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Storybox books is a youthled nonprofit organization inspiring the worlds next generation of thinkers, leaders and scholars with the power of literacy. Shaye dreams of, and is working hard towards, the day her stories sit on library shelves for everyone to. With so many students reading at different levels across grades, i look forward to seeing more books added to the shelves over time. Each year our libraries bring children and books together to celebrate. But, you dont need a user account to read these books online, and theyre all formatted nicely.
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