KidderLit's thematic entries
First lines are chosen for KidderLit because they are interesting in some way. They're gripping or well-written or funny, or they come from a surprising source. And some are selected and posted on KidderLit to celebrate special occasions--holidays, birthdays, newsworthy events (read more about this). You can browse KidderLit's thematic entries using the pulldown menu below.
Ages: 9-12
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Ages: 9-12 |
St. Patrick's Day
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"For thousands of years, people considered Ireland the edge of the known world."
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Ages: 9-12
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"Sometimes Jimmy imagined his father carrying a canoe on his shoulder and sometimes not."
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Ages: 9-12
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"The large clock appeared to be broken, its second hand stopped at thirteen seconds past the hour."
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Ages: 9-12
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"It was a mean and dirty night."
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Ages: 9-12
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"What would you rather eat for lunch--a steaming piece of pizza, a bowl of bugs, a live oyster, or a fish's head?"
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Ages: 9-12
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"Lipperty-lipperty-lip scampered Peter Rabbit behind the tumble-down stone wall along one side of the Old Orchard."
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Ages: 9-12
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"There is something intriguing about a mummy."
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Ages: 9-12
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"Edward Fraser crept up to his brother Jason's half-closed bedroom door."
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Ages: 9-12
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"The train slows to a halt."
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Ages: 9-12
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"It's hard to know where to begin telling you about this."
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