Jedi Academy 3: The Phantom Bully by Jeffrey Brown

The third book in the Jedi Academy series was released on June 30th!  I got it yesterday and I read it all in one night.

This book is about Roan's third year at Jedi Academy where he finally gets good at using the force.   But bad stuff keeps happening at Jedi Academy and everyone is blaming Roan for it.  One of these things is that someone cloned their class pet and released them around the school.  There's also a new kid at school who is good at everything and she seems to fit in better than Roan does.  How does the rest of Roan's third year go?

I really like this book because all of the different things that happen to Roan are funny.  One of my favorite things is that each of the kids get their own personal Jedi master to teach them one-on-one and Roan got a teacher who doesn't think likes him.  I also really like this book because I like Star Wars and some of the characters from the actual Star Wars are a part of it.  It's also a good style of book with a mix of comics and writing.

Summer Reading Programs - Half Price Books

Half Price Books has one of my favorite summer reading programs.  In June and July, if you read 300 minutes, you can earn a $5 gift certificate to Half Price Books.  I read about an hour a day, so we went to get my June certificate!

Since we were already at the store, I wanted to spend my certificate to get some new books to read for July.  Here is what I picked:

• The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
• Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings
• ParaNorman by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
• And 2 bookmarks with the Toy Story Aliens and Lotsa on them

Check back soon for reviews on my new books!

EllRay Jakes is Magic by Sally Warner

EllRay Jakes is Magic is the sixth book in the EllRay Jakes series.

This book is about a boy named EllRay who finds out there is going to be a talent show at his school.  He and the other kids in his class think that they aren't going to well in the talent show.   They decide to pick the worst five acts in the class to make sure no one makes the talent show.  One of these acts is EllRay who decides he is going to do a magic act.  He thinks his tricks are too tiny and he might get booed off the stage.  What will happen to EllRay at the talent show?

I really like this series because in every book, EllRay has a new problem to solve.  In this book, I thought EllRay's problem was really funny when he tried to learn magic tricks.  I think this series should continue!

Tales of a Sixth Grade Muppet by Kirk Scroggs

This book is about a boy named Danvers who has a really bad life.  His dream is to be like the idol, the Great Gonzo, a muppet.  One night, he wishes that he could be like Gonzo.  Early in the morning, he sees a green flash of light, then falls back to sleep.  When he wakes up later, he has turned into a muppet!  What will happen in Danvers' new life as a muppet?

I thought this book was really funny because the Muppets are funny in general, but when a boy turned into a Muppet, that was really cool.  I also thought it was funny that his little sister tried to make money off him.

I can't wait to read the rest of these, we are going to go to the library next week to get them!

Squish the Amoeba series by Jennifer L. Holmes

The Squish series is about an amoeba named Squish who has to solve a problem in each book.  In the first book, he has to save his best friend Peggy from being eaten by a bigger amoeba named Linus.  In another book, Squish wants to have a new year and be cool, but he finds out that the cool kids aren't what he is hoping.  And in another book, Squish makes a friend at swim camp but doesn't think his new friend's jokes are all that funny.

There are six books in the Squish series so far.

I think the Squish books are really funny.  My favorite part of the Squish books is that he is a blob without legs and arms, but he wears regular clothes and can hold stuff!  A really cool fact that I noticed is that the Squish's hat changes to show the mood he is in.  I really hope the Squish series continues.

Jedi Academy Series by Jeffrey Brown

The Jedi Academy books are about a kid name Roan whose dream is to go to flight school.  One day, he gets a letter that tells him he didn't get into flight school.  He thinks his life is ruined and he'll have to go to plant school and be stuck on Tatooine for the rest of his life.  Then, Master Yoda sends him a letter that invites him to Jedi Academy!  These books tell about the adventures that Roan has at Jedi Academy.

In the first book, Roan tries to fit into Jedi Academy and learn to use the force, but he's having a lot of trouble.  In the second book, Roan has a lot of new problems at Jedi Academy and two of his best friends aren't even talking to him.  There is a third book coming out soon!

I like these books because they are a combination of story and comment, and it is like Roan is writing the story in his notebook.  I also like these books because Roan has a lot of cool, funny adventures.  I like that there are some of the regular Star Wars characters but Roan and his friends were made up for these books.

DC Super Heroes Origami by John Montroll

DC Super Heroes Origami 46 Folding Projects for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and More! by John Montroll is a preview copy from NetGalley.

This book teaches you how to make origami with different DC superhero patterns.  Some of the patterns are the Riddler's cane, a Batarang, Wonder Woman's invisible jet, Superdog, and lots more.  There is also special paper to make all of your favorite DC superhero characters!  My favorite one is the Batarang because you fold it so many times, it gets thick enough to throw.

I like this book because I like folding origami but I didn't know to fold superheroes before.  This book taught me how to make lots of new patterns.  I think that kids who like to do crafts would like this book and kids who like superheroes might like to learn something new to make.