Question of the Week
Here's this week's Question of the Week:

What is the ONE book all your friends are talking about --- right now?

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Poll
This week's poll question asks: Be honest, who decides what you read?

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This Week's Feature:

Thoroughbred Series by Joanna Campbell
Kids have been enjoying stories about magnificent horses for generations. We love them too, which is why we're featuring a whole series this week on Joanna Campbell's Thoroughbred Series. If you haven't read one yet, the books center around a girl named Ashleigh and her miracle foal named Wonder as they come of age and begin racing. Each book continues their story and includes the horses and riders who follow in their footsteps. We hope you'll enjoy our Thoroughbred Feature along with games, Fast Facts, A Dictionary of Horse Terms, and more!

We Asked, You Said
Click here to see all of the answers to last week's Question of the Week, What book would you most like to talk about with your friends?

Quote of the Week
"Today is the tomorrow that we worried about yesterday."
-- Unknown

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Poems from fellow Bookworms

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September 11th

There was a deafening boom as the first plane crashed.
Many people wondered, many people asked,
Was this just an accident or a terrorist attack?

There questions were soon answered as the second plane appeared.
Onlookers held their breath as it soon was clear,
America the great was doomed to live in fear.

Rescuers were immediately sent in,
To try and save thousands of helpless women and men.
Some people escaped most people did not.
Thousands of innocent lives were lost.

The world looked on in a silenced awe,
As the mighty towers began to fall.
People ran and people screamed,
As they struggled to get away from the horrible scene.

From now on that day will be remembered,
As the attack on not only the US but the world,
On that would-be normal day on the
11th of September.

I hope you liked my poem!! I am from Canada but God Bless America!! -a fellow bookworm

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I can't promise anything
for I'm not always going to be there
I have a life of my own, you know

I'm not going to do everything for you
because you can those things too
I won't always follow your demands

I need to feel confident
I can't be your slave
and I have to take care of myself first

Why don't you depend on yourself?
It won't kill you to do one thing on your own
because I won't always be there to do it for you

Don't take me for granted
'cause everyone needs a best friend
and if you keep it up I'll leave

This poem (which didn't really rhyme but who cares? Poems don't have to rhyme..) is about taking your best friend(s) for granted and always thinking he or she will always be there to do things for you. It is also about not being too demanding of your best friend(s).

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Jokes from fellow Bookworms

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What part of your body is a pit? your arm pit
How do you spell hard ice about 3 letters? I, C & E

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What says mooz? A airplane flying backwards

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What's the best way to make a pair of trousers last?
Make the coat first
What has a bottom at its top?
A leg
Why did the bees go on strike?
For more honey and shorter flowers
What has a long trunk and is found in Tasmania?
A lost elephant
What keeps jazz musicians on earth?
Groovity
What does a witch ask for when she arrives at a hotel?
Broom service
What kind of umbrella does a Russian carry when it's raining?
A wet one
What happened to the man who couldn't tell putty from toothpaste?
His windows fell out
What is an echidna's favourite food?
Prickled onions
What's smaller than an ant's mouth?
An ants dinner
What did Snow White say to the photographer?
Some day my prints will come

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Mail from fellow Bookworms

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I love Sharon Chreech's book, Love That Dog!
If you haven't read it before, read it! I't A book you'll want to read over and over again! Belive me!

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Dear booker I would like to recommend The Chronicles of Narnia there are eight books to it my friend has the same book except her book has all of the eight books all together. Making one big book. The writer name is C.S. Lewis. It has magical worlds that you can travel to. The first book is about to kids one girl one boy. They were both neighbors .the boy had an uncle and he was upstairs making thing in private one day the kids went in his room without telling him. When the uncle came back and saw them he was up to something and so he didn't yell at them. So he gave the girl a green ring and told her to put it on when she did............................ POOF she was gone.

To find out more you should start reading

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I think that more people need to write letters in the mail section! this newsletter is not just jokes(I was the one that said the thing about having the joke section)but c'mon let's have more mail!

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The Nancy Drew series is great! It really gives you a shiver up your spine. I recommend Nancy Drew books to anyone who loves mysterys and challenges.

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The Avalon Series is relly cool.ive read 3 of the books and im starting the next one

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i am doing the summer reading program that my library is having. you read 5 days a week for a half hour. i like the new series called history misterys. they are really good.

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One of my favorite authors is Willow Davis Roberts. I have read several of her books including Hostage. Hostage is about a girl who goes home to get her allergy medicine one day from school. When she gets home her house is being robbed. She is taken hostage. How will she get out of this mess? Read it and find out. Also, another of my favorite books by her is The Kidnappers: A Mystery. In this book, a boy is hiding from a bully who is threatening to beat him up over an accident. While in hiding, he watches the bully get kidnapped! He reports his seeings. Soon, being the only witness, puts him into more trouble than he can handle. Once again, READ IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS! Some other books by her are, Megan's Island, Twisted Summer, Baby-sitting Is A Dangerous Job, Caught!, The View From The Cherry Tree, Surger Isn't Everything, and Don't Hurt Laurie! All her books will probably be great! I'd recomed her books any day!

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Hi Booker T, I just wanted to say that I love your newsletter and I am really looking forward to reading more issues!!!

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Hello I just wanted to say my favorite books so far are
1. Harry Potter
2. Because of Winn Dixie
3. books by Judy Blume
right now I am reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and after that I am going to read Old Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows because they are on my book list for school.

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I really like your website. It must have took you forever to complete it. What I admire most about the website is the the fact that kids can go on this website and have fun playing games and doing alot of other fun things. It is really a joy to go on a website, like this one,and find alot of interesting facts and learn alot of things that you probably couldn't learn on any other website.I also like how i can read up on some of my favorite authors. I am so glad that there is such a website that I can go on and enjoy my ability to read. I am much happier since I found this excellent website. Thank You for all your hard work that you put in this website.I think that all your hard work will soon be payed off.

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i use to make fun of my brother cuase i thought harry poter books were stupid well, i thought wrong the movie was sooo good i started to read the books and i really cant wait till the chamber of secerts gose to the movie theater it will be on my b-day and if any one nose when the harrypoter 5th book comes out please tell me

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Hello I have A Book Review for the book Frindle By Andrew Clements: Its about A. Kid named Nick who lives in New Hampshire and in 5th grade he has Mrs.Granger who loves the dictionary and Nick made up A word called Frindle it means the word Pen. And they were battling eachother and then Mrs.Granger and the priceable went over to Nick's house and talked to his parents. Mrs.Granger said It isn't respectful for authority and then Nicks parents said well, the kids don't want to be bad but this is kind of silly and then the priceable said well, this is kind of silly but Mrs.Granger made A big deal. So then when I kid said the word frindle they had to stay after school and write 10-0 sentences saying I am writing this punishment with A pen and then A lady who writes the newspaper came in to talk to Nick and they made An article in the newspaper about it. And then they made A pen with the word Frindle on it and they sold out really fast. And then on the sign welcome to the
city it said home of the original Frindle. And then when he grew up there was A letter from Mrs.Granger that said well, I said in 5th grade that I will send this to you when I new the battle was over and now it is. And it was the letter he wrote in 5th grade and A dictionary with the word Frindle in it. And it said in the letter now when I teach my kids I explain to them about this The End of the Review. I really think you should read this book BookerTworm.

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This site is the best! You made me start reading books that aren't like Harry Potter. I think all kids should go to this site! Thank you!

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hi i really like your web site it is fun for the summer i like to read alot.i also like word scrambler .and trivia thanks for your web site

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Here are some book suggestions that you might want to put on your site.
1. Grandparents: A Special Kind of Love nonfiction by Eda LeShan
2. The Pharaohs' Curse nonfiction by Susan Dudley Gold
3. Shiloh fiction by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
4. Jeremey Thatcher,Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
5. The Crystal Drop by Monica Hughes

Thank you and I hope that these bok suggestions are useful to young readers like myself.

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Some of my favorite books are Blue Moon Rising The Hobbit The Lord Of The Rings Warp World 3030 all most all the Goosbumps and of course Harry Potter the 1st' 2nd ' 3rd' and 4th books which I have read three time's now and many many more they are all vary good and I think that it would be cool if they made Blue Moon Rising into a movie to because it is a rile good Book and I hope people look at this I think a lot of people would like these books

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one day i borrowed a goosebumps book it was about a boy who turned in to a ghost i loved it but it made me have a bad dream this is why the boy turned in to a ghost well one day a ghost came in to the boys room the boy thought sickand they were speaking together for hours and then the boy said can you turn me into a ghost.the ghost said yes......... and then the boy was a ghost.

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I like to read series so i can choose a book fast! here are great series I recommend:
A series of Unfortunate Events
harry potter (of course!)
Narnia
T*Witches
Spell casters
The royal diaries
and Left behind
I really hope you like them!

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Junie B. is one of my favorites . She is funny .I think I'm getting over Junie B. Jones.

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EVER SENCE I BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL I HAVE BEEN READING JUNIEB JONES BOOK'S AND IT IS A GOOD BOOK I THINK EVERY CHILD SHOULD READ THE BOOK'S THEY MY LEARN A LOT FROM THE BOOK

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I love book's. I am reading Charlotte's Web by E.B White Pictures by GARTH WILLAMS. After that I am going to read Black Beauty.

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i love all the junie b. books thier the best books i have ever read i really hope barbara park keeps writing about junie b. i am in 5th i still love read her books after i read all the junie b. books i will surely start reading the skinnybones books !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if she keeps writing ill keep reading even if i am in collage or an adult with kids !!!!! i am going to give half of the books to the poor and i will pass down in my family !!! a fan of barbara park

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The Lemony snicket books are very interesting, I'm looking fowards to the next five books as I already have the first eight. And as much as I enjoy his books, I think (my personal oppinion) that J.K Rowling's books are much more creative, their fun to read and much more enjoyable.

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hi there is one book that i forgot "Spirit Stallon of the Cimarron" it is a page turner i will tell you more later

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Hello, I think that this site is so kool!!! I love learning more about books and about my fave author: Brian Jauques! I'm really glad that people put this site on the internet. I think that you should still try to expand what you have. But that doesn't mean that the site isn't good, it's great!! If I was ever to rate a site 1-10 (10 being the best), this site would definately be, like 9-10

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Did you know that there is a series called the South Seas Adventure Series? It is about a girl named Abby and her best friend Luke. In this series, Abby and Luke must solve mysteries and try to escape from the enemy named Jackal at the same time. The author of this series is Pamela Walls. She is a pretty good writer and I think you should put her books on your website!

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I just love reading! I've read all four Harry Potter books, and I'm working on reading all the Nancy Drew books ever created!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm a big fan of Harry Potter. I love the books.

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hi i luv hatchet and i want to read brians winter and brain returns but see i am 12 and i am a picky reader i realy dont like reading that much at all but its the books that like they are strandend on a island and they have to survive like that like hatchet and the cay

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I just read a book by Jean Lowry-Nixon called A Family Apart. It was excellent. I am interested in knowing more about her and her books. It seems that the one I read is the first in a series. It follows the lives of a family of children that travel on one of the Orphan Trains back in 1860. The work is fiction, but it is realistic and has references to social issues of the time period. The book I read includes information about the Underground Railroad and other pre-Civil War activity. It also gives some insight into immigration and movement west by families. Do you know any more about these books? I highly recommend the one I read. ~
There's a really cool book you have to read it's called The Last Battle.It's about a Monkey and a Unicorn fighting The Last battle.

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I am reading a book and it called The Werewolf of Fever Swamp. I am on chapter5 and so far it is really cool my class has a whole bunch.

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thanks booker t worm you have inspired me to read lots of junie b.jones books and do reports thanks for all your help!

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