Teddy Roosevelt: The People's President by Sharon Gayle

Biography
Did you know that one of our greatest presidents was weak and had poor health as a child? He suffered from asthma which makes it hard to breathe. He couldn't see far away stuff? Have you ever heard of Teddy Roosevelt? He's the man I'm talking about! I liked how he became strong and overcame asthma and other challenges. He became a rancher, police commissioner, military leader, and a governor. He then became vice president of the United States. When President Mckinley was killed, Teddy became president. It was an exciting time because airplanes, new inventions, cars, and movies were all invented in this time. I like these kind of things. The Teddy Bear was even named after him because he freed a bear that was captured. I liked this book. If you can breathe, have breathed, or will breathe, read this book!

-- c.s.b

Tony Hawk and His Team: Skateboarding Superstars by Lita Sorensen

Biography
If you love skateboarding, then listen to this. This book is called Tony Hawk and the Team. My favorite part is when Tony landed the 900 in one of the X-games. The X-games were totally different after that. I think that if you like skateboarding and learning facts, then this book is for you. This book gives you many facts about Tony's life and his talents. One of his talents was skateboarding he is really good and the book is too.

-- C.G.

Mark McGwire by Richard J. Brenner

Biography
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to throw a ball 90 miles per hour? Mark McGwire can do that. My favorite part is when it says that Mark could hit home runs as an eight year old. I like that because I wish I could do that. I recommend this book to anyone who likes baseball.

-- TSA

Taylor Swift: The Story of Me By Molly Hodgin, Riley Brooks

Biography
Taylor Swift is very famous. She is best friend with Selena Gomez. Taylor Swift won many awards since her first album hit the shelves in stores. Taylor Swift sold her first album when she was eleven

-- K.S.M

Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith

Fantasy
Babe is a remarkable pig. He was an orphan that learned to do great things. He was adopted by a sheepdog named Sky. Sky taught Babe how to herd sheep, This story reminded me of the time I helped with a cattle round up. I wish we had a trained dog or pig. You should read this book if you like funny animal stories.

--SRB

The Puppy Sister by S. E. Hinton

Fantasy
"Oh mom," she said and sat down where there wasn't any chair. Alesha ended up, splat, on the floor. Her mom fainted. That was funny! Alesha likes talking and if you like talking, you would like this book.

--S G

Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber by Tom Brokaw

Biography
It all started with two sticks of gum. When World War II ended, large quantities of food, fuel and supplies were having to be airlifted into the devastated city of Berlin, Germany. A non-stop train of cargo planes were taking off, landing, unloading and then taking off again to meet the needs of the German people. The black cloud of communism was threatening to envelop all of Berlin.

On one of his stops in Germany, Gail "Hal" Halvorson, a pilot of one of the cargo planes, needed to stretch his legs. He walked the perimeter of the airfield and encountered a small group a children outside the fence. Neither he nor they could speak much or each other's language, but their short visit was friendly and warm. As he was leaving to return to his cargo plane, he reached into his pocket and discovered two sticks of gum. He passed the sticks through the fence and the children carefully and calmly divided the gum between themselves. 

Hal promised to return with more and drop it to them on his approach on his next trip. Because so many planes were landing, he said he would wiggle his wings or rock the wings back and forth, to signal it was his plane.

Hal and his buddies devised handkerchief parachutes with candy attached and would drop them through the flare tubes on the plane. The candy drops became larger and larger. Eventually cargo planes of candy were being delivered to germany. Hal's work as the Candy Bomber has been attributed to breaking the blockade of Berlin. 

-- SRB