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Mlilton Students Hear Stories at Kids' Book Convention

Summit Hill Elementary hosts authors who discuss their works.

Summit Hill's fourth annual Kids' Book Convention was held at the Milton school on Friday, and it brought students face to face with authors.

Regina Kramer's fifth grade class was especially enthralled with Jake and the Tiger Flight when they got to not only meet the author, but also his Tiger Flight Foundation buddies and even try on a flight helmet.

Tiger Flight uses aviation as a motivation to get children to "lead children to the dream of flight," said Phil Cataldo, a member of the group.

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He said Tiger Flight uses aviation and piloting to encourage students to become pilots of all of their life.

Books for sale included:

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  • Jack Weaver's UGA Hunkers Down in Athens Town
  • George Weinstein's Jake and the Tiger Flight
  • Various titles by Tammy Bronson
  •  Mister Gee's Book-Around the World in a Wallet coloring book by David Gabarino
  •  Sarah Voskamp's Filly Girls


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