Detroit Public Schools Community District students were treated to a special field trip Thursday to Bookstock, an annual used book and media sale at Laurel Park Place in Livonia featuring more than 500,000 items.
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Detroit students find joy in reading during field trip to Bookstock sale
The excitement was palpable as dozens of students browsed through thousands of books, each looking for their perfect match.
“Reading means to me like having fun, relaxing, like not having that much problems,” said Daenerys Escamilla, a student at Academy of the Americas.
“You can just imagine when you open a book,” said Dylan Carino, a student at Academy of the Americas.
With the help of ABC Transportation, each student received a voucher that allowed them to take home approximately 10 books each…