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compiled by melanie Hitchcock
This month on www.parentingnh.com:
Celebrate the Fourth Don’t miss our web-exclusive list of the state’s best July Fourth celebrations, events and fireworks.And the fun doesn’t stop after July 4th. If you haven’t yet planned out what you’ll be doing with your kids, check out our online Guide to Summer in NH. You’ll find information on summer fairs and festivals, bike trails, free events and more. Also, if you have not picked up a copy of ParentingNH’s 2018 Family Summer Fun Guide at a Welcome Center or at one of our regular distribution spots, you can view the digital edition online. • July 4th celebrations, events and fireworks: www.parentingnh.com/fourthofjuly • Guide to Summer in New Hampshire, including the digital version of the Family Summer Fun Guide: www.parentingnh.com/summer
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2018 Letters About Literature NH winners announced The Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library has announced the state’s winners in the 2018 Letters About Literature competition. Stephanie Chambers of Alton, Brianna Leo of Milford and Julianna Kajka of Hampstead will each receive a $100 cash prize. Additionally, their letters were sent on as entries to the national competition. Letters About Literature is a reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, which is coordinated in New Hampshire by the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library. Students are asked to write to a favorite author — past or present — describing how that author’s work changed the reader’s view of the world. For more information and the full text of the winning entries, go to www.lal.nhbookcenter.org
Correction: In the article,“Fairy tales, faraway lands and real-life adventure” published in the June 2018 issue, the authors of Don’t Ask a Dinosaur should have been listed as Matt Forrest Esenwine and Deborah Bruss.