Page Ahead is doing a "reading event" with Kent students and needs some volunteers on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 8:45 to 10 a.m. at George Daniel Elementary School, 11310 SE 248th St.The students get to pick their own books and read them with a volunteer. Best of all, they get to keep the books.Call 253.373.7615... Continue Reading →
Student needs a mentor
Hello, my name is Jordan and I am a student at Henry M. Jackson High School. I am required to do a Senior Culminating project in order to gradute, and I was hoping to do it on writing a children's book. My dilemma at the moment is finding a qualified mentor that is willing to... Continue Reading →
Books, food and fundraising: yeehaw!
Tomorrow (Sept. 24) is Dish Up Literacy night at a variety of local restaurants, including Julie Reinhardt's Smokin Pete's BBQ, where they'll even have a band.Restaurants are donating 20 percent of their sales to Page Ahead, the state's leading provider of books and literacy programs for children.Get more information on Julie's blog, including a link... Continue Reading →
Books for a good cause
Seattle Education Access is looking for donations of current YA titles and/or books likely to be required college reading for their library. The organization fights poverty and homelessness by helping marginalized youth make strong transitions to local community colleges. You can learn more at www.seattleeducationaccess.org. SEA’s College Success Program provides students with scholarships and free... Continue Reading →
Will Your YA Be Read in Braille?
Corey Doctorow posts here about his own YA novel, Little Brother, being published under a Creative Commons License, which allowed Patti Smith, a teacher of visually impaired kids in Detroit, to download the book version and convert it to Braille for her young readers.As Corey points out, it's legal to convert any book to Braille... Continue Reading →