Last night, my nephew called me to ask me to help him do some research. I thought he had a school project to do, so I told him I would be glad to help him out. I told him I had an encyclopedia he could use and that I would help him look up information on the Internet. Well, he laughed, and said that was not the kind of help he needed. It seems he got into a friendly argument with some girls at lunch. He told them that he loves reading all kinds of books, and he bet they couldn't name a book he would not enjoy. Well, they asked him about some of the books in the American Girls series. Since he is a guy, they thought he wouldn't read them. You see, the winner of the bet has to carry the other worm's lunch tray for a week. So, he called me and asked me to suggest one I thought he would like to read. I knew that would be easy for me to help him.

The American Girls series is about seven girls who grew up in America in earlier times. The main characters experience some of our nation's most important historical events. Since I knew my nephew liked to read about war history, I told him to read the books about Felicity, one of the American Girls. The books about Felicity take place during the Revolutionary War. They tell how Felicity and her family cope with all the fear, danger, and excitement of the times. To read some reviews of the books about Felicity, click here. You will find the books to be a great way to learn about history. I have a feeling my nephew will like the books so much, he will want to read all of the books in the American Girls series.

Now, on for my news this week...

---Booker T. Worm

Word Scrambles
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American Girls
Hank the Cowdog
Indian In The Cupboard
Ramona
Anne of Green Gables

Trivia Games
Do you love trivia? We do! Ramona fans, don't miss the new Ramona trivia
game! And don't forget about our TWO Harry Potter trivia games, our TWO
Wizard of Oz trivia games, and our Narnia trivia game!
Harry Potter Trivia Game One
Harry Potter Trivia Game Two
Wizard of Oz Trivia Game One
Wizard of Oz Trivia Game Two
Narnia Trivia
For even more Harry Potter games, visit our special Harry Potter web area here.

Write to your favorite authors
It's back! Our list of authors and addresses are now back and here for you to
reference, just a click away. Thanks to everyone for their patience while we
were revising this part our site! To see the list of authors and addresses,
click here.

Harry Potter
Have you ever wished you could read some of the wonderful books that Harry
and his friends read, like FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM and QUIDDITCH THROUGH THE AGES? Good news! J.K. Rowling is writing publishing these two books! Both books will be available on March 12th, 2001 --- long before Book 5 (rumored to be titled HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX) in the Harry series. And the best part is that the money earned from the book sales will go to the Harry's Books fund, a division of the British charity Comic Relief that is devoted to helping children in need. Be sure to check out our Harry Potter area to keep up to date on Harry's happenings!

Growing Up
Growing up is something all of us have to do. I'm sure you've heard many times to just wait until you grow up, or that maybe you don't know something because you aren't grown yet. We have some books about growing up that might be a big help for you in understanding how life changes when you grow up, and how to talk to your parents and other adults about it. Read about these
books here.

Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays, because it's a great chance to tell my friends and family how much I love them! Plus, it's so much fun to make and mail valentines. For craft ideas and stories about Valentine's Day, click here

AT THE SIGN OF THE STAR
The sights and sounds of 17th century London come alive in AT THE SIGN OF THE STAR, in which Meg must forge a bold new future for herself in a society that has very narrow views about women's roles. Read our review, an excerpt from the book, and an interview with the author, Katherine Sturtevant.

Other New Reviews

MANATEE BLUES
MANATEE BLUES is about manatees and how the environment and the boats in Florida are causing them to be an endangered species. Brenna wants to save the manatees. This book is also teaches you all about manatees, their anatomy, their care, and their problems. Click here for our review.

ONE-EYED CAT
This Newbery Honor book is a wonderful story about a boy named Ned who thinks he's shot out the eye of a wild cat. He feels so guilty and this story tells about how he struggles to be good and overcome his guilt. You shouldn't miss out on this great read! Click here for our review.

Quote of the Week:
Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mailbag

Poems from fellow Bookworms:
It was love at first sight in the hospital one night
I cried till I saw your face
Then I knew why I was born.
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Harry Potter

Harry Potter is the best
Yes yes
he's the best!
So read read
read his books
Try them out
And have kung-foo!!!!!!!
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The Miracle Worker
-An Inspiration-
I know a girl who was deaf and blind,
and always tried.
I know a girl who failed many times,
but never gave up.
Her family didn't help,
they just let her do what she'd like.
But one day the miracle worker stopped that,
she said you should teach her the right way to act.
And so the miracle worker spent many weeks/days with the child,
and farther down the road she graduated.

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Rhinoceros

Rhino, Rhino, your wrinkly coat
Looks somehow wrinklier today
Did you swim in the water?
Did you drink from the bay?

Rhino, Rhino,
Your horns are shining
Did you eat in the field?
Where were you dining?

Rhino, Rhino
You are beginning to sigh
I'm annoying, bothering you?
I gotta run now, bye-bye!
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Peter Peter pumpkin eater
Went outside a met a tweeter
It was blabby
It made Peter crabby
Talked to the bumpkin
Turned it into a pumpkin
Now Peter Peter is a cheater
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Cats cats oh I love cats
Cats that wear little hats
I pat tiny little cats
So cute cuddly fuzzy
I would love a cat named Muzzy!!

Mail from fellow Bookworms:
Hello! I just wanted to say that I LOVE to read! This website is so
cool~I've told all my friends about! My top five Fav. books are
1. Ballet Shoes [this book is so cool!]
2. A Wrinkle In Time
3. Bloomability
4. Ella Enchanted [or any other books in the series
5. And all sweet valley middle school books or jr. High books!
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once upon a time there lived a little worm that had many brothers and sisters but they were all older than he was so he never joined in any of their games but one day he went outside and then he met a girl worm and then they were friends and when the boy went some where the girl would go too and as they got older they kept doing the same thing over and over because they loved each other so then they both wanted a wedding so they got married THE END
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I just want to say this to all you Harry Potter fans: Harry Potterbooks are good but there are a lot of better books out there. Gail Carson Levine, Lois Lowry, and Sharon Creech are some of the authors I like. ~a MAJOR book lover~
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I think I know a good book for your website!!! It's not that new but it's real touching!!! The name of it is Searching For David's Heart. I don't know if you've already shown it because I'm new!
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one of my favorite book authors is Campbell, Joanna she writes horse books you should look into it
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I have been reading a book called James and the giant peach
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I love to read and I've been looking for a good book for a while. Then I found A Series of Unfortunate Events. They're great! This is a series about three orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, who find themselves living with an evil, greedy man (Count Olaf). This cunning villain is after the Baudelaire's fortune and again and again, book after book he attempts to steal it. The Baudelaire orphans move to Uncle Monty, to Aunt Josifine, to Sir and so on. This author Lemony Snicket (don't worry it's a pen name) is a wonderful author. BUT ONE WARNING if you pick up one of these books expecting a happy ending, PUT IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. Here are the books in order
* The Bad Beginning
* The Reptile Room
* The Wide Window
* The Miserable Mill
and a fifth is coming out.
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Hello Booker, I really enjoy your website and especially the Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia section! I'm on the Voyage of the Dawn Treader and I'm reading a professors collection from her house! (It is the oldest version, not very much color on the covers!) I love to read!

Note from Booker:
Check out the special areas that this reader wrote about!
Harry Potter
Chronicles of Narnia
Or jump to Voyage of the Dawn Treader (one of the Narnia books).
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Hey booker,
Check it out.
I found a book called: AKIAK!
it's a good book!
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I GOT SO MANY FAVORITE BOOKS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE. I WILL CHOOSE THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS BY J.K. ROWLING
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I just love Harry Potter. I read all of them. Can you believe I don't even own one? I read the fourth book in 15 hours. I read the third and second book in 5 hours and the first book in 2 hours. They were so great. Each book is much better than the last. I read the American version and the original version. They differed slightly.
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I love reading books. At school I like to do science and math. My favorite books are Harry Potter, Ramona books, Ten True Animal Rescues and Pokemon The Movie 2000. My Favorite Movie to watch is A Bugs Life. I do enjoy school.

Note from Booker:
Ramona fans, don't miss the new Ramona trivia game and word scramble on Kidsreads.com!
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My favorite books are Nancy Drew books.
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A really good book I have read is the Scarlet Pimpernel. It's for slightly older readers or kids who like reading hard books. It was really surprising.
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I am very happy last newsletter that you published my poem and mailbag talk.I love to tell people about different books! Right now, if you like mystery books, you should read NANCY DREW!
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I loved the book P. S.- Longer Letter Later & Snail Mail No More By Ann M. Martin and Paula Danziger. Paula Danziger is a great author. She also write the Matthew books. I hope I see some of these books in your newsletter.

Stay safe! Always!
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Keep reading! Until next week...
Booker T. Worm and Friends