CARMEL- Carmel’s George Fischer Middle School Librarian Lindsay Gerard is always finding new ways to encourage middle school children to read.
The career educator has created a Blind Date with a Book contest.
Gerard often tells students: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
The result was providing the 10 to 13 year olds with tiny bits of information about each book and creating a contest.
Gerard explained: “The mystery of what book they were getting was a big incentive. The books wrapped in newsprint were flying off the shelves. I have to restock the shelves with wrapped books on a daily basis.”
To enter the contest, students have to read a book and submit a brief review. The winner will be chosen by raffle on February 26. The prize: What else: A book to take home and keep.
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