College students at Wade Park College in Cleveland grateful for e-book donations

CLEVELAND — Flipping by way of the pages of a e-book can convey significant and mentally stimulating moments.

Sadly, many kids in Northeast Ohio should not have that chance at dwelling.

Wade Park College on the east facet of Cleveland obtained the five hundred,000 e-book from the “If You Give A Baby A E-book Marketing campaign” on behalf of the Scripps Howard fund and Information 5 Household.

The response was full of pleasure.

“It felt particular as a result of I noticed all the youngsters having enjoyable,” mentioned sixth grader Caleia Harris. “It makes my coronary heart heat.”

Months after receiving the books, Harris and her classmates had the chance to buy at a Scholastic E-book Honest at completely no value.

“Numerous youngsters, they don’t know what issues are till they learn books,” Harris mentioned.

Sondra Powers, the assistant principal at Wade Park, mentioned the books make a distinction within the college students lives.

“Most of our kids had one or two books earlier than we obtained these donations final yr, final yr they have been in a position to get 4 new books,” mentioned Powers. “It’s made a extremely huge distinction.”

With so many kids in Cleveland residing in poverty, with out the marketing campaign, proudly owning new books could be a stretch for some college students.

“A few of these books have been $9, $10, $11 a bit in order that you possibly can feed your loved ones for a night, so that you’re not going to get that e-book,” mentioned Powers.

For Harris, the quantity of help has not gone unnoticed.

“I believe it’s really very nice and beneficiant of them to attempt to assist youngsters learn to learn and get them books to attempt to develop their dwelling library.”

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