Reading Rock Stars – Texas Book Festival

The Texas Book Festival brings books to life for young readers through Reading Rock Stars, a dynamic program in which selected authors from across the country are invited to present their works to students in economically-disadvantaged public schools. At the end of the presentations, each child receives an autographed copy of the book, and a set of books is also given to the school library.
“Reading Rock Stars affords students an opportunity to interact with an author an experience that most of them have never had,” says Heidi Smith, the Festival’s executive director. This gets the students not only excited about reading, but also provides them a unique learning experience.