Readers Advisory For Secondary Schools

"We created Read it 1st because five of the top 10 movies of 2010 were based on books. Most of the people who watched those movies had never read the book. In fact, most people in America read fewer than two books per year. While movies are great, and we love them, the stories from those movies were originally envisioned in a different way. A way that requires more interaction, more brain, more relaxation, more free time, and more commitment. We think those are all things that the world doesn't have enough of these days. So we wanted to tell the world that we were pledging to read the book before we watch the movie from this day forth. And we also wanted to invite the world to do that with us."

Read it 1st was envisioned by Hank Green and created by Nerdfighteria, an online community of awesome people who do awesome things. Find out more about Nerdfighters here: http://nerdfighters.ning.com/ 

"Based on the Book is a compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Utilizing the Internet Movie Database as the authority, all movies in this collection have been released as feature-length films in the United States, in English, since 1980." Provided by Mid-Continent Public Library, Missouri, USA.