To Night Owl From Dogfish- By Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer

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Night Owl’s name is Avery Bloom. Dogfish’s name is Bett Devlin. These are two, totally random people, that don’t know each other in any way. Until their dads meet. Their dads are in love. Of course, they want their kids to meet, and like each other. So they are signed up for a summer camp. Together. They do not know each other, and they do not want to know each other. But, they end up knowing each other, and liking each other. That’s about the time the dads break up. I know! Rude, right? They go through all that trouble to get the girls to like each other, and they finally like the idea of living together, but then they decide, no! I don’t like you! So, the girls set up a crazy scheme to get their dads back together. I like this book, because it’s interesting to read a book made up of emails from different characters, rather than a traditional story. It really holds your attention this way. I also like seeing stuff from their perspective. You would think that since you can only see their email, you won’t fully understand the story, but they exchange stories, and are super honest with each other, so you do get to really get it. My favorite character is probably Bett, though it’s hard to choose between her and Avery.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julia Marks is not tall. But she refuses to say she's short. When her mom signs her up to be in a musical, Julia is sure she's going to hate it. Boy, how wrong she is. She learns a lot, makes amazing friends, and has tons of fun! I love how Julia talks about grown-ups, and my moms often wondered why I kept laughing out loud, at random times while I was reading this book.

Roller Girl- By Victoria Jamieson

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Astrid and her friend Nicole go to see a game of roller derby. Astrid loves it, and wants to play on the junior team with Nicole, but she doesn't realize that Nicole doesn't want to. Nicole is going to dance camp, with Astrid's arch nemesis... A girl named Rachel. Astrid soon realizes that roller derby is not easy, and she has to work crazy hard to be able to play in the bout. In the camp, she makes a friend named Zoey and she turns out to be much more loyal than Nicole. I like this book, because I like to roller skate, and if you do too, you might like this book! I also like that she pushes through the hard work of roller derby. This is also just a fun book that I really like!

Fish in a Tree- By Lynda Mullaly Hunt

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ally has a secret. She has Dyslexia, (which means it's difficult for her to read). She's never told anyone, because she thinks she's dumb, and it might sound like it, but think about this: no one has ever found out yet, and she is in the 5th grade. She has fooled a lot of smart people, including her brother, Travis, her mother, and a bunch of teachers. I like this book because it- like Out of my Mind- helps people have more empathy for those with disabilities. Ally is funny and smart, and it's fun to see stuff from her perspective! Both of my moms have read it, and they like it a lot too!

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