Told Ya!

I knew it! The great Sith lord, Darth Bill, couldn't resist taunting all the Jedi out there. Well, as I also said, all hope is not lost. We have until September 10. Plenty of time! But don't dawdle or he will taunt you a second time. I don't know what dress he might have to wear, but what would you think about one like this:

Isn't it cute?

I'll be gone on my own beach trip over the Labor Day holiday (to a much better one than the Sith beach) but go ahead and write to us. I'll check the blog Tuesday morning.

Enjoy the holiday!

Carl

The Return of Darth Corder

Hello all (even you cowardly Jedi who tremble at the merest of my postings), as you can see some of my Sith buddies and myself spent some time chilling on the beach during my recent vacation. It was pretty relaxing until Jango had that incident with the shark (Ouch! Believe me, you don't want to know more; what a moron). Now that I have returned, I find it laughable that only 2 Jedi have posted in response to my challenge. I mean, I know that books with too few pictures and lots of words are beyond the skill level of a Jedi to understand, but, come now, certainly there are a couple of Baby Board books that you could attempt to review for the blog (Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!). Well, you are quickly running out of time and it is looking as though I, the mighty Darth Bill, will not be having his picture in a dress and all the Jedi in the known galaxy will forever be put to shame (Haahhahahahhahahahhhahaha!!!!!). Tell you what, you pathetic Jedi, I will extend my challenge until September 10. After that I will just laugh and chuckle to myself about the once mighty Jedi Order.

Well enough of my Jedi ridiculing, I want to talk about some more really cool books I have read:

1) The Time Warp Trio: Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka - This is the first book in Mr. Scieszka's hilarious Time Warp Trio series. The three main character are Joe (a budding magician), Fred (a cool sports type guy), and Sam (a nerdy but cool egg head). The fun starts when Joe gets this weird looking magic book as a present from his uncle. This is no ordinary magic book, as the guys find this out quickly. One minute they are looking at the book and talking about knights and the next they find themselves in the time of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. This sounds pretty cool, ya think huh? Wrong!!!!!!! The first thing they run into when they arrive is the dreaded Black Knight, who, for some unknown reason, is bent on killing them. Next they meet Merlin, who does not like them at all. To prove themselves to Merlin and Arthur they must take on Bleob, a totally gross giant, who smells worse than anything you can imagine, issues nauseating burps, snots slime that falls onto everyone, and does other things I don't even want to mention. Did I also mention the dragon they have to deal with? All the books in this series are extremely funny and guaranteed to generate more than a few laughs, so check this one out and the others in the series.

Later and Peace,

Bill

Looking For Something Short But Good?

Bill runs some cool programs, doesn't he? Keep in touch with us or visit the Imaginon website at http://www.imaginon.org/ to find out about more great programs.

I'm going to talk about a coupe of short but really good books. The first is Being Teddy Roosevelt by Claudia Mills. Remember how I talked about biographies the other day? Well, this book shows how reading biographies can really impact your life. Riley O'Rourke has a lot of obstacles in his life--his dad left five years ago, his mom doesn't make much money, and he can't take the music lessons he wants so desperately because they can't afford to rent an instrument. But then his teacher assigns the class the project of reading biographies and Riley gets Theodore Roosevelt. What does Riley know about that man, except that he was president? As Riley does his reading, the things he learns about Theodore Roosevelt begin to change his life. What are those things? You'll have to read this book to find out!

The other book is Stone Fox by John Gardiner. What would you do if your grandfather were too sick to take of the family farm and you owed $500 in back taxes. How would you get that much money? That's the problem facing 10-year Willy out in Wyoming. His only chance is to win the dogsled competition held every winter. Yet how could a ten year-old boy hope to beat veteran racers, especially the great Indian named Stone Fox, who has never lost? You've got to read this exciting and unforgettable story to see what happens.

Well, noble Jedi, we're down to the wire. I hate to think what sort of taunting Darth Bill will give us! Yet don't give up hope--all is not lost!

Comics Camp

Comics Camp!!!!!!!!













Above are some pictures of the Comics Camp we had here at ImaginOn on July 19 and 26. The middle picture is of my good friends and extremly talented writers/artists Eraklis Petmezas (Herc - Right) and John DaCosta (Left). They worked with young people who were interested in creating their own comics and graphic novels. After talking about comics and graphic novels, they encouraged everyone to come up with something unique to them and create their own mini-comic to take home with them (see left most and right most pictures). We will be doing more workshops in the future so everyone keep on the lookout.

The Totally Cool and Happening Bone Book Club

Bone Book Club
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This is a picture of the loud and proud Bone Graphic Novel Book Club Posse. We covered the Bone Graphic Novels 1 through 5. I had a great time and I hope the rest of the crew did also. Mr. Smith the writer and artist of the Bone Graphic Novels will be here at Imagion for our Novello Festival in October. He will be here at ImaginOn on October 20, 2007 for Novello's Word Play Saturday. He will be meeting and talking with fans from 9:30 - 10:30 and signing books at 11:30. Be there or be square!!!!!

Another Jedi Responds! Only 3 more!

Faster than the Millenium Falcon, another Jedi reader has responded to Darth Bill!

I read this book called Inkheart, written by Cornelia Funke. In the story, a certain person’s voice has the ability to send people into the setting and story of a book, and at the same time bring characters from that book to life. I was amazed throughout the entire book. This story is now one of my top 5 all-time favorites!
ENJOY!
Obi-Wan Jesse

Take that, Darth Bill! Well done, Obi-Wan Jesse. Come in and get your free book. And where are you, Obi-Wan Andrew? We need to hear from a noble Jedi like you!

Yoda Says. "Write, Noble Jedi"

Yoda
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"Want to see Darth Bill in a dress, do I" says Yoda. "Let us have only 4 more Jedi readers to write to us."