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  • Port Richmond High School
  • Staten Island, NY
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Some of these students have never owned a book before, and most of them have never met an author. Gae Polisner has agreed to come to school in October, discuss In Sight of Stars, meet the kids, and inspire them. She came to Port Richmond last year, and discussed her previous book The Memory of Things. The kids were transfixed, inspired and rapt. They all got to keep a book, and get it autographed. It was a transforming experience. Combining summer reading with owning a new hardcover book and the promise of meeting the author would be strong motivation. In Sight of Stars is only out in hardcover, and while we will not be paying for the author's visit, the students do need a copy of the book. The copies for this project would be for the loyal members of the library's monthly book club, who read a book each month and faithfully attend meetings and discuss.

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Some of these students have never owned a book before, and most of them have never met an author. Gae Polisner has agreed to come to school in October, discuss In Sight of Stars, meet the kids, and inspire them. She came to Port Richmond last year, and discussed her previous book The Memory of Things. The kids were transfixed, inspired and rapt. They all got to keep a book, and get it autographed. It was a transforming experience. Combining summer reading with owning a new hardcover book and the promise of meeting the author would be strong motivation. In Sight of Stars is only out in hardcover, and while we will not be paying for the author's visit, the students do need a copy of the book. The copies for this project would be for the loyal members of the library's monthly book club, who read a book each month and faithfully attend meetings and discuss.

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