Reading

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January 28, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor

Playing on Common Ground, a guest post by Robert Lipsyte

I’m convinced that pumping books instead of iron is a better way of dealing with the insecurity and isolation affecting so many kids these days, especially boys.

January 16, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor

My Heroes ~ The Real-life Book Warriors, a guest post by Elly Swartz

And as an author, I’ve had the privilege of seeing the effect teachers and librarians have every time I visit a school.

October 14, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor

How One Book Can Impact One Reader . . . For Life, a guest post by Sydney Dunlap

One afternoon when my fifth-grade class was at the library for our weekly visit, my friend Jessica handed me a purple paperback book. “I just finished this,” she said. “It’s SO good. You have to read it.”

Deerstalker Hats and Library Joy, a guest post by James Ponti

August 28, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor

This is the story of fifty-four authors, seven-hundred librarians, thirteen funny hats, and how (I hope) all of them come together to make book joy.

Reading is Magic, Pass it on! A guest post by PJ Gardner

July 24, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor

Do you remember the exact moment you fell in love with reading? The moment you understood the alchemy of words on a page? The joy of holding a book in your hands and knowing you were holding magic?

The DogEaredBookAward: Creating Readers and Celebrating Books, a guest post by Jennifer Guyor Jowett

February 12, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor

A few years back, I was looking for a way to engage readers and put books into students’ hands that landed somewhere between enjoyment reading and the rigor of a novel unit. After playing around with some ideas, a book award seemed to offer just the right amount of dynamic interaction.