You have the power to change a teen’s future with the gift of a book. Join us in making a difference—because the next chapter begins with you.

On December 8th, Read-a-thon participants will spend the day reading to fight the literacy crisis for foster care, unhoused, and low-SES teens.

In 2023-24 we served almost 7,000 under-resourced teens and gave away over 11,900 high-quality, diverse books. HELP US serve EVEN MORE TEENS this school year!!

Our Mission:

The Book Truck gives away free, high-quality, diverse books and provides literacy engagement trainings across LA County in order to increase literacy skills among unhoused, foster care and low-SES (socio-economic status) teens, putting them on a path to a brighter future.

How we know our programs works:

Our programming doubles and triples the number of teens reading in underserved communities, where dropout rates can be as high as 50%.

Why it's important:

Higher literacy means higher rates of high school graduation and finding and keeping a job.

Access to Books, not Book Bans:

Teen books are under attack. They are disappearing from library shelves, and being decreed off limits by school boards, legislators, and more. From our inception, we have given away high-quality, high-interest books that celebrate and spotlight a diversity of voices, especially from the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. Our programming helps ensure these diverse voices won’t be silenced.

Help shape the future of teens by supporting our Read-a-thon!!

Book Truck READ-A-THON 2024

By The Book Truck, Inc.

Book Truck READ-A-THON 2024

Open Books. Brighter Futures.

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