The Hidden Staircase

The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene is 182 pages.  It is a Nancy Drew mystery book. In The Hidden Staircase, Nancy's friend, Helen, has a mystery for her to solve.  Helen's Aunt Rosemary is staying with her mother, Miss Flora.  Miss Flora's house is being haunted.  At the same time, Nancy's father gets kidnapped and a man named Nathan Gomber is trying to buy Miss Flora's house.  Meanwhile, Nancy and Helen discover hidden passages and clues.  Their discoveries lead them to suspect Nathan Gomber may be behind everything.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is 186 pages. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan get sent to a Professor to get away from war. Lucy finds a wardrobe  and in the wardrobe is a magical kingdom. The kingdom is ruled by the White Witch. They go to war to win the kingdom back. Aslan, a lion, helps them in war.

Julie of the Wolves

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George is 170 pages. Julie of the Wolves is about a Eskimo girl who runs away from home. She gets lost without food and a compass. She comes across a pack of Arctic wolves and slowly gets accepted. After a while she gets food with help from her wolf friends.

The Good Dog

The Good Dog by Avi is 243 pages.  McKinley is the head dog of Steamboat Springs.  A wolf comes into town to try to get dogs to replenish her pack.  At the same time, Duchess, a greyhound, runs away from her cruel owner.  Redburn, a setter, and Redburn's owner offer to track down Duchess.  When Redburn, Redburn's owner, and Duchess' owner find Duchess, she is with the wolf.  Duchess' owner shoots the wolf and catches Duchess.  McKinley tries to help both Duchess and the wolf.



(second quarter books) The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild by Jack London is 134 pages (268 pages).  The Call of the Wild is about a dog named Buck.  Buck is used to the good life at a big house with his people.  Buck gets sent to the Arctic because people want heavy dogs to pull sleds after yellow medal is discovered.  The lead dog on Buck's team is Spitz who is a big, mean, nasty dog.  Spitz does not like Buck at all.  Buck defeats Spitz and becomes the lead sled dog.  After all this and many other things, Buck meets a wolf.

Camp

I had a awesome time at camp! My favorite class was the Miwok trail because I had so much fun. My favorite parts of Camp were seeing the ladybugs on the Rock your World class, seeing the deer on the Night Hike, and looking at the stars and seeing Cassiopeia.I don't know witch was my favorite part.Now whenever I go out side at night I can see Cassiopeia in the sky. I had so much fun!