Librarian teacher discusses children's books. Students are encouraged to contribute their own book review or short summary of fiction or nonfiction books. This blog is of interest to 3rd through 6th graders.

The Secret of Zoom

Do you like books that have a bit of adventure, heroism, mystery and fantasy? Then this book is for you. Minnesota author, Lynne Jonell (author of Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat) has come up with plenty of clever ideas for this book. Christina's parents are scientists and she lives a secluded life in an old mansion. I hesitate to say too much about the story and ruin all the surprises for you. But as you can see from the cover illustration and the title, the two main characters have discovered a secret and are on their way to ....

Iqbal

The book Iqbal is about a boy who gets sold into slavery and works at a carpet factory. Iqbal has been working in a carpet factory since he was 7 years old. He was sold to a carpet factory, this carpet factory has a girl named Fatima. Iqbal inspires Fatima and gives her courage to try to escape. When Iqbal escapes he talks about the cruelty about what they do in carpet factories. Then he was murdered on Easter Sunday 1995 by his carpet factory master for speaking out.

Review written by Ellie S grade 5
Iqbal is written by Francesco D'Adamo