The wormkids are getting ready to celebrate Halloween soon. Part of getting ready is deciding what costume they want to wear. My sister, Faye Belle, is having a huge Halloween party at her house, and the kids all want to wear a neat costume to it. They decided they would all make their own costumes. They did not want to buy them. To help them decide on a good costume, they decided to read some Halloween books. That way, they can use the characters in the books as ideas for Halloween costumes.

Besides getting costume ideas, the wormkids also love reading spooky stories. They know that the Halloween stories are not real, so they do not get scared. However, they do love to read about monsters, scary creatures, ghosts, and witches. If you like to read that type of book, you may want to check out the books we have reviewed for the site in our Halloween Round-Up of books. That way, you can decide if you want to read the book for yourself.

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  Contest
Find me, Booker T. Worm, in my Halloween costumes! I am hiding in eight different costumes all over Kidsreads.com. Find me disguised as a cat, a bat, a ghost, Frankenstein, a goblin, a skeleton, a witch and a scarecrow. To read the details of our Halloween Contest, click here.

One Grand Prize winner will receive a $50 collection of books. Two runners-up will each win $25 worth of books! Reminder: your screen name MUST be available for us to send you e-mail if you are a winner, or you will forfeit your prize!

Nature Strikes Back!
When weather and nature get wacky, what can humans do? Kidsreads has gathered together a collection of books about wild weather and nasty natural disasters. Read on to learn more and maybe you will be better prepared during the next hurricane or blizzard!

BOOK REVIEWS:

A HOLE IN THE WORLD
Paul Shackleford got himself into some trouble. It began with a lie, innocent at first, that ended up being serious. His dad has decided to teach him a lesson.    

Will Paul really learn the lessons his father intended him to? Read A HOLE IN THE WORLD to find out.

FREEDOM BEYOND THE SEA
Our reviewer Ashley says: I especially liked this book because right now we're learning about Christopher Columbus and other famous explorers in history class, and I think that they're interesting to learn about. FREEDOM BEYOND THE SEA was also very interesting as it gave lots of information about the ways Jews were treated in Europe long ago ---which up until now I didn't know anything about.

ANGEL ON THE SQUARE
ANGEL ON THE SQUARE brings history alive in the form of a fictional story. The book is history that is very relevant to our world today, but it is mostly the story of a little girl who grows up in the midst of terrible events beyond the control of anyone, even the Tsar.

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
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.  Dream.  Discover. --- Mark Twain

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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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why is six afraid of 7?
because 789!

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I really love "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman. They are such GREAT books! I've been seeing a lot of recommendations for them on the newsletter, and they are GREAT! My friend read them and she loved them too. She likes the kind of books I do. Another great series is the "Acorna" series by Anne MacCaffrey and Margaret Ball. There are four books, and their really good. If you liked "His Dark Materials" I think you would like the "Acorna" series too.

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As a librarian new to a K-8 school and not having been in anything but a K-2
school for the last 7 years, I was very excited to find you web site and to
sign up for your newsletter.  I just discovered the authors' addresses and
intend to use it with some of my middle level classes.  I print out your
lists of books to give to the kids and also to use for ordering new titles.
Thanks again.

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Franklin W. Dixon is my favorite authour. He writes Hardy Boys books.Alot of my friends read them to. I encourage everyone to read them too!

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Hi people i love reading because by reading you learn more and more things like i did one of my favorite book  is  music of dolphin and thats why i  like to read   

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Has anybody read "Tales of a 4th grade nothing"? I think it is really good.
This book is by Judy Blume and has been around for ages. A great read for
ages 5-105. Really funny too.

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I'm usually not a very "big" reader mostly im a writer but this one book called "Joey Pigza loses control" is awesome, funny, and its better than any book I've ever read, anyways a newbery honor book! It is written by Jack Gantos even though I havent finished so far, Joey Pigza's mom and dad got divoriced and so he went to stay with his dad for the whole summer, he has to wear a patch to keep him from being wild, and he has a dog Pablo, anyways he has a really good arm and so his dad has a baseball team--- so far Joey has gotten them to the semifinals!!! It's a really great book so go to your nearest library and pick it up!!

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I just wanted to say that I love the Harry Potter series. I am so addicted to Harry Potter and friends!! I bet I have at least half of the Harry Potter merchandise that Warner Bros. Has made. If anyone needs a good book to read, the Harry Potter series is the best! I have all the books on J.K. Rowling's interviews and stuff. I have all books made on Harry Potter from what I know. You really should try Harry Potter!!

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I just wanted to tell everyone (that doesn't already know) that this is a GREAT series!!! The name of it is "The Death Gate Cycle" and the authors' names are Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The series consists of seven great books. The first book (which got me hooked) is called "Dragon Wing". If ya like the "Harry Potter" series or the "Lords of the Rings" series (if ya like fantasy), you'll like this!!! Here's a little preview for those who want insight:

    "Ages ago, sorcerers of unmatched power sundered a world into four realms- sky, stone, fire, and sea- then vanished. Over time the magic weakened. Magicians learned to work spells only in their own realms and forgot the others. Now only those few who have survived the Labyrinth and traversed the Death Gate know of the presence of all four realms... and even they have not unraveled all the mysteries of their severed world."

                    Trust me. It's great!!!!
                                            - fellow bookworm.

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I love Redwall i recommend it

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Read The Secret Of Platform 13

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Someone wrote about David Copperfield.I love that book.Read the bible and the left behind series

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Top good books Anyone whos reading this is you have read any of these books say it in the next newsletter.

1. Running Out of Time.Is it the 1800s or 1996.Imagine thinking its in the 1890s your whole life.Not knowing about Tv or computers or the latest technolegy.That happens to one girl.....

2.Help Im trapped in obediance school.A boy trades places with a dog.

3.Maniac Magge.A tail about a twelve year  old legend.

4.The kid in the Red Jacket.Have you ever been the new kid at school this is for u.

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I highly recomend Goosebumps and Lois Lowry books. My favorite book is The Silver Tree. I liked it so much and the author even signed my book!

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I really like the book "Doll People" Its a great book

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I love your growing up section! It helps me out with most of my answers about puberty!

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Hi! R.L. Stine has a new book called THE HAUNTING HOUR. It has a really cool cover and has ten really scary stories and pictures inside. Please put it on your Hallloween Roundup list.

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