minutes pledged in the Lehigh Valley
We Did It! Thank you, Lehigh Valley!
PLEDGE yOUR mINUTES
How many minutes will you read?
Join us and thousands of fellow readers throughout the Lehigh Valley as we embark on a month-long literary journey in March!
Powered by United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Reads invites you to join our annual Million Minute Challenge to help us build a community of readers.
It’s free and easy to pledge your minutes. All ages are welcome. Here’s how to get started:
- Register yourself, a child, your classroom, your office, as a book club or the whole family!
- Share about the Million Minute Challenge with family, friends and on social media!
You can read anywhere – school, home, park, or even waiting in the dentist’s office! You can read anything – books, magazines, comics, novels or online articles. It all counts!
Be sure to show us how you’re participating by using #LVReadsAMillion, #StayReadingLV, #MillionMinuteChallenge on social media.
NEED BOOKS?
We can help! Click here to access Worldreader, a free digital library with hundreds of books for grades Pre-k through 8th grade. Read right on your device like your laptop or phone!
And build your home library with some of these diverse books.
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BUILDING YOUR OWN LIBRARY? WE LOVE THESE BOOKS:
- All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism
By Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer, Illustrated by Jenniver Zivoin - Sulwe
By Lupita Nyong’o, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison - Little Leaders: Bold Black Women in History
By Vashti Harrison - Grandaddy’s Gift
By Margaree K. Mitchell, Illustrated by Larry Johnson - A Different Pond
By Bao Phi, Illustrated by Thi Phi - Be Kind
By Pat Zietlow Miller & Jen Hill - Don’t Think About Purple Elephants
By Susanne Merritt - Our Friend Mikayla
By Mikayla’s Third Grade Classmate - High Fives and a Big Heart
By Jeffrey and his fourth grade friends
- Carmela Full of Wishes
By Matt de la Pena, Illustrated by Christian Robinson - Alma and How She Got Her Name
By Juana Martinez-Neal - 10,000 Dresses
By Marcus Ewert, Illustrated by Rex Ray - The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
By Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, Illustrated by Hatem Aly - A Family is a Family is a Family
By Sara O’Leary, Illustrated by Qin Leng - Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
By Sonia Sotomayor, Illustrated by Rafael Lopez - Emmanuel’s Dream: True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboa
By Juana Martinez-Neal - Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
By Kevin Noble Maillard, Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal - Super Brady: Always on the Move!
By Jeffrey and his fourth grade friends
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