Readergirlz

Readergirlz is an online book community that is an advocate for literacy in teenage girls. The site was founded on March 1, 2007 by Dia Calhoun, Janet Lee Carey, Lorie Ann Grover, and Justina Chen Headley. The site is a partner of the Young Adult Library Services Association. Readergirlz hosts authors monthly for an exchange with teens and administers special literacy projects, including the support of Teen Read Week, the third week of October, and Support Teen Literature Day in April.