Renée Watson's 'Ways to Make Sunshine' - Chapter 21 Read by Dr. Joleen Neighbours

All District Reads - Fall 2023

Beginning on October 25th, students and their families in Suffolk’s elementary schools will read and discuss the children’s book “Ways to Make Sunshine” by Renee Watson. This marks the third All Suffolk Reads book since the programs inception during the Fall 2022 semester.

Through the program, families read and discuss 1 or 2 chapters each night from the book, lasting for a period of nearly a month.

Text Copyright © Renée Watson, 2020, Ways to Make Sunshine, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

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