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Hello!

I have to tell you about my new neighbor. Her name is Rita Fiction, and she just moved in the house on the corner. She is really nice, and I took a welcome basket to her yesterday afternoon. I filled it with a book, some hot chocolate mix, a list of the best bookstores around here, and a flower. I thought it would be a nice way to meet her and help her to make a new friend. She is so nice! She is also a really pretty worm, and is green, just like me! My nephew named Text Reader thinks I should ask Rita Fiction out on a date. I think I will wait for that.

I think I will make her a Valentine's Day gift to give to her. Since she is new here, she may not get any Valentines, and that would make me feel sad. I have a neat book full of ideas for making some Valentine's candies and pretty cards. I might make her something chocolate, and then put a homemade card on the gift box. What do you think of that idea?  Text Reader said he thought Rita Fiction would probably fall in love with me if I gave her a Valentine gift. Yikes! I am not sure I am ready for that.

If you want to read about Valentine's Day and get some ideas of books that have ideas for making your own Valentine's Day gifts, you can read the reviews of books we have gathered here. Be careful! If you make a nice gift or card, you might get someone to fall in love with you!

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Now for this week's news...

--Booker T. Worm

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Poems from fellow Bookworms

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Gliding Through The Snow (sing to the tune of dashing through the snow)
      
       Gliding Through The Snow,
       On A Pair Of Broken Skis,
       Over The Snow We Go,
       Crshing Into Trees!
       The Snow Is Turning Red,
       And I think I'm Almost Dead,
       But Now I'm In A Hospital Bed,
       With Stiches In My Head!
(now sing jingle bells, batman smells...)

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roses  are red vilots are blue there is nothing more sweet then being with you all day long

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Mail from fellow Bookworms

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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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I cant find anything to read. Nothing, I can't find anything to read. I read a bunch of sammy keyes books, and animorphs, and princess diaries, and royal diaries, Dear Americas. I am going to see if the book called "The witch of blackbird pond " is any good. I love! good native american books and good mysteries.

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I was shocked and apalled yesterday when I overheard the librarian asking a kid who was getting out a Harry Potter book if  he was allowed to read them. I never thought the horrors of Anti-Harry Potter could spread to my town. I just want to say to all those people out there that think Harry Potter is bad because it has witches and stuff in it that our priest reads the Harry potter books and says that they're okay. The "bad witchcraft" (as you call it) is just a backround for the important morals it teaches, such as- love is greater than evil, if you do something bad you'll pay for it somewhere along the line, and that it's not the abilities you have in life, but what you do with them that counts.

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i read the book Because of WinnDixie and i thought that it was the best book that i ever have read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i plan on reading some more so thanks i never used to like to read but after i read this book it made me want to read more thanks alot from heather

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Adeline Falling Star is such a wonderful book.  I am not done with it but so far the book is great.  I like Mary Pope's books very much. The books are filled with adventures.  I hope that she will write anouther childrens book very soon.

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IF YOU LIKE HARRY POTTER YOU SHOULD READ THESE BOOKS GO CHECK  THE LIBRAY BOOKSTORE ANYWHERE YOU CAN IVE BEEN LAUGHED AT FOR BEING A BOOK WORM BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST WELL WRITTEN BOOKES EVER... THE HOBBIT... THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING... THE TWO TOWERS ... THE RETURN OF THE KING.... THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE ... THE BOOK OF THREE .... THE BLACK CALUDRON .... HARRY SENT ME SERCHING AND I FOUND THEM SO MY ADVICE TO YOU GO READ THEM

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I am reading the book The Wanderer and I would recomend it to anyone interested in reading about ships and comedies because the book is sort of funny.

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To the person who wrote that they're from Asia and are reading books nobody has ever read from the library:
I love the Harry Potter series. Baby-sitters' club is cool and I also like the sweet valley books! The seventh grade in my school has to read a face on the milk carton this year!

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One book that i thought was so awesome, was little women. It was a good book
that I just couldn't put down!!!

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A GREAT series for a very advanced reader who likes fantasy....the wheel of time series...the first book has 814 pages....so i'm thinking 6th grade and over...The first book is called     The Eye of The World  by robert Jordan

I have the same b-day as 2 famous authors anyone else?

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I just finished reading I'm not who you think I am by Peg Kehret. It was fantastic!  It's about this girl, Ginger, who is celebrating her 13th birthday party at her favorite restaurant.  All of the sudden this strange woman comes up to her and tells her happy birthday.  At first she doesn't think anything about it.  But then, the woman starts following her and keeps trying to talk to her.  Another conflict in the book is Ginger's favorite teacher, Mr.Wren, was accused of being a bad coach and telling the girls basketball team to lose.  Ginger however has a video tape that could save his job.  However, the lady that accused him gives Ginger's sister a lot of business for her catering job.  Does Ginger turn in the tape, risking her sisters job? What happens with the strange woman following Ginger?  You'll have to read it to find out!

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The hobbit is a great book for Harry Potter fans I finished the book last week and I thought it was wonderful . Bilbo Baggines of Bag End has been apointed burgarler for fourteen dawrves . Bilbo has never been fond of adventures . he likes peace and quiet flowers and food but in the end he ends up prving more about himsef than he expects. When he has to confront Smaug the most feared dragon from the Shire to the Lonely Mountain.

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My favorite books are:
The Saddle Club books,
The Pony Tail books,
The Pony Pal books,
The American Girl books,
The Dear America books,
Little Women,
The Animal Ark books,
The Narnia books,
The Boxcar Children books,
The Moffet books,
And many, many others!!!!!

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I'd like to recommend James Heneghan's "The Grave".  It is a novel for young adults about a boy in Ireland who slips into a grave that takes him back in time to
the Irish famine.

It was just selected an ALA Best Book for 2002 for Young Adults.

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Ok I totally agree with everyone who says the Lord of the rings trilogie is awsome. In the Hobbit  it starts out slow, but gets really cool in the 4 or 5 chapter.  I wrote the Annoying cat poem.  My poems have gotten into contests! i wrote the poem cause of my annoying cat.  My B-days on Feb 6, so start a-singing.

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HI PEEPS~
    WHOEVER SAID THAT THEY WANTED BOOKS ABOUT PAULA DANZIGER,
LLOYD ALEXANDER, URSULA LEGUIN,STEVEN KING, AND MICHAEL CRICHTON, WATCH FOR THEM I'M GOING TO THE LIBRARY AND I'LL LOOK FOR YOU. I LIKE MICHAEL CRICHTON AND PAULA DANZIGER TOO!! I OWN TIME CAT AND I LOVE IT!!! I'VE READ A GREAT BOOK BY MICHAEL CRICHTON, BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S CALLED. OH WELL, I'LL TELL YOU LATER.
    I LOVE SSOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY BOOKS. I THINK I'LL LIST A FEW!
SOME NEWBERY AWARD BOOKS ARE THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND AND ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS.THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND BY ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE IS ABOUT AN ORPHAN NAMED KIT THAT GOES TO LIVE WITH HER AUNT AND UNCLE IN THE CONNECTICUT COLONY.SHE HAS A FRIEND THAT IS A "WITCH" ALL SHE WANTS IS A FRIEND, BUT WILL SHE GET MORE THAN SHE WANTS?
    ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS BY SCOTT O'DELL IS  WHERE INDIANS ONCE LIVED. WHEN THEY LEFT A GIRL WAS LEFT BEHIND.KARANA WAITED FOR A SHIP TO COME BACK FOR HER.SHE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO BUILD SHELTER,MAKE WEAPONS,FIND FOOD,AND DEFEAT HER ENIMIES,THE WILD DOGS. IT IS A GREAT BOOK AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK AND ITS SEQUEL,ZIA.
    ALSO CADDIE WOODLAWN BY CAROL RYRIE BRINK, MANIAC MCGEE BY JERRY SPINELLI ARE VERY GOOD.
    IF YOU LIKE HORROR  BOOKS, I'D RECOMMEND THE  NIGHTMARE HALL SERIES BY NICHOLAS ADAMS AND THE HORROR HIGH SERIES BY DIANE HOH.
    IF YOU LIKE FUNNY BOOKS I'D SAY SIXTH GRADE SECRETS BY LOIS SACHAR.IT'S ABOUT A GIRL NAME LAURA WHO STARTS A SECRET CLUB AT SCHOOL, PIG CITY, TO MAKE SURE NONE OF THE MEMBERS MENTION IT THEY GIVE HER SOMETHING REALLY EMBARRASSING FOR INSURANCE. GABRIAL WOULD BE A PERFECT MEMER,BUT WHEN SHE ASKS HIM TO JOIN SOMETHING GOES WRONG.NOW THERE'S TWO CLUBS IN LAURA'S CLASS.GEUSS WHO'S THE LEADER OF THE NEW CLUB.....GABRIEL.
    IF YOU LIKE PHYSICS AND MAGIC I HAVE COUPLE OF CHOICES.THE CIRCLE OF MAGIC  SERIES ARE GOOD.THE GIRL WITH THE SILVER EYES IS PRETTY COOL.BUT I LOVE THE VISION BY DEAN KOONTZ

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I love reading Ben M. Baglio's books.  They would be just the right kind of books if you love animals.  He is very creative and it is kind of like a series. 

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Hi I love reading especually in front of different people, even though I get a little nevous!   Growing up is important too for all people you fight , live, rescue, murder,save, be a hero, you never know whats going to happen next!

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what did the candle say to the other do you want to go out to night (go out)

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Why did the chicken cross the road?~?
To lay it's eggs, ha,ha

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Why did the chicken cross the road?~?
It didn't it,got ranover$1#

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There were 2 kids on both sides of a deep river.
Kid 1 says, "How am I going to get to the other side?"
Kid 2 says, "You're already on the other side!"

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What did the knife say to the other knife?
You're looking sharp today!

What is mice's favorite food?
Mice Krispies!

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WHY DID THE ORANGE GO TO THE HOSPITAL?
ANSWER........HE WAS HAVING ORANGE JUICE

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I have a joke... Why was 6 scared of 7 ?
                           Because seven ate (eight)  nine. (lol)

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Why did the dog get so manny fans, Becuse he dident want to be a hot dog

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I think The Secret of Platform 13 is really good

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A duck walks in to a drug store and buys chapstick. the duck walks up to the counter, the cashier says , "I would like to buy this will you put it on my bill?"
get it ducks have bills he wanted it on his bill? LOL!

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KarenCushmen is and excellent author along with another
great, Levine, they have the most beautifully written medieval books ever.

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WHAT IS CHOCOLATE AND IS IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME?
        BABE RUTH

HOW DOES A HOCKEY PLAYER KISS?
        HE PUCKERS UP

WHY DID THE BASKETBALL WEAR A BIB?
        SO IT WOULDN'T DRIBBLE

WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU CROSS A KARATE EXPERT WITH  A PIG?
        A PORK CHOP

WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU CROSS A KARATE EXPERT WITH A TREE?
        SPRUCE LEE

WHY WAS THE NEW SHORTSTOP LIKE CINDERELLA?
        SHE RAN AWAY FROM THE BALL

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS A WITCH ON A BROOM AND A MUMMY?
        A FLYING BANDAID

WHY DID THE DOG GO IN THE SHADE?
        IT DIDNT WANT TO BECOME A HOTDOG

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I AM IN THE FOURTH GRADE, AND THE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE HAVE TO DO STORY TELLING.I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY,IT GOS SOMETHING LIKE THIS.THERE WAS A LITTE GIRL NAMED KYU.SHE LIVED IN A VILLEGE IN CHINA. THE EMPERER WAS A MEAN PERSON. THE EMPERER SAW KYU . THE EMPERER WARNED KYU IF YOU COME NEAR THE CASTLE AGAIN IF NOT HE WILL USE HIS MAGIC ON HER.WELL KYU WASN'T SCARED OF THE EMPERER.SO KYU WENT NEAR THE CASTLE AGAIN THE EMPERER SAW HER. HE GRABBED HIS WAND AND TURN HER INTO A BIRD.KYU'S JUB WAS TO TURN A BIG SWICH OFF WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR DARKNESS, AND THE VILLEGE PEOPLE NEVER SAW POUR LITTLE KYU AGAIN...

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Hermux Tantamoq is a watch repairmouse and he is going to fix a beautiful lady's watch (the lady is beautiful, and so it the watch!) but she disappears and he tries to find out where she is and he gets tangled up with a gang of evil scientists and his neighbor who is really annoying and strange.  He has a pet ladybug.  It's not like the Redwall mice at all.

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I read this book called "Lily's Crossing" it takes place in New York during World War Two. Lily's mother died when she was young and now her father and grandmother live together. For the summer they go to Rockaway for vacation. Lily has a best friend that lives in Rockaway. They play together all summer, but this summer was different. Lily's friends dad had to move with his family. Lily was very sad. Then, Lily's dad had to go to the war as a macanic. She meets a boy named Albert and pays no attention to him. This book was written by Patricia Riley Giff. This book is very exciting and has a great plot.

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I read this cool book called "Shadow Spinner".It's all about Islamic culture and how a crippled  woman tells the queen stories so the queen can tell the story to the Sultan and not get herself killed.She does this because the Sultan killed his wives every night,so she was smart and thought up a plan.

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The scariest book is The Computer Nut

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I got quite a few responses in the newsletter! I will answer them right now...
I was the person who mentioned the Wrinkle In Time.....

It's supposedly supposed to.But I don't think that the movie will be coming to thearters.Your welcome!!

It's really good that you could read the book at age 7!! That's very talented.Hope you understood it!!

Some people are good readers,they have a talent for it,and that's good.It's good that we have so many talented people that have subscribed to this newsletter!!

Now I am going to answer some other questions and things...

I wish we had a Writer's Award or a Reading Award! I would most definetly win it,as I want to be a Writer when I grow up! (and possibly work for a local library,if I would have time).

One person wanted a book suggestion! If your a Dog lover,and you've read a lot of books,and there's a dog in it,doesn't that dong always seem to die? If you feel the same way as me about that,you HAVE to read No More Dead Dogs by Gordan Korman. It's really good and it is about a boy who gets put on dention because he likes to tell the truth and the book the class is reading has a dog that dies in it.He gets put on detieon because he makes the teacmer mad about the book because the book is his teacher's favorite.He has to come to the play recitals every day(the play is based on the book the class was reading)and he ends up making the play a lot better and gets out of dention by doing that.You have to read this book! It is very very funny!!

When I read the Harry Potter series the first time,I didn't think that Hermione liked neither Ron nor Harry.But after my parent's read the books,they were saying how they think that Hermione is sweet on Harry,not Ron.And that it'd make sense,because Hermione is book-smart,where Harry is more of adventure-smart,but if you think really hard,they have a lot in common,and they go more together.And who can explain why Hermione kissed Ron at the end of book 4?

The Lemony Snicket books are very good.I've read all the book from 1-4,and I don't have number 5 but I will have it in 2 weeks or so,but I started to read the first chapter in book six and it spoiled some stuff in book 5.So here is some advice-read the Lemony Snicket books in order!!!

I would think that it would be hard to read 32 books at one time? It's possible though,I guess,if you can find the exact spot where you ended in a book without a bookmark.I can do that very easily,lol.

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