Get the students to examine the characters in the book by asking them to answer the questions "would you want to trade places with the character in the book." They should write their book report around this question, with evidence to support their decision.
Introduce technology into the book report process. Once the students have read their books, ask them to create a presentation on PowerPoint, Keynote or other slide-show software. Students will find this a refreshing change from working on paper.
Once the students have read their given books, set up a video camera at the back of class and provide a brief instruction on how to use it. Students should then present a short, commercial-style presentation for the book they have read. Students should discuss what the book is about, what they like and dislike and their favorite passage.
Ask students to examine the book's cover and write a short book report based on what they think the book will be like before they read it. Students then read the book and write a traditional book report based on what the book is actually about. Compare the two reports to see how the psychic report differs from the actual report.
Provide a simple instruction of how to accordion-fold paper, then have students write the report in short segments over the different sections. Alternatively, allow the students to be creative with their designs and see what they come up with.