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Donations > Contact > readers/writers  We Read So You Succeed...WHO WE ARE: A group of young avid readers who enjoy reading books about different cultures and sharing the information with our peers via reviews. This website and information is operated for the youth, by the youth with the support of parents, teachers, readers, and authors. WHAT WE DO: Review books, write reviews, and pass of the information to other young book lovers. This is what we do because this is what we love!!! WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE: To expose children and young adults to books written for and about people of different cultures. To help our peers understand the importance of literacy and create a center for them to learn about the many books that are available for their reading pleasure. WHAT INSPIRED US:Our parents are the founders of Neshee Publication. We had the opportunity to read several manuscripts that were written for the youth. Our parents thought that we did great reviews and gave good input so we thought that we should do reviews all the time. After talking with them about our idea, they supported our endeavor 100%. THE OFFICIAL BEGINNING OF JUNIOR TOP NOTCH: August 15, 2004 OUR LOCATION: You are here. THE REVIEWERS: Saliym Elitou, President and Reviewer Saliym has been reading since he was 3 yrs old and has had the pleasure of teaching others to read. He is not only a great poet, but one of the best reviewers of his age. He has aided in the development of the Jr. Top Notch Writers website and has won two awards from the Free Library of Philadelphia for reading the most books for the month. Books that have been reviewed: Up From Slavery, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Saliym Elitou has also reviewed manuscripts for up and coming writers. A. Elitou, Administrator and Reviewer Taught to read full sentences by her brother Saliym at the age of 5, A. Elitou loves to read all kinds of books. A retired model, A. Elitou has won several awards and honors for her involvement in literacy and visual arts such as being selected to recite her poem, “Don’t Fight” at Flag Day sponsored by the School District at the very famous Philadelphia landmark, the Kimmel Center; winning the Joyce Povlot for the Young Artists awards also sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia. A. Elitou is in the process of creating her picture book about her wonderful life titled, My Wonderful Life. |
