HS senior on mission to create library for school gets help from nonprofit [Video]
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HS senior on mission to create library for school gets help from nonprofit [Video]

THORNTON, Colo. — Anthony Henriquez is a senior at Pinnacle Charter School in Thornton.

The CliffsNotes version of his story is this: Pinnacle High School has no library. For his senior project, Anthony wanted to create one. This is truly remarkable because, until 6th or 7th grade, Anthony couldn’t read. A special teacher broke through, Anthony learned to read and now reading and books are his passion.

Anthony hoped he might be able to get a start on the library by the end of the school year. Evin Moore with the youth literacy nonprofit Burning Through Pages is speeding that up, a lot.

Moore saw Denver7’s original report on Anthony’s efforts. He jumped into action and rounded up the help of other nonprofits and the Denver independent bookstore, Second Star to the Right.

Moore surprised Anthony at his high school with the news that his groups were going to provide all the books for that …

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