[CALIBK12] Adopt-an-author

[Ann Mc Cann]

Has anyone ever heard/used the Adopt-an-author program?  I just received an email about it today, and although I hate to be skeptical, it sounds almost too good to be true.  The email said that it is:
"a FREE non-profit nationwide reading program achieving unprecedented 
success in exciting middle and high school students about reading."

and that they offer:
"A menu of books GUARANTEED to hook teens into reading.

+ FREE curriculum materials for teachers, including tests, quizzes, 
vocabulary lists, projects, study guides...everything a teacher needs to 
make their lives easier.

+ Interactive websites for each book featuring slideshows, animation, 
and educational links.

+ DIRECT CONTACT with our authors via e-mail, classroom Q & As, or visits."

Just wondering if anyone has done this/looked into it, etc.  I'm in the process of investigating the website.
thanks for any insights!









Ann McCann
Library Media Teacher
Golden Valley High School
27051 Robert C. Lee Parkway
Santa Clarita, CA  91321
(661) 298-8140
amccann at hartdistrict.org
"Pathetic human race. Arranging their knowledge by category just made it easier to absorb. Dewey, you fool, your decimal system has played right into my hands."
(Futurama: "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid," 2001.)