The Perfect Star

Released in 2019, The Perfect Star by Rob Buyea is the third and final book in the series.
The Recruits, Randi, Gavin, Natalie, Scott and Trevor are back for their final year of middle school. During their eight grade year they face many challenges including bullying, injuries, arguments, death, financial concerns and even running away. 
Randi loves gymnastics but when she gets a bad injury she is forced to have a rest from it, and isn't happy about her mom's boyfriend. Gavin is excited to finally have the chance to play in football games but an accident at home occurs and he is worried. Natalie is doing the morning news broadcast and is ready to solve any problem that gets in her way. Scott soon figures out a new talent and starts helping on the football field. Trevor had a fight with his best friend so he tries to fix things but it doesn't get better it just gets worse. Can The Recruits get through all of these problems and remain friends?
I recommend this book to 4th graders and up. 

The Perfect Secret

Are you looking for a fascinating sequel? Did you read 

The Perfect Score and love it? The Perfect Secret by Rob Buyea is a chapter book and the 2nd book in The Perfect Score series. I would recommend not reading this book review if you are planning to read the series. 

Gavin joins the football team and is excited to start but his coach, Coach Holmes refuses to let Gavin play in games. Randi is going to an elite gymnastic camp and finds out a family connection.  Trevor's older brother, Brian is finally out of the house and Trevor is so happy but he realizes that his brother wasn't all that bad. Scott is working for the school newspaper and soon finds him in a nest full of lies. Natalie wants to figure out why Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Magenta no longer speak to each other. I recommend the book to 4th graders and up.  

The Perfect Score

The book The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea is about the friendship of five kids who call themselves The Recruits. 
Randi is under pressure because her mom wants her to be an amazing gymnastic player. Gavin is obsessed with football but is  nervous about trying out for the team. Natalie loves following the rules but this year she is going to break almost all of them. Scott is a brainiac but has a huge heart for his grandfather. Trevor acts tough and mean but in the inside he is pretty nice. The statewide assessment tests are coming up, no one likes them at all even their teacher Mrs. Woods but soon they will break almost every rule in the rule book. I recommend this book to 4th graders and up. 
  

Auggie and Me

Did you read Wonder and love it? Then Auggie and Me by R.J. Palacio is for you! 
In this book you get the bully Julian, Auggie's old friend Christopher and Auggie's classmate Charlotte's perspectives. In Julian's chapters the reader will learn that Julian isn't so mean. In Christopher's chapters the reader will learn about Auggie's old friend. In Charlotte's chapters the reader will learn about Charlotte's friendship that she thought she would never have.  
I recommend this book to 3rd graders and up. 

Wonder

Are you looking for a book about acceptance? Then look no further. Wonder by R.J. Palacio is just the right book for you! 
In this book there are many perspectives including Auggie's, his friend, his older sister Via and more! August Pullman has Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) which affects the development of bones and facial tissues. After years of home-schooling, Auggie starts 5th grade at Beecher Prep Middle School. Mr. Tushman (The principal of the school) introduces him to three kids, Charlotte, Julian, and Jack before the first day of school. When the first day of school arrives Auggie is feeling nervous and excited at the same time. Auggie wants nothing more than to be treated like an ordinary kid but as he soon realizes, no one can get past his facial differences. Can Auggie find a way to fit in? Or will he be bullied all year?
I recommend this feel-good book to 3rd graders and up. 

A Light In The Attic

Are you looking for a book that has amazing poems?  Then A Light In The Attic by Shel Silverstein is for you!
A Light In The Attic is filled with marvelous short poems. A majority of the poems will make you laugh out loud. One example is when someone makes a homework machine, but it doesn't work because a baby is sitting in the machine doing the homework. Another example is where a boy can't afford stuff like an outboard, a skateboard but all he can afford is a board. (Get it, because he is bored!) I recommend this book to early elementary and up.   

  

Absolutely Almost

The book, Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff is an amazing chapter book about a 10-year-old boy named Albie.  
Albie wasn't the fastest, or the smartest, or the tallest. Actually, Albie wasn't good at many things  It was always, "Almost Albie" or
"Keep on trying Albie." When Albie moved to a new school, he wondered why he had to go to a new one. He was very depressed that he had to leave his best friend, Erlan, behind. Finally at his new school he made a friend named Betsy. Betsy has a stuttering impediment.
It wasn't until Albie got a new babysitter named Calista that he started to realized all of the things he was good at. Calista helps Albie find many talents he never thought he had. What will Albie learn? I recommend this book to 3rd graders and up.