The Library of Congress's James H. Billings called Jon an evangelist for reading. I think that they chose an author that has a vested interest in children reading. In 2002, Jon started Guys Read to encourage boys to find books that they like, rather than reading only what is considered to be fine literature by older people. Reading something is better than not reading at all.
So far, the Ambassador title has had a lot of press. Jon was featured in newspapers across the country when he received the nomination. Most of this attention was from adults. Now, he is just beginning to decide how this position will affect children. He has said that he wants to work more with reluctant readers-boys and girls. I think that the initiative and interest he showed when creating Guys Read will be handy in creating new ways to reach his reluctant reader audience. Hopefully, he will also have time to work with the children that love reading as well.
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