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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Comics and Graphic Novels
   Instead of creating traditional book reports or writing summaries, get “graphic” by creating a comic book or cartoon adaptation of the major scenes from the books.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Explore Point of View in Fairy Tales
   Explore fairy tales told in both old and new ways and use an online tool to help children create their own “fractured” version of a fairy tale.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Finding Poetry in Pleasure Reading
   After reading a book or magazine, children and teens can choose a section and transform it into what’s known as a “found poem.”
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Game & Tool
   Fractured Fairy Tales
   The Fractured Fairy Tales tool lets children play with three familiar fairy tales, changing many things including setting, characters, point of view, and plot.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Have You Seen the Movie Yet?
   Before seeing a film based on a book, classic or contemporary, children can learn about filmmaking and create their own scenes based on their favorite moments from the book.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Introducing the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award
   Learn more about the five finalists for the first annual Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Life's Journeys: Help Along the Way
   Tap into teen and preteen readers' interest in adolescent-mentor relationships with these recommendations!
   
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Make a Mystery Puzzle
   Have children explore the different parts of mystery writing by making a puzzle about a favorite book. They can then invent and write their own mysteries using the online Mystery Cube tool.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Making Sense of Series Books in Young Adult Literature
   This episode offers insight into different kinds of series books followed by recommendations of truly memorable series and companion books that will hook teen readers and stand the test of time.
   
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Game & Tool
    Mystery Cube
    The Mystery Cube asks children to separate a mystery into six distinct elements. Using it, children begin to see how a writer constructs a mystery—and can try writing their own.

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