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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


Flash!

 

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
Wigton Publishing

 

 

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
    under
Quick Links.

4. Then fill in the required fields for
   
Give Us Your Recommendations.”
 

                        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


That’s all it takes!  Thank you!

 


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

View It Here
 


Book I, Gamadin: Word of Honor
was approved for the Orange County Public Library (California)
system catalog and added to "Titles to Read"
Teen Summer Book Club reading list!


The Gamadin book series to be placed in ALL
U.S. Marine Corps library branches nationwide!



Book Video Trailer   PC   or  MAC

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

 

Student Feedback

  

Northgate High News Article

Book Reviews

Classroom Photo Gallery

FAQ's for Educators

 

Book I, Word of Honor Excerpts:

    -Harlowe and Riverstone

    -Lu's Rescue

    -Millie

 

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

Download .pdf  list:

ü     Techniques of the Selling Writer, by Dwight V. Swain
ü     The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
ü     A Good Dictionary
ü     A Good Thesaurus
ü     Even better: The Synonym Finder and The Word Finder, by J.I. Rodale
ü     What’s What, edited by Bragonier and Fisher or
ü     The Ultimate Visual Dictionary by DK Publishing
ü     Dedicated Dictionary on your computer easily accessible (Encarta Dictionary)
ü     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

            

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