DROP EVERYTHING
AND
READ
On page 31 in Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Mrs. Whaley explains what D.E.A.R. stands for: Drop Everything
and Read. D.E.A.R. becomes Ramona and her classmates’ favorite time of day because they get to stop
whatever they’re doing to just sit and read.
TOP TEN THINGS I WOULD
DROP EVERYTHING FOR . . .
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Activities prepared by Susan Geye, Coordinator of Library Services, Everman, Texas.
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Ask students to make a top ten list of things they would drop everything for. After their lists are
complete, ask them to find a book based on that topic/theme.