{"id":599,"date":"2022-05-03T11:05:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/?p=599"},"modified":"2022-05-05T11:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:06:53","slug":"rep-stephens-launches-lasso-a-good-book-summer-reading-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/rep-stephens-launches-lasso-a-good-book-summer-reading-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Stephens Launches \u201cLasso a Good Book\u201d Summer Reading Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-600 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Web-Graphic-Lasso-a-Good-Book.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Web-Graphic-Lasso-a-Good-Book.jpg 661w, https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Web-Graphic-Lasso-a-Good-Book-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>This summer, State Representative Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) is launching his \u201cLasso a Good Book\u201d summer reading program. This program is open to 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0District kindergarten through 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0graders for the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReading is an excellent way for students of all ages to learn about new people, places, and things that are real and make-believe,\u201d said Rep. Stephens. \u201cI encourage all eligible students to participate and take the challenge of reading ten books this summer to see where their imaginations take them. Open your summer vacation to countless possibilities by lassoing a good book!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To be a summer reader, eligible students must read ten books by August 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2022. Books for local library programs are also acceptable and books over 150 pages may count for two books. After reading their books, students should have their parents visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/repstephens.com\/\">RepStephens.com<\/a>\u00a0and click \u201cLasso a Good Book Summer Reading Program.\u201d There, they can list online how many books they read over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>To help keep track of books and for individuals who would prefer to submit a paper form, that form can be found online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/repstephens.com\/\">RepStephens.com<\/a>\u00a0or by clicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/repstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/03\/stephens-summer-reading-2022-updated.pdf\">here<\/a>. Parents and students can drop off or mail the paper form to Rep. Stephens\u2019 district office at 5515 N. East River Road, Chicago and include an additional page with listed books if the student read over 10 books.<\/p>\n<p>All participants that read 10 books will receive a voucher for two tickets to see the Chicago Wolves at the Allstate Arena during the 2022-23 Season. The individual who reads the most books beyond the 10-book goal will be the summer\u2019s \u201cGrand Champion\u201d and receive two tickets for the B96 Jingle Bash in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Local library addresses in the 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0District can also be found on Rep. Stephens\u2019 website. Individuals with questions can call (773) 444-0611.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, State Representative Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) is launching his \u201cLasso a Good Book\u201d summer reading program. This program is open to 20th\u00a0District kindergarten through 8th\u00a0graders for the summer of 2022. \u201cReading is an excellent way for students of all ages to learn about new people, places, and things that are real and make-believe,\u201d said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":602,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599\/revisions\/602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}