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April 2015

Happy April!

Your kids are probably loving this month because it's so holiday-heavy --- maybe they've tricked teachers on April Fool's Day, hunted for eggs on Easter, ate chocolate-covered matzah on Passover and are gearing up to plant some flowers on Earth Day.

But since we’re a book website, we’re obviously particularly excited about two major literary holidays going on in April: National Library Week (April 12th-18th) and National Poetry Month (all 30 days!). We’ve brainstormed some ways to celebrate both (despite the fact that National Library Week is halfway done). If you and your children try any of these ideas, let me know how they work by sending me an email at shara@bookreporter.com!

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Kate Hannigan, author of The Detective's Assistant

Eleven-year-old Nell Warne arrives on her aunt's doorstep lugging a heavy sack of sorrows. If her Aunt Kate rejects her, it's the miserable Home for the Friendless.
 

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Kirsten Hubbard, author of Watch the Sky

The signs are everywhere, Jory's stepfather, Caleb, says. Red leaves in the springtime. Pages torn from a library book. All the fish in an aquarium facing the same way. A cracked egg with twin yolks. Everywhere and anywhere. And because of them, Jory's life is far from ordinary. He must follow a very specific set of rules: don't trust anyone outside the family, have your work boots at the ready just in case, and always, always watch out for the signs.

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