Volunteers (left) Mia Tiller and (right) Nikki Walton sit with Taliah Williams as she gets her first look at her book “Wonder Woman Cat Saves the Princess” at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Daven Mills, 9 leaps down the red carpet as his name was called to get his book at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Banks Vadeboncoeur opens up boxes with the Young Writers’ books at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Banks Vadeboncoeur checks off the list of children before they go inside for Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Volunteer Anna Graves greets Kaileah Jenkins, 7 as Jenkins arrives for Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Volunteer Jack Brady interviews author Mariah Rolie as program organizer Banks Vadeboncoeur looks on at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Young writer Christopher Mims reads over his book, “King Kong the Strong Gorilla at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Children in the Young Writers Workshop sign each other’s books at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Ava Oats, 9 dresses up for a photo at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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Young Writers Workshop participants Mariyah Rolle, 10, Nylah Harris, 7 and Kaileah Jenkins, 10 pose for a photo with program volunteer Mie Tiller at Wednesday’s book signing party at the YMCA Tiger Academy on Jacksonville’s northwest side, September 20, 2023. High School student Banks Vadeboncoeur and her group of volunteers run the Young Writers Workshop, a youth-led summer program dedicated to fostering a love of creative writing and reading among underserved children in Jacksonville. At the end of the workshop, each child wrote and published their own hardcover book.
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