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Paw and Order

January 22, 2025

Dog Man is on another mission to save the day. But this time, the beloved character from Dav Pilkey’s best-selling book series is on the big screen. The movie features Petey, the self-proclaimed “world’s most evilest cat.” Petey sets out…

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Podcasts

Seeking Silver Linings

January 22, 2025

The Search for the Silver Lining is a podcast based on stories by 10-year-old Isla Nemeth. It’s for listeners who love medieval legends about knights and wizards. The show’s main character is also named Isla. She’s fascinated by tales of…

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Books

Spellbinding Stories

January 15, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Milo Bhushan read The Hotel Balzaar and interviewed Kate DiCamillo, its author. Read Milo’s thoughts below. Every night, Marta Buchelli goes to sleep in the attic of the once-grand Hotel Balzaar. Her mother is a maid there,…

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Movies and Television

Fan Favorite Returns

December 19, 2024

Sonic the Hedgehog is back for more speedy adventures in the new movie Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Sonic, voiced by Ben Schwartz, has to fight a new villain: Shadow, another powerful hedgehog. Viewers learn Shadow’s backstory of a lifetime of…

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History

History with a Beat

December 19, 2024

Historical Records is the newest podcast from the media company Story Pirates. It showcases incredible people from history whose stories may be new to audiences. Each episode takes an important person’s tale and turns it into a hip-hop song. Listeners…

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Books

Hall Pass, Please

December 11, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Nate Rhew read Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody and interviewed Patrick Ness, its author. Read Nate’s thoughts below. In Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody, author Patrick Ness introduces us to Zeke, an oversized lizard, and his two…

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Books

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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Movies and Television

Magical Moments

November 20, 2024

Wicked —now in movie theaters—imagines what happened before Dorothy fell into the Land of Oz. Based on the hit Broadway musical, the movie stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as witches Elphaba and Glinda. Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, Elphaba’s sister.…

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Movies and Television

The Inside Story

November 20, 2024

Based on a novel of the same name, the new movie Out of My Mind is about Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy. This affects her speech and movement, so she isn’t given the same opportunities as her…

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Books

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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