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Guys Read logo. Guys Read is a web-based literacy program for boys founded by author Jon Scieszka in 2001. Its mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers" by bringing attention to the issue, promoting the expansion of what is called "reading" to include materials like comic books, and encouraging grown men to be literacy role models.
Summer reading programs take place at 95% of public libraries in the United States. [1] Children, teens, and adults participate in activities meant to encourage reading, such as keeping a reading log. Other names for summer reading programs include vacation reading club, summer reading club, vacation reading program, and summer library program. [2]
Kelly Barnhill (born December 7, 1973) is an American author of children's literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Her novel The Girl Who Drank the Moon was awarded the 2017 Newbery Medal . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kirkus Reviews named When Women Were Dragons one of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022.
Find her on Instagram, check out her recent articles or tell her what you’re reading at cmulroy@usatoday.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 10 new books by Black authors to read ...
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges details her friendship with retired teacher Barbara Henry, who is the subject of her new children's book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher."
It subsequently expanded to libraries throughout all fifty states and Washington D.C. to ensure all libraries can provide a high quality summer reading program. [3] [4] [5] As of 2019, more than 4,800 libraries were participants. [6]
Small Mercies: A Novel. One night in 1974 Boston amidst a heatwave, Mary Pat Fennessy's teenager daughter disappears. The same night, a young Black man is found dead under mysterious circumstances.
He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based literacy program for boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers." [4] Scieszka was the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Librarian of Congress for calendar years 2008 and ...