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Selling Reluctant Readers: 10 Marketing Tactics To Amp Up Fun

August 27, 2011 by Amy Jussel 10 Comments

Feb. 14, 2017 Valentine's Day Update: More ways to encourage reading, with therapy dogs (via MindshiftKQED Learning) and a few "Kidlit" picks for Valentine's Day that streamed across my desk, here and here...Off to my new tutoring gig at Reading Partners.org! Jan. 16, 2017 MLK Weekend: Book Three of March is out with Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell and John Lewis' much needed … [Read more...]

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Reading Rockets Kids Into Their Future (Pt.1: Kalimah Priforce)

August 18, 2011 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

Aug. 18, 2011 Virtual show of hands, please... If it’s not on the "must read" summer reading list for back to school prep, how many kids cracked a classic this season? How ‘bout a kidlit self-picked selection? An online virtual book club? An augmented reality fairytale? A graphic novel? Meaningful manga? Um, a poolside magazine, status line or text message? While some … [Read more...]

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