New+Yorkers+Read+Round+Two

New Yorkers Read Round Two September 2010 ==== Because of the success of the New Yorkers Read Grant, offered in 2008 and carried out through 2008-2009, Macy*s has generously offered to fund another round. This time, however the grant will focus on elementary grade students in grades 3-5. It will again focus on non-fiction and the use of postcards and reading passports to reach out to the community and recruit students as peer reading motivators. All NYC public schools containing grades 3-5, with a central school library and librarian are eligible to apply for the New Yorkers Read Round Two grant. ====

__**New Yorkers Read Round Two Elementary Book List**__

The following list includes nonfiction titles offered to New Yorkers Read elementary schools for book groups; librarians selected two titles from the choices provided:

The following list includes the core collection of nonfiction titles provided to New Yorkers Read elementary schools.

__**New Yorkers Round Two Middle School Book Lists**__

Click here for a list of the books offered in the grant: [|Nonfiction Titles by Category composite 2.3.09.doc] Take note that there are three categories of books: 1. The titles shaded in grey form the core list, which will be received by every grantee. 2. The titles listed in **boldface** form an additional title list, from which grantee librarians will select within a specific Do Not Exceed (DNE) amount. 3. The titles listed in //italics// are available in paperback. The grantee librarian will select two titles from this list to receive in 10 copy sets for use in the book discussion groups.