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Kids Not Reading Enough? Patch Has Tips from Author James Patterson
Bestselling author James Patterson gives tips on making your child an avid reader. Plus, here's a great reading list for the fall to get you started.

Sandee Oshiro started out in newspapers and moved to the digital side of news. She hasn't looked back.
She began as a general assignment reporter at West Hawaii Today, KHVH Radio and The Honolulu Advertiser. As a reporter, she covered natural disasters, county councils, governors, elections, labor disputes and local businesses. At the Advertiser, she served as assistant city editor, business section editor, digital news director and managing editor/digital. She managed the launch of the Advertiser's website and directed the development of its iPhone app.
She has served as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Hawaii journalism program and Chaminade University's communications program.
When she is not thinking about journalism or producing it, she is keeping her family and its mini daschund more or less fed and on track. She is also active with the Autism Society of Hawaii and coordinates a support group for young adults on the autism spectrum.
Bestselling author James Patterson gives tips on making your child an avid reader. Plus, here's a great reading list for the fall to get you started.

California political activists from both sides said their candidate won in Thursday night's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. But Republicans came away less enthusiastic about their candidate's performance.
California political activists from both sides said their candidate won in Thursday night's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. But Republicans came away less enthusiastic about their candidate's performance.
Incumbent Karen Ruth Bass is running unopposed in the general election.
The Republican is seeking a seat in the California State Assembly.
Holly J. Mitchell is running for re-election after displaced from her current district by redistricting.
Southland volunteers collect and remove nearly 20 tons of ocean-bound trash Saturday—including a handful of strange objects—from Los Angeles County watersheds as part of Heal the Bay’s annual Coastal Cleanup Day,
The incumbent is seeking re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The business owner is seeking a seat in the California State Assembly.
Brad Sherman is seeking re-election to Congress.
Math teacher from Bell Gardens seeks Assembly seat representing District 58.
Bonnie Lowenthal is running for a California Assembly seat that represents Long Beach's Belmont Shore, Belmont Heights and Naples.
The attorney is seeking a seat in the California State Assembly.