Saturday, September 27, 2008

50,000 New Books on the way to Kentucky children

First Book provides new books to children in need addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books. First Book has distributed more than 60 million free and low cost books in thousands of communities.

To determine where books will be distributed, First Book launched a state-vs-state competition.

“What Book Got You Hooked?” invited readers everywhere to celebrate the power of unforgettable books from childhood by providing new books to the children who need them most. For the last two years, First Book asked visitors to their website to share the memory of the books that made them readers, then help get more kids hooked by voting for the state to receive 50,000 new books from First Book.

The votes are in!

In 2008, more than 250,000 votes were cast for to decide the winning state. After a hotly contested race with West Virginia and Nebraska, Kentucky won, claiming nearly 94,000 votes - 60,000 more than last year.

The books will be distributed in 2009 through the First Book National Book Bank to programs in Kentucky registered with First Book. Eligible programs must serve predominantly low-income children

Top 10 States!

1. Kentucky
2. West Virginia
3. Nebraska
4. Kansas
5. Oklahoma
6. Pennsylvania
7. Iowa
8. Indiana
9. North Carolina
10. Ohio

But what books got the most folks hooked on reading? Here's the list:

  1. The Nancy Drew series
  2. Green Eggs & Ham
  3. Little House on the Prairie series
  4. Charlotte's Web
  5. Cat in the Hat
  6. Little Women
  7. The Boxcar Children
  8. The Bobbsey Twins
  9. Black Beauty
  10. The Dick & Jane series
  11. Go Dog Go!
  12. To Kill a Mockingbird
  13. Goodnight Moon
  14. Gone With the Wind
  15. Heidi
  16. Anne of Green Gables
  17. Curious George
  18. Black Stallion
  19. Harry Potter series
  20. The Secret Garden
  21. The Bible
  22. The Pokey Little Puppy
  23. The Giving Tree
  24. A Wrinkle in Time
  25. The Little Engine That Could
  26. The Hobbit
  27. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  28. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  29. The Hardy Boys series
  30. Hop on Pop
  31. Where the Sidewalk Ends
  32. The Velveteen Rabbit
  33. Are You There God? It's me Margaret.
  34. The Babysitters Club series
  35. Pippi Longstocking
  36. Amelia Bedelia
  37. The Hatchet
  38. Superfudge
  39. Ramona Quimby books
  40. Cinderella
  41. Island of the Blue Dolphins
  42. The Wizard of Oz
  43. The Outsiders
  44. Winnie the Pooh
  45. Treasure Island
  46. Horton Hears a Who
  47. Love You Forever
  48. Old Yeller
  49. Call of the Wild
  50. Twilight

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