A Doll in the Garden

Reader # 520 wrote: This book was a mystery story with a lot of suspense. It’s only for kids in grades 4 to 7. I recommend it to only kids ages 9 to 13 because it’s a little too short for older kids and has a lot of big words for younger kids. Grade: B

High School Musical 2

Reader # 530 wrote: I liked this movie a lot! It had singing, dancing, and romance. I recommend it to families. It is fun to watch. Grade: A

Camp Rock

Reader # 530 wrote: This movie was great. It had singing and dancing too! It is a good movie for all ages. I recommend it to everyone. Grade: A

Jurassic Park III

Reader # 98 wrote: When your son falls into a dangerous island full of unknown characters, what are you supposed to do? Con an expert on the area to protect you, ask your friend to set you up a ride, hire a photographer and you get a suspense filled movie! Grade: B

Harold and Kumar go to White Castle

Reader # 98 wrote: Hilarious! Brilliantly made one of the movies that will knock your socks out laughing. It’s insane for people of any age. Take two people from the unlikeliest races an you get this movie. All about one goal! To get to White Castle! Hilarious, racist, but awesome! Grade: A

Sugar Rune

Reader # 98 wrote: Chocolate and Vanilla are two queen candidates for the witch’s realm. Now they are sent down to earth to continue a competition to find out who wins and becomes the witch’s realm’s queen. Now what is Chocolate going to do when the ice prince, an evil man made by hatred and betrayal, returns and is after her? Oh my gosh! She’s in love with him! Grade: A

An Extremely Goofy Movie

Reader # 98 wrote: They’re back again! Max is in college hoping to beat the Gammas in the Ex-Games but then his father, Goofy, finds out he has to go back to college to get his degree to find another job after he is fired. He then meets Silvia, the head librarian at the college and they get together. Now he is recruited by the Gammas and is an active member. Now Max has to go against his father in the sport he is made to play! And now his father finds out that the Gamma’s have been cheating the whole time. Now what are the goofs to do? Watch and find out! Grade: A

A Goofy Movie

Reader # 98 wrote: Powerline, Max, TJ, Roxanne, and don’t forget Goofy! Max is in trouble for the millionth time this school year. It is the last day of school and it had to be the greatest and most memorable stunt ever done. He pulls though it in the beginning just to get caught in the end. Now Goofy is trying to get along with son and stir him away from the bad road. So he plans a last minute road trip! With Max lieing to the girl he likes he and his father are off to a fishing trip until Max changes the map. A hilarious combination of Max and Goofy as they go on their journey together. Grade: A

Love Com

Reader # 98 wrote: A girl who is too tall and a boy who is too short parks and awkward relationship as their quest for love keeps on pointing to the person they can’t stand each other! A hilarious story about two teens looking for love but because of their height problems they can’t seem to find anyone. A must read comedy. Grade: A

Fruits Basket

Reader #98 wrote: Poor Tohru Honda, no home, no family, well that is till she met some people of the Chinese animal zodiac then her life changes. Number one on the manga must read list. Grade: A

Hairspray

Reader # 98 wrote: Tracey Turnblad a short and stout teenager who has a love for dance in the 60’s is torn between color and white what is a girl to do when people are after her. Grade: A

Phantom of the Opera

Reader #98 wrote: A phantom lives and haunts the opera popular in Paris. He falls in love with one of the dancers whom he had trained in singing. Christine Daee. What is she to do? He scares her but she loves him, but not the way he loves her now. He wants to maker her his and only his romantic musical. Grade: A

An American Tale

Reader #98 wrote: Fivel goes with his family to America but gets separated from them in the boat. Now he has to go and find them. Now follow this little mouse on his journey to defeat the cats and go home. Grade: A

Doll House

Reader # 98 wrote: Long ago a man fell in love with a woman but she only used him. One day she found someone and didn’t come back. The man was lonely so he made a doll that looked just like her. He fell in love again. When the girl came back he dismissed the doll but the girl was married now, and her husband came and beat the man to death. The doll, he didn’t know, was possessed by a demon who fell in love with him. Now the story takes place in a doll house where the dolls kill the visitors trying to find the decendent of the man who killed her love, but now it is a female. Grade: A

Wowowee

Reader # 98 wrote: A comedic tagalog film that is a game show and yet isn’t at the same time. If you understand tagalong then this movie is perfect to watch. Grade: A

Shake, Rattle & Roll 8

Reader # 98 wrote: In the Philippines you rarely find good actors because many people are poor (only rich people are actors). Shake, Rattle, and Roll 8 is supposed to be a scary horror movie in the Philippines with good acting and graphics. In my opinion, a lot of people like it but I am not so crazy about it. Watch it and tell me what you think. Grade: B

Shutter

Reader # 98 wrote: The Japanese version is always the best from The Ring to The Eye. A man loves his wife but someone else loves him as well. What is a wife to do when that person shows up in their lives? And she is no longer alive! Grade: A

Apartment

Reader # 98 wrote: Slit, slit, slit, a cut here now a cut there, scream tears of happiness. Each time someone rented the apartment room they go crazy, first some cut themselves all over their body and die from blood loss, then someone commits suicide by jumping in front of a train. Now it is up to the apartment on how the next one will die. Will she escape her destiny? Grade: A

Jurassic Park

Reader # 98 wrote: After seeing the movie as many times as I have, the book isn’t as much fun. It is full of suspense, I give it that, but it doesn’t show much. Obviously the book is extremely different from the movie, but it is still about dinosaurs. Grade: B

Maroon 5: It Won't Be Soon Before Long

Reader # 98 wrote: After their album: Songs of Jane with songs like: “She Will Be Loved” and “This Love” it won’t be soon before long gets plummeted down just a notch. It’s still good, but not too much. Grade: B

The Mist

Reader # 98 wrote: The military opened a portal that couldn’t be closed and out of the portal were these evil creatures, whom tasted human flesh now aren’t going back since the sweet and bitter taste is just so inviting. Grade: A

February 29

Reader # 98 wrote: Are you afraid of the dark? And no, don’t mean R.L. Stein’s version of it either! I mean full-flooded darkness. Once every leap year she comes out, and for what you ask? To kill you! Don’t be caught without a light, don’t be caught looking at her face. She will look like you and stop at no end to kill you and you ask why? Because she is the murderer who died 27 years ago. Grade: A

Forbidden Floor

Reader # 98 wrote: The story plot might be a little corny, like the Grudge but the suspense and the acting makes up for it all! Korean movies rock! Grade: B

Shugo Chara

Reader # 98 wrote: Cute, with a capital C-U-T-E! This anime makes you pursue your dreams and want you to continue what you were doing and overcome whatever obstacles in the way. Grade: A