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Opinion
Surviving Stink Bug Season
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came ...
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Patch Reads
Kids Not Reading Enough? Patch Has Tips from Author James Patterson
At Patch we're always trying to pull together into one place all of the best local resources on every topic, including books and reading. We have the good fortune to be working with a bes...
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Arts
Banned Books Week: What You Need to Know
The importance of the First Amendment and the concept of "intellectual freedom" might not always be readily apparent to most kids, but Banned Books Week is a great opportunity to make tho...
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Back to School
First Day of School for Montour: Don't Lose Your Head!
It was my first day of ninth grade. Twenty-eight nervous 14-year-olds shuffled into Mrs. Ullman’s honors English class. As students at David E. Williams Middle School, the sto...
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Summer
Summer Reading Lists for Preschoolers and Kids Ages 2-7
Looking for a great book to read this summer? This list of illustrated books for kids ages 2 to 7 is so much fun. Plus it includes books young readers can start to read TO you! Read one, ...
