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The Bookworm Newsletter
Issue #152
October 19, 2001
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From Booker T. Worm
(T stands for Text)
Booker T. Worm is the cyber authority for great books, fun facts, and good times.
A NOTE FROM BOOKER
Hello!
Wow! My mailbox was full this week from e-mails about a recent review we published on A SMART GIRL'S GUIDE TO BOYS. A lot of you wanted advice on how to let someone know you like them. While I can't give you any expert advice on how to deal with this, I can say that it is important to talk to your mom or dad about this if you have questions. I am sure that they remember their first crush and know exactly how you feel. Who better to ask advice from than someone who loves you the most?
For those who wrote that weren't going boy crazy, the rest of my mailbox was filled with mails about our Captain Underpants feature. Did you know that Dav (originally Dave) hit upon the current spelling of his name when a label maker used to create name tags refused to print the letter "e"? Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation is the same.
Many of you wanted to write letters to Dav Pilkey, the author. Fear not! We have a snail mail address for him here. And if that isn't enough, check out his website at http://www.pilkey.com
Now for this week's news...
--Booker T. Worm
Question of the Week
Here's this week's Question of the Week:
What's your favorite spooky book?
Send your answer to YouSaid@kidsreads.com. Write "Question" in the subject line. We'll post your answers online!
Halloween Roundup
Looking for a treat? Try one of these spooky Halloween books. But you better read them with a light on --- these books are guaranteed ghostly, ghastly! Aw, but don't worry they are also guaranteed great!
Sammy Keyes Series
Who is Sammy Keyes? Well, first off, Sammy is not a boy, but a girl, and a real spitfire to boot. Sammy is daring and brash, yet cool-headed when faced with danger. She's a self-proclaimed tomboy, mystery-solver and one tough cookie! In this series, author Wendelin Van Draanen brings us the adventures of this feisty 13 year-old girl and her friends.
BOOK REVIEWS:
BLACKBERRIES IN THE DARK
Don't let the thinness of BLACKBERRIES
IN THE DARK fool you into thinking that there is nothing worthwhile between the
covers. This book has more meat in its 58 pages than can be found in any number of books
that are two or three times longer.
RUNNING BACK TO LUDIE
RUNNING BACK TO LUDIE is a
coming-of-age story about a girl who wants to find herself by finding her mother written
in short poems.
SOME KIND OF PRIDE
SOME KIND OF PRIDE is for
any kid bucking the system and puts a positive twist on the remark, "you throw like a
girl!"
We Asked, You Said
To see everyone's answers to the last Question of the Week: "If you could write your
favorite author, what one question would you want to ask him/her?" Check out the
responses at We Asked, You Said.
Quote of the Week
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even
the third rank. --- Cicero
KidsReads.com Quick Reference
To find a past review of a book, check out our index page.
For the latest info about Harry Potter, check out our Harry Potter page.
To take a sneak peek at books coming out soon, click here.
To see our latest trivia, visit our Trivia Page.
**New Sammy Keyes trivia game
added!**
To see our latest word scrambles, visit our Word Scrambles page.
Take a look at our list of author
addresses and write to your favorite author.
Want to see what author shares today as their birthday? Click here.
Mailbag
Rules for submitting to Mailbag: We are not allowed to post anyone's e-mail address, real name, street address, phone number, school name or information, or any other information that is private about that individual. There is a law called the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act which prohibits us from publishing private information about our readers in our newsletter. Also, we will not publish anything in the newsletter that has bad words in it. All submission for Mailbag must be received by Noon on Wednesday in order to make it in the next newsletter.
Poems from fellow Bookworms
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The Senseless War
When you feel frustrated, do not start a fight
You never know
But it can be so
To become a war overnight
War is wrong;do you know why?
It is because
When war someone does
Great people will die
War is a thing so senseless
If only you knew
But after the war
And not more before
You'll know why nonetheless
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Tank is cool and sweet
He is really,relly neat
Even mom is spesial too
We have fun as a family,yes we do
Each of my brothers love mom and my new dad too
Do you know how much I love you
I love you as much as cake
Now we are a family
God made this special day for you too
I love you
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I have a dream!
I have a dream our world would be better. I have a dream we could live in peace and harmony. I have a dream that there would be no war. I have a dream that now and forever we could be free of the things that happened on that sad, sad, sad day in September.
Mail from fellow Bookworms
Note from Booker: Is there a great read that you'd like to tell others about? If so, drop me a note about it at BookerTWorm@aol.com and maybe you'll see it posted in the next newsletter!
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Hi,
My letter is for this great book that I think you should tell about on your website!!!! It`s about this girl named Ella (Eleanor) who when she was a baby got a spell put on her where she has to do anything anybody commanded. She didn`t have to do a request like, Please put on your shawl or I wish you would put on your shall. She was in danger every moment! So she decides to go find the fairy who did it to her and . . .
Well you'll just have to read now, won't you!
I am Enchanted by her book Ella Enchanted
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dear whoever is reading this,
i really like the way you can write to your favorite author.
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my favorite books are the Pippi Longstocking books. They ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I just love your Hank the Cowdog books. my friend Jessie showed me them and now I am really hooked on those books! I just wanted to tell you how much I love them!
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I just want to say that I am among the imposters and it a a great book so far, I have already read among the hiddin in class. My favorite author is Margret Peterson Haddix, of course. I want to tell her thanx sooo much for making these books, before I read among the hidden, I didn't even want to read, now I love to.
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The books that I thought were really awesome was Among the Hidden, Where the Red Fern Grows, and Bridge to Teribithia. I am a seventh grader and I love to read but mostly classic and scary stories.
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Dear Booker T. Worm
Thanks for the review of My Heart is on the Ground, I feel that that bok is really great and shows that all people con be heros no matter what religon they are
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I really like the book captinunderpants.
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My favorite author is Louis Sacher.I wish I could meet Louis Sacher so bad! In my class we are reading about Louis Sacher.He sounds relly cool!!!!!I Wish I could have dinner with Louis Sacher relly bad!
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I love horses! I have one thoroughbred series book. Tell me about books about horses!
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I loved the story of your niece and nephew! I always loved horses and would love to take lessons! I haven't heard of Thoroughbred but I really want to read it. I love to cuddle up in my small bedroom munching on creamy , milky chocalate bar reading a book. Especially by Madeline L'Engle, Tamora Peirce, J.K. Rowling or Roald Dahl! I will tell you all about my Thanksgiving Dinner when it comes and I hope the fellow Bookworms enjoy reading my letters because I really enjoy yours! I read at recess, breakfast, lunch , dinner and anytime I can! I can't wait till the next letter and updates on your family.
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A Sparkling Reader
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I think it is great that you write about this stuff for girls to know how hard it
is to have a crush and try to keep it a seacret
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I was reading one of your newsletters and I saw, The Diary of Melanie Martin! It is the perfect book for me. Sort of like Bloomability by Sharon Creech. Booker you have the best books! And um is it on the Index page?
From Booker T Worm: Yes, THE DIARY OF MELANIE MARTIN's review is available on our Index page.
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captian underpants is the coolest super hero ever he is so funny pefeser P. poopiepants is the best evil villian ever i love their books
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I love reading because of you ! One day I went on your website and I read your reveiws on books. Then when I read one of youre reveiw on one of the books I went to the liabary and found a boook then I read it then I loved reading
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i really like the captain underpants series and the a and z mysteries books so i hope you keep on making those books because there great to read for old and for little people
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god bless you
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Hey! I just love your website and newsletter! I would like to recommend a book for kids the ages 10-14. It's called Homeless Bird and it's by Gloria Whelan.It's about a 13 yr. old girl who has to leave the house to get married to someone she never met. The man she ends up marrying is very sick and dies. Now she has to make it by being a widow. It's very,very,very good
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I really like to read I read so much and I write a lot too! My favorite are The Baby-sitters Club. I really like your home page. It's really fun!!!<
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First, I liked your website!
If anyone likes to read mystery stories and poetries, I suggest u to read the book AND THEN THERE WERE NONE or TEN LITTLE INDIANS (this book has 2 names), by Agatha Christie. It is not a thick book, but it was great. This book talks about a series murder of ten strangers who had been invited on an Island. None of them survived, and their death was followed by the poetry on the Island.
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I love reading! The recent books that I have read are:
Missouri School Days****:This book is about a very smart girl that moves to Missouri from North Dakota and feels very left out when she goes to school. Finally, she finds a girl that is equally as smart as her and they play with eachother for the rest of the year.
Goosebumps Piano Lessons Can Be Murder*****:This is about a boy that moves into a new house and finds a piano in his attic.He decides to take piano lessons and finds out that his piano teacher has taken the hands off of all of his students and put them on ghosts to play piano music more beautifully. His parent don't believe him so they take him to a psychiatrist and she doesn't believe him either. Finally, he quits piano lessons and life is pretty much normal again.
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I've read A Wrinkle in Time, do you think I should read A Wind in the Door and the rest of the series? See, I do these things called reactions in my class. They are like reports that we do on each book. We have to do five reactions each trimester to get an A in reading. If I don't get an A on anything they'll freak out.
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I totally loved your book.It totally helped me. There is this really mean boy in my class and he really bugs me. But now I know what to do! I think it is trully kind of you to do something this nice for somebody that you have no idea who they are! I just want to say thanks because I think somebody who wants to help others with there problems by writing a book rules!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi!! Listen why why don't you have anything about Animorphs on this website? I really like Animorphs and it is my second favorite book series, next to Harry Potter. I really like your stuff on Harry Potter! I also really like the trivia questions.
From Booker T Worm: Actually we do have something about the Animorphs on kidsreads.com. In addition, we have an interview with the author, K. A. Applegate as well as reviews of her new series, REMNANTS.
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Shiloh is my favorite book and on your website it talks about the book i love your website!!
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hey, i'm reading a book called"For Your eyes only'' its a good book. you should read it too!
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"Journey to America" series by Clare Pastore is found in hundreds of libraries across America. It celebrates the immigrant experience at a time when tolerance is so important. Please be kind enough to include it in this site. Thanks.
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Your review of a Smart Girl's Guide to Boys:
I was thinking earlier about getting this book, debating on wether I should because I do feel rushed or not because it's a bunch of balony. Your summary and honest opinion has really helped me to decide that I am going to get this book.
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I love to read... My favorite book is Clifford the big dog.
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I thought Budd, Not Buddy was a really good book, you can empathize with the characters and it had lots of figurtive language.
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why did the kid have scissors?
because he want to cut class!
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Stay safe! Always!
Remember to
be safe online. NEVER tell anyone personal information --- which includes your real name,
age, address, phone number or school. Hey, pretend you are undercover when you go online
and protect yourself!
Keep reading! Until next week...
Booker T. Worm and Friends
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