Kids Reading Across RI

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week's discussion with James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. A big thank you to all the KRARI readers across the state who submitted thoughtful questions for the authors; we love your curiosity and hope you continue to enjoy Becoming Muhammad Ali!

View the event's recording below or on the KRARI Online Guide at https://olis-ri.libguides.com/krari/2021.

Please share this event with students and families in your community!

May 12th, 6:30pm, Virtual Family Bingo Night
Hosted by Lisa Lesinski and the Barrington Public Library
Join us for a virtual hour of bingo fun!
Your bingo card and Zoom login link will be emailed to you on the morning of Family Bingo. To play, simply print out your bingo card and use cheerios, M&Ms or anything you have on hand at home for bingo markers. If you'd rather play digitally, you can access your card on your computer, tablet or mobile device. One card per bingo player please. All ages welcome, free!
Register for Virtual Bingo Night

May 13th, 1pm

Kids Reading Across RI 2021 presents a celebration of Muhammad Ali and poetry in support of this year's KRARI selection Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. Join us for readings and discussion with Rhode Island Poet Laureate Tina Cane, Rhode Island Deputy Youth Poet Laureate Eugenie Rose Belony, April Brown, Len Cabral, and Jacqueline Woodson.

Please pre-register to receive the event link two days before the event. Registration will close two hours before the event.

This event will be recorded and available for viewing Friday, May 14th on the KRARI Online Guide at https://olis-ri.libguides.com/krari/2021.

Contact Danielle Margarida or Kate Lentz for more information.

NBC 10 WJAR sports director and anchor Frank Carpano remembers local and national boxing stories and highlights the accomplishment of Muhammad Ali. Ali is celebrated in the 2021 Kids Reading Across RI selection Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. Find more Becoming Muhammad Ali resources at olis-ri.libguides.com/krari/2021.

Learn how to create an origami butterfly and bee in honor of Muhammad Ali's famous quote, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see.” Presented by Carole Walsh.

The 2021 KRARI Discussion Guide is here! Visit the KRARI Guide for curriculum connections, additional reading lists, web sites, and videos. The recording of the virtual author event will be added to the guide following the live discussion.

The Kids Reading Across RI Committee is proud to announce that Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander is the 2021 selection!

From the publisher:

Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to vividly depict his life up to age seventeen in both prose and verse, including his childhood friends, struggles in school, the racism he faced, and his discovery of boxing. Readers will learn about Cassius' family and neighbors in Louisville, Kentucky, and how, after a thief stole his bike, Cassius began training as an amateur boxer at age twelve. Before long, he won his first Golden Gloves bout and began his transformation into the unrivaled Muhammad Ali.

Reviews:

Kirkus

Publishers Weekly

School Library Journal

The Horn Book

The Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Office of Library & Information Services
Rhode Island Center for the Book
Rhode Island Library Association
School Librarians of Rhode Island
TD Charitable Foundation

Kids Reading Across Rhode Island, Rhode Island's One Book, One State community read program for kids, is kicking off its 12th year! This program, offered by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services in partnership with the Rhode Island Center for the Book, encourages students across the state in grades 4 through 6 to read the same book, and engage in community discussions and programs.

Email: danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov
Website: http://www.olis.ri.gov/youth/krari/index.php
Phone: 401-574-9309