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Kids Connect: Jatnna Recio

November 21, 2024

What inspired your community service work? I was vice president of student council in eighth grade. Our goal was to help our community become cleaner. How did the cleanups work? We started with our school. That motivated us once we…

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Undead Adventure

November 21, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Meyer Ballas read The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic Novel and interviewed Max Brallier, its author. Read Meyer’s thoughts below. The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic Novel is an illustrated version of the first book…

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Friends in the Wilderness

November 13, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Safiyyah Hussain read Off the Map and interviewed Meika Hashimoto, its author. Read Safiyyah’s thoughts below. In her latest novel, Off the Map, Meika Hashimoto takes readers on a gripping adventure in Alaska. Marlo sets out on…

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Princess in Peril

November 12, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Evelyn Peng read The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night and interviewed the book’s author, Steven Banbury. Read Evelyn’s thoughts below. The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night is Steven Banbury’s debut novel. It’s about a young…

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Kids Weigh In

November 8, 2024

We asked TFK Kid Reporters to share their Election Day thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Here’s what a few of them had to say. Disha Rai, 12, Illinois An election is a chance for people to participate in shaping the future…

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The Kid Report: Nothing but Net

November 7, 2024

“I’ve been playing basketball since I was 3. Once you start, you don’t want to stop! I’m delighted that the world is sharing my excitement for the game and enjoying the WNBA. Watching Sabrina Ionescu almost take down Steph Curry…

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A New Heroine

October 31, 2024

In October, Nintendo invited TFK Kid Reporter Nate Rhew to test new game releases at an event in New York City. One of his favorites was Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Read his review of the game below. The…

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Crafty Kid

October 23, 2024

Nine-year-old Christian Ramos, of Hamburg, New York, is a big fan of his local football team, the Buffalo Bills. He’s also into crafting. He has combined these two interests into a service project: making and selling Bills-themed souvenirs for charity.…

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Technology

Forecasting with AI

October 22, 2024

On October 9, Hurricane Milton became the fifth hurricane in 2024 to make landfall in the mainland United States. Storms like this grow more frequent and more intense. So meteorologists are hard at work forecasting and tracking them (see “Safety…

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On the Case

October 21, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Vivian Goldhirsh read The Sherlock Society and interviewed its author, James Ponti. Read Vivian’s thoughts below. The Sherlock Society is a book about four kids in Miami, Florida, who start a detective agency. Siblings Alex and Zoe…

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Seeking the Truth

October 18, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Milo Bhushan read A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall and interviewed its author, Jasmine Warga. Read Milo’s thoughts below. Ever since Rami Ahmed started sixth grade, he’s felt invisible. Having no friends to hang out with,…

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Kids Connect: Charlie Zeitlin

October 10, 2024

Why did you start the podcast? I was really interested in what entrepreneurs are doing: how they create businesses, how they help people. Eventually, I was able to have great conversations that people wanted to listen to. We have entrepreneurs,…

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Find Your Place

October 3, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Disha Rai read Uprooted, and interviewed Ruth Chan, its author. Read Disha’s thoughts below. Uprooted is a graphic memoir that follows the true story of Ruth Chan, the book’s author and illustrator. She tells the story of…

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Science

Kindness Counts

September 26, 2024

Research has shown that adults undervalue the impact of random acts of kindness. They assume that their actions won’t make too much of a difference. But small acts of kindness have a bigger impact than they think. In 2023, researchers…

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The Kid Report: Kindness Counts

September 26, 2024

Whenever I’m out and about, I always thank people for the job they’re doing. At a sporting event, at the mall, or while doing errands, I give workers a fist bump. And I make sure to use their name tags…

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Kids Connect: Kira Patel

September 12, 2024

Where do you volunteer? I pack food with Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit organization with a location in Mesa, Arizona. I have completed more than 50 volunteer hours this year. What do you like about volunteering? It’s a lot…

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At the Paralympic Games

September 11, 2024

In August, TFK Kid Reporter Nate Rhew attended the 2024 Paralympic Games, in Paris, France. Read about his experience below. The Paralympic Games are the highest level of international sporting competition for athletes with disabilities. They occur every four years,…

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