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Every child deserves a #BookDrop moment.

Your #BookDrop moments

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What's a Book Drop moment? It's the book (or books) that made you fall in love with reading as a kid. For Mazzy, that was her discovery of graphic novels. The first time Mazzy picked up a graphic novel was the summer before 3rd grade. Before that, she really didn’t enjoy books and I was worried about her reading level at school. Then, she found “Spirited Away” in a free library box at the park. She opened the book, sat down on a bench and didn’t move for the next two hours. It was the first time I had ever seen her read by choice. She took the book home and finished it the next day, so proud of herself for completing a book on her own.
-mommy shorts squad

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One of my best memories is weekly visits to the Midwood Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Getting lost in the lives of Henry and Ribsy hooked me forever. #BookDrop @JetBlue
-Alyssa Satin Capucilli

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Even though my grandparents are far away, I know exactly where they live thanks to @lil_libros @jetblue #bookdrop
-Carlo And The Tribe

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"A great reader equals a great LEADER.” I heard this when I was a 2nd grader in elementary school. The book fair came around & I asked my parents for 5 dollars so I could buy 5 Junie B. Jones books. That started the ball for me. That’s my #BookDrop moment. It’s fun to know that there is always something new to learn every time you open a book! I once heard someone say if you want to keep a secret to success put it in a book.
-Jamey Mosley, New York Jets linebacker

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In 5th grade when my mom read Charlotte’s Web to my sister and I and we all cried at the sacrifice that spider made. #BookDrop @JetBlue
-Denise, New York

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Reading books served as my first gateway into nature and under the ocean waves. During my junior year of high school, my AP biology teacher introduced me this environmental classic called ‘Silent Spring’ written by Rachel Carson (who also happened to be a marine biologist). This was a significant #BookDrop moment for me because it helped me realized the intrinsic connection that humans share with planet Earth and it’s delicate ecosystems that keep us alive.
-Danni Washington

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I remember the first time I read a Dr. Seuss book to my kids. Seeing their eyes light up as the words on the page ignited their imagination was priceless. Every kid should get to experience the joy that comes from reading. #BookDrop @JetBlue. Share your #BookDrop and tag @JetBlue and they’ll donate a book.
-Todd Frazier, 3rd basemen for the NY Mets

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Here’s a #BookDrop...Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. I remember reading it in AP English in high school. I look back & realize that not every Black child has seen #US in literature and I’m thankful I had the experience at such an impressionable time in my life.
-Crystal Prater

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I have loved to #read my whole life! But my #BookDrop moment was when my mom read #GoodNightMoon to me as a child @JetBlue ✈️❤️
-Sarah, Vermont

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I fell in love with Shel Silverstein and this book the first time I heard this story read to me in a classroom. I remember getting my first copy and reading it nightly before going to bed. I purchased another copy when my children were born so that I could share it with them too. It made me feel all the emotions rolled up into one - happiness, sadness, and unconditional love.
-Cecilia

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I read "The Hobbit" for the first time in 7th grade and was absolutely enthralled by the story. I loved it so much that as soon as I had finished the book I just turned back to page one and started it again. I must've read it 10 times that year. #BookDrop @JetBlue – Tim, Nashville

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“Reading Langston Hughes’ “April Rain Song” in school was my #bookdrop moment. Hughes turned something as mundane as rain into a magical experience through the craft of his language. April Rain Song got me hooked on poetry and reading –the Queens library poetry section became my new sanctuary. I loved the idea of poetic license and shape-shifting language to transform commonplace occurrences into phenomenal moments.” - Nicoletta, New York

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Growing up I was a silly clumsy girl and reading the Amelia Bedelia books made me feel like I had someone to relate to, even though Amelia was only fictional. These books were also some of the first books I read in English, as I had just recently moved into the US from Ecuador. : #relatable #bookdrop - Diana, New York

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“I remember being required to write a book report as a Junior in High School. Little did I know Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ would shake me to my core. #BookDrop @JetBlue” - Jaclyn, Boston

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“I remember curling up on the couch with my mom as a kid, taking turns reading the Harry Potter books to each other (they had just come out). It was the first time I felt a book transported me to a whole different world. I’ll never forget that feeling #BookDrop @JetBlue” - Tatiana, Chicago

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