about us

Who is organizing this?

This project was created by Dr. Kris Mensonides Gritter of Seattle Pacific University. Collaborating colleagues include...

Emily Huff, Nicole Rule, Elizabeth Woods, and Orlala Wentink of Seattle Pacific University, WA.

Dr. Deb Van Duinen of Hope College, MI.

Amy Danusiar of Carol Stream Public Library, IL.

Amy Boerman-Cornell of Calvin Christian School, IL.

Dr. Bill Boerman-Cornell of Trinity Christian College, IL.

Heather Altena of Southwest Chicago Christian Schools, IL.

Manya Glavach of Westminster Christian School, FL.

Dr. Jiang Pu of NextGen Education, CA.

Why do this?

We think reading is important and we think that connecting to others, particularly during this COVID19 outbreak, is important.

We hope that the 4th-6th graders in our book club:

• Enjoy socialization with other readers

• Improve their reading comprehension

• Enjoy meeting and interacting with a famous author

• Have fun talking about a book and its topics and themes

• Make text-to-self connections (particularly important during this COVID19 outbreak)