Many students introduced themselves and shared their favorite books. Common favorites included Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas for its action and suspense, Friday Barnes, Girl Detective for its mysteries, and Front Desk for its relatable storylines. Other popular picks were A Boy Called Bat for its cute animals, Serafina and the Black Cloak for its scary fantasy elements, and Inside Out and Back Again for its perspective on immigration.

1. Introducing
Ethan
from TVT
My favorite book is Inside Out and
Back Again. The book tells a very
touching story of Ha and her
brothers and mother. Their
adventures to get to the U.S. made
the story the best one I have ever
read!

2. From TVT
My favorite book is The
Losers Club. I thought the
book was really funny. I
especially liked the part
when Alec won the bet
with Kent! I also really
liked the ending.
Introducing
Reilly

3. Introducing
Gilah
From TVT
• My favorite book is Addison
Cooke and the Treasures of the
Incas. The book held me in
suspense and had a lot of action.
There were also heartpounding,
humerous scenes!

4. Introducing
Natalie
FromTVT
My favorite book is
Friday Barnes, Girl
Detective. Friday
reminds me of
myself! I like to look
into details.

5. Introducing
Harper
FromTVT
A Boy Called Bat is my
favorite book. I love the cute
baby skunk Thor! He is
adorable! I also love vanilla
yogurt, and it was so
tempting not to eat yogurt
while reading.

6. Introducing
Maya
From TVT
• My favorite book is Addison
Cooke and and the Treasure of
the Incas. The book was full of
action and adventure. I never
knew what was going to happen
next!

7. Introducing
Lucy
From TVT
My favorite book is Escape
From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.
It was very surprising because
there were different games and
different risks.

8. Introducing
Kayla
From TVT
• My favorite book is Front
Desk. I love the storyline and
problems Mia faces in this
book. Also, I love that Mia
perseveres to get the motel.

9. Introducing
Noah
From TVT
My favorite book is Friday Barnes,
Girl Detective. Mysteries are my
favorite genre as they have more
action. The book exceeded my
expectation for this book.

10. Introducing
Catherine
From TVT
My favorite book is
Addison Cooke and the
Treasure of the Incas. It
is kind of a detective
story and it shows a lot
of teamwork.

11. Introducing
Shawn
From TVT
My favorite book is Front Desk
because it includes China AND
Disneyland! Both of my two
favorite places…in one book!
I also liked Stella by Starlight.
It helped me with my Civil
Rights test!

12. Introducing
Olivia
FromTVT
• My favorite book is Inside Out
and Back Again. This book was
very interesting as it showed me
a different perspective of other
nationalities trying to be
accepted in the United States.

13. Introducing
Season
FromTVT
My favorite book is Serafina
and the Black Cloak . It was
very exciting with all the close
run-ins. It kept me in suspense
until the end.

14. Introducing
Alex L.
From TVT
• My favorite book is Friday Barnes, Girl
Detective. I like how she is able to work
independently and still be able to solve
detective problems. I also really like her
name! It’s really cool that she doesn’t need
to listen in class and just gets to read
detective comic books.

15. Introducing
Carlen
FromTVT
• My favorite book is Addison
Cooke and the Treasure of the
Incas. It is an exciting book,
with a great plot, and
wonderful story. I really liked
this book.

16. “My favorite book is Serafina
and the Black Cloak. I like
fantasy books and scary
books. This book kept me
sitting on the edge of my seat!
Introducing
Everett
From TVT

17. • My favorite book is Friday
Barnes, Girl Detective. The book
is full of different mysteries that
Friday always had to solve, so
that I was always interested to
know what came next.
Introducing
Micah
from TVT

18. Introducing
Daniel
FromTVT
My favorite book is Front
Desk. The author always
kept me on my toes. I
always thought she would
get caught for something.
Instead her pants were
taken away! (They weren’t
hers to begin with.)

19. Introducing
Derek
FromTVT
• My favorite book is Addison
Cooke and the Treasure of the
Incas. The book was very
suspenseful and I liked how witty
and clever the kids were.

20. Introducing
Chloe
From TVT
My favorite book is Friday
Barnes, Girl Detective. Friday is
an amazing girl. I loved all her
adventures, and “stunts”.

21. Introducing
Zoe
From TVT
My favorite book is
Front Desk. It is kind
of realistic and it made
me feel like I was in
the book.

22. Introducing
Ryan R
From TVT
My favorite book is
Addison Cooke and
the Treasure of the
Incas. I like
adventure books,
and I loved that the
characters had to
find things.

23. My favorite book is
Addison Cooke and the
Treasure of the Incas. It
was a fun and
adventurous book with a
lot of action!
Introducing
Ryder
from TVT

24. Introducing
Vanessa
From TVT
My favorite book is
Friday Barnes, Girl
Detective. Ian was
tied to a chair. He
did a back flip and
broke the chair! I
thought that was
hilarious!

25. Introducing
Alex Y.
from TVT
My favorite book is Front
Desk. This book is about a
young girl who (along with
her family), does not have
a lot of money. At the end
of the book, they are quite
successful.

26. Introducing
Evan
from TVT
My favorite book is Addison
Cooke and the Treasure of
the Incas. The book had a lot
of action, so I personally
liked following Addison and
his band of characters
around the world.

27. Introducing
Alex.Yur.
from TVT
My favorite book is Eleven.
On 9/11/2001, my cousins’
grandpa died in the World
Trade Center. The book was
very important to me.

28. Introducing
Ryan Z.
from TVT
My favorite book is
Addison Cooke and
the Treasure of the
Incas. The book was
very adventurous
and kept me in
suspense until the
end!

29. Introducing
Annie
from TVT
My favorite book is
Serafina and the Black
Cloak. The book is very
creative and fun! I also
like “horror” stories.

30. Introducing
Julian
from TVT
My favorite book is Mrs.
Frisby and the Rats of
NIMH. The book is
adventurous, and I love
how Mrs. Frisby does
whatever she can for her
children.

31. Introducing
Amitai
from TVT
My favorite book is Wishtree.
The book shows how the
animals name themselves,
and the story gives a
different perspective from
the animal’s point of view.

32. Introducing
Amy
fromTVT
My favorite book is
Front Desk. Mia was
about the same age
as me, but she
accomplished so
much, and struggled
to fit into a new
country.

33. Introducing
Emily
from TVT
My favorite book is Front
Desk. This book relates to my
life. The feelings in the book
are also some of the feelings
that I have about America.
The story kept me very
interested.

34. Introducing
Liam
From TVT
My favorite book is A Boy
Called Bat. I love to read
animal books! This book
is about animals. I loved
Thor- he was so cute!

35. Introducing
Leah
from TVT
My favorite book is
Serafina and the
Black Cloak. The
book was scary, and
I love scary books!
Also, I love animals,
and there were
animals in the story.

36. Introducing
Rebecah
from TVT
My favorite book is A Boy
Called Bat. The book was
very exciting, and it had a
mix of sad and happy parts.
I also thought the skunk
was very cute and the
mom’s advice was very
entertaining.

37. Introducing
Mason
from TVT
My favorite book is
Eleven. It is a very
interesting book. As
I wasn’t born at
that time, I don’t
know a lot about
9/11.