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When Amy Franks was talking to a group of third graders she had never met before earlier this month, one student raised her hand for...

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Marneshia Gonzales’ “Nancy Drew” books were being boxed up at the Book Harvest Dream Big Book Drive. They were her childhood favorites,...

A new mom with questions about breastfeeding or a worried father who fears that his daughter is not meeting developmental milestones has...

On Jan. 9, N.C. State University researchers issued a stark and troubling report, citing no progress in students’ reading gains as a...

The nonprofit Book Harvest based in Durham has given away its one millionth book to a local child. Read more>>

Book Harvest, the amazing local nonprofit that gets books in the hands of kids across the region, is hosting a special event this month...

In Durham County, more than 1 in 4 children live in poverty and too many of our fourth graders are not proficient in one of the greatest...

This week’s Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Ginger Young from Book Harvest! Ginger is the executive director and...

Imagine not being able to escape the real world in the pages of your favorite book. Picture a child who hasn’t had their imagination...

The Book Babies Class of 2018 have received their diplomas and are ready for kindergarten after a graduation ceremony hosted by the...

Ginger Young was reading “Martin’s Big Words” — a picture-book biography of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. — to a fifth-grade class....

Imagine a community in which every child owns books by the dozens, reads all summer long, and personally chooses every book in his or her...

“Not all kids go to sleep at night with a bedtime story,” says Ginger Young, the founder and executive director of Book Harvest in...

Book Harvest helps families in public housing build home libraries On the afternoon of March 2, a book Harvest team member walked into...

Can you read “The Runaway Bunny” without being touched by the portrayal of a mother’s sheltering love? Can you read “Harold and the...

Among the flurry of texts that arrived on her phone shortly after her son’s birth congratulating her on her new arrival, this one stood...

“I was that child who always had my nose in  a book growing up,” recalled Ann Leininger, the chair of Book Harvest’s Dream Big Book...

“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange… When lighting conditions are...