How We Read Across America

Today, March 2^nd, marks National Read Across America Day.

This day celebrates and stands as a reminder of how important it is for children and teens to read. In honor of this celebration of reading, our team brainstormed some of our favorites and recommendations.

1. Favorite book as a child

   • Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
   • The Nancy Drew series, published by Edward Stratemeyer
   • The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
   • Works by Shel Silverstein
   • The Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum
   • The Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park
   • The Eragon series by Christopher Paolini

2. A book every child should read:

   • The Giver by Lois Lowry
   • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
   • Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
   • Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

3. A book every adult should read:

   • The Great Gatsby
   • The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
   • A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
   • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

4. Favorite Non-fiction Book

   • Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
   • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
   • Happy City by Charles Montgomery
   • The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
   • The Bible

5. Favorite Legal Book

   • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
   • Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America by Brian F. Haara
   • The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
   • Gideon’s Trumpet by Anthony Lewis
   • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
   • Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson

 

Lastly, as part of Read Across America’s mission to empower young readers, Rina wanted to recommend The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. She shared that it’s an amazing book on the importance of reading to children when they are young. Kat similarly had a few other titles that didn’t quite fit the questions that she wanted to share. As an avid fan of financial literacy books, the two that she would suggest for everyone are I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi and Money Master the Game by Tony Robbins.

We hope you’re able to find a good read to celebrate National Reading Month in March and Read Across America. What are some of your recommendations or favorite reads?

 

– Lily Taggart