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Weathering the Storm

September 2, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Asha Curley read Where Only Storms Grow and interviewed its author, Alyssa Colman. Read Asha’s thoughts below. Where Only Storms Grow, a novel by Alyssa Colman, takes place in the Oklahoma Panhandle in the 1930s during the…

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Gen Alpha’s Impact

August 28, 2025

Members of Generation Alpha are introducing their parents to a whole new world. In July, public relations firm DKC released a report. It focused on parents of kids ages 8 to 14. These kids are often referred to as Generation…

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Love and Loss

May 21, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Rudrh Nair read The Storyteller and interviewed its author, Brandon Hobson. Read Rudrh’s thoughts below. Ziggy is a member of the Cherokee Nation, living in Poisonberry, New Mexico. Ziggy suffers from anxiety. Sometimes, he gets overwhelmed—especially when…

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Movies and Television

Worth the Fight

May 5, 2025

Some things really are worth fighting for. That’s what Ben Wang’s character learns in the sixth movie in the Karate Kid franchise. Wang plays Li Fong in Karate Kid: Legends. Li, a kung fu prodigy, moves from China to New…

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Making Waves

April 30, 2025

The 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch is a fan favorite. Now moviegoers are excited for the live-action version, which will be in theaters on May 23. It tells the story of Lilo, a young Hawaiian girl. She faces unexpected…

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Out of the Box

April 23, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Evelyn Peng read Unboxing Libby and interviewed its author, Steph Cherrywell. Ready Evelyn’s thoughts below. Unboxing Libby, by Steph Cherrywell, is a science-fiction novel about belonging. Humans are preparing to settle on Mars. A.I.Cademy Girls have populated…

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Into the Unknown

April 17, 2025

The Legend of Ochi is now in theaters. The movie begins in a small village on a remote island. People there have been raised in fear of a species of creatures called the ochi. A girl, Yuri, finds a wounded…

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Join the Club

April 9, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Nate Rhew read The Cartoonists Club, a graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. Read Nate’s thoughts below. Middle school student Makayla is imaginative and full of ideas. When she helps her friend Howard come up…

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The Magic of Nature

March 26, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Dylan Landaw read Magical Nature Tales and interviewed its author, Dawn Casey. Read Dylan’s thoughts below. Magical Nature Tales, by Dawn Casey, is a wonderful collection of folktales from around the world. True to the book’s title,…

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Dawn to Dusk

March 13, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Vivian Goldhirsh read Almost Sunset and interviewed its author, Wahab Algarmi. Read Vivian’s thoughts below. Almost Sunset is a new graphic novel about a young boy named Hassan who is observing Ramadan. Every year, nearly 2 billion…

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