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Book Club for Kids

Mar 30, 2016

Imagine a world where deadly tornadoes are so common, kids can't ride their bikes outside anymore. That's the future Kate Messner writes about in EYE OF THE STORM. Students from Belvedere Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia discuss the book with host Kitty Felde. Laura Furgione, Deputy Director of the...


Mar 16, 2016

Americans have a romanticized image of English boarding schools. RIBBLESTROP is the opposite of that. Writer Andy Mulligan has created what must be the most dangerous school on planet earth. And this trio of readers at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, New Jersey, debate whether they'd like to attend. Peter...


Mar 2, 2016

Sometimes, you just need a friend. Even if he’s imaginary, like the gigantic purple cat named Crenshaw. That’s the name of Newbery Award winning writer Katherine Applegate's new book CRENSHAW. The book is the story of a family on the verge of becoming homeless. Our student readers from Gunston Middle School talk...