I So Don't Do Mysteries

I So Don't Do Mysteries  By Barrie Summy

***** 5/5 stars  Mystery
Sherry's mom, who was a police officer, died in a drug bust. Now she is back, as a ghost and she needs Sherry's help. For ghosts there are two options for the afterlife. She could've gone to the Academy for Spirits, or she could've become an animal. Sherry's mom decided to go to the Academy. Now she is in danger of flunking out of ghost school, unless Sherry helps her solve a mystery. Sherry would like to help, but it is hard to balance a normal seventh grade life and solve mysteries for ghosts.

Summer Reading List

Summer Reading List

·        The Cabinet of Wonders  By Marie Rutkoski

Petra's  dad worked for the prince for a couple of years. When her dad came back, his eyes were gone. They were stolen by the prince. Determined to get her dad's eyes back, Petra embarks on a dangerous journey.

·        Heck, Where the Bad Kids Go  By Dale E. Baye

Heck is about two siblings named Marlo and Milton Fauster. After they were killed in a marshmallow explosion, they are sent to Heck. Heck is an underworld for bad kids. Willing to risk their lives (or spirits), the siblings will stop at nothing to get out.

·        Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer  By John Grisham

Theo Boone dreams of being a lawyer.His dream comes true when someone commits a crime. A perfect crime, leaving no evidence. Theo wants to prove that the accused is guilty, but the only witness is too scared to speak up.

·        Heart of a Samurai  By Margi Preus

This book is about a boy named Manjiro. Manjiro was raised in Japan where he was taught that outside of Japan, there are barbarians and monsters. One day Manjiro is stranded on a desert island with some friends. They are rescued by Americans, "barbarians". The farther Manjiro strays from his home, the more he discovers new places. No matter how fascinating the other places are, Manjiro still wishes to return home but Japan won't let foreigners in. Even if Manjiro makes it back, will he be greeted, or despised for associating with the "barbarians"?

Here are other books I think are good summer reads, but I already have reviewed them.

·        The Hunger Games  By Suzanne Collins (reviewed in February)

·        Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder  By Jo Nesbo (reviewed in January)

·        Gilda Joyce Psychic Investigator  By Jennifer Allison(reviewed in January)

·        School of Fear  By Gitty Daneshvari (reviewed in January)

Gilda Joyce Psychic Investigator

Gilda Joyce Psychic Investigator   By Jennifer Allison

    

***** 5/5 stars      Mystery

I really liked this book. It was funny and exciting and Gilda is a very interesting character to read about. When Gilda is visiting a relative's house she meets Juliet, the girl who lives there. Juliet's Aunt Melanie committed suicide when she jumped out of a tower and died. Juliet now thinks that she haunts the house as a ghost. Gilda thinks that Melanie is trying to tell Juliet something which leads them around San Francisco to solve the mystery. I liked the end because it made it feel like ghosts could be real and also that they aren't. It was a very good  book that was very exciting.