On Friday, November 2nd, the Festival's Reading Rock Stars program will send 10 of the country’s best children’s authors to economically disadvantaged schools in the Austin area to perform interactive presentations that get students excited about reading. The Festival also donates signed copies of the authors’ books to every student at the participating schools.
"Reading Rock Stars puts books directly in the hands of children who may never have owned their own books and jumpstarts their imagination and enthusiasm for reading," said Mary Herman, the Festival's executive director.
"The response to the author you sent us was overwhelmingly positive," a librarian whose school participated in 2006 said. "I have had many genuine expressions of praise and gratitude from teachers and students alike. Many authors are wonderful writers, but not all can communicate with high school students! Thank you again for helping students meet authors; it is a learning experience like no other." |
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