Rowan’s Purpose

I love reading and I like talking about great books and sharing them with my friends. The first purpose behind my website and book club is to encourage more boys to read. I'm focusing on encouraging boys to read because it is documented in educational research that boys (beginning in 4th and 5th grades) don’t read as much as girls and this has created a big “literacy gap” with boys falling far behind girls in literacy and reading comprehension. This literacy gap is linked to boys earning lower grades and struggling in middle school, high school, college, and adulthood. In an effort to try to close this “literacy gap” I want to provide other boys with the titles and personal reviews of books that I really enjoyed reading so that other boys have a positive and fun reading experience. Consistently positive reading experiences will likely result in a life-long passion for reading!

My second purpose is to support and raise money for a local charitable organization called the HELP AND HOPE CENTER. The HELP AND HOPE CENTER The Douglas/Elbert County Task Force helps people in my community who may be experiencing job, food, and/or shelter insecurities.