The Bookworm Newsletter
Issue #137
June 1, 2001
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From Booker T. Worm
(T stands for Text)
Booker T. Worm is the cyber authority for great books, fun facts, and good times.
A NOTE FROM BOOKER
Hello!
Did you do anything special for the Memorial Day weekend? Some of the older worms went
to see Pearl Harbor. The kids were curious about what it was about.
I found a book on my bookshelf for them to read. It is about two boys who lived through
the attack. If you would like to see what they took home to read, click on these
underlined blue words: A BOY AT
WAR: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Harry Mazer. Reading about the attack from a boy their
age will really let them understand what it was like to live there.
And now for my news this week...
--Booker T. Worm
Aliens! Teachers!
Baloney!
This site is full of them. Meet Henry P. Baloney. Be his friend. Help him escape from the
Astro Guys at http://www.baloneyhenryp.com/.
Question of the Week
We LOVE your answers to these questions, so we are keeping it up again this week, just
in case you did not get a chance to answer it:
Which was your favorite fairy tale character in Shrek? If you could be any
fairy tale character, who would you be?
Send your answer to BookerTWorm@aol.com. Write
"Question" in the subject line. We'll post your answers online!
SHREK Trivia
Speaking of Shrek... we've created a Shrek Trivia game! Test your knowledge of Shrek here! Also, if you
haven't already done so, check out our Shrek feature, which includes
reviews of the author's books as well as other Shrek books, a word scramble and a
biography of the author of the original Shrek book, William Steig.
GROWING WINGS
At an age when most girls worry about hiding zits, 11-year-old Linnet McKenzie has
much bigger concerns. She's wondering how she'll be able to hide the wings that have
started to grow on her body.
Starting with its beautiful cover and lasting well beyond its last page, GROWING WINGS is a wonderful
story of enchantment that could very well be true.
CAROLINA AUTUMN
Carolina's life looks like an outbreak of acne: bad things are erupting all over it.
She was counting on her older sister Madelaine to help her start high school on the right
foot. But that won't happen now because their father took Madelaine away. Carolina and her
mother live alone, in a different house. But that situation isn't working out so well,
either. Just when things start to look up, Carolina finds out that Mara might not be her
best friend at all. A handsome neighbor boy who is fond of Carolina could change the
girls' relationship forever. CAROLINA
AUTUMN is a book about the ordinary and the extraordinary pains of growing up. This
book shows you her path; will it lead to a happy ending?
Audiobooks
If you’ve never tried an audiobook, summer is a great time to explore this
wonderful way of enjoying a book. In addition to being enormously entertaining for the
whole family, audiobooks benefit kids in a multitude of ways. Even if you don't like to
read, you're sure to find an audiobook that grabs your attention. Many audiobook titles
are narrated by famous actors or even full casts of performers. Recent research also
confirms that while you're having fun listening, you are also on the road to improving
your reading ability, your vocabulary and your comprehension --- all great for getting
ahead in your classes. So what are you waiting for? Check out our Audiobooks feature now!
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"Visit Beverly Cleary's Klickitat Street" Contest entries are being accepted
up to June 12th at midnight eastern time, so don't forget to enter now!
We Asked, You Said
To see everyone's answers to last week's Question about the books you are doing your
book reports on, check out We Asked, You Said.
You might find some great book suggestions.
Quote of the Week
No one can be caught in places he doesn't visit. -- Danish Proverb
Mailbag
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newsletter that has bad words in it.
Poems from fellow Bookworms
I looked at myself in the mirror
this morning
I wasn't perfect, that's for sure
My looks may not suit everyone
But who I see is someone pure
Purer than those skinny models
That fill our magazines and shows
Better than those body builders
That no one really knows
I'm not real skinny
I'm not real tall
I'm not real quiet
I'm not reall small
I'm really really caring though,
And nice through and through
And though my beauty is just my own
I am beautiful too.
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During the summer I may swim
deep into the bluest ocean
During the summer I may read
into far away lands of mystery
During the summer I may dance
to my own beat, that is
During the summer I may smile
at people across the street from me
During the summer I may leave
to travel to lands faraway
But I always know that when summer ends,
I will have another day.
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Deticated to kids who don't know what to say when they are asked Want
some?
There are some kids that I know of,
None of them which I so an amount of love.
They do drugs,
And don't give hugs....
One day they asked me if I want some...
they said young child come.
And then I said,
There mess up your head..
Take away your life,
and lock away your knife....
Soo then now listen you see?
D....I won't do drugs
R..... I'll respect myself
U.... I'm not going to turn ugly because of drugs
G..... I don't want to hear the oppisite word of great
S.... No one should be doing drugs!
Drugs something you should never mess with.....
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I search into the hole of my life
trying to find myself.
No matter how hard I look,
I can never find my purpose.
I must hold on to my tender heart,
and not let it run so freely.
Then I figure out how to control my careless behavior,
It's Jesus Christ, my cherished savior.
-anonymous
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ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
SUGGER YOUR SWEET,
AND YOU ARE TO
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Some are blue.
Some are green.
Some look nice,some look mean.
I love flowers,1 or maybe 2.
I love flowers how about you.
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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@aol.com
and maybe you'll see it posted in the next newsletter!
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I love reading books it is one of my favorite things to do. My favorite auther is Ann
m Martin. I enjoy her Baby-sitter club books. My favorite on it is Stacey! She is pretty
even though she is not real but on the show she is pretty.
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If anyone read WINTER OF THE RED SNOW-a dear america book, tell me about
it. I saw some of the movie and can't find the book!
Note from Booker: We have a review of WINTER OF THE RED SNOW, right
here at kidsreads.com. Check it out!
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Respect-Lot's of kids out there, respect there parents or guarduians. But
some dont. Even though it doesn't seem that way to lots of kids our parent's do so much
for who? YOU!!!! Just think your parent's or parent gives you shelter,food,clothing,But
the most important thing that lot's of your parent's give you is Love!!! It's just like
you treating your best friend so nicely and then she turns around and betrays you!! How
would you feel? But ah ah ah don't start feeling sorry for yourself because, Most of
parent's do the same thing you might have done to your best friend!! You know what I
mean!? So next time you are about to whine about not getting 2 toys, only getting one,
think how nice your parent (s) are for getting you even 1!!!
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I would like to say something to all the young bookworms out there in the
world. Never, even when friends attempt to dissuade you and life gets you down, stop
reading. Reading will bring you unspeakable joy in life, and you will never, ever get
bored with a good book. Invest as much time as you can to reading great literature.
Although I am no longer a child, I continue to get this newsletter so that I can
experience the joy of seeing you learn and grow into a love for books. Thank you for
showing me that the future of reading and writing will never die out.
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Hey! I just read this book called The Incident at Hawk's Hill in school!
It was about this boy who does not talk to people very often and imitates the noises of
animals. The boy's name is Ben! But, one day he gets lost, there is a storm out, so he
decides to hide out in a hole in the ground. This hole is a badger's den! At first, they
get in a big fight, but after about 2 weeks, they learn to love eachother. The badger
makes Ben one of her pups. She gives him food and water and comfort! But then, Ben is
found, after 3 months of living with the badger. The badger follows him home and at first
does not like the family, but then gets used to them! But, the family's evil neighbor
shoots the badger and he gets called off the land. Ben finds out that the badger's heart
is beating, but will she (the badger) live...............
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I want to give you a short paragraph about a book I read but first a
little about the kind of book... the book is a cook book and I took it out of my local
libary (which I go to every week)... in my libary we take out 2 books and a magizine....
and I've always found myself taking out cook books I guess thats because I love to cook...
when I grow up I want to own my own bakery! Now about the book... the book and deserts
(not to menchain chocolate cakes,cookies,carrot cake, plus more) snacks, dinners (pasta
with chicken) and my favorite drinks( smoothies icecream soda!)
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I recomend these books:
1. Hachet
2. Among the Hidden
3. A Wrinkle in Time
4. Island of the Blue Dolphins
5. My Name Is Not Angelica
6. Skelig
These are all great boosks !!!! I could not put them down!!
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The giver is a great book. I think you should in courge people to read it.
also i want to learn about the author. I wish it came out with the GIVER 2
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Booker~ I was disappointed that you didn't have Anne Frank: The Diary of a
Young Girl on your World War II list of books. This book is one of the best books-ever.
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i loved the the book Because Of WINN-dIXIE! IT IS THE best book I have
ever read!Well I wanted to find out more about the auther and find if Kate DiCamillo has
written any other books.So I went on your site and I found out everything I wanted to know
and more cool stuff. thank you!
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Booker & friends,
I have read The Devil's Arithmetic. it is about this girl who goes back to the holocaust
and then wakes up realizing it was just a dream. Find out more as you read this book!!
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Put some summer reading lists up on the site!
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How come you dont have nancy drew books down? Her auther is carolyn
keene!!
Tons of kids and teachers read her books ,my teacher reads them!!!
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i love my new book jacob have I loved. The author is Katherine Paterson.
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I like the way your comopany does the bookertwormaol.com because your
company really makes it fun for kids. Your company make kids learn better. Thank you, for
helping 1000's of children in the world to learn.
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Some great books are the Sweet Valley Series, the Baby-Sitters' Club, and
the Harry Potter books. But the greatest book is the Bible. Peace!!!
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the Narnia books are wonderful, and so are the Alice books by Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor, the Sam and Anastasia books by Lois Lowery, and the Fear Street or
basicly anything by R.L. Stien!!!!!!
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I have a very good book on adolesence. The author is Dr. Dobson I read
this book wich was provided by my teacher. It was a lot of help. It helped me realize that
i am not alone. This is a christian based book so lots of verses to help.
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I just read Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. I t was SO good!!! It was
suspenseful and you should be prepared to "Expect the unexpected" It is about a
12 year old girl named Salamanca and she tells her friend's story as underneath it is her
own. When she leaves with her grandparents from Ohio to Idaho, they come back, much
different then they left. Secrets will be uncovered and it will be a real treat for your
mind and soul. I give 5 stars to Walk Two Moons!! -- an 11 year old
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Stay safe! Always!
Remember to
be safe online. NEVER tell anyone personal information --- which includes your real name,
age, address, phone number or school. Hey, pretend you are undercover when you go online
and protect yourself!
Keep reading! Until next week...
Booker T. Worm and
Friends
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