[nfbwatlk] FW: Kick off the summer with fun

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Students in the Know!
Bookshare Member Newsletter - June 2011

Hello summer

Ring!!!!! The final bell has rung, and school's out for summer!

It's time for some well deserved fun, vacation, and rest and relaxation
(hopefully!).

Before you go off on your various summer adventures, remember that Bookshare
can come too. Find
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20fun> those books that you have been meaning to read all year, but were too
busy. Download and take them wherever you go this summer with your laptop or
favorite assistive technology!

The summer contest is underway

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tm_campaign=Kick%20off%20the%20summer%20with%20fun> "Bookshare Everywhere"
Summer Contest has begun splendidly. In just over one week, over 270
students have signed up, and the number of book entries are rolling in fast!

How many? We can't tell you because new contestants are signing up everyday
and need to guess the number of books that will be downloaded by all
contestants at the end of the summer. The contestant who gets closest
without going over will win a brand new iPad 2!

Our members sure know how to have fun, especially when it comes to summer
reading. And that's the goal of the contest. Reading is not only about
school and homework, it can also be fun, full of mystery, laughs, drama,
suspense, spookiness and more! Read some of the entries from this summer's
contest:

*	Cam
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=Cam%20Jansen%20and%20the%20Mystery%20at%20the%20Monkey%20House%20by
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Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House by David A. Adler: This book made
my summer fun because it was a mystery, and I like mysteries! - 5th grade
Bookshare member.

*	The
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=The%20Mysterious%20Benedict%20Society%20%231%20by%20Trenton%20Lee%2
0Stewart&utm_campaign=Kick%20off%20the%20summer%20with%20fun> Mysterious
Benedict Society #1 by Trenton Lee Stewart: This was an extremely intriguing
book that my sister read before me and kept pestering me, incessantly I
might add, to get this book from Bookshare. Now, my sister and I can allude
to this book in the frequent conversations we have! - 6th grade Bookshare
member.

*	Hank
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=Hank%20the%20Cowdog%20by%20John%20R%20Erickson&utm_campaign=Kick%20
off%20the%20summer%20with%20fun> the Cowdog by John R Erickson: I love Hank.
My favorite part was when Hank yelled at Rover, "Don't you know it's our job
to bark at the mailman!" I love how he thinks he is "Head of Ranch
Security." Thanks Bookshare!!! - 6th grade Bookshare member.

*	Addy's
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=Addy%27s%20Surprise%3A%20A%20Christmas%20Story%20%28The%20American%
20Girls%20Collection%29%20by%20Connie%20Porter&utm_campaign=Kick%20off%20the
%20summer%20with%20fun> Surprise: A Christmas Story (The American Girls
Collection) by Connie Porter: I am enjoying reading American Girl stories! I
like that Addy realizes that sometimes we need to change our priorities.
Instead of buying a special Christmas present for her mom, she wants to use
her money to help get her sister, Esther, free from Philadelphia. - 12th
grade Bookshare member.

The contest has only just begun and there are many ways to win throughout
the summer. If you are in grades K-12 or college and have not yet entered
the contest, sign
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=sign%20up%20today%21&utm_campaign=Kick%20off%20the%20summer%20with%
20fun> up today! 

Have fun!

Thanks for reading this installment of the Students in the Know newsletter.
We hope you have a fun and grand start to your summer. We look forward to
connecting with you on next month's newsletter! 

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Education Programs Mario Oliveros, Program Manager 

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Summer reading 

Check out what students are reading this summer! 

*	Alias
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=Alias%20Madame%20Doubtfire&utm_campaign=Kick%20off%20the%20summer%2
0with%20fun> Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine

*	All
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=All%20About%20Braille%3A%20Reading%20By%20Touch%20%28Transportation
%20and%20Communication%20Series%29&utm_campaign=Kick%20off%20the%20summer%20
with%20fun> About Braille: Reading By Touch (Transportation and
Communication Series) by Laura S. Jeffrey

*	Bentley
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ent=jacobstruiksma%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&
utm_term=Bentley%20and%20Egg&utm_campaign=Kick%20off%20the%20summer%20with%2
0fun> and Egg by William Joyce

*	Cat's
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gn=Kick%20off%20the%20summer%20with%20fun> Out of the Bag! Jokes About Cats
by Sharon Friedman and Irene Shere 

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Meet Bookshare in person 

Want to talk to Bookshare staff in person? Come say hello at: 

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(American Association of Deaf-blind) 2011 National Symposium - June 19-24 in
Fort Mitchell, KY 

National
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Federation of the Blind Convention - July 3-8 in Orlando, FL 

American
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of the Blind Convention - July 8-16 in Reno, NV 

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Family Empowerment Conference on the Coast - July 19-21 in Fortuna, CA 

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