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...high marks for the concept. Strange written messages begin appearing on the computer screens and notebooks of a group of school friends. The messages emanate from an unseen supernatural being who communicates only in writing and helps the kids solve mysteries (in the first few episodes, a wave of backpack thefts by a cult of school-yard video-game enthusiasts). Forcing the junior detectives to read and write -- and perform other word tasks, like deciphering anagrams -- in order to solve mysteries is an ingenious way of getting young viewers to treat reading as something other than a chore...
...Crimson covered that convention, and so we all got to try the free samples once the reporter returned, his backpack bursting with cavity-inducing treats. The entire summer staff gathered around the desk, chattering excitedly about our old childhood favorites like Whoppers and Junior Mints and Sugar Babies...
...student digs through his backpack in the front of Lamont Library. He's looking...
...something's wrong; suddenly the line isn't moving. Prim spots the problem right away: He's looking at that sixth person, the one who's stopped the flow of traffic as he struggles to unzip a weighty backpack...
Known as a Shelter-Pak, the hooded, full-length garment is covered with rip- proof nylon on one side and heavy wool on the other. Depending on how it's folded, it can convert from nighttime bedroll to daytime parka or even a backpack. Each Shelter-Pak contains a deep pocket that is almost as capacious as a duffel bag. Eighty of the garments have been distributed to homeless people in Philadelphia, and the students plan to turn out at least 200 more this year. Vows Assistant Professor Matthew Mehrman: "We are going to keep making Shelter-Paks until...