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

Writer's Digest
17th Annual International Book Awards
Judges Commentary Sheet

Book I, Gamadin: Word of Honor

has been 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 Speaker Tour

(Since January 1, 2009 Tom has spoken to over 7090, 9520 students!

Since January 1, 2010 over 2570 3190 students)

Download the PDF Classroom Guide Here:

Or if you would like a hard copy contact Fran.
She'll send you one 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