Samere Harton, 6, chooses a book from a llarge stack of books during a party to celebrate the end of a successful first year of WordShop, a creative writing program developed by the Women's Initiative of United Way, at Rosary Cathedral School on May 23, 2013.
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Tami Duvall, center, an intern with the United Way, helps a group of kids choose free books to take home.
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Shi'Ann Crawford, 12, left, shows her mother, Eva Harper, right, that she got an A on a book report.
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Angelica Torres, 11, left, and LaNia Sanders, 11, right, choose free books to take home.
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Melissa Witcher, 11, dances with her cousin Noah Johnson, 2.
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Ronald Gordon, 9, puts his name in the book that he chose to take home.
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