Canyon State Academy: Love of Reading Project

By Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary and Elizabeth Gonzalez Kids Need to Read partnered with Canyon State Academy to help present “Love of Reading,” a project beginning in February 2013 and culminating with graduation ceremonies in August 2013. Canyon State Academy is an incredible school located in Queen Creek, Arizona doing great things for troubled […]

Fourth Annual KNTR Geek Prom was Fab!

by Denise Gary Photographs by Bruce Matsunaga, Robert Gary, Eric Fiallos, Adam Messler, Devon Christopher Adams, and Joe Abbruscato It was fab, brill, the bee’s knees! Any of these British adjectives could be used to describe the Kids Need to Read Geek Prom 2013, our fourth annual Geek soiree hosted at Phoenix Comicon and sponsored […]

The Joy of Phoenix Comicon 2013!

by Denise Gary Photographs by Bruce Matsunaga and Robert Gary, with one contribution each by Devon Christopher Adams and Denise Gary Thank you to each and every person who showed us love during Phoenix Comicon and the Kids Need to Read Geek Prom. It was such a fantastic convention! There was so much incredible warmth […]

Kids Need to Read Schedule of Events: Phoenix Comicon 2013

It’s that time of year again—time for fantastic fun, crazy costumes, and massive sleep deprivation at Phoenix Comicon 2013, May 23–26, Phoenix Convention Center! Check out our schedule of Kids Need to Read-sponsored youth programming, book giveaways, fundraising games, and of course, the unbelievably geektastic 4th Annual KNTR Geek Prom, sponsored by Bookmans! Kids Need […]

Barnes & Noble Book Drives Bring Reading Joy

By Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary For the third year in a row, Kids Need to Read has been the fortunate recipient of incredible book drives conducted by two local Barnes & Noble Booksellers over the holidays. The 2012 drive was the largest yet, more than doubling the amount of books collected in 2011. […]