same as the other one.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 5!!!!!!!

Poppy

The Allegra Biscotti Collection By: Olivia Bennet Review

Poppy here! I just read the book called: The Allegra Biscotti Collection By: Olivia Bennet and I will tell you about it.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Emma Rose is fourteen years old and is in love with clothes. most people would say that when they first see people they notice thier faces but Emma Rose notices what thier wearing sometimes she doesn't even look t their faces. Her dad owns a Lace store and Paige Young is having her wedding and needs lace on her dress. (She is a Clothes Magazine Editor person and super famous in the fashion world.) She sees some of Emma's dresses and instantly falls in love with them. When Paige asks Emma where they are from will Emma tell the truth or make a secret identity? That's when Allegra Biscotti is born.
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE BOOK:  I liked that she was best friends with a boy and she didn't like have a crush on him or anything.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Again I didn't like that when someone would think something it would do the slanty thingy like this.
MY FAVORITE SCENE: When a soccer was accidentally kicked into her lap and she was sitting there like she was frozen in time. And then when the soccer team left, her friend said, "'Why did you just sit there liked you got tazed or something?'"
AGE I RECCOMEND: I guess you could be 10 if your parents say that you can read it. She has a crush and she does say 'Oh, God." like one time.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 5 stars!!!! I guess I liked it more because I love fashion. But I think that even though you might not like fashion you still could like it. But sometimes it was a little hard to understand when she would talk about when she was sewing something.

Poppy

Crispens Point By: Johannah Reardon Review

Hey everyone! It's Poppy here! I recently read a book called Crispens Point and I will tell you about it.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Charolotte moves to Crispens Point to get away from her past. Pastor Gordon is determined to stay a bachelor. But when they discover that they have feelings for each other why will they do?
WHAT I LIKED: I liked how she was a romance writer and young girls came to her for advice on relationships when she wasn't even dating anyone.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I didn't like that when someone would think something, it would be in quotation marks. like: "Oh great." So like when they would think something you wouldn't know if someone said it or thought it.  And sometimes she spelled a word wrong. Like she said: "Oh know."
RELIGION: Christian.
FAVORITE SCENE: I liked it when the pastor stood outside Charlotte's house behind a bush in a tornado.
AGE I RECOMMEND: I would probably say 11 and up. A teenager is pregnant and one is bulimic.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: Probably 2 and a half. It was a good book but sometimes I couldn't understand it very well.

Poppy

A Very Special Delivery Review

Hey everyone! Poppy here!  I recently read a book called: A Very Special Delivery By: Linda Goodnight.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Ethan Hunter is a single man with a growing baby. Meanwhile, Molly Mcrieght is a woman who's family fell apart when tragedy decided to strike. Her Great Aunt Patsy is the only one who will speak to her. But when an ice storm leaves Ethan and his little baby, Laney stranded with no where to go, will Molly let go of her fear or will she let it take over her?
WHAT I LIKED: I like that they all seemed real and it was kind of like they were talking to you.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I didn't like how almost every time that they would talk, the author didn't say who was talking. Like: "I know." It knid of bugged me.
MY FAVORITE SCENE: When, Ethan was in the easter play.He's sopossed to be all big and muscley.
RELIGION: Christian
AGE I RECOMMEND: 11 or 12 I guess. Whatever your parents say. They don't say any bad words or anything.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: Probably 4 and a half.
Well that's all!

Poppy

Color Me Dark: A Dear America Book Review

Poppy here! I just read a book called Color Me dark. And I will do a review on it for you.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Nellie Lee Love is an eleven year old girl that is growing up in 1919. As she grows up and matures, she learns why some of the white people do to colored people. when the war ends, she faces some sad things that happen to colored people in her family.
WHAT I LIKED: I liked that instead of having the author write scenes, she wrote diary entries. Because then it feels like the girl is talking to you instead of the author.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Not a lot really.
MY FAVORITE SCENE: When the aunt pulled people from the street into the grand opening of the funeral home.
AGE I RECOMMEND: Probably 11 and up. There is a person who gets stoned because he crosses the "line".  And the girl talks about people getting beat up and shot and stoned.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: Five stars. I really liked this book and I recommend it to anyone who  is looking for a good read the you can't put down.

Poppy

Go Figure By: Jo Edwards Review

I just read a book called Go Figure and I will tell you what it's about:

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Ever since she was outted as a "fat girl" at cheerleading camp in fifth grade, Ryan's been on a mission to to shed more than a few pounds. Lately she's also been on the hunt for a new relationship. Now that her ex-boyfriend is a rockstar - currently posing on the cover of Rolling Stone - Ryan seriously needs to move on. They haven't spoken months, but in the magazine Noah's wearing he bracelet Ryan gave him. she can't help wondering what that means... not that she wants him back or anything. No, Ryan's plan is to make the most of her senior year. After all, she's popular, funny, a talented photographer... she's got a lot going for her. so it's not all about losing weight or gaining a boyfriend. It's about getting what she wants. And it's about time. 

WHAT I LIKED: That her best friend was sort of overweight too. And the characters were described well too. 

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: That all she thought about was if people didn't like her because she was fat. 

FAVORITE SCENE: The End!!!!

LEAST FAVORITE SCENE: When she got yelled at, at her class that she was going to.

AGE I RECOMMEND FOR THE BOOK: 11 and up probably.

RATING OUT OF 5 STARS: 2. It wasn't my favorite book. 

Prom By: Laurie Halse Anderson Review

I read a book called Prom. I will tell you about it:

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: Ashely Hannigan's math teacher steals all of the prom money and Ashely has to help pull the Prom back together again. But when she cuts class and doesn't pay her library fines, and she gets kicked out of the Prom, what does she do? This book has lots of ups and downs.
WHAT I LIKED: I liked that all of her brother's got along well and that all of the brothers played with the dad.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I didn't like that the book was split up into different sections. It would say: 1. blah, blah, blah. You get the picture. And her boyfriend.
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Ashley's best friend. She just seemed to be really nice.
LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: Ashely's boyfriend. He was like a year older than her and just seem to be not nice at all. HE was trying to get her to do all this this stuff that was weird.
FAVORITE SCENE IN THE BOOK: When she sneaks into prom.
THE AGE THAT I RECOMMEND: Probably 11 or 12.
RATING OUT OF FIVE STARS: 2 and a half. I liked it but it wasn't my favorite one that I've read.

Poppy