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Join the Maplewood Reading Festival!

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Do you love fun stories? Books can take you on wild adventures! Come celebrate reading with your friends and family at a special event.

When: Tuesday, September 8 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Where: Maplewood Public Library and Town Green Cost: Free for everyone!

There will be lots of fun things to do all day long:

  • Book Swap: Bring up to five gently used books from home. You can trade them for new books to take home for free!
  • Comic Workshop: Make your own comic strips at 11:00 a.m. Friendly artists will teach you how to draw cool characters.
  • Mystery Reader Stage: Sit under the big tent and listen to surprise guests. Local helpers like firefighters and teachers will read their favorite books out loud.
  • Clue Hunt: Play a detective game inside the library. Solve simple riddles to find a secret treasure box filled with stickers and bookmarks!

Special Gift: The first 100 students to walk through the gate will get a free canvas bag! Inside the bag, you will find a brand new notebook and a mystery book.

Reading is a great way to learn and play. Tell your family, invite your classmates, and join the fun. Visit our website at maplewoodreads2026.org to see the full schedule. We cannot wait to see you there on September 8!

Glossary
adventures:
Exciting and fun journeys or experiences.
festival:
A special party or celebration with games and fun activities.
characters:
The people or animals in a story.
detective:
A person who looks for clues to solve a mystery.
riddles:
Fun word puzzles or questions that you have to guess the answer to.
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“Join the Maplewood Reading Festival!” is a advertisement reading passage about Literacy Day, written for 2nd Grade. It takes about 1 minute to read (219 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.

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It’s written for 2nd Grade — a advertisement text about Literacy Day, about a 1-minute read (219 words).

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