Laws Book Reviews: November 2011

Directions for Reviewing a Book

In order to get credit for the review all entries must be between 5-8 good fifth grade sentences. If not, it will not be published and you will not get credit for the book!! (The title and author do not count as sentences!)

A good review SHOULD include:

A description of the content of the book and how it compares to similar books.

A detailed account of your thoughts going into your ratings. (for example: I only gave the story a 3.5 rating because ... )

Suggestions on what you might have done to improve the book:

alternate endings

authoring from a different character perspective

A good review SHOULD NOT include:

spoilers: any story information or details that might detract from a readers enjoyment of the book.

profanity and/or derogatory comments; only constructive criticism please.

simple opinions: we would like to know WHY you liked or disliked the book.

A good review MAY include:

comments on the illustrations when available:

what form were the illustations (example: drawings, watercolors, etc.)

did you enjoy the illustrations and why?

were the illustrations appropriate and why?

did the illustrations add to, or detract from, your overall enjoyment of the book?

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Dexter the Tough