Larry Abrams, an English teacher at Lindenwold High School in New Jersey, started BookSmiles to give every kid free books.
LINDENWOLD, N.J. --Years ago, he had a student who became pregnant.
Upon further research, he learned a lot of families were in the same situation - they didn't have books for their kids.His goal is to spread "book-wealth," a term he made up that focuses on the importance of redistributing gently used books to people in need.
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