Welcome to
The
Gamadin Classroom
It is my hope to make this page a valuable resource for
educators and students in getting to know more about
this young adult series. It is also my desire to visit classrooms
and
speak with the students about the fun of writing and
creating good character-driven stories,
-- at no cost to the schools.
Tom Kirkbride
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Dear Teachers and Librarians, The Gamadin Crew is on a mission to help students receive school credit for their efforts! Many parents, librarians and teachers have discovered that the Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Series inspires students to read, especially the boys. That is why our slogan, “Finally, the Boys have a Series the Girls Love to Read,” is fitting! Over the past couple of years, we have been asked many times why the Gamadin Book Series is not on the Accelerated Reader (AR) program book list. The answer is simple: it's the process. Accelerated Reader actually enjoys the series. AR requires over 100 requests on their website from teachers and librarians across the country to finalize the process. So we are seeking your help to achieve this goal. Below is a simple step-by-step procedure that will take a brief amount of your time to complete. Once AR has the numbers, the program will accept the Gamadin Book Series, so that boys and girls may receive school credit for reading the volumes. Even if your school is not a part of the program, your contribution will help the students who are. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Francesca Romero, President
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1. Go to: www.RENLEARN.com
2. Click on the
Accelerated Reader
button.
3. Click on: “Suggest
Quizzes” on the lower
left side of the
page
4. Then fill in
the required fields for Title Pub.Date ISBN Book I - Gamadin: Word of Honor 2009 978-1-9345720-6-1 Book II - Gamadin: Mons 2010 978-0-9840643-0-4 Book III - Gamadin: Distant Suns 2011 978-0-9840643-1-1 Book IV- Gamadin: Gazz 2012 978-0-9840643-6-6
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Big News!!
Digital Editions Available

Book I - Gamadin:
Word of Honor
Book II - Gamadin: Mons
Book III - Gamadin: Distant Suns
Book IV - Gamadin: Gazz
Download at
Amazon Bookstore Kindle
and
Barnes and Noble Nook
ONLY $8.99 each !!
Download the Gamadin Galactic PDF version
Writer's
Digest
17th Annual International
Book Awards
Judges Commentary Sheet
Book I, Gamadin: Word of Honor
The Gamadin book series to be placed in
ALL
U.S. Marine Corps
library branches nationwide!
Video Interview with Author PC or MAC
Radio Podcast Interview (Short version .mp3)
School Guest Speaking Tour

Download the PDF Classroom Guide Here:
Or, contact us and we will send you one for FREE!!

Tom's Newspaper Article from
Leonardtown, MD Visit
FAQ's for Educators
Book I, Word of Honor Excerpts:
Downloads for the Classroom
Tom's Lecture notes: (.pdf)
Synopsis
Gamadin Themes
Glossary of Gamadin
Terms
List of Characters
Who were the Gamadin?
Gamadin Quiz
Short bio with Picture
Sample
Interview Questions
ALL THE ABOVE in one download (21 pgs)
Books for a young writer's reference library
ü
Techniques of
the Selling Writer, by Dwight
V. Swain
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The Elements of
Style by Strunk and White
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A Good Dictionary
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A Good Thesaurus
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Even better: The
Synonym Finder and The Word Finder, by J.I. Rodale
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What’s What,
edited by Bragonier and Fisher or
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The Ultimate
Visual Dictionary by DK
Publishing
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Dedicated Dictionary on
your computer easily accessible (Encarta Dictionary)
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Know how to take
advantage of Google search, Google maps, Google Earth and Wikipedia.
Hi-Res Posters You Can Download
(click photo to download)
.PDF format
Robob READ Posters
(click photo to download)
.PDF format
Downloads for Event Flyers and
Signage
(click photo to download)
.PDF format