Over the next two years, around 200 books will arrive in their classrooms several dozen or so at a time. The teachers divide the offerings according to appropriate grade level, since they instruct students from 5th through 8th grade. They read the selections assigned and submit short descriptions of each book to Sherrill to prepare for publication. Once business has been conducted, the fun begins. Each teacher keeps the books for use in her classroom.
Students enjoy the influx of new books, which they use for reports or leisure reading.
The books include fiction, as well as non-fiction, and are often from small publishers, not ones supported by large publishing house advertising budgets and on display in bookstores. They aim at a higher reading level and challenge students. Students have gained knowledge about the publishing business and are especially fond of proof books, those not yet available on the market. They are impressed that they receive books in advance of publication and release to the general pubic. Most of all, they benefit from a steady supply of good books on current topics, from learning the problems faced by others their age adjusting to being young adults to science fiction to factual information such as the background of the monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to law enforcement officers.