How ‘Book Queen’ Dolly Parton inspired millions of children with gift of reading

The Independent Uganda 31 h Uganda

  Parton, who died last week aged 80, launched the philanthropic effort in 1995 to honour her father – whose difficult Appalachian upbringing never allowed him to finish school or learn to read and write.   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | One child in Denver called her “The Book Queen”. Another in Alabama calls her “Ms … The post How ‘Book Queen&#

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