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Virginia Beach GrowSmart is excited about the 2024 Read Across America Day event. Our local event will be held on Friday, March 1, 2024. The event will kick off at 9 a.m. with over 88 participating school and childcare sites. We will provide 7,556 books for children across our community.

Read Across America Day stands as a testament to the profound significance of literacy in our society. At GrowSmart, our core belief is that every child deserves access to quality and affordable early childhood education.

2024 Book Choice

This year, we have chosen "Change Sings: A Childen's Anthem" by acclaimed Harvard University cum laude graduate and award-winning writer, Amanda Gorman, as the featured book for Read Across America. This story follows a young girl who embarks on a musical odyssey, discovering along the way that each individual possesses the power to effect change, no matter how big or small, in our world.

Change Sings Image of book cover