by Denise Gary
In honor of the upcoming release of The Savage Grace (book three in The Dark Divine trilogy), Egmont USA has released an eBook version of The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel, an original story relating to the trilogy. The author of these tales, Bree Despain, has dedicated all of her royalties from the eBook sales of The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel to Kids Need to Read through June 2012! That means approximately 85 cents of every $1.99 sale will be contributed to KNTR. Why is Bree helping Kids Need to Read? The answer can be found in her blog:
As many of you know, I spent a summer in college writing and directing plays for underprivileged kids from New York City and Philadelphia. It was one of my most cherished life experiences. One I can look back on and pinpoint as literally life-changing. I had grown up in a fairly safe and average middle-class neighborhood all my life, and to be a part of helping kids who had to struggle so much just to have a portion of the quality of life I had enjoyed as a kid, was not only an eye opening experience, but it was humbling as well.
One of the things that I learned the most from this experience was how important reading and stories are for helping kids, teens, adults . . . everyone find a place in this world and encourage them to help others do the same. This is what made me re-commit to my dream of being an author.
Most individuals find the experience of assisting those in need to be transformative. Even the smallest gesture of kindness toward another human being can be illuminating.
Read a description of The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel and enter a contest on Bree’s blog.
Download the eBook at Amazon or Barnes & Noble, or in the iBooks store from your iPhone/iPad/Mac, or anywhere else eBooks are sold. Remember, all royalties are being donated to Kids Need to Read through June 2012!
We appreciate projects that assist KNTR by getting folks to read! Thank you to all of our supporters and thank you, Bree!
