More than 186 million free books have been mailed since Parton launched it in 1995. Dolly Parton never imagined her book giveaway program would amount to much more than helping children in her native Sevier County, Tennessee, learn to read. But over the past 27 years, millions of young children across the globe have enjoyed…
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Langley High student aims to connect D.C. students with books, berries
Helping students learn to read is gratifying and getting tasty treats as a reward makes it all the sweeter. Samantha Grayer, 15, of Great Falls is a rising Langley High School sophomore who last December founded “Berries for Books,” a non-profit that is holding a book drive this summer to bolster child literacy at a…