Abandoned by her mother years ago Opal , a 10-year-old girl, moves with her preacher father Jeff Daniels to a small town in Florida. Lonely and missing her old friends, Opal is exited to find companionship with a rambunctious little dog she names Winn-Dixie, after the store where she found the pup. I made a connection to this book by also liking dogs. I gave this book a 5 star because about the hard life of a young child.

As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him. I made a connection to this book by having a hard time in life. I gave this book 5 stars because how amazing it was its hook was good and I kept wanting to read it.

This book is about botanist Mark Watney he went on Mars with his crew but a satellite crashes into him and he is hurt pretty bad he wakes up and finds out that his crew left him on Mars he has to survive by growing potatoes from his own poop on Mars, until a rescue is conducted. I made a connection to this book by liking science a lot I gave this book 5 stars because the interesting plot and super cool facts.

The greatest flying machine ever built is about to crash eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the exciting four-thousand-mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. I connected to this book by being excited about also going on something that would be very fun but then it ends as a disaster. I rated this book 5 stars because it was so exciting that you could really be there with the person when they are going through that.

The main character who sets out to find the girl who stole his luggage finds himself in the midst of the historic Chicago Fire of 1871 trying to survive. Enters the story line after stealing Oscar's luggage, is soon revealed as an orphan raising her 2-year old brother. I found a connection to this book by being alone and afraid. I rated this 5 stars because of the amazing plot and details.