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The Corner: Online Teen Book Club
02/02/09
Education, Publishing/Literary
BackList is pleased to announce that we are the editorial partner for The Corner Book Club, an initiative of the artist Common and his organization, The Common Ground Foundation. Aligning with our mission, this new endeavor is an exciting, and important way for us to continue to connect young people with the power of words.
We are incredibly thrilled with this month's book selection for The Corner Book Club. With the presidential inauguration right around the corner and the connection that many young people have with President Obama, the choice was really a no brainer. We chose the young adult biography YES WE CAN by Garen Thomas.
Through the use of photos and words, Thomas takes readers through the life of Barack Obama, from his struggle to fit in with his classmates and concern about not knowing his biological father, through his term as an Illinois senator, to his historic momentum-building run as the first African-American to win the nomination for President of the United States. YES WE CAN inspires us to strive for the impossible; it inspires us to be all that we want to be, not to let adversity stop us. YES WE CAN is an excellent young adult read and a great tool for educators to engage young people.
Encourage your young people to visit www.commongroundfoudation.com to join The Corner Book Club and connect with the power of words!
We are incredibly thrilled with this month's book selection for The Corner Book Club. With the presidential inauguration right around the corner and the connection that many young people have with President Obama, the choice was really a no brainer. We chose the young adult biography YES WE CAN by Garen Thomas.
Through the use of photos and words, Thomas takes readers through the life of Barack Obama, from his struggle to fit in with his classmates and concern about not knowing his biological father, through his term as an Illinois senator, to his historic momentum-building run as the first African-American to win the nomination for President of the United States. YES WE CAN inspires us to strive for the impossible; it inspires us to be all that we want to be, not to let adversity stop us. YES WE CAN is an excellent young adult read and a great tool for educators to engage young people.
Encourage your young people to visit www.commongroundfoudation.com to join The Corner Book Club and connect with the power of words!
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