| Name (First Name, Last Initial) |
| Wayne WR |
| Age |
| 10 |
| Book Title |
| Hereville, How Mira Caught a Fish |
| Author(s) |
| Barry Deutsch |
| Genre |
| Fantasy Action/Adventure Mystery Graphic Novel Drama |
| What is the setting of the book? |
| It takes place in and around Fruma’s house, who is Mirka’s stepmother. The house is in a neighborhood with a forest behind the house and a lake and river nearby. |
| Who is/are the main character(s)? What are they like? |
| Fruma is strict but kind stepmother, who gives no punishments even if they do something bad. Mirka is the main character who helps her sister Layele work through being jealous of how smart other people are. Mirka is also learning how to babysit. Layele is Mirka’s little sister. She has a big imagination, but frustrates other people, because she sees the world a little different. Zindel is Mirka’s step brother. He is stern about things and focuses on math and his studies. Rochel is very similar to Zindel. They both like math and studying. She however is very nice to everybody. |
| What is the conflict of the story? |
| The main conflict involves a wishing fish. During an argument Mirka pushes her little sister into a river and an angry wishing kidnaps her. Mirka has to fight to get her sister back and uses a magic hair band to travel back in time to learn more about the fish. She finds out her stepmother had problems with the fish 35 years ago and that’s why it was holding a grudge. |
| What was the conclusion of the book? |
| Mirka eventually tricked the wishing fish and forced him to promise that he would hurt anyone again or trick them with wishes again. |
| While reading the book, what were your emotions? |
| I was disappointed in the fish, a wishing fish sounds like a cool thing but this one used its powers to trick humans and cause harm. I was also sad for Mirka because she lost a lot of things in the story, including her parents. |
| Do you think the book had a moral? If so, what was it? |
| I think the moral was to be careful what you wish for and to be happy with the things that you have. |
| Star Rating |
| Selected Value: 4 (0 min / 10 max) |
| Why did you give the book this rating? |
| It was just kind of an ok book. Like I kind of wanted to read it and find out what happened but not really. |
| What was your favorite/least favorite part? |
| My least favorite parts where when Layele would taunt her sister Mirka or talk to her with a lot of sass. |
| Would you recommend this book to others? Why? |
| I wouldn’t recommend it, it just wasn’t my fave. |
| How much action was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 6 (0 min / 10 max) |
| How much drama was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 2 (0 min / 10 max) |
| How much humor was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 0 (0 min / 10 max) |
| How much suspense was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 1 (0 min / 10 max) |
Book Report: Hereville, How Mira Caught a Fish