Get to Know Our 2016 Innovations in Reading Prize Winner & Honorable Mentions
Each year the National Book Foundation, with support from the Levenger Foundation, awards the Innovations in Reading Prize to an individual or organization who discovers new ways to reach and empower communities through literature. This year, the winner and four honorable mentions are making a profound difference in the lives of teens and adults with intellectual disabilities, LGBTQ prisoners, and children in low-income neighborhoods—just to name a few. Read more to learn about the stories behind their work.


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