In this section a sampling of students from Alaska schools tell us in their own words about their favorite books.

Chugach Optional Elementary School

Genevieve, Grade 5 Review of A Girl Named Disaster, by Nancy Farmer	Lauren, Grade 5 Review of Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements	Amanda F., Grade 5 Review of Double Fudge, by Judy Blume	Nathaniel Cox, Grade 6 Review of Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
Sydney, Grade 6 Review of Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink	Mariah, Grade 5 Review of Ballad of Lucy Whipple, by Karen Cushman	Zack, Grade 3 Review of Ramona's World, by Beverly Cleary	Katy, Grade 3 Review of Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Hannah W., Grade 4 Review of The Black Stallion, by Walter Farley	Jack D., Grade 3 Review of Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, by Eoin Colfer	Nathaniel Rubin, Grade 4 Review of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi	Amanda Bigelow, Grade 4 Review of Watchdog and the Coyotes, by Bill Wallace
Mali, Grade 4 Review of Mossflower, by Brian Jacques	Annilisi, Grade 4 Review of The Bug Dictionary, by Jail Baily	Laura K., Grade 3 Review of Catherine Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman	Ellie, Grade 4 Review of The Silver Blades, by Melissa Lowell
Nathaniel, Grade 5 Review of Ereth's Birthday, by Avi	Kendall, Grade 4 Review of Akiko on the Planet Smoo, by Mark Crilley	James, Grade 5 Review of The Black Cauldron, by Lloyd Alexander	Jordan, kindergarten Review of Dogzilla, by Dav Pilkey
Ryan, grade 5 Review of The Cay, by Theodore Taylor	Dave, grade 3 Review of Mummies in the Morning, by Mary Pope Osborne	Maia, grade 4 Review of Harry Potter Books, by J.K. Rowling	Christina, grade 3 Review of The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norman Juster
Mallory, grade 6 Review of Bloomability, by Sharon Creech	Evan, grade 4 Review of Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls	Simone, grade 1 Review of Junie B. Jones Series, by Barbara Park

Photographs on the Chugach book review pages are by Alice Knapp.