Escape From Silk Cotton Forest and The Chalice Project - 2 novels written by Francis Escayg and Lisa Allen-Agostini respectively for the 10-16 year old age group, is leading the charge in the Reading Revolution.
These are fantasy/fiction/sci-fi/folklore titles, written and designed to give our young people a healthy entertainment alternative, which would stimulate their creativity, engage their imaginations and allow them to create new worlds. These titles were edited by Joanne Johnson and published by Macmillan Caribbean.
With design and print support from Lonsdale/Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Ltd. we now have the Reading Revolution posters which will be distributed in libraries, schools, pizza parlours and just about everywhere we can expect to find our audience. Stay logged to this blog or you can Facebook me!
Even though it's early still, the promotion work is ramping up and it seems like the energy radiating out from the effort, is producing some results.
The Head of School from the Brooklyn Charter heard about Escape and felt that the work was important to the students. They placed an order and will make it their Book of the Month when it arrives. I feel really good and encouraged by this gesture.
This news came after a week of sending out e-mails, being interviewed by the Trinidad Guardian newspaper and an early morning TV/radio interview on News Talk 91.1FM. I also found out that small amounts of the book will be available at RIK in time for Christmas, until the bigger shipment arrives in the New Year.
