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6 Reasons to Love and Hate Required School Reading

by First Mate Keira July 14, 2011

by First Mate Keira, guest blogger 3 Reasons to Love Required School Reading: You can relate to the book’s characters and situations. Usually, but not always, and especially for the newer selections on reading lists, they are bildungsromans. I bet you’re thinking that’s a made up word, but I swear it’s an actual one. It [...]

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9 Ways to Get Kids to Read

by First Mate Keira July 3, 2011

by First Mate Keira, guest blogger. Are you frustrated that your child isn’t interested in reading? Have you tried everything you can think of and need help? Don’t worry! You still have options. Read on for nine ways to encourage your young readers. 1.     Be a reader yourself. If you don’t read how can you [...]

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10 Tips to Creating an Awesome Book Club

by First Mate Keira June 26, 2011

by First Mate Keira, guest blogger Love books? Have friends that love them too or want to find new book-loving friends? Start a book club! Here are ten tips to ensure your book club gets off the ground and is a lot of fun! Pick Good Books. You should suggest books for your book club [...]

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Halloween Costumes of Your Favorite Characters

by PirateYarr June 18, 2011

Halloween is so much fun for dressing up as your favorite characters from movies and TV shows. But what may be the most enjoyable aspect of it all is bringing your favorite book characters to life. You can let your imagination run wild with costumes based on favorite book characters and give your costume a [...]

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10 Best Places to Read a Book

by First Mate Keira June 15, 2011

by First Mate Keira, guest blogger Here are the top ten kid friendly places to sit and read a book. In bed. Morning or night, one of the best places to read is in your bed! You are your most relaxed and it’s extremely comfortable. Stack up those pillows or crawl under the bedclothes for [...]

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Reading Distractions

by cookcutlery March 8, 2011

by Cook Cutlery, guest blogger Everybody has reading distractions and it’s hard to avoid them. They get in the way of finishing your work, your book, or even getting started. Reading for a lot of people is a chore and so they find anything and everything to do besides actually reading. I know I do [...]

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