The Devil’s Arithmetic

The Devil’s Arithmetic is a great selection. We liked this book because it talked about real life things and gave good information about the people, the concentration camps, Nazi soldiers and more.

It is bout a girl named Hannah who is Jewish and at her family seder, she had some watered wine, and was rewarded by getting to open the door to the prophet Elija. However, when she opens the door she sees a field and a strange man walking in it. Then she turns to look at her family and they are gone. In their place is a woman and an ugly little house. Where is she? Is she dreaming? Hannah is in a Jewish shtetle and she is now a girl named Chaya. She knew this name because it was her Hebrew name because of aunt Eva’s childhood friend, Chaya. However, she doesn’t know the horrors that await her.

The Teacher’s Funeral

This book was about a group of boys. The boys want to run away. Then a few weeks before they start school their teacher dies. They look for a new teacher. Then Russell’s worst nightmare becomes their teacher. They are always worrying.
I recommend this book if you like comedy, but if you think comedy is not funny, then you shouldn’t read this book.
I think this was a very funny book. Other people may think different.

Island of the Blue Dolphins

The main idea of this book is a girl named Karana, and her brother Ramo, get left on an island and Ramo dies so she is living on the Island of the Blue Dolphins by herself. Now she has to gather food and water to survive. Also, she has to find or make shelter for herself. She finds a wild dog and tries to kill it, but it lives, so she takes it back to her home and it heals and becomes her pet dog. Later on in the book her animal friend dies so she goes to scout for a new one. When she finds one she names it Rontualoo.
So I guess I can’t tell you if she goes to the main land with her tribe, but read the book and sooner or later you will find out what happens! I thought this book was pretty good and if you like history and fiction, (historical fiction) I think you might like it as well as me.

Hershey Club

Ms. Jones has a program called the Hershey’s Club. If you read ten books from different genres in one quarter of school (genres are different types of books) you get a huge Hershey’s bar! It is so enjoyable to eat a Hershey’s bar and read at the same time. Yumm!!! We will be so happy when we are reading more books eating a Hershey’s bar next quarter!