Healers Trilogy Contest: 
Author, philanthropist and literacy
advocate, Donna Labermeier created a national contest for teens, libraries and
schools across America to fight for Teen Literacy. Did you know that:
Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of
fourth grade will end up in jail or on welfare.
Teenage girls ages 16 - 19 who have below average literacy skills,
and live at or below the poverty level, are six times more likely to have
children out of wedlock than girls the same age who can read proficiently.
The
Healers Trilogy Contest is a national teen reading contest that
encourages teen literacy. Prizes total over $25,000, and will be split evenly
between the winning teen and their library, school or program. Books to read
for the contest will be shipped to libraries, schools and teens for FREE. The
deadline for entries is February 16, 2014.
Source FLYP Forward January 2014
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