Our Kids Read seeks to match mentors (our Reading Buddies) with children behind in their reading. Our Reading Buddy program allows students a chance to work with a mentor who models strong reading skills, provides an opportunity for students to practice their reading and creates strong mentor-mentee relationships. We use our collection of 400 diverse eBooks during our Zoom-based reading sessions, books selected by the children themselves (all featuring positive African-American, Latinx and Indigenous characters).