Tickets to KNTR Geek Prom, Sponsored by Bookmans, On Sale Thursday Evening!

Written by Denise Gary Do the words “Kids Need to Read Geek Prom” give you Geekbumps? Yes! Geek Prom tickets will go on sale online at the Phoenix Comicon website Thursday night, February 10th, at 7:00 PM! They are only $10 each and due to the generosity of our supremely Geektacular sponsor, Bookmans, your ticket […]

BROWNCOATS: REDEMPTION Backs Kids Need to Read with Independent Spirit

Written by Denise Gary In 2008, Kids Need to Read was approached by a group of Browncoats who explained that they were planning to film a movie based on Joss Whedon’s Firefly/Serenity universe.  They were driven by their love of the “Verse,” and committed to raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable causes.  Each […]

New Digs for Kids Need to Read

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary The warmth of KNTR glows through our window. We are so excited! September was a momentous month for Kids Need to Read—we moved into our first permanent office!  Mesa/Phoenix has been an amazing home to KNTR, so we are here to stay. Phoenix Comicon, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, […]

Fun in Phoenix

Five Kids Need to Read volunteers (plus one husband) and our founder, PJ Haarsma, had a blast at the Phoenix Cactus Comicon January 25-27, 2008. Our purpose was to work for KNTR, but we had way too much fun to call it work. Here we all are working very hard, along with author J.S. Lewis. […]