{"id":3547,"date":"2022-12-06T11:21:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=3547"},"modified":"2022-12-06T11:21:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T16:21:19","slug":"my-trip-to-the-book-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2022\/12\/06\/my-trip-to-the-book-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"My Trip to the Book Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every December I visit Park Road Books to buy books for children whom I have never met and will likely never meet. This annual ritual is tied to the Book Tree Initiative, a collaborative project involving Communities In Schools (CIS) and Park Road Books.\u00a0\u00a0 The CIS website includes the following description of the project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communities In Schools and Park Road Books in Park Road Shopping Center team up each year to give the joy of reading and books to CIS students.\u00a0 A tree in Park Road Books\u2019 store is decorated with ornaments created by our students, including the name, age, and \u201cbook wish\u201d of a student.\u00a0 Customers who select an ornament are given a 20% discount on a book purchased for the student.\u00a0 It\u2019s a wonderful way to give a new book to a child who may never have had a book of his or her own.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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This week my son and I selected two ornaments from the Book Tree.  One of the ornaments was created by a girl who expressed a desire for a Sailor Moon <\/em>book.  We checked out the manga section, and sure enough they had the first volume of Sailor Moon <\/em>by Naoko Takeuchi.  I bought it.  The other ornament was created by a boy who said he would like any book about the American Revolution.  My son and I took a look at the store\u2019s collection of history books for children, and we spotted Guts & Glory:  The American Revolution <\/em>by Ben Thompson.  I bought it.  After I paid for these books, I left them with the helpful cashier.  The staff at Park Road Books will make sure that the books get into the hands of the children who requested them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For readers who want to know more about the Book Tree, please click on the following link: https:\/\/www.parkroadbooks.com\/book-tree-2022<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For readers who want to know more about Communities In Schools, please click on the following link:  https:\/\/www.cischarlotte.org\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a big believer in providing children with their own books, which is why I always take a trip to the Book Tree.  I like the fact that the children who participate in this program are given an opportunity to say what book or type of book they want.  I enjoy making their \u201cbook wishes\u201d come true.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish everyone in Storied Charlotte a wonderful holiday season, and I hope that everyone\u2019s \u201cbook wishes\u201d all come true.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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