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Introducing The Week Junior! It’s filled with fascinating stories and facts, written to engage children and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them. Every week, The Week Junior reports on an array of topics from around the globe, including animals and nature, science and technology, as well as sports, books, movies, and more!

Election moves into final phase

What are swing states?

US increases its aid to Ukraine

New statue honors civil rights leader

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

NASA astronauts stuck in space

Sleeping on the ISS

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Updated Covid-19 vaccines

Halloween products roll out early

Baseball player makes history

Champion of literacy is remembered

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Should the driver choose the car tunes? • Some people say it’s only fair, but others think passengers should get a say.

Swimming for a cause • Open-water swimmer Maya Merhige crosses the ocean for cancer research.

Director’s big debut

A new library leader

OVERHEARD

Komodo dragon teeth have iron tips

The mightiest bites

PLACE OF THE WEEK • St. Michaels, Maryland

Chimps take turns in conversations

Good week / Bad week

Red panda

How do octopuses change color? Shravya, 10, Georgia

Charting the course of the world • Maps in all their forms have guided humanity for thousands of years.

Famous maps in children’s literature

Rethinking Jupiter’s red spot

Hint of life on Mars

Scientists use karaoke to study blushing

Paper art from 1600s discovered

An all-wheel vehicle for everyone

Photos of the week

Florida wins Little League World Series

Famous founder

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

WNBA teams clinch playoff spots

COACH OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT ON…

Funny demon is back on film • The new movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a highly anticipated sequel to a popular film by Tim Burton, mixes laughs and scares.

3 more Tim Burton films

Up close with orangutans

Unicorn Academy (Netflix)

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Compete with monster trucks

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

The Sherlock Society

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR YOUR BOOK CLUB • A blend of mystery and adventure, The Sherlock Society will have you laughing and cheering as the characters try to crack exciting cases. Here are questions to get a conversation going with friends and family who have also read the book.

Ask the author • Best-selling author James Ponti also writes the popular City Spies series. The Week Junior interviewed him about his latest work, The Sherlock Society, which is the first book in a new series.

Simple, fun recipes to try •  From breakfast to lunch, plus snacks and treats, these dishes are easy to make before or after school.

Mind benders and teasers

Breakfast just got bigger

A cat-tastic college course

Tortoise makes a slow escape

Finding history in a bottle

Creamy condiment cologne

Making Peanuts out of corn

A record for record-breaking

Zoo’s new banana boots

Editor’s note

Medic

Selling our own crumpets

Your dream for the nation

How much of this issue’s news can you remember?

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