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First Bank Book Club

We’re sparking a love of reading through book giveaways, author visits to schools, and literary events.
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Book Club. For kids and the love of reading.

Connecting students to authors and books.

Since 2022, the First Bank Book Club has been helping to boost literacy rates in the Carolinas. We’re bringing writers of award-winning children’s books to public elementary schools and after-school programs for author days featuring fun and discussions. The school library, as well as each child in the hosting grade, will receive a copy of the book.

Want to get involved in Book Club?
If you’re an educator or nonprofit in North or South Carolina, you can join in the fun.
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Award-Winning Authors

In the 2022-2024 school years, we brought some of the best-selling authors to schools to make an impact on young readers. Students participated in Q&A sessions and took home a copy of each author’s book.

2023-2024

  • Derrick Barnes – Who Got Game? Basketball: Amazing but True Stories!
  • Kalynn Bayron – The Vanquishers: Secret of the Reaping
  • Max Brallier – Last Kids on Earth
  • Natalie Daise – Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family Celebration
  • Alan Gratz – Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
  • Carole Lindstrom – Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior
  • Maya Meyers – Not Perfect
  • Tanisia Moore – I Am My Ancestor’s Wildest Dreams
  • Christine Platt – Frankie and Friends: Breaking News
  • Scott Reintgen – A Door in the Dark
  • Peter Reynolds – The Reflection In Me
  • Sheila Turnage – Island of Spies
  • Lauren Yero – Under the Forgetful Sky
Collage of First Bank Book Club events from 2023 and 2024.

2022-2023

  • Tami Charles & Bryan Collier – We Are Here
  • Dhonielle Clayton – The Marvellers (Marvellerverse, 1)
  • Christina Diaz Gonzalez – Invisible: A Graphic Novel
  • Jo Watson Hackl – Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
  • Stacy McAnuity – Blood! More than Just a Vampire Drink
  • Sarah Mlynowki & Debbie Rigaud – Best Wishes: The Sister Switch
  • Christina Soontornvat – The Last Mapmaker
  • Sheila Turnage – Island of Spies
  • Kimberly Wilson – A Penny’s Worth
  • Kelly Yang – Key Player (Front Desk #4)
Collage of First Bank Book Club events from 2022 and 2023.

Book Club Members

Working with our nonprofit partners, we’re able to purchase books at a discount for students and schools, and coordinate author visits and book‑related events.
Logos for Bookmarks.
A literary arts nonprofit, Bookmarks brings people of all ages together with books and authors who educate, inspire, challenge, and entertain to cultivate community. Through its outreach programs, a book festival, and a bookstore, tens of thousands of students are impacted annually.
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Logo for Authors in Moore Schools.
A North Carolina-based literary nonprofit, AIMS coordinates book events that bring students, parents, schools, communities, and authors together to promote the love of reading. With its literary connections, AIMS also helps us recruit best-selling authors to visit our schools.
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