Only the battiest would miss the "Halloween, Mysteries, and Magic" Reading Clubs!  Come dressed in your creepiest or kookiest costume (school-appropriate). Spots are filling fast so sign up now for the October 9th reading clubs by clicking here.

We'll also be kicking off our Annual Fund Drive!  Stay tuned: the details are coming in next week's update.

Reading to Kids is excited to be the beneficiary of a very special event with Live Talks LA -- political satirist P.J. O'Rourke, author of Don't Vote--It Just Encourages the Bastards, in conversation with television correspondent and NPR commentator Judy Muller.

When:  Thursday, October 7, 2010
             7:30 - 8:00 pm (registration)
             8:00 - 9:30 pm (program)
Where: Bergamot Station (Track 16), Santa Monica, CA
Tickets: $20 General Admission
             $35 General Admission & a copy of P.J. O'Rourke's book
             $95 Reserved Seating, P.J. O'Rourke's book &
                   pre-event reception with the author from 6:30 - 7:30pm

For more information, and to purchase tickets to the event CLICK HERE.

The net proceeds from this event will benefit Reading to Kids. In addition, The Pearson Foundation will donate five books to Reading to Kids for every ticket sold!

If you or someone you know can pull a rabbit out of a hat or a nickel from behind an ear, please let us know! We'll provide eager and enthusiastic audiences for a 15 minute magic show Saturday, October 9th between 11:15 and 11:30am. Please contact Program Coordinator Skylar Lenox (Skylar.Lenox@readingtokids.org) to help bring magic to our kids.

Thanks, and we hope to see you on October 7th at the P.J. O'Rourke event!