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    Dan Koss, a reading teacher at Weeks, said the popular "Twilight" series - the vampire saga that was adapted as a movie now in theaters - as well as books like Dave Pelzer's "A Child Called It" are favorites with young teens now. "Books are always at the top of the list ... I think its particularly important to get books that kids are interested in, and books that will get them interested in reading." Hannah Lyons, a fourth-grader at Cowles Montessori School, has books at the top of her list. Full Article at Des Moines Register
    Books are always at the top of the list ... I think its particularly important to get books that kids are interested in, and books that will get them interested in reading.
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago
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D.M. teachers suggest stimulating gift ideas
  1. I think it would be really neat to hang it up in there.
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago
  2. when the power's out, I can still read.
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago
  3. When you get a gift card, you can pick out stuff on your own and spend the money later
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago
  4. IPods are great gifts, because they give kids something to listen to during the day
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago
  5. starting to realize that the technology is here, and isn't going away, and we're learning to embrace it.
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago
  6. Anything that keeps them from sitting and keeps them active is great
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago
  7. Guitar songbooks, stuff to learn how to play classical music, and AC/DC songs would be cool
    SOURCE: Des Moines Register 12 months ago

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