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Miller and Sharp provide the game-changing tools and information teachers and administrators need to dramatically increase children's access to and engagement with books.

Literacy advocates with a deep passion for books bestselling author Donalyn Miller and 5th grade teacher Colby Sharp showcase the power of children's access to books, providing teachers and administrators with the tools and information they need to increase children's meaningful interaction with books and to launch or sustain book access initiatives in their communities.

Through research and testimonials from voices in the field and their own classroom experiences, Miller and Sharp provide practical and resourceful information on a range of topics and areas, (including successful school and classroom libraries, the power of book ownership, the importance of cultural and social access to books, and meaningful family-community reading engagement) designed to help dramatically increase children's access to and life-changing engagement with books.

Donalyn Miller is a leading expert on independent reading and children’s literature, and is the author of two bestsellers, The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild. She is the founder of the annual #bookaday event, co-founder of The Nerdy Book Club with Colby Sharp, and co-host of the monthly Twitter chat #titletalk. Her articles have appeared in Education Week Teacher,The Reading Teacher, Educational Leadership, The Washington Post, and other prominent periodicals.

Colby Sharp, a fifth-grade teacher at Parma Elementary School in Parma, Michigan, is co-founder of Nerd Camp and The Nerdy Book Club. He co-hosts the monthly Twitter chats #sharpschu (with John Schu) and #titletalk (with Donalyn Miller), as well as The Yarn podcast with Travis Jonker. He is also the editor of The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection.