Amazon.comA special reading list for summer
Young Saint Louis.com has compiled a special list of books that would make good reading for the your summer vacation. Reading is a fun way to stay connected during the summer. And, by reading regularly, you keep up your reading comprehension skills so you'll be ready for the resumption of school in the fall. Enjoy!

Summer Reading
How YSL.com can help with your summer book reading
Have fun this summer by reading good books! One great thing about reading good books - it's addictive. The more good books you read, the more you want to read. Nothing has more impact on building a good vocabulary and on making good grades in school than the number and quality of the books you read for enjoyment. Here, I will mention a few books reviewed over the last year or two.

Books
This month's book reviews

Reviews include books about (1) a girl in the 1830's forced to sail aboard a ship with a cruel captain, (2) diverse residents start gardens on an inner city trash site, (3) a girl faces growing up without a mother, and (4) a family of active girls spends an unusual vacation on a rich estate.

Kid investor
Kid has own stock market account
Fourteen-year-old Benjamin Stear is a kid who already has a head start on establishing his financial future. He has money-earning jobs, a monthly savings goal, investments in mutual funds and even is starting a new business.

DASA soccer
Illinois girl set for two national athletic meets
Eleven-year-old Brooke Feltmeyer is confined to a wheelchair by an illness that often locks her joints and saps her muscle strength. But, she's scheduled to compete in two national athletic meets this year.

GO FISH
Kids get fishing lessons, practice and gear

Eight-year-old Caleb Williams has learned a couple valuable fishing lessons. He can put worms on his hook and knows how to free the fish after catching one.

CECH
Can ghosts help revive Old St. Charles?
A group of Hollenbeck Middle School students want to turn rumors about ghosts in the Old St. Charles historic district into more business for South Main stores and restaurants.

Reading Forward
St. Louis Library's "gift" book has harsh tone
The book the St. Louis Public Library is using in its unique "Read It Forward" program for kids has a strong urban school theme. It's also echoes the present-day reality in its portrayal of violence in schools.
Muny Kids
Three Daiker sisters win play roles for 1st time
Sisters Caroline, Annemarie and Olivia Daiker all will be appearing for the first time during the Muny's 2007 summer season. And they started this month with pre-season Muny Kids promotions.
Young Achievers
Kid learned about service from grandfather
Fourteen-year-old Simon Clark has finished another school year filled with a wide variety of community service projects. And he will be doing more of the same during the coming summer vacation.

Math Mania
Lots of winners for final 2006-07 Math Mania
It looks like kids who participated in the final Math Mania contest for the 2006-07 school year got an early vacation present from Ms. Math Mania.

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