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TFK Kid Reporter Summer Book Reviews

June 29, 2018

TFK Kid Reporters Gitanjali Rao and Simar Khanuja review two of summer's most buzz-worthy books. Book Title: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl Author: Stacy McAnulty Reviewed by: TFK Kid Reporter Gitanjali Rao Genre: Realistic Fiction Number of pages:…

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Cool Science

June 15, 2018

When scientist and author Jack Challoner was a kid, he asked a lot of questions: What is air made of? Why is glass transparent? Why does sugar dissolve in water? He spent summers in his family’s garden doing science experiments…

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TFK Kid Reporter Summer Book Reviews

June 8, 2018

Time for Kids Kid Reporters Marley Alburez and Aanand Mehta review two of summer's most buzz-worthy books. Book Title: Annie’s Life in Lists Author: Kristin Mahoney Reviewed by TFK Kid Reporter Marley Alburez Genre: Fiction Number of…

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All Kinds of Minds

June 1, 2018

Imagine. Tinker. Create. Successful inventors have long followed these steps. In her new book, Calling All Minds, Temple Grandin explores the history and science behind many of the world’s most groundbreaking inventions. She told TFK that her goal is to…

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Hanging Up Her Helmet

May 25, 2018

Race-car driver Danica Patrick is a legend. In 2008, she became the first woman to win an IndyCar race. Now she’s retiring from the track. Patrick’s last race will be at the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day 2018. During Patrick’s…

Movies and Television

A Solo Journey

May 25, 2018

The latest Star Wars film has arrived in theaters. It’s called Solo: A Star Wars Story. The film is set 10 years before the original Star Wars movie, which was released in 1977. Solo follows intergalactic pilot Han Solo. Solo…

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Girl on a Mission

May 18, 2018

At the start of Amal Unbound, a new novel by Aisha Saeed, 12-year-old Amal is content with her life in Pakistan. She loves learning and dreams of being a teacher when she grows up. But Amal’s dreams are crushed when…

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Bringing History to Life

May 11, 2018

Who was Albert Einstein? Or Amelia Earhart? What about Joan of Arc? You can learn all about these and other historical figures in a new series on Netflix: The Who Was? Show. The sketch-comedy series premieres on May 11. It’s…

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All in the Family

April 27, 2018

Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in theaters on June 15. In Pixar’s Incredibles 2, Elastigirl is busy fighting crime while Mr. Incredible takes care of their kids, Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack. Life isn’t easy for the family,…

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Unfinished Business

April 27, 2018

In 2013, Gennifer Choldenko published the third book in her Tales from Alcatraz trilogy. At the time, she thought she was finished with the series. It tells the story of Moose, the son of a guard at the prison on…