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Rock the Drop Day!

4/14/2011

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I Rock The Drop from crissachappell on Vimeo.

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Click on the image to go to Readergirlz Blog
Today, the EHHS Libray is participating the Rock the Drop Teen Lit Advocacy Day. Stashed somewhere around the school are FREE books for savvy hunters! Go talk to your friendly librarians to learn more!

Below find some information about a cool blog attached to this day's celebration. Click on the link to the left to go to their very cool  blog.

"Readergirlz is the cutting-edge literacy and social media project for teens, awarded the National Book Award for Innovations in Reading. It is a nonprofit volunteer organization. The readergirlz mission is to promote teen literacy and corresponding social service.

Launched in March 2007, in celebration of Women's National History Month, readergirlz was cofounded by critically acclaimed YA authors - Dia Calhoun (Avielle of Rhia), Janet Lee Carey (Dragons of Noor) Justina Chen (North of Beautiful), and Lorie Ann Grover (Hold Me Tight). "


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