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December 2005 Vol. 6 Issue 12
Amazon.comHarry Potter big at Box Office
The new movie, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," had a sensational first weekend at the box office. The movie took in $101 million in gate receipts during the Friday-Sunday weekend, Nov. 19-20. Read what YSL.com's Eddie Szewczyk had to say about the thriller in review below.

After school fun
St. Louis kids learn the circus arts
Thirteen-year-old Elliana Hentoff-Killian made her first appearance in a circus act when she was two-weeks old. Ten-year-old Alexandra Gabliani has been taking circus art classes for less than a year.

Movie
YSL.com review of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

YSL.com's movie reviewer Eddie Szewczyk really liked the new "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" movie. But, he warned younger viewers the movie was "extremely sinister" and could be "disturbing to view." The show opens Friday, Nov. 18.
Read, Right, Run
Read, Right & Run in Columbia, Ill.
Kids at the Columbia (Ill.) Middle School don't have to look very far for inspiration to participate in the Read, Right & Run Marathon program. There are lots of distance runners among the faculty.

Ice Skating
Local kids to be on ice with nation's best

Madelyn Nowak-Roddy and her sister, Natalee, haven't started competitive ice-skating. But, next month, they'll be on the ice with the nation's best figure skaters.

Books
This month's book reviews

December book reviews include stories about a heroic dog named Santa Paws, about kids, codes, and spies, about a spotted owl, and about a hill country boy who loved to sing and play the guitar.

Variety of books for holiday reading
When the holiday break comes at school, you'll have more time to read something besides textbooks and homework.

Mentoring
A mentoring plan for Normandy, Pine Lawn
Junior Kreana Pye of Normandy High School is a part in a unique mentoring program for sixth graders at nearby Pine Lawn Elementary School. That's the same neighborhood school Kreana attended when she was younger.

Hunting
Teen gets trophy deer on youth-only hunt
When Tony Huxel went looking for his first deer on a youth-only hunt, he ended up hitting a "hunter's jackpot."

Golf
Girl has golf as year-round sport
Twelve-year-old Lindsey Eisenreich of Fenton did something special for her birthday last month. She went to North Carolina to play in a two-day golf tournament.

Math Mania
1. Back to number puzzles for Math Mania in December
After trying out a new story-writing Math Mania last month, we're back to the traditional math puzzlers for December. But, some of the problems are pretty quirky.

2. Three winners in Math Mania writing contest
Thirteen-year-old Casey Fraser of Chesterfield had the most complete story in the November Math Mania writing competition. This was the first competition that went beyond numerical answers.


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