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词条 Maria Keller
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  1. Maria's Favorite Books

  2. References

  3. External links

Maria Keller is the founder of Read Indeed, a nonprofit organization that donates books to kids without any books around the world.[1] Keller, who is from Orono, Minnesota, had already donated over one million books at age 13 in 2013, five years ahead of schedule.[2] While in Washington DC, accepting an award for her service, she met a man who asked her "Have you heard about that girl who donated over a million books?!" And she laughed and explained to him the she was that girl.[3][4]

Keller received the Jefferson Award for Public Service in 2014.[4][3] By 2014 Read Indeed books had reached kids in 30 US states and 13 countries.[4] {{as of|2017}} more than two million books had been donated worth $4 million.[5]

Maria attends Orono High School.[5]

Maria's Favorite Books

Maria listed her favorite books as:[5]

  • The Giver
  • Jane Eyre
  • Harry Potter
  • The Help
  • Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • Hunger Games
  • Treasure Island
  • The Book Thief
  • The Girl with a Pearl Earring
  • The Lightning Thief Series
  • Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
  • Hatchet
  • Because of Winn-Dixie
  • The Chronicles of Narnia
  • Throne of Glass

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://lakeminnetonkamag.com/orono-high-school%E2%80%99s-maria-keller-founds-literacy-nonprofit-read-indeed|title=Orono High School’s Maria Keller Founds Literacy Nonprofit Read Indeed|website=Lake Minnetonka Magazine|language=en| date=January 2016|access-date=2017-03-08}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/11/maria-keller-books-1-million_n_4086011.html|title=Maria Keller, 13-Year-Old Minnesota Girl, Donates 1 Million Books|last=Dicker|first=Ron|date=2013-10-11|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en-US}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.readindeed.org/media-and-awards.htm | title=Media and Awards | publisher=Read Indeed | accessdate=August 3, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://shine.yahoo.com/ellen-good-news/13-old-championing-world-literacy-million-books-time-222600223.html | title=The 13-Year-Old Who Is Championing World Literacy, a Million Books at a Time | publisher=Yahoo Shine | work=Ellen's Good News / The Good News | date=January 28, 2014 | accessdate=August 3, 2017| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140405123603/http://shine.yahoo.com/ellen-good-news/13-old-championing-world-literacy-million-books-time-222600223.html| archivedate= April 5, 2014 |deadurl=yes}}
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.readindeed.org/about-read-indeed.htm | title=About Read Indeed | publisher=Read Indeed | accessdate=August 3, 2017}}

External links

  • Read Indeed
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3 : American women philanthropists|People from Orono, Minnesota|Philanthropists from Minnesota

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