Background To encourage a shared love of reading, for the last two years I organized a One Book, One School and this year I attempted a Donalyn Miller ins p ired 40 Book Challenge . There are a number of formats that you could use for something like this, including something like a One Book, One Community program . T he purpose of the One B ook , One School was two fold : I wanted it to be something enjoyable that would encourage a love of shared reading, and I wanted the school community to be able to have a common point of reference for discussion. As a result, I have budgeted the last few years to use a portion of book fair funds to purchase a copy of the selected book for each adult in the building. For this program I like to purchase our books from a locally owned book store, The Blue Marble . The 40 Book Challenge came about as a result of seeing a sig nifica nt drop off in reading during the 4th grade year. I also...
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