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Summer Reading Suggestions for Kids, Teens, Word Nerds

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 7 Comments

Only five more days of school.  Woo hoo!  But I know that before our second day of summer vacation has passed, my kids will say, “There’s nothing to...

Appreciating Poetry/Recommended kid lit

Poetry + Children = Silliness

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

In another installment for National Poetry Month, my guest Mary Bauer, a teacher and lover of poetry, shares some ideas for encouraging kids to read and write p...

How to encourage reading/Recommended kid lit

How To Get Kids Excited About Poetry: Reverso

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 13 Comments

Poetry is so good for Word Nerds. Find out why, and what a "reverso" poem is.

Book reviews/How to encourage reading/Recommended kid lit

Why I Love Artemis Fowl

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 12 Comments

Artemis Fowl inspires awe and fear. Read more about this interesting character and his middle grade book series.

Improving vocabulary/Recommended kid lit

The Perfect Word for Artemis Fowl: Sardonic

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 3 Comments

Are you familiar with the sardonic Artemis Fowl? You should be!

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