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2025 Kid Kindness Grant Winners!

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:28:36 GMT

Congratulations to all our winners!

Kindness Grows Here is thrilled to introduce the 2025 class of Kid Kindness Grant winners , selected from a pool of 140 applications —the second highest number received since the program’s inception in 2018. This year, we are awarding a total of 48 grants for $17,419.00 to a remarkable group of students spanning grades 1 through 12 across 15 states . From bridging generational gaps and comforting hospital patients to tackling food insecurity and transforming school culture, these projects prove that compassion is a powerful catalyst for change. They join a legacy of youth empowerment that has now seen over $96,000 awarded to children in 39 states , all working to build a kinder world.

We are particularly grateful to the partners who made it possible to say "yes" to even more innovative ideas this year. Thanks to the generous support of Anne Arundel Women Giving Together and the Courtney Cass Catalyst Fund , we were able to fund additional deserving projects in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City, respectively. By investing in these young leaders, we are not just funding kindness projects; we are validating the voices of children and empowering them to create the change they wish to see. We celebrate their vision and look forward to watching kindness grow in communities across the country.

Help Empower the Next Generation of Change-Makers!

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:47:41 GMT

Do you believe in the power of young people to create positive change? We do, and we need your help to make it happen!

The Kindness Grows Here Kid Kindness Grant program is designed to support children and teens with impactful ideas for spreading kindness and making a difference in their communities. But, we need sponsors—like YOU—to bring these inspiring projects to life.

Whether you’re an individual, a business, a book club, a running group, an advocacy organization, a faith community, a homeowners association, or anyone who believes in the power of kindness, we want YOU on our team! With your support, we can fund more projects and empower more young people to make the world a better place.

What’s in it for you? When you sponsor a grant, you’re not just providing financial support—you’re becoming a part of a movement that inspires hope, builds community, and nurtures the leaders of tomorrow. You’ll have the chance to get involved with the students you sponsor, and see firsthand the incredible impact of their kindness initiatives.

Together, we can make sure that no bright, young mind with a kind heart is turned away.

Sponsor a grant today and plant the seeds of hope for tomorrow!

If you'd like to sponsor a grant, please complete this form:

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Make America Kind Again!

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:42:43 GMT

Thank you for your generous donation!

Thank you for your generous donation! Kindness Grows Here cannot cultivate kindness without generous donors like you! Your donation will allow us to:

Empower young changemakers – Our Kid Kindness Grants have provided nearly $79,000 to fund youth-led kindness projects, impacting more than 60,000 people across the U.S.

Equip parents, schools, and communities – We’re developing toolkits to help families, educators, and local leaders bring kindness-focused programs to life.

Inspire through storytelling – Our kid-driven newsletter will celebrate acts of kindness and spread the message far and wide.

We have one more ask of you. Can you please share this link with a friend (or maybe 5 friends?!) and ask them to support our mission as well? THANK YOU!

Summer Reading Program

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:41:48 GMT

Kindness Grows Here Partners with Anne Arundel County Public Library to Encourage Reading and Spread Kindness

A few months ago we were thrilled when our friends at the Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) reached out to say, "We were wondering if we could partner for our "Summer at Your Library" program. The theme this year is, "All Together Now: Kindness, Unity, Friendship." When we saw that theme, we immediately said, "YES!!"

As our founder, Kristen Caminiti said, "We are thrilled to partner with AACPL to further our mission of fostering kindness in children and spreading kindness in communities. We have worked closely with our libraries toward this mission for years and are grateful for this opportunity. We know how important reading is for the success of all children. Reading builds confidence and expands a child's world. Books are wonderful tools that help us celebrate diversity and spread kindness. We are especially thrilled to highlight the amazing work of some of our local Kid Kindness Grant winners who are truly changing the world and their community one kind act at a time. We hope everyone who learns about their work will be inspired to do the same."

Check out the full press release announcing this partnership here .

Since that first e-mail, staff from AACPL and leaders from Kindness Grows Here have met numerous times to plan for an awesome Summer Reading Program. All of the details of how to participate can be found here. However, we know that we have many folks from all over the Country who can't get to Anne Arundel County Public Library to participate directly. But, we wanted to share the two main resources we put together that everyone can benefit from!

Here (you'll have to scroll down a little) you can read 13 stories of kids--who live in Anne Arundel County--who have received one of our Kid Kindness Grants . You'll be inspired by the amazing work these kids are doing and the impact they had.

You can also download the full " Let’s Celebrate Differences! A Book List" that we put together to not only encourage kids to read, but to encourage them to expand their understanding of the world and those around them.

We are so grateful to Anne Arundel County Public Library for their continued partnership and for their dedication to doing good in the world through every initiative they undertake. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful resource here in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

And regardless of your location, we hope you'll support your local library! They need all the love and support they can get! Libraries truly embody the idea of, " All Together Now: Kindness, Unity, Friendship."

Monthly Kindness Calendar

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:31:08 GMT

Spend each day of the month spreading kindness in your community, within your home, and to yourself. We will put a new calendar up each month!

Proud 365 Days a Year!

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:32:16 GMT

Celebrate differences all year long!

There are so many ways to celebrate differences! Doing so helps everyone to feel proud all year long. The ideas in this post are just a few ideas to get you started. It is important to start somewhere because we know that there are certain groups of people who have experienced and continue to experience bullying, discrimination, and ridicule at a higher rate than others. The LGBTQ+ community is one of those groups. They deserve to be celebrated and loved all year long, and we can all do our part to help them feel that way!

United for a Safer World

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:08:34 GMT

Kindness Grows Here (KGH) commits to doing its part to address gun violence in America.

Kindness Grows Here (KGH) started because our founder, Kristen, looked around at a world full of so much hate, and she wanted to do something to make a difference. While she didn’t set out to start a nonprofit–initially she just sought to spread kindness as far and wide as she could with her kids–KGH has grown into something with tremendous impact.

The simple acts of Kindness that Kristen, her husband Matt, and their children carried out inspired people and eventually grew into what is now Kindness Grows Here–a non-profit organization that has impacted 26 states and 4 countries and has empowered thousands of children throughout the United States with the knowledge and resources to be KINDER (kind, inclusive, noble, dependable, empathic, & resilient) human beings.

In light of the recent mass shootings in this country it is clear that we need kindness more than ever. We need to raise people who would never ever think of hurting anyone else. And we need to raise sensitive, caring individuals who will grow to be leaders and politicians who will unequivocally put children and people before guns.

Solving the problem of violence in America will take an “all hands on deck approach.” We need more comprehensive gun control. We need to better care for people living in poverty. We need to address racism head on. We need better mental health care. We need to address the epidemic of substance use disorders. We need to speak out against toxic masculinity. And we need to instill in children, all children, a determination and desire to be kind.

No single organization can do it alone. We commit to doing our part. We stand united with all of the individuals and organizations working together to address the multipronged problem of gun violence in America.

Spotlight on Kindness

Tue, 31 May 2022 20:27:13 GMT

We want to regularly spotlight students and schools who are demonstrating exceptional kindness. In order to do this, we need your help!

Please complete each of the following forms to nominate a child or a school to be recognized by Kindness Grows Here for the ways they are helping to spread kindness. Each time we choose a child or a school to be recognized, we will mail them a small token of congratulations.

Click the images below to submit your nomination:

March 2023 Kind Kid Spotlight:

Welcome to this month's Kind Kid Spotlight! We are so excited for you to meet Erin Scott, a senior at Arundel High School, embracing the role of giving back to others through kindness and love. Erin's heart is bursting with ideas on how to spread kindness to others and she even encouraged her entire school community to join her for a special campaign. Ms. Stawas, an administrator at Arundel High School, shared Erin's story with us! Beautiful work, Erin!

Erin grew up with a brother who has PCD, a sever e illness that left him going in and out of hospitals frequently his whole life. Watching him go through this experience where he spent so much time in and out of hospitals and missing out on typical childhood events, Erin had the idea to start a charity inspired by him. She wanted to give other children like her brother the opportunity to feel a little less scared and stressed while at the hospital and provide them with a sense of comfort. Erin started “A Sister’s Love” seven years ago, and she has delivered creative care packages to some of the local hospitals including Johns Hopkins, University Of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, along with Children’s Hospital (where her brother spent a lot of time). But the amazing part about Erin's mission is that she has taught so many other students to be empathetic and to join her cause. Most recently, she launched a campaign at Arundel High School to collect play dough for Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital. She called in "Play Doh for Dough." She created lessons with which she taught the whole school about PCD and also how Play Doh can be more than a toy but also a stress relieving tool for hospitalized children. Then she created a competition for classes to collect Play Doh. The classes who collected the most Play Doh won a pizza party (the dough). Erin's goal was to collect 500 cans of Play Doh. She exceeded her goal by collecting over 3,400 cans of Play Doh. The Child Life Specialists at Johns Hopkins were so amazed by not only the generous donation but also her ability to ignite and educate a whole school to support her cause. I'm confident that Erin has inspired and paved the way for future kindness changemakers at Arundel and we can't wait to see the next act of kindness blossom all because of Erin!

September 2022 Kind Kids Spotlight:

Three cheers to Crofton High School's Unified Bocce Team for their many accomplishments during their 2022 season. The team spread kindness and promoted inclusion throughout the season. Students involved went above and beyond to help and include others, both on their team and the opposing teams.

They exemplified what it means to be Unified! They volunteered their time at events such as the AACPS Unified Bocce County Championship and the Special Olympics Unified Bocce State Championship tournament on May 24th. 2022. The season also brought a special recognition, the Craig T. White Sportsmanship Award.

To top off the year the Unified Bocce Team won their very first State Championship in Crofton High School history! It is very fitting that Crofton High School's first ever State Champion is a Unified Sport.

Thank you to Coach Stedman for sharing this information with Kindness Grows Here! Go Cardinals!

August 2022 Kind Kids Spotlight:

Meet Anika and Krish! These awesome siblings organized a lemonade and bakery stand over the summer of 2021 to raise money for a local shelter in their community. Anika and Krish spent 4-5 hours sharing sweet treats, while connecting with their community all for a wonderful cause. Anika shared her hopes of spreading kindness to motivate others to pay it forward and by being kind she feels proud. The siblings also donate their time to PURE, People for Urban and Rural Education.

Thank you, Anika and Krish for your kindness.

March 2022 Kind Kids Spotlight:

Check out the 6th graders at Arundel Middle School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland!

March 2022 Kind Kid Spotlight:

February 2022 Kind Kid Spotlight:

February 2022 Kind Kids Spotlight:

Tehle and Sawyer Ross applied for and were awarded a Kid Kindness grant from Kindness Grows Here in the Fall of 2020. They used those funds, plus donations from th e community to donate 90 curated gift boxes to kids in Baltimore area hospitals. Inspired by that first project, and wanting to do something in response to COVID, they are now expanding! They have just learned that they have received two grants for other organizations (one for $5,000 and one for $10,000) to distribute curated gift boxes to students who have to quarantine due to COVID. Read more below!

Kindness Grows Here Newsletter

Sun, 01 May 2022 20:23:34 GMT

Check back here regularly for the latest edition of our newsletter.

Click the date to view each of our newsletters (in order from newest to oldest):

2023 Newsletters:

May: Celebrate Educators, Mental Health Awareness

March: Special Edition, How to Celebrate Awareness Days

February

2022 Newsletters:

November

March

And to make sure you’re on our mailing so you always receive the latest news from KGH, please be sure to fill out this form .

What does it really mean to be kind?

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:55:42 GMT

As the founder of an organization dedicated to fostering kindness in children, this is a topic about which I have thought A LOT. When I decided that spreading kindness as far and wide as possible would be my mission, I did not embark on that mission without doing a lot of soul searching about what it really means to be kind.

When I give presentations to students, parents, or teachers, I talk about the difference between being “kind” and being “nice.”

"Be The CHANGE..

We won’t see change and inspire people to think twice about their words and actions by using disrespectful, condescending, or hateful words to confront wrongdoing. If we are to inspire change, we must be the change. We must demonstrate how to respond to unkind behavior by ourselves being kind. Standing up with kindness can be firm. It can sometimes be loud. And it can even be hard to hear…because sometimes the truth hurts. But kindness is always respectful.

Kindness is a high moral standard. It is living a life that strives to always do what is right. It is understanding the impact our words and actions have on others (regardless of our intent). Kindness is a constant goal. It is not something to be conquered. Instead it is a life’s work. It is apologizing when we fail and it is committing to do better. Kindness is understanding that we are all human, and thus kindness is also forgiving others when they fail at being kind, but also being clear that forgiveness comes with an expectation to do better next time.

Kindness isn’t always easy. Sometimes it can be messy. Sometimes it can be scary. But it is always the right thing to do.

©Kristen Caminiti, 2019

What I Wish They Knew

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 20:21:55 GMT

Studies have shown that helping children develop empathy is one of the greatest tools in raising them to be kind, good citizens of the world. To this aim, Kindness Grows Here has created the “What I Wish They Knew” project to help others learn how people have triumphed in the face of adversity. We are looking for personal stories from those who faced and overcame adversity with the goal of sharing these stories so others can learn from and be inspired by them. Triumph is not merely defined as a grand accomplishment. Triumph can be as simple as being able to move forward, being able to love oneself despite adversity, being able to stand firm in what you believe, and being willing to bravely share your story with others. We are looking for stories from those who have experienced racism, discrimination, bullying, or some other form of intolerance by others.

We would like to know:

What happened? What was the difficulty you faced?

How did this make you feel? Was there a lasting impact?

What advice do you have for others who have faced similar difficulties?

What do you wish kids knew?

We will be combining the stories into a document that will be available online for parents, teachers, coaches, and other adults to utilize in working with children to teach empathy and understanding, and to help children understand the impact their words and actions have on others. As funds become available, we also plan to print hard copies of this resource that we will donate to schools and other organizations supporting children.

If you are willing to share your story, please complete the form below. Thank you in advance for your bravery. This project is nothing without YOU!

Please go to this link to complete our submission form.

#BlackLivesMatter

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:16:49 GMT

In an effort to help parents and caregivers talk to their children about the Black Lives Matter movement, we created this video.

We hope parents will watch it first, and then watch it with their children.

We also cr eated this “Guide For Parents” to provide additional support in having this very important conversation:

If you’d like to print and post a “Black Lives Matter” sign in your window, you can find one here:

Talking to Children about Race

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:13:52 GMT

In June of 2020 Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Kindness Grows Here Co-Sponsored a virtual forum to help adults talk to children about issues surrounding race.

The forum featured six parents of elementary school students who shared their experiences and perspectives about talking with their children about these often-difficult issues.

If you weren’t able to tune in, you can watch it here:

Later in the summer we were thrilled when the Anne Arundel County Public Library asked us to do a “Part 2” of this discussion. Below is that discussion:

There was much to discuss. These conversation by no means covered every topic. And we didn’t have all the answers. But it is in having the conversation that we all learn. We hope these events helped parents feel more comfortable having conversations about race with their children.

You can continue to educate yourself and your children using this list of resources below:

#JustOne

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:12:49 GMT

During these unprecedented times kindness is more important than ever. As we battle a pandemic, racism, and so many other challenges, communities must come together. Help us change the world by doing #JustOne act of kindness for someone else. Watch our video and learn more!

All you have to do is commit #JustOne act of kindness for someone else. Then post about it on social media and tag someone else in your post, asking that they join the campaign to change the world with #JustOne act of kindness. Use #JustOne and #KindnessGrowsHere in your post. JOIN US!

How to Talk to Your Children About Differences

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:41:12 GMT

As an organization dedicated to fostering kindness in children, we know it is crucial to teach children that differences are something to celebrate, not ridicule.

In recent weeks we have received many requests for books we recommend.

Below you will find a downloadable list of some of our favorite books on the topics of racism, celebrating differences, and identity.

Kindness Grows Here was not asked to review any of these books. These are all books we sought out on our own, read, and carefully chose to add to this list. However, we are always looking for new books to add to our resource list, and if there is one you think we should check out, please let us know!!

Book List About Racism & Differences

Why Donate to Kindness Grows Here

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 20:31:59 GMT

There are so many amazing charities out there that you can consider donating to. But here’s why we think you should donate to Kindness Grows Here:

We are a grass roots organization. We have a dedicated Board of Directors with a vast array of skills who all support our mission with their time and money. We have no paid staff. Every penny you donate goes right back out into communities all over the United States to help kindness grow.
We are small, and young, but mighty! In 2018 we started our Kid Kindness Grant program. That year we gave out $2,250 to 12 grant recipients in 3 States and 2 Countries. In 2019 we have more than tripled the amount we are giving! This year $7,250 will fund 29 grants in 6 States! We are helping kindness to grow from coast to coast in the United States and in Canada! In just over 2 years, through our three primary programs (school assemblies, public events, and Kid Kindness Grants) we have directly impacted 10,900 children and parents!
New research shows us that kindness not only makes us feel good, but it affects our health in truly tremendous ways. Kindness is helping people to live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Kindness Grows Here’s priority is children. If we can teach children the art of being kind, we will be helping them to live better lives. Your donation will make this possible.
Our communities need more kindness! In a world where incidents of hate and bias are on the rise, we need to inspire children to realize that kindness is a super power and that one aspect of being kind is standing up respectfully when people are unkind. Our school assemblies and free public events seek to help kids think about how they can be kind in all aspects of their lives: at home, in school, and in their communities. Our Kid Kindness Grants are empowering kids to change the world one kind act at a time. You can help us to continue doing this with your donation!

Take a moment to watch this video and see what kind of impact your funds could have. This video high-lights one of our three main programs: Our Kid Kindness Grants.

To give to Kindness Grows Here please consider visiting us on Facebook and donating there as Facebook does not take any fees from your donation and every cent will come directly to our programs. Visit: www.Facebook.com/KindnessGrowsHere

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Kindness Grows Here in the Schools

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:29:31 GMT

During the past year Kindness Grows Here (KGH) collaborated with a number of Anne Arundel County Public elementary, middle, and high schools to foster the spread of kindness. Please read below for a sense of what Kindness Grows Here can offer. If you’d like to partner with KGH to spread kindness in a similar way please contact us! We are looking to spread our scope of influence as far and wide as we can! We are happy to partner with any school to spread kindness, no matter how close or far you are from our Anne Arundel County, Maryland home!

Nantucket Elementary School

Kindness Campaign (Spring 2017)

Provided handouts to be sent home
Went in to do morning announcements introducing the campaign.

Crofton Middle School

- Conducted three anti-bullying assemblies for all 6th graders (Decemeber 2017)

Three 8th graders served as student leaders at these presentations. KGH met with these impressive students three times leading up to the presentations to rehearse

- Met with the Principal in March 2018 to plan a “Leadership Seminar” that focuses on the “Power of 1” specifically geared towards reaching those students that have immense potential but are at times difficult to connect with. Seminar date TBD but aiming for fall of 2018.

Arundel High School

- Held a Kindness Convention on April 14, 2018.

At this convention students from all local elementary, middle, and high schools were honored for spreading kindness and good citizenship throughout their schools.
Superintended Dr. George Arlotto was present to inspire and thank all students and families who attended.
Various organizations from Arundel High School and the local elementary schools set up tables that enabled participants to actively engage in random acts of kindness while at the convention. These groups also provided information about other ways to spread kindness in the community.

Odenton Elementary School

- Met with the principal and guidance counselor to create a Kindness Campaign for the months of February – May 2018 focusing on the values of kindness, empathy, celebrating diversity, & integrity/honesty.

KGH wrote morning announcements for each week of each month focusing on each value.
KGH created a handout (for each value) that was sent home to “Continue the Conversation” about these values at home.

Crofton Meadows Elementary School

- Attended their showing of the movie “Wonder” on February 23, 2018 and provided all materials for a “Random Act of Kindness” activity for all kids who attended.

Southern High School

- Have partnered with the Principal to create a “Kindness Grows Here Club” at the school.
These students are currently collaborating with KGH, under the direction of our founder, Kristen Caminiti, to design and create a high school appropriate assembly (complete with videos, skits, and written word performances) with the theme of “Be the Change: Be Kind.” This assembly will kick off the 2018-2019 school year at Southern High School and will then be able to be taken “on the road” to other high schools in the State and Country to help spread the same message.

Tracey’s Elementary School

- Conducted two “Who Do You Want to Be Right Now” assemblies to students in all grades K-2 and 3-5 on April 16, 2018.

Crofton Woods Elementary

- Presented to students in 5th grade about the importance of spreading kindness at school and in their community at their “Community Service Day” on April 27, 2018.

As one can see, we’ve been busy! We hope the 2018-2019 school year will allow us to maintain these collaborations as well as build many more!

April is Autism Acceptance, Awareness & Action Month

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:30:26 GMT

At Kindness Grows Here we believe that empathy and understanding are key to raising children to be kind and inclusive. We believe in celebrating everyone’s differences. This month, in honor of Autism Acceptance, Awareness, & Action Month we will be focusing on Autism.

While we are not experts on Autism, we want to do our part to provide parents with resources they can use to educate themselves and their children about Autism. To this aim, we reached out to some autistic people, the parents of autistic children, and educators to ask them about their favorite resources about Autism. We hope these resources will help everyone understand the wide range of neurodiversity that exists in people all over the world. No two people are the same. And likewise, no two autistic people are the same. It is important to understand how differences in the brains of autistic people make it so they perceive and interact with the world in different ways.

Watch these videos. Watch them with your kids. Check out these websites. Seek a great understanding and awareness. Doing so will lead to more empathy for people with Autism. And we know that empathy leads to kindness.

When we know better, we do better.

We hope that by increasing everyone’s understanding of Autism, we can help children to feel comfortable reaching out to and connecting with people they may perceive as different. Our goal is to teach children that differences are something to celebrate, not ridicule.

Please feel free to download and share the below PDF with anyone who may be interested.

A CommUNITY Book Study

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:28:33 GMT

We are excited to partner with Anne Arundel County Public Schools & South County is Kind to offer a virtual book study for students in grades 6-8. This book study will be lead by high school student leaders and other middle school students who previously completed a study of this book.

Student participants will be provided a free book and have the opportunity to learn how they can take action and do the work of anti-racism. This book is intended for any student who is interested in understanding more about what it means to be an anti-racist ally. Whether you are well versed in the concepts of justice, equity, action, and anti-racism or just becoming interested in understanding more, this book study is for you.

We enthusiastically encourage parents/guardians/caregivers to participate with their students.

The book study will be held for three consecutive Monday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. via Google Meet:

March 14, 2022

March 21, 2022

March 28, 2022

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Banned Books

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 02:19:04 GMT

Last week, a school district in Tennessee banned the book series, “Maus” from the 8th grade language arts curriculum. “Maus,” by Art Spiegelman tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler’s Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father’s story. Spiegelman based his novels on real-life interviews he conducted with family members who survived the Holocaust.

This is not the first time that books sharing stories of historically marginalized and tormented groups have been banned. More and more we are seeing schools and communities that are afraid of teaching the truth of our history and unwilling to share stories with diverse characters. Books are being banned because they address racism head on; Because they have characters who are transgender, Because they depict gay or lesbian relationships. There are countless “reasons” some folks find to justify denying children the opportunity to explore the world through diverse books. Here at Kindness Grows Here we believe that sharing diverse stories and teaching accurate history is not only kind, but crucial.

To show our support for these important “banned” books, we are running a contest on our Faceboo k and Instagram pages in which 15 lucky supporters of Kindness Grows Here will be awarded one of three “banned books.” From everyone who comments (on Facebook & Instagram) we will randomly choose 15 individuals to be mailed their very own brand new “banned book.” (We will stop collecting comments at 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday February 4, 2022.) Winners will be able to choose from, Maus, George, and New Kid (all books that have been banned within the last 3 years by 1 or more schools or districts). In return, we simply ask that after each of the winners finishes reading the book, that they share it with someone else.

We are excited to support our local book store, Park Books & Litcolab who is proud to carry copies of these “banned books” and from whom we will be purchasing the winner’s copies.

Learn more about each of the “banned books” our winners will be able to choose from:

From the publisher of George by Alex Gino: “When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl.

Melissa thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte’s Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can’t even try out for the part… because she’s a boy.

With the help of her best friend, Kelly, Melissa comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte — but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.”