Lily's Crossing By: Patricia Reilly Giff (4)

Every Summer lily goes to Rockaway New York. But this summer-the summer of 1944-it's different because of World War II. Lily's dad is off at war and her best friend has temporarily moved to Willow Run, Michigan-a wartime factory town. When Margaret left she gave Lily a key to her house. The reason Margaret gave Lily a key to her house is to get up in the attic. The reason that was so special is because that is where the two of them use to hang out and write books.

Because Lily's dad is at was she lives with her grandmother who makes her take piano lessons over the summer. So, they drag the piano all the wall there.

Since margaret has moved Lily has no friends to play with. But, later one she meets Albert and they both find out they have alot in common.

Because of Winn-Dixie by: Cate DiCamillo (4)

India Opal Bluoni has just moved to Naomi, Florida with her father who is the preacher at the Open Arms Church of Naomi. India finds a dog in the Winn-Dixie supermarket that is being destructive. One man shouts, "Send that dog to the pound!" Opal can not let that happen so, she shouts, "That's my dog!" And thinks of a name quick, the name of the supermarket-Winn-Dixie.

All the people she meets that summer-she meet because of Winn-Dixie-and that's why I think the book is called that. She meet Otis who works at the pet store, and Opal starts to work there too, to save up money for a red dog collar for Winn-Dixie. Outside the pet store she meets Sweetie pie Thomas. Sweetie Pie really likes India's dog and in time India gets invited to her party.

India also meet Miss Franny Block at the Library who is always telling her stories. At the library she meets Amanda Wilkinson who she doesn't like at first but grows to like a lot.

India also meets the Dewbarry boys-Dunlap and Stevie, who are twins. The Twins tell her that their nieghbor Gloria Dump is a witch, but when Winn-Dixie goes runnung into yard India had to go get him. Winn-Dixie is found licking peanut butter off her hand and she and Gloria become friends too.

In the end all the people India made friends with over the summer have a party at Gloria's house and everyone becomes friends.

Holes by: Louis Sacher (5)

Holes is about a boy named Stanly, his father is trying to fond a cure for smelly sneakers. One day Stanly is walking home from school when some sneakers 'fall from the sky.' Stanly picks them up and runs becausehe think they might be the answer to his dad's smelly shoe problem. Turns out the shoes were the shoes recently stolen from the homeless shelter, which were Clyde Livingstone's (a baseball player) shoes he donated.

So, Stanley has the choice, go to jail or Camp Green Lake, a camp for bad boys. At camp Green Lake the boys dig Holes to 'build character', and that's where Stanley ends up. After awhile at Camp he be-friends a boy named Zero. (his real name is Hector, but everybody at Camp has a nickname) Together, Stanley and Zero find out the real reason the Warden wants them to dig.

Stanley and Zero run away from camp, and take refuge under god's thumb, they eat unions and drink water they dug up. When they find what the Warden is looking for, she wants them dead. Luckily for the warden a red spotted lizard bites the two, but, they survive because they have unions in there system and can't die with a bite.

In the end all the boys get to go home and Camp Green Lake is turned into a Girl Scout Camp! Now you might be wondering how are the boys digging on a lake well, it isn't a lake anymore but used to be, and there is a hole other story behind that...

This book is really interesting and i think even an adult would enjoy it!