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Read-A-Thon all-nighter help support, fund literacy efforts
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Lynda Holmes reads from her e-reader Friday inside the reading room at the Hall Book Exchange during the 24-hour Read-A-Thon. Holmes is the literacy promotion chair of the Col. William Candler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The fifth annual Read-A-Thon benefits the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
“How many of you like bugs?” Rachel Glazer asked a group of children.Several small hands popped into the air.Glazer, dressed in a green sequin dress, green tights and green antenna, asked the children how they felt about cockroaches. All of the children dropped their hands into their laps almost immediately.Glazer presented her award-winning dramatic interpretation of “Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale” written by Carmen Agra Deedy on Friday night at the fifth annual 24-Hour Read-A-Thon.The Read-A-Thon is an annual fundraiser sponsored by the Hall Book Exchange on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville that benefits the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy.The fundraiser draws a diverse crowd of people with the shared goal of promoting literacy in the area.Susan Fraser has attended all of the previous events, even staying through the night on several occasions.This year she brought her 13-year-old son Billy Fraser.