Summer Reading Club!

Starting July 1st we will begin our Book Club!

Each month the kids will have a book they are to read. Once they read they will be able to discuss with their mentor and will have to provide a brief book report on what they read and how it impacted them.

The first book of the reading program is:
Fatherhood . . . What You Ought To Know!” by Melinda Robertson- is the story of Raynard "Ray-Ray" Channing, a fifteen year old, self-proclaimed "mack daddy" and star basketball player. He's nearly six feet tall, entering tenth grade in the fall, and at the top of his game with both the girls and basketball.

Bree Morales, Ray-Ray's latest prey, has been putting Ray-Ray off for months, but he is tired of Bree's excuses and has given her an ultimatum. Will Bree hold on to her virginity, or will she compromise her religious beliefs and give in to Ray-Ray's demands?
Tommy Edwards, Ray-Ray's best friend, is the brother Ray-Ray never had. Tommy and Ray-Ray have a lot in common growing up without their fathers. They dreamed of applying to college together and someday playing for the NBA, but during a basketball tournament one hot summer day, things get out of control and Tommy and Ray-Ray's lives are changed forever.
“Fatherhood . . . What You Ought To Know!” addresses real life issues boys are growing up with today (i.e. absent fathers, raging hormones, peer pressure, violence, death, etc.). Boys have a tendency to equate their manhood with how many babies they make, not realizing the costs associated with being a father. “Fatherhood . . . What You Ought To Know!” teaches readers that boys are also responsible for preventing unwanted pregnancies, and that they have to "pay for the babies they make."
Concern about teen pregnancy/parenting primarily focuses on teen mothers, with little or no attention given to teen fathers, which minimizes their responsibility to the child from the very beginning. After reading this book, teen fathers will understand the importance of being part of their child’s life, even if their father wasn’t part of theirs. The author believes that breaking the cycle of absentee fathers is the first step towards rebuilding our communities.

We are asking each parent to make a $10 monthly contribution toward the book purchase.  Below is where you can pay online.