Penguin Random House Education is proud to announce that the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has officially launched “This Story Matters”, a campaign that includes a new online database which contains over six hundred book rationales highlighting plot summaries, teaching objectives, grade-level suggestions, alternative book titles, and more, all designed to help support educators when they are challenged in adopting new books into their curriculum. While NCTE has always shared rationales with members, this is the first time that the book rationales will be available digitally and to a broader audience. PRH Education supported the digitization effort in the form of a $10,000 grant, which was announced on Igloo back in March.  

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