"It's now cool for teenagers to read"
Here's the link to a rather cheering story from today's Providence Journal, about a book club formed last year at Hope High School. Hope is an urban, largely minority school that was in such a bad way a few years ago that the state intervened. It's better now, thanks in large part to dedicated teachers like those who founded the book club-- Jodi Timpani and Laura Almagno.
Rather annoyingly, the article only mentions two specific books the club members have read--Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America (Linda Furiya) and Wicked.
Updated:
Here's what the Hope teenagers have read so far:
The Memory of Running
My Sister's Keeper
19 minutes
Change of Heart
The Pact
World War Z
Water for Elephants
I have read none of them...always there are more books landing on the to be read pile!!:)
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That is a great story, Charlotte. Thanks for sharing it! I'm going to mention it my next literacy round-up.
ReplyDeleteOh, if only more kids had caring teachers and librarians like these, to help them learn to love books. But still, it's wonderful to read a success story.
Truly it is a comforting story, especially given Hope's sad history.
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ReplyDeletehere is a list of what Rise and Read @ Hope has read so far:
The Memory of Running
My Sister's Keeper
19 minutes
Change of Heart
The Pact
World War Z
Water for Elephants
Thanks Christina! I've put the list in the main post.
ReplyDeleteIt is really impressive!