Welcome to E Train Talks

 Sharing the story of my literacy journey & my upcoming Bar Mitzvah  with the "Mixed-Up Files" was such an honor! 

Author Melissa Roske

asked excellent questions and  I’m so grateful to be included on the Mix-Up Files blog! Check the interview out and see if you can spot your favorite middle grade  author in the process!  Click the photo or link to read the interview. 

https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-with-tween-podcaster-and-literacy-advocate-e-train/

The "Mixed up files" are a  Middle-Grade  team of  Authors, writers, and readers of middle-grade books, and their goal is to celebrate and generate enthusiasm about books for 8-12 year olds. 

I'm honored to be a #GivingTuesdaySpark Leader.  Giving Tuesday Spark is  a global generosity movement Led a crew of young do-gooders, aged 6-21 #GivingTuesdaySpark is all about encouraging young people to take action around the causes they care about most on GivingTuesday.  I'm proud to be part of the Giving Tuesday Community! To find out about my 2022 kindness initiative you can click on the photo or go to my #GivingTuesdaySpark page on my website. I hope you'll help me spark some kindness in the world this November 29th 2022

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 It was an honor to be interviewed by my school district in the school library (my favorite place)! It was a dream come true to share my book journey, “E train Talks” podcast & my #bookdrive with my school and community!  

Here's the write up:

 "When picturing a literacy advocate, many individuals do not often imagine a child. However, San Juan Unified is home to an up-and-coming middle school literacy advocate who has been featured on Good Day Sacramento and has a growing social media following.

E Train, as he is most commonly known as, took advantage of the extra time during the pandemic to read. He joined virtual book clubs, which led to his first recorded book review, which was then shared by the author on Instagram.

That experience led E Train to begin his own YouTube channel to review books, and now he is hoping to motivate children across the world to read through his podcast on Spotify, as well as his reviews on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter.

"If you’re bored and looking for a way to spend two hours of your time laughing or tearing up and feeling all the feels, read a book. Also, who knows, if you keep on reading, maybe you can do something like I’m doing," said E Train.

As part of his mission to motivate readers, E Train has routinely donated books to San Juan Unified schools and is currently working with an author for a book drop at another district school.

"I can’t share too much because it’s kind of in the works," said E Train. "I might have a pretty big author coming. My goal is not just to inspire people to read, like I said, but also give people the opportunity to read." 

The district will continue to follow E Train’s work and share his efforts to promote literacy within our schools." You can read the original write-up here: https://churchill.sanjuan.edu/news/news-detail/~board/district-news/post/middle-school-literacy-advocate-hopes-to-inspire-fellow-students-to-read

 This was so fun! In this video I interview myself and share my Journey with the Canadian writing community on BookFlap.  I invite you to watch my Mini Masterclass on inspiring kids to read. I had so much fun making this video!  BookFlap taps into  the wisdom of writers, illustrators, publishers, editors, readers, and educators,  by offering interviews, mini master classes, art demonstrations, podcasts, articles, and much more! Click the photo or watch my video here: https://youtu.be/g3_dVOco4Tw?si=E6wMC_Y23Vu6Oamy