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Hershey's® Milk, NASCAR driver Ward Burton and the American Library Association want teens (13-17) to discover the world through reading. Teens are invited to enter the Drive to Read @ your library™ program by writing a short essay on a book they've read and the winner gets a trip to the NASCAR Winston Cup race in Miami this November and a chance to meet Ward Burton.

The Drive to Read @ your library program calls on teens to check out one of the Best Books for Young Adults for 2001 - selected by librarians through the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association - and write a short essay describing why they would recommend the book to a friend and how it's a meaningful or inspiring book for today's teens. Once the essay has been written, teens have to check in with their school or public librarian to ask him or her to sponsor the contest entry.

One lucky teen will win a trip with a parent or guardian, and the sponsoring librarian and a guest, to The Homestead Miami Speedway on November 11, 2001 to meet NASCAR star Ward Burton and attend the day's race.

"I am honored to be a part of the Drive to Read @ your library program," said Ward Burton. "This effort will encourage teens to discover the pleasures of reading and gain the power of knowledge. With that power, they will be invincible."