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A summer read about fireworks to tackle the ‘summer reading slide’

Many students experience what’s known as the “summer reading slide,” a slight regression in academic skills from being out of the classroom. It’s a predicament that Dannette Justus is all too familiar with. Justus is an educator with Milwaukee Public Schools and the founder of JustUs and Books, a literacy program that introduces kids to new books. Dannette joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to share one of her favorite books about a favorite summer pastime: Fireworks.

Joy is a WUWM host and producer for Lake Effect.
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