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A new middle-grade novel by award-winning Pete Hautman, two mysteries and a horror anthology. Who could ask for anything more on an autumn Sunday? “Answers to Dog”: by Pete Hautman (Candlewick Press, ...

While many 8-year-old’ This week’s episode of Beyond the Next Chapter features Anaik Sachdev, the Valley boy who started the ...

Throughout her nearly 30-year career as an elementary school reading specialist, Christie Welsby has struggled to find material that was both decodable (able to be sounded out) and engaging. “The ...

The SNL star says her new book is part of what she calls her “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who ...

When Paul Fleischman was 19, the Monterey-born, Santa Monica-raised teen decided he was ready to see another part of the ...

Along with getting pummeled with bad reviews from both critics and audiences, the Joker sequel has set an unwanted record ...

The first chapter is available on PS4, PS5, and Switch, with the remaining two yet to follow. Collectively, Poppy Playtime has become a hugely successful horror franchise, following the antics of ...

For the past 20+ years, the Rotary Club of Indio has presented all third graders in the city of Indio with either a dictionary or a book of their own. That adds up to 14 elementary schools ...

Buying for kids of different ages can be really tough. Instead of making a general gift guide, we thought it would be helpful to make specific suggestions of things that make a great gift for 5th ...

The writer Megan Kamalei Kakimoto recommends books that illuminate the islands’ rich history and storytelling spirit. By Megan Kamalei Kakimoto In a comprehensive biography, the historian Dan ...

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