| Summer has arrived, baseball is in full swing, and | | | | 20th and August 1st to receive prizes. There is |
| the kids are out of school. Thinking back, one of | | | | also a Passport To Adventure essay contest, |
| my least favorite aspects of summer during | | | | where entrants can win a grand prize of a |
| grade school was the assigned reading. Although I | | | | custom designed tree house from Kids Crooked |
| am an avid reader now, for some reason I could | | | | House. |
| never get into the books that were required of | | | | With the economy on a double dip, books are a |
| me. It was rare to find one that could grab my | | | | great form of inexpensive entertainment, not to |
| interest for very long, and often Spark Notes | | | | mention the educational benefits of having your |
| became my best friend when that hefty book | | | | child read. With the English language becoming |
| report was due on the first day of school. | | | | diluted by the Internet and text messaging, any |
| | | | | encouragement for the youth of America to |
| Now that summer is upon us, parents will no | | | | become engrossed in fiction novels over the |
| doubt be searching for activities to broaden their | | | | summer is a great idea. The key to getting |
| children's minds, keep them entertained, and out | | | | children to read is to grab their interest. All it |
| of trouble. Today, Books A Million, symbol BAMM | | | | takes is one good book that they can't put down, |
| announced the launch of its 2010 Magic Tree | | | | which in my case was Fahrenheit 451 by Ray |
| House Summer Reading Program. The Magic Tree | | | | Bradbury at the end of High school, from there, |
| House series is written by Mary Pope Osborne | | | | the rest sorts itself out. BAMM is hoping to grab |
| which follows the lives of Jack and Annie on their | | | | an audience at a young age and have them |
| adventures throughout time in order to help free | | | | return for further sales as they grow old and |
| Morgan le Fay from a spell and solve four ancient | | | | read for both their studies and for enjoyment. |
| riddles. The Magic Tree House program | | | | BAMM is currently trading at 7.04 up .14 or 2% on |
| urges readers to finish 6 books between May | | | | a volume of 17k. |