Testimonials
“LITERATURE FOR ALL OF US HAS DONE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL IN IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF MANY CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS…YOU HAVE CREATED NEW GENERATIONS OF LITERATURE LOVERS.”
Our founder Karen Thomson, with then-Senator Barack Obama and Sen Dick Durbin. In 2006, Literature for All received the Coming Up Taller Award at a White House ceremony, which Senators Obama and Durbin attended. The award was presented by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
“BOOK GROUP MADE ME FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY. MADE ME WANT TO BE SOMEBODY.”
“BOOK GROUP MADE ME FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY. MADE ME WANT TO BE SOMEBODY.”
“Books saved me, and not in some detached, suspense-filled way…I realized that the stories that touched me most were the ones I related to. In essence, I fell in love with my own story.”
“Knowing that I’m going to have book group makes me want to come to school.”