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The Bookworm Newsletter
Issue #178
May 8, 2002
Kidsreads.com
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A NOTE FROM BOOKER
Hello!
I like to volunteer at the elementary school here. I love to go and read books to the classes, go on field trips, and help out in any way I can. Since Mother's Day is this Sunday, the worm kids wanted to find books to read. So, I went to the school library and collected quite a few books for them to read. I promised them I would read one to the class on Friday, but I have not decided which one would be the best one, yet. Their teacher told them that after I read to them, they will make cards for their mothers. I even had a couple of the kids say they would help me make cards for my mother and grandmother, so I will have a special treat for them. Why not pick out a book from our Mother's Day feature to share with your mom? You might also want to check out some of the Mother's Day book choices that other Bookworms told us about in last week's responses to the Question of the Week.
Thanks for reading the newsletter this week! Remember to click on the blue underlined letters to go to any feature listed in the newsletter.
Now on to more news…
--Booker T. Worm
Question of the Week
Here's this week's Question of the Week:
Other than J.K. Rowling (because we KNOW how much you like her), what author would you most like to meet?
Send your answer to YouSaid@kidsreads.com. Write "Question" in the subject line. We'll post your answers online! Tell your friends to submit their answer to the question of the week.
* * * SPECIAL NOTE FROM BOOKER! * * *
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www.littlehousebooks.com!
Meet Laura and the other Little House girls, and read for the very first time about the lost Little House years.
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Poll
This week's poll asks:
Which of the following summer movies are you looking forward to most? (Wow, they all start with S.)
• Star Wars
• Spiderman
• Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron
• Stuart Little 2
• Spy Kids 2, The Island of Lost Dreams
To vote in this week's Poll, click here now. Do NOT send responses to the poll to BookerTWorm@aol.com or your vote will not be counted.
Last Week's Poll Results
Which of these best describes you and your mom?
52.8% of you said you read more than your mother.
31.1% of you said you both read about the same.
15.9% of you said your mom reads more than you.
Which best describes how you read?
76% of you said you always read by myself.
21.9% of you said you read some by myself and some with your mother.
2% of you said you only read when your mother reads with you.
What kind of books does your mom enjoy?
18.2% of you said Fiction
15.8% of you said Mysteries
14.5% of you said Romance
12.6% of you said Cookbooks
9.8% of you said Biographies
7.3% of you said Poetry
6.5% of you said Diet Books
5.7% of you said How to be a Good Mom
5.1% of you said SciFi
4% of you said your mom does not like to read.
Click here to see all the results of this poll.
This Week's Features:
Cool New Books for May
This month's roundup of Cool New Books for May is sure to keep you busy for the rest of the month, and beyond! Don't miss this monthly feature which reviews newly published books for kids.
Mother's Day Books
Nothing makes mom feel better than to be appreciated on Mother's Day. What better way to make her feel special than to read a good book with her? We think you'll like the choices we've given you in our selection of Mother's Day books.
Star Wars Books
I>Star Wars: Attack of the Clones opens in theaters May 16th. To celebrate the second episode in this timeless saga, we've created a huge feature for you! Choose from a selection of Star Wars series books. Take a break from reading all of the reviews to play Star Wars trivia, or try your hand at one of our Star Wars word scrambles. Sharpen your Star Wars vocabulary, learn some Fast Facts, and meet George Lucas, the brain behind Star Wars.
2002 Awards
The results are in from the 2002 Awards! See the winners of the Agatha Awards, the Book Sense Awards, the Edgar Awards, the Audie Awards, and the Lambda Literary Awards. Mystery lovers will be thrilled to know some of their favorites won.
Book Reviews:
HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND
Margaret is having difficulty understanding her new life. Her father, who was a champion swimmer, drowned four years ago. Life with mom has been difficult since that happened. Now Margaret, her sister Sophie and their friend Boyd are seeing themselves in comic books. But the comics aren't funny, and the three of them are afraid that what's in the comics will really happen to them. HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND is the question that Margaret is asking herself.
WHERE HEROES HIDE
WHERE HEROES HIDE is a book that deals with an important question: what is a hero? If a man receives a war medal, is he a hero, or is he just a man who acts bravely sometimes? Junior finds himself questioning his father in this story of true heroes.
PETEY
Petey Corbin is a special child. He was born with Cerebral Palsy. His parents, thinking that something else is wrong with him, sends him to live in an insane asylum. Petey has Cerebral Palsy, but he's a person, just like everyone else. This book follows the story of Petey from infancy. If you know anyone with this disease, this is a must-read book for you.
We Asked, You Said
Last week's question of the week asked: If you were going to pick a book to share with your mom for Mother's Day, what would it be? Click here to read the responses to last week's Question of the Week.
Quote of the Week
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.
--- Anne Frank
Have a favorite quote? Send it to BookerTWorm@aol.com to submit it for the newsletter!
KidsReads.com Quick Reference
To find a past review of a book, check out our index page.
For nthe latest info about Harry Potter, check out our Harry Potter page.
To see our latest trivia, visit our Trivia Page.
To see our latest word scrambles, visit our Word Scrambles page.
Take a look at our list of author addresses and write to your favorite author.
Want to see what author shares today as their birthday? Click here.
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Mailbag
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Poems from fellow Bookworms
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Here is a poem I thought you would like
WaySide School is falling down,
fallingdown, falling down,
WaySide School is falling down,
my fair lady.
Kids go splat as they hit the ground,
hits the ground,
Kids go splat as they hit the ground,
my fair lady
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Jokes from fellow Bookworms
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No jokes this week. Send them in so we can post them in the newsletter!
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Mail from fellow Bookworms
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From Booker T. Worm: If you submitted mail last week to be published in the newsletter and it does not appear here, please submit it again. Thanks!
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I have read almost all of the Royal Diaries, they are really great books, and i am looking forward to the new ones that are coming out.
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Booker T. Love the newsletters you've been sending me!!!! My 11-year old sister even reads them,too. She says their educational for girls her age.
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to the person who wanted to be a crime solver---read Fingerprints and Talking Bones
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to the person who said the newsletter was boring and you should add Mary-Kate and Ashely stuff--girls can like this letter just fine!! I'm a girl, and there are plenty of books for girls that you can read about on this newsletter!!!!!
The Silver Crown is the BEST book!!!!
I also liked the giver and ANYTHING by Terry Deary
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The quote from the week of 4/17/02 said unkown, but it is an Irish proverb. There is more to it, too, but I've forgotten it.
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My favorite poet is Ogden Nash. He's really funny!
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I just love reading. I have read over 150 books in my life. I am just loving Beverly Clearly books they are the best. I am also reading other books that are great. I am so interested in your website. I know it will be such a help to me and my book reports.
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Thank you so much for the nice review and listing of my book, Mothers and Daughters at Home!
I am delighted that you like it so much and hope you will look at my new title, Between Friends, craft projects to share (ISBN 0-7432-1409-9) out this month from Simon and Schuster.
Best regards,
Charlotte Lyons
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I'm 11 years old.Just a min. ago i read this gurl letter to ya about how she likes those authors. Well no affence but it was kind of "boring" to me but I'm not tryin to b rude but I'm sorry. Anyway my favorite author is something Rawls but he wrote that book " Where The Red Fern Grows", and i luv that book .It's so sad and good.
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I love the book called Falling up I have all of the other ones I hope they come out with a new one soon
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Touching Spirit Bear
This was an amazing book. I really wish I had found it a few months ago when I was teaching a unit on bullying. I teach middle school students who are said to have emotional handicaps. Two of my students approached me after I bought the book at our school's book fair and asked me to read it. I am reading it to my class now and the kids are enjoying it very much. I see a large potentional of activities we could do with the book, but right now we just do not have the time. I will finish Touching Spirit Bear but the end of the year is fast approaching. I am also having my students read a play taken off of A Christmas Carol and my students are comparing Scrooge and Cole. This really is a wonderful book and I have been telling my co-workers about it. We need more wonderful stories like this one that really make the students think.
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I love, and mean love, to read books. I especially love writing contest because my future ambition is to become an author. I have already written over 50 stories. I would love to become part of a book club. I am a straight A student, and I am in the 6th grade. This summer, I will reach my summer reading goal, 30 books. And, because I am such a good student and writer, they will put me in the OPTIONAL PROGRAM!
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I think your website is awesome!!!!!!!!! I'm studying about Indians for my report I'm writing my report right now and it's due tomorrow. thanks for making up such a great website.
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Whoever mentioned about A Series Of Unfortuante Events by Lemony Snicket, I read The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and all the way up to The Hostile Hospitle, number 8.
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I just finished smoke screen today. I think it is one of my top ten favorite books I've ever read. I wish there was a sequel, that would be great! I will recommend this book to all of my friends!!!
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I love to read books that i have made my own library. Each week i read more then 2 books since I am a fast reader. I just can't stop reading. You can ask my parents and teacher and they would say that all I do is read. Even in class I read. At first at hated to read but my fourth grade teacher said that i should read more and thats when I started to love to read. I most enjoy to raed about history such as Anne Frank. I learn a lot from reading her diary. And I love to read other books. My teacher wrote in my report card that every time she sees me is with a book and that is always true. I just love to read its my hobbie.I can tell you that I would spend my time on reading then playing outside with my friends.Even my friends like to read as much as I do. When I go to a book store I always say its like beening in heaven.
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I think you website rocks. the website rocks because I love to read. Reading for me is the magic of life. That is how we live that is how we learn that is what we do for pleasure. We read to communicate.
I am ten years old. I am in fourth grade.
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I have just finished reading the “amber spy glass” it was excellent but at the end you are left hanging like there is going to be another book but to my knowledge there is not please ask Mr. Pullman to write another book for the sake of the readers.
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I like patricia polacco books and tomie dePola books.
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I was wondering how many of these books Lemony Snicket is going to make and when are they coming.
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I just finished reading this book called "The sisterhood of the travelling pants" by Ann Brashares and really enjoyed it. I was just wondering if you happen to know if she's writing a series of these books?
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My very favorite book was and still is Walk Two Moons I love that book I have something that i can relate with evey character. That book helped me get through a 2 week vacation in a stuffy trailer with my parents when i was 10 now im 12. Walk Two Moons is still my favorite book. I have read it 5 times and im in the process of reading it again. I also read Chasing Redbird, Absolute Normal Chaos, and The Wanderer. I loved them all Sharon Creech is my favorite author.
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I' m eight years old. And I Love to read. I'm in level 40 in reading. My favorite book is The Mouse and the Moudercycle. to book lovers
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I'm Andrew Clements biggest fan. I have read all of his books and THE SCHOOL STORY is one that I am doing as a report in school. And it is a great book. Keep writing more.
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i am very saddened by what attempted to rip such a strong nation apart on the tragic day of september 11. I am Ausralian and have just returned from the USA and i believe america to be the backbone of the world. America is still standing as it always will god bless america i love your country and god bless you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am thirteen years old and I am thoroughly enjoying reading the Dear America series. I have read more than half of them and I am planing to read them all. I am currently reading the newest book, A Time For Courage - the suffragette diary of Kathleen Bowen by Kathyrn Lasky. I find it to be very interesting and I have had a hard time putting it down. Of course that is how it has been with all of these books. This series has helped me learn a lot about history in a fun way.
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