Summer Reading

Summer Reading Books for ALL Your Kids

Devon Corneal | Posted 05.24.2012

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Devon Corneal

Here's to a summer without whining -- unless your kids are asking for another trip the library or bookstore to stock up.

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Green Lights, Yo! 'The Great Gatsby' Is All The Rage Again

Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.24.2012

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Lucas Kavner

I don't know how it happened, but after 80 years F. Scott Fitzgerald's seminal novel "The Great Gatsby" has become the coolest, most talked about thing in the world.

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A New Way To Sell Books?

Posted 05.21.2012

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If you're struck by wanderlust but are short a few vacation days this summer, reading can transport you anywhere: the west coast, the Himalayas, Europ...

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Finding Time to Read More Novels

Dave Astor | Posted 04.04.2012

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Dave Astor

There aren't enough hours in a day -- or in a weekday, at least. So how do you cram in the pleasure of reading great (and not-so-great) novels? This is one person's tale of how I managed to carve out time for literature.

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Up in Maine

Steve Mariotti | Posted 10.30.2011

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Steve Mariotti

One of the most beautiful mountains is Acadia and I hike it every year, the last week of August when there is no place in the world as beautiful as Maine.

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Summertime Book Blues

Lev Raphael | Posted 10.26.2011

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Lev Raphael

I used to put books aside especially for the summer, knowing I'd have more time and feel more relaxed, less stressed, more open to the long loving voyage with an accomplished author at the helm.

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Senseless Acts of Homework

Gary Stager | Posted 10.25.2011

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Gary Stager

When I was a kid, the only time you heard the combination of the words, "summer" and "school" was if you misbehaved or failed a course during the school year. How I long for the good ol' days.

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More Book Banning: This Time Its 'Norweigan Wood'

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 10.25.2011

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In a month from now, multiple organizations nationwide will participate in "Banned Books Week," an annual event that celebrates first amendment rights...

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Porn Star Joanna Angel Offers Her Summer Reading List

www.adultswim.com | David Moye | Posted 10.17.2011

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Summer's here and for some that means it's time to work on a hillbilly tan, revise the popsicle-run map on the GPS and catch up on hot weather reading...

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10 Books To Get Your Kids Ready For School

Posted 10.15.2011

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Whether your children are headed to preschool for the first time, entering kindergarten, about to test the waters of junior high or off to high school...

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Last Gasp Summer Reading Suggestions for Kids [VIDEO]

Monica Edinger | Posted 10.11.2011

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Monica Edinger

I asked Betsy Bird, a New York City librarian, if she'd join me in suggesting a few final fun reads for summer. Here is a video featuring the two of us, a bunch of books, and the occasional baby sound effects. Enjoy!

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Summer Reading and a Balanced Budget: The New Oxymorons

Kari Henley | Posted 10.01.2011

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Kari Henley

Eighty percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year, and 70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years. Here are my top five reasons to become reacquainted with the printed word.

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Top Summer Reads From HuffPost Religion Bloggers

Posted 09.20.2011

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Summer is the time to kick-back, relax and pick up that fun reading we have been putting off for just the right beachy moment. We asked several of ou...

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17 Smart Books You Must Read This Summer

Lisa Bloom | Posted 09.13.2011

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Lisa Bloom

How do you find great books to read? Here's a reading list of books that will stir you, provoke you, keep you up at night and make you late for work, and get your grey matter sizzling.

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School's Out For Summer, But How To Avoid The Downward Learning Slide?

Posted 09.12.2011

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According to a 2007 study by the National Summer Learning Association at Johns Hopkins University, "all young people experience learning losses when t...

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The 20 Most Anticipated Books Of Summer 2011

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.08.2011

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Anis Shivani

Exciting new novels by Mohammed Hanif and Aravind Adiga (two of the hottest stars of South Asian literature), new novels by underrated writers Dana Spiotta and Tom Perrotta, meditations on race and politics by Caryl Phillips and Randall Kennedy,

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Summer Reading List For Your Kids (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 08.31.2011

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Summer is when students spend the most time out of school in any one sitting, and it's also when children and teenagers most easily lose reading profi...

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Blame the Hamptons, Not the Harvest...

Ron Fairchild | Posted 08.31.2011

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Ron Fairchild

The way we continue to schedule schools creates educational inequalities and has a disproportionately adverse impact on low-income children and families.

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50 Summer Steals: These Books Are Practically Free!

paidContent | Laura Hazard Owen | Posted 08.28.2011

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Publishers’ experiments in e-book pricing continue: Open Road Integrated Media today launched “50 Summer Steals,” a two-week promotion pricing o...

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Celebrating National Summer Learning Day Every Day

Jennifer Peck | Posted 08.21.2011

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Jennifer Peck

Most of us know June 21 as the longest day of the year and the first official day of summer, but it is also a call to action in support of our children -- National Summer Learning Day.

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National Summer Learning Day and the Ironies of Summer

Matthew Boulay | Posted 08.21.2011

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Matthew Boulay

Summer seems fleeting; think summer love and melting ice cream cones. But in fact, the learning losses it creates for children are permanent.

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PHOTOS: 13 Worst Books For The Beach

Posted 08.21.2011

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When Michele Bachmann recently said that her preferred beach reading is notorious libertarian economist Ludwig von Mises, many were puzzled by the cla...

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Why Summer Reading Lists Bum Me Out

Delia Lloyd | Posted 08.17.2011

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Delia Lloyd

If you're like me, summer reading lists don't inspire excitement or inspiration. They merely inspire dread and a looming sense of failure.

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Cavern of Waiting Treasures: The Library Bookmobile

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 08.16.2011

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Nina Sankovitch

I associate bookmobiles with summer, the coolness offered on a blistering hot day, the books offered with all the time in the world to read them. Bookmobiles still ply their trade, from Mobile, Alabama (how perfect!) to Ames Iowa.

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Got Math?

Ron Fairchild | Posted 08.15.2011

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Ron Fairchild

All kids are at risk of losing over two months of math performance during the elementary school years.

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