Young Readers One Book
Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
Black Hills Reads and the Black Hills Literacy Committee are pleased to partner once again with the SD Humanities Council and the SD Statewide Family Engagement Center to bring 3rd grade students across the Black Hills the Young Readers One Book for 2024: a bind-up of the first two books in the award-winning Juana and Lucas series – Juana & Lucas and Juana & Lucas: Big Problems – written and illustrated by Juana Medina.
More information about book distribution will be going out to educators soon. In the meantime, learn more about the book and the Young Readers project on the SD Humanities Council website:
View Last Year’s Virtual Story Time Event with Kate DiCamillo!
Thank you to our partners at the SD Statewide Family Engagement Center for making this virtual event possible! View the virtual event here or press play below!
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About Young Readers One Book (YROB)
Each year, Black Hills Reads partners with the SD Humanities Council to bring students across the Black Hills the selected ‘Young Readers One Book’ (YROB) for the current year. Teacher/parent supplemental materials are provided along with fun Black Hills Reads swag for the students. There is also an opportunity for students to meet the author of current year’s book in person or via live stream during the annual Festival of Books.
This fall, every 3rd grader in the Black Hills will receive their own copy of the 2024 Young Readers One Book South Dakota, Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina. Learn more about this year’s selection here: SDHC Announces 2024 Young Readers One Book Selection