Napa County Reads

Napa County Reads, coordinated by the Napa County Office of Education, is a coalition of educators and community members dedicated to improving the reading experiences of students throughout Napa County with an emphasis on middle schools. Each year the Committee selects a book which is read in the fall, followed by special events that include a visit from the author. The community is invited to join students in reading the selected book and attending the author events.

Teachers – Do you want your class to participate? Contact Napa County Reads Coordinator.

“The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora” by Pablo Cartaya

• Author’s website (external website, new window)
• Discussion guide (external website, new window)
• Teaching Books (external website, new window)
• Livestream of March 9, 2023 presentation in Napa (external website, new window)
• Teaching Books Spanish (external website, new window)
• Teaching ideas from a teacher (external website, new window)
• Setting video by author (external website, new window)
• RIF Discussion guide (external website, new window)
• Book Boys Present (external website, new window)
• Miami “Epic Fail” Inspiration Tour with  Pablo Cartaya (external website, new window)

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“Front Desk” by Kelly Yang

Front Desk Teacher Resources (external website, new window)

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“Jack and the Geniuses” by Bill Nye and Gregory Mone

• Jack and the Geniuses Teacher Resources (external website, new window)

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“Refugee”, by Alan Gratz

• Teacher Tools for Refugee (external website, new window)
• Supplemental Media for Refugee (external website, new window)
• Virtual Reality Links for Refugee (external website, new window)
• Student Art Project Information PDF (new window)

2003: Francisco Jimenez, The Circuit

2004: Joyce Maynard, The Cloud Chamber

2005: Walter Dean Myers, Fallen Angels

2006: Francisco Jimenez, Breaking Through

2007: Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capone Does My Shirts

2008: Audrey Shafer, The Mailbox

2009: Francisco Jimenez, Reaching Out

2010: Lynn Hazen, Shifty

2011: Suzanne Morgan, Williams Bull Rider

2012: Andrea Montalbano, Breakaway

2013: Michael Pollan, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual

2014: N.H. Senzai, Shooting Kabul

2014: Peter Menzel/Faith D’Aluisio, Hungry Planet

2015: Francisco Jimenez, Selected Biographies

2016: S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

2017: Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

2019: Alan Gratz, Refugee

2020: Jerry Craft, New Kid

2021: Bill Nye & Gregory Mone, Jack and the Geniuses

2022: Kelly Yang, Front Desk

2023: Pablo Cartaya, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora