The Vine Reader: Recent Episodes
Fred Jahns
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While we are winding down for the year, we still have one more episode to bring to you. This one will be different, as it’s created completely by the students (Chelsea and Zoe). Different may not be quite strong enough a word for it, actually. Anyway, hang on, my goal is to have it up […]
The six avian kids that were created in a vile lab called the School are back in this second action-packed adventure. It starts after the cliff hangar after the recent rescue of Angel, but something is not right. Maybe the fact that the kids are being chassed by the same old Erasers, but they are […]
Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his fourth year. What he, Ron and Hermione don’t know is that they will be accompanied with two other rival schools; The Beauxbatons and the Durmstrangs. A 17 year old champion will be chosen from each school to compete in four dangerous tasks. So when a fourth name, 15 […]
In episode 4, we continue our student interviews. We’re trying something new this time, too. A couple things, actually. Our show intro is done by Zoe, whom we interviewed on the last episode. This episode also features a song. This may be a new feature we continue. I picked the song for this episode, but […]
The Sisterhood is about four friends who are spending their first summer without each other. The girls come up with an idea. They decide to share a pair of pants, which magically fits them all perfectly! Who says a pair of pants can’t hold magic? I like the book because it’s all about friendship and […]
Vampire High wins Teen Nutmeg Book Award Here’s a book I haven’t heard of, but voted by Teens, grades 6-8, to win the Nutmeg Award in Connecticut. technorati tags:vampire high, nutmeg award
Harper Teen has a new program called First Look. Enroll in the program will have the opportunity to be chosen to recieve advance copies of soon-to-be-released books. From the First Look website: “HarperCollins Publishers announces First Look Teen, a program to preview books in a variety of genres, with readers who make a difference – […]
In an earlier episode, we talked about Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass. From the Publisher’s Weekly Children’s Bookshelf Newsletter: “British author Philip Pullman has been given the Freedom of Oxford award, bestowed by the city of Oxford, where he resides. The award, which is honorary, is rarely given, and Pullman joins just five other modern-day […]