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20 Middle Grade Books About Ghosts, Witches, and More

20 Middle Grade Books About Ghosts, Witches, and More

20 Middle Grade Books About Ghosts, Witches, and More Looking for new titles to add to your Halloween-themed reading? Check out these recently reviewed spine-tingling works for tweens that will spook and terrify. The Collector by ALEXANDER, K.R. 224p. Scholastic. Aug. 2018. pap. $6.99. ISBN 9781338212242. Grades 3–6 When Josie’s grandmother becomes ill, Josie and her family leave city life and move to her grandmother’s home in the country. For Josie, this means starting sixth grade at Read more…

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Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies

Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies Educators can play a key role in helping these students move forward with resilience. Adolescence is a time of upheaval, though teenagers as a whole are kind, brave, and resilient. As a clinical psychologist who works with teens, I see these traits on display all the time while young people manage the ups and downs of adolescence and battle the more serious challenges that bring some to therapy. One Read more…

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Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies
Five Family Favorites With Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Author Of Bone Soup: A Spooky, Tasty Tale

Five Family Favorites With Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Five Family Favorites With Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Author Of Bone Soup: A Spooky, Tasty Tale Alyssa Satin Capucilli | The Children’s Book Review | October 19, 2018 Several years ago, we moved to a new house. Although my fully-grown children were happy to help us get settled, there was nothing quite like the hours we spent joyfully unpacking, uncovering, and reminiscing as we pored through box after box of their childhood favorites. Each title transported us back Read more…

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American democracy is fracturing. Libraries say they know how to help

American Democracy is Fracturing. Libraries Say They Know How to Help

American Democracy is Fracturing. Libraries Say They Know How to Help Don’t mess with libraries. One economist learned that lesson the hard way in July after posting a story on Forbes arguing that Amazon should replace local libraries to save taxpayers money. The collective outrage of librarians and Twitter was so great that Forbes deleted the story from its site. The passionate defenders of libraries aren’t just up in arms about books. They say that in Read more…

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The ‘Addams Family’ Began As A Newspaper Cartoon

It’s that time of year when we love digging into everything that’s “altogether ooky.” (Raise your hand if you’ve already got the finger-snapping theme song from the original Addams Family television series in your head right now!) Before the various movies and animated series, John Astin and his cast mates brought the iconic family to life on our TV screens. And while it’s always great to come across the episodes airing as reruns nowadays, but Read more…

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The 'Addams Family' Began As A Newspaper Cartoon
How A Teenage Girl Became the Mother of Horror

How A Teenage Girl Became the Mother of Horror

How A Teenage Girl Became the Mother of Horror Mary Shelley combined science and the supernatural to write Frankenstein, the world’s first science-fiction novel. Born on a dark and stormy night, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a true masterpiece of terror that began as a fireside ghost story and grew into a worldwide phenomenon. Its teenage author, the future Mary Shelley, drew upon her nightmares to come up with a story as challenging as it is chilling. Read more…

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The Best Halloween Books

The Best Halloween Books This is a list of the best books that are 1) about Halloween itself and/or 2) take place during Halloween. 1. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 2. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 3. Dracula by Bram Stoker 4. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley – You can read more about Mary Shelley on our blog! 5. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Scary Stories, #1) by Alvin Schwartz Read more…

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7 Must-Read Children’s Halloween Books

7 Must-Read Children’s Halloween Books These picture books about Halloween will delight your kids without frightening them. Halloween is a huge deal at my house. My kids love dressing up year-round, and the combination of dressing up and free candy is almost too much for them to handle. I like Halloween too, but I like how much my kids crave reading about it even more. I use their excitement about Halloween to make reading that Read more…

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When is Your Kid Ready for Harry Potter? A Guide for Getting Started

When is Your Kid Ready for Harry Potter? A Guide for Getting Started “You’re a wizard, Harry.” As a bibliophile and a parent, you’re so eager for the day your kid is ready to read those words and enter the wizarding world of Harry Potter. But along with fanciful components like letter-delivering owls, chocolate frogs, a hidden train platform, and an enchanted Sorting Hat, come darker elements, like an orphaned and neglected child, beloved characters’ Read more…

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