Page Turners Make Great Learners

Helping kids capture the joy of reading

Helping Kids Capture the Joy of Reading
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Page Turners Make Great Learners works hard to provide resources for schools and students. However, we could not do it without some help! We have a variety of ways to get involved with our organization, check them out below. Thank you for your help and continued support.​​

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Ways YOU can HELP!

Online Giving: Consider making a tax deductible donation.

Sponsor a School: To support our virtual book club and book donation program, consider sponsoring a school or a student for one year.

Host a book drive: Host a book drive at your office, school or within your civic group to help defray the cost of books for our book club members and deserving students.

Host a School Read-a-thon: To help students connect the skill of reading to the wider world, your Company can host a corporate-sponsored Read-a-thon by mobilizing volunteers to read to students in a classroom setting for one (1) hour. Read-a-thons are 2-hour themed events hosted at one of our partner schools. Read-a-thons are scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. on a mutually preferred day/date. Read, engage and inspire in ONE HOUR!

Adopt a Classroom or Grade-Level Classrooms: We partner with 10 schools throughout metro Atlanta by hosting a virtual book club. Each school has a small group of students who participate in our book club. Each member receives a book to read and discuss during the ELA (English Language Arts) scheduled time. Students participate in community discussion, writing and hands-on activities to strengthen comprehension, vocabulary and requisite grade-level standards. Upon completion of the book, students keep the selection to build their own home library.

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Children who don’t read can’t succeed. It’s just that simple.

Page Turners promotes shared reading experiences that engage, inspire and expand students’ knowledge of themselves and the world around them.  When books occupy a central place in a child’s world of entertainment, spirited conversations, personal discoveries and lasting learning are sure to follow.

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Page Turners Make Great Learners, Inc.’s mission is to expand children’s knowledge and understanding of the world, themselves and their unique possibilities through a love of reading.

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P.O. Box 7723, Atlanta, GA 30357

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We are with You

At Page Turners Make Great Learners, we believe that all children find themselves when they are lost in the pages of a book. In the company of beloved literary characters, mythical heroes, historical giants, or even evil archvillains, children learn about themselves and who they can choose to become. In this time of civil unrest, books have the power to enlighten, to change perspectives and to heal the wounds of hate and division. This is why Page Turners’ work is more important today than ever before.

Through our in-school book clubs, book donations and author visits, Page Turners strives to introduce children to diverse cultures and view points. For the vast majority of the students we serve, books are a luxury their families can seldom afford. More than 90% of these students are Black. Most of the books they read in school, while of undisputed literary value, do not feature characters who look like them or whose experience mirrors theirs.

Given the current civil unrest in our nation, we believe it is vital to introduce Black authors, characters, and texts to both Black and non-Black parents and children. We hope the titles listed below will spark productive conversations about racism and prejudice and lead to greater empathy, understanding and harmony.

We welcome your thoughts about these books and would love to hear more about the discussions you are having with your families and friends. You can share them on our social media platforms via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

What affects Black communities, affects us all.

 

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Slay by Brittany Morris
The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake
Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Blended by Sharon Draper
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry
Infinite Hope by Ashley Bryan
Love by Matt de la Pena
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Crown by Derrick Barnes
New Kid by Jerry Craft