Join the Great American Read!
A Powerful Tool to Inspire Readers of all Ages!

PBS has come out with a great list of America's 100 most beloved novels--how many have you read?  Take the quiz!  And you and your students can vote on your favorites.  But the real gem here for teachers is the great video of brief interviews with readers--ordinary and famous--that creates real excitement about reading these novels and how they impacted other people's lives.  Plus, it would be easy to break the 2-hour video up into short 3-5 minute segments to show to class.  Too bad that the contest is running mostly over the summer vacation, but nonetheless, this is a great resource!

Check it out: http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/home/