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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The 2023 & 2024
</span><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/ctro"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Choose to Read Ohio</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> program cycle officially kicks off this
month with the release of readers’ toolkits for the <b>2023 & 2024 CTRO booklist</b>, which features 20 great books for all ages and reading levels.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">To support and encourage book discussion groups, library programs, and other activities to bring readers together around books, the CTRO Advisory Council creates a readers’
toolkit for each CTRO book. Each toolkit includes an author biography, discussion questions, extension activities, and resources to engage curiosity and explore themes in depth. Toolkits for
</span><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/ctro/list-choose-read-ohio-books-2009-present/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">all 135 books previously selected
to CTRO since its inception in 2009</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> are available for free download on the
</span><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/ctro" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">CTRO website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">. Most toolkits for the 2023
& 2024 books are now available; a few are still in production. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The 2023 & 2024 Choose to Read Ohio booklist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">(click for book information and link to toolkit)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Books for Young Children<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/change-sings-a-childrens-anthem/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Amanda Gorman, illustrated by Loren Long*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/jenny-mei-is-sad/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Jenny Mei Is Sad</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Tracy Subisak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/only-ants-for-andy/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Only Ants for Andy</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Jashar Awan <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/watercress/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Watercress</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> by Andrea
Wang*, illustrated by Jason Chin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/zee-grows-a-tree/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Zee Grows a Tree</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand* (toolkit in production)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">(*<i>Asterisk denotes Ohio creator of co-created book</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Books for Tweens / Middle Grades<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/the-many-meanings-of-meilan/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Many Meanings of Meilan</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Andrea Wang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/out-of-left-field/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Out of Left Field</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Ellen Klages (toolkit in production)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/rule-of-threes/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Rule of Threes</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Marcy Campbell <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/things-seen-from-above/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Things Seen from Above</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Shelley Pearsall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/where-we-used-to-roam/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Where We Used to Roam</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Jenn Bishop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Books for Teens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/all-the-days-past-all-the-days-to-come/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">All the Days Past, All the Days to Come</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Mildred D. Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/the-gravity-of-us/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Gravity of Us</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Phil Stamper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/heroine/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Heroine</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> by Mindy McGinnis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/himawari-house/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Himawari House</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Harmony Becker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/simone-breaks-all-the-rules/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Simone Breaks All the Rules</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Debbie Rigaud<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Books for Adults<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/kent-state-four-dead-in-ohio/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Derf Backderf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/the-last-place-you-look/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Last Place You Look</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Kristen Lepionka (toolkit in production)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/the-library-book-3/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Library Book</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Susan Orlean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/rust-a-memoir-of-steel-and-grit/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Eliese Colette Goldbach (toolkit in production) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/books/world-of-wonders/"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
by Aimee Nezhukumatathil<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/documents/choose-to-read-ohio-2023-and-2024-titles/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Download and print the 2023 & 2024 CTRO booklist</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/ctro"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Choose to Read Ohio</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> spotlights Ohio
authors and illustrators and promotes reading across Ohio. Started in 2009 by the State Library of Ohio and the Ohioana Library with the Ohio Center for the Book and Ohio’s libraries, CTRO celebrates the bounty and diversity of published literature by Ohioans
and invites Ohioans of all ages to read and enjoy books together. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please contact Janet Ingraham Dwyer at
</span><a href="mailto:jdwyer@library.ohio.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">jdwyer@library.ohio.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> with any questions
about CTRO. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Janet Ingraham Dwyer (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">614-644-6910<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jdwyer@library.ohio.gov"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:blue">jdwyer@library.ohio.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/youth-services"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:blue">library.ohio.gov/youth-services</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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