Have you ever had the thrill of taking a trip to Isabel Allende’s Santiago, Ernest Hemingway’s Havana, or Jon Krakauer’s Everest? Have you ever had the thrill of staying up all night to finish a book because you JUST HAD TO FIND OUT who did it? Now imagine a child shrieking with excitement as he unzips his red Raising A Reader MA bag and discovers the adventures waiting for him in this week’s collection of books. THRILLING! What thrills do reading bring to your life? We posed this question to celebrities from across the nation. Click any name below to read more about the thrill reading give to them!
- Anita Diamant, Author, “Day After Night,” “The Red Tent”
- Donna DiFillippo, Executive Director, Raising A Reader MA
- Hank Phillippi Ryan, Investigative Reporter (WHDH) and Author (The Other Woman, Drive Time)
- Brian Lies, Author/Illustrator, Malcolm at Midnight, Bats at the Ballgame
- David McCullough Jr., Educator/Author, Wellesley High School Commencement Speaker
Now it’s your turn. Share the thrills of reading with Raising A Reader MA!
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Raising A Reader MA is an affiliate charity of the Rodman Ride for Kids, an umbrella matching gift charity raising funds for youth-focused social service agencies that support at-risk kids in Massachusetts. All funds raised will be counted towards our Rodman Ride campaign goal, and will be matched by an additional 10% by the Rodman Ride for Kids. Contact Eula Kozma to learn more about joining or sponsoring Raising A Reader MA’s cycling team in the 2013 Rodman Ride for Kids, [email protected].
Special thanks to the Massachusetts Literacy Foundation for their support of this campaign. 