Our devoted readers helped Kidsreads.com celebrate our fourth anniversary by entering a contest where they shared how they found Kidsreads.com and what the website means to them as readers. Our randomly drawn winner received a package of books based on the winner's appropriate age group. Here are what the readers had to say:

Contest Winner:

The way I found this wonderful website was well I have AOL and that day I went to "KIDS ONLY" the I clicked to "MAKE STUFF" then I clicked to "WRITE." That's when I saw something that said KIDSREADS WRITERS and below that it said "WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR" so I clicked that and found the website then after getting the address of my favorite author which is R.L. Stine I started to check out the website and I liked it.

This website means a lot to me because I can share my opinions about books with other kids so they can read it and I just love the newsletter. It's fun. I wish good luck to other kids.

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Hi I would like to participate in the contest. I found this website while I was searching for information about books and I thought that I will try this website. It turned out to be a really good website. I like it a lot. Now I can check out a book at my school library knowing what it is about. I get a lot of information on books that I want to read. I also get information on authors, like which other books they have written.

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I found Kidsreads.com by clicking on one of those rectangle clickables. It means to me as a reader as I can find what the latest books and get the scoop on HP. BOOKER T. WORM YOU ROCK!!!

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I love reading. I read at an adult level (I am now reading The Dead Zone). I found Kidsreads back when it was AOL's kids only "reading club." When the site closed I was very disappointed and gave up on checking back. By the time I did, it was no longer a "CLUB." I found the address and the site again. I love Kidsreads because it has fun games and polls, quizzes, and lots of info on new books. I am also very happy because Kidsreads helped me win a palm visor through the book Sarah's Page. I would love to win those 4 books.....I am sure I would enjoy them....Pick Me Please!!!!

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The way I found out about Kidsreads.com is through the AOL Kids Newsletter. It was in the summertime and I wanted to know some good books to read. Kidsreads.com helped me a lot. All of the books that they recommend were absolutely wonderful. And I was always glad when the newsletter came each week so I could find out all the interesting books to read!

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I found Kidsreads from a link on AOL. It means a lot to me because I get teased because I like to read, and you would never tease me.

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I found Kidsreads.com from Kids Only AOL. Kidsreads is a great place because I can find all the new and best books out there. Kidsreads rules!

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I found Kidsreads.com on AOL Kids Only. Kidsreads is great because I enjoy books and would like to hear about new ones, and I love contests. Happy Birthday Kidsreads!

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How I found Kidsreads.com: I was looking for games for the Harry Potter books and on the search results Kidsreads.com came up and had a nice description so I decided to try it out, later I signed up for the newsletter!

What the website means to me as a reader: This website means a lot to me. I find out about a lot of books on here and it's great how you can play games and write to your favorite authors! I love reading sometimes when I can't think of books to read I just go to the website and start reading summaries on the books. I just love your website so much! I would greatly love to win because those books sound good!

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I found this website when I was looking for a website for book lovers so I saw the site in the search and clicked it. This is a very good site for me because they give me lots of books that are recommended for my age. My reading level is higher than my grade because of this site. I couldn't live without this because it's just the right site for me.

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I found this website three years ago. My friend and I were surfing the Internet and then we came to this link in AOL Kids Only and we clicked on a link called "Bookworm." That's how we found it and I signed up for the newsletter and when my friend went home she signed up too on her computer.

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I found Kidsreads.com when I was looking for a book site for kids and teens so I entered Books for kids and teens in the search and Kidsreads.com came up as-well as a whole bunch of other stuff but Kidsreads.com was the first thing I checked out and I liked it so much that I didn't bother to go anywhere else.

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I found Kidsreads one day by just surfing on the net. I saw a hyperlink that allowed me to subscribe to the newsletter. So I did and I love it!! Kidsreads is a great site that offers great information about the best books. I enjoy it because I love to read!

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Kidsreads.com was on my Mom's bookmarks because she finds websites for me. Kidsreads.com to me means having all the book series I am reading in one place, easy to find, so I can plan what I am going to read next. When I visit I especially like to play the games, and find new books to read. Happy Birthday Kidsreads.com!

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Hello, I found Kidsread.com when I was looking at the cool spots on KO. I went there and loved it! It was so cool! I think you all did a great job making this website. I love to read. I went there and saw this contest and I thought wow I can when 4 free books. The first thing I did was copy your address and send this letter to you. Thank you.

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Dear Booker,
I found this website when I was searching on Google for a webpage about various books for the preteen years. I found this website and I poured over the information in my head, and I decided that this was the website that I was looking for. You have put together a wonderful website. I really like this webpage/website.

What this website means to me. Well, that's a very difficult question. Of course, I have many different answers, so maybe I'll just mention a few out of my twenty or so reasons. The first one. I have used your website as a valuable source of information for "fun" facts about some very popular authors, and as a resource for my many book reports.

Well, that pretty much sums it up.

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I found out about Kidsreads.com because I was looking for a book website at the Kids Only site. I really like Kidsreads.com. I get their newsletter every week and I make sure I read it. I find out a lot about my favorite authors and I've also found out about new books in a series I like that came out. I know you probably won't pick me for saying this but Kidsreads.com needs to add more authors to their list of authors to write to. The website does not have Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. I would really like to write to them. Sorry it's so long! Bye.

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Hi, I found your site from Kids Only and it really has helped for I love to read books and write (trivia, reviews, and much much more)! Thanks a lot.

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I was looking up books when I saw the website. I love to read. I am so glad that you made such a great website.

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I was doing a search and on the side it said "Harry Potter" so I clicked on the link. When I got there it was "Kidsread.com" I was looking around the website and then I said I really love this website. I told some of my friends (the ones that like to read) and they told me they also liked it. I really love to read, whenever I check-out books at a library and I have to turn it in 4 weeks. I think this website is good so I can read reviews, so the next time I make a trip to the library I know what book I want to read. I want to give Kidsread.com a big THANK YOU!!

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My grandma accidentally came across it when she checked her email. I was at her house so she showed me the website, since she knew that I loved to read. I looked at it and loved the site. I had forgotten my book at home so I was able to read books off the computer because of Kidsreads. I was sooooo happy. Now I visit the site regularly to find out about newest books and my favorite authors. I love to read all the reviews! Thank you Kidsreads!

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I found this sight on the AOL kids site. I like this as a reader because it tells me about cool books and it has my favorite authors on it.

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I found Kidsreads.com because I was looking for a good book site to get onto. I did a quick search on AOL, and I saw Kidsreads. I figured that if it was a kids' site, and a reading site, it had to be good. Well I went to it and found that it was totally awesome!

As a reader, the site means a lot to me. It helps me find out what books are about before I buy them. It also helps me find new books on topics I probably wouldn't normally have bought or even bothered to look at. As a reader, Kidsreads.com is a great site. I like to play the games on the site that interact with certain books. They kind of help you to better understand the overall meaning of the book.

Overall, Kidsreads.com is a fantastic site! I love to read so Kidsreads is great for me. Thank you Kidsreads.com!!!!!!!!

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Dear Booker T. Worm, Thank you so much for letting this website be available for Kids and Adults to see and add there own information on Books. I, a very busy reader, happened upon this website when I was on Mamamedia.com's website part. Later on I saw you on the AOL lists of Subscription area. This website, as a reader, means to me that you can discover and look out for new books on the way, and also talk with fellow readers about books that we like or dislike. My favorite section of the website is the list of Books for each month, this is why I like this website so much. Again, thank you.

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I found out about Kidreads.com by searching for websites that could inspire me with reading. I put "children's websites of books" in the search spot and the first website that came up was Kidreads.com. Kidreads.com means that I can be inspired by the books that other children have enjoyed reading. It has made me want to read more and more every day of the year. I don't care about writing book reports because I'll know I'll enjoy them. Kidreads.com means inspiration to me, maybe not to others, but it will always mean that I can enjoy school and I can enjoy reading not only for school but for fun out of it! Please pick me to win. I will cherish books the rest of my life!

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I found out about Kidsreads when I was looking for homework help and I just happened to stumble into it LOL. The site makes me more excited about books. Every time I get the letter I can't wait to see what it's about.

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Hello, I found the site from a friend and from a search engine. It means a lot to me as a reader because I get info on books, a great newsletter and it helps me know more about books, kind of be a stronger reader and I love this site!

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Hi, I found out about Kidsread.com when I first got my screenname. I was looking for a fun site so I went to the everything list to look for one when I spotted Kidsread.com. Since I love to write stories and read books I decided to go to it and it was totally fun there. What does the website mean to me? Well, it means that every kid can read a book and hear about them if they get the newsletter. Also it means a world of a difference if I learn things about the books or what I want to read about.

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I found Kidsreads by looking for a newsletter about books. This website means a lot to me because I get a lot of the books I read from the site and I love having to hear what Booker has to say about what is happening in his life!

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Dear Kidsreads.com,

First of all I would like to thank you for putting out this website. I love to look around and read reviews and play games. I have been reading the Thoroughbred series and loved them but couldn't find the rest of them and it was driving me crazy that I couldn't find out what happened next. Then I went to AskJeeves.com and wasn't even looking for a book club website and I came across this one and it looked like fun so I started looking around and had a blast. When I discovered the Thoroughbred reviews I couldn't believe my good luck. So I got to find out what happened next in the series and am satisfied until I get the chance to actually read them. I am thankful for a website that is great for kids and where I can look at books that interest me. I love that I can read great reviews before I buy the book to make sure I like it. Thank you again.

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I found out about this website from my Mom, who is a writer. I use the website for finding books that I like. I especially like looking for series.

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THIS IS WHAT KIDSREADS MEANS TO ME: IT MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE I JUST GOT INTERESTED IN READING AND IT WILL HELP ME FIND BOOKS I WANT TO READ. I LIKE THIS SITE BECAUSE IT IS A FUN THING TO LOOK FOR BOOKS ON KIDSREADs.COM. I FOUND THIS SITE FROM MY OLDER SISTER.

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I found Kidsreads.com because I was looking for some games and went into Welcome to AOL and went into Games and then went into Harry Potter.

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Hey Kidsreads!

I really, really just love your website! It informs me about all of the important information that I need for my reports and projects and basic facts and the books I should read. It's easy looking up information. Just type it in. You website is so fantastic and excellent. It helps me so, very much as a reader! Please, don't delete the site!

I found this wonderful website one American Online (AOL). I went into the Kid's Only (KO) page. Then, I double clicked KO Channel Help. It was title, Help. I looked down onto the words, Everything List. I wondered what it could be. So, I clicked onto the arrow besides it. There were American Greetings, Search, etc. I scrolled downer. Until...I found Kidsreads.com. I pondered about kids reading books but I never thought it would be so helpful for me as a student and reader! It was my first time there. And I haven't stopped going to that site ever since! That is how I found this site. I love your site!

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HI, I FOUND KIDSREADS OUT BY KIDS ONLY WHICH HAD YOU AS AN OPTION TO GO INTO!! KIDSREADS MEANS TO ME THAT YOUR GIVING KIDS {US} A CHANCE TO WRITE TO OUR AUTHORS AND SO MUCH MORE WHICH IS ALL FUN!! I LIKE HOW IT GIVES YOU A LIST OF BOOKS ON MY AGE GROUP!!! IT REALLY GIVES YOU A CHANCE TO HAVE FUN ON THE INTERNET!!! I WILL NOW GO ON THIS WEBSITE A LOT BECAUSE OF KIDS ONLY!!!! THANK YOU!!!! I HOPE I WIN.

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I found out about Kidsreads.com from my teacher she said that it is the best reading web site she has ever heard of. Later that night I checked out Kidsreads.com. I agreed it was the best website I have ever heard of. I'm not just doing this for the contest I'm doing to tell you how much I love Kidsreads.com. Kidsreads.com means a lot to me. It really does. I love reading in case you wanted to know. If this website was never invented I would sure be lost.

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Hi. My Mom found your website for me. I like it because I think it's so hard to go to a bookstore and the library and just start searching randomly for books. I like the book suggestions you have on your website. I also like that it's broken down by authors. The reviews are the best part of the site. Even my sister, who is older than me, likes to read them. Thank you.

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Dear Kidsreads.com,
I love Kidsreads.com and its cause. I found Kidsreads.com through my school. My Language Arts teacher introduced the website to my class. At the time my class was studying the author Cynthia Rylant. Information about some authors was also on the site, in addition to some words from the authors themselves. Rylant was written about on Kidsreads.com. My class's assignment was to answer questions about Rylant and her childhood by reading the website's pages. On the website plenty of information was found, and I completed the assignment.

Although we no longer needed to use the website, it grasped and held my attention. Thus, I continued to go onto the website. I discovered I could play games, find intriguing books, learn about various authors, and much more. All of these features were at my fingertips.

The website constantly provides information concerning new children's books, which I think is very important. I love to read. When I would like to know about a book I may want to read, I just log onto Kidsreads.com for the review of a book. Instead of driving to the local bookstore, the review is in front of me in my house! The web site's friendly activities encourage children to want to know more about the world. Kidsreads.com means so much to me as a reader and student, yearning to read and learn more and enrich my education.

Kidsreads. com is wonderful. The web site takes pride and provides so much, making children aware of fantastic literature. Kidsreads.com does not expect anything from its readers, only that their love of reading enhances. Thanks for being such a great website!!!

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From a Parent:
My two daughters have loved to read since they were toddlers. I encourage reading, and they receive books as incentives in reaching goals they have set for themselves. My 10 year old has read 18 books this summer so far, including the whole Merlin series by T.A. Barron. Your website is a great resource for them to see what's new and what they may want to read next. Thank you!

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