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AFTER a summer of chillin', the academic pressures of high school can be a rude awakening - especially if you're a student entering Grade 12.

DO you have a pint-sized player taking on the game of hockey this year? Chevrolet wants to help you keep him or her safe.

- New Shoes: Contemporary Footwear Design, by Sue Huey and Rebecca Proctor (Laurence King Publishing, 207 pages) $17.95 FROM extravagant to simple, there is no one style for today's fashion follower when it comes to shoes.

Unity Clothing Inc. has expanded to the North Shore. The new boutique at 108 Victory Ship Way in the Pier redevelopment at the foot of Lonsdale is the second location for owners Lori Simcox and Heidi George.

WHERE did summer go? Already it's back-to-school time (did I hear a cheer from all the mothers out there?) and the brown-bag set will be hoping to find something yummy waiting for them when lunchtime rolls around.

- How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills, Schwartz (Wade Books, $20.99) unpaged.

Creating a beautiful table centrepiece doesn't have to be timeconsuming or arduous

Fresh Picked - Sweet, Sweet Corn Feast: Refuel Neighbourhood Restaurant & Bar will host a family style dinner at communal tables to celebrate corn from the Fraser Valley tonight, Aug. 31 with seatings at 6 or 8: 30 p.m.

FOR years now there has been a rug shop going out of business at the corner of Pemberton Avenue and Marine Drive in North Vancouver. At least it has seemed that way.

WHAT happens when a child decides to drop out of school? Up to what age is school attendance compulsory? If a teenager is out of school and wandering around doing nothing, is there anyone who would pick him up and take him to school? One of our reade