Hundreds of schools across the country celebrated reading by participating in National Young Readers Week November 10-14. This is an annual event that was co-founded in 1989 by Pizza Hut® and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

Set aside as a special day to recognize the joys and benefits of reading, schools recruited local “celebrities” to read aloud a favorite children’s book to their classrooms.  Local reading role model “celebrities” included local officials, sports figures, public safety officers, parents, and other guests from the public and private sector.

Schools that hosted at least 10 celebrity readers were eligible to enter the National Young Readers Week Sweepstakes. The following 10 winning schools will receive $2,000 toward an author or illustrator visit.

St. Mary School Chardon, OH Kankakee Valley Intermediate Wheatfield, IN   Lamar Elementary School Lamar, AR   Connections PCS Hilo, HI   St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School Passaic, NJ   G.H. Reid Elementary School Richmond, VA   Sacred Heart School Ottawa, KS   Mountain Grove Elementary Mountain Grove, MO   Madison C-3 Madison, MO   North Park Elementary Guymon, OK

 

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