Rebecca Ballenger

Teens hold copies of the same book

Crowdfund Campaign: Main Character Energy

Brightly colored whimsical image made with paint, texture plates and felt over the words Art Knows No Structure

Crowdfund Campaign: Catch the Reading Ambassadors In Action

four middle schoolers focused on an activity around a table

Crowdfund Campaign: End of Reading? Not for Us!

Four children dance on the cover with outlines of their families behind them.

WOW Dozen: IYL's "Alles Familie" Exhibit Books Available in English

Completed MASH game

Invest In Youth as Readers: MASH and Matching

Reading Ambassadors recording a podcast

Invest In Youth as Readers: WOW Reads Podcast

Invest In Youth As Readers: Catch the Reading Ambassadors In Action

Invest In Youth as Readers: 2024 Crowdfund Campaign

Black, White and Gray Pop in New Worlds of Words Center Exhibit

pensive middle grader

WOW Reads: Bonus - Season 2 Year In Review

drawing of an astronaut in space thinking with text that reads she might be looking for something or someone new out of the ordinary a little like waking

WOW Reads: S2, E7 - A Little Like Waking by Adam Rex

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WOW Reads: S2, E6 - Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera

A Black woman looks out to the sky, where the women before her watch over her.

WOW Dozen: Books About Voting

An African American woman wearing a patriotic sash holds a banner flag

An On-going Struggle for Equal Voting Rights

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WOW Reads: S2, E5 - The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee by Ellen Oh

Girl stands in the dusk wind overlooking a valley on fire

WOW Reads: S2, E4 - Up In Flames by Hailey Alcaraz