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Poems from fellow Bookworms

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By My Side

Brush of the wind
Against the trees
    swaying
Alongside the tall,
Towering trunks of a magic
Wonder, it seems.

So simple, yet so rich.
In beauty, in sculpture
A gifted artist,
Precious and detailed.

Thoughts of silent nature days.
Yet a silence, not so true.
To wash away anticipation, confusion,
A silence, like no other.

An auburn leaf sways to the ground.
A gentle rocking horse, falling.
Twirling.
And landing swiftly, by my side.

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The Horse Race
      Through the wind we glide,
           My horse down at my side,
      Running at our pace,
           3,2,1, we won 1st place!

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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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You really haven't lived until you have read:
The Hobbit
Little Women
Anne of Green Gables
The Secret Garden
Stormy, Misty's Foal
Nancy Drew - The Mystery of the 99 steps
Redwall - Mossflower
Alex
Fat, Four Eyed, and Useless
The World's Best Loved Poems
The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Artemis Fowl
Horrible Histories - The Frightful First World War

I've got more, but I don't want to take up the whole newsletter.

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I think you need to write a review about the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit.They are the best books I have ever read

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Hi, Booker. I absolutely love your newsletter. To the readers: no one answered my call about Harry Potter. I said, that if you liked Harry Potter Books, better than the movie to write Booker in the mailbag and say: HP-I agree. Y did no 1 answer?

From Booker T Worm: Actually we did get a lot of responses to your question. So many that I couldn't fit them in the newsletter! The overwhelming answer was that readers prefer the Harry Potter book over the movie. Why? Because the book is a lot longer and has many more details than the movie. Although almost everyone we heard from liked the movie, very few liked it better than the book.

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I love crafts! I usually do interior decorating for a local newspaper. I make anything. I hate art though. That's painting and drawing. Two things i special in are making collages, and interior decorating.

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Alice in Lace is a fun, and funny book about an 8th grade girl! All of the books in the "Alice" series are super fun! Go check it out!

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Every one should read: Matilda, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Nancy Drew Series, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Alex, Fat, four eyed, and useless, The cherrys of river house, Stormy, misty's foal, The Bobbsey Twins series, When Stella St went bush, Bartlett and the ice voyage, Knight after knight, She, the adventuress.

There are heaps more, too, but it's someone elses turn now.

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First of all, I'm a great fan of Brain Jacques. the Redwall seires rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I read all of them and love 'em! I think everyone sould try them!

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In the last newsletter,a couple of people mentioned the R.L. Stine books.I like them,but they are a little below my reading level. Okay,they are a lot.But I read them for "ligh reading" and I do it at night with my nightlight.I only use a nightlight to read-when I am finished reading I shut it off.Aren't I smart? I was the person in the last newsletter who mentioned I was happy that someone mentioned Lemony Snicket's real name was Daniel Handler.The teacher is going to start reading the second book.....I think it's name is Reptile Room.Every morning,my teacher gathers us in the "reading corner" where we have bean bags and crates with cushions,at rickety bench,and the rug to sit on.She reads us one or two chapters from the books she is reading to us.I always look foward to that time of the day! Someone mentioned Where the Red Fern Grows.   That is my teacher's favorite book.I want to read it,but I am currently reading....what,how many books? Like 4 books at one time. She said it is sad,but it is still her favorite.Sixth Grade Star sounds really interesting,thanks for someone mentioning that.I may read it some day when I have time.I have one recemondation to make........

I think anyone that is the age of 11-14 should read the Madeline L'Engle books.If your 11 you should only read them if you have a special talent for reading.Her books that are very good are A Wrinkle In Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planets,Many Waters.... I truthfully don't remember the rest.But there are about 4 or 5 books,and there will be a movie for A Wrinkle In Time on time soon.
That's all fellow readers!

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i loved the 2099 series by john peel. IT'S SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!! it's only a 6 book series and it's so good i read the whole thing 3 times!!!! anyone who likes a good book should read this!!!

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Hey Booker,
i just wanted to say that the book Holes is a realy good book! it's funny, good, and a book you can't put down all in one!

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here are some more of my favorite books.
1. All harry potter books I can not wait until the fifthone comes out.
2.Julie of the woves
3. time Cat
4.Ginger pye
5.pnky pye
I can not single out any more books because I like any books that I read that are appropiate for me.

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read doll people
it's sad but it teaches you a lesson

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I THINK THAT YOU WAS GOOD FOR HAVING DR. MARTEN LUTTER KING BOOK ON A INTERNET. IM GLAD THAT HE HAD THAT "I HAVE A DREAM AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN STILL LEAVE IT .

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I went to a bookstore today, I got a book called Angel On The Square, I started reading it right away, it's really good! I also got Circles In The Stream. If you want to know more about these books you can look on the book lists, they are both listed.

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I really like your website! i wish you were real so I could meet you my favoriet book is Ramona age 8 ITS THE BEST BOOK EVER !!! you should reallly pick it up and read it sometime!!! i read it over and over and over again.can you pouches sarahs page at a bookstore? P.s. the Ramona age 8 book is by beverly cleary if you might ask.bye!see ya ! adiose amigos!

p.s.i really like your newsletter!bye!

From Booker T Worm: Yes, you can buy Sarah's Page at an offline bookstore near you, or online from Amazon.com.

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I enjoy going on the net at your site is a lot of fun. I really like the news letters and much more. My favorite subject is reading I just like to read. I read a lot before I go to bed and in the morning before I go school it's a lot of fun books take you to Adventures and scary parts. My brother hates to read but my mom and dad incorage him to read alot. My mom and dad will do any thing to get him to read. That is all for now!

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I think it is really great what you are doing to push them up to a higher level in reading THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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booker t . you have changed my life i love to read. in fact just yesterday i started reading A LITTLE PRINCESS. now i can look up my favorite author's for free. THANK-YOU  BOOKER.T.

From Booker T Worm: Thank YOU! That is why kidsreads.com exists, for all of you readers! Did you know that you can always write to the author (provided they are living) in care of their publisher? The publisher's address is always listed in the front of the book. The publisher forwards the mail on to the author. Also, a note to all of you that ask for authors e-mail addresses... we do not have that information,unfortunately! If we did, we would put it on kidsreads.com for you.

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If you haven't read The Hobbit you should!!!! I just finshed it and I loved it!!!!! I loved it so much I couldn't even put the book down!!! the only reason I couldn't put the book down is because I went on this website!!!!!!!!! I found all kinds of ways to have fun while reading!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU BOOKTWORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I love to read R.L. Stine because there realy spook. Sometimes if I get realy bored in a book then I just read R.L. Stine. I hope you do the same thing if you get bored in a book , then just read something you realy like.

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I just want to let you know that I love to read R.L Stine. I like them because there spooky.

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I love Ann Martin's Babysitters Club Books

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I  love this  website. I want to know if  any other  schools have kid's night out

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I think you should ad The Series of Unfortunate Events!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Booker T Worm: Sorry to hear you missed our feature on A Series of Unfortunate Events. Click here to read about the author, get book summaries, see the FAQ and solve the Lemony Snicket Word Scramble!

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Here are my favorite books. Black Beauty, old yeller, where the red fern grows, wHITE FANG, The witch of blackbird pond . I could go on for ever. i like any book I read actually.

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I really love to read  books ,like The Bearstain Bears.

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Hey Booker T. Worm! I LOVEEE your site and think it is the best. I am currently reading "Stolen by the Sea" by Anna Myers. I first found out about the book from your website and it is a great book so far. I recommend it for people ages 8-13. Another pretty good book (recommended for 7-10) is "Wizards Don't Use Computers" and it is part of the Bailey School Kids books. You may find that book a little too easy if your my age, 11 or older though. Another great book i've read was "Sixth Grade Star" by Constance Hiser. This book is about a girl in the 6th grade named Jill who has a little sister, Jessica that always enters all these contests and pageants and wins. Jill is sorta jealous of her and she wants to be a star too. When Jill enters the 6th grade play for The Wizard of Oz, that play is on the same day as one of Jessica's pageants. Will Jill's mom and her sister be there to see her or not? Read the book to find out!

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There are a lot of books that I am currently reading, and I suggest that you read these books: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and The Wind in the
Willows by Kenneth Grahame. These are both classics, and I knew they were great because both the characters and plots are well-made by the time I was in the
middle of reading them.

I also recommend the Harry Potter series and schoolbooks (Quidditch through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and where to find them.), Sweet Valley series (mind you, this is my largest collection. I have SV High, SV twins and more) Goosebumps, The Unicorn Club, and all the Baby-Sitters Club books.

I also have inspirational books such as Stories for the Teen's Heart books 1 and 2, Stories for the Extreme Teen's heart, Chocolate for the Teen's Heart, Chicken Soup for the Teen's soul, Journal for a Teen's Heart books 1 and 2, Diary of a Teenage girl and its sequel, It's My Life. They have stories that can inspire, touch and warm your heart.

And by these, you know that I am a bookworm don't you? I am one, and when I finished important tasks in my free time, you'll find me in my bedroom reading books, writing stories or reading magazines such as Questor, Seventeen, Chalk, Star Studio and Candy when I'm not surfing the Internet.

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I think you should post Pre-Teen Is In Between I think it's a great book for all pre-teen girls.

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Dear Booker Worm T & Fellow Bookworm Readers,
Wow, I haven't sent in a letter in a while! I have a few books to talk about that were mentioned in the last newsletter. Firstly, this is not about reading, but I like the little gator joke! It was very cute. Second, I want to say something about the Redwall series. I don't find them very interesting, and I am an excellent reader and I'm not very fussy. I think the Redwall books are for boys more then the girls. Our teacher was reading the first Redwall book to us, and we girls thought it was pretty boring, but the boys all loved it and now you see them all with Redwall books! Third, a person mentioned the Series of Unfortunate Events. Currently, our teacher is reading the first book as a read aloud. I've wanted to read them and when I saw the book, I was so happy! My teacher had told us that she didn't think Lemony Snicket WAS his real name. We have all been wondering about that question!! Thanks for whomever said it was Daniel Handler-I can't wait to tell my teacher!! Now I've got some book suggestions to make.....

Have you ever read the books of Mysteries In Our National Parks? I have 2 books, and there are many of them, but you don't have to read them in order. They are mystery, and the characters are fake,but the parks they mention are real. The two I have are CliffHanger and The Hunted. They cost 5.95 each, and in Canada, they cost 8.50. I highly reccomend these books! Also, Nancy Drew is great to read if your into mystery a lot like I am.

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These are some of my favorite books:
1. Secret Garden by Frances Hodedegeson Burnett
2. Matilda by Roald Dahl
3. Saddle Club by Bonnie Bryant= Any girl who LOVES Horses will  LOVE this Series!!!
4. Bridge to Terebithia
5. A Jar of Dreams by Yoshiko Uchida
from a Fifth Grade READer

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Do you know Ben M. Baglio I love his book called Fox In The Frost. I would love to tell him that he could make a movie out of it i cried for an hour after reading it.

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I have made a list of all the BEST books ever.  (in my opinion, anyway!)
1. All 4 Harry Potter Books-J.K. Rowling
2. The Face on the Milk Carton-Caroline B. Cooney
3. Anything else except The Terrosrist and Flashfire by Caroline B Cooney, ESPECIALLY the "Tme" quartet. It's just the right mixture of suspense, action, romance, and mystery! There's Both Sides of Time, Out of Time, 1 I can't remember, and For all Time.
4. Ella Enchanted-Gail Carson Levine
**Also-- I'm ordering the Princess Set of books by Gail Carson Levine... they're going to be AWESOME!!!**
So basically, the three BEST AUTHORS EVER ARE JK ROWLING, CAROLINE B COONEY, AND GAIL CARSON LEVINE.
-Future Author

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I read the book "Tangerine" written by Edward Bloor. It was a great book because it makes you think about what's going on, and it makes you want to read more! I hope you read it!

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I have only just recently become a fan for harry potter and read all four books during the christmas holidays, one after the other.  The error you have already mentioned about Lily and James appearing out of the wand had been corrected in the version I read, but I did pick up another major error concerning Dobby, has anyone else picked this up?  If not, I shall write to the publishers and point it out. 

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i am in the 6th grade.  i enjoy reading, my reading level is higher than most of the kids in my class.  what hints could u give me to read more? what suggestions do u have for books that i can read?

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I think you would like to read these folwing books next time your in the libarary:(I
really LOVE to read!)
1. all harry potter books (if you havent read them in my opinan the 4th is the best!I cant wait for the 5th)
2.anne of green gables......
3.little woman(so good)
3.little men
4.dear america series
5.lord of the rings-the fellowship of the ring.
6.the hobbit
7.number the stars
thats it for now! happy reading!!!!

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