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Chasing Dreams

February 26, 2018

BRYAN COLLIER is an award-winning illustrator. His most recent project was illustrating Between the Lines, by Sandra Neil Wallace. This new picture book is illustrated with watercolors and collage. “I piece objects together that have no relationship to each other,”…

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A New Warrior

February 26, 2018

Nearly 60 years ago, Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time appeared in bookstores. On March 9, a film adaptation of the beloved science-fiction novel is coming to theaters. Storm Reid (above, right) plays Meg Murry, an unpopular and troublesome teenager.…

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Good as Gold

February 26, 2018

Maia and Alex Shibutani have been a figure skating team since 2004. On February 20, they won the bronze medal in ice dance at the Olympic Winter Games, in PyeongChang, South Korea. For the siblings, the bronze was as…

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Olympic Unity

February 16, 2018

South Korea hosted the Olympics in 1988. North Korea refused to attend. This time, North Korea has sent 22 athletes to PyeongChang, South Korea, for the 2018 Winter Olympics. “[The Olympics] are hopefully opening the door to a brighter future,”…

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Athletes Who Don't Quit

February 16, 2018

Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports is a collection of tales about 11 female athletes who overcame challenges and never gave up. Chapters focus on athletes like gymnast Simone Biles, surfer Bethany Hamilton, and track-and-field legend Wilma Rudolph. These athletes’…

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Food for Thought

February 16, 2018

Photographer Gregg Segal went around the world asking kids what they eat in a week. Then he photographed them with the food. Here, he shares his story. In a small hut outside Mumbai, India, Anchal Sahni sits down to dinner…

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History

Justice for All

February 16, 2018

September 4, 1957, was supposed to be the first day of school for 14-year-old Carlotta Walls. But as she and eight other black teenagers approached Little Rock Central High School, in Arkansas, they were met by angry protesters. Members of…

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Flynn Wins

February 16, 2018

Flynn, a 5-year-old bichon frise, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held February 12 and 13, in New York City. Flynn was guided by expert dog handler Bill McFadden. “It feels a little unreal,” McFadden…

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Arts

Making Music Again

February 16, 2018

A project to repair damaged instruments is bringing music back to public schools. In December, 400 musicians, young and old, marched onto a stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One had a trumpet wrapped in duct tape. One hauled out a cello…

Technology

Blast off, Starman!

February 16, 2018

On February 6, the Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. It used the same launchpad that sent the first astronauts to the moon, in 1969. But this was not a NASA mission. The rocket…

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Meet Team U.S.A.

January 26, 2018

On February 9, the 23rd Winter Olympic Games will kick off in PyeongChang, South Korea. Nearly 3,000 athletes from more than 80 countries will compete. The sporting events will take place during 16 action-packed days. Then the Paralympic Games will…

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TFK Explains: The Government Shutdown

January 26, 2018

On January 20, the United States government shut down for three days. Why? Here, TFK explains. What is a shutdown? A government shutdown happens when Congress cannot come together to approve a federal budget. Some functions of the U.S. government…

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A Family Affair

January 26, 2018

Young readers have enjoyed Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit books for more than 100 years. Now the tales are getting a modern twist. Peter Rabbit, the movie, hits the big screen February 9. MARGOT ROBBIE voices the role of Flopsy, one…

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Creating Change

January 26, 2018

Author JACQUELINE WOODSON (left) is the new national ambassador for young people’s literature. The Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden (right), bestowed the honor last month at the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. Woodson’s award-winning books include Brown Girl Dreaming…

Health

A Bad Flu Season

January 22, 2018

Flu season in the United States runs from October through March. This year’s flu is especially bad. That is according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “We are currently in the midst of a very active…

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Meet the Influencers

January 22, 2018

Education and entertainment. Science and sports. Fashion and fundraising. These are just a few of the fields in which young people are changing the world. TIME wrote about 30 influential young people. Here, TFK introduces you to 10 of them.…

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Cave People, Unite

January 22, 2018

The animated film Early Man tells the story of Dug, a caveman who lives a happy life as part of a Stone Age tribe. But Lord Nooth, from a Bronze Age tribe, wants to take Dug’s land. To save his…

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A Gifted Group

January 22, 2018

When author Jamia Wilson and illustrator Andrea Pippins were asked to work on a book about black heroes, they knew exactly whom they wanted to include. The result is Young, Gifted, and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and…

Environment

California Mudslides

January 19, 2018

Mudslides and flash floods destroyed parts of Montecito, California, last week. At press time, the natural disaster had caused at least 20 deaths. The mudslides were caused by a powerful storm. It sent mud and boulders down hills and into…

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Disaster's Cost

January 16, 2018

Monster hurricanes. Raging wildfires. They helped make 2017 the costliest year ever for weather disasters in the United States. The nation was hit by 16 disasters that each topped $1 billion in damages. The 
total cost was $306 billion, according…