Read articles by Book Fair Chairpeople, principals, guest columnists, and featured authors to get advice, planning strategies, and tips to encourage a lifelong love of reading.

• UT Researchers Demonstrate Test Scores Soar With the Summer Reading Book Fair
  By Dr. Richard L. Allington and Dr. Anne McGill-Franzen, professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• West View Middle School Holds Online Book Drive to Replace School Library Books Destroyed in Joplin, Mo., Tornado
  
• Workshop Spurs Growth in One for Books, Benefits for School
  
• School Gains Edge in Battle to Engage Families in Quest for Literacy
  Contributed by Crystal Jones, principal of Beecher Hills Elementary School, Atlanta
• January Book Fair Helps Prepare Students for Spring Testing
  Contributed by Dr. Ines M.L. Schmook, principal of Lake Orienta Elementary School, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
• Book Fair Resolution: Sign Up for a Spring Workshop
  
• Brooksville Elementary School students log 3 million minutes to place first in Scholastic’s Read for the World Record Challenge
  
• Read-Alouds: A Gift of Love
  By Wendy Cottam, Principal Partner and Retired Principal of Redwood School in Inglewood, Calif.
• Creating Reading Plans Help Students Develop Healthy Lifelong Habits
  By Donalyn Miller, sixth-grade teacher at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, TX
• School Promotes 21st-Century Learning Skills and Wins National Writing Contest
  Contributed by James D. Nocco, principal of Anthony T. Lane Elementary School, Alexandria, Va.
• Persistence Pays Off for Longfellow Elementary
  School Wins Grand Prize in Kids Are Authors Competition
• Classroom Libraries Promote Student Success
  By Dr. Steven Geis, Principal at North Trail Elementary School in Farmington, Minn.
• Introducing Our Students to the Classroom Library
  By Donalyn Miller, sixth-grade teacher at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, TX
• Tornado-Ravaged School Gets Extreme Classroom Makeover
  Contributed by Amy Harvell, Principal at Rice Intermediate Middle School in Rice, TX
• Student Reading Ambassadors Create School Wide Culture of Reading
  Contributed by Dr. Richard Hutnik, Principal at Sammy McClure Middle School in Dallas, Ga.
• The Importance of Choice in Fostering Independent Reading
  By Donalyn Miller, sixth-grade teacher at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, TX
• Creating a Lifelong Reader with the Right-Fit Books
  By Barbara Masley, Principal at Wawecus Road Elementary School in Worcester, Mass.
• A Little Collaboration Pays Big Rewards
• Bringing Books to Life with Literacy Cafés
  By Alyson Beecher, Principal at Pasadena Unified School District in Pasadena, Calif.
• 'Wish it, Dream it, DO IT!' Challenge Spurs Reading Goals
  Contributed by Yvonne Kittrell, Principal at Rutland Elementary School in Mount Juliet, Tenn.
• Help Your Students Carve Out Time to Read
  By Donalyn Miller, 6th grade teacher at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, TX
• Student Volunteers Inspire Reading, Drive Sales
  By Rhonda Boggs, Media Specialist at Sammy McClure Middle School in Dallas, GA
• Four Steps to Creating a School-Wide Reading Culture
  By Donalyn Miller, 6th grade teacher at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, TX
• Finding a Comprehensive Family & Community Engagement Solution
  By Craig Shurick, Principal at Vaughn Elementary in Gig Harbor, WA
• Helping Parents Encourage Children's Reading Goals
  By Janet Fawcett, Ed.D., Principal at Highlands Elementary in Renton, WA
• Lincoln Elementary Turns Reluctant Boy Readers into Voracious Page Turners
  Michael Shaffer, Principal, Lincoln Elementary School
• School with 91% Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunches Places 6th in Summer Reading Challenges
  Diane Mahar, Principal, Belvedere Elementary School
• World Record Challenge Motivates Kids to Read All Summer Long
  Allison Mittleman – Media Specialist, Sunset Palms
• Title 1 School Avoids Summer Slide with Scholastic's Reading Program
  Jennifer Haynes – Media Specialist, Belvedere Elementary School
• One Wacky Principal Stunt Inspires 100,000 Student Reading Minutes
  Jeanne Smith, Principal, Harmony Elementary School
• Off-the-Wall Book Fair Promotions Encourage Reading, Boost Sales
  Kory Gott – Librarian and Book Fair Chairperson, McCain Middle School
• A Unique Family Engagement Solution
  Patricia Crain de Galarce, Principal, E.W. Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School
• A Big Idea to Keep Students Reading This Summer
  Deb Baker – Executive Assistant, Hesperia Unified School District
• Principal Chows Down on Fried Worms to Promote Reading
  Ryan Moran, Principal, Bloomsburg Memorial Elementary
• Make a Committment to Read Aloud to Children
  Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook
• The Best Way to Turn Kids on to Reading? Turn Them on to 'Good Books!'
  James Patterson, Best-selling Author
• Buying Books and Feeling Good
  Joy Pirino – Parent Volunteer, Shenandoah Elementary
• Keep Them Turning the Pages All Summer
  Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer at Scholastic
• A Parent’s Guide to Reading with Your Child
  Sharon Darling, founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy
• The Best Holiday Gift: Families, Fun, and Books
  Linda Martin – Media Specialist, Sugar Hill Elementary School
• Rally Students to Want to Read
  Linda Siciliano, Principal, Stadley Rough Elementary
• Helping School-Age Children Become Better Readers
  Sharon Darling, founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy
• Middle School Student Crew Makes It Happen
  Judy Salisbury – Librarian, East Valley Middle School
• Klutz Build-a-Book Event Helps Students Build Self-Confidence
  Carolyn Polselli, Principal, St. Leo School
• A Penny Drive for Books
  Linda Jones – Parent Volunteer, Knox Elementary School
• A 'Wild' Time at the Junior High Book Fair
  Melanie Callahan – Librarian, Shepherd Junior High School
• Prepare Children for Reading Success at School
  Sharon Darling, founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy
• The Formula for Successful Elementary School Book Fairs
  Lynn Reynolds – Librarian, Coles Ferry Elementary School
• Bringing in Record Sales at a Middle School Book Fair
  Pamela Dear – Media Specialist, Baldwin Middle School
• What's a 'Hinky Pinky' for a Proud Principal? A Reader Leader!
  Donna Barton, Principal, St. Joseph Montessori School
• Setting the Tone for Our Community of Readers
  Linda Siciliano, Principal, Stadley Rough Elementary
• Book Fair Advice from a Veteran Chairperson
  Kay Gooch – Librarian, Gullett Elementary School