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Sunday, September 14, 2025
A 14-year-old boy from Sacramento, CA is leading a movement to end “book deserts”!!
I love it when a youngster creates ways to bring books to other youngsters to promote literacy!! I learned the following from the above short video:
Sacramento teen Ethan Minton, 14, is tackling “book deserts” through his nonprofit E-Train Talks Inc., which has donated more than 7,000 books to children’s hospitals, libraries, and underserved communities. Inspired during COVID-19 by the comfort books provided him, Minton launched the nonprofit in 2022 to spread what he calls “book joy.” His work earned recognition as a Nonprofit of Distinction from Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty. Alongside book drives, Minton also runs a podcast interviewing authors and reviewing books, while balancing school and his dream of becoming a sports journalist. His goal is to reach 10,000 donated books by 2025.
You go, Ethan!!! What a great joy it is to see one so young recognizing a need in society and doing what he can to fill it. Like you, it gives me hope for our future.
Ah, there is hope for our future. A young person with a real book in their hands and a mission to share "book joy."
ReplyDeleteYes, there is hope for our future!
DeleteYou go, Ethan!!! What a great joy it is to see one so young recognizing a need in society and doing what he can to fill it. Like you, it gives me hope for our future.
ReplyDeleteI was also joyful to learn someone so young saw and addressed a need within communities of need.
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