Wed, 29 July 2009 Jill Whitson, a YALSA member, speaks to Thiruchelvan Selvanayagam about what it's like to have your library sponsor a WrestleMania Reading Challenge finalist and encourage a reluctant teen to start reading. Jill's student designed a bookmark that earned him a spot in the WrestleMania Challenge finals. He didn't win, but he did get to attend WrestleMania and Jill won $2,000 for her library's teen and tween collection. Listen in to find out more about her experience. Want to register for the 2009-2010 WrestleMania Reading Challenge? Sign up through Teen Read Week registration by this Friday and you could relive the experience Jill describes in this podcast. Comments[0] |


Jill Whitson, a YALSA member, speaks to Thiruchelvan Selvanayagam about what it's like to have your library sponsor a WrestleMania Reading Challenge finalist and encourage a reluctant teen to start reading. Jill's student designed a bookmark that earned him a spot in the WrestleMania Challenge finals. He didn't win, but he did get to attend WrestleMania and Jill won $2,000 for her library's teen and tween collection.