A SPECIAL CONTEST, ENCOURAGING KIDS TO READ BOOKS THIS SUMMER, HAS BEGUN. THE MONTEREY COUNTY FAIR’S READ AND RIDE CONTEST OFFERS FREE CARNIVAL RIDE TICKETS TO CHILDREN WHO READ A CERTAIN NUMBER OF BOOKS THIS MONTH. 2 FREE RIDE TICKETS WILL GO TO ALL 1ST AND 2ND GRADERS WHO READ AT LEAST 3 BOOKS IN JULY; ALL 3RD AND 4TH GRADERS WHO READ 4 BOOKS THIS MONTH; AND ALL 5TH AND 6TH GRADERS WHO READ AT LEAST 5 BOOKS THIS MONTH.