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Monday, November 14, 2011

Meet The Readers In NPR's Backseat Book Club

Carina Jaffe, 3; Larissa Jaffe, 9; Denali Jaffe, 10; Zahra Jaffe, 6; and their friend Christina Tonnu, 8, read The Phantom Tollbooth together in Philadelphia.

November 14, 2011 Young readers across the country are taking a trip to the Lands Beyond with Milo, Tock and Humbug in The Phantom Tollbooth. To help us all get to know one another, we asked book club members to send in photos of themselves reading the book.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

Nov. Kids' Book Club Pick: 'The Phantom Tollbooth'

The Phantom Tollbooth

October 28, 2011 Even after 50 years, the story of a bored little boy who travels to the Lands Beyond still feels fresh. We know you will love Milo's story — and we invite you to send in your questions for author Norton Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer.

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Kids' Book Club: A 'Graveyard' Tour With Neil Gaiman

NPR's Back-Seat Book Club

October 28, 2011 Welcome to NPR's Backseat Book Club, where author Neil Gaiman is here to answer your questions about The Graveyard Book. Gaiman explains how Nobody Owens, a young boy raised in a graveyard, learns the value of life from the dead.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Read 'Graveyard' With NPR's Backseat Book Club

Detail from the cover of The Graveyard Book

October 21, 2011 Introducing a new NPR book club ... for kids! Our first book will be The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Young readers are invited to read the book and share their thoughts and questions with us. Just before Halloween, Gaiman will be on the program to answer questions from young listeners.

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About NPR's Backseat Book Club: If you're a kid who likes to read, we want to hear from you! Every month, we'll pick a Book Club selection. We hope you'll read it and send in your questions. At month's end, we'll put some of your questions to the book's author during our afternoon radio program, All Things Considered.
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