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Mt. Vernon City School District Hosts Book Fair
The book fair will take place at B&N Eastchester on Mar. 11 and will aim to encourage students to read more books during the year.
From The Mt. Vernon City School District: The Mount Vernon City School District will host its Barnes & Noble Book Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 11. It will be located at the Barnes & Noble Eastchester, 680 Post Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.
The event is part of the Superintendent’s Reading Challenge. The challenge has been very successful at encouraging students to read hundreds of thousands of books the past few years. A percentage of purchases will benefit the challenge.
The event will include:
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- Select performances from students in the school district.
- A special book signing by noted author Kwame Alexander (4 p.m.).
- The first 50 students will receive a free, signed copy of Alexander’s book The Crossover
- Pictures taken with Curious George and OLI the Octupus, the school district’s reading mascot.
For those who can’t make the book fair at Barnes & Noble, you can visit bn.com/bookfairs to support the school district online from March 10-13. Simply enter Bookfair Identification No. 12082863 at checkout.
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