High school student Rania Zuri has made it her mission to end book deserts in West Virginia. Book deserts are places without libraries and bookstores, threatening literacy rates for young children. A senior at Morgantown High School, Zuri founded the LiTEArary Society to provide books to preschool children across West Virginia.
The LiTEArary Society's mission is to promote the love of reading among children ages 3 to 5 that come from disadvantaged families who live at or below the poverty line.