One reason I love to read is because reading lets me imagine I am somewhere else or someone else. When I read a history book, I pretend I am living in the period when the book takes place. I like to imagine what life was like back then. When I read a mystery book, I pretend I am a great detective, solving the mystery along with the characters. Sometimes I cry with sad books, laugh with funny books, and even get scared when I read monster books. Books let us pretend we are in them, and are part of the stories.

-Booker T. Worm

Mother's Day Books
Moms do so much for us and we don't always take the time to let them know how much they are appreciated and loved. To make that expression of gratitude a little easier, we've provided a roundup of some very sweet books about the special bond between mother and child.

We hope moms and children everywhere will take the time to check out some of our selections here. And don't forget to do something nice for your mom on Mother's Day!

Hot Off the Presses!
May's books are hitting the shelves, and we've got a peek at some of the best ones in our  Cool New Books feature. Highlights include BALONEY (HENRY P.), a hiliarious picture book about an alien boy by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith; NOTES FROM A LIAR AND HER DOG, a novel starring a girl with a talent for telling clever (and funny) lies; and THE TRANSMOGRIFICATION OF ROSCOE WIZZLE, in which a boy begins turning into a bug! These, along with new works by Theodore Taylor, Gail Carson Levine and others, should keep the young readers in your house entertained.

Kidsreads.com "Visit Beverly Cleary's Klickitat Street" Contest
Are you a Ramona fan? Did you know that you can find out more about Ramona and her friends at their new website, BeverlyCleary.com? And did you know that you can win a library of Ramona books right here at kidsreads.com?

Enter the Kidsreads.com "Visit Beverly Cleary's Klickitat Street" Contest.  One randomly selected Grand Prize winner will receive the following: A Ramona Quimby Diary, a poster, and a "Ramona Library, which consists of one copy each of: BEEZUS AND RAMONA, RAMONA AND HER FATHER, RAMONA AND HER MOTHER, RAMONA FOREVER, RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8, RAMONA THE BRAVE, RAMONA THE PEST, and RAMONA'S WORLD.

Five randomly selected Second Prize winners will each receive one copy of RAMONA'S WORLD, a RAMONA QUIMBY DIARY, and a poster.

NZINGHA, WARRIOR QUEEN OF MATAMBA
Nzingha was a real African queen, a woman who lived from 1582 until 1663. This book covers her life when she is 13 years old, from July 1595 until September 1596. This book is fictionalized history. The author carefully researched all she could about the real people and things that happened. The book has pictures, maps, a family tree, and historical notes. Nzingha, the brave African girl, did grow up to rule her land, the country that is now Angola. Read our review of her engrossing story here.

Question of the Week
Have you answered the Question of the Week? Each week we'll post a question on Kidsreads.com and in the newsletter. This week's question is:

What was the last book you read for a book report?

Send your answer to BookerTWorm@www.com. Write "Question" in the subject line. We'll post your answers online!

We Asked, You Said
To see everyone's answers to last week's Question, check out We Asked, You Said.

Quote of the Week
Veni, Vidi, Vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered) -- Julius Caesar

Mailbag

Poems from fellow Bookworms

D is for drop
E is for everything
A  is for and
R is for read

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B-Book Are kool!
O-On To A New World with books
O-oh, the books are the best
K-Kool is for books
S-some books are long

A-all books are kool
R-read!
E-even the books are scary!

K-kool books
O-oh, this is kool
O-oh, this is sad
L-love books
!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ROSES ARE RED,
VOILETS ARE BLUE,
DOGS ARE SWEET
AND SO DO YOU

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                                             OOPS
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                                             FOUND
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                                             MY.

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Where is the darkness?
Where is the fear?
Standing here,
there is nothing I feel.
Hold your breath and dive right in,
Not putting yourself to the limits,
should be a sin.
Holding yourself back,
try to get yourself on track.
Anything can happen at any time,
so when you leave your parents,
don't end with a sigh.
You never know what's gonna happen

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life in the world
the life in this world is not that easy,
for every day is more scary,
and every corner you turn,
there is always something there,
you drive in your car and a drunk driver kills you,
you goto school and get a bomb threat,
you goto the bank and someone is there stealin money,
when you grow up,
what are you going to be?
a sicko like these shown above?
or an old little person who gets nothing...
its just mean how people ruin there life and others life ,
so try to stand up to sicko's and maybe others will too.
so your child or friends or sisters or brothers,
can have the life just like yours (hopefully it was good)
so they live to be very strong happy and nice.
**Treat others the way you want to be treated and please never drink and drive**

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  I WONDER
                    I WONDER WHAT OUR WORLD WILL LOOK LIKE IN A MILLON YEARS WILL IT  BE A JUNK YARD OR WILL IT STILL BE HERE WILL THE TRESS STILL BE CUT DOWN AND MADE INTO PAPPER THAT LITTERS OUR GROUND WILL WE STILL RYCYLE EVERYDAY INSTEAD OF TROWING AWAY WILL WE SAVE OUR RAIN FORSET AND WILL IT STILL BE HERE IN A MILLON YEARS?

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Harry,harry he's the best he's so good he'll beat All the rest!

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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@www.com and maybe you'll see it posted in the next newsletter!

Books in a Library
My story is going to be about how to take care of books from a library.  You should always put books in a safe place, so none of your brothers or sisters can ruen the book. Make sure you should bring your book in the right date. Don't leave books outside over night, because it might get wet if it rains. Don't read your book when your eating, because it might get really dirty.
You shouldn't do all those things to a book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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the book i request is a Mary-Kate and Ashley book, the name of it is                       " Our lips are sealed ".

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Hi I just finshed the BEST! book ever! it was Half magic I'm not givin the whole book away but its about these kids who wish and only half their wish comes true!  I HIGHLY HIGHLY recomened it!

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Hi booker! My class reads a lot of books. My teacher loves books. So far we've read Bearstone, The Egypt Game, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, Tuck Everlasting, Number the Stars, The Pushcart War, D'aulaires (I don't know if I spelled it right) Greek Book of Myths and I read a lot more at home.

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 Hey Booker! I love the Harry Potter series! I know I'm not the only one who likes them! If you havn't read any of them, grab a copy and start reading! They're great books!

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I am reading "The Great Brain" by John Fitzgerald.  The story is about 3 brothers living in Utah in the early 1900s.  The tricks that the brothers play on each other are funny.

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I just wanted to tell the person who wrote the poem about the bus accident that I thought his/her poem was very touching. It made me reflect on my own life. Thank you!

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I love to read books. I read them everywhere. If I'm in a good book and I have to go somewhere I'll just read it while I walk. I also love to write stories. I have sent in to of my books I've written and I got 1st place two years in a row. I want to get some of my books published. One of my favorite authors is Lois Gladys Leppard a Christian author who writes the Mandie Books.

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Have you heard of The Adventures of The Bailey School Kids? The books are great I've read Mermaids Don't Run Track, Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters, and Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball.

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when the lord needs a man to crry out his plan A SOLDER TO LEAD THE WHAY HE WILL ALWAYS LOOK TO THE HOLY BOOK  TO  STUDY WITH GREAT DELIGHT.....

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A Great book is Flying Solo! Its about a class who's subsitute never comes in to teach! So the class teaches and takes controll of the class! But instead when they have all the freedom in the world with no teacher they decide to run the class they would regular do! But get in a lot of trouble in the end! Its a book to read and a book you wouldn't want to miss!

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I just read that  poem on the four children who died.It was such an emotional poem I cried myself.It helps me to remember to want to do something when someone dies.

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there are some great books in a series called the baby sitters club.It is about some girls who try to make a living by babysitting but as everything else baby sitting comes with problems

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I recomend anyone to read all the Ben M bagilo book I ve read a bunch but some I can nsme are Bunnies in the Bathroom and Rabbit Race.Its wonderful for animal lovers.

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I recomend Trapped in Pharohs tomb.Its so cliff hanging.

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I read harry potter and i just had to read the next one and the next one until there was nomore to read yup i read them all and i'm going to read the 5th one when it comes out . You see its about a little baby boy who's parents where killed by an evil wizard  and he was sent  to live with his mean uncle vernon, aunt petunia  and his fat sloby cousin dudley dursley . Harry is treated so badly and this went on for years until one day he finds out that he's a wizard there i said it  oh no i have to go so u know what that means you'll have to read all the books like i did if you want to find out what happens next dont be cheap go to barns and nobles and get the book its really great i think its worth the money bye

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In the last newsletter I saw something about the book, PS Longer later later. I read it and decided it was the best book i ever read! Everyone should read it! Itt's AWESOME!!!

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Hi, I think that Tamora Pierce should be added to all over your sight. She is the greatest fantasy author ever in my opinion. My favorite series by here was the Circle of Magic books. She has written many great series, and deserves much recognition. 

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Hello! I love the Left Behind the Kids by Jerry B.Jenkins and Tim LaHaye!

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Dear Bookworms,
     Hi. How's everyone? I'd like to recommend a book. There is a book which I thought was really interesting. I would like to tell you about it. It's called Pride and Prejudice. It's by Jane Austen. The book is kind of long, but it's great. The story is mostly about love and pride. It's kind of like like a--old time -- story. Anyway--there is the Benet family. The Bennets are made up of two parents and five daughters. The parents are kind of mean. The mother didn't care about her daughters, she only wanted them to get married, to rich guys. Both of the parents had a favorite daughter. I won't tell you about the middle because I want you to find it out. But I'll give you a hint---it involves Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy (the main characters). It also involves marriage and pride. But in the end Lydia, Jane and Elizabeth get married. Elizabeth marries Mr. Darcy. Jane marries Mr. BIngley. Lydia marries Mr. Wickham. Their sister Kitty spents time her with two older sisters. Their other sister Mary is the only who get left behind, at home, that is. The story is awsome. You've got read it. Thanks! Bye.

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I heard about PS. Longer letter later and didn't think it sounded good. Then, when i read it, IT WAS THE BST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!!!! It has alot to say and has a great story!!  Things you highly don't suspect happen and there are alot of changes. It is so cool how Elizabeth and Tara*Starr are such good friends. I highly reccomend this book for anyone looking for an awesome story and great suspense!!! 10 yr old

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dear booker i just finished a book called Iggi`s house by judy blume could you put a little bit about her on your letter

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Some GREAT books i have read are the redwall series and castaways of the flying dutchman by Brian Jacques. THEY ALL ROCK!!!

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Books and magazines i like
1. Harry Potter
2. Goosebumps
3. Chronicles of Narnia
4. A girl's life magazine

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I love levine carson books i'm reading the one called ella enchanted and the cinderellis and the glass hill.