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| Letter From Booker T. Worm - HOLES Hits Theatres! |
One of your all-time fave books is Louis Sachar's HOLES. Celebrate with Kidsreads.com as the movie based on this book hits theatres. What's the best accompaniment to the movie? Popcorn? Candy? Noooooo...here at Kidsreads.com we know what it REALLY is! The new book called STANLEY YELNAT'S SURVIVAL GUIDE TO CAMP GREEN LAKE.
Read about it here...and be sure to write and let us know what you think of the movie!
Keep reading...we have lots of news this month...
Booker T. Worm
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Read our HOLES feature here including details about STANLEY YELNAT'S SURVIVAL GUIDE TO CAMP GREEN LAKE.
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| Cool New Books |
HOT OFF THE PRESSES!
Kenneth C. Davis and his popular DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT series highlight this month's collection of cool new books for kids. We also have great works of fiction featuring young people (and nonhumans) who must overcome adversity and others who will take you on exciting and daring adventures.
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See Cool New Books for March.
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| Poll |
On average about how much time do you spend reading books that are not school-related each day?
More than an hour
30-60 minutes
15-29 minutes
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I typically do not read books that are not school-related.
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| Question of the Month |
Tell us about a book that you just could not stop reading because it was soooooooooo good!
Send your replies to YouSaid@kidsreads.com.
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| Mailbag |
We're looking for your best jokes, poems and comments about books!
Recently our mailbox has not been as full as we would like it. We assume you have been busy with school and activities. But now that you have FREE TIME for the holidays, we expect to hear from you. Write us at our new address: Mailbag@kidsreads.com!
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Read the Reader Mail here.
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| Series Feature: Landmark Books |
American history is jam-packed with exciting stories and adventures! From the pioneering Pilgrims to the fight for civil rights, American history is filled with interesting people and their struggle to make America what it is today.
The LANDMARK BOOKS is a series of books that cover prominent people and interesting time periods in our history. In this feature, meet important historical figures, take a fun quiz, and much more!
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Read about the Landmark Books series here.
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| Series Feature: Sammy Keyes Has A New One! |
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.
What's New? SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION. Read it and you will never look at art the same way again!
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Read our review of SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION here.
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| Review: THE SILENT BOY by Lois Lowry |
THE SILENT BOY by Lois Lowry
Ages 10-up
192 pages
Reviewed by Marya Jansen-Gruber
Katy Thatcher, the bright and curious daughter of the town doctor, befriends a quiet and gentle boy named Jacob --- but she soon discovers that things are not what they seem.
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Read a review of THE SILENT BOY here.
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| Review: CAPP STREET CARNIVAL by Sandra Dutton |
CAPP STREET CARNIVAL by Sandra Dutton
Ages 9-12
144 pages
Reviewed by Marya Jansen-Gruber
Eleven-year-old Mary Mae Krebs and her two friends organize a street carnival for a little boy with a heart murmur, while Mary Mae does double duty playing Cupid to the family's boarder, Annabelle.
Reviewed by Marya Jansen-Gruber
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Read a review of CAPP STREET CARNIVAL here.
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| Review: MICKEY & ME: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman |
MICKEY & ME: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman
Ages 9-12
160 pages
Reviewed by Marya Jansen-Gruber
Joe Stoshack is ready to travel through time to warn Mickey Mantle of an unfortunate fall on the baseball field that would change his career. But when he opens his eyes, Joe discovers that he's not in Yankee Stadium and he's in the wrong year. Just in time for the new baseball season, this delightful story is filled with magic and time-travel, of amazing mix-ups and interesting baseball history.
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Read our review of MICKEY AND ME here.
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| THE PUPPETEER'S APPRENTICE by D. Anne Love |
THE PUPPETEER'S APPRENTICE by D. Anne Love
Ages 9-12
192 pages
Reviewed by Marya Jansen-Gruber and excerpted.
Set during the Middle Ages, a downtrodden orphan girl named Mouse tries to make a better life for herself by becoming the apprentice to a puppeteer. But the puppeteer is harboring some uncomfortable secrets --- and Mouse doesn't know whether she has the courage it takes to fulfill her dreams.
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Read a review of THE PUPPETEER'S APPRENTICE here.
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