LCE 6th grade Electronic Book Review

1. Student Reviewer’s Name: Michael C.
2. Date of review of book: February 9, 2008
3. Complete Book Title: Can of Worms
4. Author of Book: Kathy Mackel
5. Year the book was published: 1999
6. Genre: Science Fiction
7. Student rating of the book (1 the highest, 5 the lowest): 1

8. Main conflict in the book:
Mike Pillsbury thinks he is from another planet because he does not fit in with the other children. He tells his few friends and neighbors fictional stories from his head, which are about aliens from other planets, but he does not realize that he will have to fight these aliens in the future.

9. Setting of the book: (place and time) Present-day on planet Earth

10. Main Characters and part they play in the book:
(1) Mike Pillsbury: a very intelligent boy who feels different from the other 7th graders.
(2) Katelyn Sands: the most popular girl in the 7th grade who likes Mike and eventually they fight aliens together.

11. Are the characters believable and interesting?
The characters are both believable and interesting because their personalities are a lot like the children that go to school today. Their unique personalities made them interesting.

12. One excellent direct quotation from the book:
“Fellow citizens of the galaxy: I do not belong on this planet. I am being held against my will, trapped by ignorance and cruelty. I am in desperate need of your assistance. Please help me, Mike Pillsbury.” This quote was said by Mike Pillsbury, and is on pages 54-55 of the book.

13. Good reasons to read the book:
People should read this book because it is very action-packed, dramatic, and it contains many twists, which change your perspective on a character.

14. Any reasons not to read the book?
If you do not like science fiction books containing extraterrestrial life than you probably should not read this book.

15. Did you like this book or not? And why….
I liked this book because of the interesting characters and how the book changed dramatically from start to finish.