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TFK Reads: My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich

December 23, 2019

The main character in My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich is named Ebony-Grace Norfleet Freeman. But in the imaginary world she’s created in her mind, she goes by E-Grace Starfleet. My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich, by Ibi…

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TFK Reads: Free Lunch

December 19, 2019

Free Lunch is a memoir, or an autobiographical story about one part of the author’s life. It’s about author Rex Ogle’s experience at home and at school during the first semester of sixth grade. Free Lunch is one of TFK’s…

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TFK Reads: The Big Book of Monsters

December 16, 2019

Monsters are universal. You can find them in stories from every culture. The Big Book of Monsters: The Creepiest Creatures from Classic Literature, by Hal Johnson and Tim Sievert, brings some of the world’s scariest monster stories together in one…

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TFK Reads: Allies

December 12, 2019

Allies, by Alan Gratz, is a work of historical fiction. It pieces together the perspectives of several characters to tell the story of D-Day. On that day, in 1944, one of the most important military invasions in history happened. Allies…

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TFK Reads: More to the Story

December 9, 2019

More to the Story, by Hena Khan, is a modern-day retelling of the classic novel Little Women, which was first published in 1868. This version is about four Pakistani-American sisters living in Atlanta. More to the Story is one of…

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Good Reads

December 4, 2019

Looking for a good book? Here, TFK Kid Reporters review four of the most noteworthy reads of 2019. For more recommendations, keep checking this page. We’ll post book reviews all through winter break. TITLE: Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation…

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Dancing Dogs

November 25, 2019

I, Cosmo is narrated by a 13-year-old golden retriever named Cosmo. Cosmo loves his human, Max. Max’s parents are always arguing, so Cosmo and Max enter a doggy dancing competition. They hope that winning the competition will keep the family…

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A Fresh Perspective

November 6, 2019

Have you ever wondered what Earth looks like from space? Thanks to satellite technology—and a new book—you can see the world from high above. Overview: A New Way of Seeing Earth is filled with photographs taken from satellites. It shows…

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Time Trouble

November 6, 2019

In The Seventh Voyage, astronaut Ijon Tichy is exploring the galaxy in his spaceship. A meteor hits the ship, sending it into a time loop. Ijon’s past and future selves begin to appear. At first, it’s just tomorrow’s Ijon. But…

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Reading History

October 22, 2019

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a picture book published in 2016, featured the stories of 100 amazing women. Now it’s a chapter-book series. Each Rebel Girls book will take a closer look at an extraordinary woman. The first two…