Holiday Wish List 2018
Recommendations from the 4th and 5th Graders at HMS
Fantasy
The Wild Robot There is a lot of excitement. -Ruby | The Bad Beginning The Series of Unfortunate Events series is exciting and scary. -Ethan | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child I think Harry Potter fans who don't have the Cursed Child will want to read it. -Kimia |
Wake Up Missing This book is about kids with some serious concussions. I thought it was good. -Sadie | A Hole New World It is a good book for fans and Minecraft lovers to read. -Kainyechi | Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior series This series is very interesting and there is a lot of adventure. -Max |
Keeper of the Lost Cities series I give this series a 4.8/5 rating. -Morgane | The City of Ember series It is a great book. -Jason | Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series It is funny, has action, and has Greek mythology. -Luke |
Black Panther: The Young Prince I recommend this book because it is very interesting. -Santino | The Land of Stories series The books are really magical and full of adventure. This series is written by an actor. -Sadie | Percy Jackson & the Olympians series This book is about Greek mythology and demigod kids fighting monsters. -Rowan |
The Land of Stories series
The books are really magical and full of adventure. This series is written by an actor. -Sadie
Fablehaven series It is all about fantasy and creatures and this girl who goes to her grandpa's who owns a sanctuary for magical creatures. -Hero | The One and Only Ivan I would recommend this book because I thought it was a cool book. -Emilie | Harry Potter series It is very interesting. -Sylvia It is one of the most amazing series of all time. -Maura *Look for the illustrated versions by Jim Kay that are available now |
Fablehaven series
It is all about fantasy and creatures and this girl who goes to her grandpa's who owns a sanctuary for magical creatures. -Hero
Spirit Riding Free series I recommend this series because I like horses and others do too. -Miah | Lemons Lemons is about two kids who try to find Bigfoot. -Lily | Seekers series It's full of adventure, somewhat violent, and a great choice for children who love nature and bears. -Carla |
The Wild Robot Escapes I recommend it because it is sooooooo good! - Paulina | The BFG It is very funny and it is one of my favorite books. -Caden | Whatever After series They are good and spark imagination. -Anastasia I recommend this series because I love reading fantasy. -Isabel |
The Series of Unfortunate Events Because they have a good story. -Siena | Miles Morales With the movie coming out soon this is the perfect holiday gift! -Mrs. Roy | 9 From the Nine Worlds: Magnus Chase I think if you like humor you would like this. -Leo |
Trapped in Battle Royale series For Fortnite fans | Masterminds This series has somewhat of a mystery with cliffhangers. -Andrew | Treasure Hunters Because it is by James Patterson and he's a really good author. -Owen |
Realistic Fiction
Forget Me Not I think this is an awesome book to give because it's easy to read, it's a book in verse, and it always leaves on a cliffhanger. -Ava | The Track series This series is very good because it has good books about people's lives. -Kendra Mrs. Roy read the beginning and I was in love. -Marcus | The Report Card I would recommend this book because it is about a girl who is smart but no one but her knows. -Levi |
Forget Me Not
I think this is an awesome book to give because it's easy to read, it's a book in verse, and it always leaves on a cliffhanger. -Ava
The Track series
This series is very good because it has good books about people's lives. -Kendra
Mrs. Roy read the beginning and I was in love. -Marcus
Greetings from Witness Protection It was very cliffhanging. When I stopped reading the book I was in shock. -Claire | The Great Treehouse War It's about kids standing up to their parents and about a girl whose parents are divorced. -Jaelynn | Just Like Jackie Because I have read this book and I think that my classmates will like to read it. -Alex |
Greetings from Witness Protection
It was very cliffhanging. When I stopped reading the book I was in shock. -Claire
The Great Treehouse War
It's about kids standing up to their parents and about a girl whose parents are divorced. -Jaelynn
Slacker It is a great book for kids who like video games. Cameron fakes an online website that the whole school joins! Find out what happens by reading it. -Natalie | Loser It is funny. -Jay | Posted It shows that bullying can be a horrible thing that happens in everyday life. -Shannon |
Wish If you like dogs you will love this book. -Sophia | Greetings from Nowhere I like this book because it hooks you in and you can't stop because it's so good. -Isabella | How to Speak Dolphin When I'm sad I can read the book and end up being happy. -Simone |
Rebound I would recommend this book to people who really like basketball and stories in verse. -Puru | One For the Murphys Because the girl in the book thinks she is strong for not crying but she learns it is not weak; it is human. -Ellery | Auggie and Me Because it makes you laugh and cry. -Violet |
Restart I've heard Restart is amazing and I really want to read it. -Reese This book is about a kid who has to restart his life after a concussion. -Brenna | Mayday This book is so good! - Reese | Cyclone It is a great book with amazing detail. -Claire |
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Any book by Judy Blume. - Taylor | Reformed I like this book because it seems like it could be true. -Devyn | Breakout It is a long and in depth story that will keep kids stimulated. -Andrew |
Historical Fiction
I Survived series This is a good series. -Myles | Some Kind of Courage This book is filled with adventure and friendship. -Margo | The Boys Who Challenged Hitler I recommend it because it has undercover stuff and sabotage. -Dominick |
The War that Saved My Life I think it's cool. -Sienna I like this book because it has twists and turns. -Corinna | Fever 1793 I think it's a very interesting book. If you like books about sickness this is the book for you. -Celina | A Night Divided I really enjoyed reading this along with all her other books! -Gabby |
The War that Saved My Life
I think it's cool. -Sienna
I like this book because it has twists and turns. -Corinna
Fever 1793
I think it's a very interesting book. If you like books about sickness this is the book for you. -Celina
Mystery
Spy School series It is very exciting with a lot of action and humor. -Onson | Nancy Drew Diaries They are really good! -Katharine | Mystery in the Mansion A choose your own adventure mystery! |
Magazines
Sports Illustrated Kids I recommend this for kids who like sports. -Miles | Motor Trend If you are a car enthusiast like me you will love this subscription. -Garrett | OWL magazine This magazine has something for everyone. -Lillian |
American Girl These are very interesting. -Mia | National Geographic Kids I recommend it because the magazines are informational and fun to read. -Penelope | Lego Club This magazine has a lot of Lego sets. -Leo |
Graphic Novels
All's Faire in Middle School If you like graphic novels and the Roller Girl book, you will like this because it is by the same author. -Lauren | Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild I recommend this book because the Dog Man series is super funny and it's really easy to read. - Paulina *This title is released on December 24th | Amulet For people who like adventure and cliffhangers. -Molly C. |
All's Faire in Middle School
If you like graphic novels and the Roller Girl book, you will like this because it is by the same author. -Lauren
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild
I recommend this book because the Dog Man series is super funny and it's really easy to read. - Paulina
*This title is released on December 24th
The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel series I recommend this because it has great surprises and things that make you happy and sad. -Julea | Sunny Side Up It's fun because there are memories that pop up like clues and at the end they all make sense. -Mira | Tintin classic graphic novel series Some kids might like this graphic novel series. -Tanner |
The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel series
I recommend this because it has great surprises and things that make you happy and sad. -Julea
Sunny Side Up
It's fun because there are memories that pop up like clues and at the end they all make sense. -Mira
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series It is a fun way to learn about history. -Patrick | Be Prepared Almost every kid loves graphic novels. I love this book. -Riley | Peanuts It is very funny. -Ryan |
Smile I recommend this book because it's very interesting and it's very fun to read. -Melissa | Sisters I would recommend this book because it is really funny. -Liv | The Breadwinner It shows the bravery of this one girl. -Emma |
Bone series This series is funny. -Jolie | Chi's Sweet Home This series is cute. -Jolie | Phoebe and Her Unicorn series I recommend this because most kids like unicorns and they will like this series. -Gaia |
Odd Duck It's funny. -Clara | Science Comics series (all different topics) Because they are awesome. -Miles | Big Nate series It's funny and a must-read series. -Donovan |
Hybrids
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series It is very funny and realistic. -Shelby | Dork Diaries series It is funny. If you don't like reading chapter books read this series. -Grace | The Last Kids on Earth series It is a very good book series and I think a lot of people will like it. -Dale |
Jack and the Geniuses series It is funny and has lots of facts about science. -Neal | Middle School series It is realistic and funny. -Otis | Stick Cat series For people who like the Stick Dog series. -Alan |
Nonfiction
Relentless: A Memoir If you like sports this is a good book. -Cooper | Hockey: Then to Wow! If you are interested in hockey, this book tells you all about hockey's greatest players, teams, coaches, and many more. I highly recommend this book. -Beckett | Guinness World Records 2019 |