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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Students look at the different books available for sale during the Scholastic Book Fair on Nov. 15 at Austintown Intermediate School.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Students and their family members at Austintown Intermediate School looked at the tables full of books during the Scholastic Book Fair on Nov. 15.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Guests at the Scholastic Book Fair on Nov. 15 at Austintown Intermediate School lined up to buy books.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the students from Austintown Intermediate School looks through one of the books during the Scholastic Book Fair on Nov. 15.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
The week-long Scholastic Book Fair at Austintown Intermediate School was put on by the PTA and gave the opportunity to students to expand their literature collection.
There are three book fairs every school year; in the fall, in February and again at the end of the year. Every student would come down during their library time and look at the different books that were available to purchase.
Family members have the chance to come to the book fair with the students during conferences on Nov. 21 and during the grandparents and VIP breakfast on Nov. 15-17.
All of the proceeds raised go directly back to the school. The book fair is something the students look forward to when it rolls around.
“It helps buy more books to build the classroom libraries,“ said Dana Smith, chair of the book fair.
Students lined up to purchase books from the PTA members. Several students came back to the book fair to purchase additional items they didn’t have enough money for the first time.
The book fair encourages literacy among students and the additional outside hours the book fair holds allows families to come with their students to promote family literacy.