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DIVERSIFY YOUR SCHOOL'S BOOKSHELVES: ENTER THE 2022 READ ACROSS AMERICA SWEEPSTAKES
You could win a virtual author visit at the public school of your choice with an author from our Read Across America calendar.
Authors available for a virtual visit are: David Bowles, author of My Two Border Towns, is an award-winning writer, poet, and translator; J. Elle, the author of the New York Times and Indie bestseller Wings of Ebony; and Ellen Oh, who wrote Finding Junie Kim as well as the highly acclaimed, young-adult Prophecy Trilogy.
Only one entry is allowed per person—but the more people who submit from your school, the more likely you are to win! So share this page with friends and colleagues and enter the sweepstakes today!
January 2022
Try Something New
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
A Sled for Gabo
A Sled for Gabo
Middle Grade
Measuring Up
Measuring Up
Young Adult
A Phở Love Story
A Phở Love Story
Ready, Set...Read!
All Kinds of Ways to Celebrate with Stories
Book Club Basics
Celebrate Read Across America Day with Elizabeth Wein
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Here’s What We’re Reading...
August 2021
Spread Your Wings
September 2021
Embrace New Beginnings
October 2021
Create Change
November 2021
Explore Ancestry and Identity
December 2021
Lend a Hand
January 2022
Try Something New
February 2022
Explore Families and History
March 2022
Play With Stories
April 2022
Nurture a Sense of Belonging
May 2022
Build Together
June 2022
Gain Perspective
July 2022
Determine Destiny
Book Talk
Activist, author, and NEA’s Read Across America Ambassador Marley Dias makes a reading connection with Xelena González, author of All Around Us, our featured picture book for November.
About Read Across America
