Kids Not Reading Enough? Patch Has Tips from Author James Patterson

Bestselling author James Patterson gives tips on making your child an avid reader. Plus, here's a great reading list for the fall to get you started.

  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 best-selling author James Patterson in this endeavor, and we'll be continually sharing his reading list selections for every age here on Patch. Plus, we'll showcase reading lists from our local librarians, bookstores, and you—our readers. But here, an open letter to moms and dads of reluctant readers from James Patterson. Dear Moms and Dads, I’ve had the good fortune to meet hundreds of teachers and librarians around the country. They always wow me with their tips and tricks to get kids into reading. I thought it was time to get these great ideas out in the…

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Scare Your Kids Into Reading with These Books for Halloween

Check out ReadKiddoRead's list of the best Halloween books for kids.

All of us—adults, teens and children—enjoy a scary chill.  What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle?  It's the perfect time for your family to share some spooky stories each evening. To get you started, here are some Halloween books filled with ghosts and ghouls, wizards and witches, haunted houses and black magic that everyone can enjoy together.  Stop by the Flint Memorial Library or Reading Public Library to take out these books. PICTURE BOOKS for ages 2-6 The youngest children love the fun of Halloween: costumes, trick-or-treating and gentle tales of ghosts and goblins. Here are some books for this age group: GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE By Kazuno Kohara For ages 1-6 There are fuzzy pumpkin …

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RMHS Baseball Begins State Tourney Play at Home

RMHS Baseball begins state tourney play Thursday.

The Reading Rockets baseball team earned the 3rd seed in the Division 2 North rankings and will begin tournament play today, May 31st.  Reading faces #14 ranked Masconomet at 4 pm at Morton Field in Reading.  The state tournament is a single elimination tournament.  The winner of today's game will advance and play the winner of the Wilmington/Lynn Classical game which also occurs today.

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PHOTOS: RMHS Baseball Awaits Tournament Seeding after Busy Memorial Day Weekend

RMHS Baseball played three games this past weekend.

It was a busy weekend at Morton Memorial Field this weekend as the RMHS Rockets took on three opponents in two days. With good weather overhead, the Rockets took on Northhampton High School who came in for the day to play against Reading and St. Peter Marian in the First Annual Reading Baseball Alumni Tournament. Reading defeated Northhampton 5-0. On Monday the weather held out and Reading split the day. In their first outing against St. Peter Marian, Reading went down 5-1.  Reading took a short break, shook off the loss and came out at 4 p.m. against Arlington, a Middlesex League opponent. Reading defeated Arlington 2-1 in a fairly quick, 87 minute outing. Reading awaits their MIAA Tournament seeding and is expecting to play on May 31st …

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Joe Veno

7:03 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Reading Patch is Looking for Sports Writers

Reading Patch is looking for any ambitious writers out there to help us cover sports in town.

Reading Patch is hoping to expand our coverage of live events in town, specifically, sporting events. We are looking for enthusiastic writers to blog about games that take place in and out of town that involve Reading teams from the High School, Austin Preparatory School and any other recreational sporting events going that involve Reading teams. If you are a hungry writer looking to gather a bigger audience for your work, Patch needs you! Please contact Community Producer, Jonathan Pickering at Jonathan.Pickering@patch.com if you are interested in covering sporting events in town. Thank you and happy holidays!

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IMAGE GALLERY: Touring The Library

Art, history, periodicals and more are available at the Flint Memorial Library.

Have you ever truly explored the Flint Memorial Library? Patch took a tour of the facility recently to find out what it available and who keeps it running.  Take a look through the Patch Viewfinder and see what we found.

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Hornets' Home Opener Spoiled by North Andover

North Reading hockey falls to 0-2 on the young season after 4-2 loss to the Scarlet Knights.

The Hornet skaters had their 2010-11 home opener ruined by the Scarlet Knights of North Andover, falling 4-2 at Burbank Ice Arena in Reading on Thursday night. After falling behind 3-1, North Reading (0-2) ran out of time trying to catch up to a more experienced Knights squad. "I thought we came out slow and we paid the price," said North Reading coach John Giuliotti. "We're still the victim of a bunch of kids that are young." A phenomenal goal by Billy Sexton in the third period brought the Hornets within one, but Knights' sophomore Jake Silk was not to be denied on this occasion. The young winger figured in all four of North Andover's tallies as he netted a goal in the final minute to ice the game, capping a three-assist and one-goal …

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