Summer 2010 Reads by Mrs. Fenwick





1. The Cardturner, by Louis Sachar. RF. 3 of 5 stars. Pp. 336.

In the note from the author, Mr. Sachar writes about being questioned by his wife and publisher about the craziness of writing a book about the game of bridge. He recalls them saying, “No one will want to read a book about bridge”, well, after having finished the book, I tend to agree with them! For me, it got way too detailed about the actual game, but I did love… Continue

It was nice to read the students thoughts and comments about all the books they've read. I hope other students will use this as a resource for choosing books! Well done, Team Katahdin!

I, too, loved the book Trouble. It was well written and it kept me reading!

Trouble, Gary D. Schmidt.

Realistic Fiction. # of pages 297

4.5 of 5 stars.

Reviewed by: Andrew T.



Imagine having your brother killed tragically in a hit and run? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Franklin. Henry must deal with the loss of his big brother. But, before that accident, Henry and his brother always wanted to go to Maine and hike Mt.Katahdin, but now that is ruined for everyone. Henry still wants to hike so he is plans on hitchhiking there and his best… Continue