Yes, it’s that time of the year again! New friends, challenges, and teachers await – if you’re like us, heading back to school is an exciting and slightly nerve-wracking experience! But the sad truth is that many children have spent their break deprived of anything to read, and the consequences of a summer without books are devastating: 47 percent of fourth graders from low-income families score below the basic level in reading.

With your help, Reading Is Fundamental and Barnes & Noble College Booksellers are determined to send kids back to school with bags full of books and a future full of promise! When you give to RIF between now and the end of September, the Back to School champions at Barnes & Noble College Booksellers will double your gift up to $50,000.

You can donate at rif.org/backwithbooks, and help spread the good word using the #backwithbooks hashtag over the weeks ahead! Let’s send kids back to the classroom with those schoolbags jam-packed with fun, inspiring books.

posted by Jon Purves

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