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Story Monsters Ink<br />
June<br />
2016<br />
Contents<br />
Nine-year-old <strong>Trisha</strong> <strong>Rao</strong><br />
was horrified when she<br />
first heard about the<br />
atrocities taking place in<br />
Syria and the impact its<br />
civil war was having on<br />
millions of children, so she<br />
decided to do something<br />
about it. She thought the<br />
best way to help would<br />
be to send a message of<br />
hope to them in the<br />
form of a children’s<br />
book. Believe in<br />
Yourself has received<br />
high praise from<br />
reviewers and earned <strong>Rao</strong> a 2016 gold medal from the Independent<br />
Publishers (IPPY) Book Awards. Meet a very special little girl who<br />
inspires us all to believe in ourselves.<br />
Also in this issue, school is almost out, and summer reading is in!<br />
Many public libraries have extensive programs to motivate children<br />
to continue to read during the summer months, and thanks to<br />
places like the Arizona Talking Book Library, people with visual and<br />
physical disabilities can enjoy all the benefits a good book can offer<br />
all year long!<br />
Through his Frankie Forklift and Friends book series, Frank Clark<br />
takes young readers on some fun warehouse adventures, Billy<br />
Phillips presents a very different kind of zombie than the ones<br />
typically seen lurching across movie screens in his Once Upon a<br />
Zombie series, and in an effort to educate and dispel the myths of<br />
Islam, our special contributor Shirin Zarqa-Lederman introduces<br />
some children’s books that address the basic and universal tenants<br />
of the Muslim faith.<br />
Tell us what you think of this issue! Email your comments<br />
to Cristy@FiveStarPublications.com.<br />
Features<br />
04 9-Year-Old Author<br />
<strong>Trisha</strong> <strong>Rao</strong><br />
Delivers a Message of Hope<br />
to Refugee Children<br />
08 Get Ready for<br />
Summer Reading!<br />
12 Arizona Talking<br />
Book Library<br />
Gives the Gift of Reading to<br />
the Visually Impaired<br />
16 Frank Clark<br />
Takes Kids on Warehouse<br />
Adventures with Frankie<br />
Forklift series<br />
20 Billy Phillips<br />
Empowers and Entertains<br />
Teens with Once Upon a<br />
Zombie series<br />
24 Teaching Children<br />
Cultural Competence<br />
28 Conrad’s Classroom<br />
32 Kids Can Publish<br />
34 Monsters at the Movies<br />
36 Summer Reading Guide<br />
40 Book Reviews<br />
47 Monster Munchies<br />
48 How Does Your Garden Grow?<br />
50 Story Monster Approved! Books<br />
52 School Bookings Directory<br />
53 Juicy Jack’s Spanish Corner<br />
54 Activity Pages<br />
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