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Collections were the inspiration for a project at Thomas Tallis School, which formed part of the Imagine Children's Literature Festival last autumn. Each child (aged 12-13) beatified a box and wrote a story on the subject of collections to throw inside it. The boxes were spread within the Royal Festival Hall's Ballroom. Some were left empty to encourage

The subject chosen by Luren was an imaginative one. "It's a sort o f Cinderella story," she told me, inspired by a collection of letters from her cousin, ha the story these become love letters, burned by a creel stepmother. Lauren's best friend Charlotte is the stepmother. "I'm in Charlotte's story too," says Lauren, "and I get run over." Charlotte's tale was inspired by the girls' coin collection. "We've collected foreign coins for years - since our families went on holiday to Tenerife." she explains. "That was before the Euro, so we put pesetas in." Lauren continues: "I fred a coin in the road, go to get it and get run over. I'm in hospital and then I die." Charlotte adds: "Or she might not die. I haven't decided yet."

Millie Murray, who is a tea-novel author, thinks that setting the subject of collections was a useful inspiration to their creativity rather than a restriction . "In the beginning I thought, 'Will the children be able to do it?'" she says. "But it's been fruitful. Some have their own collection, some have parents who do, and some have wlstten complete stories. It's made them think about something they wouldn't have otherwise, winch can only be a good thing."

1. What was the inspiration for the project?
2. Which school?
3. Which festival did it help form
4. When?
5. What age were the children?
6. What did they do?
7. Anything else?
8. What was it?
9. Where were the boxes spread?
10. Which child chose a Cinderella story?
11. What was she inspired by?
12. Who is Lauren's best friend?
13. What is Charlotte's story inspired by?
14. What have they done for years?
15. Since when?
16. Who is Millie Murray
17. What kind?
18. What does she think?
19. Did she question if the children could do it?
20. Had it been fruitful?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Collections
2. Thomas Tallis
3. Imagine Children's Literature Festival
4. Literature Festival last autumn
5. 12-13
6. beatified a box
7. yes
8. wrote a story
9. within the Royal Festival Hall's Ballroom
10. Luren
11. a collection of letters
12. Charlotte
13. a coin collection
14. collected coins
15. since they went to Tenerife
16. an author
17. tea-novel
18. thinks that setting the subject was useful
19. yes
20. yes

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Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as "the most powerful woman in America." She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country. Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington. Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father's newspaper. She married Philip Graham. He was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter but soon accepted a job at his wife's father's newspaper. Mr. Graham improved The Washington Post. He bought Newsweek and several television stations. He also established close ties with important political leaders. However, Mr. Graham treated his wife badly. He had an affair with a young reporter. For many years, Mr. Graham suffered from mental illness. He killed himself in 1963. Katharine Graham had four children to raise and a newspaper to operate. At first, she was only concerned about finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job. She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company. In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business. Women were expected to look after their homes and children. Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs. Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes.

1. What was Katharine Meyer Graham described as?
2. What company did she own?
3. Where was she born?
4. What did her father do for a living?
5. Where did she grow up?
6. Where did she go to school?
7. Who did she marry?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. the most powerful woman in America
2. The Washington Post
3. New York City
4. investment banker
5. New York and Washington
6. Illinois
7. Philip Graham

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(CNN) -- Federal and state authorities won't say specifically why, but they think a letter purported to be from a New Hampshire teenager missing for nearly two months might in fact be the real thing.

Abigail Hernandez was last seen on October 9, according to the FBI, as she headed home from her high school in the town of Conway, and officials fear she might be held against her will.

"We are concerned for her safety," New Hampshire Associate Attorney General Jane Young said Friday at a news conference called to discuss the search for the girl.

"She is not out there alone. She has somebody who is either helping her, whether that be a friend or what we fear is a foe."

At the news conference, authorities revealed that Abigail's mother, Zenya Hernandez, received a letter on November 6 that appeared to be from her missing daughter. That letter was kept secret until Friday, said Young, because "law enforcement had to take every possible step to verify its authenticity.

"And at this juncture, we believe in fact that it was written by Abby and was sent to her mother," Young added.

Neither federal nor state authorities would discuss the contents of the letter beyond Young saying the writing is in "a tone Abby would have used," and that the letter underwent "expert analysis" before its existence was announced publicly.

Officials also said revealing details about the letter could potentially trigger "copycat" letters that would slow down the investigation.

The letter was written on October 22, and postmarked on October 23, according to Young, and it was turned over to authorities for investigation after Zenya Hernandez received it nearly two weeks after it was postmarked.

1. Who is this story about?
2. When was she last seen?
3. Where?
4. Where was she coming from?
5. In what State?
6. What was received on November 6?
7. By whom?
8. Who received it?
9. What's her name?
10. Why was the letter not made known immediately?
11. Which authorities were investigating?
12. When was the correspondence written?
13. Was it mailed or hand delivered?
14. Did it have a postmark?
15. On what date?
16. How long afterwards did mom receive it?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Abigail Hernandez
2. October 9
3. Conway
4. high school
5. New Hampshire
6. a letter
7. Abby
8. her mother
9. Zenya Hernandez
10. to verify its authenticity
11. Federal and state
12. October 22
13. mailed
14. yes
15. October 23
16. nearly two weeks after