AIRED: January 26, 2014– 11 am PST
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TITLE: “What Does It Take to Get Our Children to Read”
According to the Huffington Post, in some cities, illiteracy among 4th and 8th graders is as high as 73 percent. This sad state of affairs will never improve until students develop a love for reading. Until they begin to read solely for pleasure.
A virtual army of educators, researchers, parents, and reading specialists have been wrestling with this problem for decades. Worthy literacy programs exist, but for some reason the problem seems more entrenched than ever.
Our guest, Laurice Molinari, believes that providing books that pique their interest can be the beginning of a lifelong interest in reading. She states, “The only reward our children need to get them to read is to give them a book they will love. Hopefully, a book with a story that continues, where they can look forward to the next installment.”
The Children’s Book Review wrote about Pillars of Fire “This is a book for children that live for action and excitement. Molinari has created a well-developed protagonist to connect with, and kids ready to take on Vero’s spiritual journey will not be disappointed… in what’s shaping up to be an exciting series.”
ABOUT LAURICE MOLINARI
Laurice Elehwany Molinari has penned over thirty scripts for TV and film, including the critically acclaimed family classic “My Girl.” Her debut novel, Pillars of Fire: The Ether: Vero Rising, was released in 2014. Laurice lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, where her lifelong love for our heavenly guardians inspired her to write a series of books about them.
